similarities:
- chinese drama
- roughly the same episode length (~30 mins)
- school setting
- first love
- friends to lovers
- healthy relationship
- childhood connection
- male lead falls first
- sensitive and smart male lead

differences:
- "exclusive fairytale" has 24 eps while "meeting you" has 28
- the female lead in "meeting you" is very extroverted (opposites attract trope)
- "meeting you" also takes place in college
- the male lead in "meeting you" suffers from haphephobia and social anxiety
- "meeting you" is a bit of a slow burn romance
- the couple in "meeting you" has the cohabitation trope while the couple in "exclusive fairytale" are neighbors

similarities:
- thai drama
- produced by gmmtv
- will air in 2023
- multiple mains
- problematic and fractured friend group
- heavy drinking environment
- dark tone and themes

differences:
- "only friends" is a bl
- "the jungle" deals with revenge and murder while "only friends" tackles toxic relationships (cheating, blackmail, friends with benefits)
- the leads in "only friends" are university students while "the jungle" seems to take place outside of school

similarities:
- bl
- happy endings
- countryside setting / farming

differences:
- "cupid's last wish" is thai while "love tractor" is korean
- "cupid's last wish" has 10 eps while "love tractor" has 8
- in "cupid's last wish," the leads are friends, then enemies, then friends-ish and then lovers while in "love tractor," they don't have a past
- "cupid's last wish" has a fantasy element (body swap)
- "cupid's last wish" mostly takes place during a road trip while "love tractor" is stable in one setting
- "love tractor" couple has an age gap of seven years

similarities:
- bl
- one lead has a secret crush/presumed unrequited love
- were friends in high school (shared a kiss then) and the present is them working together

differences:
- "our dating sim" is korean while "plus and minus" is taiwanese
- "our dating sim" has 8 eps while "plus and minus" has 12
- in "our dating sim," the characters work at a gaming company while in "plus and minus," they are divorce lawyers
- in "our dating sim," there was a seven year gap between high school and the present where the two leads were apart while in "plus and minus," the leads have been inseparable since early childhood
- "plus and minus" has a secondary couple

similarities:
- chinese drama
- both showcase themes of following one’s dreams
- the couples knew each other as children but then got separated. the male never forgot the female lead so when they reunited, the male lead was the first to realize he knew the girl in the past.

differences:
- “my eternal star” has 22 episodes while “my little happiness” has 28
- in “my eternal star,” the couple lives together while in “my little happiness,” they live across the hall in an apartment
- the male in “my eternal star” is a ceo at an it company while the male lead in “my little happiness” is a doctor
- “my eternal star” has the enemies-to-lovers trope
- the relationship in “my little happiness” is healthy

similarities:
- thai bl
- secret crush trope
- produced by gmmtv
- characters in university
- same main leads (book plookphol and force srisang)
- many love interests which causes complications

differences:
- “only friends” depicts darker themes (drinking, drugs, nudity) that aren’t present in “enchantè,” which is fairly lighthearted
- though there are many love interests in both, those in “only friends” have more screen time
- one side couple in “only friends” has the friends-with-benefits trope
- in “enchantè,” one lead is rich
- in “only friends,” book’s character studies business while in “enchantè” he pursues english

similarities:
- bl
- one lead is a bodyguard to the other lead
- one lead is rich (in “where your eyes linger” it’s because of his father’s occupation while in “the next prince,” it’s due to his status as a royal)

differences:
- “where your eyes linger” is korean while “the next prince” is thai
- “where your eyes linger” is a short length series
- “where your eyes linger” has the childhood friends to lovers trope

similarities:
- thai bl
- action and romance
- one lead is a bodyguard to the other lead
- both rich leads become endangered for being the heir to something (in “the next prince,” it’s a nation while in “never let me go,” it’s his father’s business)

differences:
- in “the next prince,” the plot revolves around a royal
- in “never let me go,” a fair portion of the plot takes place in a coastal region

similarities:
- thai drama
- thriller and horror
- many of the same actors (big cast)
- themes of suspense and friendship
- most of the students are in a relationship
- both plots revolve around high school students

differences:
- “zomvivors” centers around a supernatural plot
- “zomvivors” takes place at a school while “remember 15” mostly takes place on an island

similarities:
- korean bl
- miniseries
- cohabitation (the rich lead is forced to live with his love interest)

differences:
- “roommates of poongduck 304” is 8 episodes while “to my star” is 9
- “roommates of poongduck 304” has the tenant-landlord relationship trope
- “roommates of poongduck 304” is an office romance
- in “to my star,” the rich lead is a famous actor while in “roommates of poongduck 304,” he is the son of a businessman
- “to my star” has the grumpy/sunshine trope
- in “to my star,” the rich lead struggles with anxiety
- there is a sequel to “to my star”
- “to my star” deals with heavier themes and the color palette is darker in comparison to “roommates of poongduck 304” which is fairly lighthearted and funny

similarities:
- bl
- enemies to lovers
- one lead struggles financially and his scholarship gets threatened by his love interest

differences:
- “a shoulder to cry on” is korean, “dangerous romance” is thai
- “a shoulder to cry on” is a short length series
- in “a shoulder to cry on,” the scholarship student is also athletic (archer)
- in “a shoulder to cry on,” the love interest is a popular student while in “dangerous romance,” the love interest is a bully
- in “dangerous romance,” the scholarship student is a tutor to the love interest

similarities:
- korean bl
- 8 episodes
- enemies/rivals to lovers
- the couple from both dramas have extremely similar vibes (grumpy/sunshine)

differences:
- “semantic error” is set at college
- “my sweet dear” is centered around a restaurant