MDL Watch Challenge 2024



Starting Date: Jan 1, 2024

Link to your dramalist: Lia's list

Progress:  07 (35/--)

Leap flowers: --


Tags, type, time, genres, and the winter prompts are all searchable on MDL

1.Blooming Time

Progress: 3/3


Watched while airing 


Title that aired 1900-2000

Title that aired 2000-2023 

Title that aired on a Leap year 
Badland Hunters - 2024
Finish a Drama in three days or less
The Killer's Shopping List - 2 days


Title or actor mentioned in/on (include link)

2. Greenhouse 

Progress: 0/3 


From the following genres

3. Bessy Taxonomy

Progress: 1/3


Romance


Life


Political


Fantasy


Sci-Fi


From the following genres


Listed or Tagged

5. Divisions

Progress: 3/3


Tag: Short length series 


At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show.


Tag: Adapted from a novel, webtoon, comic, manga, etc.
Listed as: Movie or Drama Special
Exhuma
Tag: Web Series
Vigilante


Each block has different rules so pay attention! 

Watch a title that  includes one of your… or is… 

6. Fallow Ground

Progress: 2/3


From Your Favorite Writer


From Your Favorite Director


From Your Favorite Actor
Following
Shin Hye Sun
Award Winning *List with awards


New to You: Cast or Crew
11:55 PM
Oh In Chun - screenwriter & director


Watch a title where one of the lead actors is a…

7. Sowing Seeds 

Progress: 3/3 


Child Actors and or Former Child Actors 


Veteran
Mission Cross
Hwang Jung Min
Idol actor / Idol actress 
Triage
New - First leading role 2024


Who has passed away
✘ 

Watch a 

8. Crop Rotation

Progress: 0/3


Watch a title where…

9. Classification: Names

Progress: 0/3


Spot a… 

10.  Location, location, location -

Progress: 0/3


For summer we just want you to keep an eye out for something on screen… A bit like a summer fling… it could just pass by almost unnoticed or be a major part of someone's life…  

Spot a... in all five bocks of summer. 

11. Home Remedy 

Progress: /3 


12. For the love of Flowers:   

Progress: 0/3 


Flower patterns on clothes, tapestry, furniture…


Botanist


Gardening as a hobby


Perfume 


Kissing under some kind of plant (mistletoe, tree, flower archway)



13. The darkest flowers

Progress: 2/3


Flower physically harming someone (hit with flowers, thorns…)


Poisonous plant
Sweet Home S3
Characters passing out after being given a poisonous plant
Flowers to honor the deceased
Gyeongseong Creature
Plant in a crime


Hawaiian Shirt  
High school return of a gangster (?)


14. The sweetest flowers 

Progress: 1/3 


Flowers as a gesture of apology


Flowers as a romantic gesture


Flower festival


Rare plant
Lost In Tomb 
Flower boy/girl



Spot someone…

15. The scent of flowers 

Progress: 1/3 


Hanging laundry
The Soul Mate - the little kid hanging laundry as a diversion
Stealing laundry


Leaving laundry out in the rain


Visiting a Laundromat


Laundering money



For Autumn, the prompt needs to stick around, be tagged in one way or another. Some of these have multiple tags (for those we have added lists), others will only have one or two tags available; these are linked in the prompt. 

16. In the same vase 

Progress: 0/3 


Sibling 


Parent-Child


Colleagues


Student-Teacher Relationship


Bromance/Sismance 



17. Weeds 

Progress: 3/3 


Perpetrator-Victim


Sexual assault
Domestic abuse
The Judge From Hell
Discrimination 


Bullying
Justice High


18. Window box 

Progress: 2/3 


Cohabitation 


Contract Relationship
Arranged Relationship


Ex-Girlfriend / Ex-Boyfriend returns
Bora! Deborah
Long Distance Relationship



19. Pollination 

Progress: 1/3 


Age Gap


Enemies to Lovers


Same-Sex Relationship


Nudity
Hostage: Missing Celebrity 
First Love



20 Seeds Packets on the shelf 

Progress: 3/3 


Character Development


Rich and Poor


LGBTQ+
Revenge Of Others
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 
A Shop For Killers 
Living with a Disability 
Last Twilight


Seasons come and go… Some of these have tags, others you only have to spot - so pay attention. 

21. Winner gets the bouquet 

Progress: 2/3 


Spot a Friendly Game


Tag: Death Game 


Tag: Competition 


Tag: Teamwork 
Collectors
Spot an Amusement Park
Parasyte: The Grey
Yongma Land


22. Late bloomer  

Progress: 0/3 

Tag: Misunderstanding


Spot someone hiding behind a tree or a bush


Tag: Secret Relationship 


Tag: Behind-the-Scenes


Spot a Secret Garden



In the next 3 blocks, spot a…

23. A dandelion in the wind  

Progress: 1/3 

Flower on the cover


Insect on a plant


Main character has a flower allergy


Flower petals
Alice: Boy From Wonderland
Watering a plant



24. Supporting characters

Progress: 0/3 



25. Surprise bloom  

Progress: 1/3 

Villain/Antihero falls in love


Accidental kiss
My Man Is Cupid - While fighting for the phone (first four episodes)
✘ 
Flower in an art piece


Dead plant


An ancient artifact



26. Bracken

Watch titles from 3 countries  = 1 Block

Watch titles from 6 countries = 2 Blocks

All 7 = Bracken

Progress: 3/3

4/6 

/ 7  

China


Hong Kong
I am not alone
Japan
Black Rat / Kuronezumi
Philippines 


South Korea
11:55PM Vol. 2 
Taiwan


Thailand
After Sundown


Bonus features for those who want more… or need to avoid certain prompts 


Shortcuts

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Black Rose: If, for any reason, you can not complete a prompt, you may ask another participant in this challenge to complete one for you. That friend must be actively doing the challenge and may not use the title in their own form. This may be used multiple times with multiple participants. And has no limit.  The person gifting you will earn the beautiful badge.



Lawnmower: Complete a block by watching a single title that includes ALL the prompts of that block. This may be used 5 times per round.

Add Some Challenge To This Challenge

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Bracken: Watch titles from all the countries of MDL



Bouquet: Watch at least one title from each block in all 26 blocks of the challenge. 



Rosaceae: Watch all adaptations of a title that has been remade 3 times or more.



Floral Fan: Within a block, all prompts are completed with titles that share the same main lead actor, writer, or director.



Leap Year: Complete all 5 prompts in a block and then make up a 6th prompt and fulfill it.



Vintage Flower: Watch a title from 1900-1940



Annual Flower: Watch titles from 10 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013…).



Evergreen : Watch 10 titles from each season of this challenge.

Titles watched from Winter: 

Titles watched from Spring: 

Titles watched from Summer:

Titles watched from Autumn: 

Titles watched in Out of Season:

(this is to help you keep track)


Seasons: Watch titles set in all four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer,  Fall/Autumn (4 titles in total) 

Four Leaf Clover: Find a title that has: Flower in the name, Flower on the cover, Flower mentioned in the OST, Flower as the name of a main character, a Flower shown in its intro, and a Flower involved in a major event in the plot. 

Monsoon: Watch a title with 100 episodes or more (multiple season count) 

Season by Season

Uses here 

Notes

Poinsettias and Winterberries: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Winter section of the challenge. 



April Showers: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Spring section of the challenge. 



Sunshine and Blooms: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Summer section of the challenge.



Changing Hues: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Autumn section of the challenge. 



Out of Season: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Out of Season  section of the challenge.



Starting Date: January 1

Link to your dramalist: Trinah101

Progress:  ??/??

Leap flowers:

BLOCKS

1 (3/3)2 (/3)3 (/3)4 (/3)5 (/3)6 (/3)7 (/3)
8 (/3)9 (/3) 10 (/3)11 (/3)12 (/3)13 (/3)14 (/3)
15 (/3)16 (/3)17 (/3)18 (/3)19 (/3)20 (/3)21 (/3)
22 (/3)23 (/3)24 (/3)25 (/3)26 (/7)


LEAP FLOWERS

Bracken (/7)
Watch titles from all the countries of MDL.
Bouquet (/26)
Watch at least one title from each block in all 26 blocks of the challenge.
Rosaceae (/3)
Watch all adaptations of a title that has been remade 3 times or more. 
Floral Fan (/5)
Within a block, all prompts are completed with titles that share the same main lead actor, writer, or director.
Leap Year (/6)
Complete all 5 prompts in a block and then make up a 6th prompt and fulfill it.
Vintage Flower (/1)
Watch a title from 1900-1940. Watch a title from 1900-1940.
Annual Flower (/10)
Watch titles from 10 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013…).
Evergreen (/10)
Watch 10 titles from each season of this challenge.
Seasons (/4)
Watch titles set in all four seasons: Winter,

Spring, Summer,  Fall /Autumn (4 titles in total) 

Four Leaf Clover (/1)
Find a title that has all of the following: Flower in the name, Flower on the cover, Flower mentioned in the OST, Flower as the name of a main character, a Flower shown in its intro, and a Flower involved in a major event in the plot.  
Monsoon (/1)
Watch a title with 100 episodes or more (multiple seasons count).


SEASON BY SEASON

Poinsettias and Winterberries (/5)
3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Spring section of the challenge. 4/5 for level 2, etc.  
April Showers (/5)
3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Winter section of the challenge. 4/5 for level 2, etc.  
Sunshine and Blooms (/5)
3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Summer section of the challenge. 4/5 for level 2, etc.  
Changing Hues (/5)
3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the autumn section of the challenge. 4/5 for level 2, etc.  
Out of Season (/5)
3/5  prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Out of Season section of the challenge.

FinishedWorking OnPlan to Watch



Tags, type, time, genres, and the winter prompts are all searchable on MDL

1.Blooming Time

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Watched while airing 


Title that aired 1900-2000 


Title that aired 2000-2023 



Title that aired on a Leap year 



Finish a Drama in three days or less

1/15


Title or actor mentioned in/on (include link)

2. Greenhouse 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Forums 



Feeds (any MDL feed will do) 



Game 



List



Stars Leaderboard 




From the following genres

3. Bessy Taxonomy

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Romance 



Life 



Political 



Fantasy



Sci-Fi 




From the following genres

4. Cinquist Taxonomy 

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Thriller 



Action 



Youth 



Comedy 



Historical 



Listed or Tagged

5. Divisions

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Tag: Short length series 



At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show

The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order.

Please list episode air dates or episode numbers.

Watched All Episodes

Tag: Adapted from a novelwebtooncomicmanga, etc.



Listed as: Movie or Drama Special



Tag: Web Series (this includes paid services)




Each block has different rules so pay attention! 

Watch a title that  includes one of your… or is… 

6. Fallow Ground

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

From Your Favorite Writer 

Kim Eun Sook

From Your Favorite Director 

Zhang Yi Mou

From Your Favorite Actor 

Ji Sung

Award Winning *List with awards


New to You: Cast or Crew 




Watch a title where one of the lead actors is a…

7. Sowing Seeds 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title Notes 

Child Actors and or Former Child Actors 

Also see: Titles Starring Child Actors 


Veteran 



Idol actorIdol actress 



New - First leading role 2024 



Who has passed away 




Watch a...

8. Crop Rotation

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Title that has 3 or more remakes/adaptations

-You may watch the original or the remake/adaptation



A remake/adaptation of a title with a flower name or the word “flower” in the title

This can be in native languages as well as in English.



Has no remakes/alternate adaptations (so far)



A remake/adaptation of a title originally from outside MDL

Remake of the American movie "Step Up" [2006].

A remake/adaptation that has been remade/adapted again by the original country

Title watched does not have to be from the original country.



Watch a title where…


Spot a… 

10.  Location, location, location -

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes 

Plant farm/garden/agriculture 



Flower in nature 



Flower Shop



Flower in water



Flower in hair 




For summer we just want you to keep an eye out for something on screen… A bit like a summer fling… it could just pass by almost unnoticed or be a major part of someone's life…  

Spot a... in all five bocks of summer. 

11. Home Remedy 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flower in a pot



Tea 



Flower in/as food 



Pressed Plant



Healing plant







Spot someone…


For Autumn, the prompt needs to stick around, be tagged in one way or another. Some of these have multiple tags (for those we have added lists), others will only have one or two tags available; these are linked in the prompt. 

16. In the same vase 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Sibling 



Parent-Child 



Colleagues 



Student-Teacher Relationship 



Bromance/Sismance 






19. Pollination 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Age Gap 



Enemies to Lovers



Same-Sex Relationship



Nudity 



First Love 




20 Seeds Packets on the shelf 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Character Development 



Rich and Poor 

Tags: Rich Man/ Poor Woman  or Rich Woman/Poor Man



LGBTQ+ 



Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 



Living with a Disability 




Seasons come and go… Some of these have tags, others you only have to spot - so pay attention. 

21. Winner gets the bouquet 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Spot a Friendly Game



Tag: Death Game 



Tag: Competition 



Tag: Teamwork 



Spot an Amusement Park





In the next 3 blocks, spot a…


24. Supporting characters   

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Butterfly 



Bee



Firefly 



Wasp 



Bug 





25. Surprise bloom  

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Villain/Antihero falls in love



Accidental kiss



Flower in an art piece 



Dead plant 



An ancient artifact




26. Bracken

Watch titles from 3 countries  = 1 Block

Watch titles from 6 countries = 2 Blocks

All 7 = Bracken

Progress: /3

/6 

/ 7  

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

China 



Hong Kong 



Japan



Philippines  



South Korea 



Taiwan 



Thailand 




Bonus features for those who want more… or need to avoid certain prompts 

Shortcuts

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Black Rose: If, for any reason, you can not complete a prompt, you may ask another participant in this challenge to complete one for you. That friend must be actively doing the challenge and may not use the title in their own form. This may be used multiple times with multiple participants. And has no limit.  The person gifting you will earn the beautiful badge.



