Both are very well made noona dramas.

Both dramas show capable, independent, single career women in their 30s navigate work and life issues. They are slowly taken out of their shell and gradually made to put down their guards by their love interests who happen to be young men in their twenties. The men are mature despite their young age.

Both dramas have a well written, properly fleshed out female characters, supportive partners, and a decently paced romance.

Painted Skin: The Guo Jingming Edition is a condensed version of the plot from the 2008 movie of the same name.