Both star Zhou Yi Ran and Wang Yan Hui, and feature non linear story telling.
Thriller/mystery genre with subtle love stories.
Thriller/mystery genre with subtle love stories.
Both star Wang Yu Wen and focus on second-chance love stories (leads have broken up in the past then reunited later).
Both star Ou Hao and feature jumps in time.
Focuses on the high school days of 4 main characters and then on how their relationships change through adulthood.
Focuses on the high school days of 4 main characters and then on how their relationships change through adulthood.
Both star Wang Yu Wen and feature jumps in time.
More mature both in the stories and the productions (feel higher budget/looked after).
More mature both in the stories and the productions (feel higher budget/looked after).
High school students mysteriously isolated/separated from society.
Romance subplots amongst the overarching sci-fi themes.
Romance subplots amongst the overarching sci-fi themes.
Empresses have to rush into plans/take action to save their country after their Emperors suddenly die.
Very smart and admirable leading women.
Very smart and admirable leading women.
Scandalous books that are secretly written by royalty cause chaos in Joseon era. The author is a prince in RH, and a princess in SOCH.
Romance subplot to political overarching stories.
Romance subplot to political overarching stories.
Romcoms.
One night stand between strangers leads to pregnancy and engagement/marriage.
Both star actors who had previously worked together before- DK leads were in Beach Boys (1997) together, and FTLY leads were in Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002) (and have actually done a total of 4 projects together since).
One night stand between strangers leads to pregnancy and engagement/marriage.
Both star actors who had previously worked together before- DK leads were in Beach Boys (1997) together, and FTLY leads were in Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002) (and have actually done a total of 4 projects together since).
AIL leads are divorced, IAMB female lead wants a divorce.
IAMB leads try to conceive, but discover ML is infertile. AIL leads had a still born baby.
MLs in both get close to a secondary character who is a single mother.
There are potential new love interests for the leads with other characters but they ultimately end up with each other.
IAMB leads try to conceive, but discover ML is infertile. AIL leads had a still born baby.
MLs in both get close to a secondary character who is a single mother.
There are potential new love interests for the leads with other characters but they ultimately end up with each other.
Beach setting. Fish-out-of-water type story where the male leads come from the city, adjust to and fall in love with the area and the locals.
Both also feature a subplot with a mother who's been separated from her son for many years due to him living with his father in the city.
The female leads similarly get attached to the male leads' presence in the community and fear them leaving.
Both also feature a subplot with a mother who's been separated from her son for many years due to him living with his father in the city.
The female leads similarly get attached to the male leads' presence in the community and fear them leaving.
Hospital setting.
Male leads are trying to treat female leads' medical conditions (both suffer from brain issues that only complicated/risky surgeries may fix).
Past romantic relationship between the leads in both.
Male leads are trying to treat female leads' medical conditions (both suffer from brain issues that only complicated/risky surgeries may fix).
Past romantic relationship between the leads in both.
Sociopaths in love.
Murder, manipulation, naiveness, betrayal...
The ladies prevail!
Both shows weren't very well received but I personally think there's something so intriguing about just watching bad people be bad.
Murder, manipulation, naiveness, betrayal...
The ladies prevail!
Both shows weren't very well received but I personally think there's something so intriguing about just watching bad people be bad.
