Both Resurrection (also known as Rebirth) and Green Rose center around protagonists whose lives are violently upended by tragedy and conspiracy, with Green Rose featuring a man who is wrongfully accused, presumed dead, and must fight corruption and betrayal to clear his name, and Resurrection following a man driven by family tragedy and revenge as he uncovers the truth behind his father’s murder and assumes his twin’s identity to penetrate powerful enemies, giving both series a dark and gritty tone, suspenseful plot twists, morally complex characters, and intense emotional stakes rooted in crime, betrayal, and relentless pursuit of justice rather than simple romance.
-Both REVENGE ROMANCE MELODRAMAS, where male lead takes revenge on family (direct family & family-in-law respectively)
- Both have a leading male actor whose acting is AMAZING! (Green Rose: Go Soo. ISILY: So Ji Sub)
-I'm Sorry I Love You is better (10/10!) , so it's better to watch Green Rose first, other way around may feel like a step-down, especially GR male lead's trauma might seem very light in comparison to the trauma of ISILY male lead's.
-ISILY has a more sympathetic/tragic male lead than GR
-ISILY is more romance-focused & the love story MUCH better
-GR is slow-paced, while ISILY has a much better pace/doesn't drag or bore you
- Both have a leading male actor whose acting is AMAZING! (Green Rose: Go Soo. ISILY: So Ji Sub)
-I'm Sorry I Love You is better (10/10!) , so it's better to watch Green Rose first, other way around may feel like a step-down, especially GR male lead's trauma might seem very light in comparison to the trauma of ISILY male lead's.
-ISILY has a more sympathetic/tragic male lead than GR
-ISILY is more romance-focused & the love story MUCH better
-GR is slow-paced, while ISILY has a much better pace/doesn't drag or bore you
Both dramas center on protagonists whose lives are turned upside down by violent, life-changing events and who must fight against powerful forces and injustice as they claw their way back into the world.
In All In, Kim In-ha rises from a rough, vindictive act and prison to become a formidable figure in the high-stakes gambling underworld, facing rivalry, betrayal, and life-or-death struggles for success and love. Similarly, Green Rose’s Lee Jung-hyun is wrongfully framed for murder, endures hardship and near death, survives in a harsh foreign land, then returns with a new identity to navigate a brutal world of crime, corporate corruption, and revenge while trying to clear his name and reclaim his life.
Both series feature gritty, character-driven journeys where the leads endure betrayal, moral ambiguity, and relentless conflict in worlds where survival and redemption are earned the hard way — blending suspense, action, and intense emotional stakes rather than simple melodrama.
In All In, Kim In-ha rises from a rough, vindictive act and prison to become a formidable figure in the high-stakes gambling underworld, facing rivalry, betrayal, and life-or-death struggles for success and love. Similarly, Green Rose’s Lee Jung-hyun is wrongfully framed for murder, endures hardship and near death, survives in a harsh foreign land, then returns with a new identity to navigate a brutal world of crime, corporate corruption, and revenge while trying to clear his name and reclaim his life.
Both series feature gritty, character-driven journeys where the leads endure betrayal, moral ambiguity, and relentless conflict in worlds where survival and redemption are earned the hard way — blending suspense, action, and intense emotional stakes rather than simple melodrama.
Both dramas are gritty, high-stakes thrillers driven by personal tragedy and the quest for justice, where the protagonists are pushed into extreme circumstances by events beyond their control — in Green Rose, Lee Jung-hyun is framed for murder, presumed dead, and fights to clear his name and uncover the truth, and in The Chaser, Detective Baek Hong-suk’s life is destroyed when his daughter’s death is revealed to be part of a political conspiracy, turning him into a relentless pursuer of the corrupt official responsible — each series features tense action, emotional depth, moral ambiguity, and intense confrontations within a dark, unforgiving world where powerful enemies manipulate the system against the heroes.
Both The Manipulated and Green Rose center on protagonists whose lives are violently upended when they’re wrongfully accused of heinous crimes and trapped in a corrupt, unjust system — in The Manipulated, ordinary man Park Tae-jung is framed for a terrible murder and must fight back to uncover the truth and take revenge against those who destroyed his life, driving him through dark action, conspiracy, and emotional torment, just as Green Rose’s Lee Jung-hyun is falsely accused, presumed dead, and must claw his way through a brutal world of crime and betrayal to clear his name and exact justice.
Both The Glory and Green Rose feature protagonists whose lives are shattered by betrayal and injustice, driving them into dark, high-stakes journeys of vengeance and survival. In Green Rose, the lead is wrongfully accused of murder and battles through crime, corruption, and identity loss to reclaim his life and love, while in The Glory the heroine endures brutal school violence and spends years meticulously planning revenge on those who ruined her, navigating a harsh, unforgiving world where powerful enemies manipulate the system and justice must be earned by force. Both dramas combine emotional depth, suspenseful confrontations, morally complex characters, and gritty storytelling that emphasize revenge, resilience, and survival against overwhelming odds.
Both dramas feature protagonists whose lives are violently upended by tragedy and who are driven by revenge and the search for truth after a loved one’s death, placing them in dark, crime-ridden worlds where corruption and moral ambiguity blur the lines between law and criminality. In My Name, Yoon Ji-woo infiltrates organized crime and becomes an undercover police mole to avenge her father’s murder, enduring brutal fights, betrayal, and identity conflict along the way, while in Green Rose the lead is wrongfully accused, survives against all odds, and must navigate crime, deception, and dangerous enemies to reclaim his life and clear his name — giving both series intense action, gritty suspense, and emotionally driven character journeys centered on vengeance and survival in unforgiving environments.
Green Rose and That Winter, the Wind Blows are similar because both center on emotionally isolated male leads living behind false identities and women trapped in loneliness and grief. In Green Rose, Lee Jung-hyun is erased from society and forced to live as someone else after betrayal, while in That Winter, the Wind Blows, Oh Soo survives through deception after emotional loss. Both men love from a distance and carry guilt rather than comfort.
The female leads — Oh Soo-ah and Oh Young — are similarly confined, one by grief and the other by blindness and family neglect. Romance in both dramas is restrained and melancholic, built on sacrifice, silence, and longing rather than warmth. Though one leans toward revenge and the other toward psychological intimacy, both tell stories of love shaped by loss, deception, and emotional isolation.
The female leads — Oh Soo-ah and Oh Young — are similarly confined, one by grief and the other by blindness and family neglect. Romance in both dramas is restrained and melancholic, built on sacrifice, silence, and longing rather than warmth. Though one leans toward revenge and the other toward psychological intimacy, both tell stories of love shaped by loss, deception, and emotional isolation.
