Recommendations

similarities:
• genres: mystery, crime, thriller
• predictable at times
• suspense/tension around the main criminal
• chaotic & messy with too many people on focus / too much happening at once

-It has the same vibe but feels different.
-The ML is smart man and rich too
-It sweet and slowburn romance
-Also had a kid as a wingman

The male lead in "Forever and Ever" also doesn't understand or care about love, and the female leads in both "A Romance of the Little Forest" and "Forever and Ever" fall in love at first sight.

However, the two characters in this drama I recommend are more mature and comfortable. They try to understand each other, and there are no misunderstandings between them because they talk about it directly.

If you're curious, I'll tell you this is a sequel to "One and Only." It can be watched separately, but there will be small memories of "One and Only" because both aremade to reincarnated in the modern world and meet again.

Both have memebers of same girl group SNSD.
Both get time travelled to the past
Both ml are so called Tyrant and murderous

Death's Game (parts 1&2) is another fantasy action/thriller drama with a superb and huge cast lineup. Both shows also have Seo In Guk. Fascinating characters are abundant in both dramas.

It has a very similar theme and late 1970's overlay. It's almost the Korean version of jdrama The Naked Director

They both tell the story of people who are having a hard time and dont know what to do with their life but they met other, became friends and family.

Both dramas are heartwarming and heartbreaking, both show the importance of having family and friends support during such hard times.

• Both feature a brave female lead who enters a military setting where women aren’t expected to be.

• Disguised identity / mistaken identity plays a key role in keeping the heroine’s position.

• The military training scenes bring action, discipline, and teamwork vibes.

• Romance develops with a strong male lead who admires the heroine’s courage and skills.

• Themes of loyalty, patriotism, and proving oneself run through both stories.

A good mix of action, heartfelt moments, and light humor.

• Both dramas have a strong and gutsy female lead who isn’t afraid to break rules.

• The heroines step into worlds dominated by men (military academy vs. imperial college) and prove themselves.

• There’s a hint of disguised identity / going against societal expectations which makes things fun to watch.

• Romance with a high-status male lead who starts off either proud or aloof but eventually softens up.

• Light-hearted and comedic moments balance out the historical setting.

• Both are about growth, confidence, and showing everyone that the heroine can do just as well (if not better) than the guys.

Family life
Hard working family members
Financial struggles
Happiness during hard times.
Nostalgia.
old days vibes.

- FL starts off as ML's maid
- ML comes from a rich family but ends up in bad circumstances (abusive family in SoND, family's fall in ADltTL)
- Strong and protective FLs
- Maid to influential businesswoman FL
- Atypical MLs that are normal people that suffer and struggle like everyone else
- Intimate us-against-the-world romance
- Both dramas are beautiful, moody, and melancholic
- Revenge and fight for justice
- Both dramas start off good but go downhill (ADltTL stayed interesting for longer)

When they were middle school students, Aihara Eiji and Bessho Naohiko attended the same school, and they were best friends. One day, Eiji’s childhood friend Shiosaki Izumi transferred to their school. Eiji had feelings for Izumi, but he never told her how he felt. Naohiko though confessed his feelings to Izumi and they became boyfriend and girlfriend. Now, all 3 are first-year high school students and attend the same school. There, they meet Fujimura Koharu, who begins to have feelings for Naohiko, Senami Taichi, who is a member of a band, and Ikezawa Mizuho, who is a literary girl and likes Eiji.

Aoyama Haru and Kagaya Kaede have been friends since they were 4 years old, when they began living next door to each other. They are now 24-years-old and still live in the same apartments. Kaede has held feelings for Haru for the past 20 years, but Haru doesn’t seem to realize her feelings for him. She talks about this situation with her childhood friends Iori and Mio and decides to give up on her feelings for Haru. But, it's not easy for Kaede to disconnect her feelings for him. Meanwhile, Iori has liked Kaede since he was an elementary school student. He approaches her. Seeing this, Haru becomes disturbed. In fact, Haru made a promise with Kaede’s late mother and he is honoring it.

Aoyama Haru and Kagaya Kaede have been friends since they were 4 years old, when they began living next door to each other. They are now 24-years-old and still live in the same apartments. Kaede has held feelings for Haru for the past 20 years, but Haru doesn’t seem to realize her feelings for him. She talks about this situation with her childhood friends Iori and Mio and decides to give up on her feelings for Haru. But, it's not easy for Kaede to disconnect her feelings for him. Meanwhile, Iori has liked Kaede since he was an elementary school student. He approaches her. Seeing this, Haru becomes disturbed. In fact, Haru made a promise with Kaede’s late mother and he is honoring it.

Aoyama Haru and Kagaya Kaede have been friends since they were 4 years old, when they began living next door to each other. They are now 24-years-old and still live in the same apartments. Kaede has held feelings for Haru for the past 20 years, but Haru doesn’t seem to realize her feelings for him. She talks about this situation with her childhood friends Iori and Mio and decides to give up on her feelings for Haru. But, it's not easy for Kaede to disconnect her feelings for him. Meanwhile, Iori has liked Kaede since he was an elementary school student. He approaches her. Seeing this, Haru becomes disturbed. In fact, Haru made a promise with Kaede’s late mother and he is honoring it.