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Both dramas feature yao spirits with a green tea bitch personality that drove a wedge between ML's family, tearing the entire family apart.

Manipluative male lead in both,
possessive male leads
morally grey male leads
both mc somehow get romantically involved with their male leads without necessarily wanting to be.
i'm just getting the same vibes 3 eps in.

This drama shows how a teenagers genuinely fall in love and their affection for each other.
In this drama I learnt how to respond to the person who likes you in very passionate way.

Another MilkLove's Masterpiece. Milk actually goes from Loser to a Hottie. Love is so adorable as always. Also JuneMewnich's characters are a peak too. I can totally relate to both character.

short and very sweet/wholesome/nice movies produced by the same company (strongberry) and uploaded to their youtube channel. Feature male/male relationships/romances and have a happy ending.

short and very sweet/wholesome/nice movies produced by the same company (strongberry) and uploaded to their youtube channel. Feature male/male relationships/romances and have a happy ending.

'O Marido' é semelhante com o 'O Manipulado' por que tem protagonista que são condenados injustamente!

'The Husband' is similar to 'The Manipulated' because it features protagonists who are unjustly convicted!

Korean independent coming of age stories with a family element
delicate and empathetic story telling
similar vibes
real world issues

Queer teenagers navigating life/coming of age,
dealing with crushes, romance but also violence and rejecting
mostly calm vibe

Similarity:
- scams
- cops find a dead body which is tied to a scammer, so they investigate them
- timeline is not fixed, it jumps around (Decoy: 3 timelines, TAoS: multiple ones)
- shows how the scammer decided to be one and built their business
- will keep you on your toes, because new evidence will make you doubt everything you knew and thought previously

Difference:
- Decoy: main scammer is a man, TAoS: a woman
- Decoy focuses more on the cop's side (present timeline), TAoS puts more focus on the scammer's becoming (victims recall past events)
- In Decoy most of the people are tied to the scam (as in took part in it and are guilty), whereas in TAoS most of them are victims and it all leads back to the FL.

What if Mrs Hong of AWC was the main character in the story? MRH seems to provide an answer to the question.

Same director, noona romances, dramas of disillusionment and reawakening, structurally very similar, elegant in their build up of tension and detail

Similarities:
- Supernatural
- Period dramas
- South Korean dramas
- Survival
- King is involved
- Protecting the royal lineage

Differences:
- Kingdom inolves zombies
- The East Palace involves spirits

Both are mini dramas with a Republican Era setting and bromance in which the MLs work together to solve crimes.

Both are about two damaged kids who make each other their only family. Both MLs feel they have no future but the FL does and sacrifice a lot for her. Both FLs fiercly love the ML. Both dramas have a gritty, serious, and realistic feel.