A Business Proposal (2022)

From C to K drama. Despite being from two different countries, the similarities are as follow:
- both MLs owns or family own a successful food platform company
- both FLs works for the said organisation
- secondary couples are part of the charm of both dramas
- both FLs have female besties who are loyal and protects their respective FLs

If you love romcom, both of these two share similar vibes. So, while I was watching Business Proposal, I suddenly remembered our silly Top Star Yoo Baek. Both Kang Tae Moo and Yoo Baek are similar with how they are 'superstars' in their own way, and they are hilarious at showing it, and how madly in love both of them with their woman. *Swoon*

In both dramas -
- CEO and Employee Romance
- Rich ML and FL's family runs restaurant
- Sweet story of Second lead couple
- ML falls first
- Hardworking FL
- Main FL and second FL are best friends
- MLs are traumatised by Rain
- Some romantic scenes in common
- Main ML and second ML are brothers/ brother like

well.....both r like doing business through marriage
total eye candy cast
rom com to max
extremely dramatic for no bad reason

Both dramas are romantic comedies which relate to their respective food industry. Both contain strong FL characters.

Both have a rich handsome male lead and their plots/antics make you happy. When you are in need of a little bit of that precious feeling, check the other one out too!

Firstly both women are passionate employees
Secondly both MLs are chasing FLs first
In both shows MLs are third generation chaebol
Both shows are light comedy and romantic

Kiki Inoue works part-time at a convenience store, spending the better part of her day lazing about or reviewing sweets on her social media account. One day at work, she is introduced to the chain’s CEO, Takumi Asaba, who, as it turns out, is familiar with Inoue’s online reviews. Asaba asks Inoue to develop new desserts to sell chain-wide. As CEO, Asaba is tasked with turning around the chain’s fortunes, as it is now ranked the lowest among its competitors. Close collaboration leads Inoue and Asaba to become sweet on each other.

Kiki Inoue works part-time at a convenience store, spending the better part of her day lazing about or reviewing sweets on her social media account. One day at work, she is introduced to the chain’s CEO, Takumi Asaba, who, as it turns out, is familiar with Inoue’s online reviews. Asaba asks Inoue to develop new desserts to sell chain-wide. As CEO, Asaba is tasked with turning around the chain’s fortunes, as it is now ranked the lowest among its competitors. Close collaboration leads Inoue and Asaba to become sweet on each other.

Izumi Hidaka is 36-years-old and the CEO of start-up game company Pegasus Ink. Four years ago, she developed the game Love My Pegasus, which was targeted towards women and became very popular. Since then, she has been obsessed with the character Kento-sama from Love My Pegasus. One evening, Wataru Igarashi suddenly appears in front of drunken Izumi Hidaka. She is shocked by Wataru Igarashi’s appearance, which is just like her game character Kento-sama. Wataru Igarashi is a 23-years-old man. But, Izumi Hidaka is disappointed with Wataru Igarashi. Except for his physical appearance, Wataru Igarashi is the opposite of her well-mannered, cultured, and vivacious game character Kento-sama.

Izumi Hidaka is 36-years-old and the CEO of start-up game company Pegasus Ink. Four years ago, she developed the game Love My Pegasus, which was targeted towards women and became very popular. Since then, she has been obsessed with the character Kento-sama from Love My Pegasus. One evening, Wataru Igarashi suddenly appears in front of drunken Izumi Hidaka. She is shocked by Wataru Igarashi’s appearance, which is just like her game character Kento-sama. Wataru Igarashi is a 23-years-old man. But, Izumi Hidaka is disappointed with Wataru Igarashi. Except for his physical appearance, Wataru Igarashi is the opposite of her well-mannered, cultured, and vivacious game character Kento-sama.

- has that blind date concept, only differences Big Data Romance is from an app while Business Proposal through a list of blind dates
- CEO of a company paired with an average female lead
- fake dating concept where in Big Data Romance the male lead agree to pretend dating for the sake of his company but the female lead doesn't know and Business Proposal fake dating with both agreement
- romantic comedy genre
- male lead shows a similar attitude in both dramas

Narukawa Sana is a young CEO who founded the startup "Dream Pony" that deals with educational apps when she was 23. Although reckless, Narukawa has a goal and that is to make "Dream Pony" into a unicorn company and that its business is available to everyone all over the world within 10 years. The company did well when it was first launched but Narukawa became frustrated as there hasn't been any huge growth. Narukawa dedicates her time mostly on her work and has been neglecting her private life and romance. One day, a middle-aged salaryman Kotori Satoshi decides to change his job and starts working at "Dream Pony". At first, Narukawa is not fond of Kotori but the two become closer as Kotori helps Narukawa by giving advices based on his experiences. Meanwhile, Narukawa's co-founder Suzaki Ko has been in love with Narukawa but he is unable to suppress his feelings after the arrival of Kotori. The team now gets caught in a triangle between work and love.

A capable but unpopular showbiz manager, Kazuko, struggles to groom a younger, new male actor, Ryo, whom she had scouted, into a star. An unmotivated Ryo slowly becomes conscious of the pleasures of acting. Bonds of camaraderie grow, and before long, love gradually blossoms between them.

Both dramas have a boss - employee relationships. In WWSK the FL is the secretary to her boss, having worked for him for 9 years she suddenly resigns stating "personal reasons" as the cause - we then are led to the ML lead trying to convince her to stay and not resign in which she rejects and he cannot fathom this - this is the superficial plot of the story - there is a deeper story plot behind it all that connects the two of them and makes it more meaningful.
In ABP she works in one of the "food departments" (they create convenient food and flavors that compliment that can be frozen and re-heated and eaten - that's what I understood about it). She hides her identity from her boss, as she met him in disguise previously on a blind date, she was forced to go on the date by her best friend (her best friend was actually the one that was supposed to go on the date) - now she works at the same company as her CEO - hence the fun and drama ensues.