=> Both are set in the Silla Dynasty
=> If you became a fan of King Jinheung from Hwarang, you can be satisfied of how he has become a great King at the beginning of Queen Seon Deok.
=> As both are only two of the very few dramas about Silla dynasty, both dramas are among the very few that can help people understand the bone rank system in Silla.
=> Both dramas have a woman who is technically not a queen, but acts and really wants to be one.
=> Both dramas offer either a beginning or an ending for the character King Jinheung. For Hwarang fans, Queen Seon Deok shows how he became a great King. For Queen Seon Deok fans, Hwanrang is a possible beginning of Queen Seon Deok's grandfather Jinheung.
=> Hwarang (youth warriors) are given importance in one drama. If you want to see a different kind of Hwarang you just watched in one drama, then watch the other one.
=> For Hwarang fans, Queen Seon Deok is what happens if the King of Silla fails to produce a Seonggol (sacred bone) male heir that continues to live a long life.
=> For Queen Seon Deok fans, I believe that the main villain in Hwarang Park Young Shil is Mishil's grandfather (see her ancestors on wikipedia to prove), so its a treat to see her family's roots on villainy.

Similarities:
==> featuring Song Il Gook who shows great range for acting characters from a distant historical era
==> the male lead undergoes training in fighting and martial arts, which are of great help to him in the future as a great leader
==> Yeo Ho Min's characters are very loyal followers to Song Il Gook's characters in both dramas
==> SPOILERS: there is a woman deeply loved by the male lead but he somehow had to end up with another woman (whom he doesn't love as much as the other but she was a good wife for him and is someone he learned to care a lot)

Aside from Song Il Gook and Yeo Ho Min, other actors found in both dramas include Bae Soo Bin and Lee Jae Yong (their characters in one drama are very different from the characters in the other drama)

If you enjoy Moon Chae Won's acting, her chemistry with her romantic partners, and a father and daughter chemistry with Kim Young Chul, then I am recommending The Princess Man for Innocent Man fans and vice versa.
Similarities;
==> Moon Chae Won and Kim Young Chul as a family unit. A bonus is that actress Kim Seo Ra (who was Moon Chae Won's mother in Princess Man) also have a cameo in Innocent Man as her mother too.
==> The main lead's romance with the female lead is a forbidden romance, something that may not be good for the female lead especially in the eyes of her father
==> Female lead defies her father because of her love for the male lead
==> Something happened in the main lead's life that caused him to be convicted and become more miserable
==> The male lead has a compelling reason to really hate the female lead's father

Very, very different. But I know that most Song Joong Ki fans became fans through this drama and might see him as a mediocre actor if he fails to succeed after DOTS, thus I am recommending a drama he did before DOTS which shows his capability as an actor.
The drama I'm showing is "Tree with Deep Roots". It is one of the first dramas where Song Joong Ki shows great acting. He appears on Episodes 1-4 + episode 8 or 9 (can't remember which of episode 8 or 9 he appeared). You can see how versatile his acting is.
I am not downplaying the other actors either. Han Suk Kyu is also someone who gave a really great performance as the adult version of the King Sejong played by Song Joong Ki. Jang Hyuk and Shin Se Kyung also gave great performances. The plot, while being only a fictional version of how Hangul is made, is a very plausible possibility on how Hangul is actually made. The characters are compelling.
The very few similarities they have is that, the many of the main characters, whether the possibility of being together with their loves is high or not, have rarely backed down on their principles and are always focusing on serving the people that they serve (except perhaps Jang Hyuk's character in the first few episodes of Tree with Deep Roots)

If you watch one of these two shows, the other might be interesting to see how different Han Suk Kyu plays the same King Sejong on different stories with different directors.

Both are historical dramas aired around 2007 about two of the greatest Goguryeo kings. One being its legendary founder Jumong while the Damdeok in the Legend is historically more well known as "Gwanggaeto the Great". While Jumong have less fantastical elements than The Legend, the story Jumong itself is sparsely based on a legend that the first King Jumongs has mythical origins. The Legend meanwhile, shows Goguryeo and its character as somewhat a reincarnation/repeat of the mythical Jooshin characters. There are also two women that were very different from each but both love the main guy.