Lawnmower: Complete a block by watching a single title that includes ALL the prompts of that block. This may be used 5 times per round.

Add Some Challenge To This Challenge

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Bracken: Watch titles from all the countries of MDL



Bouquet: Watch at least one title from each block in all 26 blocks of the challenge. 



Rosaceae: Watch all adaptations of a title that has been remade 3 times or more.



Floral Fan: Within a block, all prompts are completed with titles that share the same main lead actor, writer, or director.



Leap Year: Complete all 5 prompts in a block and then make up a 6th prompt and fulfill it.



Vintage Flower: Watch a title from 1900-1940



Annual Flower: Watch titles from 10 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013…).



Evergreen : Watch 10 titles from each season of this challenge.

Titles watched from Winter: 

Titles watched from Spring: 

Titles watched from Summer:

Titles watched from Autumn: 

Titles watched in Out of Season:

(this is to help you keep track)


Seasons: Watch titles set in all four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer,  Fall/Autumn (4 titles in total) 

Four Leaf Clover: Find a title that has: Flower in the name, Flower on the cover, Flower mentioned in the OST, Flower as the name of a main character, a Flower shown in its intro, and a Flower involved in a major event in the plot. 

Monsoon: Watch a title with 100 episodes or more (multiple season count) 

Season by Season

Uses here 

Notes

Poinsettias and Winterberries: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Winter section of the challenge. 



April Showers: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Spring section of the challenge. 



Sunshine and Blooms: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Summer section of the challenge.



Changing Hues: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Autumn section of the challenge. 



Out of Season: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Out of Season  section of the challenge.








MDL ProfiletheHouseFinch
DurationJanuary 1, 2024–December 31, 2024
Progress: 002/000Leap Flowers: 054

Winter

Tags, type, time, genres, and the winter prompts are all searchable on MDL.

01 Blooming Time
PromptTitle NotesCompleted: 02/05
Watched while airing
October 25
Aired 1900–2000


Aired 2000–2023Monster (2023)2023
Aired during a Leap Year
2024
Finish a drama in 3 days or lessThe Bequeathed (2024)2 Days (January 27–January 28)January 28


02 Greenhouse
Title or actor mentioned in/on (include link)
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 00/05
Forums


Feeds (Any MDL feed)Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born (2024)Link
Game


List


Stars LeaderboardAre You Sure?! (2024)Kim Tae-hyung/V (#10)Watching


03 Bessy Taxonomy
From the following genres
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 05/05
RomanceEye Love You (2024)n/aApril 18
LifeWill Love in Spring (2024)n/aMay 11
Political12.12: The Day (2023) n/aJuly 07
FantasyDeath’s Game Part 2 (2024)n/aFebruary 14
Sci-FiGyeongseong Creature (2023)n/aJanuary 18


04 Cinquist Taxonomy
From the following genres
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 04/05
Thriller Gyeongseong Creature Season 2 (2024)n/aOctober 03
Action A Shop for Killers (2024)n/aFebruary 07
Youth18×2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024)n/a
Comedy LTNS (2024)n/aFebruary 10
Historical Uprising (2024)
n/aOctober 20


05 Divisions
Listed or Tagged
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 05/05
Tag: Short length seriesVigilante (2023)MiniseriesJanuary 21

At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show

The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order.

Please list episode air dates or episode numbers.

Nana Tour with Seventeen (2024)6 Episodes
(January 05–Feb 16)
September 08
Tag: Adapted from a novel, webtoon, comic, manga, etc.A Killer Paradox (2024)Adapted From a WebtoonMay 25
Listed as: Movie or Drama SpecialTale of the Nine Tailed: An Unfinished Story (2020)Korean SpecialNovember 11
Tag: Web Series (this includes paid services)Spice Up Our Love  (2024)n/aOctober 7


Spring

Each block has different rules so pay attention!

06 Fallow Ground
Watch a title that includes one of your…or is…
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 02/05
From Your Favorite WriterQueen of Tears (2024)Park Ji-eunMay 11
From Your Favorite DirectorBarking Dogs Never Bite (2000)Bong Joon-ho
From Your Favorite ActorThe Trunk (2024)Gong Yoo
Award Winning *List with awardsGodzilla Minus One (2023)Academy Award—Visual EffectsAugust 03
New to You: Cast or Crew



07 Sowing Seeds
Watch a title where one of the lead actors is a…
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 04/05

Child Actors and or Former Child Actors 

Also see: Titles Starring Child Actors

Chicken Nugget (2024)Former Child Actor [Kim You-jung]April 04
Veteran The Whirlwind (2024)Sol Kyung-gu & Kim Hee-aeNovember 10
Idol actor / Idol actressDoctor Slump (2024)Idol Actor [Park Hyung-sik]March 21
New - First leading role 2024Lovely Runner (2024)Byeon Woo-seok <3May 28
Who has passed away
Lee Sun-kyun </3


08 Crop Rotation
Watch a…
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 03/05

Title that has 3 or more remakes/adaptations

-You may watch the original or the remake/adaptation

Late Autumn (2011)Late Autumn (1966)
A remake/adaptation of a title with a flower name or the word “flower” in the title

This can be in native languages as well as in English.



Has no remakes/alternate adaptations (so far)Connection (2024)
July 06
A remake/adaptation of a title originally from outside MDLMaestra: Strings of Truth (2023)Philharmonia (2019) [France]January 14
A remake/adaptation that has been remade/adapted again by the original country

Title watched does not have to be from the original country.
Shogun (2024)Shōgun (1980) [USA]May 09


09 Classification: Names
Watch a title where…
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 03/05
A character is named after a flowerThe Tale of Rose (2024) 

黄亦玫 / Huang Yi Mei

Watching
A flower name or the word "flower" in the name of the title I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where that Flower Blooms (2023)FlowerApril 24
Starting with the same letter as your username  
T
A flower name or the word "flower" in a song title from the soundtrack Moonshine (2021)“꽃 피면 달 생각하고”August 20
A title mentioned / referenced in another title or that mentions / references another titleLove Next Door (2024)Coffee Prince (2007)
Something in the Rain (2018)
October 06


10 Location, location, location
Spot a…
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 02/05
Plant farm/garden/agriculture Koisenu Futari (2022)

Flower in nature Goblin (2016) [Third Rewatch]Buckwheat FlowerJanuary 28
Flower Shop


Flower in water


Flower in hairThe Midnight Studio (2024)Flower CrownMay 19


Summer

For summer we want you to keep an eye out for something on-screen—a bit like a summer fling. It could just pass by almost unnoticed, or be a major part of someone’s life.

11 Home Remedy
Spota a…in all five blocks of summer.
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 00/05
Flower in a Pot


Tea


Flower in/as Food


Pressed Plant


Healing Plant



12 For the Love of Flowers
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 01/05
Flower patterns on clothes, tapestry, furniture…

Botanist


Gardening as a hobby 


Perfume


Kissing under some kind of plant (mistletoe, tree, flower archway)Love Reset (2023)Flower ArchwayJanuary 03


13 The Darkest Flower
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 01/05
Flower physically harming someone (hit with flowers, thorns…) Perfect Marriage Revenge (2023)

Poisonous plant


Flowers to honor the deceasedDrive My Car (2021)
May 05
Plant in a crime


Hawaiian Shirt  



14 The Sweetest Flowers
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 01/05
Flowers as a gesture of apology


Flowers as a romantic gesture Queen of Divorce (2024)
March 14
Flower festival 


Rare plant


Flower boy/girl 



15 The Scent of Flowers
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 01/05
Hanging laundry My Sweet Mobster (2024)n/aAugust 01
Stealing laundryThe Thieves (2012)n/a
Leaving laundry out in the rainBoston 1947 (2023)n/a
Visiting a LaundromatThe Frog (2024) or Mystery to Iunakare (2022)n/a
Laundering money Trillion Game (2023)n/a


Autumn

For Autumn, the prompt needs to stick around, be tagged in one way or another. Some of these have multiple tags (for those we have added lists), others will only have one or two tags available; these are linked in the prompt.

16 In the Same Vase
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 02/05
Sibling


Parent-ChildUmi no Hajimari (2024)
October 06
ColleaguesThe Midnight Romance in Hagwon (2024)
June 30
Student-Teacher RelationshipThe Hope (2023)

Bromance/SismanceFamily by Choice (2024)
Watching


17 Weeds
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 04/05
Perpetrator-Victim


Sexual assault


Domestic abuseMarry My Husband (2024)
February 20
DiscriminationPachinko Season 2 (2024)
October 11
BullyingTrue Beauty (2020)[First Rewatch]July 09


18 Window Box
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 03/05
CohabitationAs Long as We Both Shall Live (2023)
July 21
Contract RelationshipNo Gain, No Love (2024)
October 01
Arranged Relationship


Ex-Girlfriend / Ex-Boyfriend returnsFrankly Speaking (2024Ex Comes BackJuly 16
Long Distance Relationship



19 Pollination
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 01/05
Age Gap18 × 2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024)

Enemies to Lovers


Same-Sex Relationship


Nudity


First LoveSerendipity’s Embrace (2024)
August 15


20 Seed Packets on the Shelf
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 04/05
Character DevelopmentExtraordinary You (2019)Second RewatchJune 12

Rich and Poor 

Tags: Rich Man/ Poor Woman  or Rich Woman/Poor Man

The Atypical Family (2024)Rich Man/Poor WomanJune 09
LGBTQ+Love in the Big City (2024)Gay Romance
Watching
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male LeadTrue Beauty (2020)Smart Male Lead [Second Rewatch]July 09
Living with a DisabilityTell Me That You Love Me (2023) [Re-Started]DeafnessFebruary 11


Out of Season

Seasons come and go…Some of these have tags, others you only have to spot—so pay attention.

21 Winners Get the Bouquet
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 03/05
Spot a Friendly GameRebound (2023)
October 06
Tag: Death GameSquid Game Season 2 (2024)

Tag: CompetitionThe Tyrant (2024)
Watching
Tag: TeamworkFlex X Cop (2024)
March 23
Spot an Amusement ParkParasyte: The Grey (2024)
April 18


22 Late Bloomer
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 03/05
Tag: MisunderstandingOur Secret Diary (2023)n/aJuly 18
Spot someone hiding behind a tree or a bushDevils (2023)n/a
Tag: Secret RelationshipYou Are My Secret (2024)n/aAugust 26
Tag: Behind-the-ScenesBTS Monuments: Beyond the Star (2023)n/aFebruary 14
Spot a Secret Garden
n/a


23 A Dandelion in the Wind
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 00/05
Flower on the cover


Insect on a plant


Main character has a flower allergy


Flower petals


Watering a plant



24 Supporting Characters
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 00/05
Butterfly
n/a
Bee
n/a
Firefly
n/a
Wasp
n/a
Bug
n/a


25 Surprise Bloom
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 01/05
Villain/Antihero falls in loveThe Judge from Hell (2024)n/aNovember 7
Accidental kiss

Flower in an art piece

Dead plant


An ancient artifact



Countries of MDL

26 Bracken
· Watch titles from 3 Countries = 1 Block
· Watch titles from 6 Countries = 2 Blocks
· All 7 = Bracken
PromptTitleNotesCompleted: 01/07
ChinaBlossoms Shangai (2023)

Hong Kong


Japan


Philippines


South KoreaWonderland (2024)
July 28
Taiwan


ThailandAnalog Squad (2023)n/a


Leap Flowers

Bonus features for those who want more or need to avoid certain prompts.

Shortcuts
Leap FlowerUsed HereNotes
Black Rose: If, for any reason, you can not complete a prompt, you may ask another participant in this challenge to complete one for you. That friend must be actively doing the challenge and may not use the title in their own form. This may be used multiple times with multiple participants. And has no limit.  The person gifting you will earn the beautiful badge.

Lawnmower: Complete a block by watching a single title that includes ALL the prompts of that block. This may be used 5 times per round.


Add Some Challenge to This Challenge
Leap FlowerUsed HereNotes
Bracken: Watch titles from all the countries of MDL

Bouquet: Watch at least one title from each block in all 26 blocks of the challenge.

Rosaceae: Watch all adaptations of a title that has been remade 3 times or more.

Floral Fan: Within a block, all prompts are completed with titles that share the same main lead actor, writer, or director.

Leap Year: Complete all 5 prompts in a block and then make up a 6th prompt and fulfill it.

Vintage Flower: Watch a title from 1900-1940

Annual Flower: Watch titles from 10 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013…).

Evergreen : Watch 10 titles from each season of this challenge.

Titles watched from Winter: 

Titles watched from Spring: 

Titles watched from Summer:

Titles watched from Autumn: 

Titles watched in Out of Season:

(this is to help you keep track)


Seasons: Watch titles set in all four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer,  Fall/Autumn (4 titles in total)

Four Leaf Clover: Find a title that has: Flower in the name, Flower on the cover, Flower mentioned in the OST, Flower as the name of a main character, a Flower shown in its intro, and a Flower involved in a major event in the plot.Our Season (2023)
Monsoon: Watch a title with 100 episodes or more (multiple season count)


Season by Season
PromptUsed HereNotes
Poinsettias and Winterberries: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Winter section of the challenge.

