Lotus
United States
Somewhat minor spoilers ahead (Nothing that shouldn’t be expected if you watch the intros and outros or read tags on this site)
I know that the basic plots of these two stories are pretty different, but please hear me out. Maybe it’s because they were both by MGTV, but I found loads of similarities to share.
Intense Love and Love the Way You Are were both dramas that I enjoyed watching when I had loads of extra time on my hands. While the former was about two people navigating through an arranged marriage and slowly starting to fall in love, Love the Way You Are dealt with misunderstandings from the past and new beginnings, as well as a mysterious “balloon disease”. However, while watching Intense Love, I constantly found myself thinking of Love the Way You Are. The relationship dynamics between the leads in both dramas were very similar. They initially were wary of each other, both male leads were like ice cubes that gradually started to thaw out, while the female leads were more outgoing and persistent. Both dramas are hate to love and involve some degree of cohabitation between the leads. In both dramas, the female lead had a career in the spotlight that often caused her a lot of trouble and tested her ability to keep the relationship going. They also both had psychopath female antagonists that caused a lot of trouble and made viewers want to rip their hair out :P The secondary leads were also similar in both dramas. LTWYA’s Luo Yiren and Intense Love’s Wu Di were both very strong, preferring to do things themselves. They were very loyal to the people they served and hated when others got in their way. The secondary male leads were both extremely persistent, even after facing loads of rejection. In both dramas, I was a lot more interested in the secondary couples than the mains but I get that that is just a personal opinion. Both dramas are very light and fluffy, and while there is some betrayal and annoying misunderstandings, they are both very suitable to watch when wanting to kill time.
Anyways, this was a basic summary of what I found to be similar among the two dramas and is obviously over-generalized. They are two very light, fluffy dramas that give off similar vibes.
I know that the basic plots of these two stories are pretty different, but please hear me out. Maybe it’s because they were both by MGTV, but I found loads of similarities to share.
Intense Love and Love the Way You Are were both dramas that I enjoyed watching when I had loads of extra time on my hands. While the former was about two people navigating through an arranged marriage and slowly starting to fall in love, Love the Way You Are dealt with misunderstandings from the past and new beginnings, as well as a mysterious “balloon disease”. However, while watching Intense Love, I constantly found myself thinking of Love the Way You Are. The relationship dynamics between the leads in both dramas were very similar. They initially were wary of each other, both male leads were like ice cubes that gradually started to thaw out, while the female leads were more outgoing and persistent. Both dramas are hate to love and involve some degree of cohabitation between the leads. In both dramas, the female lead had a career in the spotlight that often caused her a lot of trouble and tested her ability to keep the relationship going. They also both had psychopath female antagonists that caused a lot of trouble and made viewers want to rip their hair out :P The secondary leads were also similar in both dramas. LTWYA’s Luo Yiren and Intense Love’s Wu Di were both very strong, preferring to do things themselves. They were very loyal to the people they served and hated when others got in their way. The secondary male leads were both extremely persistent, even after facing loads of rejection. In both dramas, I was a lot more interested in the secondary couples than the mains but I get that that is just a personal opinion. Both dramas are very light and fluffy, and while there is some betrayal and annoying misunderstandings, they are both very suitable to watch when wanting to kill time.
Anyways, this was a basic summary of what I found to be similar among the two dramas and is obviously over-generalized. They are two very light, fluffy dramas that give off similar vibes.
