My Dearest

Both are historical romance dramas,

- Both have a tragic undercurrent to them
- Both feature a romance between an older, cynical character and a younger more optimistic one
- Both cover many miles, and many years as the characters try to be together
- Both have high production values and epic battles

The Rise of the Phoenixes is more political drama first, romance second than My Dearest

Both are dramas that revolve around the power struggles of waring territories for ruling supremacy. Each drama incorporates a "hostage" that works/lives inside the "enemy's" borders & focuses on a love in a time of chaos/change.

Both are dramas the feature a ML that sees the FL for who she is and helps to facilitate her greatness. Both also have a fare amount of battle scenes.

Drama Special Season 3: Return Home is set in the Qing Dynasty & is a story depicting the struggles of the people that were taken hostage by enemies & return. There is 1 image that I think about a lot. If you watch this I bet you will guess it.

On the one hand, their settings are very different--Korean historical versus Chinese 20th century--but both tell epic tales over years of the characters' lives and interweave the maturing of the country with the maturing of the characters.

Both take a bit of time to grow attached to the characters but then you become SO sympathetic with them that the feels are intense.

Both have some romance but it is not the only ingredient (it is definitely featured more in My Dearest). Both are very well acted and nicely paced.

Both leave you feeling like you experienced something meaningful.

Kim Boong Do is a scholar who had supported the reinstatement of Queen In Hyun when Jang Hee Bin's schemes resulted in her being deposed and replaced as King Suk Jong's queen consort. He travels 300 years into the future of modern Seoul and meets Choi Hee Jin, a no-name actress who is expecting a career renaissance through her role as Queen In Hyun in a TV drama

Crown Prince Yi Gak finds that he has been transported from the Joseon Dynasty to modern-day Seoul. He meets Hong Se Na, who bears a striking resemblance to his dead wife, and is determined to solve the 300-year-old mystery of her death. With his own resemblance to the CEO’s grandson at the company where Se Na works, Gak assumes the identity of the young man to stay close to her. Can the Crown Prince navigate a modern corporation to find clues to his own time period?

The series tells the story of a man-turned-immortal, Bulgasal, who wants revenge from a woman with a mysterious past and present, who he deems responsible for his immortality and miseries from the past 600 years, hoping to free himself from his curse.

If Jumong showed you the birth of a nation through loyalty and sacrifice, My Dearest shows you the other end of the road:
what remains when loyalty endures even after the world it fought for has collapsed.

Grand myths turn into human hearts — still stubborn, still loving, even in ruin.

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Both are historical dramas that involve the ML swept up in a war where the leads are separated for several years, with the ML fighting to save hostages held there as well as himself. Both FLs start out a bit naïve and high-spirited but mature greatly during the drama.

When romance is thrown in the turmoils of history.
Both dramas start like your typical romcom, boy meets girl, girl dislikes boy... (Granted, in My Dearest the FL is wearing a hanbok while in Youth of May, she's running around in jeans.)

But then, history with an H intervenes. For Youth of May, the dictature and the shadow of the Gwangju massacre are looming over the happiness of our protagonists. For My Dearest, it's the Qing invasion that sweeps them away. So, if you like a *somewhat* realistic period piece that isn't all political and that still has time for some cutesie lovey dovey stares between the lead, these dramas are for you.

In both you have the perfect balance of lightheartedness and Melo

Wang Won’s father is the king of Goryeo while his mother is the Yuan emperor’s daughter. He was born with many gifts as he has good looks, the wisdom of a snake, and a magnetic personality that draws people to him. But behind his gentle, virtuous demeanor, he has ambitions to conquer other lands. He has a faithful friend named Rin, who is a royal cousin and comrade with the same ambitions as he does. Then Wang Won has an encounter with a young woman named, San. San was someone that he recalled having met when he was a child and was lodged in his mind ever since. Wang Won sees how bright and confident San is and befriends her as well. But this friendship plants the seeds of tragedy. San’s beauty mesmerizes both Won and Rin and their seemingly strong bond start to fray over one woman

Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened June day in his youth to a showdown 17 years later with a disaffected member of his martial-arts school, a Japanese named Invincible. Tensions between Chinese and Japanese, plus U.S. racism, mark the tale. Hero marries Jade, leaves her in China when he goes to America as an indentured servant, rebels against cruel labor conditions, and is joined by her in New York City where she has twins. Jump ahead 16 years: their son Sword comes to New York looking for his father. There, Sword hears many stories of his father, which we see in flashbacks, and the stage is set for the battle with Invincible.

Some part in my dearest remind me of the nokdu flower, the war, the camera shot. The nokdu flower also has some mystery characters, amazing plot and best Actor in that drama

They are so similar. Like I don't wanna get deep so i'll just surface the similarities.
the ml is only breathing for fl
both are historical drama and occur during a war
Both main leads don't have guardians and are close to the royals
and yes both has season 2
there are many other similarities but it might be a spoiler so i'll keep my lips tight for now.

Both give similar synergy and chemistry throughout. Despite the similarity both have their own unique color and story.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND BOTH!!