Recommendations

Both are Thai gl that are unique in the sense that they combine GL with thriller Detective and crime action genre.

Both are Thai gl that take place in high school. Although Shades seems like very edgy series compared to 23.5 that is wholesome.

Both are Thai GL made by the same company and may have some of the same actors? Both seem to be quite edgy.

Both are Thai gl. Both have lesbian relationship between a boss and employee that starts out being transactional. Both are pretty sexual.

Both FLs are poor, solve cases and are medically trained in some way, MLs are wealthy and connected to the palace. Both FLs are adorable and MLs initially cold.

Both of these series have very complex and intelligent writing in terms of framing suspicion. They'll have the viewer convinced of who the killer is based on what they've plainly laid out for us, only to then shock us and turn us on a new path towards someone else- again and again.

Both dramas start with ML and FL being a married couple in an unhappy marriage. The story revolves around them and viewers will learn more hidden story behind.

Ding Yuxi as ML in both dramas. White cat legend is friendship investigation type of drama with no romance.

Ding Yuxi as ML in both dramas. The plot may not be similar and the genre is also different. But in both dramas, ML is cold type. Amazing chemistry in both.

Ami, a backpacker from Japan who is four years older than high school student Jimmy, shows up at his part-time job. The two end up spending the summer working at the same store, but Jimmy gradually develops a faint crush on Ami. The two of them grew closer as they rode motorcycles together at night and went to the movies, but suddenly, Ami decided to return to Japan. Ami proposes her "one promise" to Jimmy, who can't sort out his feelings.

As time passes, Jimmy visits his parents' house for the first time in a while and finds a postcard that Ami sent him 18 years ago when she returned to Japan. Jimmy's memories of his first love come back to him, and he takes his first solo trip to Japan to confront his past and examine his present. Jimmy rides the train while listening to songs that remind him of his memories with Ami, and he heads to her hometown. Will Jimmy be able to reunite with Ami?

Ami, a backpacker from Japan who is four years older than high school student Jimmy, shows up at his part-time job. The two end up spending the summer working at the same store, but Jimmy gradually develops a faint crush on Ami. The two of them grew closer as they rode motorcycles together at night and went to the movies, but suddenly, Ami decided to return to Japan. Ami proposes her "one promise" to Jimmy, who can't sort out his feelings.

As time passes, Jimmy visits his parents' house for the first time in a while and finds a postcard that Ami sent him 18 years ago when she returned to Japan. Jimmy's memories of his first love come back to him, and he takes his first solo trip to Japan to confront his past and examine his present. Jimmy rides the train while listening to songs that remind him of his memories with Ami, and he heads to her hometown. Will Jimmy be able to reunite with Ami?

ceritanya hampir sama, sama-sama bajingan yang jatuh cinta sm cewe dan baru sadar banget pas udh mau meninggoy, male lead nya sama-sama punya terminal illness dan cowo nya benar-benar hidupnya malang bangett
pokoknya kalo greget nonton uncontrollably fond cocok banget nonton mr. plankton. another k-trauma

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.

Both dramas have fantasy, friendship, comedy, wuxia, martial arts and youth elements. Both dramas have past stories and developing plots. There are multiple main leads and there is light slow burn romance. The plot involves people hating and hunting demons, while the main characters try to unfold the real villian's grand plot.

Story deals with demons, mortals and immortals
Strong, wise, kind hearted & badass female leads; Strong & devoted male leads
A romance/love story portraying that leads can sacrifice their lives for the others.
Love/Hate relationship & torture
Wuxia and xianxia elements