- Princess Royal FL
- Scholar ML
- Leads had a previous relationship that left them both with a lot of resentment
- Lovers to enemies... to lovers?
- Both are political and showcase the power of the princess royal
- Both FLs are shady and pretend to be worse than they are
- Gender role reversal themes in both
TPD has no rebirth. TPR does.
- Scholar ML
- Leads had a previous relationship that left them both with a lot of resentment
- Lovers to enemies... to lovers?
- Both are political and showcase the power of the princess royal
- Both FLs are shady and pretend to be worse than they are
- Gender role reversal themes in both
TPD has no rebirth. TPR does.
both have:
- estranged spouse realizing they are actually still in love with each other and are the only ones that got each other back
- these realizations are triggered by death/near death event.
- female lead has higher status than male lead
- the female leads have another courter and the male leads are jealous over them
- estranged spouse realizing they are actually still in love with each other and are the only ones that got each other back
- these realizations are triggered by death/near death event.
- female lead has higher status than male lead
- the female leads have another courter and the male leads are jealous over them
The Rebel Princess (2021) and The Princess Royal (2024) share some similarities in their stories. Both empresses in these two drama series have similar characters, they are focused on supporting their birth families, which troubles their kings due to this family lineage issue. Additionally, the main characters are both princesses who enter into politically arranged marriages with husbands from humble backgrounds. Watching The Princess Royal gives you a slight sense of déjà vu because of The Rebel Princess or vise versa.
Once an innocent and carefree young lady, Ren Yao Qi—the fifth daughter of the Ren family—suffers the destruction of her family and is even offered to a eunuch. With the help of Xiao Jing Xi, the second son of the Prince of Yanbei, she ultimately perishes together with her enemy.
When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself five years in the past. Cherishing this second chance at life, Ren Yao Qi hides her strength and bides her time, determined to protect her family from disaster and turn the tide of fate. Through her own efforts, she builds a relationship with Xiao Jing Xi founded on equality.
When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself five years in the past. Cherishing this second chance at life, Ren Yao Qi hides her strength and bides her time, determined to protect her family from disaster and turn the tide of fate. Through her own efforts, she builds a relationship with Xiao Jing Xi founded on equality.
- FL goes back to her youth (in TPR both leads do while in GZJS,YWRRYXFS only FL does)
- Princess FLs that are favoured by the emperor
- FL cleans up the court and corruption
- Scheming, cunning, cold, and ruthless FL (colder in GZJS,YWRRYXFS)
- Supportive, devoted, kind, and caring ML
- Mistreated ML whom FL protects
- Fight for the throne (in TPR FL fights to secure her brother's position as heir while in GZJS,YWRRYXFS FL wants to the position herself)
- Political
- Gender role reversal
Main difference is the romance and the ML. In TPR ML is a mistreated noble whom marries FL as her consort and both travel back in time to their youth while in GZJS,YWRRYXFS he's a bodyguard who had no relationship with FL until the story unfolds.
- Princess FLs that are favoured by the emperor
- FL cleans up the court and corruption
- Scheming, cunning, cold, and ruthless FL (colder in GZJS,YWRRYXFS)
- Supportive, devoted, kind, and caring ML
- Mistreated ML whom FL protects
- Fight for the throne (in TPR FL fights to secure her brother's position as heir while in GZJS,YWRRYXFS FL wants to the position herself)
- Political
- Gender role reversal
Main difference is the romance and the ML. In TPR ML is a mistreated noble whom marries FL as her consort and both travel back in time to their youth while in GZJS,YWRRYXFS he's a bodyguard who had no relationship with FL until the story unfolds.
-Both dramas have similarities like a vengeful, cunning, intelligent, smart noble FL
-ML's are equally strong, cunning and official position holder
In TPR fl is royal born, who died by her own(spoiler*), ml at the same time died and both of them gained rebirth, while yun chu got murdered by her husband and step-son, had rebirth in her 20 year old self.... Both of them were vengeful, made the villains pay the price and found light in their dark life by ML...
-Both stories have politics, power struggle for throne, royal blood leads
-ML's are equally strong, cunning and official position holder
In TPR fl is royal born, who died by her own(spoiler*), ml at the same time died and both of them gained rebirth, while yun chu got murdered by her husband and step-son, had rebirth in her 20 year old self.... Both of them were vengeful, made the villains pay the price and found light in their dark life by ML...
-Both stories have politics, power struggle for throne, royal blood leads
They both involve time travel. While JFL is only for a moment back in time and TPR they travel back 20 years. Both involve the couple traveling back together. Both show a couple that had misgivings and who did not get along but later on they create a strong bond.
Both involve schemes in the court that can only be stopped because of the time travel to give the couple the edge.
Both involve schemes in the court that can only be stopped because of the time travel to give the couple the edge.
Both the dramas have the same male lead also both dramas have the plot of time travelling but in the story of kuning palace one female lead travel back in time while in the princess royal both female and male lead along with the second male lead travels back in time and trying to amend their mistakes .



