Hello Again! (2019)

These show have a similar premise of a FL having to give up enrolling into university because of life circumstances, leaving the ML alone after highschool and meeting him up again many years later. The plots do get developed differently though.

In both dramas:
- in highschool the ML had a crush on the FL even if he never confessed;
- ML and FL lose contact after highschool and met much later on;
- ML has now a successful career;
- FL had a promising future when in highschool, but she couldn't pursue her dreams and is now in an unhappy situation;
- ML is quite childish and petty, but genuinely wants the FL to grow into her full potential

Differences:
- ML/FL relationship in highschool is a rivarly in Hello Again! and frienship in Twenty Again;
- in Hello Again! the FL has to give up university due to some family debts. In Twenty Again the FL needs to leave before graduation due to getting pregnant;
- the time jump from highschool to present day is of 10 years in Hello Again! and 20 years in Twenty Again;
- in Twenty Again, the FL is married and has a grown son. Her husband complains about her not being educated enough and wants a divorce, which propels her to enroll in the same university where the ML now teaches;
- in Twenty Again the ML is bitter towards the FL once they meet again due to his first love being completely crushed by her marrying another guy. In Hello Again! the ML is warmer and more supporting towards the FL right away;
- in Hello Again! we have more of an workplace setting, while in Twenty Again we see more of the university life.

+ leads met in high school first
+ they were academic rivals and had a bickering relationship
+ ML was in love with FL in high school but hiding it
+ they meet again as working professionals
+ as adults, ML is well off while the FL is hardworking but poor
+ ML chases first
+ leads maintain a bickering but cute relationship as adults

If you are a dramaholic & have seen a few dramas.... when you watch a drama another one that you have watched pops into your head. As I was watching "Hello Again!", "My Fated Boy" came to mind. Both.....
-ML met FL as youngsters
-FL & ML are separated for some time before meeting back up
-ML aggressively & adorably pursues FL
-ML never loved anyone but FL
-FL w/ issues is helped by ML

The story arc is very different but they both have the tried and true formula of people who knew each other in high school meeting later in life and pursuing a relationship with each other. How they are similar is that the gorgeous male lead pursues his love interest relentlessly, believing in her wholeheartedly and supporting her as she strives to be her best self. I like dramas where the gorgeous guy is NOT just the typical clueless boss running roughshod over his subordinates (although there is a little bit of that). Both men are resolute in their convictions and in pursuit of their love interests. The stories send a positive message of unconditional love no matter what the difference in circumstances and show how women should expect the men in their lives to uplift and support their girlfriends.

both drama stories start from school to the office and ML bulling FL. Male chase Female first. boss/employee story.

The similarities:
- ML loves FL since school but they were always fighting and she never thought romantically about him before.
- ML admires her intelligence and after becoming her boss he is always challenging her, trying to get the best of her but she thinks he just hates her.
- In both dramas the FL don't achieve their dream because of family problems.

Hello Again is a fresher take on Refresh Man.

* set in Taiwan
* high school classmates turned to colleagues
* male lead is the company head
* female lead was top student but turned out not-so-great and needs to be nudged by male lead to succeed
* the work both has to do with boosting sales

They both have main couple who couldn't stand each other when they were in school together. They meet years later again and start seeing each other in a new light.