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- Investigation regarding supernatural cases
- M/F duo that solve theses cases together (girlboss x malewife vibes in both)
- Dark supernatural with folklore elements
- Similar dark culty vibes

Main differences: WY is set in a historical setting while Exhuma is contemporary. WY focuses on multiple cases while Exhuma has only 1. Exhuma has an investigation team while WY has a duo.

- Historical detective, investigation
- Both have a main case-solving duo that have good teamwork
- One lead is more of the brains, the other more of the brawns
- Dark supernatural cases with folklore elements
- Similar dark culty vibes
- Both claim that all supernatural happenings are man-made but ultimately do have genuine supernatural happenings
- Brides/bridesgroom serial killer cases in both
- Martial Arts

- Royal MC that's low-ranking and unfavored (emperor FL in DaD, prince ML in DLX)
- Other MC is a palace servant (eunuch in DaD, head maid in DLX)
- MC's mentor and love interest is jaded and cruel but deep down kinder than they appear (ML in DaD, FL is DLX)
- Master x Servant dynamic
- Smart and strong power couple
- "Us against the world"
- Intense and kinda melancholic chemistry
- Revenge
- Palace setting & politics
- Intense and thrilling
- Very beautiful and well-crafted miniseries

DLX is kinda like if DaD had the roles reversed, the royal lead actually *wanted* to rule, and they were in it together since the get-go.

- Emperor MC (FL in DaD, ML in SoTK)
- Secret related to the emperor (twin replacement in SoTK, gender secret in DaD)
- Kind and compassionate emperor (FL in DaD, ML in SoTK)
- Emperor's mentor and love interest is jaded and cruel but deep down kinder than they appear (ML in DaD, FL is SoTK)
- Smart and strong power couple
- "Us against the world"
- Emperor is a puppet ruler with little to no actual power
- Troubling times for the empire (one at the start of a new dynasty, the other at the end of a dynasty)
- Palace setting & politics
- Intense and thrilling
- Beautifully shot with lovely music

Main differences are obviously the fact that DaD's emperor is a woman cross-dressing as a man who takes up the throne while in SoTK ML is the emperor's twin who takes his place. In SoTK, the leads are emperor and empress while in DaD, the leads are emperor/ess and eunuch.

- Ruler FL (Empress in FJ, Sect Leader in SotSS)
- Strong, cold, and badass FL
- ML is her consort/concubine
- Cold Woman x Cold Man
- Strong ML x Strong FL
- Warrior ML (Assassin in SotSS, General in FJ)
- Jealous SML
- Reverse Harem (multiple men vying for FL)
- Gender Role Reversal
- Similar steamy scenes
- Bonus detail: A couple of locations in common xD

Differences: SotSS is wuxia/sect themed while FJ is palace themed. In SotSS FL has a reputation for being a playgirl and in FJ there is a reincarnation arc.

- Matriarchal setting (proper matriarchy in TELS3, female ruler in FJ)
- Royal FL (Empress in FJ, Crown Princess in TELS3)
- ML becomes FL's consort/concubine
- Power couple leads
- SML also in love with FL
- Gender Role Reversal
- Concubine selection arc (main plot of FJ)
- Time/universe travel (parallel universe in TELS3, reincarnation/time travel in FJ)

- One of the leads is a royal (Prince ML in DLX, Empress FL in FJ)
- The other lead works under the royal (Maid FL in DLX, General in FJ)
- Strong FL x Strong ML
- Cold FL x Cold ML
- Gender Role Reversal
- Wintery aesthetic
- Similar steamy scene

The main difference is that in DLX the roles are reversed from FJ while still remaining role reversal. DLX's FL is a fighter while in FJ her fighting power is limited. DLX is revenge focused with morally grey leads while that is not the case in FJ.

- FL is betrayed by her lover, dies, reincarnates, and ends up setting her story right.
- Strong FLs
- FLs become jaded after reincarnating
- Strong MLs
- Strong ML x Strong FL
- Gender Role Reversal themes (more present in FJ)
- Petty and evil SML.

The stories are quite different but I just couldn't help but think of RftA while watching FJ. Main differences are: FJ tis about royalty and takes place in the palace. RftA is mostly revenge focused.

- Strong FL (Empress in FJ, General in MLG)
- ML pretending to be helpless and weak in front of FL but he's actually very powerful
- Seductor/Homme fatale ML
- Strong ML (assassin in MLG, general in FJ)
- ML is FL's consort/concubine
- Strong ML x Strong FL
- Gender Role Reversal

FJ is palace-themed and focused on mostly 1 event while MLG is not. Some differences in the characters as well but if you like role reversal, you'll like both.

- FLs are royals (Princess Royal in ZGZZS, Empress in FJ)
- Strong, badass, and cold FLs
- Warrior type MLs turned concubine/consorts (general in FJ, bodyguard in ZGZZS)
- Cold Woman x Cold Man
- Jealous SMLs
- Gender Role Reversal
- Both dramas start the same with a (male) concubine selection
- Both are short length chinese microdramas

- Strong FLs that are a force to be reckoned with
- Atypical and endearing MLs that stumble upon a world beyond their understanding (time travel in AALS, political royal world in SoTK)
- Cold FL x Warm ML
- Political scheming
- FL is the wife of an incapable emperor (not ML)
- Beautiful and well crafted stories

The dramas have quite some differences. Most notably the time travel plot of AALS that is entirely absent in SoTK. SoTK is also more political heavy.

- Empress FLs
- Strong, cold, and badass FLs
- ML is her consort/concubine
- Empress FL x Consort/concubine ML
- FL has a harem
- Gender Role Reversal themes
- Northern kingdom requesting/demanding a marriage
- Time travel in both (into the modern future in HDJTT, into before an incident in FJ)