-Both movies are about a teenager who has a passion/hobby
- Both are teenagers facing difficulties of becoming an adult
- They both have family issues (in both cases the topic is not that explicit or relevant in the story)
- They both are helped by an adult
- The adults care about them more than their own parents
- The adults support the teenager's passion
- Both are set in a school
- In both movies the teenagers have a strong bond with the adults (in "My heart leaps up" the girl has a crush for the teacher; in "Karaoke Iko" the boy's feeling can be considered slightly romantic)
- Both are teenagers facing difficulties of becoming an adult
- They both have family issues (in both cases the topic is not that explicit or relevant in the story)
- They both are helped by an adult
- The adults care about them more than their own parents
- The adults support the teenager's passion
- Both are set in a school
- In both movies the teenagers have a strong bond with the adults (in "My heart leaps up" the girl has a crush for the teacher; in "Karaoke Iko" the boy's feeling can be considered slightly romantic)