The theme of both is exactly the same. The female lead feels that " she has time traveled to the past and tries to avoid the past that happened so that there is a good outcome "but the reality is that these are all her dreams which are in coma. she looks in . both are very engaging dramas. Even the love triangle is similar. Initially the female lead is the partner of the other male lead. She does not even know that the male lead is her secret admirer. dream/Subconscious-mind makes her realize her mistakes, wrong decisions and love of male lead.
tells the story of the rebirth of Qin Chen, a man who experiences the betrayal of both his best friend and lover and sets off on the road of hegemony once more.
Qin Chen was once a legendary being in the Wu Continent, but he has fallen due to the painful betrayal of his friend and former lover. Three hundred years later, he has reincarnated into the body of an illegitimate son of the royal family. Relying on his previous attainments, he then hones his skills to go up against the sky.
Qin Chen was once a legendary being in the Wu Continent, but he has fallen due to the painful betrayal of his friend and former lover. Three hundred years later, he has reincarnated into the body of an illegitimate son of the royal family. Relying on his previous attainments, he then hones his skills to go up against the sky.
Both these dramas tinker with the concept of time and how that affects the actions of a person, including the biggest question of whether destiny can be changed, though the elements of time travel are more explicit in AALS than SoT. More importantly, they also both have really strong, decisive, and badass FLs who have "soft" and "star-crossed MLs to support them.
Similarities:
- Do-over stories that initially stems from regrets.
- Angst and poignancy galore.
- ML's love is unrequited initially.
- 2ML is FL's first romantic choice, whom she decided to leave in the do-ever life after spending a significant amount of effort chasing after but failing miserably to avoid the repeat of tragedy in her previous life.
- No kiss.
Differences:
- FL in SoT reicarnated, while in SFOT the FL time-travel.
- Modern vs. historical settings.
- Endings.
- Do-over stories that initially stems from regrets.
- Angst and poignancy galore.
- ML's love is unrequited initially.
- 2ML is FL's first romantic choice, whom she decided to leave in the do-ever life after spending a significant amount of effort chasing after but failing miserably to avoid the repeat of tragedy in her previous life.
- No kiss.
Differences:
- FL in SoT reicarnated, while in SFOT the FL time-travel.
- Modern vs. historical settings.
- Endings.