MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge

Sign-up Form:  

• Starting date: (January 1, 2021)  

• Link to your Drama list: Ava M's Drama List

• Difficulty: Medium: 11 Blocks (55+)

  • Completed Dramas : 1
  • Completed Drama specials: 
  • Completed Movies : 
  • Completed Variety shows : 
• Number of Blocks:
• Progress: ??/??
  
  

Plan to Watch  - Currently Watching - Completed 
Entry Format Eg.  The Best Ending -  Rating: 8/10 (Completed 09 Jan 2020)

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

A (1/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
• (✔) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes  Marry Me! -  Rating: 7.5/10 (Completed 02 Jan 2021)
• ( ) 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 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 
• ( ) 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’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:  

• Starting date: (Format: month day, year. Example: January 1, 2021)  

• Link to your Drama list: (Drama List, not custom-made lists)   https://mydramalist.com/list/1dOdyNA4

• Difficulty:  

• Progress: ??/?? 

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

A (2/5) 

• (The Queen of Attack ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
• ( Dragon Day, You're Dead) 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 
• ( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
• (Bokura wa Koi ga Hetasugiru ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
• ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

Type (02/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

• ( ) Watch a web series.  
• ( Koi wa Motto Deep ni - Unmei no Saikai Special ) 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  
• ( The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity) 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) 

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 (3/7)  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.  
• ( Tonhon Chonlatee) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
• (Shanai Marriage Honey ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
• (Fake Princess ) Watch a drama/movie from China.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

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

• (Imawa no Kuni no Alice ) 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 
• ( The Long Ballad) 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 (3/6) 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 
• ( You Are So Sweet) 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  
• (Record of Youth ) 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) 
• ( Spark Jai Nai Jomying) 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 (3/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
• (Gourmet in Tang Dynasty ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
• ( The Correct Method of Love is not in a Book or Blueprint) 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 (3/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
• (The Night of the Undead ) 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. 
• (My Little Happiness ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
• (Hyena ) 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 (02/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
• (Sweet Home ) 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) 
• (Night in Paradise ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

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

• ( Awaken) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
• (Beyond Evil ) 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  
• (  D.P.) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
• ( The Battleship Island) 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 (1/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 
• ( Rurouni Kenshin: The Final) 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 (2/5) 

• (Run On ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  
• (Thunder Twins ) 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 3(/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 
• (She Would Never Know ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
• ( To Love) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)  
• (Futmalls.com  ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (2/5)  

• ( ) 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)  
• (Love at First Hate ) 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) 
• ( Koi wa Deep ni) 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 
• (The Uncanny Counter) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Lets get physical) (3/5) 

• ( Grand Blue) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 
• (. Dating in the Kitchen ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
• (The Sword and The Brocade ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

A (1/6) 

• (Hold On, My Lady ) 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 (3/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 

• ( No Boundary  ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
• (The Yin Yang Master ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 
• ( The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion) 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 (1/5) 

• ( ) 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 
• ( Mysterious Love) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (1/5) 

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

Tags (Misc Lite) (2/8) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
• ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
• ( The Wolf Princess  ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
• (Double World) 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) (04/8) 

• ( Watashi no Otto wa Reitouko ni Nemutte Iru) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 
• ( Mad for Each Other) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 
• (My Girl ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
• ( Eternal Love Rain) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal

By the numbers  

A (01/5) 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  
• ( Sm:)e) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie-(34% Oct)

B (1/4) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  
• (Dragon Bride ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. (FEB)
• ( ) 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 (1/4)  

• ( ) 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) 
• (Mae Krua Kon Mai ) 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) 

Sign-up Form:  

Starting date: January 1, 2021)  

Link to your Drama list: Peppersqueaks Dramalist

Difficulty:  Extremely Hard: 17 Blocks (85+) 

Progress: 2/85

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

A (1/5) 

• ( Handmade love) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
• (Meikenchiku de Chushoku wo ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
• (  ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
• ( Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
• (  ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 

B (0/5) 

• ( I told sunset about you ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
• ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
• ( Private Lessons) 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 
• ( Hit the top ) 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)  

• (Not Alright, But i's Alright ) Watch a web series.  
• ( Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai vs Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko ) 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 
• ( Return to the Wolves ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

• Release Date (0/15)  

  A (0/5) 

• (wish you the movie ) 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)

C (0/5) 

• ( Eat Drink Man Woman ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s.  
• (Il Mare ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.  
• ( The Love of Siam) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010.  
• ( A Story of Yonosuke ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.  
• () Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020.  

