MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge

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Starting date: January 1, 2021


Link to your Drama list: Here


Difficulty:  


Progress: 003/


Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  


A (2/5) 


(Hello, My Youth) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 

( HIStory4: Close To You)Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 

(WE Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd)Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 

(Fish Upon The Sky) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 

( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 


B (2/5) 


(The Penthouse: War In Life) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 

( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 

( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 

(You Make Me Dance) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 

( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

Type (2/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  


(The Sweet Blood) Watch a web series.  

( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  

(Girls Planet 999) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers  

( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

Award-winning (0/5) --it all about the accolades 


( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (2/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  

(A Tale of Thousand Stars) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  Backaof

( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  

(To My Star) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   Park Young


Release Date (0/15)  


A (3/5) 


(Light On Me) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.

( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  

(Dangerous Drugs of Sex) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  

(Be Loved In House: I Do) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) 

B (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s.  

C (1/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.  

(The Handmaiden) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. 

 Relationships (1/5)  


(Girl From Nowhere 2) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

 Countries (5/7)  


( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.  

(Lovely Writer) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   

(His) Watch a drama/movie from Japan.  

(Squid Game) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   

(Couple of Mirrors) Watch a drama/movie from China.  

(We Best Love) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

Countries Comics/reading material (0/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 

( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China 

( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 

( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  

( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 

( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 

 Cast (0/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 


( ) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions 


Genres (Lite)  


A (1/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 

(The Tasty Florida) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (1/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 

(The Devil Judge) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (3/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)  

(Vincenzo) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 

(The Penthouse 2:War In Life) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 

(HIStory4: Close to You) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  


A (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/

War 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller


B (0/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  

( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Genres (Action – martial arts)  


A (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Gungdo/ Subak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Arnis, Eskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes 

 ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan

Theme (Occupations)  


A (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (0/5)  


( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

 Theme (School) (0/6) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 

(Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai  BL ni Naritakunai Otoko) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  


A (0/6) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

B (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)

Tags (Leads)  


 A (0/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 


(Midnight) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 

(Nevertheless,) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 

(In Love With Your Dimples) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  

( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

 Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal

By the numbers  


A (0/5) Statistics 


( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 

( ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  

( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link 

( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  

( ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie

B (0/4) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. 

( ) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 by the user, not overall) 

( ) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most)

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 


( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  

( ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  

( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). 

( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). 

( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). 

( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. 

Seasonal Settings (0/4) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 


( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 

() Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

Not from here (0/4) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s) -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  

( ) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired. (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)  

( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 

( ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  


( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story 

( ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries 

( ) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango) 

( ) Watch a remake from the same country

Random (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name. Chose at the beginning and list here: ___________________(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name. (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  

Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. 

MDL Related  


A (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) 

( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  

B (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. 

( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 

( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category –If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) 

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 


These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block. 


 ( ) Watch an Asadora 

( ) Watch a Taiga 

( ) Watch a Lakorn 

( ) Watch a Seoguk 

( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc) I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  

() Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 

() Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 

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Starting date: January 1, 2021 

Link to your Drama list : My Drama List

Difficulty :  

 Progress : 101/ ?? 

Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt )

   A (5/5)

 (X) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes Craving You

 (X) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes  Like in the Movies

 (X)Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes   Boyband Love

 (X) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes  Manner of Death 

(X)Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes   My Engineer 


B (5/5)

(X) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes   I Told Sunset About You
 (X) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes A Touch of Zen
(X) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database)  One Last Order
(X) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less   Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart
(X) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more   Guardian 


Type (5/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)   


 (X)Watch a web series.  Life: Senjou no Bokura
 (X ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)     My Baby Bright: Best Friends Forever 
 (X)  
Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers Girls Planet 999
(X)Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie   Your Name Engraved Herein

(X)Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary   Bring The Soul: The Movie


Award-winning (0/5) --it all about the accolades 

( ) Watch aaward-winning drama/movie 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  


Favorite (4/5)

(X) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  Light (Jed Chung)

( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  

(X) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  Siew Sum Noi (Mike Phontharis Chotkijsadarsopon)

(X) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  Koeharu!


(X) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   My Pistachio (Choi Jae Young)


Release date (9/15)   

A (5/5)

 (X)Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.   We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd
(X)
Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.     Meet Me Outside
(X)Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.   My Day
(X)Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)    2006 Go! Go! G-Boys

(X) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) His


B (0/5)

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s 


C (4/5)

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 


(X)Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.   Formula 17
(X)Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010    A Frozen Flower
(X)Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015   Confession of Murder
(X)Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020.  Bad Romance


 Relationships (2/5)  

(X) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  Midnight Runners

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 


(X)Watch a drama/movie with Siblings  Because of You


 Countries (7/7)  

(X) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.   Boys´ Lockdown 

(X) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.    2 Moons 2 

(X)Watch a drama/movie from Japan.     Cherry Magic 

(X) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   Color Rush 

(X) Watch a drama/movie from China.  Hello, My Youth

(X) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.   We Best Love No. 1 For You 

(X) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.  I Go To School Not By Bus
  


 



Countries Comics/reading material (3/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

 (X)Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan)  Zettai BL ni Nanu Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko 

( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 

(X) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China Precise Shot

( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 

( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  

( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 

(X) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel Nitiman


  Cast (3/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

 (X)Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school    Hold Me

(X) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life Be Loved in House: I Do

(X) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  Same Difference

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions 


Genres (Lite)   

A (5/5)

(X)Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.)  As if You Whisper
(X)Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)  Ingredientes

(X) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) Second Chance

(X) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) Swing Kids

(X) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future Seobok



B (2/5)

(X) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Swinging Blossom

(X) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) Y-Destiny

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (4/5)

(X) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)  Capture Lover

() Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)

(X)Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy   To My Star
(X)Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery  A Day
(X)Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship   Ben X Jin


Genres (dark)  

 A (1/5)

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 

(X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller Squid Game


B (2/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed)  

 (X)Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological    Double Mints

(X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective Bloody Monday

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  

( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Genres (Action -  martial arts)   

A (0/5)


( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)


B (2/5)

 (X)Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical    Project S: SPIKE

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes 

 ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  


(X)Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or 
Xuanhuan  Wuliang


Theme (ocuppations)   

A (3/5)

 (X)Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode   Discipline Z: Vampire

(X) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling Pearl Next Door

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  

(X) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists Lovely Writer


B (0/5)  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 


 Theme (School) (2/6)


 

(X) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) Dangerous Boys

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 

(X) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying Night Flight


Theme (Lets get physical) (2/5)

(X)Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content   My Friendship
(X)Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+  Once in Memory: Love at First Sight

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem


Theme (Familiy)   

A (0/6)

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 

(X) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child Color Rush (Movie)

( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)


B (0/5)

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy


  Theme (Misc.) (0/5)

( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)


Tags (Leads)  
 

 A (5/5)  (Male or Female or other you decide) 

(X) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead Golden Blood

(X) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead Silhouette of Your Voice


(X)Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead   A Tale of Thousand Stars
(X)Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead  Death Note

(X) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead The Novelist


B (5/5)

(X) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead  The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese

(X) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) The Handmaiden

(X) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead Quaranthings

(X) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead My Dearly Love

(X) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead Stuck On You


Tags (Love) (5/5)

(X) Watch a drama/movie about First love  Tonhon Chonlatee
(X) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation  HIStory4: Close to You
(X)  Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) Light On Me
(X) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love  Fish Upon the Sky
(X) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers  Summerdaze


Tags (Misc Lite) (4/8)

(X)Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.   S.C.I
(X)Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie.   Bad Roommate
(X) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity   Nobleman Ryu´s Wedding

(X) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending Restart After Come Back Home

(X) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends Given

(X) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. Kieta Hatsukoi

(X) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel To You, For Me

(X) Watch a drama/movie Superhero Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate


 Tags (Misc Dark) (3/8)

(X)Watch a drama/movie Death/murder   Girl From Nowhere
()Watch a drama/movie Obsession 
(X)Watch a drama/movie Mental Health  Lipstick

(X) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past Takumi-kun Series 1: And The Spring Breeze Whispers

( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal


By the numbers

 A (1/5) Statistics

 

( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 

( ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  

( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link 

(X) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  The Best Story

( ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie


B (1/4)

 (X) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.    You Make Me Dance

( ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. 

( ) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 by the user, not overall) 

( ) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most)


Plan To Watch List (1/6)

( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  

( ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  

( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). 

( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). 

( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). 

(X) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. A First Love Story


Seasonal Settings (1/4) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice)         

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting      

(X)Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting  Hello Stranger: The Movie         

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting                

() Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 



Not from here (0/4)

()Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  

( ) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)  

( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 

( ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city


Remakes - same story different note (0/4)  

( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story 

( ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries 

( ) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango) 

( ) Watch a remake from the same country


Random (3/5)

 (X)Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: ___________________(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)      Love Stage

( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) 

(X) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  w,a,x  Why Love Why

(X)Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words.  Please Tell Me So

 
  MDL Related 


A (0/5)

( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) 

( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  


B (1/5)

(X) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. My Sweet Dear

( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 

( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) 


°°° Substitutions and extras °°°

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block.

() Watch an Asadora
() Watch a Taiga
() Watch a Lakorn
() Watch a Seoguk
() Watch a drama / movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country.
() Watch a drama / movie about soldiers  
() Watch a drama/movie about Royalty
() Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 

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  • Starting date:  January 1, 2021
  • Link to your Drama list: click!
  • Difficulty: Insanium: 32 Blocks (0/32)
  • Progress: 44/163
Dramas: 24Drama specials: 1Movies: 19TV Shows: 0
Plan To WatchCompleted

To be listed (i.e. idk where to put them now): Private Lives | Orange | Kingdom | Kingdom: Season 2 | True Beauty | Love AlarmSave Me | Kim Ji Young: Born 1982 | Herstory | Squid Game | Sweet Dream


Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)

A (1/5)

  • (Convenience Store Fling) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes

B (1/5)

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes
  • (The Bride of Rip Van Winkle) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes
  • (Lipstick) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database)
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less
  • (Love Revolution) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more

Type (1/5) Type of production


Award-winning (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.  

Release Date (0/15)

A (1/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • (School 2013) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  (2012)
  • (Kakegurui) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL. (2018
  • (Mother) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (2009)  
  • (Joint Security Area) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born. (2000)

B (0/5)

C (0/5)

  • (The Rush) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s.  
  • (My Heart) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.  
  • (Poetry) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010.  
  • (Reply 1988) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020.

Relationships (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship
  • (Hearty Paws) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (must be in at least half of the episodes.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings

 Countries (5/7)


Countries Comics/reading material (0/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (South Korea)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua (Taiwan)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua (China)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua (Hong Kong)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik (Philippines) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel

Cast (0/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions)

Genres (Lite)

A (1/5)

  • (Wish You: The Movie) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before)
  • (Space Sweepers) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi/Space/Future

B (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) 
  • (Hospital Playlist 2) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners
  • (Vincenzo) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (1/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy
  • (12 Suicidal Teens) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)

A (3/5)

B (1/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed)

  • (Mirai Nikki) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery

Genres (Action – martial arts)

A (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Gungdo/ Subak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Arnis, Eskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan

Theme (Occupations)

A (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines

Theme (School) (1/6)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival
  • (Better Days) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Lets get physical) (2/5)


Theme (Family)

A (2/6)

  • (Homme Fatale) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family (Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof)
  • (HIStory2: Right or Wrong) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child
  • (Color Rush) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

B (1/5)


 Theme (Misc.) (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)

Tags (Leads)

A (2/5) (Male or Female or other you decide)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead
  • (Liar Game) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead
  • (Liar Game 2) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (1/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love
  • (To My Star) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (1/8)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor.
  • (Boku Dake Ga Inai Machi) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel
  • (Haunters) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

Tags (Misc Dark) (3/8)

  • (River's Edge) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder
  • (HIStory: Obsessed) Watch a drama/movie Obsession
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption
  • (Liar Game: The Final Stage) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal

By the numbers

A (3/5) Statistics

  • (HIStory: Stay Away From Me) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (83.1% as of Feb 28)
  • (HIStory: My Hero) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating (7.27/7.22 as of Feb 28)
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200)
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000
  • (Kakegurui: The Movie) Watch a drama or movie with more than 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie (47.5% as of Feb 28)

B (1/4)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews.
  • (Unforgettable) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on.
  • (Boys Over Flowers) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most)

Plan To Watch List (0/6)

  • ( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  
  • ( ) Watch the newest item on your list.
  • ( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes).
  • ( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes).
  • ( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35)
  • ( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name.

Seasonal Settings (0/4) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not.

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings

Not from here (0/4)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)  
  • ( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad
  • ( ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

Remakes –same story different note (1/4)

  • (Little Forest) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story
  • (Miss Granny) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries
  • ( ) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story.
  • (The Housemaid (2010)) Watch a remake from the same country

Random (1/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here:
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list: 
  • (Please, Summer) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name (Kim Kang Min, 5 credits as of january 2021)
  • (Kakegurui 2) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: E / F / K  
  • (Fork Lane) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words: Separate / Lane / Mountain

MDL Related

A (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres.
  • ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  

B (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page.
  • ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists)

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°°

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block.

  • ( ) Watch an Asadora
  • ( ) Watch a Taiga
  • ( ) Watch a Lakorn
  • ( ) Watch a Seoguk
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Royalty
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category)

Sign-up Form: COMPLETED!!

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: Klconti

  • Difficulty:  Intervention: 40 blocks (200+) + 2 Bonus items

  • Progress: 213/200+   Blocks: 40/40 + 2/2 Bonus) 

            Plan to Watch/Currently Watching /Completed

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  1. Example:[X] (Title-extra){mm/dd/yy} ~SUBSTITUTION~ Watch a drama/movie 
  2. Example:[X] (Title){mm/dd/yy}(Award(award category))(Actor) Watch a drama/movie
  3. Example: [X] (Title){mm/dd/yy} <Statistics, Page #, or Trailers> Watch a drama/movie

            Bold: Dramas / Italics: Movies /  Underlined: Drama Specials/TV Show     

Dramas Watched: 135 Movies Watched: 76 Drama Specials/TV Show Watched: 2


Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt) 

COMPLETED

1.     A (5/5) 

  • [X] (Kiss Goblin-12 minutes){01/04/21} Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
  • [X] (Go Princess, Go!-25 minutes){01/12/21} Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes
  • [X] (Chef Fang-40 minutes){01/14/21} Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
  • [X] (Martial Universe: Season 2-45 minutes){05/11/21Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
  • [X] (The Long Night-60 minutes){01/15/21} Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 


COMPLETED

2.     B (5/5) 

  • [X] (King2Hearts-1hr and 5 min){01/28/21} Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • [X] (Happy Hour-5hr 17 min){10/24/21} Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • [X] (The Mother Earth-25 minutes){01/17/21Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • [X] (Kekkon Aite Wa Chusen De-8 episodes){09/14/21} Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • [X] (The Blessed Girl-40 episodes){03/05/21} Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

