It wasn't until the end of the movie Character that it hit me how similar it is to the drama series Strangers From Hell. In both the movie and the drama our main leads are a crime writers. Both of them gets gaslighted by the killer/s, convincing them that they are the same as the killer which gives them more and more mental destress as the story progresses. The movie and the drama both have this scenario that the two (the lead and the killer) become one, which causes the lead character to go insane. In both shows the story ends with a shot of the lead character in a hospital bed after the gruesome finale.
Although the setting, circumstances and the age of the characters are very different, I still found them similar because both have a really calm and peaceful vibe, and both are BLs as well. Both the drama and the movie are really beautiful and I would recommend both of them to any JBL fans.
When I was watching When the Weather Is Fine, the short movie Control Tower came to mind. Both the drama and the movie have a winter setting and a depressing yet calm vibe to them. The music theme is present in both, although it has less of an importance in When the Weather Is Fine compared to Control Tower, where music is of big importance in the story. In both the drama and the movie we see our female leads transfer to a school in a smaller village. Slow burn romance are present in both, although it's more subtle in Control Tower. The traveling back to the city towards the end is also included in both. Although the movie doesn't carry as heavy burdens as the drama does, the vibe is very similar. I feel like both shows are good to watch on a day when you're feeling a bit down.
While watching Someday or One Day I kept thinking of the similarities it has with the movie Tomorrow I Will Date With Yesterday's You. In the movie, the two main leads are on two different time lines, the guy moves normally through time while the girl's time moves in the opposite direction. The movie doesn't include time travel like Someday or One Day but there I still felt a similar vibe when the adult versions of themselves meet the child version of their partner, which occurs in both shows. Also, the pain is real in both the movie and the drama, ow my heart.