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  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.  
• (Drinking Solo) 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.  

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  Relationships (1/5)  
• ( Haru to Ao no Obento Baku) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
• (Higuma) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
• ( Neko to Jiichan ( father son relationship) ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
• (Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP ) 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. 
• ( Like in the Movies ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings

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  Genres (Lite)  

  A (0/5) 

• (  ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
• (Ingredients ) 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) 
• ( Please Don't Date Him ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

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  Theme (Occupations) 

               B (0/5)  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
• (Restart after come back home ) 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) 
• ( ) 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

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   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 

                 B (0/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure LeadB (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

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  Tags (Love) (0/5) 

• (We Best Love No.1 For You) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
• ( His) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
• (Extraordinary you ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

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  Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 

• ( reply 1988) 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

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  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 
• (Pension Metsa) 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

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   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)  
• ( Wish you) 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. 

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  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.  

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  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) 

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  °°° 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:   Starting date: January 1, 2021   Link to your Drama list: MyDramaList Difficulty: Insomniac  Progress: 223/221 Count: Dramas : 151 | Movies : 069

Milestones: Super Busy But Still Want To Play: 2 Blocks (10 +) Super Easy: 4 Blocks (20+) Easy: 6 Blocks (30+) Medium: 11 Blocks (55+) Hard: 14 Blocks (70+) Extremely Hard: 17 Blocks (85+) Merciless: 20 Blocks (100+) Dauntless: 24 Blocks (120+) Diabolical: 28 Blocks (140+) Insanium: 32 Blocks (160+) * Addiction: 36 Blocks (180+)* Intervention: 40 blocks + 2 Bonus items Insomniac: 40 blocks + All Bonus Items Used

Completed     |     x Currently watching     |     > Plan to watch

Time (10/10) D8 M2
A (5/5)
DRAMA Color Rush (2020) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
DRAMA SaifahZon Story (2020) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes
DRAMA Angel's Last Mission: Love (2019) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
DRAMA Friend Zone 2: Dangerous Area (2020) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
DRAMA Y-Destiny (2021) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes
B (5/5)
DRAMA True Beauty (2020) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minute
MOVIE Eternity (2010) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
MOVIE Love... Must Be Pink? (2019) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
DRAMA You Make Me Dance (2021) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
DRAMA Love is Sweet (2020) 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) D2 M1 T2
DRAMA Once Again (2020) Watch a web series.  
SPECIAL TharnType 2 Special: The Wedding Day (2021) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
TV SHOW - SJ Returns 4 E.L.F. (2020) Ep. 80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90 Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order) 
MOVIE I Belonged to You (2016) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
TV Documentary - A Tale of Thousand Stars: Counting 1 to 1000 Stars (2021) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

Award-winning (5/5) D1 M4
MOVIE Wife of a Spy (2020) The 15th Asian Film Awards for Best Film Watch an award-winning drama/movie.  
MOVIE The Throne (2015) Lee Joon Ik 2016 Baeksang Arts Awards Grand Prize – Film Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
DRAMA A Love to Kill (2005) Lee Kyung Hee 44th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best TV Screenplay Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
MOVIE Tapestry (2020) Suda Masaki 37th Japan Academy Award for New Actor Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
MOVIE A Beautiful Life (2011) Shu Qi 2005 Golden Horse Awards Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (5/5) D5
DRAMA Doom at Your Service (2021) Seo In Guk    Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. 
DRAMA The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion (2020) Ju Jing Yi Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. 
DRAMA Flower of Evil (2020) Kim Chul Gyu Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
DRAMA The Innocent Man (2012) Lee Kyung Hee Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
DRAMA Like in the Movies (2020) JP Habac Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. 

