Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023)

In this Thai drama, the FL is a city girl who visits a rural village to take her nephew to live with her in the city, after her brother and sister-in-law’s death.

There, she encounters the ML, the brother of her late sister-in-law who is also the owner of a coffee estate in the village. His decision not to let his nephew follow her forces her to stay there and convince his family.

While staying there, she does whatever it takes to successfully bring her nephew with her despite the ML’s fight against her plan.

Romance
Falling in love
Slow burn
Lovers
Love story
Comedy
Cute
Heartwarming slice of life
Melodrama
Dramatic

- Both have friendship to lover story
- Both Leads love each other, in WTSR they were lover from the start but in YAMLF they are friends first
- The story of WTSR is a little deep but YAMLF is very touching and simple.
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their relationship is kinda similar bc in the present we see them struggle with their relationship and theyre not in sync they fight and we see flashbacks when their relationship was good so in both cases we wondered what went wrong in their relationship and throughout the series we see the reasons of why the relationship failed and we see how they reconcile again and that they always have loved each other its just that the circumstances prevented them from resolving their conflict and basically miscommunication between the two

If you enjoyed Family By Choice, you’ll likely love Welcome to Samdal-ri! Both dramas celebrate the importance of community and relationships built on trust and love. While Family By Choice focuses on found families and emotional bonds that transcend blood ties, Welcome to Samdal-ri portrays life in a close-knit rural village where friendships and shared experiences form the backbone of happiness. Both series blend heartfelt moments with humor and showcase characters overcoming personal struggles with the help of their "chosen" family. If you cherish meaningful stories about connection and healing, Welcome to Samdal-ri will surely resonate with you.

Healing drama, friendship, various relationships, opposite attraction, childhood sweetheart, family setting

Healing
Emotional
Wholesome
Friendship
Romance
Drama
Melodrama
Thrilling
Intriguing
Similar themes

Both FL and ML grew up in same village. FL leaves village to become successful and eventually returns to her hometown for some reasons. Later on, she reunited with ML who is her first love. ML works in village and only loves FL.

Same kind of Theme, but in Wood job you have a perspective from a youth, so things are less dense and many times kind of funny.
But the connection that he finds in the countryside is very well explored with a light touch of romance.

In both dramas, the main characters have been separated due to communication problems and personal situations, but reunite, after going their separate ways, years later.

FL goes back to hometown to take a break from city life.... the setting is small village but during winter season.

The similarity between the two is that they are old loves since always (the birth) who grew up together, who argued a lot and who ended up falling in love and then finding themselves several years later with resentment from the past. + dog/cat relationship

The synopsis is similar. Both ml and fml in both dramas grow up together on a small island. Due to some issues, they go separate ways and dont meet for many years. They coincidently meet again after many years when one is having a hard time. They look after each other, become the sun, and overcome the issues.

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"#I live elsewhere#" Zhong Chuxi Liu Xueyi
Plot:
Xia Guo (played by Zhong Chuxi) is an ordinary white-collar gold woman, and her childhood sweetheart boyfriend Yuan Yujian (played by Liu Xueyi) lives an ordinary and happy life in her hometown of Leshan. A sudden opportunity to go back and forth to the Shanghai headquarters for development forced her to replan her future development. In the face of the prosperity and glamor of the big city and the familiarity and stability of their hometown, the two Xia Guo made a difficult choice at the crossroads of their lives, and since then they have embarked on completely different life paths.
Xia Guo chose to stay in Leshan, continue to be with Yu Jian, and live a simple and warm life. Another Xia Guo chose to go to Shanghai to pursue his career dreams, and met the excellent and gentle Xue Yuming (played by Lin Liangshen) and the free and enthusiastic Alan (played by Yao Chi). The two Xia Guo have experienced different love, friendship, family and workplace, and have gained different growth and happiness

While watching "Welcome to Samdalri", I was reminded of "Call it Love" because the male lead's father in Welcome to Samdalri was against his relationship with the female lead because of the grievance he had with the female lead's family while in Call it Love, the female lead's family was against her relationship because of the grievance they had with the male lead's family. So, in both dramas the main leads had to struggle through these family issues and heal to finally be together.
However, "Welcome to Samdalri" is lighter and more heartwarming, whereas "Call it Love" has a more serious tone.
So, if you enjoyed the healing aspects of "Welcome to Samdalri," you might find "Call it Love" enjoyable despite its more serious tone.