- A lot of focus on family and relationships
- Both have a strong willed mother and a calm father
- Both feature multiple couples and provide ample screen time to develop their relationships
- Hyeon Mirea's character is very similar to OB's FL Beak Ja Eun, they are both very understanding and empathetic characters
- A traditional home is shown in both dramas where the children grow up with a grand parent
- Both dramas keep you hooked on as they don't drag an issue for too long.

- Both dramas are based in a share house
- The residents of the share houses eventually become like a large family
- Both dramas see the poor female leads struggle a lot and receive a lot of support from their respective male leads
- Both male leads come from rich famlies
- Both dramas are a delight to watch!

- Similar small town vibes
- City man moving to the country
- Both dramas make you want to move to the country side

The plot isnt really similar, but:
- both dramas are set on the backdrop of a small village where everyone knows eachother
- We enjoy the open country side in both these dramas
- The grumpy-city-man-moving to the country side is another similarity that both these dramas share
- Falls in love with a local girl

- Both dramas show widowed female leads who are also struggling single mothers
- Both the female leads are chased by handsome, rich male leads
- Both dramas have opposition from the male lead's family
- I particularly liked how both dramas didn't have a second lead and there was no extra competition for the female leads heart XD

- Both dramas have the main leads bickering with each other
- The leads in both dramas are childhood friends, albeit in A River Runs Through It, their friendship starts in middle school whereas in True Colours their friendship starts off as kids.
- Both dramas show the main leads starting their college life together in the same uni
- In both dramas, the main leads' friendship transforms into love
- Both dramas have the main leads separate for a while