Recommendations

Both focus on:

-GL romance with a more dramatic and mature tone.
-Emotional resistance one partner struggles to accept or return love.
-Themes of protection, power imbalance, and redemption through love.
-Heavy on melodrama, tension, and character growth rather than light romance.

Very similar premise and similar vibes, setting, and characters. In both:

+ leads are childhood sweethearts who promised to marry (or eloped in SL)
+ they are separated and ML goes off to war for many years
+ ML returns after military success
+ by the time ML returns, FL is married to someone else in his family and has a son
+ ML actively tries to steal FL while she's still married
+ there are scenes of ML getting spicy with FL while her husband is nearby
+ FL denies ML and repeatedly rejects & hurts him
+ very aggressive, domineering ML, assault warning for both dramas

The list goes on but I won't spoil beyond this. If you liked one, you are bound to like the other.

- thai dramas
- murder mystery, dramatic, romance
- betrayal, intrigues, affairs, secrets, investigations
- multiple perspectives and multiple characters
- almost lakorn kind of quality
and ofc a very similar title!

- thai dramas with adult characters
- darker setting, romance, mystery and drama shows
- multiple main characters, stories and perspectives
- overlapping cast (Punpun)

- thai dramas
- intrigues, affairs, secrets coming to light
- murder, investigation, uncovering the truth
- dark vibes, setting
- multiple mains
- dramatic

- gmmtv dramas
- both series are based on novels by the same author
- mystery, drama, romance shows
- multiple mains, mulitple couples/affairs
- darker vibes and settings
- overlapping cast (Aye, Luke)

Enemies to lovers trope - MLs and FLs are from rival states, with the FLs pretty much subtlety going over to the other side to collaborate with the MLs to find the truth behind their earlier demise.

FLs looking good in red and both have the second ML obsessing over them.

- Gmmtv shows
- dramatic, Mystery, Thriller shows
- family secrets, intrigues, death, murder, investigation, sexual/romantic affairs
- multiple mains
- overlapping actors (Chimon)

Enemies to lovers trope - both from rival states/clans but end up together as allies early on in the drama. They find out who their real enemies are by learning to work together.

Both ML and FL leads are very clever, composed and collected. This establishes solid chemistry between the shows' leads, as they complement each other and can understand each other given that they match each others' intellect (and trauma/pain).

ML has one toxic parent who hopefully gets a chance to redeem themselves. Makes you feel for the ML, tbh.

Elements of brotherhood in both.

Tang San and Xiao Wu join five other prodigies from various academies in their journey of cultivation. Strong in their power, the seven students become known throughout the land as the “Shrek Seven Devils”. With their fame ever-growing, the talents of the Seven are eventually noticed by a few very prominent nobles who invite them to continue their cultivation at the esteemed Tian Dou Royal Academy.

Not long after accepting the invitation, the Seven Devils find themselves caught up in an imperial struggle for power between the first and fourth princes. At the same time, Tang San uncovers a long-hidden secret about his mother’s death. Suddenly facing battles on many fronts, Tang San finds himself forced to fight, not only to protect those he loves but to bring honor to his sect, save his country, and complete his quest to become the greatest soul master of all time.

Tang San and Xiao Wu join five other prodigies from various academies in their journey of cultivation. Strong in their power, the seven students become known throughout the land as the “Shrek Seven Devils”. With their fame ever-growing, the talents of the Seven are eventually noticed by a few very prominent nobles who invite them to continue their cultivation at the esteemed Tian Dou Royal Academy.

Not long after accepting the invitation, the Seven Devils find themselves caught up in an imperial struggle for power between the first and fourth princes. At the same time, Tang San uncovers a long-hidden secret about his mother’s death. Suddenly facing battles on many fronts, Tang San finds himself forced to fight, not only to protect those he loves but to bring honor to his sect, save his country, and complete his quest to become the greatest soul master of all time.

In an era when demons have dominion over cultivators and mortals, the cultivator elders believe it is imperative to send someone back in time to discover the origin of the demon lord and prevent his resurrection.

Li Su Su accepts the mission and assumes the identity of mortal Ye Xi Wu, the second daughter of General Ye. She's married to Tantai Jin, the captive prince and future demon lord, and is determined to destroy him, aware that in the future he will come to massacre many. But as witness to Tantai Jin's past life and rise to power, an unexpected tale emerges, one complicating her quest.

Lu Wu Yi, the youngest nine-tailed fox of the organization Wu Xiang Yue, is on a mission to find the great demon Xiao Wei. Disguised as a priest, she enters Wei Manor in Luo'an and discovers that others are also hunting Xiao Wei. Among them are Wu Shi Guang, a vengeful demon; Wu Wang Yan, her cunning nine-tailed fox sister; and Ji Ling, an innocent-looking priest with a mysterious past. All of them seek the Dragon Deity's power, but their motives vary: some want to protect, others to kill. As they navigate battles, friendships, and romance, they face obstacles and make sacrifices to protect peace and change their fates.

When a sea meteorite brings the mythical Jianmu tree, its fruit, capable of granting ultimate power, plunges immortals, demons, and monsters into a bloody war.

A century later, Xiao Bang Chui, an orphan from Qingqiu, seeks belonging and strength by joining Chufeng Academy. There, she meets Lei Xiu Yuan, a steadfast young man carrying the burden of saving his gravely ill elder brother. Their bond grows from friendship into love as they face the trials of the academy together.

Xiao Bang Chui’s life takes a dramatic turn when she transforms into Jiang Li Fei, a figure of extraordinary power. Her newfound abilities and mysterious origins draw the attention of powerful factions, forcing her to confront her destiny. Lei Xiu Yuan, loyal and unwavering, stands by her through every peril, protecting her as they uncover the truth of her lineage.

Together, they face rejection from society and unravel the secrets of their shared fates. In the end, Xiao Bang Chui sacrifices everything to restore balance to the three realms, with Lei Xiu Yuan as her devoted ally in the ultimate battle against destiny.

Dongfang Huai Zhu and Wangquan Hong Ye are the leaders of two major families, the Dongfangs and the Wangquans. In a time when humans and demons are in conflict, they work together to stabilize the situation in order to revive the Unity Alliance.

On the seventh day of the seventh month, at the Bamboo Pavilion by the Huai River, their fates intertwine like the sheaths of two swords, never to be separated. They pick up the most heartwarming promise and tell a story that has endured for generations.