Quiet and gentle, Min Jae Yi is everything a good daughter of a prominent family should be. Engaged to the son of the Second State Councillor, Jae Yi knows that the only way to bring herself and her family honor is to accept her fate, which she does with grace and charm. Devoting herself to learning everything she needs to know to become a good wife and mother, Jae Yi dutifully prepares for the future. Sadly, destiny has other plans for her future. Four days before her wedding, Jae Yi’s family is murdered. With no one else to blame for the unexpected tragedy, Jae Yi soon finds herself the object of baseless and horrifying accusations. Blamed for the death of her family, Jae Yi might not have had much of a future at all, if fate hadn’t decided to intervene. Bringing the lonely crown prince, Lee Hwan into her life at just the right moment, Jae Yi is saved from a dismal fate, but her salvation comes at a price. Plagued by a mysterious curse, Lee Hwan agrees to help Jae Yi, but only if she agrees to help him break his curse in return. Unable to refuse such an offer, Jae Yi agrees to the prince’s terms, setting them both on an unexpected path toward love. But what chance does their love have of surviving when one of them is a former murder suspect and the other is a cursed prince?
Ghost love stories~ what would happen if you fell in love with a ghost??? Both drama deal with this question. Though one is contemporary and the other is historical one can feel the dedication of the mls to not let go of their love despite the obvious adversities. They also have their fair share of comedy.
Both dramas are a mix of comedy, fantasy, horror, mystery, and romance. The MLs are prickly, initially obnoxious, and arrogant, hiding past pain over how they've been treated by society and/or loss. The MLs can see ghosts and have a ghost/several ghosts who they live and work with. The FLs are tough and outspoken. Both dramas involve reincarnation, evil spirits, and historical elements (flashbacks of FNOS vs. all of AATM).
Supernatural, spunky female lead (ghost in Arang, mermaid in Legend) with a male lead that starts off indifferent but changes because of the female. Both males have to protect the females throughout the drama. Both males are also looking for their mothers. Both have fantasy, mystery, comedy, drama and romance, and both are based off Korean folktales.
Arang is a supernatural drama featuring ghosts, gods, evil, revenge and redemption. It definitely has a more comedic element than what we see in Black Knight thus far but there is also melo and eventually a beautiful romance. If you are a fan of supernatural dramas, I have found Arang to be one of the most satisfactory k-dramas of that genre.