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both are Hong sisters dramas
both have a rich, fashionable and eccentric female lead
both female leads have dark pasts and male lead helps them deal with it
both male leads have to look past the walls the FLs put up to run from love
both have fantastical elements in visual story telling but CTLBT is not a fantasy

both are romances with a dark twist. CTLBT is quirky with gothic elements while The Trunk is a full on romance thriller. both couples must deal with past traumas in order to be together. both couples have previous partners/loves that they must deal with because it interferes with their current lives. the house is a character in both, more so in CTLBT.

In 10Dance the leads teach each other how to dance their styles. In Navillera, Song Kang's character is a bit similar to Keita's character, a bit stoic/arrogant and needs more passion in his dance.

10Dance is about ballroom and Navillera is about ballet.

Both have interesting takes on masculinity and passion.

both have force proximity tropes and marriages of convenience (both couples get married in order to live in an apartment)

ML has trauma in both

The teacher and the therapist have the same personality, a bit detached and robotic but they “teach” in a similar way. They also both have a cold beauty.

They are both oddly thorough with the lesson if you know what I mean.

Their students go crazy for them by the end as well but they seem to stay detached

- ML does not trust FL because of past events
- Both MLs are rulers
- Lots of stabbing each other
- One MC in each has a divine animal spirit

- Both FL's have gone through something traumatic
- both couples help each other heal.
- broken female leads and one broken male lead.
- slow burn and melancholic vibes
- calm ML and FL
- FL's have abandonment issues

- Both FL's have gone through something traumatic surrounding family
- Both ML's help FL heal. In Castaway Diva ML has trauma as well.
- Both FL's want to be artists (a dancer and a singer)
- both couples have to fight against a villain that is family to one of the leads

- Both FL's have gone through something traumatic surrounding family
- Both ML's help FL heal. In Come and Hug Me the ML is traumatised
- slow burn, melancholic, hurt/comfort vibes
- calm ML and FL
- Both FL's want to be artists (a dancer and an actor)
- both couples have to fight against a villain that is family to one of the leads
- ML protects the FL

In both, the ML falls in love with a fake version of the FL. The MLs both have special illnesses that get better around the FL. Both MLs are quirky, dorky and smart. Both FL have spunk and a bright outlook on life. Both dramas are romcoms but have emotional moments, especially when the ML has to say goodbye to the fake version of the FL.

MLs both work in medicine. One is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor and the other is a pharmacist. Both met FL at work and prescribed medicine for her. Slow romantic vibes, great cinematography and cherry blossoms are heavily featured. Both FLs are coming out of painful relationships

In Perfume FL uses a magic perfume that changes her appearance. In Filter FL has a magic bracelet that she can use to change her appearance. MLs in both fall in love with the FL for their personality