

Both movies feature unsettling, sadistic killers who enjoy the thrill of a hunt and a strong female lead who won’t give up. Midnight has adrenaline-pumping chase scenes and breathtaking suspense. If you liked Missing You or wanted more thrills and chills, Midnight is for you!


Both have CEO FLs with a tough past who fall in love with their subordinates. Both MLs are gentle, kind, and patient and move at FL's pace. They're competent employees and loyal and protective of the women they love. Encounter is more melodramatic and has an age gap romance, but gives that same mature love vibe.


The MLs in both dramas are diligent (and funny) students and skilled fighters with hopes of academic success but have fallen short in the past. Both dramas are full of comedy and action and center on the themes of school life, studying, and taking down bullies. High School Return of a Gangster, however; has a supernatural element. ML is a middle-aged gangster who's soul inhabits the body of a deceased student.


FL and ML don't work together, but they attend the same adult violin class at a local community center. Obviously, they get off on the wrong foot. ML is younger and tsundere and FL is a jilted, former office lady looking for a reset. They butt heads, and it's fun watching their relationship develop as they face their own personal challenges and try to understand each other.


It's a cute and fun rom-com. The ML and FL work together, but this time as an idol and his group's manager. FL is older than ML and they get off to an icy start as idol and manager. ML is tundere, similar to the ML in Aoshima-Kun wa Ijiwaru. The romantic tension also feels similar.


Both have strong female leads who fight for justice against juvenile delinquents. Juvenile Justice has a more serious tone and focuses on the justice system, whereas Brave Citizen has a few light moments and centers on doing street justice as an alternative to the corrupted school system.