Both have bold and passionate FLs who do law their way. FL's who are dominant vs. their ML's who are submissive.
Both FLs are from disadvantaged backgrounds compared to the ML's who were born with a silver spoon.
MLs who try to find their independence away from their meddling family history.
MLs who support FLs but through actions, not through words
Fighting, tensions, and bickering in their relationship
Multiple cases per show, with one prominent issue that ties into the character's story.
Both are law-focused but emphasize romance and their dynamic with the ML more.
Both FLs are from disadvantaged backgrounds compared to the ML's who were born with a silver spoon.
MLs who try to find their independence away from their meddling family history.
MLs who support FLs but through actions, not through words
Fighting, tensions, and bickering in their relationship
Multiple cases per show, with one prominent issue that ties into the character's story.
Both are law-focused but emphasize romance and their dynamic with the ML more.
Similar passionate FL who openly tells her attraction to ML a lot
ML is more of the straight man comedy-wise compared to the FL.
FL in both dramas are lawyers
Mature Romance and both KBS Dramas that keep referencing having a "Steamy Night," lol.
ML is more of the straight man comedy-wise compared to the FL.
FL in both dramas are lawyers
Mature Romance and both KBS Dramas that keep referencing having a "Steamy Night," lol.
The female leads aren't afraid to go against the status quo and are quirky.
Male leads who can't but help them anyways despite their apprehension at first.
Both centered around law and political topics.
Male lead and female lead both butt heads at times, but they secretly harbor a love for each other.
Male leads who can't but help them anyways despite their apprehension at first.
Both centered around law and political topics.
Male lead and female lead both butt heads at times, but they secretly harbor a love for each other.
Friends to Lovers Trope
Fake Dating Trope
Chance's meetup again forces them to confront the feelings they have for one another.
Mature romance
Fake Dating Trope
Chance's meetup again forces them to confront the feelings they have for one another.
Mature romance
Similar Noir Crime Vibes
Male Lead that can fight
Both became who they were to bad circumstances or events in life
Revenge based drama
Male Lead that can fight
Both became who they were to bad circumstances or events in life
Revenge based drama
Beaten down Male Lead who exacts revenge in prison
Lots of Gambling Scenes with Brawling Scenes
Tragic circumstances push the Male Lead to a place of no coming back
Lots of Gambling Scenes with Brawling Scenes
Tragic circumstances push the Male Lead to a place of no coming back
Other than sharing Lee Sang Yi in both shows, both shows focus on the people's relationships.
Natural, easy going, not much dramatic filled moments.
Slice of life dramas with romance, and filled with colorful supporting cast.
Both share cold and aloof female leads, who both share trauma that makes them that way. Both take a while to thaw out their pain to be happier in the end.
Natural, easy going, not much dramatic filled moments.
Slice of life dramas with romance, and filled with colorful supporting cast.
Both share cold and aloof female leads, who both share trauma that makes them that way. Both take a while to thaw out their pain to be happier in the end.
Helping people deal with their troubles.
Characters bound by tragedy, and ultimately coming to work together as a result.
Found family aspect.
Characters bound by tragedy, and ultimately coming to work together as a result.
Found family aspect.
Deals with the themes of death and morality
Also deals with the question of existence and the remnants that follow after death
Also deals with the question of existence and the remnants that follow after death
Deals with themes of loss and acceptance
Both characters seemed lost from their previous jobs/life, as they go deeper into funeral work.
Through their journey of helping people move on, they begin to re-discover themselves and what they lost.
Both characters seemed lost from their previous jobs/life, as they go deeper into funeral work.
Through their journey of helping people move on, they begin to re-discover themselves and what they lost.
City Gal moves to Small Town
Clashes with the village man there
Eventually falling in love with him and the small town lifestyle
Clashes with the village man there
Eventually falling in love with him and the small town lifestyle
Stories about youth and their daily life struggles
Fresh feeling drama
Charismatic actors
The trendy drama of the 90s (Jealously) is now Start Up (the trending drama of the 2020s)
Was referenced in Start Up
Also features a love triangle
Fresh feeling drama
Charismatic actors
The trendy drama of the 90s (Jealously) is now Start Up (the trending drama of the 2020s)
Was referenced in Start Up
Also features a love triangle