Yes, both have mature and step-by-step love but also there's being in a relationship/dating fear, anxiety, actings are well-done
Recommended by akdage
Both are an exploration of more mature relationship, but Old Fashion Cupcake is a deeper and more subtle production.
Recommended by Salatheel
Though they are a bit different, both of them are "Old Man Yaoi" that includes the holy trinity : Gay people, food, and age gap
Recommended by melo
An office romance and mature love story between two people, they're both japanese series also and really really good
Recommended by akdage
Both are office romances with an age-gap. In both of them the subordinate is trying to help the boss live a healthier (more happy) life. Both are cute. Both have couples with great chemistry. Both are short.
Recommended by Spooked1
There're many similarities like we see grown men (they help each other for happiness) who discover love, work life struggles, not knowing what to do in life etc. They both have good cinematografy also
Recommended by akdage
Both are office romances- boss and subordinate. Both are sweet and heartwarming. Both have couples with great chemistry. Both are short.
Recommended by Spooked1
To Each His Own is bromance but it never stop the similarity between two shows. One man tries to help other one to feel really happy, get rid of stress, tiredness and unhappniess because of work. They both lovely stories which include not just love but life, too
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The sequel to "No. 1 For You" takes place five years after Zhou Shu Yi and Gao Shi De graduate from college. Their story will unfold as they juggle work responsibilities with the priorities of their personal lives.
Recommended by 73n5h1k015h173
A man killed himself. Due to his death, three of his former classmates from art school, reunite for the first time in a long while. These three people have connections to the man in different ways, including his ex-girlfriend, the manager of a rugby club where the man played, and his ex-boyfriend. While struggling with their own lives, these three people begin to meet and have meals together.

Oda Chiharu worked as a designer for a company she has long coveted to work for, but, due to bullying by her boss, she quit her job. She finds pleasure in cooking and serving her food to other people. When she is alone, she often eats food from the convenience store. Nakamura Seiko works in the PR department for a cosmetics company. Being influence by her family, she has grown up with the idea that marriage is mandatory and not optional. She now has a strong desire to marry, but her fiancé, who works in the same department, suddenly breaks off their engagement.

Amagai Eiji worked as a designer for an advertising agency, but he was suddenly transferred to the sales department. He doesn’t know what he wants to do anymore. He is a gay man, but he hasn't revealed his sexual orientation to his parents.
Recommended by 73n5h1k015h173
Office people love to speak about how charming, talented and handsome main lead of both if the show in the beginning of the series. Two characters of main lead in these shows are similar, i can say that. Also, they're both bl series which can show you life struggles and mature love
Recommended by akdage
The Director Who Buys Me Dinner and Old Fashioned Cupcake for me are like two sides of a coin. The are similar in that it’s a workplace setting, superior/subordinate relationship that is at first resisted or ignored by one side. Old Fashioned Cupcake is more light and fluffy where The Director Who Buys Me Dinner is heavier with more depth and a past with it.

Both of these are BL (gay romances).

Old Fashioned Cupcake is a Japanese production.
The Director Who Buys Me Dinner is a South Korean production.
Recommended by comfortablyplum
Struggles, portraying fake image to people and maybe being human pleaure.. serious but not melodramatic subjects.. i definitely recommend both series + flirting are so on point <3
Recommended by akdage
Both are wildly charming food-centered romances focusing on characters learning to find joy, love, and meaning both in their existing relationships and in the world around them.
OFC falls slightly more on the mature side of the spectrum than Aki wa Haru, but both are very wholesome stories over all.
Recommended by Fondueforkharpoon
I can't explain that but these two shows have similar vibe even though their plot is totally different, maybe the reason is they are both Japanese bromance/bl series with talented actors, or maybe emotinal parts/helping each other part catched me, i don't know but i highly recommend both series
Recommended by akdage
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