Both of these Korean BL dramas take place in the working world and possess a similar simplistic, classic drama tone that doesn't necessarily excite viewers, but makes for a comfortable watch.

The romantic leads of both of these dramas just came out of relationships that ended due to the infidelity of their partners. Due to circumstances, the leads wind up cohabitating in a house together. Both dramas also focus on the dynamics between the leads and their coworkers/friends, life and relationship lessons, conversations about marriage and life plans, and the professional backdrop of the setting.

Both of these dramas involve a prominent storyline related to the concerns of mental illness on the relationship.

Both dramas center around a Male Lead who is extremely selfless towards those he cares about, putting his own needs at less importance than the needs and dreams of his family and love interest. Male lead's attitude towards the female lead is also very similar from start to finish. There's also a heightened focus on the leads and their relationship with their found families around them.

Both dramas center around characters with mental illnesses, undergoing professional treatment and personal care. The characters fall in love, wrestle with guilt, and mend strained relationships with family members. Although the specific disorders are very different, the dynamic between the ML and FL of "We're Not Trash" very much resembles the dynamic between the second couple of "It's Okay, That's Love."

Both of these dramas center around a male lead with a lot of childhood trauma centered around abuse and the death of his step/father. Originally presented as cold and uncaring, it is revealed that he is extremely selfless, taking on the blame and guilt from the deeds of his family.

Both of these same-sex romance productions explore a relationship where the leads grow distant from each other. Finally, after an extended period of time of silence and bottled feelings, tensions come to a head. Viewers can feel the tension as if an invisible clock is counting down to when all is revealed.

Both of these BL dramas speak to the harsh reality of broken long-term relationships. How eventually resentments may build-up and become unsurmountable without the proper relationship practices in place to address them. It leaves both parties in an ambiguous state fueled by nostalgia, past fondness and care, and the desire to make a new start.

Both of these Korean dramas center around a main character in the workforce and speaks to Korean drinking culture. They also both feature delicious food scenes to which the alcohol gets paired.

Both of these Japanese stories feature a different story arc each episode that are briefly connected by a character in the background who comes into focus in the last episode. These stories are all short-lived one-day encounters that revolve around a different dish that contributes to the episode's message in significant ways.

Furthermore, stylistically, each episode has an intermission-style scene showing the episodes' leads in an unrealistic setting with a colorful background that stands in contrast to the narrative.

Both of these dramas involve a shy male lead who loves baking. We watch as he pursues his romantic interest with sweets that he made the night before (with a miniature lesson about the history or thoughts of the dessert being baked).

Both of these BL dramas follow a lead with trauma, who is gun-shy/reluctant to enter into a new relationship. As part of the trauma, the lead presents a fear of the dark and a lot of insecurity. Both dramas also have a nice push-and-pull flirtatious dynamic between the two romantic leads, as well as the beginnings of a romance plot between their coworkers.