Recommandations

While some see The Rise of Ning as a simpler take on the themes explored in The Story of Minglan, both dramas have their unique appeal. The Story of Minglan offers a deeper, more layered narrative, while The Rise of Ning provides a straightforward and engaging watch. If you enjoyed one, the other is worth exploring for its own strengths.

If you enjoyed The Double for its focus on complex relationships and a resilient female lead, you might like The Story of Minglan. Set in a historical backdrop, it explores themes of family dynamics, societal expectations, and personal growth, with a strong and intelligent protagonist at its heart. Both dramas offer a blend of emotional depth and captivating storytelling.

Both are BL, have abusive parents plot. In both of them, the MLs like each other during school, break up and reunite again several years later

Both good in terms of concept, talented contestants, has good production, and its really fun especially the directors

Multiple life
Reincarnation




Chasing love is a short series
Love you seven times is a proper series

Has the same lead actress, Qin Lan, and this time with the SML as the ML in this drama.

Both are anthology series, each episode follows a new couple, how they fell in or out of love. Star studded cast.

This comparison is a bit of a spoiler for Light Shop, but it can't be helped.

The dramas are very different, but at the same time, have many similarities. Both made me cry for much the same reasons.

- Secret town where most people cannot enter
- Town protected by a supernatural force
- Cults worshipping a god
- Supernatural happenings
- Monsters sent to 'punish' the townsfolks
- Restricted diets for the townsfolk due to religion
- Mystery, thriller vibes
- Military involvement
- Important familiar dynamics
- Historical setting (LtHT is more recent)

LtHT is more melodramatic while TM is more action/thriller.

Both productions tell the story of the same man - Lee Rock (Lui Lok), a.k.a one of the most corrupted policemen from Hong Kong

- Matriarchy setting (all-women setting in LtHT)
- FL is from a matriarchy, ML is from a patriarchy
- Rushed marriage between the leads
- Princess FL
- Girlboss SFL
- Sismance
- Viscous queen mothers
- Discrimination (Misandry in both + Classism in LtHT)
- Slight gender role reversal vibes
- FL chases ML first

The Romance of Tiger and Rose is a parody with social commentary while Laplae the Hidden Town is a serious melodrama.

Both have subtle start and similar ending. These are very peaceful to watch, though to the wonder is more set into the olden times but still it makes an impact similar to la boum. Anyhow, i didn't want both of them to end.

FL undergoing transformation and she pursues her dream. Also ML helps her in achieving said dream. Sparks fly between them obviously.

1. The two kdramas center strong women, who do whatever they can to protect the people and morals they hold dear to them.

2. They are both Sageuk kdramas, even though one is about a queen and the other is about a slave, there's something peculiar about the two kdramas

3. They have queer subplots

-Jojo is the director of both only friends and girls rules
-Both the series have 3 main couples
- Both only friends and girl rules are messy af.
-Mix and match between the couples