Project S: SPIKE (2017)

Both focus on dream, passion, friendship and growth. No unnecessary romance and all the actor potrayed their character perfectly.

Coming of age, friendships based on sports, competition, finding true friendships, loyalty, college sporting

Coming of age.
Forging friendships
School/ life balance
Reality

Both dramas are about high-school volleyball teams. Both are BL but its a hint of BL in SPIKE .. you can feel the sexual tension. If you like HIStory, you will like SPIKE. Personally i preffered SPIKE.

The sport doesn’t matter, what these two movies have in common is showing the dedication and passion displayed by athlete, the coming together as a team, and the theme of perseverance not only of self and team but friendships gained and lost over time. Both main characters lost a friend but gained strength in the process.

Similar themes of school sport teams and sport comrade, deepening sport togetherness and winning spirit.

Sport themed, coming of age, theme sports, learning to live differently, learning team work and society acceptance

Sport themed with strong bonds between the main protagonists. Also strong competition between a strong team and an underdog.

Thumping Spike is Korean. Project S The Series: SPIKE is Thai. Both are about a high school mens volleyball team.

Thumping Spike seems to focus on romance more than Project S, while in Project S, the sport and bond between athletes are more important.