Had I Not Seen the Sun

Had I Not Seen the Sun 2 is a sequel to Had I Not Seen the Sun. If the viewer enjoyed watching S1, then they will definitely enjoy watching S2.

Both delve into investigating the criminal mind of a serial killer.
Sao Shu Ling features a serial killer from ten years ago, implicated in a new murder case. But with few evidence, the police and non-police detectives sort through his life to understand and find incriminating evidence against him. But what they find themselves in is a tangled web that raises more doubts than the answers they seek.

- In both dramas, MLs were teenagers that society failed to protect, resulting in them committing crimes of violence.
- Both are tragic, dark and heartbreaking tales.
- MLs end up in prison in both dramas.

Both stories follow a girl whose life is shattered by a single traumatic event, and they focus on the long, painful aftermath: isolation, social cruelty making things worse, and the way trauma permanently reshapes who she becomes. One leans into revenge, the other into reflection, but the core is the same: a young woman trying to survive something she can’t undo.

Both stories follow a girl who becomes the target of extreme social cruelty, and the plot focuses on how that sustained bullying and isolation break her down. Pyramid Game shows it through a brutal popularity system and school violence, while Had I Not Seen the Sun shows it through the emotional and psychological fallout of trauma. In both, the girl is forced to survive a system designed to crush her, and the story is about the damage that environment leaves behind.

Both stories follow someone whose life is shaped by a past trauma, and the plot revolves around uncovering the truth behind that event. Reborn does it through a police investigation into an old case that still haunts the characters, while Had I Not Seen the Sun does it through the emotional and psychological fallout of what happened. In both, the past refuses to stay buried, and the entire story is driven by how that unresolved trauma keeps affecting the present.

Both stories are good thrillers and are connected to butterflies. From the beginning we know what happened to that butterflies and then there are unexpected plot twists in both

Both stories follow a character haunted by a painful past, and the plot is driven by slowly uncovering the truth behind that trauma. Twelve Letters does it through the letters that reveal old wounds, while Had I Not Seen the Sun does it through memories and emotional fallout. In both, the past keeps bleeding into the present, reshaping who the character becomes.

Both stories follow a girl who’s forced to grow up too fast because of emotional damage, and both show how she learns to “act normal” while carrying pain no one sees. Stand By Me shows it through Qiqi’s loneliness and pressure at home and school, while Had I Not Seen the Sun shows it through the lasting impact of a single traumatic event, but both are about a girl trying to survive in a world that doesn’t notice she’s hurting.

Both stories revolve around the exact moment a girl realizes she’s truly on her own, and everything afterward is shaped by that shift. Drifting Away shows it through the point where the heroine understands no one is going to protect her emotionally, while Had I Not Seen the Sun shows it through the trauma that forces the protagonist into the same kind of unwanted self?reliance. In both, that single turning point becomes the foundation for how she moves through the rest of her life.

Both stories center on a relationship where love grows in the shadow of something unspoken, and the connection becomes a rare place of gentleness in an otherwise harsh life. Always shows this through two people who find comfort in each other despite their pasts, while Had I Not Seen the Sun shows it through a girl who discovers a moment of softness in a world that has been anything but. In both, the relationship matters because it’s the first time the character feels safe enough to breathe.

IDK why but they do give exactly the same vibes!!

~ Revenge
~ Pain of loss
~ Highschool slowburn love
~ Couple’s chemistry
~ School love and separation
~ Memories of past
~ Mystery
~ How they couldn’t getover what happened
~ Storyline goes in past and present
~ Flashbacks of the dead person and regrets
~ Living with pain and fury while you are still alive

If you’ve seen one of them you should watch the other one for sure!!

Both are about two young, troubled high schoolers who find solace and belonging in each other. They also tackle darker themes like school bullying, child neglect, etc. Both ML's also end up in jail due to circumstances surrounding the FLs.

Both are stories centered around SA, how family members influence the decision of whether or not to report, stigma, corruption by those in position of power, and the emotional toll of it all. The MLs seek vigilante style justice in their own hands from the offenders and serve time for their acts. The FLs demonstrate both despair and resiliency, ultimately relocating to rebuild their life.

Revenge after a terrible traumatic past, SA. Kinda similar love stories because only love was the only one good thing in main lead's adult life