Both series conceptualize love between two souls of a past life by way of reincarnation in the form of a boss-employee power dynamic in a workplace setting. Whereas the novelist from First Love, Again initially rejects his soulmate in this lifetime because his employee-the editor-is a man, the director from The Director Who Buys Me Dinner insists that he and his secretary immediately start dating in this lifetime upon first meeting each other. At the beginning of both series, the novelist and the director (the bosses) both have active memories of their respective soulmates of a prior life, in stark contrast to the editor and the secretary (the employees) who must revive their lost memories as the two series progress.
Recommended by FynnJT
They kinda have similar vibe. Also 2 men + 1 girl complex love story maybe.. and even though there're some negatif comments, both show are worth watching Kbls
Recommended by akdage
- Both sweet BL romance
- Both have a story where the two have loved each other previously but only one of them knows it and decides to keep it from the other
Recommended by LousList
So In first love again....his first love is reincarnated each time because of the love that connected them. So he gets reborn and reborn each time until they can be together.

In Once Again, the ML kinda like time travel? To go back to that moment he caused trauma in his first live's life.

What's similar is that if you look closely you'll notice that this isn't the first time...the ML had already travelled in time before and it's like a constant loop because eventually the Mal's "lover" would make the same choice again.

Anyway, if you like the one, you'll like the other.
Recommended by Unicorn
Have the same plot where one person waits for years.
Also the person that dies changes gender when they reincarnate.
Recommended by Pelumiheart
Reincarnation fantasy romance where ML comes back in present day very different (personality vs. gender). Both are Korean shows with a similar tone.
Recommended by emeraldarrows
Both are korean miniseries with a romance between two guys as its centre. The boys appear to be connected in a way, in you make me dance theyre portrayed to be soulmates and in first love for the third time they were in love in a past life. Theyre produced by the same company as well.
Recommended by Sleepy Strawberry
Fantasy romance about reincarnation and supernatural creatures. Both are very enjoyable and feature slightly prickly but loveable MLs and an endearing other main character as well.
Recommended by emeraldarrows
Reincarnation romance where one character comes back somewhat different than before while the other is unchanged. Both are Korean shows.
Recommended by emeraldarrows
Korean BL
Long length
Cute couple
Good-looking couple
High production quality
Great chemistry and handsome actors
Recommended by Amigo_Love
Similarities:
- Miniseries
- Korean BL
- One ML is an author (Yeon Seok in FLA, Cha Jung Woo in HER)

Differences:
- FLA has the reincarnation and first love trope
- HER has a love triangle
Recommended by eden
Korean BL
Long length
Cute couple
Good looking couple
High production quality
Great chemistry and handsome actors
Recommended by Amigo_Love
Both of the story have a reincarnate /reborn type of thing. In their one of the protagonist try to find their love one.
Recommended by Sin_Ah
In both ML is waiting for the reincarnation of their lovers. Other common tags are Immortal, rich male lead, death of lover, supernatural and a lot more....
Recommended by StarShaDow
Both are mini dramas in which the leads love story ended tragically in the past and one of the leads has been waiting centuries for his love to reincarnate and get their happily ever after. However when he finds them, they are very different (different gender vs. completely different personality).
Recommended by emeraldarrows
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