Release Date (15/15) D5 M10 
A (5/5) 
MOVIE WISH YOU: Your Melody From My Heart the Movie (2021) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. 2021
DRAMA Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (2017) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. Ebaforated Milk 2017
DRAMA The Love Equations (2020) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.2020
MOVIE Love 100° C (2010) 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.) 1991,1993,1999,2006,2010
DRAMA Nitiman (2021) 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) 2021 - Graduation Year
B (5/5) 
MOVIE Tuition (1940) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s.  
MOVIE Godzilla (1954) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s.
MOVIE Sorrow Even Up In Heaven (1965) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s. 
MOVIE Yalkae, a Joker in High School (1977) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s.  
MOVIE The Age of Success (1988) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s.  
C (5/5) 
MOVIE A Short Love Affair (1990) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s. 
MOVIE Mr. Hong (2004) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.  
MOVIE The Love of Siam (2007) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010.  
DRAMA Falling for Innocence (2015) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.  
DRAMA Please Don't Date Him (2020) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020.

Relationships (5/5) D4 M5
DRAMA My Father is Strange (2017) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships. 
DRAMA Rattan (2021) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.
DRAMA SKY Castle (2018) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
DRAMA Mad for Each Other (2021) 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. 
MOVIE Autumn Fairy Tale (2019) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

Countries (7/7) D6 M1
DRAMA Gameboys (2020) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.
DRAMA A Tale of Thousand Stars (2021) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.  
DRAMA Kare ga Boku ni Koishita Wake (2020) Watch a drama/movie from Japan. 
DRAMA Scripting Your Destiny (2021) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea. 
DRAMA Perfect and Casual (2020) Watch a drama/movie from China.  
DRAMA Devil Beside You (2005) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.  
MOVIE The Lady Improper (2019) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

Countries Comics/reading material (8/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) D8
DRAMA Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai (2020) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 
DRAMA Cinderella and the Four Knights (2016) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (South Korea) 
DRAMA Yong Jiu Grocery Store (2019) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua – Taiwan 
DRAMA Mr Yan Dong! Don’t Come Over (2018) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua - China
DRAMA Dropping By Cloud Nine (2011) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua - Hong Kong 
DRAMA Mars Ravelo's Dyesebel (2014) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik - Philippines  
DRAMA A Gift to the People You Hate (2019) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
DRAMA Love and Redemption (2020) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 

Cast (6/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors D3 M3 
DRAMA A Love So Beautiful (2020) 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 
DRAMA Twenty-Twenty (2020) 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 
MOVIE His (2020) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
DRAMA Well-Intended Love Season 2 (2020) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
MOVIE How to Break up with My Cat (2016) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
MOVIE Budapest Diary (2011) 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)(15/15) D13 M2
A (5/5) 
MOVIE You Make Me Dance (Movie) (2021) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
DRAMA Craving You (2020) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
DRAMA Best Mistake (2019) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
DRAMA Queen Dugu (2019) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before) 
DRAMA My Girlfriend is an Alien (2019) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future
B (5/5) 
DRAMA Queen of the Ring (2017) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
MOVIE Mermaid’s Jade (2019) 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) 
DRAMA Love O2O (2016) 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. 
DRAMA Good Doctor (2013) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
DRAMA Lawless Lawyer (2018) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.
C (5/5) 
DRAMA Search: WWW (2019) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
DRAMA Must You Go? (2021) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)  
DRAMA Fake Princess (2020) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
DRAMA Word of Honor (2021) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
DRAMA Forever Love (2020) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship 

Genres (dark)(11/11) D6 M5
A (5/5) 
DRAMA Let's Fight Ghost (2021) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
DRAMA The Sweet Blood (2021) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
MOVIE Sunny (2008) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
DRAMA Begin Again (2020) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
MOVIE Romantic Blue (1995) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller
B (6/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 
DRAMA Love Me If You Dare (2015) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
MOVIE Detective Of Ming Dynasty (2019) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 
DRAMA Chocolate (2019) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
DRAMA One and Only (2021) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
MOVIE The Handmaiden (2016) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
MOVIE Yellow Tears (2007) 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)(10/10) D5 M5
A (5/5) 
DRAMA Dance of the Sky Empire (2020) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 
MOVIE Justice High (2020) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 
MOVIE Fighter in the Wind (2004) Watch a drama/movie which features Gungdo/ Subak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 
MOVIE Game of Death (1978) Watch a drama/movie which features Arnis, Eskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
DRAMA Second Chance (2021) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)
B (5/5)
DRAMA Run On (2020) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical
DRAMA Gameboys Level-Up Edition (2020) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example 
MOVIE Space Sweepers (2021) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes 
MOVIE Shin Godzilla (2016) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  
DRAMA Love of Thousand Years (2020) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan

