SAME: FL is disguised as male to earn money for her family,
setting = prestigious government school for men where FL stays for stipend given and desire to learn
FL is initially hazed/picked on
FL is exceptional achiever among peers with a strong voice for equality across socioeconomic and gender divides
power struggles within school reflect power struggles occurring within country at large

DIFFER:
country of origin: SS = Korean, CAA = Chinese

overall plot development: SS - fairly unified and coherent
CAA - weaker reflection of plot with numerous inconsistencies: particularly FL life depends on disguise as male yet
FL shrieks whenever she sees shirtless men
FL keeps flowered coin purse even after being told it reveals that she is a woman

Both carry a strong sense of the main characters caught in a story. And through the dual contexts, there is opportunity to mock and/or celebrate the typical tropes and cliches.
*LR is trapped in a contemporary romance.
*The romance in LS takes place mostly in a historic context where the FL feels like they are following something already scripted.

similarities:
Both are extended slice-of-life, slow burn Taiwanese dramas that explore relationships between colleagues, friends and romantic interests.
Both show unrelated people helping to raise a young girl.
Both share comedic moments and some extreme characterization.

differences:
Leads...2F = 2 men, F3 = 3 women
Extended family...2F includes family of 1 romantic interest, F3's mother-in-law and spouse are integral

similarities:
Both involve independent and very different young women living on the same floor of an apartment building. Together they face life's challenges and relationship struggles.

differences:
F3 had more comedic elements and a "cute" soundtrack while OtJ was more realistic; it incorporated arguments between the leads. Loyalty did not eliminate some tense disagreements.

both FL
*are quick-thinking, intelligent forensic scientists
*are struggling with an unjust parental death
*are pursued by good men with their own personal/political intrigues
*are repeatedly in danger because of a larger power struggle

in both:
*1 ML has government affiliation, 1 ML has ties to the "dark" side
*each ML is embroiled in a much larger struggle for power

context is historic China and issues of gender equity/plight of women are explored (more in MH than MT)

Both dramas explore the relationship between social media and real life in Japan.

DIFFERENCES:
F = female lead is primary character
FSO = male lead is primary character

F = context is artistic (both high end and grass roots) with protagonist impacted by "anonymous masses" of responses
FSO = context is school friends impacted by an individual/malicious hacker

F = tagged as friendship, romance, life
FSO = tagged as suspense, thriller

SIMILARITIES:
Both Japanese dramas explore how AI - human romantic relationships might occur
Both examine ethics of AI that appears identical to actual human
Both consider AI as new friend (not replacement or replica)
Both show AI as super human and functioning beyond programmed parameters

DIFFERENCES:
PAtKSH = female AI ZK = male AI
PAtKSH = 2020 Japanese 8 episodes ZK = 2008 Japanese 11 episodes

SIMILARITIES:
Both explore how AI might replace human relationships/roles
Both examine ethics of AI that appears identical to actual human

DIFFERENCES:
PAtKSH = female AI AYHT = male AI
PAtKSH = AI is new character in ML life AYHT = AI is replacement for already existing character
PAtKSH = Japanese eight episodes AYHT = Korean thirty-six episodes

SIMILARITIES:
Both are 2020 Japanese stories that explore marriage
Both examine romantic human relationships with non-humans

DIFFERENCES:
PAtKSH = artificial intelligence/robot RD = inanimate object that only receives
PAtKSH = focuses more on human-AI relationships RD = focuses more on human to human relationships
PAtKSH = examines others' relationships with AI RD = mostly focuses on ML and FL

Similarities:
ML has characteristics of a house pet with an ominous potential for converting completely into that animal.
set in contemporary Korea
show the value of friendship

Differences:
GR ML associated with a dog; MtSB ML is associated with a cat
GR ML is human becoming animal; MtSB ML is cat becoming human
GR FL has major health issue; MtSB does not
GR = web drama; MtSB = regular drama

KMHM= male lead has multiple personalities and does not remember what he does while in those alternative personas
MG = female lead has PTSD which manifests as context-driven alternate personalities although later she might recall portions of what she did while being controlled by an alternative persona

Both are rom coms

SIMILARITIES
SETTING: in contemporary Chinese fashion industry- corporate espionage
FL - hardworking, strives to be ethical
ML - fashion industry executive
2FL - conniving and possessive with a man who doesn't place her first
2ML - fashion industry executive with questionable ethics

DIFFERENCES
RELATIONSHIPS: LD = love triangle, MBEB = love quadrangle with history shown in flashbacks
FL - LD = more sociably likeable, MBEB = prideful and lacking empathy for employees
ML - LD = Johnny Huang, MBEB = Jerry Yan
2FL - LD = actress, MBEB = former designer turned super model
2 ML - LD = motivated by vengeance, MBEB = motivated to earn money and show 2FL what she missed