3. Type (5/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt) 

COMPLETED

  • [X] (The Sweet Blood){05/12/21Watch a web series 
  • [X] (Page Turner){ 01/25/21} Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  • [X] (Happy Camp){Completed the category on 03/04/21Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers  
  1.  Happy Camp 12/26/2020{01/06/21}
  2.  Happy Camp 01/02/2021{01/10/21}
  3. Happy Camp 01/09/2021{01/15/21}
  4. Happy Camp 01/16/2021{01/26/21}
  5. Happy Camp 01/23/2021{01/30/21}
  6. Happy Camp 01/30/2021{02/09/21}
  7. Happy Camp 02/06/2021{02/14/21}
  8. Happy Camp 02/13/2021{02/26/21}
  9. Happy Camp 02/20/2021{02/26/21}
  10. Happy Camp 02/27/2021{03/04/21}
  • [X] (The Thieves- released in theaters on July 25,2012){06/05/21Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • [X] (BNK48: Girls Don't Cry){02/28/21} Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

4.Award-winning (5/5) --it all about the accolades 

COMPLETED


5. Favorite (5/5) 

COMPLETED


  Release Date (15/15)  

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6.    A (5/5) 

  • [X] (A Girl Like Me-2021){02/23/21} Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • [X(Tomb of the Sea-2018){02/24/21} Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. (2013) or (2018)
  • [X] (Arang and the Magistrate-2012){05/26/21Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  I joined MDL in 2012!!
  • [X] (Legend of the Condor Heroes-2008){04/20/21Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  (1990) (2002) (2008) (2010)
  • [X] (My Lovely Sam Soon-2005){06/05/21Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) I discovered drama's in 2005 even though I joined MDL in 2012 lol! Honestly though not sure MDL was around back then!

COMPLETED

7.    B (5/5) 


COMPLETED

8.   C (5/5) 

  • [X] (Shall We Dance?-1996){09/30/21Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 
  • [X} (Chinese Paladin-2005){01/10/21Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 
  • [X] (Autumn's Concerto-2009){01/08/21} Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 
  • [X] (The Lost Tomb-2015){02/04/21} Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.
  • [X] (Kahogo no Kahoko-2017){01/04/21} Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020

    9. Relationships (5/5)  

    COMPLETED

  • [X] (Juror 8){10/26/21} Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • [X] (Fox in Fuso-the main character is a red fox){10/10/21Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • [X] (Qing Luo-Mother-Son Relationship){06/27/21} Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
  • [X] (Neko Samurai){10/26/21} Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 
  • [X] (Take My Brother Away){07/12/21Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

10. Countries (7/7)  

COMPLETED


11. Countries Comics/reading material (7/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

COMPLETED

  • [X] (Shanai Marriage Honey-adapted from the manga of the same name by Fujiwara Emi){06/21/21Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 
  • [X] (Le Grand Chef-adapted from the manhwa "Le Grand Chef"  by Heo Young Man){12/20/21} Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea)
  • [X] (Yong Jiu Grocery Store-adapted from the manhua of the same name by Ruan Guang-Min){06/22/21Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • [X] (The Long Ballad-adapted from the manhua Chang Ge Xing by Xia Da){05/12/21} Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China 
  • [X] (Dragon Tiger Gate-adapted from the manhua Oriental Heroes by Wong Yuk-long ){02/28/21} Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
  • [] () Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
  • [X] (A Gift To The People You Hate-adapted from the story "The Gift Shop For Whom You Hate" from the thai comic My Mania 2 by Eakasit Thairaat){04/25/21} Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
  • [X] (Love in Between-adapted from the novel One Inch of Yearning by author Zi Wei Liu Nian){07/31/21} Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 

    12. Cast (6/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

    COMPLETED

  • [X] (Light on Series: The Bad Kids){01/25/21} Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school 
  • [X] (Youth){07/07/21Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life 
  • [X] (How to be Thirty){10/11/21Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • [X] (Stand By Me){09/09/21Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • [X] (Dancing Cat){02/12/21Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
  • [X] (Ode to Joy-Ode To Joy apartment complex){04/22/21} Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions 

    Genres (Lite)  

    COMPLETED

13.  A (5/5) 

  • [X] (Lovers of the Red Sky-Painting){10/26/21Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • [X] (Wok of Love){10/25/21} Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
  • [X] (The Gifted: Graduation){05/23/21Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
  • [X] (The Imperial Coroner){06/01/21} Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 
  • [X] (Space Sweepers){10/15/21Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

COMPLETED

14. B (5/5) 

  • [X] (Lost Love in Times){08/05/21} Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • [X] (My Roommate is a Gumiho-Male Lead is a Gumiho){08/13/21} Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 
  • [X] (Hikaru no Go){08/07/21} Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
  • [X] (Love 911-Doctor){11/02/21} Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • [X] (The Attorney){10/09/21} Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

COMPLETED

15. C (5/5) 

  • [X] (Ni Chang-this drama focuses on Clothing, Embroidery, and Cosmetics business ancient China){06/11/21Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • [X] (Bad Genius-based on students cheating on SAT Exams){08/24/21} ~An Account of Exactly How Students Cheated on SATs in Asia ArticleWatch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • [X] (Hello Mr. Billionaire){02/28/21} Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • [X] (Voice 2){02/03/21} Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • [X] (Our Times){08/26/21} Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

    Genres (dark)  

    COMPLETED


16. A (5/5) 

  • [X] (The Guest){01/22/21} Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • [X] (Kingdom-Zombies){01/15/21Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • [X] (Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin){01/19/21} Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War
  • [X] (The Rebel Princess-Palace Politics){03/15/21} Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • [X} (Children of Nobody){01/23/21} Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

COMPLETED

17. B (5/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

  • [X] (Mouse){06/21/21Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • [X] (Cold Eyes-Mydramalist changed the genres of Crime, Detective,and Investigation,since you can't search anymore this movie contains the tags so it should work){12/20/21} Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective
  • [] () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • [X] (Suicide Forecast){05/21/21Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
  • [X] (The Hymn of Death){05/20/21} Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • [X] (The Mystic Nine){02/09/21} ~SUBSTITUTION~ Watch a drama/movie that is a prequel Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Genres (Action – martial arts) 

COMPLETED

18. A (5/5) 

  • [X] (Fearless: Kungfu King){09/09/21} Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 
  • [X] (Asahinagu-Naginata){11/07/21Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 
  • [X] (The Kick-Taekwondo){11/07/21} Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 
  • [X] (Ultimate Note){02/06/21} ~SUBSTITUTION~ Watch a drama/movie about Tomb Raiding Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
  • [X] (Ong Bak){09/09/21} Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

COMPLETED

19. B (5/5) 


Theme (Occupations)

COMPLETED

20. A (5/5) 

  • [X] (Twenty Hacker){10/09/21Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode 
  • [X] (My Runway-Modeling){10/27/21} Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
  • [X] (The New World){10/09/21Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
  • [X] (Where Stars Land-Passenger Service Agent){11/06/21} Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • [X] (Butterfly Sleep-Writer){11/05/21} Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

COMPLETED

21. B (5/5)  

  • [X] (Mei-chan no Shitsuji- Butler){10/28/21} Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • [X] (Little Forest){12/06/21} Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard) 
  • [X] (The Producers-this drama focuses on multiple aspects of television personalities and the people behind the scenes such as producers){06/25/21Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) 
  • [X] (The Pirates){02/12/21} Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
  • [X] (Start Up the Engine-Mechanic){11/03/21} Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

22.Theme (School) (6/6) 

COMPLETED

  • [X] (Crows Zero){09/06/21} Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 
  • [X] (GTO){10/31/21Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher 
  • [X] (GTO: The Movie-Leader of a Motorcycle Gang){10/31/21Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  
  • [X] (A Stray Goat){11/01/21} Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student 
  • [X] (Linda Linda Linda){04/09/21} Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
  • [X] (Girl from Nowhere: Season 2){05/12/21} Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

23. Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5) 

