Both dramas are based on BL novels and have some similar characters and tropes

Both stories involve a parent with a terminal illness who strives to ensure a happy future for their family.

Both stories involve a mother who by chance enters an exclusionary elite circle and must confront the superficial and ostracizing rules they set.

Both have the protagonist as an adult high school student dealing with issues like bullying.

Both dramas have the "loser" male lead/successful female lead trope.

Both dramas deal with couples who struggle with issues of divorce and dealing with their differences.

Many similarities in the plot including a main character who idolizes a female lead who's out of his league.

Both follow the perspective of a nerdy male lead who has issues with dating.

Both deal with the exploration of housewives' role in their family and their liberation from those roles as individuals. Suzuki Kyoka is the lead in both dramas

Both deal with a female protagonist's journey of self-discovery through an extramarital affair and its consequences.

Similar themes and the issue of extramarital affair and its causes at the core of the narrative.

Contain similarities like going to the past via an unusual time travel method to fix simple moments in a comedic way.