April Showers: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Spring section of the challenge.

Sunshine and Blooms: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Summer section of the challenge.

Changing Hues: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Autumn section of the challenge.

Out of Season: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Out of Season section of the challenge.

Meltskee's MDL 2024 Watching Challenge


If you would like my comments on the titles
listed below, visit my profile and check out my
respective list!

Starting Date: 01/01/23Leap Flowers: 0/XProgress: 14/X
Level Goal: Cherry BlossomCurrent Finished Level: N/A

1. Blooming Time

Progress: X/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Watched while airing 

↻ Currently Watching
Rated: X/10
Started: 01/10/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

11/20

Title that aired 1900-2000 


Title that aired 2000-2023 


↻ Currently Watching
Rated: X/10
Started: 02/13/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

10/30

Title that aired on a Leap year 


✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/12

Finish a Drama in three days or less



2. Greenhouse 

Progress: 1/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Forums



Feeds (any MDL feed will do) 

Click me for the feed!
✓ Finished
Rated: 7.5/10
Started: 01/14/24
Completed: 01/15/24

8/8

Game 



List


Click me for the list!
✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/16

Stars Leaderboard 

Ji Chang Wook - #45
✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/12

3. Bessy Taxonomy

Progress: X/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Romance 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/13

Life 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/1

Political 



Fantasy



Sci-Fi 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/20

4. Cinquist Taxonomy 

Progress: 1/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Thriller 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/16

Action 

✓ Finished
Rated: 10/10
Started: 01/04/24
Completed: 01/04/24
1/1

Youth 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/16

Comedy 



Historical 



5. Divisions

Progress: 1/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Tag: Short length series 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/8

At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show

The episodes do not need to be in
consecutive order.

Please list episode air dates or episode numbers.



Tag: Adapted from a novel, webtoon
comic, manga, etc.

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/10

Listed as: Movie or Drama Special



Tag: Web Series (this includes paid
services)

✓ Finished
Rated: 9/10
Started: 05/03/24
Completed: 05/17/24

6/6

6. Fallow Ground

Progress: 1/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

From Your Favorite Writer 



From Your Favorite Director 



From Your Favorite Actor 

Fav actor: Choi Hyun Wook

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/16

Award Winning *List with
awards



New to You: Cast or Crew

Most of the cast is
unknown to me.

✓ Finished
Rated: 8.5/10
Started: 02/18/24
Completed: 02/22/24

13/13

7. Sowing Seeds 

Progress: X/3 

Prompt 

Title Notes 

Child Actors and or Former Child
Actors 

Also see: Titles Starring Child
Actors 



Veteran 



Idol actor / Idol actress 


✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0
/12

New - First leading role 2024 

Bae Na Ra

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/8

Who has passed away 



8. Crop Rotation

Progress: X/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Title that has 3 or more remakes/adaptations

-You may watch the original or the remake/adaptation



A remake/adaptation of a title with a flower name or the word “flower” in the title

This can be in native languages as well as in English.



Has no remakes/alternate adaptations (so far)



A remake/adaptation of a title originally from outside MDL



A remake/adaptation that has been remade/adapted again by the original country

Title watched does not have to be from the original country.



9. Classification: Names

Progress: 1/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes 

A character is named after a flower



A flower name or the word "flower"
in the name of the title 



Starting with the same letter as your
username   

✓ Finished
Rated: 6.5/10
Started: 02/27/24
Completed: 02/29/24

12/12

A flower name or the word "flower"
in a  song title from the soundtrack 



A title mentioned / referenced in
another title or that mentions /
references another title



10.  Location, location, location -

Progress: 2/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes 

Plant farm/garden/agriculture 

✓ Finished
Rated: 8/10
Started: 03/13/24
Completed: 03/14/24

8/8

Flower in nature 



Flower Shop


✓ Finished
Rated: 8.5/10
Started: 02/08/24
Completed: 02/18/24

12/12

Flower in water

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/3

Flower in hair 



11. Home Remedy 

Progress: X/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flower in a pot


✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/9

Tea 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/9

Flower in/as food 



Pressed Plant



Healing plant



12. For the love of Flowers:   

Progress: X/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flower patterns on clothes, tapestry, furniture… 


✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/10

Botanist



Gardening as a hobby 


✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/16

Perfume 



Kissing under some kind of plant
(mistletoe, tree, flower archway)



13. The darkest flowers

Progress: 1/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flower physically harming
someone (hit with flowers,
thorns…) 


✓ Finished
Rated: 9/10
Started: 03/03/24
Completed: 03/13/24

5/5

Poisonous plant



Flowers to honor the deceased 



Plant in a crime



Hawaiian Shirt  



14. The sweetest flowers 

Progress: 1/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flowers as a gesture of apology



Flowers as a romantic gesture 


✓ Finished
Rated: 8/10
Started: 02/22/24

Completed: 02/23/24
8/8

Flower festival 


✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/1

Rare plant



Flower boy/girl 



15. The scent of flowers 

Progress: 1/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Hanging laundry 



Stealing laundry

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/12

Leaving laundry out in the rain



Visiting a Laundromat


✓ Finished
Rated: 7.5/10
Started: 02/25/24
Completed: 02/37/24

12/12

Laundering money 



16. In the same vase 

Progress: X/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Sibling 



Parent-Child 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/16

Colleagues 



Student-Teacher Relationship 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/1

Bromance/Sismance 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/20

17. Weeds 

Progress: 1/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Perpetrator-Victim 



Sexual assault 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/16

Domestic abuse 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/16

Discrimination 



Bullying

✓ Finished
Rated: 8.5/10
Started: 04/14/24
Completed: 04/19/24

6/6

18. Window box 

Progress: X/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Cohabitation 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/16

Contract Relationship 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/16

Arranged Relationship 



Ex-Girlfriend / Ex-Boyfriend returns



Long Distance Relationship 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/12

19. Pollination 

Progress: 1/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Age Gap 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/12

Enemies to Lovers

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/24

Same-Sex Relationship

✓ Finished
Rated: 9.5/10
Started: 02/29/24
Completed: 03/03/24

5/5

Nudity 



First Love 



20 Seeds Packets on the shelf 

Progress: 1/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Character Development 

↻ Currently Watching
Rated: X/10
Started: 01/15/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

7/16

Rich and Poor 

Tags: Rich Man/ Poor Woman  or Rich Woman/Poor Man



LGBTQ+ 

✓ Finished
Rated: 7.5/10
Started: 04/07/24
Completed: 04/07/24
8/8

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 



Living with a Disability 


✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/14

21. Winner gets the bouquet 

Progress: X/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Spot a Friendly Game



Tag: Death Game 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/12

Tag: Competition 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/10

Tag: Teamwork 

✗ Not Started
Rated: X/10
Started: XX/XX/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

0/16

Spot an Amusement Park



24. Supporting characters   

Progress: X/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Butterfly 



Bee



Firefly 



Wasp 



Bug 



25. Surprise bloom  

Progress: X/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Villain/Antihero falls in love



Accidental kiss



Flower in an art piece 



Dead plant 



An ancient artifact



26. Bracken

Watch titles from 3 countries  = 1 Block

Watch titles from 6 countries = 2 Blocks

All 7 = Bracken

Progress: 1/3

X/6 

X/ 7  

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

China 



Hong Kong 



Japan



Philippines  



South Korea 

✓ Finished
Rated: 8.5/10
Started: 04/19/24
Completed: 04/24/24

6/6

Taiwan 



Thailand 

↻ Currently Watching
Rated: X/10
Started: 04/25/24
Completed: XX/XX/24

6/8


MDL Watch Challenge 2024 Sign-up Sheet



Starting Date: January 1, 2024

Link to your dramalist: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Rechin_La

Progress: 

Leap flowers:


Winter

Tags, type, time, genres, and the winter prompts are all searchable on MDL

1. Blooming Time

Progress: 

PromptTitleNotes
Watched while airing Love Next Door

Title that aired 1900-2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Title that aired 2000-2023 Better Days
Title that aired on a Leap year Doctor Slump
Finish a Drama in three days or lessDeath's Game Part 2


Title or actor mentioned in/on (include link)

2. Greenhouse 

Progress: 

PromptTitleNotes
Forums 

Feeds (any MDL feed will do)

Game 

List

Stars Leaderboard 


From the following genres


From the following genres


Listed or Tagged

5. Divisions

Progress: 

Prompt Title Notes
Tag: Short length series One Fine Week
At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show.
The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order.
Please list episode air dates or episode numbers.
Sixth Sense
Tag: Adapted from a novel, webtoon, comic, manga, etc.The Kidnapping Day
Listed as: Movie or Drama SpecialThe Man from Nowhere
Tag: Web Series (this includes paid services)Daily Dose of Sunshine


Spring

Each block has different rules so pay attention! 

Watch a title that  includes one of your… or is… 

6. Fallow Ground

Progress: 

PromptTitleNotes
From Your Favorite Writer

From Your Favorite Director

From Your Favorite Actor

Award Winning *List with awards

New to You: Cast or Crew


Watch a title where one of the lead actors is a…

7. Sowing Seeds 

Progress: 

Prompt Title Notes 

Child Actors and or Former Child Actors 

Also see: Titles Starring Child Actors
Legally, Dad
Veteran Han River Police
Idol actor / Idol actress Youth of May
New - First leading role 2024

Who has passed away Argon

Watch a 

8. Crop Rotation

Progress:

Prompt Title Notes

Title that has 3 or more remakes/adaptations

-You may watch the original or the remake/adaptation
Onmyoji


A remake/adaptation of a title with a flower name or the word “flower” in the title

This can be in native languages as well as in English.
Hana Yori Dango


Has no remakes/alternate adaptations (so far)

A remake/adaptation of a title originally from outside MDLCold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira
A remake/adaptation that has been remade/adapted again by the original country

Title watched does not have to be from the original country.
The Beauty Inside



Watch a title where…


Spot a… 

10.  Location, location, location -

Progress: 

Prompt Title Notes 
Plant farm/garden/agriculture My Demon
Flower in nature Castaway Diva
Flower ShopSingle in Seoul
Flower in waterHit the Spot 
Flower in hair Shanai Marriage Honey


Summer

For summer we just want you to keep an eye out for something on screen… A bit like a summer fling… it could just pass by almost unnoticed or be a major part of someone's life…  

Spot a... in all five bocks of summer. 

11. Home Remedy 

Progress: 

Prompt Title Notes
Flower in a potAlmost Paradise
Tea Skip Beat!
Flower in/as food Down the River
Pressed Plant

Healing plant





Spot someone…


Autumn

For Autumn, the prompt needs to stick around, be tagged in one way or another. Some of these have multiple tags (for those we have added lists), others will only have one or two tags available; these are linked in the prompt. 






Out of Season

Seasons come and go… Some of these have tags, others you only have to spot - so pay attention. 



In the next 3 blocks, spot a…






26. Bracken

Watch titles from 3 countries  = 1 Block
Watch titles from 6 countries = 2 Blocks
All 7 = Bracken

Progress: -/7

/6
/ 7  
Prompt Title Notes
China 

Hong Kong 

Japan

Philippines  

South Korea 

Taiwan 

Thailand 


Bonus features for those who want more… or need to avoid certain prompts 


Shortcuts

Leap flowerUsed hereNotes

Black Rose: If, for any reason, you can not complete a prompt, you may ask another participant in this challenge to complete one for you. That friend must be actively doing the challenge and may not use the title in their own form. This may be used multiple times with multiple participants. And has no limit.  The person gifting you will earn the beautiful badge.



Lawnmower: Complete a block by watching a single title that includes ALL the prompts of that block. This may be used 5 times per round.

Add Some Challenge To This Challenge

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Bracken: Watch titles from all the countries of MDL



Bouquet: Watch at least one title from each block in all 26 blocks of the challenge. 



Rosaceae: Watch all adaptations of a title that has been remade 3 times or more.



Floral Fan: Within a block, all prompts are completed with titles that share the same main lead actor, writer, or director.



Leap Year: Complete all 5 prompts in a block and then make up a 6th prompt and fulfill it.



Vintage Flower: Watch a title from 1900-1940



Annual Flower: Watch titles from 10 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013…).



Evergreen : Watch 10 titles from each season of this challenge.

Titles watched from Winter: 

Titles watched from Spring: 

Titles watched from Summer:

Titles watched from Autumn: 

Titles watched in Out of Season:

(this is to help you keep track)


Seasons: Watch titles set in all four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer,  Fall/Autumn (4 titles in total) 

Four Leaf Clover: Find a title that has: Flower in the name, Flower on the cover, Flower mentioned in the OST, Flower as the name of a main character, a Flower shown in its intro, and a Flower involved in a major event in the plot. 

Monsoon: Watch a title with 100 episodes or more (multiple season count) 

Season by Season

Uses here 

Notes

Poinsettias and Winterberries: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Winter section of the challenge. 



April Showers: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Spring section of the challenge. 



Sunshine and Blooms: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Summer section of the challenge.



Changing Hues: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Autumn section of the challenge. 



Out of Season: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Out of Season  section of the challenge.



