In both series the main woman isn't considered a suitable partner by the men around them. They end up meeting younger men who will help them change themselves.
In both series the woman wants to be a teacher and she enters in conflict with a student.
About fortune tellers and love. Strong women that know exactly what they want from their lives
Women that need to be saved? Check. Masked heroes ? Check. Sexy main leads ? Check. Fighting scenes ? Check. Secret agents and revenge? Double Check.
A Sex and the city feeling, presenting women in their 30s and their daily lives. Different characters and situations but quite similar when it comes to finding the right partner.
Exaggerated reactions that are used to bring humour. Both main girls fall in love at first sight with a man for whom they'll enter "his own world" to win him over.
Similar main character with exaggerated reactions and falling in love at first sight.
About dating an idol and the problems that come with it. The difference is that in Smiling Pasta they're in a fake relationship and learn to accept each other, while in Twenty Years old they face difficulties with others accepting their relationship.
Similar plot. Both women are so immersed in their work that love doesn't play a great role in their lives until they meet a man that will change their perception.
In both series the women have to understand what it means to care for "your" family, and they change their characters ; both contain hilarious scenes.
Life is not perfect, we all have our weirdness, we all have "an illness" we're hiding, so finding the persons that can accept us as we are can be hard. Both series talk about relationships, friendships and acceptance. Both combine serious situations with comical reactions and their chracters evolve as the story unfolds.
Sincerity and mature conversations. Both dramas offer a breath of fresh air. Both have comic moments and unexpected situations are solved by communication..in this dramas its characters actually tell their problems to others and work to solve them.