Love in the Moonlight (2016)


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Both are historical romances with cute, lighthearted vibes. In both the male leads are really sweet and loveable.
It is also a rom-com historical drama, but contains more actions. The main girl here also surrounds a birth secret that she does not know of until the romances between the three main characters develop (the other one is a second male lead played by Jang Geun Suk). In LITM, it is Byung Yeon who finds out Ra On's true identity, but in HGD, it is Lee Chang Hwi (played by Jang Geun Suk) who finds the true identity of the main girl. Hong Gil Dong may not be a crown prince, but he is a illegitimate son of a high rank minister. Also, the main girl played by Sung Yu Ri knows martial arts and can beat most of the men she fights. She is a cute strong-willed girl who is free-hearted to all the people she meets.
- Even though they tell completely different stories, these two dramas both have the female leads disguised as males entering the lives of the male leads - Both female leads help the males through their life crisis' - To the beautiful you is a fluff drama while the latter is kind of the opposite
Saito Haruomi is a young man who moves from his hometown to Tokyo to attend a university. He begins to live in a lodging place that charges the low price of 10,000 yen per month. On his first day there, he meets a beautiful girl named Kokono. While making conversation with her, Saito Haruomi’s face blushes. He suffers from erythromania, which causes him to blush often. Saito Haruomi is excited to live with a such beautiful girl, but he soon discovers that Kokono is actually a man.
Both are the projects of the younger generation of actresses, Kim Yoo Jung and Kim So Hyun. Aside from the typical wealthy/powerful male lead poorer female lead setup that is so common it hardly counts as a similarity, one thing I appreciated in both, and that I hope will become more common in dramas, is that the characters simply trust each other. There are no major misunderstandings just to bring out the angst, and not too much noble idiocy. It's nice to watch a communicative and trusting couple, that surprised me every time by not falling into the common traps k-dramas lay.
BROMANCE PLEASEEEEEE ML has this one loyal companion that is always there no matter what Both leads are Crown princes LITM is more comedy and TKIL is more politics Love triangles that are pretty complicated (specially TKIL) If you liked one DEFINETLY check the other both of them are REAAAALLY GOOD
Gender bender Historical Romance, both have amazing scenery and romance between a cross dresser and the male lead.
Both these dramas show the FL and ML with chance meeting and not knowing each other's real identity - which is funny since the FL treats the royal ML like a commoner - of course this helps them develop the relationship Both dramas, the bodyguard is an unwitting ally FL serves at side of ML in an effort for ML to keep them around - even though it is not looked on as okay by others Both, Bickering-type dynamic and both FL always getting in scrapes with the ML saving Bodyguard is the coolest character in both dramas Jinyan is MUCH lighter and not as well made If you like Jin Yan, Moonlight is a much better interpretation of a similar storyline
The Untamed

9.0 2019

- Both are beautiful touching dramas super addicting dramas <3 -The first lead (WWX) in The The Untamed is a playful hot prince of the cultivation world, and the first lead in Love in the Moonlight is a prince: kindhearted, selfless, smart and cheeky..... :)) -Unique BEAAAUUTIFUL romance ENJOY ;) <3
I would say rather than similar, they contrast quite a lot. While Moon Lovers has a darker and more complicated plot, Love in the Moonlight is just what you would like to watch after crying because of Episode 20 of Moon Lovers. It will make you smile because of the cute love story, though of course, you will also cry.
Empress Ki

8.5 2013

Both have woman disguising themselves as men and both grew up like that. Empress Ki is also a bit more entertaining depending on what you want to look at.
- Both FL's take on a role to disguise themselves as a man. They both go through similar problems for an example in "The Chang'an Youth" the FL ends up going to college to find more about her friend's family history and to delay a marriage that ended up in her place, while in "Love in the Moonlight" the FL ends up working as an eunuch in the royal palace. - In the end, the ML's falls in love them, but first questions themselves if they're falling in love with a "man". - As they fall in love with the FL'S, they both find out about the their identities/disguises, which causes trouble along the way! How will these two stories unveil itself, go watch them both to find out! **Keep in mind that "The Chang'an Youth" is a Chinese drama, while "Love in the Moonlight" is a Korean drama**
The plot is quite similar. It is about a girl who was a princess, but her family was betrayed and defamed. She acquires the identity of someone else and makes her way into the palace to try and clear the name of her people. She meets the crown prince and falls in love with him. They go through many trials to be together. While there is no cross dressing it might be a drama many who like Love in the Moonlight would enjoy.
Despite differences in plot (L&tE has fantasy elements), FL is a servant who falls in love with royal ML. Their relationship is sweet and lovely and the plot has many fluffy moments with some serious ones.