Summer Strike

same village vibes
fl moves to a village
ml has a tragic past
ppl in the village dislike fl in the start
ml is well liked by everyone in the village

Personality of the main characters aren't that similar. Yeoreum in Summer Strike finds it hard to express her thoughts/feelings and always accompanied by books. Houdoung in Meet Yourself is outspoken and easygoing due to the nature of her job as a manager in a hotel.

BUT the two series are pretty similar in the sense that the sudden shift in their normal, usual life has made them want to brave a new environment for a change. I have just started MY but it's probably gonna be another slice of life series that would make one appreciate life as it is and people as they are.

'"When things get hard in your life and work it's okay to take a break and restart maybe you have missed something in your life"
Both of these dramas are healing and comfort to me .

Summer Strike is like another version of MLN. Both series question the purpose of living without having happiness in it and achieving a real purpose by going against the direction of masses. Mundane life is more important than other thing one can have to find the real they. Both series has similarities and dissimilarities, but they fall under same spectrum.

Both seem like a warm melodrama where the female lead moves to the countryside after leaving the busy city life. They both meet a male lead who is a librarian or a bookstore owner.

small town vibe, soft ML (though Kim Baekdu is very much not the same), lots of pretty scenery, similar type of genre crossover if you're into that aspect of kdramas

Both dramas share a similar tone; calm and relaxing. The heroine in both dramas is quiet and reserved; who is searching for an escape from their busy city life. The difference is, that Lee Yeo-reum in Summer Strike decided to come and stay in a rural town, whereas Park Ha-kyung in One Day Off decided to take one day in her week to wander wherever her heart content.

Found family trope in both
Small village
Introverted male leads
Struggling female leads
Overcoming challenges
Female leads finding themselves
Beautiful side character stories

They have the same fate especially their parents. They blame themselves for it. Both mother from these dramas doesn't like the male lead.

Same country vibe of living in a small town. Trying to escape from an unhappy life, reset and re-find one's purpose in life.

watch this if you really like the small-town/country vibes of this drama. I
It's very chill and relaxing and it does have some other subplots, but it is very slice-of-life focused.
(subplots include some romance and a mystery)

The nice and quiet male lead, a nice and non-toxic romance.
Also male lead of both drama are the same
Both dramas so comforting

A young women travels back to her hometown in the outskirts of the countryside to revisit her past memories of food & her mother. Meets with her childhood friends to reconnect in the country life.

In terms of story both are different. But the vibe and the music of both the dramas are similar.
The BGM is peaceful and story is slow moving. Both leads slowly become close to each other.
More than the words they talk with their actions.
Male leads in both the stories are simple and sweet.

It is similar in a way that both protagonist find peace, happiness and love away from the busy and loud city of Seoul.