Scent of a Woman (2011)

Dun reminded me of a supporting character in Scent Of A Woman. She was the female lead's roommate at the hospital and she also had a crush on her doctor and she was quite positive like the lead here. Now that I think about it, she also made cartoons about her handsome doctor and about her life in the hospital.

OMG was she based on the same person?! That is plagiarism (I think). Anyways, if you liked this movie, you would probably enjoy the drama too, as it deals with a cancer patient living life to the fullest.

Both begin with a shy and seemingly weak female heroine who, thanks to a health scare, really come into their own throughout the series. Scent of a Woman is a more serious tearjerker throughout and the health problem is real, but the journey both women go through makes them more confident, outspoken and more attractive to the male leads. You can't go wrong with either one. And its especially satisfying and hilarious to see the female leads get out of their own way to take control of their lives and silence their critics. Fighting!!

The FL gets diagnosed with cancer and has given numerous days left to live. Because of this, she decides to quit her job and live her life to the fullest.

The story is similar to Doom at Your Service. You can feel a connection between both FL’s. The only crucial aspect that is different is that it doesn’t have fantasy.

MMH draws upon the long tradition of female wish fulfilment kdramas in particular, it mirrors Scent of a woman heavily

Both are about illness and love that transcending or defying possible and upcoming death. There are days when this type of love just make the world around you so much sharper.

They deal with similar themes where two people lead conformist lives until something happens which makes them want to change how they live.

It kind of follows the plot of 'rich man with poor girl' although The Heir follows more of a romance high school route, whereas Scent of a Woman follows a more serious, medical route, but still with some romance involved.

Both involve:
+ older, more disillusioned FL with a younger, sweet ML
+ ML is head-over-heels in love and devoted
+ both have travel/vacation as a theme
+ terminal illness as a major theme (for the FL in SoaW, for the ML in CHFiL)

Scent of a Woman is a full-length kdrama with more serious, melodrama themes while Can't Help Falling in Love is a Filipino romantic comedy movie with a lighter tone.