Both dramas feature both men and women but are more centered around women. In Pride and Price, everyone works for the same company while in Ode to Joy they have different workplaces. Both dramas follow an ensemble of characters who are in various stages of their lives and careers. Ode to Joy is a bit more disjointed, in the sense that sometimes it feels like several stories put together, while Pride and Price is one story with multiple leads. But both dramas feature actual adults and don't dumb themselves down.

Both dramas feature a policeman and a member of the Yakuza who are allies in the quest to find out what happened to a woman they were both very attached to.

In Ouroboros they're siblings in everything but blood, and in Kei x Yaku what they have is closer to a romance.

First of, both dramas have the same script writer and lead actor. The similarities don't stop there. They also have a similar look and feel, although Joy of Life is a bit more comedic. In both dramas, the main character is the one who moves the plot forward. He's unconventional and people often underestimate him. He can be both kind and ruthless.

Both dramas also show unconventional characters and relationship dynamics. They have big casts, and many of the secondary characters have fascinating personalities.

If you loved Joy of Life because you thought that it was a breath of fresh air in the world of generic repetitive cdramas, then Sword Snow Stride should please you as well.

They're both short dramas about high schoolers with different personalities and social lives bonding and forming strong friendships. Both dramas are wholesome and don't rely on clichés to carry their plots.

When I try to describe Yamaneko, I usually say "It's like Healer, if Healer was a crazy guy who makes cat noises."

Both dramas are set in Japan (even if Pandora's Box is a cdrama).

Both dramas are short and weird. With Pandora's Box, the weirdness comes from the sci-fi elements and the plot. With Yamaneko, the weirdness mostly comes from the characters.

Both dramas have a similar kind of surprise villain.

These dramas are very different in many ways, but I did think of Yamaneko a few times while I was watching Pandora's Box.

Both dramas are pretty dark mystery-thrillers with sci-fi elements. In both dramas, people die in weird circumstances.

In both dramas, the female lead is rash and fearless. She has a goal and she's willing to push herself to the limit to achieve that goal.

Both dramas feature actor Li Zi Feng in a role somewhat similar: he's more kind and pensive while the female lead is the wildcard.

In both dramas, the female lead pretends to be someone she's not and manipulates people.

In both dramas, the main character goes undercover in the drug world after someone they loved is killed.

The main character is really good at improvising and at getting themselves out of tricky situations.

Both dramas feature a subplot with a scientist making drugs for the drug lord.

In both dramas, the female lead receives very quick training before starting her job as an undercover agent in the drug world. She forms a strong friendship with another woman during her mission.

They're both about a team of rescue workers/first responders. The team of Tears on Fire is made of firefighters and EMTs, while the team of Emergency Rescue is made of a civilian rescue group.

Tears on Fire is very grounded in reality while Emergency Rescue is a bit more positive and optimistic.

Both dramas feature people being sometimes mean or unappreciative to rescue workers (Tears on Fire more so).

Both dramas feature family problems caused by the job, such as families of rescue workers feeling abandoned because their loved ones are always on the job, or fearing for their loved ones' lives.

Cao Dun was the director for both dramas. He's an expert at cinematography and fight scenes, and his work is always gorgeous and with high production values. Because of this, the two dramas have a similar feel.