Starting Date: January 1, 2024

Link to your dramalist: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Vivi

Progress:  23

Leap flowers: 

[Dramas: 38 / Specials: 0 / Movies: 37 / Variety: 1 = 76]

WINTER

Tags, type, time, genres, and the winter prompts are all searchable on MDL

1.Blooming Time

Progress: 2/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Watched while airing 

Romance in the House

Title that aired 1900-2000 


Title that aired 2000-2023 

Sinkhole2021

Title that aired on a Leap year 



Finish a Drama in three days or less



Title or actor mentioned in/on (include link)

2. Greenhouse 

Progress: 1/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Forums 



Feeds (any MDL feed will do) 



Game 



List

Flower Ever AfterActors who went from small to big roles (Kang Hoon)

Stars Leaderboard 



From the following genres

From the following genres

Listed or Tagged

5. Divisions

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Tag: Short length series 

Love Playlist

At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show

The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order.

Please list episode air dates or episode numbers.

Apartment 404

Tag: Adapted from a novel, webtoon, comic, manga, etc.



Listed as: Movie or Drama Special



Tag: Web Series (this includes paid services)

Star With a Secret

SPRING

Each block has different rules so pay attention! 

Watch a title that  includes one of your… or is… 

6. Fallow Ground

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

From Your Favorite Writer 



From Your Favorite Director 



From Your Favorite Actor 

Miss Night and DayChoi Jin Hyuk

Award Winning *List with awards

Past LivesBest Film (Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards 2023)

New to You: Cast or Crew 

Tidal WaveScreenwriter Kim Hwi

Watch a title where one of the lead actors is a…

7. Sowing Seeds 

Progress: 3/3 

Prompt 

Title Notes 

Child Actors and or Former Child Actors 

Also see: Titles Starring Child Actors 



Veteran 

Honey SweetKim Hee Sun

Idol actor / Idol actress 

9 Seconds: Eternal TimeNa Hae Ryung (BESTie)

New - First leading role 2024 



Who has passed away 

Killing RomanceLee Sun Kyun

Watch a 

8. Crop Rotation

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Title that has 3 or more remakes/adaptations

-You may watch the original or the remake/adaptation



A remake/adaptation of a title with a flower name or the word “flower” in the title

This can be in native languages as well as in English.



Has no remakes/alternate adaptations (so far)

Waiting for Rain

A remake/adaptation of a title originally from outside MDL

My Worst Neighbor

A remake/adaptation that has been remade/adapted again by the original country

Title watched does not have to be from the original country.

Ditto

Watch a title where…

Spot a… 

10.  Location, location, location -

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes 

Plant farm/garden/agriculture 



Flower in nature 

Love Andante

Flower Shop

Single in Seoul

Flower in water



Flower in hair 

Love Reset

SUMMER

For summer we just want you to keep an eye out for something on screen… A bit like a summer fling… it could just pass by almost unnoticed or be a major part of someone's life…  

Spot a... in all five bocks of summer. 

11. Home Remedy 

Progress: 3/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flower in a pot

Brave Citizen

Tea 

Love Next Door

Flower in/as food 

Eye Love You

Pressed Plant



Healing plant






Spot someone…

AUTUMN

For Autumn, the prompt needs to stick around, be tagged in one way or another. Some of these have multiple tags (for those we have added lists), others will only have one or two tags available; these are linked in the prompt. 





OUT OF SEASON

Seasons come and go… Some of these have tags, others you only have to spot - so pay attention. 

21. Winner gets the bouquet 

Progress: 3/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Spot a Friendly Game



Tag: Death Game 

Death's Game Part 2

Tag: Competition 



Tag: Teamwork 

Flex X Cop

Spot an Amusement Park

20th Century Girl


In the next 3 blocks, spot a…


24. Supporting characters   

Progress: 3/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Butterfly 



Bee

Welcome to Samdal-ri

Firefly 

Lovely Runner

Wasp 



Bug 

My Sweet Mobster


COUNTRIES OF MDL

26. Bracken

Watch titles from 3 countries  = 1 Block

Watch titles from 6 countries = 2 Blocks

All 7 = Bracken

Progress: 3/3

6/6 

/ 7  

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

China 

Oversize Love

Hong Kong 

Don't Go Breaking My Heart 1

Japan

Once Upon a Crime

Philippines  

Ultimate Oppa

South Korea 

W.H.Y.

Taiwan 



Thailand 

Ready, Set, Love

LEAP FLOWERS

Bonus features for those who want more… or need to avoid certain prompts

Shortcuts

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Black Rose: If, for any reason, you can not complete a prompt, you may ask another participant in this challenge to complete one for you. That friend must be actively doing the challenge and may not use the title in their own form. This may be used multiple times with multiple participants. And has no limit.  The person gifting you will earn the beautiful badge.



Lawnmower: Complete a block by watching a single title that includes ALL the prompts of that block. This may be used 5 times per round.

Add Some Challenge To This Challenge

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Bracken: Watch titles from all the countries of MDL



Bouquet: Watch at least one title from each block in all 26 blocks of the challenge. 



Rosaceae: Watch all adaptations of a title that has been remade 3 times or more.



Floral Fan: Within a block, all prompts are completed with titles that share the same main lead actor, writer, or director.



Leap Year: Complete all 5 prompts in a block and then make up a 6th prompt and fulfill it.



Vintage Flower: Watch a title from 1900-1940



Annual Flower: Watch titles from 10 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013…).



Evergreen : Watch 10 titles from each season of this challenge.

Titles watched from Winter: 

Titles watched from Spring: 

Titles watched from Summer:

Titles watched from Autumn: 

Titles watched in Out of Season:

(this is to help you keep track)


Seasons: Watch titles set in all four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer,  Fall/Autumn (4 titles in total) 

Four Leaf Clover: Find a title that has: Flower in the name, Flower on the cover, Flower mentioned in the OST, Flower as the name of a main character, a Flower shown in its intro, and a Flower involved in a major event in the plot. 

Monsoon: Watch a title with 100 episodes or more (multiple season count) 

Season by Season

Uses here 

Notes

Poinsettias and Winterberries: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Winter section of the challenge. 



April Showers: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Spring section of the challenge. 



Sunshine and Blooms: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Summer section of the challenge.



Changing Hues: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Autumn section of the challenge. 



Out of Season: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Out of Season  section of the challenge.



Starting Date: January 1st, 2024

Link to your dramalist: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Yin-Taiyo

Progress:  90/114 titles | 20/35 Blocks

Leap flowers: see table below

= Fitting drama found

= Currently Watching

CW
CW
Completed Blocks


Round 1:
Block 1 (3/3)Block 2 (3/3)Block 3 (3/3)Block 4 (3/3)Block 5 (3/3)
Block 6 (3/3)Block 7 (1/3)Block 8 (2/3)Block 9 (3/3)Block 10 (2/3)
Block 11 (0/3)Block 12 (3/3)Block 13 (3/3)Block 14 (3/3)Block 15 (2/3)
Block 16 (3/3)Block 17 (2/3)Block 18 (1/3)Block 19 (3/3)Block 20 (3/3)
Block 21 (2/3)Block 22 (2/3)Block 23 (2/3)Block 24 (3/3)Block 25 (2/3)
Block 26 (3/3)

Blocks 15/26Total 62/78


Round 2: 
Block 1 (4/4)Block 2 (4/4)Block 3 (4/4)Block 4 (3/4)Block 7 (3/4)
Block 11 (4/4)Block 16 (0/4)Block 19 (4/4)Block 26 (2/4)



Blocks 5/9Total 28/36


Leap Flowers
Round 1
Round 2





Tags, type, time, genres, and the winter prompts are all searchable on MDL

1.Blooming Time

Progress: 3/3    4/4

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Watched while airing 




Title that aired 1900-2000 

Sisters of the Gion
✔ Sisters of the Gion (1936)
Completed: 16. October 2024

Title that aired 2000-2023 

The CommentsBloodhounds
✔ The Comments (aired 2021)
Completed 22. March 2024

✔ Bloodhounds (aired 2023)
Completed 23. February 2024Completed

Title that aired on a Leap year 

Cat in the Eastern PalaceQuaranthings
✔ Cat in the Eastern Palace aired 2020
Completed: 24. June 2024

✔ Quaranthings aired 2020
Completed: 25. June 2024

Finish a Drama in three days or less

Hiyama Kentaro no NinshinAm I the Only One with Butterflies?
✔ Hiyama Kentaro no Ninshin
Completed: 01.01.2024 (within one day)

✔ Am I the Only One with Butterflies?
Completed: 28. February 2024 (within one day)


Title or actor mentioned in/on (include link)

2. Greenhouse 

Progress: 3/3     4/4

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Forums 

Who Rules the WorldFireworks of My Heart
1. Mentions drama title
2. Mentions drama title

Feeds (any MDL feed will do) 

1. Feeds Post: Estell
2. Feeds Post: Komentator isenk, Alternate Link

Game 

1. Game: The Best Chinese Drama
2. Game: The best drama (alternate: The best "first love" drama

List

1.  List
2. List Link (Position 48), Alternate Link

Stars Leaderboard 

1. Includes Lead Actress Zhao Lu Si
2. Includes Lead Actor Yang Yang
Completed drama 1: 02. February 2024 ✔Completed drama 2: 08. May 2024 ✔

From the following genres

3. Bessy Taxonomy

Progress: 3/3    4/4

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Romance 

Our Skyy 2: A Tale of Thousand StarsOur Skyy 2: Bad Buddy
✔ Our Skyy 2: A Tale of Thousand Stars
Completed: 21. March 2024

✔ Our Skyy 2: Bad Buddy
Completed: 21. March 2024

Life 

Society Obsessed with LoveYou Are My Glory
✔ Society Obsessed with Love
Completed:
25. March 2024

✔ You Are My Glory
Completed:
18. February 2024

Political 



Fantasy

The Demonic Lord and the Virtuous Cultivator

The Blue Whisper: Part 1

✔ The Demonic Lord and the Virtuous Cultivator
Completed: 29. May 2024

✔ The Blue Whisper: Part 1
Completed: 05. January 2024

Sci-Fi 

Happiness
 Happiness
Completed:
23.September 2024


From the following genres

4. Cinquist Taxonomy 

Progress: 3/3     4 /6

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Thriller 

Vigilante
⭐ Vigilante

Action 

The CaptainThe Swindlers
✔ The Captain
Completed: 11. January 2024

⭐ The Swindlers

Youth 

Tsuiraku JK to Haijin KyoshiBye June
✔ Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi
Completed: 08. January 2024

✔ Bye June
Completed: 30. March 2024

Comedy 

Hello Schoolgirl
✔ Hello Schoolgirl
Completed: 31. March 2024

Historical 

Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang
The Legendary Courtesan Hwang Jin Yi
✔ Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang
Completed: 21. January 2024

✔ The Legendary Courtesan Hwang Jin Yi
Completed: 01.01.2024
Supernatural
The Vampires
✔ The Vampires
Completed: 30. May 2024

Made up prompt:
Tag: Supernatural


Listed or Tagged

5. Divisions

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Tag: Short length series 

Girlfriend Project Day 1
✔ Girlfriend Project Day 1
Completed: 03. July 2024

At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show

The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order.

Please list episode air dates or episode numbers.



Tag: Adapted from a novel, webtoon, comic, manga, etc.

Namiya
✔ Namiya
Completed: 26. May 2024
Adapted from a Novel

Listed as: Movie or Drama Special

In Another Life
✔ In Another Life
Completed: 29. May 2024
Movie

Tag: Web Series (this includes paid services)




Each block has different rules so pay attention! 

6. Fallow Ground

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

From Your Favorite Writer 

Our Skyy 2: Bad Buddy x A Tale of Thousand Stars
✔ Our Skyy 2: Bad Buddy x A Tale of Thousand Stars
Completed: 21. March 2024 same writer as from my favorite A Tale of Thousand Stars

From Your Favorite Director 

Bad Buddy
✔ Bad Buddy
Completed: 20. March 2024
 same director as from my favorite A Tale of Thousand Stars

From Your Favorite Actor 



Award Winning *List with awards

Reply 1988
✔ Reply 1988
Completed: 21. January 2024
won 52nd Baeksang Art Award

New to You: Cast or Crew 




Watch a title where one of the lead actors is a…

7. Sowing Seeds 

Progress: 1/3     3/4

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Child Actors and or Former Child Actors 

Also see: Titles Starring Child Actors 

Amidst a Snowstorm of Love3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu
Amidst a Snowstorm of Love

✔ 3 Nen a Gumi
Completed: 14. May 2024

Former Child Actors:
1. Wu Lei  
2. Nagano Mei

Veteran

The DaysEverglow
✔ The Days
Completed: 11. March 2024
Veteran: Yakusho Koji (list)

⭐ Everglow
Veteran: Go Doo Shim

Idol actor / Idol actress 

Kieta HatsukoiBlue Moment
⭐ Kieta Hatsukoi
✔ Blue Moment
Completed:
04. October 2024

1. Idol Actor: Michieda Shunsuke
2. Idol Actor: Yamashita Tomohisa

New - First leading role 2024 

Perfect Propose
✔ Perfect Propose
Completed: 01. March 2024
First Leading role for Nomura Kota

Who has passed away 




Watch a 

8. Crop Rotation

Progress: 2/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Title that has 3 or more remakes/adaptations

-You may watch the original or the remake/adaptation



A remake/adaptation of a title with a flower name or the word “flower” in the title

This can be in native languages as well as in English.



