10 dramas/movies with ____? #4

4. 2521- fl and 2fl know each other irl and were chatroom buddies too

7.Moonlight- ML and FL were online friends but did not know they had a professionl relationhip as author and editor.

10. Secret Love Affair - The FL and the ML meet for the first time online when she sees a video of him playing piano and catches that he has a tremor in his hand. She anonymously messages him and gives him a heads up that he needs to get medical treatment. One of the cool and subtle things about the writing of this drama is that it shows the power imbalance between the two by having her not reveal her online identity even after they've connected irl.

10 dramas or movies that use a mirrored arc. 

Example. In one drama I saw, a supporting character couple forms bit by bit leading to marriage, and a second supporting character couple seems likely but doesn't form by the end of the drama. The drama uses a mirrored arc to hint at the future for the second couple. One of the first couple is quirky and silly, but matures, so it makes sense when the first couple get married. Half of the second couple is also quirky and silly. That person hasn't yet matured when the drama ends, but it feels like only a matter of time. Pinocchio

You can also include dramas where you felt like you knew what was going to happen to one or more of the characters even though the drama didn't finish their story. Or just go with the essential definition, where one character's arc reflects or amplifies or is the opposite of another character's arc.

Okay, since this is not taking off, I'll add a few:

2. Dwelling by the West Lake - in this Chinese movie, a modern retelling of the legend of Mulian, a mother gets caught up in a pyramid scheme. Her son's arc mirrors hers, as he innocently takes on a job in a business designed to fleece vulnerable seniors. The hard lesson he learns when the business is busted helps him better understand his mother's situation.

3. Tokyo Story - An aged couple visit their children's homes in Tokyo. The mirrored arcs could probably better be described through the Kishōtenketsu traditional narrative structure. Initial arcs in the ki and shō portions follow a depressingly repeated pattern (or series of mirrored arcs) of adult children who have little time or concern for their parents. But when the film arrives at the ten / twist, the elderly couple find true kindness and warmth in the modest dwelling of their daughter-in-law, who lives alone after their son disappeared during the war.

4. It's Okay, That's Love - a mirrored arc of two minor characters foreshadows an issue that will arise for the leads. I've been rewatching this, and it's as beautiful, hard-hitting, and searing as I remember.

8. Monthly Magazine Home - I noticed Myung Soohyun does this in a lot of her dramas, she has individual storylines for the leads and all the supporting characters, but then creates central "themes" every episode that reflect across all the characters. This way the characters' stories are basically reflected on one another and follow a similar pattern. For example, one of the episode's theme was "what does Home look like for me?", and each character's meaning of 'Home' was shown, whether that be a highrise penthouse apartment, or a cozy house shared with a special someone, or your parents home where you feel like a burden, or a camper at the Han River where you can be free. It's very lovely writing imo

10 dramas in which a lead is an adult who used to be a neglected kid

4.If You Wish Upon Me-ML

5.The Devil Judge-ML