If you enjoyed the brotherhood from Nirvana in Fire then definitely give Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties a try. This drama is about heroes who band together and rebel against a cruel and thoughtless king of Sui Dynasty. Like Nirvana in Fire, Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties is highly plot centric with little to no fillers. However there are many main characters because it is based on a chinese book about 18 heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasty. At the beginning many characters will be introduced, there are funny characters, silly and dumb ones, intelligent good looking characters and heroic self sacrificing characters. I draw parallels to Nirvana in Fire because the humor, romance, and brotherly bonds between people with similar ambitions to do good and bring peace to their country.

Both feature smart, witty, and beautiful women living in the palace that is dominated by males. Zhen Huan is a Chinese historical and Jewel is Korean. There are lots of politic driven plots by the bad guys to make the heroines suffer and lose the favour of the royal family. The heroines will triumph over the traps and tricks set by their enemies through intelligence, skill, and help from friends. Romance wise Legend of Zhen Huan has way more since it is about King's wives and harem while Jewel in the Palace has a very subtle romantic tone. Last of all both are melodramas that drags on, each with over 50+ episodes.

Both drama have mature female leads who are sassy, charismatic, humorous and beautiful. The male leads have super powers but they don't show off and be 'heroes'. The romance feels similar with both having a desperate tone as though they are about to lose each other and must treasure each moment they have. Although the story is very different in each drama, the same gut wrenching feeling of falling in love is present while watching both drama. All in all both are masterpieces of the romance/melodrama genre.