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Ambiguous sort of step sibling relationship between male and female lead when they are younger. They split for reasons and then get back together when they are older.

If you liked The Legend of Kitchen Soldier, you’ll probably also enjoy Memories of the Alhambra.
Both shows play with this idea of “gamification” in storytelling, where things feel like they follow game rules instead of just normal life. In *The Legend of Kitchen Soldier*, that shows up through structured challenges and a sense of progression, like moving through levels and earning skills. Memories of the Alhambra takes that same concept further. It centers around an AR game that blends into reality, so mechanics like quests, combat, and leveling actually start impacting real-world consequences. It still has that game-like structure, but it’s more intense and suspense-driven.

Both stories explore young love breaking up, but finding their way back to each other after years apart.

Both share similar themes: young leads with opposite personalities falling in love; FL baggage from family trauma; painful break-up; and adult leads meeting again while ML initially harbors resentment.

The vibes carry a balance of nostalgia and growth, of warmth and heaviness, and of yearning and healing.

(plus, even the titles match~!)

They have similar story of Reincarnation.
About and gods and demons.
They portray similar visuals .
They have similars settings and plot

If Our Secret is one of your favorite youth romances, Never Ending Summer deserves a spot on your watchlist. What made Our Secret so memorable was the way Ding Xian and Zhou Si Yue grew from classmates into each other's biggest source of support. The romance wasn't rushed—it was built through years of shared experiences, quiet encouragement, and the feeling that they understood each other better than anyone else. Never Ending Summer also gives me that same emotional pull. Just four episodes in, Zhou Wan and Lu Xixiao already have the kind of connection that feels deeper than a typical school crush. Like Our Secret, the story takes its time, letting the small moments do the heavy lifting. Every conversation matters, every glance means something, and you can feel a life-changing love story slowly taking shape.
The difference is in the tone. Our Secret feels hopeful and comforting, while Never Ending Summer carries a layer of nostalgia from the very beginning. You don't just watch them fall in love—you watch them create memories they'll carry forever.

If Our Secret made you believe in growing up with the right person, Never Ending Summer might make you happy and sad cry about it (prediction).

If you are loving Never Ending Summer, Exclusive fairytale might be your watch as well. Exclusive Fairytale* thrives on comfort. Ling Chao and Xiao Tu have that lovable childhood-friends dynamic where every bicker, tease, and sweet moment makes you smile. It's warm, fluffy, and full of the kind of romance that feels like home.
Never Ending Summer, on the other hand, feels more nostalgic and emotionally charged. After just four episodes, Zhou Wan and Lu Xixiao already have the kind of chemistry that lives in the quiet moments—the lingering looks, the unspoken feelings, and the sense that every memory they're making will matter later.
Exclusive Fairytale is the drama that gives you butterflies AND Never Ending Summer is the one that makes your heart ache a little. Both excel at showing first love and growing up, but one wraps you in a warm blanket while the other quietly prepares to break your heart.

And honestly? That's exactly why I'm hooked.

Both have a really slow, comforting and warm vibe. Both are kinda telling you "I know life sucks, but it's okay, I'll be with you, and we can be sad together." They also have relationships that are more about love than labels. The relationships exist because it makes sense to them and because they give them something they can't get otherwise, not because they are in love, if that makes sense?

Both have changes of perspective (tho Monster way more dramatically so) that divide the movie into parts. They have a similar vibe, only Monster feels more desperate. There are more things, but mentioning them would spoil the movies.

- Fantasy xianxia plots.
- FMLs are cute and smart.
- Both MMLs are destined to became demons.
- Master-disciple relationship. Both FMLs are masters of FMLs.
- Both dramas based on novels written by the author Kuan Shan Jia Kuan.

short boys love dramas released in the summer of 2026
darker vibes, serious story telling
dark past, trauma, involving death/murder of a parent. This has inspired the main characters to enter a specific line of work that involves investigating crime cases/committing crimes.
violence, crime, thriller
intimidating male lead

Main lead is a highschool student that is involved in an accident that (almost) kills them. Though, they return to real life due to some unresolved conflicts.
Romance, fantasy but first and foremost tragedy. Sad stories about grief, loss, sad endings to an extent.

sad and emotional japanese dramas in which the main lead dies but comes back as a ghost due to some unfinished business/unresolved conflicts.
Romance and fantasy elements but sad ending

- main character involved in an accident that comatosed them or (should have) killed them. Still, they come back to life due to some unresolved/unfinished business.
- Boys Love elements
- fantastical elements
- high school setting
- focus on family relationships
- very sad and tragic

- Both are idol surival show programmes with trainees fighting for a spot in an idol group
- most strinkingly, though, these shows are especially known for the strong, affectionate bond between its Top2 contestants.
- some of the trainees have since acted in BL dramas too (or acted in BL dramas prior to entering the contest)

They are somewhat different from eachother because Love Class is a fictional boys love drama and lazicon a reality idol surival show programme but there are some similarities too. Love Class, for example, focuses on characters who have participated in a surival show programme themselves and some of the actors also have idol/trainee experience. Additionally, Laz icon is kind of famous for the intense bond between two of its contestants (Daouoffroad) so watching their dynamic might satisfy some BL viewers.