I know that both stories are quite different, but I am recommending Tree with Deep Roots for Arthdal fans and vice versa because they have the same writers.
>Both dramas have:
== more twist and turns and character revelations (whether it is an additional character or something about a character is revealed
== Song Joong Ki's high class acting --> though he's only in the first 4 episodes + episode 9 in Tree with Deep Roots, it is worth watching if you want to see his good acting skills. Even if you started both shows for him, you will find yourselves also immersed on other characters as well the actors that portray them (whether it is an older version of Joong Ki's character, a mysterious swordsman, a mysterious guy with a mask, or even the villains)
== I think it's noteworthy that the shows also put importance in education and literacy. Like how the wahans or the poor Joseon people were taken advantaged because they were seen as less "educated"

I know that both stories are quite different, but I am recommending Tree with Deep Roots for Arthdal fans and vice versa because they have the same writers.
>Both dramas have:
== more twist and turns and character revelations (whether it is an additional character or something about a character is revealed
== Song Joong Ki's high class acting --> though he's only in the first 4 episodes + episode 9 in Tree with Deep Roots, it is worth watching if you want to see his good acting skills. Even if you started both shows for him, you will find yourselves also immersed on other characters as well the actors that portray them (whether it is an older version of Joong Ki's character, a mysterious swordsman, a mysterious guy with a mask, or even the villains)
== I think it's noteworthy that the shows also put importance in education and literacy. Like how the wahans or the poor Joseon people were taken advantaged because they were seen as less "educated"

I know that both stories are quite different, but I am recommending Tree with Deep Roots for Arthdal fans and vice versa because they have the same writers.
>Both dramas have:
== more twist and turns and character revelations (whether it is an additional character or something about a character is revealed
== Song Joong Ki's high class acting --> though he's only in the first 4 episodes + episode 9 in Tree with Deep Roots, it is worth watching if you want to see his good acting skills. Even if you started both shows for him, you will find yourselves also immersed on other characters as well the actors that portray them (whether it is an older version of Joong Ki's character, a mysterious swordsman, a mysterious guy with a mask, or even the villains)
== I think it's noteworthy that the shows also put importance in education and literacy. Like how the wahans or the poor Joseon people were taken advantaged because they were seen as less "educated"

Both feature talented women who chases their dreams despite living in a patriarchal society. They both enter an institution where they were both trained by a woman who were initially strict but whom they eventually learned to love and respect. Because of their talents, both became known in her institution, even the king offering something for her. They both had bitter rivals, jealous of their talents and even obsessed with their lovers. Both overcame a lot of hardships to became well known in their institutions. Their choices of how they live their lives in the end can be a surprise.

There are so many similiarities in both dramas:
=> set in the time of King Jeongjo
=> Female lead has to pretend to be a man in order to live well in a patriarchal society.
=> Female lead has sort of a brother character who is much weaker and less talented than her, but the brother character still deeply cares for her
=> Female leads unique talents has led her to enter a male-only institution where she could prove her talents
=> There is a male character in the institution who is a rival for the female's talents.
=> Because of female's talents, she was able to prove herself in the institution she joined with even the King Jeogjo character acknowledging her skills.
=> One of the paintings in Painter of the Wind is a design on the clothes of the most flamboyant male character in Sungkyunkwan Scandal
=> Female lead is an orphan, her father's death is related to his work on King Jeongjo's father Crown Prince Sado
=> A gisaeng is in love with the female lead's male persona (watch the dramas to see if either female lead returns the gisaeng's love)
=> A lot of shenanigans involved, including the female leads having to dress as a gisaeng while in her male persona!
=> One of the villains of both shows has an assassin that was assigned to kill one of the good characters.
=> Considering the setting of both dramas is with the same King Jeongjo, the ending of one drama might make you think why is it not possible for the other drama.
Differences:
=> There is no similar version of Yoo Ah In or Song Joong Ki's characters in Painter of the Wind
=> The teacher and the main male love interest in Sungkyunkwan Scandal are different characters whereas they are the same character in Painter of the Wind
=> Sungkyunkwan Scandal focuses on lessons, books and Confucian teachings while Painter of the Wind's focus on painting.

If you admire Ha Ji Won in beautiful historical costumes, as well as portraying complex characters, then Hwang Jin Yi (2006 drama) is a must watch.
Similiarities:
=> actress Ha Ji Won
=> Ha Ji Won characters undergoes a lot of training to become a beautiful woman
=> The beautiful costumes that shows Ha Ji Won's characters' beauty
=> story is both about a woman who has to overcome the pain in her lovelife to become the best as she can be
=> Not really the same but can be comparable: If Empress Ki has fighting Ha Ji Won, Hwang Jin Yi has dancing Ha Ji Won
=> the beautiful way in which Ha Ji Won expresses her characters complexities in both dramas.
=> From what I know, these are the dramas that gave Ha Ji Won her Daesang (grand award) for the yearly tv station awards (Empress KI-MBC, 2013; Hwang Jin Yi-KBS 2006).