Both have a main character who starts a rock band while trying to get a girl's attention.

Both are about school life and have multiple character storylines with same-sex couples.

Both stories involve a gifted doctor who doesn't fit into the hospital he works in.

"Satorare" (2002) is the Jdrama adaptation of "Satorare: Tribute to a Sad Genius" (2001)

Both dramas are about unhappily married couples and their issues with affairs and divorce

Both feature Karina and Tanaka Kei as the leads and feature many similarities in plot and themes.

Both are about dysfunctional families and mysterious characters who are potential murderers. Nakagawa Taishi also stars in both dramas