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A Little Thing Called First Love (2019)
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A Little Thing Called First Love (2019)
Original name: 初恋那件小事
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: An ordinary girl falls head over heels for the most popular boy in school. Xia Miaomiao is a shy, artistic student who develops a crush on a handsome, talented classmate and embarks on a journey of self-discovery through college. Because of Liang Younian, Xia Miaomiao decides to make a change. Through the help of her friends, she starts to learn about fashion, join school clubs, and studies hard to raise her grades. Her ordinary life becoming more colorful by the day.
Style: dorama, light, romantic, affectionate, teen comedy
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: high school life, high school sweetheart, fashion, friends, family relations, rise to the top, declaration of love, friendship, love triangle, makeover, student, school, girl, coming of age, first love, high school hunk, youth, school life, romance
Place: china

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dorama, captivating, romantic and light films and TV series with plots about friendship, love and romance, friends, love triangle, love, youth and boyfriend girlfriend relationship mostly in Romance, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like A Little Thing Called First Love: Attention, Love! (2017), Put Your Head on My Shoulder (2019), Oh My Venus (2015), Boys Over Flowers (2009), Backstreet Rookie (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Attention, Love! (2017)
Genre: Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: A boy and a girl were destined to be together since birth. A long time ago, two best friends each had a child. One named his son Li Zheng, which means “attention,” and the other named his daughter Shao Xi, which means “at ease” in military ...
Style: dorama, light, humorous, touching, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: first love, unspoken love, strong female lead, father and daughter, orphan, family relations, suprisingly clever, friendship between men, school, couples, cohabitation, love triangle
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Put Your Head on My Shoulder (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: As Si Tu Mo's graduation is nearing, she is confused about her future plans. Her ordinary days are suddenly shaken up when the genius Physics student Gu Wei Yi appears in her life. The two accidentally end up living together and chaos begins.
Style: dorama, light, touching, sweet, visually appealing ...
Plot: first love, student, romantic friendship, teenager in love, indecision, relationships, love affair, couple relations, romantic relationship, male female relationship, friends who live together, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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Oh My Venus (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Kim Young Ho is a personal trainer for Hollywood stars. Even though he comes from a wealthy family background, he suffered a devastating injury during his childhood days. Now, he overcomes his problems with patience and stubbornness. Meanwhile, Kang ...
Style: dorama, light, captivating, humorous, romantic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: weight loss, destiny, rise to the top, female protagonist, lifestyle, dream, couple relations, friends, trip, friendship, travel, society ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Boys Over Flowers (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: A working class girl winds up at an exclusive prep school. Unassuming high school girl Jan Di stands up to -- and eventually falls for -- a spoiled rich kid who belongs to the school's most powerfu clique.
Style: dorama, touching, sentimental, romantic, sincere ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, date night, teen drama
Plot: high school, opposites attract, cinderella story, teenage life, teenage love, friendship, love triangle, school, high school hunk, rich man poor woman, teen romance, social differences ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea, south korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Backstreet Rookie (2020)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: It tells an unpredictable 24-hour love story of the four-dimensional innocent girl Jung Saet Byeol who was once a troublemaker and the adorkable caring male store manager, Choi Dae Hyun, in the context of a convenience store. They have met each ...
Style: dorama, romantic, captivating, humorous, entertaining
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Fall in Love at First Kiss (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Taiwan, China
Duration: 122 min.
Story: After an earthquake destroys Xiang Qin's house, she and her father move in with the family of her father's college buddy. To her surprise, her new kind and amicable aunt and uncle are the parents of her cold and distant schoolmate, Jiang ...
Style: dorama, romantic, sweet, touching, feel good ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot: unrequited love, love and romance, first love, love, romanticism, couple relations, arrogance, male female relationship, living together, teenage protagonist, first date, broken heart ...
Place: china, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The ups and downs of school, family and growing up test the affection between a budding artist and her handsome but indifferent classmate and neighbor.
Style: dorama, romantic, entertaining, captivating, light ...
Audience: adult
Plot: life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male female relationship, teenager, friends, love and romance, relationships, love story, love affair, teenage life, teenage love, youth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
All I Want for Love is You (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: A story full of laughs follows sanda fighter Gu Xiao Man and school genius Zuo An as they chase after love. Graduation is fast approaching for 3rd year high school student Gu Xiao Man. Unlike your average school girl, she is a sanda fighter who ...
Style: touching, suspense, suspenseful, sentimental
Audience: girls' night
Plot: friendship, chase, teenage love, secret love, boy girl friendship, love affair, unfulfilled love, couple relations, friendship between teens, unspoken love, love, high school sweetheart ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: This romantic comedy deals with "pretty boys," who with good looks and individuality, operate a ramen shop with lively college girls and experience the happenings of daily life. Yang Eun-bi (Lee Chung-ah) is a university student in her ...
Style: humorous, dorama, sincere, captivating, light ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: love triangle, fall in love, store, friends, student life, social relations, youth, food, rivalry, high school, happy ending, asian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Intense Love (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: A love story between a genius doctor and an actress who are two people who both refuse to have their marriage arranged by their parents, yet realize that love is destined.
Style: sentimental, touching, sincere, romantic, light ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Best of You in My Mind (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A story follows two childhood friends, a young woman from a broken family and a conceited archer, as they fall in love.
Style: suspenseful, sentimental, disturbing, captivating, dorama
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.3
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Faking It (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story: A romantic comedy about two best friends who love each other -- in slightly different ways. After numerous failed attempts to become popular, the girls are mistakenly outed as lesbians, which launches them to instant celebrity status. Seduced by ...
Style: humorous, realistic, teen, sitcom, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, high school, high school life, youth, teenage life, popularity, lesbian relationship, homosexual, gossip and rumors, pretense, sexual identity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: idaho, austin texas, usa
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100%
Meteor Garden (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: An ordinary girl is admitted to the most prestigious school in the country where she encounters F4, an exclusive group comprised of the four wealthiest and handsomest boys in the school - Dao Ming Si, Hua Ze Lei, Xi Men and Mei Zuo.
Style: sweet, dorama, romantic, light, sincere ...
Audience: teens
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Horimiya (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Although admired at school for her amiability and academic prowess, high school student Kyouko Hori has been hiding another side of her. With her parents often away from home due to work, Hori has to look after her younger brother and do the ...
Style: light, sentimental, humorous, touching
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 7.5
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Duration: 22 min.
TV show
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Audience: teens, kids, teen drama, adult
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 6.8
 318
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TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 7.5
 2K
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TV show
Story: A coming-of-age story about the lives of 18-year-old high school students who are valued according to their ranking in school. Despite their frustrations, they find out how to make their own way in this world that seems to be a stagnant cycle of ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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36%
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36%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 7.4
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Country: USA
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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35%
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