MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge

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  • Starting date: January 2, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list:  

  • Difficulty: Easy

  • Progress: 4/20 


(2/5) 

  • ( ) 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.  
  • (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.)  Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  -- Swing Kids
  • (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) Middle school Graduation (2017) -- Save Me

Tags (Leads)  

 (1/5) (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 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead -- Alice in Borderland
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

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. 

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) 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.) F - Forgotten
  • ( ) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. name



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

A (5/5) 

  • ✔ 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 (5/5) 

  • ✔ Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • ✔ Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
    • KANO [M] (3 hr. 5 min.)
  • ✔ Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (maybe 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 (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's all about the accolades 
Favorite (5/5) 
Release Date (10/15) 

A (5/5) 

  • ✔ Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiering 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.  (2019)
  • ✔ Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(Years: 1991, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004)
  •  Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/firstborn etc. (or another 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 (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/possibly 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 (5/8) (5/8 must be completed) 
Cast (6/6) Refers to the ages of the characters, not the actors 
  • ✔ Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. 
  • ✔ 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 (5/5) 

  • ✔ 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 (5/5) 

  • ✔ 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 (5/5) 

  • ✔ 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 (5/5) 

  •  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 (4/6) (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 labeled) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts the 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 (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 
  • ✔ Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Makeup/Modeling/Hairstyling 
  • ✔ 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 (5/5)  

  • ✔ 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 who 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 (Let's get physical) (5/5) 
Theme (Family) 

A (6/6) 

  • ✔ Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • ✔ Watch a drama/movie about a 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 (5/5)

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

B (5/5) 

Tags (Love) (5/5) 
Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) 
Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 
By the numbers 

A (5/5) 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 than 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie

B (4/4)

  •  ✔ 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 (6/6) 
  • ✔ 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 contains something that marks the season if the weather does not. 
  • ✔ Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting
  • ✔ 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 (4/4) 
  • ✔ Watch a drama/movie that has a 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 filmed 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 (4/4)
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: Cassey (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.)  (Letters generated: O, S, L)
  • ✔ Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words.  (Words generated: Flower, Clerk, Employee)
MDL Related

A (5/5) 

  • ✔ 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 your 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 (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 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: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Cncll 

  • Difficulty:  Medium

  • Progress (Blocks): 0/11

  • Progress (Dramas): 18/55

  • 3 Watching, 18 Completed, 6 Plan to Watch

  • Completed: 12 Dramas, 2 Web Dramas, 3 Movies, 1 Variety

  • Completed: 9 Korea, 4 China, 4 Japan, 1 Thailand



Time  -  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) 
  • (✔️) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less  Shanai Marriage Honey
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 



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 (1/5) 


  • ( ) 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.   Find Me in Your Memory



Release Date  -  A (1/5)


  • ( ) 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.  (2016, 2019)  Arthdal Chronicles Part 1: The Children of Prophecy
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  (2011)  Switch Girl!!
  • ( ) 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.)  (1985, 1994, 1999, 2005, 2010)
  • (✔️) 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) Kimi Wa Petto (2017, graduated with MSc)



Genres (Lite)  -  A (2/5)


  • ( ) 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) Hello, My Youth
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before)  River Where the Moon Rises
  • (✔️) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future Space Sweepers



Genres (dark)  -  A (2/5)


  • ( ) 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) ➝ Sweet Home
  • ( ) 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 ➝ The Gifted



Theme (Occupations)  -  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 
  • ( ) 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 ➝ Oversize Love



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



By the numbers (Statistics) - A (0/5)


  • ( ) 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



By the numbers (Statistics) - B (2/4)


  • (✔️) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  Today's Kira-kun
  • ( ) 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) ➝ 18 Again (Fukai, 8 stars)
  • ( ) 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)  Good Morning Call (Cassey, 5 stars)



Plan To Watch List (3/6)


  • ( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.   Nirvana in Fire
  • (✔️) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  Once Upon A Time in Lingjian Mountain  
  • (✔️) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes).  Hand-made Love
  • ( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes).  Love and Redemption
  • ( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35).   Oh! Master
  • (✔️) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name.  Team Bulldog: Off-duty Investigation



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.)  (Z, C, D)
  • Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words.  (forecast, officer, spend)

MDL Related  -  A (1/5)

 

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



MDL Related  -  B (3/5)


  • (✔️) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page.  Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo
  • (✔️) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  ➝ Go Go Squid! (AdeNike, 8.5 stars)
  • ( ) 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   Flower of Evil
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) ➝ Signal: Choki Mikaiketsu Jiken Sosahan 



