Both are written by Lee Kyung Hee and both have outstanding script! In both female protagonist has her own recipe for living to be good, generous, kind and sacrificial. Both drama present real life.

In both the main theme is love and death and deep questions about life. They are deeply sad and touching dramas. Both are written by Lee Kyung Hee.

In both Gong Hyo Jin plays a single mother and the performances of child actors are brilliant! Both have a picture of life in the small village/ country town near the ocean. Both have a great scenario and a bit odd and peculiar romance.

Both are made by Nam Dae Joong - screenwriter and director, both have a unique sense of humor, in both playes Kim Dong Young, both have a bittersweet taste.

Both have the same writer Yoo Bo Ra, both create an unique subtle world, both have a beautiful music.

Both are dark thrillers with secrets and murders, in both the main actor is Shin Sung Rok who shows a dark side of his character.

Both have a unique style of story and cinematography, both portrait non-natural characters, both have sweet romance and exceptional humor.

Both have the same calm and cheerful mood focused on eating (Dae Jang Geum is watching) and drinking (Drinking Solo). Both have enjoyable romance and funny characters among the company workers.

In both dramas the main character is a young girl. Her dreams, dilemmas, wishes and relationships with others - are the main theme. Both present a stirring, emotional and captivating world of her inner life.

Both dramas tell interesting, warm and beautiful story about young girl, who is looking for her identity and the meaning of her life. Short, deep dramas.

Both dramas portray gang wars and in both the main character is played by Kim Moo Yul.
Outstanding music and filming create a dark mood and the gangster world in both dramas is presented very suggestively.