Recommendations

Both MLs are morally gray supernatural beings who end up in a contract with the human FL. Both leads are reincarnations who were in love, with FL killed and ML taking his own life in the past, transformed into a non human. Both MLs will be erased if they kill and living human and at some point sacrifice themselves for the FL.

Both are similar although i think Decoding you is much better

Both have leads getting into a fake contract marriage to save the ML and ward off bad luck. While one of them secretly has a crush on the other for a long time

Magic move is university based though

Similar premise where the lead is forced into marriage by the family to ward off bad luck. It's just that police in love gives more new age bl vibe while decoding you gives old thai lakhorn vibes

Both MLs are morally gray, supernatural beings who enter into a contract of protection with the human FL.

If you loved Against the Current for its wise, composed FL who navigates difficult situations through intelligence, diplomacy and understanding rather than power, I highly recommend The Prisoner of Beauty. The FL has that same rare kind of strength—she may be delicate, but she is never powerless. She observes, understands, adapts, and knows exactly when words can accomplish more than weapons. And the storytelling is just as satisfying. ??

While a side story in HETH and the main story in TKA, both plots regarding the emperor are the same in which the male heir dies and his sister is disguised as him and forced to take his place.

Both have a Republican Era setting and a plot centered around tomb raiding and supernatural incidents.

Both are mini dramas with a scrappy ML protagonist, a Republican Era setting, and a plot centered around tomb raiding and supernatural events.

Both are ancient dramas
Both dramas are slow burn
Both dramas are about women empowerment
Smart, Resilient Female Leads
Overcoming Status and Class Barriers
Highly intelligent heroines
Supportive, egalitarian partnerships

Same timeline although Against the Current explicitly stated it's not based on any empire/dynasty history.

Same timeline although Against the Current explicitly stated it's not based on any empire/dynasty history.

If you loved The First Frost, then you will love The Early Spring if you enjoy modern Chinese romance dramas that feature deep emotional healing, slow-burn tension, and green-flag or complex relationships.

SLOW BURN Perfection! Also very intriguing palace politics, scheming and about the harem war in the inner court while FL is a servant working her way up to the highest position in the household. FL is elegant, smart and the stakes feels high all the time.

Season 2 is similar to the original because it features the same characters and actors, while keeping the same title and overall concept.

Both are love stories between a human and a magical entity that doesn't die (or is hard to die)

Difference:
Thai vs Korean
BL vs straight