COMPLETED


24. Theme (Misc.) (5/5) 

COMPLETED

  • [X] (Stand by Me){09/11/21} ~SUBSTITUTION~ Watch a drama/movie about Royalty Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
  • [X] (Almost Human){11/19/21} Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
  • [X] (Gintama){11/06/21} Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 
  • [X] (Deep-human experimentation){08/02/21} Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 
  • [X] (Imaginary Cat-cat has inner monologues and they have a voice actor for the cat){01/03/21} Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)

Tags (Leads)  

COMPLETED

 25. A (5/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 

  • [X] (The Sword and the Brocade-Strong Female Lead){04/06/21} Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
  • [X] (Rattan-Nice Male Lead){04/29/21Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 
  • [X] (The Beauty Inside-Both Male and Female are Rich){07/14/21 Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • [X] (Reunion: The Sound of Providence-Smart Male Lead){02/19/21} Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • [X] (Sumika Sumire-Naive Female Lead){08/15/21} Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

COMPLETED

26. B (5/5) 


27. Tags (Love) (5/5) 

COMPLETED


28.Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) 

COMPLETED


 29.Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 

COMPLETED


30. Plan To Watch List (6/6) 

COMPLETED

  • [X] (April Snow-2005){11/07/21} Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  
  • [X] (Squid Game){12/01/21} Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did) 
  • [X] (The Victims Game-8 episodes){11/08/21} Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). 
  • [X] (Nothing Gold Can Stay-74 episodes){11/13/21} Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). 
  • [X] (Novoland: Pearl Eclipse- 110 total, #55){12/05/21} Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). 
  • [X] (A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower){11/14/21} Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. 

31. Seasonal Settings (5/5) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

COMPLETED

  • [X] (Moonlit Winter){10/09/21Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice) 
  • [X] (Year Beast-Spring Festival which the beginning of spring according to the lunar calendar){10/10/21Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 
  • [X] (Just One Summer-a rich boy spends his summer vacation at his dad's farm){09/30/21Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • [X] (Adrift in Tokyo-Leaves changing color and most everybody wears long sleeves with scarfs or sweaters, also in one scene through a door you can hear that it is really windy outside. These instances indicate that it is Fall){10/20/21} Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • [X] (Summer Night Sky, Autumn Sunset, Winter Morning and Spring Breeze){11/03/21Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings

32.Remakes –same story different note (4/4)  

COMPLETED


33. Random (5/5) 

COMPLETED

  • [X] (Kill It){04/05/21} Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: _______K____________(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  
  • [X] (My Heroic Husband){03/10/21} Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) M
  • [X] (Celestial Authority Academy)(Gao Mao Tong){03/13/21} Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) 
  • [X] (Begin Again){09/03/21} Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  (B)(X)(J)
  • [X] (Fall in Love){12/08/21} ~SUBSTITUTION~ Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words (Innovation)(Disturbance) (Switch)

Theme (Family)  

COMPLETED

34. A (6/6) 

  • [X] (Perfect and Casual){11/19/21} Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • [X] (Four Sisters and a Wedding-Mother, 4 daughters and one son){11/19/21} Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • [X] (The Star Next Door-Single Mother){12/03/21Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
  • [X] (Hana Ni Keda Mono-Grandmother){11/19/21} Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • [X] (Time Raiders-Wu Xie is raised hy his uncle and they go on tomb raiding adventures){12/18/21} Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 
  • [X] (Inseparable Bros){12/06/21Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

COMPLETED

35. B (5/5) 

  • [X] (No Mercy){12/06/21} Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 
  • [X] (My 11th Mother) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 
  • [X] (No Breathing){12/05/21} Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 
  • [X] (Suckseed){12/05/21} Watch a drama/movie about Twins 
  • [X] (More Than Family){12/05/21} Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy

By the numbers  

COMPLETED

36. A (5/5) Statistics 

  • [X] (Sweet Home){10/18/21} <Completed: 66.6%> Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 
  • [X] (Cry Me A River of Stars){09/21/21<7.5/7.51> Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  
  • [X] (One and Only){09/08/21} <#59Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link 
  • [X] (The Great Ruler){11/23/21} <#2636> Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  
  • [X] (The Wolf Princess){03/23/21} <Plan to Watch: 46.8%Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie

COMPLETED

37. B (4/4) 

  • [X] (Voice 4: Judgement Hour-16 Reviews){12/03/21} Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  
  • [X] (Queen of My Heart-0 reviews as of Nov 20){11/20/21} Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. 
  • [X] (Voice 3:City of Accomplices){12/01/21} ~Moonlovers4th rating: 10~ Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 by the user, not overall) 
  • [X] (Scams){11/28/21} ~sleepy's rating: 5.0Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most)

    38. Not from here (4/4) 

    COMPLETED

  • [X] (Swing Kids){12/07/21} (Jared Grimes) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
  • [X] (Hello, Love, Goodbye-Filipino workers in Hong Kong){12/06/21} Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)  
  • [X] (Take Off-Main Lead who is Korean was raised in the US){12/06/21} Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • [X] (Love The Way You Are-Both leads leave their village to attend university in a bigger city){12/15/21} New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

    MDL Related   

    COMPLETED

39. A (5/5) 

  • [X] (My Dear Brothers){10/28/21} ~Currently Watching: My Dear Brothers~ Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  
  • [X] (Hellbound){11/26/21} Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see) 
  • [X] (Itsuka, Nemuri Ni Tsuku Hi){11/27/21}(Unrequited Love) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  
  • [X]  (The Eternal Love 3){06/28/21} ~SUBSTITUTION~ Watch  a drama/movie where the main leads have acted in another drama together Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres.(Top Genre-Romance)(Bottom Genre-Political) (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) 
  • [X] (Song of Youth){09/08/21} ~Most Underrated Costume C-Dramas~ <Page 7 as of 12/11> Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  

COMPLETED

40. B (5/5) 


°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° (5 Substitutions) (2/2 Bonus)

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block. 

  • [] ( ) Watch an Asadora 
  • [] ( ) Watch a Taiga 
  • [] ( ) Watch a Lakorn 
  • [X] (River Where the Moon Rises-Bonus){12/18/21Watch a Seoguk 
  • [X] (The Singer-Pansori(Bonus)){12/20/21Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
  • [X] (Fall in Love-both the male lead and second male lead are soldiers){12/08/21} ~SUBSTITUTED~ Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • [X] (Stand by Me- male lead is an emperor){09/11/21} ~SUBSTITUTED~ Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
  • Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 
  •      1.(Ultimate Note){02/06/21} ~SUBSTITUTED~ Watch a drama/movie about tomb raiding)   
  •      2.(The Mystic Nine){02/09/21} ~SUBSTITUTED~ Watch a drama/movie that is a prequel)
  •      3.(The Eternal Love 3){06/28/21} ~SUBSTITUTED~ Watch a drama where the main leads have acted in another drama together)

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021
  • Link to your Drama list: Gabriela
  • Difficulty:  Addiction
  • Progress: 37/37



Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt) 

A (5/5)


B (5/5)


Type (5/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  


Award-winning (5/5) --it all about the accolades 

  • (Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.
  • (Parasite) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.
  • (Scandal Makers) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.Kang Hyeong-cheol: Best Screenplay at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards 
  • (Luck-Key ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.Yoo Hae Jin: Best Actor at the 12th University Film Festival of Korea 
  • (Miss Granny) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress. Shim Eun Kyun: Best Actress at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards

Favorite (5/5) 


Release Date (0/15) 

A (5/5)

Here are your 5 calendar dates:

Saturday, March 3, 1990
Friday, June 7, 1996
Thursday, July 19, 2001
Friday, April 26, 2002
Friday, May 7, 2010

  • (Kazoku no Tabiji- 2018: lifesaving surgery) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) 

B (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s.