Theme (Occupations)(10/10) D8 M2
A (5/5) 
DRAMA We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (2021) 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 
DRAMA Your Home (2020) Modeling Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
MOVIE Double Mints (2017) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
DRAMA You Are My Spring (2021) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)  
DRAMA Lovely Writer (2021) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists
B (5/5) 
DRAMA Clean with Passion for Now (2018) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
MOVIE Restart After Come Back Home (2020) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
DRAMA Call It What You Want (2021) 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) 
DRAMA Top Star Yoo Baek (2018) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
DRAMA Start Up the Engine (2021) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

Theme (School) (6/6) D6
DRAMA Kyou Kara Ore wa!! (2018) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 
DRAMA GTO: Remake Season 2 (2014) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher 
DRAMA Hammer Session! (2010) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  
DRAMA We Best Love: No. 1 For You (2021) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student 
DRAMA GTO: Remake Season 1 (2012) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
DRAMA Utsukushii Kare (2021) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5) D4 M1
MOVIE Sin Island (2018) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
DRAMA To My Star (2021) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 
DRAMA Last Cinderella (2013) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
DRAMA 7 First Kisses (2016) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
DRAMA Story of Yanxi Palace (2018) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)(11/11) D6 M5
A (6/6)
DRAMA The Rebel Princess (2021) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
DRAMA Boku ga Warau to (2019) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
DRAMA 'Cause You're My Boy (2018) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
DRAMA Innocent (2021) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
MOVIE Color Rush (Movie) (2021) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 
DRAMA My Bromance 2: 5 Years Later (2020) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)
B (5/5) 
MOVIE Nobody Knows (2004) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 
MOVIE Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 
MOVIE Gameboys: The Movie (2021) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 
MOVIE Suckseed (2011) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 
DRAMA Umareru. (2011) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy

Theme (Misc.) (5/5) D3 M2 
MOVIE Seobok (2021) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
DRAMA Absolute Boyfriend (2012) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
MOVIE P1H: The Beginning of a New World (2020) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 
DRAMA Yasha (2000) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 
DRAMA Close Friend (2021) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)

Tags (Leads)(10/10) D7 M3
A (5/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 
DRAMA The Last Empress (2018) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
DRAMA Sell Your Haunted House (2021) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 
DRAMA She Would Never Know (2021) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
DRAMA Jun Jiu Ling (2021) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
MOVIE Liar x Liar (2021)  Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead
B (5/5) 
MOVIE My Bromance (2014) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
MOVIE The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window (2021) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) 
DRAMA My Day (2020) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 
DRAMA Miss the Dragon (2021) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
DRAMA Mysterious Love (2021) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (5/5) D4 M1
DRAMA A Love So Romantic (2020) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
DRAMA YYY (2020) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
DRAMA TharnType 2: 7 Years Of Love (2020) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
DRAMA Alt.Gameboys (2020) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
MOVIE My Little Monster (2018) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) D5 M3
DRAMA XX (2020) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
MOVIE Life Senjou no Bokura: Director's Cut (2020) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
DRAMA Manner of Death (2020) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
DRAMA I've Fallen For You (2020) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
DRAMA I Give My First Love to You (2019) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
DRAMA My Fuxxxxx Romance (2020) 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. 
MOVIE The 100th Love With You (2017) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
MOVIE Haunters (2010) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) D7 M1
DRAMA Strangers from Hell (2019) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 
MOVIE The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (2020) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 
DRAMA My Girl (2020) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 
DRAMA The Long Ballad (2021) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
DRAMA Lost Romance (2020) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
DRAMA Hua Jai Sila (2019) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 
DRAMA The Devil Judge (2021) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
DRAMA Light On Me (2021) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal

