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Protagonist with extensive access to info delivering justice to unheard victims through their own means

How both are similar in themes of complicated love, reunion, and the things that surround them that makes their journeys so tough.

Both tragic themes of their own, talks about issues of first love and how the season primarily revolves around summer

Older woman, younger man romance with a lot of pining and yearning from the male lead—very similar to Sniper Butterfly's overall premise and themes.

Both characters have suffered a lot and are full of hatred.
Both characters enter the world of politics and use it for revenge.
Both characters are smart and plan.
Both characters have waited decades to be able to take revenge.
Both characters are people who want to take revenge on people who are important and high-ranking.

Both main characters are plotters and are smart.
Both main characters gather a group of skilled warriors to fight the bad guys.
Both are scholars and don't know much about martial arts.
Both main characters embark on an adventurous and dangerous journey.
Both characters use cruel methods and are intelligent.

- This was The show that sparked the noona romance trend in C-dramaland
- Similar conflict points, but this show goes deeper and wider into societal pressures of dealing with an age-gap relationship (especially where the older partner is a woman)
- It's from 5 years ago but the FL's outfits still look good

Li Xun, a top scorer and talented programmer, is uninterested in typical college life, causing friction with his classmates. Zhu Yun, a friendly and obedient young woman, meets Li Xun and is conflicted by his disruptive nature, yet feels drawn to him. As they start to grow closer, a life-altering incident threatens to tear them apart, testing their budding romance.

Both are about women who rise in rankings to avenge their dead parents.
Both are discriminated against due to gender.
Both use procedures and knowledge advance for their time
Romance and high ranking husbands/love interest
Satisfying ending with good revenge plot throughout

7 holes is a waste of everything. Skip the 7 holes and go straight to midnight dinner for your own sake

Both Are Set in the Medical World
• Resident Playbook revolves around first-year OB-GYN residents at Jongno Yulje Medical Center, showing the day-to-day of hospital life, patient care, and the pressures of residency training.
• Doctor on the Edge — from early cast info and description — appears to be a medical drama/rom-com that focuses on doctors on the brink (suggesting high-stress medical environments).

Investigation/detective jdramas.
Goofy dynamic between the leads.
Interesting cases, often hard hitting.

Both dramas explore modern romance and emotional vulnerability, but Something in the Rain allows conflict, resentment, and emotional consequences to breathe. Where Lovestruck in the City softens reactions and avoids confrontation, Something in the Rain embraces discomfort, frustration, and realism — making its emotional weight feel far more grounded.

For a mafia series, KinnPorsche is shockingly funny. The humor is chaotic, physical, and sometimes absurd, but it never feels out of place. It gives the show a unique tone: dangerous but playful, dramatic but self?aware.

Y/N and mafia CEO? Check
CEO's aide that ships them? Check
Mafia CEO who is just a clumsy sweetie cutie? Check
CEO fell first and fell hard? Check