8
40
2
Both dramas are about young folk discovering their attraction to each other. They experience confusing emotions and struggle with them. They also both have a light feeling with a supportive friend group.
Both stories are about actors who get way too absorbed in their roles. This is a one-way recommendation. I don't recommend Break to people who have watched Double, but if you watched Break then do yourself the favor of watching Double. The team behind the show just did an excellent job with the concept.
If you liked this hot mess, you will probably like Method. Method is basically the better version of Depravity / Break. It's about a method actor who gets way to absorbed in his role with his costar in a twisted love story. I honestly feel like the plot points are more interesting in Depravity, especially the lack of ambiguity, but the execution is so much better in Method.
These both have this airy feel to them. The drectors have a poetic use of space and silence that I appreciate. While Double is not a romance, it does also have a warped sense of love and relationships.
They have a similar premise. Both are about military deserters, and they even have similar reasons for deserting.
Ichi the Killer is a much more intense and doesn't come with the comforting "good guys" redeeming element that Ikebukuru West Gate Park does. However they're both very eccentric stories that feature gang violence and revolve around trying to understand who and why someone was murdered with plot twists related to mental health. They also both feature manipulative antagonists and homoerotic tension. Be warned: Ichi the Killer is fucked up.
These have different polyamorous styles. Bad Girlfriend is more like kitchen table polyamory while My Fuxxxxxx Romance is parallel polyamory. However, they both have FLs that are proactive daters and want to be honest with themselves about the way they experience attraction.
They both have a conditional V dynamic in which the FL is allowed to date both MLs, but she has to choose between one of them after a set period of time. They also both involve workplace romance and bromance.
It's interesting seeing the differences between Wooga Squad and BTS. The concept of In the Soop is the same, relaxing somewhere in the countryside with a group of friends, but its expressed differently. The original In the Soop has a larger cast with different personalities. Because of this, they often switch things up and try new things. If you're looking for something to watch that is peaceful and expresses the charm of friendship, then you should definitely watch more of In the Soop!
If you like bizarre twists and themes about hidden identity, then this is for you. Other than that not much else is the same.
Both stories involve a queer romance between a human and magical cat who can turn into the shape of a human!
If you liked the Peking Opera in Farewell My Concubine, there is a minor story arch in Story of Yanxi Palace that covers it. They mention a few of the opera pieces by name (including Farewell My Concubine), play out some of the scenes, and even explain a few of the stories briefly. Peking Opera is later banned from the palace though, so it only shows up in the first 1/3 of the show.
