both FLs are smart, strong, calm, mature, and business-oriented. both MLs are government officials involved in military/defense. the leads' relationship in both dramas start off with distrust, but the leads slowly warm up to each other as they keep helping each other. their relationships are also steady and mature. blossom is more politics heavy and darker, while a dream of splendor focuses more on the livelihoods of three women.

From the few eps I've watched of memory of encaustic tile:
- main trio of MOET and main trio of go ahead have similar dynamics
- i.e. FL is a troublemaker, SML is her partner in crime, and ML is the smart, responsible one who tries to keep them in line but ultimately joins in anyway
- ML serves as an older brother figure in the beginning (obviously more so in go ahead than in MOET)
- nostalgic, light-hearted high school vibes in the beginning of both dramas
- both dramas follow characters from high school to beyond college
- humor is kind of similar?