Both of these dramas center around similarly bubbly and relatively shameless/unabashed female leads with special skills.

In both of these dramas, the son of a serial killer reckons with his ability to deviate from his father's path as he tries to stop another murder.

In both of these Thai BL dramas, the MLs originally start their courtship off in the context of a game and take quite a while to go from flirting to a relationship.

There's of course the basic similarity of setting (a rural village in the mountains) and premise (a male lead comes into the village as a volunteer to repent his sins/guilt and finds love. But there are some other similarities: such as the significance of a mountain climb, the volunteer doctor being rich but keeping it a secret, the children (and rest of the village) rooting for the main couple's success, and an ML who refuses to admit his feelings despite being very obvious with them.

Both of these special episodes take place after their respective stories, where both couple take a beach resort vacation together. The events that follow are fluffy and hilarious, as we see the hard-earned dynamics of the two couples come together in a fun exchange not only with in the couples, but between them. There are also similar conversations of dreams of the future and reflecting on what it took for them to reach this happy point.

Both follow a similar premise of a successful businessman disguising himself as someone innocuous to get close to the female lead. Once this deception is revealed, he has to rebuild the trust he lost.

Both of these food romcom involve a chaotic and unfortunate first meeting of coincidence. One of the leads is a Hotel CEO with a refined and picky taste pallet. The other lead is a talented chef who is able to impress the CEO so much that he puts aside their horrible first few meetings together.

In both of these dramas, the female lead holds a restaurant establishment and for various reasons, does not want her business promoted on social media. However, this does not stick, bring her a lot of attention that she is initially very against.

Both of these romcom dramas center around a chef lead who is growing a small but loyal following of regulars. The other romantic lead has a vested interest in their food and initially rubs the chef the wrong way.

In both of these Japanese titles a straight female lead and a gay male lead incorporate a third party into their dynamic.

Both of these mature queer films involve a close pair of main characters seeking out a third party to be intimate with to add some excitement to their lives.

Both of these messy and explicit BL dramas explore the dark side of some jobs and the various things people will do in order to succeed and get what they want. They also have the same producer and screenwriter, making for a similar viewing experience.