Fake Love (2024)

- Noona/Jiejie romance (older woman/younger man) but the age gap isn't too big (couple of years estimated)
- CEO FL
- Bold, assertive, mature, and dominant FLs
- Sweet, innocent, and submissive MLs
- Both are very steamy with good chemistry
- Gender Role Reversal vibes in both (+ softcore femdom)
- Both start off with the leads meeting in a bar and hooking up

- CEO FLs
- Strong and hardworking FLs
- Cheeky, cute puppy MLs
- ML hides his true identity (and motives)
- Jiejie romances
- Cohabitation
- ML becomes FL's plaything/boytoy/sugar baby
- Gender role reversal vibes
- Vertically filmed mini cdramas

- CEO FL, Bartender ML
- FL takes ML in as her man (contract husband in LSfMS2, sugar mama/sugar baby situation in Fake Love)
- Rich FL
- Cool, protective, assertive, proactive and dominant FL x mellow, sweet, submissive and cute ML (in LSfMS2 he's more of a tsundere)
- Great chemistry
- Gender role reversal themes
- Dominant FL x Submissive ML
- Short length series

Fake Love is more angsty and steamy while LSfMS2 is primarily a comedy.

- CEO FL
- Rich FL x Poor ML
- FL takes ML in as her man (contract husband in BA, sugar mama/sugar baby in Fake Love)
- ML cooks for FL
- Cool, protective, assertive, proactive and dominant FL x mellow, sweet, submissive and cute ML (in LSfMS2 he's more of a tsundere)
- Dominant FL x Submissive ML
- Both leads are protective of each other
- Gender role reversal themes
- Hella stylish FLs & both MLs wear mostly white
- Arcs related pregnancy

- CEO FL, Bartender ML
- FL saves ML from women harassing him
- Rich FL x Poor ML
- Sugar mama FL / Sugar baby ML
- Gender role reversal vibes
- Both are minidramas filmed vertically
- Dominant FL x Submissive ML
- Shy ML x Cool FL

- Rich FL / Poor ML
- FL is in a position of power (Sect leader in SotSS, CEO in Fake Love)
- ML is FL's boytoy/pet (concubine in SotSS, sugar baby in Fake Love)
- Protective FL
- Cool, mature and assertive FL
- Gender role reversal elements
- Dominant FL x Submissive ML
- Both are using each other
- Steamy romantic scenes + good chemistry
- Problematic SML hurting FL

Obviously, SotSS is a historical wuxia while Fake Love is a contemporary romance but there were similarities with certain elements and especially the lead's dynamic

- Strong, calculating, and scheming FLs that don't need saving
- Quiet, shy MLs
- Plaything MLs
- FL is the unofficial heir of her family businessTM but struggles with her position due to being a woman
- ML spying on FL
- Gender role reversal
- Assertive FL that chases ML first and always gets what she wants
- Dominant FL x Submissive ML
- Steamy kisses

Difference: FL has less plot and is set in a contemporary setting