Has no remakes/alternate adaptations (so far)

DOG x POLICE: The K-9 Force
⭐ DOG x POLICE: The K-9 Force

A remake/adaptation of a title originally from outside MDL

The Handmaiden
✔ The Handmaiden
Completed: 09. June 2024

Based on the novel "Fingersmith" that has been adapted as a TV series by BBC
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

A remake/adaptation that has been remade/adapted again by the original country

Title watched does not have to be from the original country.

The Gifted
✔ The Gifted
Completed: 18. May 2024

Remake of the drama The Gifted from 2015


Watch a title where…

9. Classification: Names

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes 

A character is named after a flower

Mulan
✔ Mulan
Completed: 28. May 2024

FL's name Mulan means Magnolia

A flower name or the word "flower" in the name of the title 

The Twelve Flower Gods: Camellia
✔ The Twelve Flower Gods: Camellia
Completed: 28. May 2024

Has both the word flower and a flower name (Camellia) in the title

Starting with the same letter as your username   



A flower name or the word "flower" in a song title from the soundtrack 



A title mentioned / referenced in another title or that mentions / references another title

Your Ship Is Real
✔ Your Ship Is Real
Completed: 08. February 2024

The leads are watching the movie "The Handmaiden."


Spot a… 

10.  Location, location, location -

Progress: 2/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes 

Plant farm/garden/agriculture 

✔ Some More
Completed: 27. February 2024

majority of the movie play at a plant farm and you see the agriculture fields in multiple shots

Flower in nature 



Flower Shop



Flower in water

The Double
The Double

there is lotus in a pond
Episode 13 Timestamp 17:51

Flower in hair 

"Hello, Stepmother"
✔ "Hello, Stepmother"
Completed: 02. August 2024

FL (Stepmother) wears flowers in hair
Timestamp: 2:36


For summer we just want you to keep an eye out for something on screen… A bit like a summer fling… it could just pass by almost unnoticed or be a major part of someone's life…  

Spot a... in all five blocks of summer. 

11. Home Remedy 

Progress: /3        4 /4

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flower in a pot

The Story of Park's Marriage Contract⭐
✔ The Imprisoned Canary
Completed: 20. March 2024 
Timestamp: 01:13 min
There's a flower in a pot behind a coffee table

Tea 

✔ A Good Day To Be a Dog

Completed: 03. July 2024

Time Stamp: 49:32 min at episode 2

Someone is preparing tea

Flower in/as food 

✔ Watashi no Oyome-kun
Completed: 25.01.2024

Episode 3, Timestamp 11:05: Hanazuma is giving cookies to his colleagues, some of them are in cherry blossom form

Pressed Plant


Healing plant

✔ My Journey To You 
Completed: 10. October 2024


Episode 8, Timestamp 38:09 FL gives ML ginger tea as she thought he caught a cold + ML has been taking a Healing Herb Elixir for all his life that protects him from any poison as it works as an antidote (mentioned in the early episodes and throughout the drama) 


12. For the love of Flowers:   

Progress: 3/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flower patterns on clothes, tapestry, furniture… 

Love Next Door
 Love Next Door

Ep 8, Timestamp: 14:34 min
Seung Hyo's mother is wearing clothes with a blue flower pattern

Botanist



Gardening as a hobby 



Perfume 

Star and Sky: Sky in Your Heart
✔ Star and Sky: Sky in Your Heart
Completed: 24. September 2024

Fah finds a perfume in Prince's house, he takes it in his hand and sniffs on it
Episode 2 Timestamp 31:51

Kissing under some kind of plant (mistletoe, tree, flower archway)

Secrets of the Shadow Sect
✔ Secrets of the Shadow Sect
Completed: 24. March 2024

Ep 15 Time Stamp 07:39
Main leads kiss under a tree


13. The darkest flowers

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flower physically harming someone (hit with flowers, thorns…) 



Poisonous plant

Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow✔ Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow
Completed: 06. March 2024
Timestamp: 09:43 min
a rash on a dead man's neck was caused by wolfsbane flower pollen (also known as monkshood, which is one of the most poisonous plants in western and central Europe), the detective goes to the Jeok-seong region where wolfsbane flower is a speciality

Flowers to honor the deceased 

The First Responders Season 2
✔ The First Responders S2
Completed: 10. February 2024
Episode 3, time stamp 31:19, Seol weeps on the grave of Do Jin, there are white flowers in a vase next to the grave

Plant in a crime



Hawaiian Shirt  

Okay! Madam
✔ Okay! Madam
Completed: 29. February 2024
Timestamps 21:25, 22:15 and 22:25 the family is shown wearing Hawaiian Shirts


14. The sweetest flowers 

Progress: 3/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flowers as a gesture of apology



Flowers as a romantic gesture 

The West Wind Is Strong
✔ The West Wind Is Strong
Completed: 18. March 2024

Ep 9 Timestamp 2:08 ML brings flowers to FL after they made vows to each other and kissed
and Ep 11 Timestamp 08:12 FL picks a flower and asks ML if it's beautiful to which he nods and puts the flower in her hair, making her smile

Flower festival 

Salut D'Amour
Black Rose
✔ Salut D'Amour
Completed 21. January 2024 by ZhouYanRan
According to ZhouYanRan there is a short scene taking place on a flower festival in the movie

Rare plant

The Legend of Anle
✔ The Legend of Anle
Completed: 21. January 2024

Ep 38 Timestamp 31:28
There's a talk about a rare flower called "Flower of Longing" that is needed for a medicine to cure the ML and it's mentioned no one has been able to cultivate it

Flower boy/girl 




Spot someone…

15. The scent of flowers 

Progress: 2/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Hanging laundry 

Welcome to Samdal-ri
✔ Welcome to Samdal-ri
Completed: 09. March 2024

In episode 3, Timestamp 40:35 the FL hangs out laundry (bed sheets) in the garden to dry 

Stealing laundry



Leaving laundry out in the rain



Visiting a Laundromat

Happy to Have You Here
✔ Happy to Have You Here
Completed: 06. May 2024

The main leads visit a laundromat | Time Stamp: 08:16

Laundering money 

Dirty Laundry
Dirty Laundry


For Autumn, the prompt needs to stick around, be tagged in one way or another. Some of these have multiple tags (for those we have added lists), others will only have one or two tags available; these are linked in the prompt. 

16. In the same vase 

Progress: 3/3    /4

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Sibling 

The First Responders Season 1
Find Yourself
1. SML Bong Do Jin is the brother of Bong An Na ✔

Parent-Child 

1. ML Jin Ho Gae is the son of prosecutor Jin Cheol Joong ✔

Colleagues 

1. Colleagues Jin Ho Gae and Pil Gong Myung in many scenes as well as the firefighter colleagues eating together, going out to a restaurant ✔

Student-Teacher Relationship 

1. In ep 9-10 there's a student who had a sexual relationship with a teacher ✔

Bromance/Sismance 

1. Bromance between male leads Jin Ho Gae and Bong Do Jin and Jin Ho Gae and Pil Gong Myung ✔
Completed drama 1: 30. January 2024 ✔Completed drama 2: 


17. Weeds 

Progress: 2/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Perpetrator-Victim 



Sexual assault 

Reset
✔ Reset
Completed: 24. March 2024

FL looks on a photo that shows a sexual assault
Time Stamp: 10:41 at episode 15

Domestic abuse 

It's Okay, That's Love
⭐ It's Okay, That's Love

Tag itself isn't visible on drama page but the drama is on the first page when you search for the tag Domestic abuse

Discrimination 



Bullying

3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara minasan dake no, Sotsugyoshiki desu 
Drama Special
✔ 3 Nen A Gumi
Completed: 15. May 2024

Tagged: School Bullying and Cyberbullying


18. Window box 

Progress: 1/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Cohabitation 



Contract Relationship 

Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
⭐ Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu

Tagged: Contract Relationship

Arranged Relationship 

As Long As We Both Shall Live
⭐ Tag: Arranged Marriage

Ex-Girlfriend / Ex-Boyfriend returns

The Hows of Us
✔ The Hows of Us
Completed: 13. January 2024
ML returns 2 years after he and the FL broke up, trying to win back the FL's heart

Long Distance Relationship 




19. Pollination 

Progress: 3/3    4/4

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Age Gap 

Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi Lesson 2Moonlight Chicken
✔ Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi Lesson 2
Completed: 27. July 2024

ML is a teacher and FL a high school student

✔ Moonlight Chicken
Completed: 19. June 2024

Tagged: Age Gap (Drama Life)
ML Jim is supposed to be in his 40s while Wen is somewhat 10 years younger

Enemies to Lovers

Mama Gogo
✔ Mama Gogo
Completed: 26. February 2024

Annie and Chen start on bad terms but become lovers

Same-Sex Relationship

The Fox Spirit and the Little Priest Nv Er Hong
✔ The Fox Spirit and the Little Priest
Completed: 29. May 2024

✔ Nv Er Hong
Completed: 15. October 2024

Nudity 

Hit The Spot
 Hit The Spot
Completed: 15. October 2024

First Love 

The Blue Whisper: Part 2
✔ The Blue Whisper: Part 2
Completed: 07. January 2024

Tagged First Love


20 Seeds Packets on the shelf 

Progress: 3/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Character Development 



Rich and Poor 

Tags: Rich Man/ Poor Woman  or Rich Woman/Poor Man



LGBTQ+ 

Watashi to Otto to Otto no Kareshi
✔ Watashi to Otto to Otto no Kareshi
Completed: 15. May 2024

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

Kaitou Yamaneko
✔ Kaitou Yamaneko
Completed 23. February 2024

Living with a Disability 

Date
✔ Date
Completed: 27. May 2024

FL is mute and communicates through sign language


Seasons come and go... Some of these have tags, others you only have to spot - so pay attention. 

21. Winner gets the bouquet 

Progress: 2/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Spot a Friendly Game

Run BTS Season 3
✔ Run BTS! Season 3
Completed: 07. May 2024

There are multiple friendly games like tennis with frying pans and other stuff, cards, word games etc.

Tag: Death Game 



Tag: Competition 



Tag: Teamwork 

Mountain Doctor
✔ Mountain Doctor
Completed:
23. September 2024

a team of medical professionals work together to rescue and treat people who got injured in the mountains

Spot an Amusement Park

The Sound of Magic
⭐ The Sound of Magic


22. Late bloomer  

Progress: 2/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Tag: Misunderstanding

Saka no Tochu no Ie
✔ Saka no Tochu no Ie
Completed: 15. June 2024

Spot someone hiding behind a tree or a bush 

Love Reset
⭐ Love Reset

Tag: Secret Relationship 



Tag: Behind-the-Scenes 

Not Me: Behind the Scenes 
Drama Special
✔ Not Me: Behind the Scenes
Completed: 17.01.2024

Spot a Secret Garden 




In the next 3 blocks, spot a…

23. A dandelion in the wind  

Progress: 2/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flower on the cover



Insect on a plant

Boys Over Flowers
✔ Black Rose
Boys Over Flowers

Watched by Ara 99 
Completed February/March
Ep 2 | Timestamp: 29:45 min:
Bee on flowers

Main character has a flower allergy



Flower petals

Kill Me Love Me
▶ Kill Me Love Me

Ep 1 Timestamp 25:19/25:21 there are red/pink flower petals in a hot bath and on the wooden bath edging

Watering a plant 

The Boyfriend
✔ The Boyfriend
Completed: 04. August 2024

Alan is watering the plants outside the 'Green Room'
Episode 4 Timestamp 10:29


24. Supporting characters   

Progress: 3/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Butterfly 

Till the End of the Moon
Time Stamp: 50:17 at ep 3
Tantai Jins mother is talking to a butterfly ✔

Bee

Time Stamp: 15:00 at ep 16
FL got stung by bee while collecting honey ✔

Firefly 

Time Stamp: 06:39 at ep 20
FL catches fireflies ✔

Wasp 

Time Stamp: 21:00 at ep 3
A wasp flies into someone's ear and kills the person ✔

Bug 

Time Stamp: 37:25 Episode 2 There's a fly that Tantai Jins talk to, it's buzzing around in the kitchen ✔
Completed: 09. June 2024 ✔


25. Surprise bloom  

Progress: 2/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Villain/Antihero falls in love

A Familiar Stranger
⭐ A Familiar Stranger

Accidental kiss

The Sign
✔ The Sign
Completed: 13. September 2024

some guys gather to carry and push someone in the ocean, ML interferes, they stumble and accidentally kiss
Episode 1 Timestamp 50:06

Flower in an art piece 



Dead plant 

Dashing Youth
✔ Dashing Youth
Completed:
12. October 2024

there are withered trees and plants at the place of ML's master/teacher
Time Stamp: 22:25 at episode 7

An ancient artifact




26. Bracken

Watch titles from 3 countries  = 1 Block

Watch titles from 6 countries = 2 Blocks

All 7 = Bracken

Progress: 3/3

5/6 

5/ 7  

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

China 

You Were Once My Light
✔ You Were Once My Light
Completed: 25. June 2024

Hong Kong 

Big Brother
⭐ Big Brother

Japan

Old Fashion Cupcake
✔ Old Fashion Cupcake
Completed: 31. May 2024

Philippines  

Sleep with Me
✔ Sleep with Me
Completed: 10. October 2024

South Korea 

Chicken Nugget
✔ Chicken Nugget
Completed: 20. May 2024

Taiwan 

Tears on Fire
⭐ Tears on Fire

Thailand 

The Secret of Us
✔ The Secret of Us
Completed:
26. September 2024


Bonus features for those who want more… or need to avoid certain prompts

Shortcuts

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Black Rose: If, for any reason, you can not complete a prompt, you may ask another participant in this challenge to complete one for you. That friend must be actively doing the challenge and may not use the title in their own form. This may be used multiple times with multiple participants. And has no limit.  The person gifting you will earn the beautiful badge.