°°° 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 a Lakorn 
  • ( ) Watch a Seoguk 
  • ( ) 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 2 more times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 
  • (✔️) OWN CREATED - Watch a full year-worth of a TV variety show  Running Man (2010)

                To Watch  ?                                          In Progress ⏳                                        Completed ✔


  • Starting date:  January 1, 2021)

  • Link to your Drama list: Paulina

  • Difficulty:  Hard

  • Progress: ??/70




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

A (3/5) 


B (5/5) 

  • () Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes ➝ Lovers of the Red Sky
  • () Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes Search Out
  • () Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 1 in 10,000 (Act I)
  • () Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less  Replaylist (2018)
  • () Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more  Sweet Combat (rewatch)

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

  • () Watch a web series  Freshman
  • () Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  ➝ My Teacher (2020)
  • () 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   Produce 101 Season 2
  • ( ) 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 


Favorite (1/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  ➝ Pipeline
  • () Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  Melancholia  
  • ( ) 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.    Midnight

Release Date (0/15)  

A (2/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. ➝  At a Distance, Spring Is Green 
  • ( ) 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.)  1986, 2000,2005, 2005 or 2010 ➝ In the Mood for Love (2000)
  • ( ) 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 (1/5)  

  • () Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.   Avengers Social Club
  • ( ) 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. Return to the Wolves
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Siblings Hanging On

 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 (4/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 


 Cast (4/6) 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 Wannabe U 
  • () 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   Growing Season
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  Mad for Each Other
  • ( ) 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  ➝ Convenience Store Fling

Genres (Lite)  

A (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) ➝ Navillera 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)  Come to Witch's Restaurant
  • () Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) ➝ The World of Us
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) Royal Secret Inspector
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future ➝ Love Buzz

B (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline ➝ Hello, Me!
  • () 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) ➝ Bleach
  • () 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.   Awake
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners   Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. ➝ Law School 

C (3/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Money
  • (?) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.Innocence (2020)
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy  Romance is a Bonus Book
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery The Gifted Hands
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship ➝ Imitation

Genres (dark)  

A (4/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.)  ➝ Hometown 
  • (?) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  #Alive
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War  ➝  The Battleship Island
  • () Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) Default 
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller ➝ The Penthouse 3: War in Life 

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

  • () 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 
  • (?) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled)   Alice: Boy from Wonderland
  • ( ) 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 (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 episodeP1H: The Beginning of a New World 
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling ➝ Fashion King 
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members ➝ Vincenzo
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk) ➝ Fictitious OL Diary
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists ➝ Work Later, Drink Now

B (0/5)  

  • (?) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/MaidThe Housemaid
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  ➝ Modern Farmer
  • () 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)Times
  • ( ) 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) (3/6) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) ➝ Drowning Love
  • ( ) 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 ➝ My Little Monster
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying  Student A

Theme (Lets get physical) (3/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie with Sexual ContentInvitation
  • () Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+Color Rush
  • (?) Watch a drama/movie which features Age GapMiss Baek (2018)
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem ➝ Missions of Love (2018)
  • (?) Watch a drama/movie with Harem ➝ The Red Sleeve// My Sister, The Pig Lady

Theme (Family)  

A (4/6) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage ➝ Nobleman Ryu's Wedding 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof)   Reply 1988
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent  High Class
  • ( ) 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)   Player

B (1/5) 


Theme (Misc.) (5/5)


Tags (Leads)  

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


B (5/5) 


Tags (Love) (5/5) 


Tags (Misc Lite) (5/8) 


 Tags (Misc Dark) (4/8) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie Death/murder ➝ Mouse
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
  • () Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 100 Days My Prince
  • () Watch a drama/movie Revenge   My Name
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
  • () Watch a drama/movie Betrayal  The Penthouse 2: War in Life 

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 (2/4) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews  Hellbound 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews.  Recipe for Happiness 
  • ( ) 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) Feeds

  • ( ) 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 (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) ➝ New Year Blues
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting  Summer Vacation
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

Not from here (3/4) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--   Way Back Home
  • () 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)   Anu and Huyga
  • ( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad  Wind-Bell 
  • () New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city  Shopping King Louie 

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: Emisfritish Drama List
    Difficulty : Medium (11 Blocks - 55+)
    N° challenge progress : 58/ 55+
    Block progress : 8/11

Completed                    Currently  Watching                       To Watch

Dramas :    48                Drama Specials :   1                     Movies :   8                        TV Shows :  1

