The similarities is the work place, the relationship at work, funny friends but also dark past. I can't really compare it that much since Bed Friend is R-rated but a lot of things were actually similar there. The top best friend Jack/Jade. Terrible step dad and ignoring mother. Trauma. Homophobic people. Well, what is common between Uea and Cher is that they have undying love for their siblings. Cher and Thoop are not related by blood but treat each other like siblings too. Uea was able to go back to his hell for his loving sister that was the only green from his family. Cher was taking care of Thoop as well and even appeared in dangerous situations for him. In Bed friend it's Uea who's sexually assaulted, in ABAB it's Tian, Cher's past crush but her and Uea went through similar hell. Both were sexually assaulted by their step fathers. I'm not sure if Uea was also raped but I wouldn't be surprised. The difference is Uea didn't kill himself even after living in this hell for several year but still fought with PTSD. Tian ended up pregnant and couldn't live with herself anymore.
King and Gun actually shares more things. Both when they find the right one, they love him undyingly. Both were financially supporting their boyfriends and protected them in front of danger. How King beat Uea's ex and Gun hit Thoop's step dad. Both are visually outstanding and their boyfriends have them wrapped around their finger. They both come from problematic families who didn't accept their relationship at first but allowed it in the end. Both are pretty rich but fall in love with the poor guy with golden heart. And Cher and Uea are both sassy to their boyfriends and casually insult them ?. Also both Cher and Uea decided to leave their boyfriends at the end. Cher because he felt he's not competended to date Gun and because of his mother. Uea because he couldn't work at the place where boss molests him and needed time alone from King. The difference is King was the one who just couldn't leave Uea alone and didn't stop looking after him until he found him. Gun respected Cher's wish and distanced himself but Cher couldn't live without him and waited till he graduates. Both stories have amazing happy endings and both kept me entertained to the end but for rewatching I'd choose Bed Friend because I just enjoyed this story more. It was even more matured and my type of genre. But I loved the comedy in ABAB more.
King and Gun actually shares more things. Both when they find the right one, they love him undyingly. Both were financially supporting their boyfriends and protected them in front of danger. How King beat Uea's ex and Gun hit Thoop's step dad. Both are visually outstanding and their boyfriends have them wrapped around their finger. They both come from problematic families who didn't accept their relationship at first but allowed it in the end. Both are pretty rich but fall in love with the poor guy with golden heart. And Cher and Uea are both sassy to their boyfriends and casually insult them ?. Also both Cher and Uea decided to leave their boyfriends at the end. Cher because he felt he's not competended to date Gun and because of his mother. Uea because he couldn't work at the place where boss molests him and needed time alone from King. The difference is King was the one who just couldn't leave Uea alone and didn't stop looking after him until he found him. Gun respected Cher's wish and distanced himself but Cher couldn't live without him and waited till he graduates. Both stories have amazing happy endings and both kept me entertained to the end but for rewatching I'd choose Bed Friend because I just enjoyed this story more. It was even more matured and my type of genre. But I loved the comedy in ABAB more.
both are silly and cute with a outwardly cold, inwardly softie boss crushing hard on an over eager intern. guncher abaab and monsam gap are affectionately known as the hr violation ships.
Very similar premises (down to some little details lol), ABAAB is definitely on the lighter and sillier side.
Both have younger guy and older guy relation ship. Boss and emplye relationship. In both younger man try to prove yourself to the world.
Both of them have a male lead with trauma from a past relationship. In A Boss and a Babe, Cher's girlfriend had been abused by her dad and then killed herself because of it. In My Lovely Liar, Do Ha's girlfriend had been in a very similar situation. (won't give more information because of spoilers)
Their new partners help them get through those tough memories and feelings of guilt for being "unable to save them".
Their new partners help them get through those tough memories and feelings of guilt for being "unable to save them".
Office setting. Boss- subordinate relationship. Tho rakdiao is a sitcom but it had a different take on BL. The character development and the chemistry between the main leads are off charts. But you have to bear with the first few eps to get used to comical and nonsensical behavior of side characters.
They're similar in a way that one is a worker and one is an intern, but A Boss and a Babe features the CEO and the intern, whereas Be Mine Superstar features a celebrity and an intern. Both storylines are quite similar and the main couple's chemistry in A Boss and a Babe compliment each other really well.