Block 14
Prompt Flower Festival

Block 23
Prompt Insect on a plant
Completed by ZhouYanRan
Screenshot 1 | Screenshot 2 

Black Rose for ZhouYanRan - Old Boy (Movie)
Prompt: Bug (Block 24)

Completed by Ara 99 
Screenshot

Black Rose for Ara 99
- Taikan Youho
Prompt: Leaving laundry out in the rain
Lawnmower: Complete a block by watching a single title that includes ALL the prompts of that block. This may be used 5 times per round.Round 1:
Block 2
Block 16
Block 24


Round 2:
Block 2
Block 11
Round 1:
Block 2: Who Rules The World
Block 16: The First Responders Season 1
Block 24: Till the End of the Moon

Round 2:
Block 2: Fireworks of My Heart
Block 11: The Story of Park's Marriage Contract

Add Some Challenge To This Challenge

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Bracken: Watch titles from all the countries of MDL

Block 26

Bouquet: Watch at least one title from each block in all 26 blocks of the challenge. 

All Blocks 1-26

Rosaceae: Watch all adaptations of a title that has been remade 3 times or more.

-

Floral Fan: Within a block, all prompts are completed with titles that share the same main lead actor, writer, or director.

Block 4All titles from Round 2 with Yoo Ji Tae

Leap Year: Complete all 5 prompts in a block and then make up a 6th prompt and fulfill it.

Block 4Made up prompt:
Tag Supernatural

Vintage Flower: Watch a title from 1900-1940

-

Annual Flower: Watch titles from 10 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013…).

-

Evergreen : Watch 10 titles from each season of this challenge.

Titles watched from Winter: 

Titles watched from Spring: 

Titles watched from Summer:

Titles watched from Autumn: 

Titles watched in Out of Season:

(this is to help you keep track)

Winter: Block 1-4

Spring: Block 6-9

Summer: Block 11-14

Autumn: Block 16-19

Out of Season: Block 21-24


Seasons: Watch titles set in all four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer,  Fall/Autumn (4 titles in total) Winter: Block 23
Spring: Block 11
Summer: Block 19
Fall/Autumn: Block 3
Winter:  The Blue Whisper Part 2 (takes place in remote exile place that's covered in snow all the time)
Spring: Watashi no Oyome-kun (cherry trees are blooming which they only do in Spring and the characters wear warm jackets outside throughout the drama)
Summer: Some More (they're sitting in the sand only wearing swim trunks, eating watermelon)
Fall/Autumn: The Demonic Lord and the Virtuous Cultivator (the trees have turned orange/red and there are lots of fallen leaves on the ground)
Four Leaf Clover: Find a title that has: Flower in the name, Flower on the cover, Flower mentioned in the OST, Flower as the name of a main character, a Flower shown in its intro, and a Flower involved in a major event in the plot. -
Monsoon: Watch a title with 100 episodes or more (multiple season count) Block 21
Prompt: Spot a Friendly Game
rewatched Run BTS Season 2 episode 46 and all 99 episodes of Run BTS Season 3, which is a total of 100 episodes

Season by Season

Uses here 

Notes

Poinsettias and Winterberries: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Winter section of the challenge. 

Blocks 1-5

April Showers: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Spring section of the challenge. 

Blocks 6-10

Sunshine and Blooms: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Summer section of the challenge.

Blocks 11-15

Changing Hues: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Autumn section of the challenge. 

Block 16-20

Out of Season: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Out of Season  section of the challenge.

Block 21-25

Might use somewhere








Starting Date:  Jan 1st 2024

Link to your dramalist: https://mydramalist.com/profile/horrendously

Progress:  

Leap flowers: 



Tags, type, time, genres, and the winter prompts are all searchable on MDL

1.Blooming Time

Progress: 1/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Watched while airing 

Marry My Husband

Title that aired 1900-2000 


Title that aired 2000-2023 



Title that aired on a Leap year 



Finish a Drama in three days or less




Title or actor mentioned in/on (include link)

2. Greenhouse 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Forums 



Feeds (any MDL feed will do) 



Game 



List



Stars Leaderboard 




From the following genres

3. Bessy Taxonomy

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Romance 



Life 



Political 



Fantasy



Sci-Fi 




From the following genres

4. Cinquist Taxonomy 

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Thriller 



Action 



Youth 



Comedy 



Historical 




Listed or Tagged

5. Divisions

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Tag: Short length series 



At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show

The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order.

Please list episode air dates or episode numbers.



Tag: Adapted from a novel, webtoon, comic, manga, etc.



Listed as: Movie or Drama Special



Tag: Web Series (this includes paid services)





Each block has different rules so pay attention! 

Watch a title that  includes one of your… or is… 

6. Fallow Ground

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

From Your Favorite Writer 



From Your Favorite Director 



From Your Favorite Actor 



Award Winning *List with awards



New to You: Cast or Crew 




Watch a title where one of the lead actors is a…

7. Sowing Seeds 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title Notes 

Child Actors and or Former Child Actors 

Also see: Titles Starring Child Actors 



Veteran 



Idol actor / Idol actress 



New - First leading role 2024 



Who has passed away 




Watch a 

8. Crop Rotation

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Title that has 3 or more remakes/adaptations

-You may watch the original or the remake/adaptation



A remake/adaptation of a title with a flower name or the word “flower” in the title

This can be in native languages as well as in English.



Has no remakes/alternate adaptations (so far)



A remake/adaptation of a title originally from outside MDL



A remake/adaptation that has been remade/adapted again by the original country

Title watched does not have to be from the original country.




Watch a title where…


Spot a… 

10.  Location, location, location -

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes 

Plant farm/garden/agriculture 



Flower in nature 



Flower Shop



Flower in water



Flower in hair 





For summer we just want you to keep an eye out for something on screen… A bit like a summer fling… it could just pass by almost unnoticed or be a major part of someone's life…  

Spot a... in all five bocks of summer. 

11. Home Remedy 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flower in a pot



Tea 



Flower in/as food 



Pressed Plant



Healing plant







Spot someone…



For Autumn, the prompt needs to stick around, be tagged in one way or another. Some of these have multiple tags (for those we have added lists), others will only have one or two tags available; these are linked in the prompt. 

16. In the same vase 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Sibling 



Parent-Child 



Colleagues 



Student-Teacher Relationship 



Bromance/Sismance 






19. Pollination 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Age Gap 



Enemies to Lovers



Same-Sex Relationship



Nudity 



First Love 




20 Seeds Packets on the shelf 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Character Development 



Rich and Poor 

Tags: Rich Man/ Poor Woman  or Rich Woman/Poor Man



LGBTQ+ 



Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 



Living with a Disability 





Seasons come and go… Some of these have tags, others you only have to spot - so pay attention. 


21. Winner gets the bouquet 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Spot a Friendly Game



Tag: Death Game 



Tag: Competition 



Tag: Teamwork 



Spot an Amusement Park





In the next 3 blocks, spot a…


24. Supporting characters   

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Butterfly 



Bee



Firefly 



Wasp 



Bug 





25. Surprise bloom  

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Villain/Antihero falls in love



Accidental kiss



Flower in an art piece 



Dead plant 



An ancient artifact





26. Bracken

Watch titles from 3 countries  = 1 Block

Watch titles from 6 countries = 2 Blocks

All 7 = Bracken

Progress: /3

/6 

/ 7  

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

China 



Hong Kong 



Japan



Philippines  



South Korea 



Taiwan 



Thailand 




Bonus features for those who want more… or need to avoid certain prompts 


Shortcuts

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Black Rose: If, for any reason, you can not complete a prompt, you may ask another participant in this challenge to complete one for you. That friend must be actively doing the challenge and may not use the title in their own form. This may be used multiple times with multiple participants. And has no limit.  The person gifting you will earn the beautiful badge.



Lawnmower: Complete a block by watching a single title that includes ALL the prompts of that block. This may be used 5 times per round.

Add Some Challenge To This Challenge

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Bracken: Watch titles from all the countries of MDL



Bouquet: Watch at least one title from each block in all 26 blocks of the challenge. 



Rosaceae: Watch all adaptations of a title that has been remade 3 times or more.



Floral Fan: Within a block, all prompts are completed with titles that share the same main lead actor, writer, or director.



Leap Year: Complete all 5 prompts in a block and then make up a 6th prompt and fulfill it.



Vintage Flower: Watch a title from 1900-1940



Annual Flower: Watch titles from 10 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013…).



Evergreen : Watch 10 titles from each season of this challenge.

Titles watched from Winter: 

Titles watched from Spring: 

Titles watched from Summer:

Titles watched from Autumn: 

Titles watched in Out of Season:

(this is to help you keep track)


Seasons: Watch titles set in all four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer,  Fall/Autumn (4 titles in total) 

Four Leaf Clover: Find a title that has: Flower in the name, Flower on the cover, Flower mentioned in the OST, Flower as the name of a main character, a Flower shown in its intro, and a Flower involved in a major event in the plot. 

Monsoon: Watch a title with 100 episodes or more (multiple season count) 

Season by Season

Uses here 

Notes

Poinsettias and Winterberries: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Winter section of the challenge. 



April Showers: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Spring section of the challenge. 



Sunshine and Blooms: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Summer section of the challenge.



Changing Hues: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Autumn section of the challenge. 



Out of Season: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Out of Season  section of the challenge.

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MDL Watch Challenge 2024 Sign-up Sheet


Starting Date: jan1 -

Link to your dramalist: Completed

Progress:   /round 1

Leap flowers:


BLOCKS:

Rounds:

I→










10







19
21


2526

II→

























2526


Levels:




















RANDOM BONUSES:

BRACKEN 














Challenge continue:


Tags, type, time, genres, and the winter prompts are all searchable on MDL

1.Blooming Time

Progress: 2/3

Prompt

Title

Notes

Watched while airing

1. Marry my husband
2. Dreaming of a Freaking Cinderella

Title that aired 1900-2000

1. There Is No Poverty at the End of Labour
1920

Title that aired 2000-2023

2. Voice

Title that aired on a Leap year

2. Connection2024 drama

Finish aDrama in three days or less

1. Hot Stove League
2. Youth of May


Title or actor mentioned in/on (include link)


From the following genres


From the following genres

4. Cinquist Taxonomy

Progress: /3

Prompt

Title

Notes

Thriller

1. Parasite
2. Suspect x
Choi woo shik

Action

1. A Killer Paradox
2. The childe
Choi woo shik 

Youth

1. Ho Goo's LoveChoi woo shik 

Comedy

1. Fated to Love You
2. Dream
Choi woo shik 

Historical

1. The Princess and the Matchmaker
2. Remember
Choi woo shik 


Listed or Tagged

5. Divisions

Progress: 1/3

Prompt

Title

Notes

Tag: Short length series

1. W. H. Y. 
2. A Familiar Stranger

At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show.

The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order.

Please list episode air dates or episode numbers.



Tag: Adapted from a novel, webtoon, comic, manga, etc.

1. Death's Game season 1
2. Death's Game season 2
webtoon 

Listed as: Movie or Drama Special

2. The Odd Family: Zombie on Salemovie 

Tag: Web Series (this includes paid services)

1. A Shop for Killers
2. Red Swan
Disney+


Each block has different rules so pay attention!

Watch a title that includes one of your… or is…

6. Fallow Ground

Progress: /3

Prompt

Title

Notes

From Your Favorite Writer

1. Good Manager
2. Mr. Sunshine Special(Yoo yeon seok)
1. Park Jae Bum of Vincenzo 
2. Kim Eun sook of Goblin 

From Your Favorite Director

1. Good Manager
2. Dr romantic Season 3(yoo yeon seok)
1. Director Lee Jae Hoon of run on
2. Director Yoo in shik of vagabond and extraordinary attorney woo

From Your Favorite Actor

1. Good Manager
2. Dr. Romantic: APPENDIX, The Beginning of Everything (Yoo yeon seok)
1. Namkoong Min
2. Yoo yeon seok 

Award Winning*List with awards

1. Good Manager
2. Werewolf boy(yoo yeon seok)
1. Nam koong min got 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards for this kdrama 
2. Baeksang

New to You: Cast or Crew

1. Good Manager
2. Bloody Lucky Day (yoo yeon seok)
1. Nam Sang Mi
2. New director Pil Gam Seong



Watch a title where one of the&nbsp;lead&nbsp;actors is a…

7. Sowing Seeds

Progress: /3

Prompt

TitleNotes

Child Actors and or Former Child Actors

Also see: Titles Starring Child Actors

1. No breathing
2. Yurigokoro

Veteran

1. Romance in the House
2. Fabricated City
1. Ji Jin Hee
2. Kim Sang Ho

Idol actor / Idol actress

1. Brave Citizen
Lee Jun Young

New - First leading role 2024

2. Love for Love's Sake
Cha Joo Wan

Who has passed away

2. Pasta
Lee Sun Kyun

Watch a&nbsp;

8. Crop Rotation

Progress: /3

Prompt

Title

Notes

Title that has 3 or more remakes/adaptations

-You may watch the original or the remake/adaptation

1. Boys over Flowers


A remake/adaptation of a title with a flower name or the word “flower” in the title

This can be in native languages as well as in English.