C (5/5)


 Relationships (5/5)  

  • (Avengers Social Club) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.
  • (Yokai Ningen Bem) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.
  • (Risou no Musuko) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship
  • (The Travelling Cat Chronicles) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes.
  • (Fish Upon the Sky) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings

 Countries (7/7)  


Countries Comics/reading material (5/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

  • (Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan)
  • (Save Me ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan
  • (Precise Shot) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China
  • (Black Mask) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics
  • (Watashi no Kirai na Tantei Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel

 Cast (6/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

  • (Once in Memory: Love at First Sight) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school
  • (Boy for Rent) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life
  • (30+ Single On Sale) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established
  • (The Story of Ming Lan) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents
  • (A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal)
  • (A Tale of Thousand Stars) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions

Genres (Lite)  

A (5/5)

  • (You Make Me Dance) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.)
  • (Shinya Shokudo) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)
  • (My Dear Loser: Edge of 17) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school)
  • (Detective L) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before): Chinese Republican Era  (1912–1949)  
  • (Sweet Home) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (5/5)

  • (Todome no Parallel) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline
  • (The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions)
  • (Hikaru no Go) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games.
  • (Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners
  • (Law School ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (5/5)

  • (Choco Bank) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
  • (Call It What You Want) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)
  • (Saint☆Oniisan) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy
  • (Kageri Yuku Natsu) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery
  • (Discipline) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (5/5)

  • (Re:Mind) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.)
  • (Tientsin Mystic) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)
  • (Advance Bravely ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War
  • (Revenge Girl ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics)
  • (Confessions) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

B (5/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed)

  • (BORDER) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological
  • (Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective
  • (Looking Up At The Half Moon ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness
  • (The Long Night) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled)
  • (Drama Special Season 11: Modern Girl) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Genres (Action – martial arts) 

A (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Gungdo/ Subak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Arnis, Eskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (5/5)


Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5)

  • (Futmalls.com) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode
  • (Paradise Kiss) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling
  • (The Gangster, The Cop and The Devil) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members
  • (Diner) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)
  • (Pornographer) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (5/5)

  • (Watashi no Kaseifu Nagisa-san) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid
  • (U-Prince: The Handsome Cowboy) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)
  • (To My Star) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job)
  • (Aquarium Girl) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures
  • (Over Drive) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines

 Theme (School) (6/6) 


Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5) 


Theme (Family)  

A (6/6)

  • (Haru no Noroi) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage
  • (Yamada Taro Monogatari) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof)
  • (Diary) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent
  • (Alibi Kuzushi Uketamawarimasu Tokubetsuhen) Watch a drama/movie/special about a Grandparent raising a Child
  • (Color Rush) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child
  • (Smoking) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

B (5/5)


 Theme (Misc.) (5/5) 


Tags (Leads) 

A (5/5) (Male or Female or other you decide)


B (5/5)


Tags (Love) (5/5) 

  • (Life: Senjou no Bokura) Watch a drama/movie about First love
  • (Stuck On You) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation
  • (Choose) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle)
  • (Brothers) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love
  • (Second Chance) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) 


 Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 


By the numbers  

A (5/5) Statistics

  • (HIStory4: Close to You) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics): 57.4% as of 13/07/2021
  • (Close Friend) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating
  • (Move to Heaven) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link Ranked: #2 as of 13/07/2021
  • (Soulmate ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available Ranked: #21240 as of 13/07/2021
  • (Given) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie: 37.5% as of 31/10/2021

B (4/4)

  • (Your Lie in April) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.
  • (Apolitical Romance) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews: as of 06/07/2021
  • (My Pistachio) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 by the user, not overall) From: Unknown Rated: 8.5
  • (Same Same Is Not The Same) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most) From: Unknown Rated: 5

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

  • () Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.
  • () Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)
  • () Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes).
  • () Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes).
  • () Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35).
  • () Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name.

Seasonal Settings (5/5) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

  • (Il Mare) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice)
  • (Museum) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting
  • (Summerdaze) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting
  • (Silhouette of Your Voice) Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting
  • (Tune in for Love) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings

Not from here (4/4) 

  • (Antique Bakery) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s) -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--
  • (#Hashtag) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired. (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)
  • (Wind-Bell) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad
  • (Your Home) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

Remakes –same story different note (4/4) 

  • (Maou) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story
  • (Key of Life) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries
  • (Kagi no Kakatta Heya SP) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango)
  • (The Ferryman: Legends of Nanyang) Watch a remake from the same country

Random (5/5) 

  • (Golden Blood) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name. Chose at the beginning and list here: ___G________________(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)
  • (The Miracle) Watch a drama/movie/special that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) Friend: Tine 
  • (Bro and Me) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name. (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) JN Yu
  • (Neko Cafe ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.). Letters: L/i/n
  • (Hoshi to Lemon no Heya)Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words: Lemon/cheek/coach. Date: 10/08/2021

MDL Related  

A (5/5)


B (5/5)


°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block.

  • ( ) Watch an Asadora
  • ( ) Watch a Taiga
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc) I searched Storyteller or theater +country.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category)

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date:  January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/rvcruickshank

  • Difficulty: Super easy: 4 Blocks (20+) 

  • Progress: 38/20 (blocks completed, 4/4)


    Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

A (5/5) 


Type (1/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

  • ( ) Watch a web series 
  • (X) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  https://mydramalist.com/78141-saifahzon-story 
  • ( ) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers  
  • ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary

Award-winning (5/5) --it all about the accolades 


Favorite (5/5) 


C (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 Azumi (2003)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015 https://mydramalist.com/7320-ldk
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020

 Countries (6/7)  


Countries Comics/reading material (2/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 


C (3/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. han zi gao the male queen
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy Ryu Sun Bi's Wedding Ceremony
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery the eighth night
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Theme (Lets get physical) (2/5) 


Tags (Leads)  

 A (3/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 

  • ( x) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead Golden Blood
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead Horimiya
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead A Round Trip To Love Part 2
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) https://mydramalist.com/51007-love-alarm-season-2
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (5/5) 


 Tags (Misc Dark) (1/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie Obsession -  giant girl lonely heart
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia https://mydramalist.com/49763-who-are-you
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal - 

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block. 

  •  ( ) Watch an Asadora 
  • ( ) Watch a Taiga 
  • ( ) Watch a Lakorn
  • ( ) Watch a Seoguk 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 

 Watching  Drama:27  Movies:13 

Block completed: 4

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: My Dramalist

  • Difficulty: Easy

  • Progress: Titles 83/30+              Blocks 8/6

  • Completed
  • Currently Watching
  • Plan To Watch

Time (4/5)

B (4/5) 

  • (x) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes. Gen Y; 27.01.'21
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes. 
  • (x) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes. To You, For Me; 02.01.'21
  • (x) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less. The Moment Since; 02.01.'21
  • (x) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more. The Fiery Priest; 06.06.'21

Type (3/5)


Award-winning (5/5)

  • (x) Watch an award-winning drama/movie The Man From Nowhere; 08.01.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director. (56th Golden Horse Awards - Best Director) Chung Mong Hong (A Sun); 03.01.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter. (Cannes Palm d'Or (Grand Prize)) Bong Joon Ho (Sea Fog); 06.06.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor. (Tokyo Drama Awards - Best Actor) Sato Koichi (Fukushima 50); 24.12.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress. (Montreal’s 22nd Fantasia International Film Festival - Cheval Noir Award for Best Actress) Kim Da Mi (The Witch); 11.04.'21

Favorite (5/5)

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. (Yamazaki Kento) Alice In Borderland; 01.01.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. (Kitty) Girl From Nowhere 2; 16.05.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies(Cheewin - Why R U) Y-Destiny; 08.07.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. (Lin Pei Yu - History: Trapped) We Best Love 2; 18.04.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. (Son Jae Gon) Secret Zoo; 04.01.'21

