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Both are beautifully directed dramas centered on Disabled lead:
One lead is Missing a leg in both dramas.


Worth to watch both for Plot AND for Masterful directing & Cinematography.

Similar dynamics between mothers and daughters.
Mother left family due to father’s behaviour, never saw child(ren) again- until daughter is in trouble and asks for help from step father, who grants it.
Animosity between mother and child while step father tries to kindly close the relationship gap.
Mother seems to dote on daughter from new marriage opposed to caring for her original family.
Daughter is now a single mom herself, struggling to make ends meet.

Short japanese dramas about adult life struggles/adults reflecting on the (romantic) relationships in their lives, dealing with heartbreak and break ups.
melo vibes
lgbtq+ story line
same screenwriter

Both are japanese doramas with three main protagonists who know each other from school/uni and come to reflect on their lives and relationships after a sudden and suprising event that draws them closer together.
Both dramas focus on adult life struggles and also highlight queer struggles as one of the main characters is a gay man.

Both are gay dating shows in which multiple men move into the same house and live together for a while in hopes of falling in love

Both are chinese queer dating shows where the contestants move into a house together for the summer in hopes of falling in love
Chill vibes, people with different levels of experience

Both are gay dating shows with a very similar premise, focus and editing style.
Multiple men come together to live together with the hopes of falling in love.
Editing comes of natural, nice, with special highlighting of some heart fluttering or meaningful quotes and moments. The ost consists of a lot of chill (royalty free) songs to support a kind of laid back vibe
- no commentating panel

Both are gay dating shows with a very similar premise, focus and editing style.
Multiple men come together to live together with the hopes of falling in love.
Editing comes of natural, nice, with special highlighting of some heart fluttering or meaningful quotes and moments. The ost consists of a lot of chill (royalty free) songs to support a kind of laid back vibe

Juri joins the adults-only dating show 'Must-Sleep-Together Sharehouse', where contestants must change bed partners daily and show physical affection every day. Inside, she reunites with her ex-boyfriend Yuta, the gentle Akihito, and the seductive Umi, while their ex-girlfriends move in as well. Romance or prize money? Juri wavers between instinct and reason.

Juri joins the adults-only dating show 'Must-Sleep-Together Sharehouse', where contestants must change bed partners daily and show physical affection every day. Inside, she reunites with her ex-boyfriend Yuta, the gentle Akihito, and the seductive Umi, while their ex-girlfriends move in as well. Romance or prize money? Juri wavers between instinct and reason.

Friendship of a group of high school students.

Zhou Luo, a top student from Qingshui Town, shocks his community by returning home to repeat a year at a cram school after being accepted into a prestigious university. In the process, he meets Nan Ya, a beautiful clothing store owner burdened with caring for her sick daughter, Wan Wan. As Zhou Luo gets closer to Nan Ya, he uncovers the struggles in her unhappy marriage to businessman Xu Yi, who is abusive toward her. The "Bridge Case" further exposes issues with Xu Yi's business, pushing Nan Ya's marriage to the brink.

Bullying that leads to unexpected murder.

The drama unfolds around a passionate man who hides his crimes to protect his first love and a middle-aged detective seeking redemption by uncovering a brutal truth. In a city besieged by scandal, a shocking murder, and a bizarre mining accident, three distinct cases intertwine due to a current police investigation. After eighteen years of inquiry, astonishing secrets behind these cases are revealed.

Similar plot about high school girls.

When Ren Xiao Ming was preparing to reclaim the copyright. After her husband plagiarized her work, a 20-year-old case resurfaces. It involves a hidden corpse, and it triggers a series of coming to light secret entanglements between Xiao Ming's mother, Ren Mei Yan, her best friend, Bai Shu, her teacher, Zhou Yun, and many other women.

Similar plot of a missing girl. A young girl ran away from home because of heavy life pressure and was captured by a group of scammers.

A young girl who contemplates suicide by jumping off a building meets a wounded ghost. The bleeding ghost is an assassin, and they will go through several cases.