By the numbers (9/9) D7 M2 
A (5/5) Statistics 
MOVIE My Bromance: Reunion (2015) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 54.5%
DRAMA Love Is Science? (2021) 8.0 / 8.02 Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  
DRAMA Mr. Queen (2020) #22 Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200)  
MOVIE Nabang Spark (2011) #25686 Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  
DRAMA Bright as the Moon (2021) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie
B (4/4) 
DRAMA I Promised You the Moon (2021) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews. 
DRAMA May I Love You (2017) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. 
DRAMA So I Married an Anti-Fan (2021) 8 goldenflower  https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/laudeKdrama/completed 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) 
DRAMA The Bride of Habaek (2017) tangyuan 5  https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/tengqi-an/completed 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 (6/6) D5 M1
DRAMA Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  
MOVIE Please (Her) (2020) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  
DRAMA Twenty Years Old (2014) 4 Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). 
DRAMA The Dreamlike Seal (2021) 130 Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). 
DRAMA Meow Meow Boss (2021) 1139 /2 = 570 Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). 
DRAMA Club Friday The Series 12: Rak Tee Mai Mee Krai Roo (2020) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. 

Seasonal Settings (4/4) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. D2 M2 
MOVIE Moonlit Winter (2019) 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) 
MOVIE Be with You (2004) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 
DRAMA Golden Blood (2021) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 
MOVIE To My Star (Movie) (2021) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
DRAMA You Are My Glory (2021) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

Not from here (4/4) D2 M2 
MOVIE One Night Surprise (2013) Daniel Henney American Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s) - A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast 
DRAMA Dramaworld 2 (2021) 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)
MOVIE Seducing Mr. Perfect (2006) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
DRAMA Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

Remakes – same story different note (4/4) D3 M1  
MOVIE Your Eyes Tell (2020) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story 
DRAMA Meteor Garden (2001) China, Korea Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries 
DRAMA Meteor Garden II (2002) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story
DRAMA Romantic Blue (2020) Watch a remake from the same country

Random (5/5) D3 M2
MOVIE Bite Fight (2016) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username Blue Poison
DRAMA My Sweet Dear (2021) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. Momochan
DRAMA Win Jaime's Heart (2020) Allison Asistio 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) 
MOVIE Irresistible Love: Secret of the Valet (2016) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: I V Z
DRAMA Ancient Love Poetry (2021) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. (location, decision, poetry)

MDL Related (10/10) D6 M4 
A (5/5) 
DRAMA Work Later, Drink Now (2021) https://mydramalist.com/article/currently-watching-work-later-drink-now Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  
MOVIE Yuwol: The Boy Who Made The World Dance (2018)  https://mydramalist.com/profile/7814925/feeds/4LpXOcA 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) 
DRAMA Go Go Squid! (2019) Multiple Copules Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  
DRAMA I'm Tee, Me Too (2020) Happy Ending & Multiple Copules 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) 
DRAMA Squid Game (2021)https://mydramalist.com/list/LAlaKRv1 Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.
B (5/5) 
MOVIE Candy and Kiss (2015) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. 
DRAMA Skip Beat! (2011) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more Ji-N 8
DRAMA Watashi ga Kemono ni Natta Yoru (2021) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 
MOVIE Midnight Runners (2017) 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 
MOVIE Light (2021) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) https://mydramalist.com/list/b4qN7wQ1

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° D8 M2
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. 
DRAMA Asa ga Kita (2015) Watch an Asadora 
DRAMA Seiten wo Tsuke (2021) Watch a Taiga 
DRAMA The Crown Princess (2018) Watch a Lakorn 
DRAMA The King's Affection (2021) Watch a Seoguk 
MOVIE The Singer (2020) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
MOVIE D.P. (2021) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
DRAMA Truth or Dare (2021) 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)
DRAMA Klin Kasalong (2019) Reincarnated Lovers
DRAMA HIStory4: Close to You (2021) Bisexual Male Lead 
DRAMA Kieta Hatsukoi (2021) Misunderstanding