1. Meteor Garden(Taiwan)
2. Meteor Garden

Has no remakes/alternate adaptations (so far)

1. Dear My Friends
2. Privilege (High Society)

A remake/adaptation of a title originally from outside MDL

2. The Handmaiden

A remake/adaptation that has been remade/adapted again by the original country

Title watched does not have to be from the original country.

2. Soul Mate


Watch a title where…


Spot a…

10. Location, location, location -

Progress: /3

Prompt

Title

Notes

Plant farm/garden/agriculture

1. Once Upon a Small Town
2. My Demon
1. Farm
2. Lownmower
( garden)

Flower in nature

2. My Demon
2. ep 12

Flower Shop

1. Branding in Seongsu 
2. My Demon
1. ✓
2. ep 13

Flower in water

1. The Red Sleeve
2. My Demon
1. ✓
2. ep 14

Flower in hair

2. My Demon
2. ep 12 


For summer we just want you to keep an eye out for something on screen… A bit like a summer fling… it could just pass by almost unnoticed or be a major part of someone's life… &nbsp;

Spot a... in all five bocks of summer.&nbsp;

11. Home Remedy&nbsp;

Progress: /3&nbsp;

Prompt&nbsp;

Title&nbsp;

Notes

Flower in a pot

2. The Story of Park's Marriage Contract
Lownmower 

Tea&nbsp;

2. The Story of Park's Marriage Contract

Flower in/as food&nbsp;

The Story of Park's Marriage Contract

Pressed Plant

The Story of Park's Marriage Contract

Healing plant

The Story of Park's Marriage Contract



13. The darkest flowers

Progress: /3

Prompt&nbsp;

Title&nbsp;

Notes

Flower physically harming someone (hit with flowers, thorns…)&nbsp;

Penthouse ep 1

Poisonous plant



Flowers to honor the deceased&nbsp;

Penthouse 

Plant in a crime

Penthouse season 1the scene of neck slashing in ep 1 blood is splashed on bouquet 

Hawaiian Shirt&nbsp;&nbsp;





Spot someone…

15. The scent of flowers&nbsp;

Progress: /3&nbsp;

Prompt&nbsp;

Title&nbsp;

Notes

Hanging laundry&nbsp;

Dr slump

Stealing laundry



Leaving laundry out in the rain



Visiting a Laundromat



Laundering money&nbsp;




For Autumn, the prompt needs to stick around, be tagged in one way or another. Some of these have multiple tags (for those we have added lists), others will only have one or two tags available; these are linked in the prompt.&nbsp;

16. In the same vase

Progress: /3

Prompt

Title

Notes:

Lownmower 

Sibling

1. The First Responders
2. Doctor slump
1. Bong Do Jin and Bong An Na
1. ✓

Parent-Child

1. The First Responders
2. Doctor slump
1. Ml and his dad
2.✓

Colleagues

1. The First Responders
2. Doctor slump
1. ✓
2.✓

Student-Teacher Relationship

1. The First Responders
2. Doctor slump
1. ✓
2. ✓

Bromance/Sismance

1. The First Responders
2. Doctor slump
1. Bromance
2. ✓


17. Weeds

Progress: /3

Prompt

Title

Notes

Perpetrator-Victim

1. Inspector Koo
2. Zombie Detective

Sexual assault


1.  Silenced
2. Marry my husband
1. Korean movie on sexual assault on children
2. Fl ex

Domestic abuse

2. Tree of Heaven2. Aunt (Father's sister) abusing fl.

Discrimination

1. The 8 show
2. One Spring Night
2. Rich poor discrimination
2. Ml is single father 

Bullying




18. Window box

Progress: /3

Prompt

Title

Notes

Cohabitation

1. Missing: The Other Side
2. Missing: The Other Side Season 2
main leads live under same roof

Contract Relationship

1. Wedding impossible

Arranged Relationship

2. Under the Queen's Umbrellacrown prince wedding arranged by queen 

Ex-Girlfriend / Ex-Boyfriend returns

2. Recipe for FarewellEx husband returns 

Long Distance Relationship

1. Fanletter, Please
2. 0.1% world




Seasons come and go… Some of these have tags, others you only have to spot - so pay attention.&nbsp;


21. Winner gets the bouquet&nbsp;

Progress: /3&nbsp;

Prompt&nbsp;

Title&nbsp;

Notes/Completed&nbsp;

Spot a Friendly Game



Tag: Death Game&nbsp;

Death's Game Part 2 

Tag: Competition&nbsp;

Dream

Tag: Teamwork&nbsp;

Fabricated Citysports

Spot an Amusement Park




22. Late bloomer &nbsp;

Progress: /3&nbsp;

Prompt&nbsp;

Title&nbsp;

Notes

Tag: Misunderstanding



Spot someone hiding behind a tree or a bush

Love reset

Their parents hide behind tree/ bush and throws rocks at their head to bring back their memory.

Tag: Secret Relationship&nbsp;



Tag: Behind-the-Scenes&nbsp;



Spot a Secret Garden&nbsp;




In the next 3 blocks, spot a…

23. A dandelion in the wind &nbsp;

Progress: /3&nbsp;

Prompt&nbsp;

Title&nbsp;

Notes

Flower on the cover



Insect on a plant

Dr slump ep 5

Main character has a flower allergy



Flower petals



Watering a plant&nbsp;




24. Supporting characters 

Progress: /3

Prompt

Title

Notes/Completed

Butterfly

City Hall
Lownmower 

Bee

City Hall

Firefly

City Hall

Wasp

City Hall

Bug

City Hall




26. Bracken

Watch titles from 3 countries = 1 Block

Watch titles from 6 countries = 2 Blocks

All 7 = Bracken

Progress: /3

/6

/ 7 

Prompt

Title

Notes

China

Nine times time travel 

Hong Kong



Japan

Silent 

Philippines

Gameboys the Movie

South Korea



Taiwan

The Victims' Game


Thailand

I feel you linger in the air


Bonus features for those who want more… or need to avoid certain prompts


Shortcuts

Leap flower 

Used here

Notes

Black Rose:If, for any reason, you can not complete a prompt, you may ask another participant in this challenge to complete one for you. That friend must be actively doing the challenge and may not use the title in their own form. This may be used multiple times with multiple participants. And has no limit. The person gifting you will earn the beautiful badge.



Lawnmower: Complete a block by watching a single title that includes ALL the prompts of that block. This may be used 5 times per round.Round 1:
1. Block 2
2. Block 6
3. Block 16
4. Block 24
5. block 25

Round 2:
1. Block 2
2. Block 10
3. Block 11
4. Block 16
5. Block 25

Add Some Challenge To This Challenge

Leap flower 

Used here

Notes

Bracken:Watch titles from all the countries of MDL


Bouquet: Watch at least one title from each block in all 26 blocks of the challenge.


Rosaceae:Watch all adaptations of a title that has been remade 3 times or more.


Floral Fan:Within a block, all prompts are completed with titles that share the same main lead actor, writer, or director.

Block 4: Choi woo shik

Block 6: yoo yeon seok

Leap Year: Complete all 5 prompts in a block and then make up a 6th prompt and fulfill it.



Vintage Flower:Watch a title from 1900-1940

There Is No Poverty at the End of Labour
1920
Block 1

Annual Flower: Watch titles from 10 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013…).

2010: 

Evergreen :Watch 10 titles from each season of this challenge.

Titles watched from Winter:✓

Titles watched from Spring:✓

Titles watched from Summer:

Titles watched from Autumn:✓

Titles watched in Out of Season:✓

(this is to help you keep track)


Seasons:Watch titles set in all four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall/Autumn (4 titles in total)winter: Tree of Heaven

Spring: One Spring Night

Summer:My Lovely Sam Soon

Autumn/fall: Just Between Lovers
3. Summer 
4. Autumn
Four Leaf Clover: Find a title that has: Flower in the name, Flower on the cover, Flower mentioned in the OST, Flower as the name of a main character, a Flower shown in its intro, and a Flower involved in a major event in the plot.

Monsoon: Watch a title with 100 episodes or more (multiple season count)

Season by Season

Uses here

Notes

Poinsettias and Winterberries: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Winter section of the challenge.

Round 1: ✓

Round 2: ✓

April Showers: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Spring section of the challenge.

Round 1: ✓

Round 2: ✓

Sunshine and Blooms: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Summer section of the challenge.



Changing Hues: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Autumn section of the challenge.

Round 1: ✓

Round 2: ✓

Out of Season: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Out of Season section of the challenge.



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M D L  W A T C H  C H A L L E N G E  2 0 2 4

Starting Date: 01.01.2024

Link to your dramalist: Liffy's Dramallist

Progress:  /

Leap flowers: /



2. Greenhouse

Progress: /3

PromptTitleNotes

Forums



Feeds (any MDL feed will do) 



Game



List



Stars Leaderboard



3. Bessy Taxonomy

Progress: /3

PromptTitleNotes
Romance  

Life

Political

Fantasy

Sci-Fi


4. Cinquist Taxonomy

Progress: /3

Thriller

Action

Youth

Comedy

Historical


6. Fallow Ground

Progress: /3

PromptTitleNotes
From Your Favorite Writer

From Your Favorite Director 
From Your Favorite Actor

Award Winning *List with awards 

New to You: Cast or Crew


17. Weeds

Progress: /3

Prompt
Title
Notes
Perpetrator-Victim  

Sexual assault  

Domestic abuse  


Discrimination  

Bullying



20. Seeds Packets on the shelf

Progress: /3

Prompt
Title
Notes
Character Development  


Rich and Poor 

Tags: Rich Man/ Poor Woman  or Rich Woman/Poor Man




LGBTQ+  


Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 


Living with a Disability 



21. Winner gets the bouquet

Progress: /3

Prompt
Title
Notes
Spot a Friendly Game 


Tag: Death Game  

Tag: Competition  


Tag: Teamwork  

Spot an Amusement Park 


24. Supporting Characters

Progress: /3

Prompt
Title
Notes

Butterfly 



Bee 


Firefly  


Wasp  

Bug  





Green: Completed 

Red: In Progress/Currently Watching 

Blue: Plan to Watch


Starting Date: January 1st 2024

Link to your dramalist: Eemu's Watchlist 

Progress:  ??/??

Leap flowers: 



Tags, type, time, genres, and the winter prompts are all searchable on MDL

1.Blooming Time

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Watched while airing 

{2/20}

Title that aired 1900-2000 

Year: 1994

 

Title that aired 2000-2023 

Year: 2021 


Title that aired on a Leap year 



Finish a Drama in three days or less




Title or actor mentioned in/on (include link)

2. Greenhouse 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Forums 



Feeds (any MDL feed will do) 



Game 



List



Stars Leaderboard 




From the following genres

3. Bessy Taxonomy

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Romance 


Life 



Political 



Fantasy



Sci-Fi 




From the following genres

4. Cinquist Taxonomy 

Progress: 1/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Thriller 

 
{2/18}

Action 



Youth 



Comedy 



Historical 



Listed or Tagged

5. Divisions

Progress: 1/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Tag: Short length series 



At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show

The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order.

Please list episode air dates or episode numbers.



Tag: Adapted from a novel, webtoon, comic, manga, etc.



Listed as: Movie or Drama Special

{1/14}

Tag: Web Series (this includes paid services)





Each block has different rules so pay attention! 

Watch a title that  includes one of your… or is… 

6. Fallow Ground

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

From Your Favorite Writer 



From Your Favorite Director 



From Your Favorite Actor 

Fave Actor: Lee Jong Suk



Award Winning *List with awards



New to You: Cast or Crew 




Watch a title where one of the lead actors is a…

7. Sowing Seeds 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title Notes 

Child Actors and or Former Child Actors 

Also see: Titles Starring Child Actors 

Former Child Actor: Park Ji Bin



Veteran 



Idol actor / Idol actress 

Idol Actor: Lee Jun Ho 



New - First leading role 2024 



Who has passed away 

Actor: Miura Haruma 

 


Watch a 

8. Crop Rotation

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Title that has 3 or more remakes/adaptations

-You may watch the original or the remake/adaptation



A remake/adaptation of a title with a flower name or the word “flower” in the title

This can be in native languages as well as in English.



Has no remakes/alternate adaptations (so far)



A remake/adaptation of a title originally from outside MDL



A remake/adaptation that has been remade/adapted again by the original country

Title watched does not have to be from the original country.




Watch a title where…


Spot a… 

10.  Location, location, location -

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes 

Plant farm/garden/agriculture 



Flower in nature 


Flower Shop



Flower in water


Flower in hair 




For summer we just want you to keep an eye out for something on screen… A bit like a summer fling… it could just pass by almost unnoticed or be a major part of someone's life…  

Spot a... in all five bocks of summer. 

11. Home Remedy 

Progress: 1/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Flower in a pot


Tea 



Flower in/as food 


Pressed Plant



Healing plant

{3/3}





Spot someone…



For Autumn, the prompt needs to stick around, be tagged in one way or another. Some of these have multiple tags (for those we have added lists), others will only have one or two tags available; these are linked in the prompt. 

