Flower of Evil (2020)

*dark show
*serial killings
*more than one psychopath
*great story
*great acting
*awesome OST to keep the feels

- Both are highly tense mystery thrillers that’ll have you on the edge of your seat
- Amazing performances from both leads
- In both of these dramas, the leads have a ride or die relationship and would do anything for each other.
- Amazing chemistry between the leads of both dramas
- Both dramas do a really good job of “showing and not telling” the story (usually through the use of flashbacks)
- Overall both dramas are just really well written

Because Lee Joon Gi and Moon Chae Won previously starred together in Criminal Minds. And their chemistry is no joke JJANG!

Similar healing for the male lead with psychological conditions, with help of female lead. Unique love stories, quirky, gripping from start to end.

This is another crime thriller along with romance. The FL is a detective who comes across a few cases which leads to her solving a major serial killing case that unveils some dark secrets of her husband. The drama keeps you on the edge of your seat.

It takes another Masterpiece to take you out of the slump, doesn't it?
I could be talking about you after finishing either drama and are trying to find something to fill in the void which was left by these ALMOST PERFECT drama journeys!

18 Again, like Flower of Evil is a heartwarming MELODRAMA full of heartbreaks. Painful cracks to Beautiful mends, even tho there's no action, chase scenes or thriller, there's still a huge amount of beautiful scenes of care, sympathy and extremely meaningful family moments! There's also child upbringing theme in both and the realization of what's the most important to one only after one's about to lose those all!

What's more similar is the way both drama are executed! They use flashback scenes to show the viewers the most bare, unmasked pure feelings of the main characters and dive into the episode to further explain the butterfly effect of those past actions and how they in a way become a guide and also comfort to keep them on track and live through today just well! In a way, those flashbacks are the most unforgettable gem of moments of the shows!

BOTH ARE A MUST-WATCH for fans of ALL KINDS! Even if you didn't like one of them like I do, you might still LOVE the other!

ML have same mental disorder
ML tried to work on their emotional mathematics
FL are basically smarty pants
Flower of Evil is far more intense thriller drama then the trick of life and love

Both Male Leads make you wonder of how dark they actually are. There always seems enough room to still think the best of them, keeping you guessing throughout most of "Born again". Will see how it is going in the currently airing "Flower of Evil".

Both dramas tackle a darker theme, crazy gripping action scenes, will have you on the edge of your seat at all times, a believable romance that is not the main plot line, and REALLY GOOD ACTING.

One night, Amemura Shinsuke, a bartender at a Nishi Azabu bar in Tokyo, is attacked by a male stranger and loses a part of his memories. However, he soon learns that he caused the death of a woman called Kishinaka Minae in a traffic accident one and a half years ago. And the man who came to attack him and later committed suicide, was her husband Reiji. For some reason, Shinsuke is frequently advised by the people around him that it is better not to recall bad things. He begins to have misgivings about the truth of the accident. Then when Shinsuke returns to the bar on one rainy night, Ruriko, a woman in mourning clothes and of unwordly beauty, shows up all of a sudden. From the time of her appearance, Shinsuke descends into a world of madness and anguish. Does she truly exist or is she a figment of imagination conjured by a guilty conscience?

The background is a detective story plus thriller, the MCs are kind of cold and unapproachable by most people, they both deal with an almost Impostor's Syndrome situation over and over again (except they don't doubt themselves, just don't fit in, for reasons).

There's quite a bit of similarity between the endings of the two dramas, too (can't tell more in order not to spoil them.)

Also, the acting is through the roof - you've seen the male leads together (Lee Joon Gi and Jung Kyung Ho) in another rather good drama, Time Between Dog and Wolf, and they nailed it there, too.

Main character also uses someone else identity due to complicated family issues.
She then falls in love and starts a relationship while hiding her true identity.
Mask is more about the lies and betrayal between the couple, their relationship is more complicated and not as stable as in Flower of Evil.

SIMILARITIES
• Both follow a married couple with a child (both are daughters)
• Both couples both struggle with their relationship at one point
• Someone in the family is kidnapped (/held hostage) at some point
• The stakes are pretty high in both dramas - you will feel tense watching both dramas
• Both are mystery and thriller - crimes that take place in present time are related to characters' past, so there's multiple mysteries to an extent

DIFFERENCES
• Flower of Evil follows a morally grey character ML who has been through a lot but still wants to do everything he can to protect his family. Whereas in My Family, the ML is basically an absent father who doesn't pay attention to his wife or daughter.

Both have the same general plot and similar scenes, with the M L hiding his past from the FL who is his wife and in law enforcement, as all the while she begins to suspect him of being a murderer. SOY shifts the setting to ancient China, while FOE is modern day South Korea.

Both shows make me experience similar suspense, angst and thrilling moments. Both are fast-paced in terms of dropping clues and relations among different characters, building a great momentum in each episode to keep me curious on what's next.