Recommendations

Watch this drama instead if you find The Substitute Princess' Love is boring.

I find the series more entertaining and the FL a better actress.

If you liked Blossoms Shanghai then I guarantee that you will like this. This is basically an older version of Blossoms Shanghai with similar quality set in the 1920s Republican era in China, the story tells how triad members Hui Man Keung and Ting Lik struggle to survive in Shanghai (then an international settlement), and their rise to prominence in the triad world later.

Similar premise of the main character Transmigrating into a world they created.

Both are romance and both are Chinese

The theme of redefining masculinity and getting rid of gender stereotypes and all its limiting parameters. Both explore the love between unlikely-looking couples, the males look and dress uniquely and embrace their feminine side.
-Crushing social norms that try to limit both males and females in certain roles that have margins like gender, age, and the "social curse" mentioned in BSL.

Similar vibe when it comes to work and finding the strength to survive when all else seem to be falling apart professionally.

ML likes FL first (this one actively chases after her tho) but both really REALLY like her.
Suburban/Small town setting
Same quirky humor
Serial killer after the female lead
Both these shows add some aspects of a thriller in the drama which juxtaposes the bright romantic tone the show presents itself as.
(Both shows are able to still stay light throughout it tho)

A male lead who can't confess to his first love. He travels back in time and returns to his high school years. This time he tries to help the girl he loves to confess to her past self..................................................

The famous unhappy male lead and the leading girl who is his admirer. The famous guy is in danger of death and the girl gets a second chance to save him. The growing romance between them. ........................

- Healing minidramas about stepping out of depression and regaining one's life.
- Main character has an unconventional companion (a robot in one and a dog in the other)
- Both main characters live jobless and isolated by themselves in an apartment.
- Both dramas are the same length (2 eps of 15 min).

Both dramas are about wives who have to start over because of a dead rich husband or a cheating one.
In Rose War Gu Nian's husband, Song Jia Chen, is a successful lawyer and their family of three lived happily. However, everything changes when Song Jia Chen was not only embroiled in a crime but also caught cheating on her. Gu Nian finds work at a law firm through Feng Sheng's referral and attempts to start over.

Both are adaption of the same manga and have similar storylines. Both main characters are funny and weird. However, the Jackie Chan version is far more better and funnier in my opinion!

similar concept, Princess, Prince is not accepting of her at first and then slowly falls in love with her.

- lived in the same house from young age
- evident communication gap
- they r different but give the same vibes from afar

And unknown is a must watch with the amazing acting and chemistry

Also a historical romantic drama. The difference is that starry love is about two sisters. The both sisters and their partners have different characters,

Similar slice of life drama with the female lead go back to her hometown and male lead works as funeral make up artist.