Hotelier (2001)

Heir Goo Won cannot stand fake smiles. When he meets Cheon Sa Rang, her sincere smile is at the ready. The pair seek to create happy moments where they can smile brightly at each other. King of the Land is a VVIP business lounge, a paradise catering to wealthy hoteliers. It is owned by The King Group, with hotels, distribution companies, and an airline in its portfolio. Now Goo Won has been thrown into an inheritance tug-of-war. With his brilliant mind, innate grace, and captivating charm, he has everything but lacks common sense when dating. Cheon Sa Rang makes the world brighter with just her smile. She is thrilled to land a job at the King Hotel, where she had some of her happiest times as a child. She must now put those sweet memories away and mature quickly to face the frequent workplace prejudices and misunderstandings that come her way.

Phoenix includes love scenarios moments that both main leads & second leads are included in (eg : FL loves ML but have conflicts & nearly create & fall for second leads.) The second leads also have something they hide about their occupation eg & background. & the second male lead is willing to get the female lead even in their bad condition

About the people who do business and people who actually love their jobs. Cho Seung woo character is similar to that of Bae in Hotelier.

Although the genres are different, the center of conflict in both dramas is the possession of the Hotel due to the death of the rightful owner. The dramas show the hard life of a true hotelier who leaves everything aside to serve guests, but mostly shows the dilemmas faced by main characters in their private lives as they struggle to the survival of the hotel and their happiness.