Release Date (8/10)

A (4/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this yearWish You; 26.01.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. (2018) Love At First Hate; 12.07.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL. (2018) His Cat; 24.01.'21
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(93, 94, 02, 05, 09) Yamato
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you... (2020 - drivers license) Peninsula; 26.12.'21

C (4/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005. Blue Spring; 22.03.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010I Saw The Devil; 05.02.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015. Mr. Perfect; 23.03.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. Ashfall; 23.03.'21

Relationships (3/5)

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships. Vanishing Time; 23.03.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character. Not A Robot; 15.07.'21
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings. Hook; 17.10.'21

Countries (6/7)


Genres - Lite (7/10)

A (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Art. (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Ingredients; 31.01.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Food. Suki Na Hito Ga Iru Koto; 12.10.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about School. Fish Upon The Sky; 04.07.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Historical. Detective L; 09.09.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi, Space or FuturePsychokinesis; 05.01.'21

C (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business. Start Up
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a Real Event or personThe Outlaws
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy. Exit; 04.01.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery. The 9th Precinct; 23.11'21
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship. Record Of Youth

Genres - Dark (9/11)

A (5/5) 


B (4/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological. Sweet Home; 01.01.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal Investigation/ Detective. The Accidental Detective 2; 04.01.'21
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide Tag. Orange; 13.01.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another. The Battleship Island; 27.12.'21
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Theme - School (2/6)

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features a Bad student (delinquent). Age Of Rebellion; 10.06.'21
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Former delinquent teacher. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Teacher that has a past job not suitable for teaching. (If someone finds out they are fired)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student. Pluto
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival.
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying. The Underclass; 16.01.'21

Theme - Let's Get Physical (5/5)


Tags - Leads (4/10)

 A (2/5) (Male or Female)


B (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/ Aggressive Lead. Kurosagi
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead The Prison
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead Along With The Gods; 23.11'21
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead The Priests
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead Guilty Of Mind; 27.12.'21

Tags - Misc Lite (4/8)


Tags - Misc Dark (5/8)


By The Numbers (3/4)

B (3/4) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews. You Make Me Dance; 18.04.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. A Land Imagined; 05.01.'21
  • ( ) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 ) (-Kotoko-, rated 9) Twenty
  • (x) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most) (Gabriela, rated 5) Call It What You Want; 14.11.'21

Random (5/5)

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR display name. (Chose at the beginning and list here: MaeiLa) Manner Of Death; 28.05.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (toomanybiases) The Beast; 06.10'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name. (Credits: 1) Allison Asistio (Win Jaime's Heart); 30.01.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Q, K, TThe Yin-Yang Master; 06.02.'21
  • (x) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3, list and watch one with one of these words. (by, loud, answer) Gantz: Perfect Answer; 27.12.'21

MDL Related (5/5)

A (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL. Zombie Detective;13.11.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feedsWe Best Love; 11.02.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats. (Bromance) Project S: Spike; 29.01.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (LGBTQ+, Fujoshi) History 4; 18.05.'21
  • (x) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index. Strangers From Hell; 19.07.'21

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

(These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block.)

  • ( ) Watch an Asadora 
  • ( ) Watch a Taiga 
  • ( ) Watch a Lakorn 
  • ( ) Watch a Seoguk 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date:   1/1/21

  • Link to your Drama list:  https://mydramalist.com/profile/7429912

  • Difficulty:  merciless

  • Progress:  64/100+


    Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

currently watching                           complete                          plan to watch 

A (4/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes  secret queen makers  
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes  queen of ring 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes  hymn of death 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes  3 will be free 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes   a beautiful mind

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes  puck
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database)  a late night 
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less  seven first kisses 
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more  extraordinary you 

Type (0/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

  • ( ) Watch a web series to my star 
  • ( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  Mr queen bamboo forest 
  • ( ) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers  
  • ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

Award-winning (0/5) --it all about the accolades 

  • ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie  hope
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  blade man 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  page turner 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.  please wait my brother  

Release Date (0/15)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.  color rush 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life)  reply 1997 

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s 

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015 reply1994
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020.  

 Relationships (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  alone with the gods:the two worlds 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship  18 again 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings  war of arrows 

 Countries (0/7)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan  restart after comeback home 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   the uncanny counter 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from China the yin-yang master dream eternity 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

Countries Comics/reading material (0/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan)  love is hard for otaku
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea)  what's wrong with secretary Kim 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China precise shot 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel  my heroic husband 

 Cast (0/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions 

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before)  the royal inspector 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future space sweepers 

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions)  the odd family: zombie on sale 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.  law school 

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. don't cry, mommy 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy  a man who defies the world of bl 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship  

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller  L.U.C.A  the beginning

B (0/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological  life on mars 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art)  fight for my way 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports:  skate into love 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports:  love scenery 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes 
  •  ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan  douluo continent

Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode  lucky romance 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members   the outlaws
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) so I married a anti-fan
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

 Theme (School) (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying  school 2017

Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content  history4:close to you 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+  manner of death 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child   move to heaven
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family) reply 1988

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone  seobok 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)

Tags (Leads)  

 A (0/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead  sell your haunted house 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead  we best love no1 for you 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead  a tale of a thousand stars 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead  once upon a time on  lingjian mountain 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead  you make me dance 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love  welcome to waiki 2 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation  noble my love 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love   nobleman ryu's wedding
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  run on 
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity  legend of awakening 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending  love last forever:  Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Dokomade mo 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo.  commitment 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

 Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder  along with the gods: the last 49 days 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession  mad for each other 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge  birth of a beauty 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption Mr. queen  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal  Vincenzo 

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link 
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie

B (0/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  wbl fighting Mr 2nd 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. 
  • ( ) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 by the user, not overall) 
  • ( ) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most)

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  
  • ( ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  
  • ( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). 
  • ( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). 
  • ( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). 
  • ( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. 

Seasonal Settings (0/4) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

Not from here (0/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)  
  • ( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • ( ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story  mother 
  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries  
  • ( ) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango) 
  • ( ) Watch a remake from the same country  the prince of tennis 

Random (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: ___________________(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  
  • Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. 

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page.  train to busan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) 

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block. 

  •  ( ) Watch an Asadora 
  • ( ) Watch a Taiga 
  • ( ) Watch a Lakorn 
  • ( ) Watch a Seoguk 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 

Currently Watching                                              Completed                                                      Plan to Watch

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1st, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: Drama list

  • Difficulty: Easy

  • Progress: 8/30


Blocks:

Type (0/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

  • ( ) Watch a web series 
    • The guilty secret 
  • ( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
    • To Jenny
  • ( ) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers  
    • The Rap of China: Season 4
  • ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

Award-winning (0/5) --it all about the accolades 

  • ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Release Date (0/5)

A (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year
    •  Mr. Queen 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL (2018) 
    • Step for You
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL (2020)
    • Sparkle love 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  2008 or 2010
    • Koizora
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life). Graduated high school (2017)
    • Tokyo Tarareba Musume 

 Countries (6/7)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 
    • Meet Me Outside
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
    • I Told Sunset About You
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan
    • Kono koi wa atatamesu ka
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
    • Space Sweepers 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from China
    • Be With You
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan 
    • We Best Love: No. 1 for You
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+  
    • Color Rush 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap  
    • Please don't date him 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Random (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here:  P or A (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  
    • Always Have, Always Will
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  
  • Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. 

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: (January 1, 2021 

  • Link to your Drama list: (Drama List, not custom-made lists)  

  • Difficulty:  

  • Progress: ??/?? 


    Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

Type (0/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

  • ( ) Watch a web series 
  • ( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  • ( ) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers  
  • ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

Award-winning (0/5) --it all about the accolades 

  • ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   

Release Date (0/15)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) 

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s 

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020

 Relationships (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

 Countries (0/7)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

Countries Comics/reading material (0/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 

 Cast (0/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions 

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

B (0/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes 
  •  ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan

Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

 Theme (School) (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)

Tags (Leads)  

 A (0/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

 Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link 
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie

B (0/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. 
  • ( ) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 by the user, not overall) 
  • ( ) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most)

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  
  • ( ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  
  • ( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). 
  • ( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). 
  • ( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). 
  • ( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. 

Seasonal Settings (0/4) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

Not from here (0/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)  
  • ( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • ( ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story 
  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries 
  • ( ) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango) 
  • ( ) Watch a remake from the same country

Random (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: ___________________(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  
  • Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. 

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) 

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block. 

  •  ( ) Watch an Asadora 
  • ( ) Watch a Taiga 
  • ( ) Watch a Lakorn 
  • ( ) Watch a Seoguk 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 

Completed                                                     Currently watching                                                Plan to watch

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021  

  • Link to your Drama list: Annie's drama list  

  • Difficulty:  Easy (30)

  • Progress: 3/30 


    Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

A (1/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes - Color Rush
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 

B (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • (x) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) - Boku ga Kimi no Mimi ni Naru
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

Type (1/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

  • ( ) Watch a web series 
  • (x) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  - Theory of Love : Special Episode "Stand By Me"
  • ( ) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers  
  • ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

Award-winning (0/5) --it all about the accolades 

  • ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   

Release Date (0/15)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) 

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s 

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020

 Relationships (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

 Countries (0/7)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

Countries Comics/reading material (0/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 

 Cast (0/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions 

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

B (0/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes 
  •  ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan

Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

 Theme (School) (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)

Tags (Leads)  

 A (0/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

 Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link 
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie

B (0/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. 
  • ( ) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 by the user, not overall) 
  • ( ) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most)

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  
  • ( ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  
  • ( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). 
  • ( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). 
  • ( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). 
  • ( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. 

Seasonal Settings (0/4) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

Not from here (0/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)  
  • ( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • ( ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story 
  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries 
  • ( ) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango) 
  • ( ) Watch a remake from the same country

Random (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: ___________________(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  
  • Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. 

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) 

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block. 

  •  ( ) Watch an Asadora 
  • ( ) Watch a Taiga 
  • ( ) Watch a Lakorn 
  • ( ) Watch a Seoguk 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 
  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: Natynette's drama list

  • Difficulty:  Easy

  • Progress: 01/30


    Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes (Handmade love)
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

Type (0/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

  • ( ) Watch a web series 
  • ( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  • ( ) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers  
  • ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

Award-winning (0/5) --it all about the accolades 

  • ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   

Release Date (0/15)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) 

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s 

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020

 Relationships (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

 Countries (0/7)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan. (Your name engraved herein - movie)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

Countries Comics/reading material (0/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 

 Cast (0/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions 

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

B (0/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes 
  •  ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan

Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

 Theme (School) (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)

Tags (Leads)  

 A (0/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

 Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link 
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie

B (0/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. 
  • ( ) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 by the user, not overall) 
  • ( ) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most)

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  
  • ( ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  
  • ( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). 
  • ( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). 
  • ( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). 
  • ( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. 

Seasonal Settings (0/4) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

Not from here (0/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)  
  • ( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • ( ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story 
  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries 
  • ( ) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango) 
  • ( ) Watch a remake from the same country

Random (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: ___________________(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  
  • Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. 

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) 

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block. 

  •  ( ) Watch an Asadora 
  • ( ) Watch a Taiga 
  • ( ) Watch a Lakorn 
  • ( ) Watch a Seoguk 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 


Sign-up Form:

  • Starting date:  January 2, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list:  -Ji's dramalist

  • Difficulty:  Dauntless

> Progress Blocks : 24/24
Progress movies/ dramas : 126/126
Dramas, miniseries, web series : 49

Movies : 78

TV Show : 1

Colors code : 
Watched
 - Ongoing - Soon to watch - Maybe


- Time : Block A (5/5)
                  Block B (0/5)
- Type : (5/5)
- Award winning : (5/5)
Favorite : (5/5)
Release date : Block A (0/5)
                                    Block B (0/5)
                                    Block C (5/5)
- Relationships(0/5)
- Countries(7/7)
Countries Comics/reading material : (0/8) 
Cast (characters ages) : (0/5)
Genres (Lite) : Block A (5/5)
                                    Block B (5/5)
                                    Block C (5/5)
- Genres (Dark) : Block A (5/5)
                                       Block B (4/6)
- Genres (Action, Martial Arts) : Block A (0/5)
                                                                         Block B (5/5)
- Theme (Occupations) : Block A (5/5)
                                                        Block B (0/5)
- Theme (School) : (0/6) 
- Theme (Let's get physical) : (0/5)
- Theme (Family) : Block A (0/6)
                                          Block B (5/5)
- Theme (Misc.) : (5/5)
- Tags (Leads) Block A (5/5)
                                  Block B (5/5)

- Tags (Love) (5/5)
- Tags (Misc Lite) : (8/8)
Tags (Misc Dark) : (8/8)
- By the numbersBlock A (5/5) -Statistics-
                                           Block B (0/4)
- Plan To Watch List : (6/6)
- Seasonal Settings : (0/4)
- Not from here : (0/4)
- Remakes(0/4)
- Random (5/5)
MDL Related : Block A (5/5)
                                     Block B (0/5)
-- Substitutions & Extras
Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (2/3)
> N°1 : Watch a drama/movie with someone (friends, family, bf, gf, pets...)
> N°2 : Watch a drama/movie about spirit possession, possesed, exorcism
> N°3 : Watch a drama/movie about religion, cult, priest




Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)

[DONE]  A (5/5)


(o) B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

[DONE] Type (5/5)  A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)


[DONE] Award-winning (5/5) --it all about the accolades 


[DONE]  Favorite (5/5) 


Release Date (5/15)

(o) A (0/5) 

  • (  ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) 

(?) B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s 

[DONE] C (5/5) 


(x)  Relationships (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

[DONE] Countries (7/7)


 Countries Comics/reading material (0/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel


(?)  Cast (0/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions 

Genres (Lite) 

[DONE]  A (5/5)


[DONE]  B (5/5)


[DONE]  C (5/5) 

  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)  dele (2018)
  • ( ✓  ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
    Seoul Searching (2016)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
    Okay! Madam (2020)
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
    Homunculus (2021)
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship
    Light On Me (2021)

Genres (dark) 

[DONE]  A (5/5) 

  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
    The Closet (2020)
  • ( ✓  ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
    Peninsula (2020)
  • ( ✓  ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
    KIngdom (2019)
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
    Kekkon Aite wa Chusen de (2018)
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller
    Beyond Evil (2021)

[DONE]  B (4/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
    Girl From Nowhere Season 2 (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  Substitution n°3 : Watch a drama/movie about Religion /Cult / Priest 
    Hellbound (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre)
    Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
  • (  ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)
    Substitution n°2 - Watch a drama/movie about spirit possession, possesed
    The 8th Night (2021)

Genres (Action – martial arts)

(?) A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

[DONE] B (5/5) 


Theme (Occupations)

[DONE] A (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode 
    Awake (2020)
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
    Princess Jellyfish (2014) 
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
    Collectors (2020) 
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service  
    XX (2020) (bartender)
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists
    Butterfly Sleep (2017)

(o)  B (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

(?) Theme (School) (0/6)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

(o)  Theme (Lets get physical) (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content
  • (  ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)

(x) A (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

[DONE] B (5/5) 


[DONE] Theme (Misc.) (5/5)

