Recommendations

1. Wildfire Stirred Sister's Heart (???????)- Wang Jin x Zhu Zheren
2. Sister's Being Naughty Again (???????) - Qin Ran x Hou Pengyan
3. Sister's Crying Makes Her Even More Beautiful (?????????) - Feng Xiyao x Li Peiyang
4. Obsession Runs Long - Niu Xianglu x He Yu
5. Her Little Tail (?????) - Bala x Li Jiabing
6. Pretending to be a Good Dog (????) - Meng Na x Ye Haoran
7. Her Evil Facade (????) - Cui Shi Yi x Wu Tian Hao

Both dramas centre around maneuvering through the awkward teen years with lots of humour sprinkled in, including dealing with self-image issues, crushes, family drama and unintentional (and often hilarious) self-sabotage.

Both Dramas Feature:

- A fierce, unconventional heroine who refuses to be bullied. Both FMLs are stubborn, intelligent, cunning, and loyal.

- A love triangle between a stubborn and cunning FML, a commanding grouchy yet possessive ML, and an intelligent, loveable yet pitiful 2nd ML.

- A lead couple brought together by circumstance rather than choice. In both series, the relationship (or rise to power) begins with reluctance, tension, and emotional distance.

- But evolves into deep love, loyalty, and intense devotion. Both MLs go from “I don’t like you” to becoming full jars of vinegar any time someone else looks at their woman.

- Both dramas have calculating, deeply entrenched political intrigue with characters that challenge the throne.

- Well-timed humor and comedic moments. Despite the palace scheming, both series sprinkle in witty banter and comedic relief that keeps the pacing fresh.

- A strong supporting cast of loyal friends, funny side characters, and palace allies bring warmth, levity, and extra storylines that make the world feel full and vibrant.


Key Differences Between the Two Dramas:

Tone & Genre:

- Yanxi Palace is more historical-realistic, grounded in political maneuvering and court intrigue.

- Kunning Palace blends historical drama with light fantasy elements, mainly due to the heroine’s rebirth, she gets a second chance to rewrite her tragic fate.

Character Journeys:

- Wei Yingluo rises from a low-ranked maid and carves her own path upward through wit and grit.

- Jiang Xue Ning starts as an empress reborn as a noblewoman with ambition but must confront her past mistakes after being reborn.

Romance Development:

- In Yanxi, romance is slower, steadier, and woven subtly into the political tension.

- In Kunning Palace, the romance is more direct, emotional, and fate-driven, with heavier emphasis on the ML’s protectiveness and emotional growth.

Pacing & Atmosphere:

- Yanxi Palace is meticulous, strategic, and visually elegant.

- Kunning Palace is faster-paced, more dramatic, and more intense in emotional storytelling.

-Both are thrillers
-Both have a revenge plot
-Both FLs are ruthless and cold
-Both FLs are vengeful
-Both FLs are "masterminds"/calculated

Both delve into investigating the criminal mind of a serial killer.
Sao Shu Ling features a serial killer from ten years ago, implicated in a new murder case. But with few evidence, the police and non-police detectives sort through his life to understand and find incriminating evidence against him. But what they find themselves in is a tangled web that raises more doubts than the answers they seek.

Also features a girl who “goes back in time” to her mother’s youth and becomes best friends with her (the mother)

Both dramas are comedic mystery thrillers with an endearing cast of ordinary neighborhood folks who team up to fight crime and solve cases. You’ll laugh yourself to tears because of hilarious dialogue and situations, but then cry tears of emotion during touching moments or times of sorrow, and then be back laughing hysterically again! Both lead characters have childhood trauma due to being victims of a crime and witnessing a loved one being harmed by an assailant. You’ll watch them face that trauma and fight for others.

The main character is also a psychopath who tries to take control in her own way, manipulating the people around her to get what she wants. Both main psychopath characters are strangely endearing — you can’t help but root for them once you understand where their mental issues come from, and it’s hard to be against them

Kang Eun Su has never dreamed of an extravagant life, simply wishing to be happy with her husband, Park Do Jin, and daughter. However, after Do Jin is diagnosed with cancer, Eun Su struggles to make ends meet with her part-time job as a supermarket cashier. Her life takes an absurd, dark turn when she accidentally stumbles across millions of dollars' worth of illegal drugs – and decides to sell them instead of reporting them to the police. Eun Su finds an unexpected partner in Lee Gyeong, her daughter's after-school art teacher, who moonlights as a drug dealer in the Gangnam club scene. But as Eun Su and Gyeong find success, the cops begin to notice, including Jang Tae Gu, the head of narcotics investigations, leading to dangerous choices and an uncertain future.

It gives so much revenged love vibes like the setting of the series and starting with a red flag ml, although the story is different but it's giving revenged love so much, so if someone liked revenged love will hook with it too!

Thee and Phum two of the lead characters have quite similar personalities. They are both hot-headed and treats their love interest in a cold manner at first. Also the lead actors are the same as well, Pond and Phuwin.

Story wise not similar at all but the lead couple Pond and Phuwin are same. If you liked Me and Thee watch this one as well.

- Both are extremely caotic and unpredictable
- Both are absurd and the plot doesn't make any sense
- There's the same type of comedy in both
- Both have a lot of bromance (both are almost BLs)

Both dramas share the same core concept:
The male lead rises to the throne after overcoming countless obstacles, yet he never gets a moment’s peace. He remains entangled in power struggles, political conflicts, and the constant fight to uphold justice. Amid all this, his childhood fiancée misunderstands him, creating distance between them. The male lead does nothing to clear up this misunderstanding because he is bound by a promise connected to a greater purpose.

In both stories, the ML ends up making the FL his empress by force. The couples genuinely love each other, but their clashing beliefs and opposing viewpoints keep them on opposite sides, turning their relationship into a battle between love and duty.

ML/FL raised by a single mother and doesn't know who their father is. ML/FL time travels back to when mother was in HS. ML/FL tries to prevent mother from getting together with their father.