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Both female leads work in the architecture side
Both leads in both dramas are traumatised by a building accident
Both leads in both dramas are traumatised by a building accident
After a life-threatening traffic accident, Gu Chuan undergoes a heart transplant, but he’s warned that strong emotions and exercise could shorten his life. Struggling with these limitations, he becomes a shadow of his former self. Things change when Jiang Xiao Ning, a cheerful woman with a tragic past, joins his company. Her positivity slowly helps him find hope, but could their bond turn romantic despite his condition?
As of 2/2/2026 there are 13 versions. "Xie Jia Hou Wo Ming Dong Jing Cheng" is the most different. "From Ancient Times" is my choice of the best representation of the other versions of a high born woman who transmigrates to a modern, wealthy business family.
Although the overall premises of the two don’t really match, other than the enemies to lovers trope, they both feel to me like they’re a part of South Korean BLs that you just don’t see anymore. They broke expectations and brought about light in the dark. I miss the South Korea BLs that took risks and chances and I hope they will find their way back from whatever this short-form nonsense they seem to have become in recent days. If only….
Song Yan and Xu Qin were once best friends, but their families forced them apart. Ten years later, they’ve each built successful careers, Song Yan as a fire chief and Xu Qin as an emergency doctor. Fate reunites them through their work, though neither is eager to reconnect. As they work together, they must navigate the challenges of their past and present to determine if their relationship can grow beyond its fleeting nature.
Meet again after veinh separated.
Meet again after veinh separated.
Even if This Love Disappears Tonight and Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight are similar because both are adaptations of the same original novel, which means they share the same core storyline, themes, and emotional foundation. Both focus on a poignant romance shaped by memory, loss, and the fragility of love, exploring how relationships are affected by circumstances beyond the characters’ control. The main characters in both versions are built around similar personalities, struggles, and emotional arcs, allowing viewers to experience the same depth of character development and growth. The background setting, tone, and narrative progression are also largely consistent, emphasizing a bittersweet atmosphere that highlights themes of impermanence and devotion. While there may be differences in presentation, pacing, or cultural nuances depending on the adaptation, the heart of the story remains the same, delivering a touching and emotional exploration of love that resonates across both versions.
This is the Japanese version of this story.
Kang Ji Won’s marriage to Park Min Hwan is strained due to his selfishness, unemployment, and a domineering mother. Ji Won is the family's sole breadwinner and does all the household chores. When she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, her world shatters further as she discovers her husband’s affair with her close friend, Jung Soo Min. A confrontation leads to her tragic death at Min Hwan's hands. However, Ji Won wakes up 10 years in the past, before she married Min Hwan. Determined to change her fate, she plots to make Soo Min marry him instead. Meanwhile, Yoo Ji Hyeok, her colleague, secretly harbors feelings for Ji Won and conceals a hidden truth.
Kang Ji Won’s marriage to Park Min Hwan is strained due to his selfishness, unemployment, and a domineering mother. Ji Won is the family's sole breadwinner and does all the household chores. When she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, her world shatters further as she discovers her husband’s affair with her close friend, Jung Soo Min. A confrontation leads to her tragic death at Min Hwan's hands. However, Ji Won wakes up 10 years in the past, before she married Min Hwan. Determined to change her fate, she plots to make Soo Min marry him instead. Meanwhile, Yoo Ji Hyeok, her colleague, secretly harbors feelings for Ji Won and conceals a hidden truth.
They are similar I suppose as the both deal with Ghosts and also one story per episode. I feel like if you liked one you'll definitely like the other one. The stories of people in both the dramas are emotional and beautiful.
because both male leads are attorneys, and they help people for free. male leads are confident and good at their jobs,
It tells the story of the four-hundred-year-old strongest female ghost master, He Si Mu and the mysterious major general Duan Xu, who met because of the broken delusion sword. Since then, they have formed a contract to exchange the five senses, and since then, they have been connected by fate and have worked together to maintain peace between the human and spiritual worlds and protect the beautiful world.
The new aesthetic style is presented with both the mysterious and treacherous Guixu realm, the cruel battlefield of the killing ice, and the warm and lively fireworks world. The story observes the suffering of all living beings with compassion and warms the world with the blood of the child. Breaking through the traditional fantasy and fairy-tale drama types, using the Liaozhai-style story with oriental charm and the unique worldview of the coexistence of human spirits to create a magnificent oriental fantasy epic.
- Chinese Mythology
- Has supernatural element
The new aesthetic style is presented with both the mysterious and treacherous Guixu realm, the cruel battlefield of the killing ice, and the warm and lively fireworks world. The story observes the suffering of all living beings with compassion and warms the world with the blood of the child. Breaking through the traditional fantasy and fairy-tale drama types, using the Liaozhai-style story with oriental charm and the unique worldview of the coexistence of human spirits to create a magnificent oriental fantasy epic.
- Chinese Mythology
- Has supernatural element
Both are about a couple who has just gotten together when one of them suffers an illness or injury leading to a long coma, memory loss, and disabilities. The other lead is urged by the family to break off the relationship but they determinedly stay.
The first episode of Made in Korea is similar to the movie but in a serious tone and not parody at all.
if you like long family/romance dramas with multiple couples, you'll probably like my father is strange.
the fashion designing business aspect reminds me of ugly alert and both of them are long family/romance dramas.
Similarities:
- Thai dramas
- Bl dramas
- Slow-burn romance dramas
- One guy is more obvious about feelings, the other is more reserved
- More emotional tension than actual fighting
- Both drams set in a university
- Music
Difference:
- In Duag with You, Duang openly trying to win Qinn's heart
- In Hidden Agenda, is Joke 'helping' Zo get with Nita, who is Joke's ex, but Joke and Zo end up falling for eachother
- Conflict in Duang with You is to do with personal insecurities and learning
- While conflict in Hidden Agenda is about hidden motivations
- Thai dramas
- Bl dramas
- Slow-burn romance dramas
- One guy is more obvious about feelings, the other is more reserved
- More emotional tension than actual fighting
- Both drams set in a university
- Music
Difference:
- In Duag with You, Duang openly trying to win Qinn's heart
- In Hidden Agenda, is Joke 'helping' Zo get with Nita, who is Joke's ex, but Joke and Zo end up falling for eachother
- Conflict in Duang with You is to do with personal insecurities and learning
- While conflict in Hidden Agenda is about hidden motivations