Tokyo Bandwagon (2013)

It's a different story and plot but i feel that both dramas are very similar as their both "family " based, they both have similar character growth with all the characters, both deal with problems, and both are very slice- of -life

The main theme of both the dramas is family. Family as a single unit is strong but every individual has their own problems and shortcomings that they want to overcome.
Character development in Both dramas is very strongly shown and it is one of the positive sides of the drama.
Both deals with romance,
have good sense of humors,
music is also good in both the dramas.

Both are refreshing shows about Japanese families' old businesses and traditions far from Tokyo, with romance involved ;). They also try to avoid clichés.

Both dramas center around 1 family with old store and their interaction with their customers, neighbors, friends and even strangers.

Female lead for both dramas is Tabe Mikako.

The different - Tokyo Bandwagon is an antique/old secondhand bookstores hands down from generation to generation, which Tsubaki Bunguten is an old stationary store and also a notary shop (people who write letters on behalf of others upon request).

Both dramas are about second hand book stores. This one is also about 'solving' crimes which are based on and surround by books! =]

Yuki Rio, the daughter of an old, prestigious family in Kyoto with over 1,000 years of history, enters into an arranged marriage at the age of 16 with a man she’s never met. Her husband is Takamine Masatomo, a handsome CEO in the IT industry. Every year on her birthday, she would receive 50 million yen, making their relationship one based solely on money. One day, after ten years had passed with no contact, Rio decided to move to Tokyo. She asks her husband, whom she’s meeting for the first time, for a divorce. On the other hand, Takamine finds himself unexpectedly attracted to Rio and doesn’t want a divorce. Thus begins a romantic battle between a wife who wants a divorce and a husband who refuses to let her go.

It has the same family vibe that Tokyo Bandwagon and at the relationship between father and son is also similar.

Similar family feeling but much more smoothing.... Will take you on a pleasant ride

There are big family in both of them and stories are happen there. All children in that kind of family live in one house and cause the lively atmospher. Love story that is side story is sooo sweet and warm. There are also sadness that happen there but when it become with sympathy at the end it is encouraging.

Both drama is about a heartwarming big family. But, the conflict in Kimcheed Radish Cubes is maybe a bit more complicated than Tokyo Bandwagon. Furthermore, Tokyo Bandwagon is shorter series than Kimcheed Radish Cubes.

Both dramas are closely related to books and bookstores with a bit of romance.