Recommendations

If you like Mysterious Lotus Casebook, you might like Shui Long Yin.

Both dramas are adaptations from works written by the same author, Teng PIng.

Both are wuxia (martial arts) adventure dramas featuring strong male leads with ambiguous morals and motivations.

Both have character configurations and themes that highlight martial arts prowess, honor/ chivalry, as well as teamwork, friendships, and brotherhood.

Both somewhat belong to the mystery / detective genre, although these elements may not present as the core of the story or plot.

Not The Monkey King 3 in particular, but if you like any of the Journey to the West or Monkey King adaptations or the classic story, you might like Shui Long Yin.

It's the story about the spiritual growth of one male protagonist as he journeys through the world, learning the value of friendships, life, and suffering.

Share underlying Buddhist and Taoist philosophy and tenets throughout.

Have some artistic and creative elements inspired from the religion and philosophy that is reminiscent of Journey to the West and the Monkey King adaptations.

-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 dramas captivate with their unique take on romance and ambition.

-In both shows the female leads (FL) strategically brings the male leads (ML) onto her variety show.

-The dynamic sparks chemistry and conflict in this setup creates fun and tension, helping the FL and ML grow and bringing them closer.

Both are BLs where one dude has an abusive dad.

A modern girl is in a "book"/"game"/"fake world" in a historical setting and works her way to getting out. Along the way, she struggles to leave the bonds she made and her loved ones.

Both dramas focused in the 90s

Both about women trying to make it in business.

They both start from scratch and work their way up, making mistakes along the way.

This show more focuses on the journey of one woman instead of 4.

Both have romance but still focused on the growth as women.

Their 3rd drama together, this time they are leading an ancient romcom drama.
It's lovely, funny, and their chemistry is on point as always.
Xiao Cai Mi/Debit Queen also centres in the leads being vulnerable with each other, which leads them to their closeness and love for each other.

Like Beyond Goodbye, First Love: Hatsukoi tells a story of lost love and regrets in life. Let's see how Beyond Goodbye will make us cry.

Both FLs are modern day women who time travel to the past and enter the palace, encountering the many princes there.

The two are different in some points, but also similar in others and with a similar plot:
- Ml is from some kind of special forces (Shi JIn is from the army, Ke Lei is from SWAT)
- Fl is a doctor in both
- Both end up meeting again by chance in the future (in You are my hero, FL only finds out later that she already knew him)
- Both have earthquake scenarios, rescue scenes together.

It's the second season of It Started with a kiss, both have a cold male lead and a female lead that is in love with him for years, but it is not reciprocated, that she does everything to be able to reach him, in both she becomes a nurse because the male lead became a doctor, and the male lead does not like her at first but with time falls in love with her. The difference is that It started with a kiss and They kiss again is more complete, it shows them together since school, living together by chance, going to the same college, the male lead going from "I hate you" to "I love you", getting married, the difficulties after marriage mainly due to the personalities of both, them graduating and working together he as a doctor, she as a nurse. It is a very complete drama, enjoyable to watch, and the two have great chemistry together.

Both are unique characters, both have several similar second characters too, just like in Vincenzo, in Fiery Priest Father Kim ends up forming his own "team" over time, with the people close to him fighting by his side. In both dramas, at the beginning there is a lawyer/prosecutor protecting the villains, but who regrets it and switches to the protagonist's side over time.
If you like Lawyer Hong Cha Young, you will love Prosecutor Park Gyeong Sun, both are very similar, iconic and characters with unique and strong personalities.

In both dramas there are big and powerful people in the government being corrupt and committing crimes behind the scenes, and the protagonist decides to take revenge on them and destroy them one by one to avenge someone important to them.

In both dramas, the protagonists have a "secret identity" and secrets from the past.

medical mission drama in a not so known place.
the main plot is the romance between the main leads.
the love stories involve doctors and military/uniformed men.
the female leads in a beautiful lie are literal beauties, top actresses of the entertainment industry
the female lead in DOTS has a nickname beauty. while the male lead is big boss.
ML falls for the FL first,

similar ending.
the male lead are doctors
the premise of the story has the romantic leads spent some time or go to a remote place where disaster strikes and they help the locals with rescue missions or medical missions.