Writer Park Hae Young. Both revolve around three siblings and an outsider. Belong to the slice of life and melodrama genre.
From how FL is a temporary worker to how she communicates with her coworkers, her initial revenge plot against him and how she sees ML to be an actually nice, patient man… tons of similarities. Hope this drama is just as good!!
Both have that dark and desperate feeling to them. Very realistic and wonderful characters along with excellent story telling that grips you.
If you have watched My Mister, you would definitely recognizes some familiar faces in Prison Playbook. Other than sharing some actors, the two shows also share similar gritty theme and humane stories that we all can relate to. Despite its setting, Prison Playbook is actually lighter than My Mister as it's essentially a black comedy but its emotional backstory of the casts is just as engaging the ones we see in My Mister. We can't help but root for them. However in my opinion, the biggest similarity that these two share is its messaging; Never judge a book by its cover, the importance of showing kindness regardless of who they are and that everyone deserves a second chance.
Both dramas are about a man and a woman who feel they've reached a point of no return in their lives, but the walk together positively influences them when they meet the road. Lost depicts a woman in her 40's and a man in his 20's while My Mister is about a man in his 40's and a woman in her 20's; when they get together, their experiences help heal them.
The Neighborhood.
It's just so precious of a feeling when you know they all are gonna protect each and fight for each other till the very end.
To add to that, our main characters (Dong Shik and Dong Hoon) are one of the kindest people around with people leaning on them for emotional tangible support, even tho they have already been through a lot, they don't complain and are doing their very best to get through all the hardship, suffering by themselves.
It's just so precious of a feeling when you know they all are gonna protect each and fight for each other till the very end.
To add to that, our main characters (Dong Shik and Dong Hoon) are one of the kindest people around with people leaning on them for emotional tangible support, even tho they have already been through a lot, they don't complain and are doing their very best to get through all the hardship, suffering by themselves.
While watching this drama, the drama My Mister came to my mind at some moments. The bonds of city dwellers with each other and the detective new to the city reminded me of the drama My Mister. The anger-love relationship between two people, old and young, was also familiar to me. But there are distinct differences between them. If you liked My Mister and you also like thrillers, you should watch this drama.
They are both top rated dramas on MDL (currently at 9.1)
And both are masterpieces.
They both have very realistic and likable characters, especially the main cast!
They both include psychological elements and diving into the human psyche. and the leads are going their ways to protect their FAMILY! which is cherished highly and regarded as the most important thing in their life!
And most important of all! The soundtrack in both is simply fascinating and a treat to listen to! the sort you will tear up along it hitting those extra beautiful yet so melancholic notes! composed by the same people (Kim Jun Seok, Jung Sae Rin). The music in both drama is totally a piece of art!
And both are masterpieces.
They both have very realistic and likable characters, especially the main cast!
They both include psychological elements and diving into the human psyche. and the leads are going their ways to protect their FAMILY! which is cherished highly and regarded as the most important thing in their life!
And most important of all! The soundtrack in both is simply fascinating and a treat to listen to! the sort you will tear up along it hitting those extra beautiful yet so melancholic notes! composed by the same people (Kim Jun Seok, Jung Sae Rin). The music in both drama is totally a piece of art!
It might seem like a stretch but one of the best things about Hot Stove League is the scripts use of metaphors and symbolism that can be applied to our daily life. Now do bare in mind that Hot Stove League is not a melo-series. But I did see some parallels. Also add to both of these dramas focus on leadership, office politics, corruption, trust, grief and personal responsibilities.
My Mister is definitely darker & more serious in comparison to Live, but they carry similar tones in terms of an honest, raw, and un-glamourised representation of human life. They both present people seeing humanity in others even among ugly times. Although Live is focused on life as a police officer while My Mister isn't aimed at portraying a particular career lifestyle, they both discuss the trials and tribulations of these particular characters (both with such well written and not-shallow/flat personalities, might I add) with such honesty, and aren't afraid to be ugly and disappointing. The struggles of the characters in both dramas might otherwise be written about in some inspirational self-help book, but here they are just one human's struggle. It sucks. It's not pretty. It's not there for you to conclude that life is beautiful and everything happens for a reason and happiness is there if you believe there is. They both say, no, life sucks sometimes, it gets dark and ugly, but you can make it out of your struggles alive someday.
