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- Historical adventure with survival elements
- Escorting a royal to safety (Korean king in WotD, Chinese princess in TW)
- MCs are skilled warriors
- Interesting and thrilling movies with a lot of action and heart and beautiful cinematography

- Great brotherhood/bromance/male friendship depictions between the MLs
- Goofy dumb and dumber vibes between the MLs
- Both MLs are in the same profession (Cops in Midnight Runners, boxers in Bloodhounds)
- MLs team up to take down a mafia/gang and win despite all odds
- Crime thrillers with a lot of action
- Both are by the same director

Main difference is that MR is an action comedy while Bloodhounds is not.

Honestly the dramas are not all that similar in terms of plot but the vibes are similar. Both are quirky comedies with atypical elements and surrealism vibes. Both FLs are quirky and unlikely protagonists.

- Aloof MC teamed up with quirky and bubbly MC
- Quirky MC seems clumsy but is actually very competent
- MCs work for a secret organisation (detectives in RoOT, assassins in SKnKS)
- MCs work off the record
- Similar aesthetic
- Similar vibe overall though RoOT has less comedy

- Unlikely assassin MCs
- Quirky and atypical MCs that are kinda losers
- Quirky and bubbly MC teamed up with aloof and cold MC
- Black comedies about assassination

- Grey, atypical MCs
- Both MCs are common people (doctor and magistrate in KMSins, bailif and judge in RT)
- Cold case investigation related to an arson case
- Tight and thorough plot with interesting twists
- Intimate and heartfelt storytelling
- Great acting and team dynamics
- Both are dark and gritty and deal with heavy themes

Both are Japanese productions focused on social commentary through the lens of a pregnant man (in HE it's unexpected while in SF,iaR it's intentional).

- ML travels to ancient times and gets tangled with the political situation
- One of the MCs is a royal, another a warrior
- Fighting against fate
- Themes of friendship
- Both weave time-travel into the very narrative rather than just the one time
- Both MLs struggle to fit into historical times
- Weak ML x Strong FL
- Both dramas are interesting and well-crafted

The biggest difference is the 'twist' in AALS. VtH is also more comedic and has more focus on friendship than romance.

- Female led narrative
- Strong, smart, and cunning FL that is a force to be reckoned with
- FL has an unusual job (Psychiatrist in KMSins, Lawyer in TToLO)
- Great chemistry between the leads
- Sweet and righteous SML that looks up to FL
- Fight for justice
- Greedy rich/noble/royal people that constantly scheme and plot against the leads
- Themes of classism, inequality, feminism, and trauma
- Both dramas leave you breathless with constant commotion, plot twists, and heavy themes
- Well-crafted narrative with complex characters and intense dynamics.
- Both dramas are very beautiful

Main differences are that KMSins is more revenge focused while TToLO is more justice focused. TToLO also has romance while KMSins has very good chemistry but not obvious romance.

- Similar FL types
- ML is FL's subordinate (bodyguard in BbS, disciple in ID)
- Fast paced romance with lots of kisses
- FL is engaged to SML who wants her to gain something from her
- Kinda toxic romance
- Angsty
- Role reversal themes (more prevalent in BbS)
- Same FL actress

Main differences are the plot. BbS is a revenge romance while ID is a xianxia romance. BbS also does a lot more role reversal while ID has some RR moments but for the most part isn't.

- Sect leader FL
- ML is her subordinate (guard in SotSS, disciple in ID)
- Cold, aloof warrior ML
- FL is cold and ruthless and keeps a lot of boytoys
- Other men vying for FL
- ML is under literal control of someone else (due to a drug in SotSS, by magical means in ID)
- Dark, moody sect aesthetic
- Similar story beats in both
- Some role reversal/femdom themes (more present in SotSS, slightly present in ID)
- Same FL actress

Main differences is that SotSS is a wuxia while ID is fantasy. In ID FL travels into a virtual world while in SotSS she does not.

- FL starts off as ML's maid
- ML comes from a rich family but ends up in bad circumstances (abusive family in SoND, family's fall in ADltTL)
- Strong and protective FLs
- Maid to influential businesswoman FL
- Atypical MLs that are normal people that suffer and struggle like everyone else
- Intimate us-against-the-world romance
- Both dramas are beautiful, moody, and melancholic
- Revenge and fight for justice
- Both dramas start off good but go downhill (ADltTL stayed interesting for longer)