  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
    Seobok (2021)
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
    Not A Robot (2019)
  • ( ✓  ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 
    Dark Hole (2021)
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 
    Deep (2021)
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)
    Substitution n°1  Watch a drama/movie with someone (friends, family, bf, gf, pets...)
    Sweet Home (2020)

Tags (Leads)

[DONE] A (5/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 


[DONE] B (5/5)


[DONE] Tags (Love) (5/5)


[DONE] Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8)


[DONE] Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8)


By the numbers 

[DONE] A (5/5) Statistics 

  • (   ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 
    A Tale of Thousand Stars (2021)
  • ( ✓  ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  
    Second Chance (2021) (completed 7.83 - Verified/ Stard rating 7.53)
  • (   ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link 
    Word of Honor (2021) (Ranked #129)
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  
    The Boy Foretold by the Stars (2020) (#1038)
  • (   ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie
    Lovely Writer (2021)

(x) B (0/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. 
  • ( ) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 by the user, not overall) 
  • ( ) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most)

[DONE]  Plan To Watch List (6/6) 


(?)  Seasonal Settings (0/4) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

(x) Not from here (0/4)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)  
  • ( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • ( ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

(x) Remakes –same story different note (0/4)

  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story 
  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries 
  • ( ) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango) 
  • ( ) Watch a remake from the same country

[DONE] Random (5/5)

  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here : Ji 
    Jiseul (2013)
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your   friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) 
    Cheat (2020) (for Chenhua in my friend's list)
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  
    You Make Me Dance (2021) (Chu Young Woo Won Hyung Hoon)
  • (  ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  C-M-T
    Color Rush (2020)
  • (  ) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. (perforate / inspector / effect) 
    The Effect (2019) 

MDL Related

[DONE] A (5/5) 


(x) B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) 

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block. 

  •  ( ) Watch an Asadora 
  • ( ) Watch a Taiga 
  • ( ) Watch a Lakorn 
  • ( ) Watch a Seoguk 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category




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  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: Fukai's List

  • Difficulty: Hard (14 blocks / 70+)

  • Progress Dramas: 1/70+

  • Progress Blocks: 0/14

Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

 Type (0/5)  Type of production. Dramas only  

  • ( ) Watch a web series 
  • ( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  • ( ) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers  
  • ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

 Award-winning (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

 Favorite (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   

 Release Date (0/15)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) 

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020

 Relationships (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

 Countries (0/7)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

 Countries Comics/reading material (0/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 

 Cast (0/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions 

 Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

B (1/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • () Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide - Imawa no Kuni no Alice
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

 Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

 Theme (School) (0/6)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

 Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

 Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)

 Tags (Leads)  

 A (0/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

 Tags (Love) (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

 Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

 Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal

 Seasonal Settings (0/4)   *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

 Not from here (0/4)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)  
  • ( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • ( ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

 Random (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: ___________________(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  
  • Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. 

 MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) 

°°°  Substitutions and Extras °°° 

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block. 

  •  ( ) Watch an Asadora 
  • ( ) Watch a Taiga 
  • ( ) Watch a Lakorn 
  • ( ) Watch a Seoguk 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 

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  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: My Watchlist

  • Difficulty: Extremely Hard

  • Progress: 17/17 

    Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

A (5/5) 

  • (A-teen ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
  • ( XX) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
  • ( Lovestruck in the City) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
  • ( A Murderous Affair at Horizon Tower) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
  • (God's Quiz season 2) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 

B (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • (The-right-one ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • (Hellbound ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • () Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

Type (5/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

  • ( The Miracle) Watch a web series 
  • (Drama Festa: Off the Course ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  • (Busted ) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers  
  • ( The Spy Gone North) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • ( Pork Belly Rhapsody) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

Award-winning (2/5) --it all about the accolades 

  • (When the Camilla Blooms ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie 
  • (Chicago Typewriter) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director, Jo Hyn Taek.
  • (Goblin) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • (Twenty) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
  • (You are My Spring ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (4/5) 

  • (The Veil) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  Nam Goong Min
  • ( Doom at your Service) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. 
  • (Let's Eat ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  Because This is My First Life Director
  • (God's Quiz ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  (Favorite is Chief Kim)
  • (Kiss Goblin ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   

Release Date (0/15)  

A (5/5) 

  • (Nevertheless,) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • (Tell Me What you Saw ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
  • (Good Casting) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
  • ( My Girl 2005) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  
    • Saturday, March 11, 1995
      Tuesday, April 7, 1998
      Sunday, September 10, 2000
      Wednesday, June 22, 2005
      Monday, February 25, 2008
  • (Queen of Mystery 2) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you graduated 2018 (major event in your life) 

C (5/5) 

  • ( Itazura no Kiss) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 
  • (Dragon Zakura) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 
  • (Wedding Dress ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 
  • (I Hear Your Voice) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015 
  • (Vagabond ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020

 Relationships (5/5)  

  • ( 38 Task Force) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • (The Witch's Diner ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • ( SKY Castle ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationships
  • (Mad for Each Other ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 
  • ( Lightning) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

 Countries (0/7)  

  • (Unexpectedly Yours ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 
  • (The Gifted ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
  • (Gokusen ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan 
  • (Untouchable Lawmen ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
  • (The Romance of Tiger and Rose ) Watch a drama/movie from China 
  • (The Victim's Game) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan 
  • ( Ip Man 4) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

Cast (6/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

  • (Racket boys)Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school 
  • ( Run On) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life 
  • (LUCA ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • (Navillera ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • (Aquarium Girl) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
  • ( Swing Kids) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions 

Genres (Lite)  

A (5/5) 

  • (So I Married an Anti-fan ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • ( Shinya Shokudo - Tokyo Stories Season 2) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
  • (Law School) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
  • (Mr. Queen) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 
  • ( Space Sweepers) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (4/5) 

  • ( Tunnel) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • (Memorist ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 
  • (Hikaru no Go ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
  • ( Live up to your name) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • (Devilish Judge ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (3/5) 

  • (Itaewon Class ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • ( As One) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • ( The Producers) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • (Your Name ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • (Queen of Mystery ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

B (2/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

  • (Mouse ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • (Bad Guys ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 
  • ( Dr. John) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • (The Great Shaman Go Doo Shim) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labeled) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s no Japan

Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5) 

  • ( Player) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode 
  • (Eccentric Chef Moon) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
  • (Vincenzo ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
  • ( Age of youth) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • ( It's Okay to Not Be Okay) is Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

Tags (Leads)  

 A (1/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 

  • (Taxi Driver ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
  • (Sell Your Haunted House ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 
  • (Radio Romance ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • (Dark Hole) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • (How to Hate You ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive  Lead 
  • (Graceful Family ) Watch a drama/movie with an Eccentric Lead (weird)
  • (Squid Games ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
  • (Hot Stove League ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Misc Lite) (4/8) 

  • (No Breathing ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • (Hometown Cha Cha Cha) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie.
  • ( Flower of Evil ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
  • (Who are You ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
  • ( Lovestruck in the City) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  • (100 Days My Prince) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. 
  • (Life on Mars ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
  • (SUBSTITUTION-D.P. Dog Days ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

Random (0/5) 

  • (Monthly Magazine Home ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: _M 
  • (Jirisan ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. JJ Chastity (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) 
  • (Hospital Playlist 2 ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances)--Jeon Mi Do 
  • ( Beyond Evil) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one (generated B,O,U)  
  • (Nightmare Teacher)Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. (extract dollar teacher)

B (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. 
  • ( Misty) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  
  • (The Gossip) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section. 
  • (Children of Nobody ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages  
  • () Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) 

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block. 

  •  ( ) Watch an Asadora 
  • ( ) Watch a Taiga 
  • ( ) Watch a Lakorn 
  • ( ) Watch a Seoguk 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
  • ( D. P. Dog Days) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category)