16. In the same vase 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Sibling 



Parent-Child 



Colleagues 



Student-Teacher Relationship 



Bromance/Sismance 






19. Pollination 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Age Gap 



Enemies to Lovers


Same-Sex Relationship



Nudity 



First Love 




20 Seeds Packets on the shelf 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Character Development 


Rich and Poor 

Tags: Rich Man/ Poor Woman  or Rich Woman/Poor Man



LGBTQ+ 



Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 



Living with a Disability 





Seasons come and go… Some of these have tags, others you only have to spot - so pay attention. 


21. Winner gets the bouquet 

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Spot a Friendly Game



Tag: Death Game 



Tag: Competition 



Tag: Teamwork 


Spot an Amusement Park





In the next 3 blocks, spot a…


24. Supporting characters   

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Butterfly 


Bee


Firefly 


Wasp 



Bug 





25. Surprise bloom  

Progress: /3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Villain/Antihero falls in love


Accidental kiss


Flower in an art piece 



Dead plant 



An ancient artifact




26. Bracken

Watch titles from 3 countries  = 1 Block

Watch titles from 6 countries = 2 Blocks

All 7 = Bracken

Progress: 1/3

/6 

/ 7  

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

China 



Hong Kong 



Japan



Philippines  



South Korea 

{1/7}

Taiwan 


Thailand 




Bonus features for those who want more… or need to avoid certain prompts 


Shortcuts

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Black Rose: If, for any reason, you can not complete a prompt, you may ask another participant in this challenge to complete one for you. That friend must be actively doing the challenge and may not use the title in their own form. This may be used multiple times with multiple participants. And has no limit.  The person gifting you will earn the beautiful badge.



Lawnmower: Complete a block by watching a single title that includes ALL the prompts of that block. This may be used 5 times per round.

Add Some Challenge To This Challenge

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Bracken: Watch titles from all the countries of MDL



Bouquet: Watch at least one title from each block in all 26 blocks of the challenge. 



Rosaceae: Watch all adaptations of a title that has been remade 3 times or more.



Floral Fan: Within a block, all prompts are completed with titles that share the same main lead actor, writer, or director.



Leap Year: Complete all 5 prompts in a block and then make up a 6th prompt and fulfill it.



Vintage Flower: Watch a title from 1900-1940



Annual Flower: Watch titles from 10 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013…).



Evergreen : Watch 10 titles from each season of this challenge.

Titles watched from Winter: 

Titles watched from Spring: 

Titles watched from Summer:

Titles watched from Autumn: 

Titles watched in Out of Season:

(this is to help you keep track)


Seasons: Watch titles set in all four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer,  Fall/Autumn (4 titles in total) 

Four Leaf Clover: Find a title that has: Flower in the name, Flower on the cover, Flower mentioned in the OST, Flower as the name of a main character, a Flower shown in its intro, and a Flower involved in a major event in the plot. 

Monsoon: Watch a title with 100 episodes or more (multiple season count) 

Season by Season

Uses here 

Notes

Poinsettias and Winterberries: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Winter section of the challenge. 



April Showers: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Spring section of the challenge. 



Sunshine and Blooms: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Summer section of the challenge.



Changing Hues: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Autumn section of the challenge. 



Out of Season: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Out of Season  section of the challenge.

Starting Date:  Jan 1st, 2024 

Link to your dramalist:  Watchlist

Progress: 6/???

Blocks = 1

Currently Watching   Completed    Plan To Watch

Leap flowers: 

Tags, type, time, genres, and the winter prompts are all searchable on MDL

1.Blooming Time

Progress: 5/5

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Watched while airing 

Aired: Dec 22, 2023 - Jan 5, 2024

Started Watching = January 4th, 2024

Watched (Jan 4th - Jan 9th)

Status = ✅

Title that aired 1900-2000 

Il Mare (2000)
Release Date: Sep 9, 2000

Watched (Jan 3rd)

 Status = ✅

Title that aired 2000-2023 


Aired: Jul 29, 2020 - Sep 23, 2020

Watched  (Jan 1st - Jan 3rd )

Status =   

Title that aired on a Leap year 

Pandora (2016)



Release Date: Dec 7, 2016

Leap Year: 2016

Watched (Jan 10th)

Status = ✅

Finish a Drama in three days or less



Aired: Dec 15, 2023

 Watched  (Jan 12th ~ Jan 14th)

Days = 3

Status = ✅


Title or actor mentioned in/on (include link)

2. Greenhouse 

Progress: 1/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Forums 

Aired: Jun 24, 2022 - Jul 8, 2022

Forum Link

Watched (??? ~ ???)

Status = ⏳

Feeds (any MDL feed will do) 

Aired: Aug 10, 2023 - Nov 16, 2023

Feed Link

Watched  (Feb 3rd ~ ???)

Status = ⏳

Game 

Aired: Dec 14, 2019 - Feb 9, 2020

Game Link

Watched (??? ~ ???)

Status = ⏳

List

Aired: Nov 24, 2023 - Jan 6, 2024

List Link 

Watched (??? ~ ???)

Status = ⏳

Stars Leaderboard 

Aired: Jan 5, 2024

Actor = Seo In Guk (Rank 45th In Monthly On Jan 13th)

Watched = (Jan 15th ~Jan 19th)

Status = ✅


From the following genres

3. Bessy Taxonomy

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Romance 



Life 



Political 



Fantasy



Sci-Fi 




From the following genres

4. Cinquist Taxonomy 

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Thriller 



Action 



Youth 



Comedy 



Historical 




Listed or Tagged

5. Divisions

Progress: /3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Tag: Short length series 



At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show

The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order.

Please list episode air dates or episode numbers.



Tag: Adapted from a novel, webtoon, comic, manga, etc.



Listed as: Movie or Drama Special



Tag: Web Series (this includes paid services)



MDL Watch Challenge 2024 Sign-up Sheet

Starting Date: January 1, 2024

Link to your dramalist:

Progress:  

Titles: 41/55

Blocks: 7/18

Leap flowers:


Tags, type, time, genres, and the winter prompts are all searchable on MDL


1.Blooming Time

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Watched while airing 

       

Title that aired 1900-2000 

Ice World Drama
Aired in 1999
Completed: 01/04/24

Title that aired 2000-2023 



Title that aired on a Leap year 

100 Days With Mr. Arrogant
Movie
Aired in 2004
Completed: 08/03/24

Finish a Drama in three days or less

Brother TrapDrama
Started: 01/05/24
Completed: 01/06/24


From the following genres

3. Bessy Taxonomy

Progress: 2/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Romance 

Kao ni Doro wo Nuru
Drama
Completed: 09/26/24

Life 

Ano Ko no Kodomo
Drama
Completed: 09/21/24

Political 



Fantasy



Sci-Fi 




From the following genres

4. Cinquist Taxonomy 

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Thriller 

HierarchyDrama
Completed: 06/09/24

Action 



Youth 

Ao Haru Ride Season 2Drama
Completed: 06/03/24

Comedy 



Historical 

Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill
Movie
Completed: 07/21/24


Listed or Tagged

5. Divisions

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Tag: Short length series 



At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show

The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order.

Please list episode air dates or episode numbers.

The Devil's PlanTV Show
12 episodes
Completed: 01/08/24

Tag: Adapted from a novel, webtoon, comic, manga, etc.

Lovesick Ellie
Movie
Completed: 09/09/24

Listed as: Movie or Drama Special

A Werewolf Boy
Movie
Completed: 08/02/24

Tag: Web Series (this includes paid services)

Sayonara no Tsuzuki
Drama


Each block has different rules so pay attention!

Spot a… 

10.  Location, location, location -

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes 

Plant farm/garden/agriculture 



Flower in nature 

Death's Game Part 2
Drama
Completed: 03/04/24

Flower Shop

Eye Love You
Drama
Completed: 07/10/24

Flower in water



Flower in hair 

Once Upon a Crime
Movie
Completed: 06/17/24



For summer we just want you to keep an eye out for something on screen… A bit like a summer fling… it could just pass by almost unnoticed or be a major part of someone's life…

Spot a... in all five bocks of summer. 





For Autumn, the prompt needs to stick around, be tagged in one way or another. Some of these have multiple tags (for those we have added lists), others will only have one or two tags available; these are linked in the prompt. 


16. In the same vase 

Progress: 2/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Sibling 

Bad-Memory Eraser
Drama
Completed: 09/21/24

Parent-Child 

Family by Choice

Colleagues 



Student-Teacher Relationship 



Bromance/Sismance 

Lovely Runner
Drama
Completed: 05/28/24




18. Window box 

Progress: 2/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Cohabitation 

Living no Matsunaga-san
Drama
Completed: 04/27/24

Contract Relationship 

Ousama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi
Drama
Completed: 03/16/24

Arranged Relationship 



Ex-Girlfriend / Ex-Boyfriend returns



Long Distance Relationship 

AnimalsDrama


19. Pollination 

Progress: 3/3

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Age Gap 

My Fated BoyDrama
Completed: 05/24/24

Enemies to Lovers

Gomenne Seishun!
Drama
Completed: 08/09/24

Same-Sex Relationship



Nudity 



First Love 

Ao Haru Ride
Drama
Completed: 05/31/24





Seasons come and go… Some of these have tags, others you only have to spot - so pay attention. 


21. Winner gets the bouquet 

Progress: 3/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Spot a Friendly Game



Tag: Death Game 

Death's GameDrama
Completed: 03/03/24

Tag: Competition 



Tag: Teamwork 

The Legend of the Blue Sea
Drama
Completed: 04/04/24

Spot an Amusement Park

Cinderella at 2 AM
Drama
Completed: 09/23/24

22. Late bloomer  

Progress: 3/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

Tag: Misunderstanding

Our Secret Diary
Movie
Completed: 07/30/24

Spot someone hiding behind a tree or a bush 

And Yet, You Are So SweetMovie
Completed: 08/05/24

Tag: Secret Relationship 

Lesson in Love
Drama
Completed: 03/23/24

Tag: Behind-the-Scenes 



Spot a Secret Garden 




In the next 3 blocks, spot a…



24. Supporting characters   

Progress: 3/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Butterfly 

Country Beyond the Starry Sky
Movie
Completed: 06/19/24

Bee



Firefly 

Dear Hyeri
Drama
Completed: 10/29/24

Wasp 



Bug 

My Sweet Mobster
Drama
Completed: 08/01/24



25. Surprise bloom  

Progress: 3/3 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes/Completed 

Villain/Antihero falls in love



Accidental kiss

First Kiss
Movie
Completed: 08/03/24

Flower in an art piece 

Drawing Closer
Movie
Completed: 07/15/24

Dead plant 

My Demon
Drama
Completed: 07/01/24

An ancient artifact








26. Bracken

Watch titles from 3 countries  = 1 Block

Watch titles from 6 countries = 2 Blocks

All 7 = Bracken

Progress: 3/3

3/6 

4/7 

Prompt 

Title 

Notes

China 

Special EncounterMovie
Completed: 01/10/24

Hong Kong 

Beyond the DreamMovie

Japan

Butterfly Sleep
Movie
Completed: 10/26/24

Philippines  

Can't Help Falling
in Love
Movie
Completed: 04/20/24

South Korea 

The 8 Show
Drama
Completed: 05/27/24

Taiwan 


Movie

Thailand 

Angel Beside MeDrama
Completed: 04/08/24



Bonus features for those who want more… or need to avoid certain prompts 


Shortcuts

Leap flower  

Used here

Notes

Black Rose: If, for any reason, you can not complete a prompt, you may ask another participant in this challenge to complete one for you. That friend must be actively doing the challenge and may not use the title in their own form. This may be used multiple times with multiple participants. And has no limit.  The person gifting you will earn the beautiful badge



Lawnmower: Complete a block by watching a single title that includes ALL the prompts of that block. This may be used 5 times per round

Add Some Challenge To This Challenge

                                                                                              

Leap flower                                         

Used here

Notes

Bracken: Watch titles from all the countries of MDL



Bouquet: Watch at least one title from each block in all 26 blocks of the challenge. 



Rosaceae: Watch all adaptations of a title that has been remade 3 times or more.



Floral Fan: Within a block, all prompts are completed with titles that share the same main lead actor, writer, or director.



Leap Year: Complete all 5 prompts in a block and then make up a 6th prompt and fulfill it.



Vintage Flower: Watch a title from 1900-1940



Annual Flower: Watch titles from 10 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013…).

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Evergreen : Watch 10 titles from each season of this challenge.

Titles watched from Winter:5

Titles watched from Spring: 9

Titles watched from Summer:5

Titles watched from Autumn:4

Titles watched in Out of Season:8

(this is to help you keep track)



Seasons: Watch titles set in all four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer,  Fall/Autumn (4 titles in total)

Four Leaf Clover: Find a title that has: Flower in the name, Flower on the cover, Flower mentioned in the OST, Flower as the name of a main character, a Flower shown in its intro, and a Flower involved in a major event in the plot.

Monsoon: Watch a title with 100 episodes or more (multiple season count)

Season by Season


Uses here

Notes


Poinsettias and Winterberries: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Winter section of the challenge. 



April Showers: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Spring section of the challenge. 



Sunshine and Blooms: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Summer section of the challenge.



Changing Hues: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Autumn section of the challenge. 



Out of Season: 3/5 prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the Out of Season  section of the challenge