Korean :  28                 Thai :   7                Chinese : 10               Taïwanese :  4                Japanese :  6

Hong-Kong : 1            Philippines :  2


Blocks completed : 

                                                                                Genres (Lite)   - (5/5)                                                                                   

A (5/5) 


                                                                                      Release Date (4/5)                                                                              

A (5/5) 


                                                                                     MDL Related   (4/5)                                                                               

A (5/5) 


                                                                                           Countries (7/7)                                                                                    


                                                          Genres (Action - martial arts) /  Substitution                                                   

B (5/5) 

  • () 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 is Tokusatsu  about Organ Transplantation         (Substitution/Bonus n°1
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan which is a Parody (Subtitution/Bonus n°2)
    • Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko (Drama)

                                                                                      By the numbers                                                                                       


B (4/4) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  
  • () Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews (at time of viewing 03/04/21). 
  • () 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 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)

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

A (3/5) 


                                                                                      By the numbers                                                                                       

A (4/5) 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 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie

Blocks in progress : 


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

B (4/5) 


                                       Type (4/5) - 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)  
    • Gank Your Heart Special (Drama Special)
  • () 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  
    • Running Man (Episodes : 104, 182, 282, 294, 299, 402, 434, 496, 499, 510, 533)
  • ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

                                                                                  Genres (dark) - (3/5)                                                                                 

A (3/5) 

  • () 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

                                                                                         Favorite (4/5)                                                                                         


                                                                                Plan to watch list (3/6)                                                                              

  • ( ) 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). - Club Friday the Series (Drama) - 4 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.

Sign-up Form: 

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: HafsaMM Drama List

  • Difficulty: Medium [will  most likely change]

  • Progress: 8/55 finished 1

  • Current number of blocks: 32 [will MOST definitely change]

  • Hex Codes:  #FC766AFF and #5B84B1FF and #54ACD2
    Completed
    Planned
  • Blocks Started: #FFF9C4

Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt) {B} (5/5) 

  • (✓) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes Suparburoot Jorm Jon: Duang Jai Kabot [Avg 1 hr and 35 min]
  • (✓) 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) (Watch a drama about a publishing company) Moonlight
  • () Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) GOT7 - Sanctuary
  • () Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less Shanai Marriage [7 episodes]
  • (✓) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more Chef Hua [36 Episodes]


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 (1/10)

A (4/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. Shitteru Waifu
  • () Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  Radio Romance - Silvermoon21 (2018)
  • (✓ ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  Another Miss Oh (2016)
  • ( ) 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) Flower of Evil


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 (3/5)  

  • () Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  The Sound of Your Heart
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship Into the Ring
  • ( ) 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 Le Coupe de Foudre



 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 (3/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) I Hear You 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) The Perfect Match
  • ( ) 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 General's Lady
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future



B (3/5) 

  • (✓) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Lost Romance
  • ( ) 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. Reply 1988 - Baduk
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners Hospital Playlist
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. Vincenzo



 

(3/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)  Rabam Mek
  • ( ) 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 Unforgettable Love
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship So I Married an Anti-Fan



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/Kaij(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. Rabam Mek
    • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
    • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
    • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship
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  • ( ) 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)

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 (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

Tags (Leads)

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

  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead Mr. Queen (Jang Bong Hwan/Kim So Young)
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead Run On
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead The Prince Who Turns into A Frog
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead Back to 1989- (Ye Zhen Zhen)
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead Fah Mee Tawan (Female Lead - Nainapha - god, she was so annoyingly naive and stupid)



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) (4/5)

  • (✓) Watch a drama/movie about First love  My Little Happiness
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation Marry Me!
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) The Rebel Princess
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers Dali and the Cocky Prince



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)

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.   

°°° 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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B (1/5) 

  • (Hush ) 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) [Yuwol: The Boy  Who Made The World Dance]
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less [Everything and Nothing]
  • (Where Stars Land ) 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)  

  • ( ) Watch a web series [Wednesday 3:30 PM]
  • (★ ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes) [Drama Special Season 10: Home Sweet Home] 
  • () 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  [My Little Old Boy(ep. 1-5) + Dogs Are Incredible (ep.1-7)] 
  • (★ ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie [Exit]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary   [In the Absence]

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.

Relationships (4/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character. [Love Cells]  
  • () Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship [My Dad's Story]
  • () 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. [You and Me]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings [Our Little Sister]

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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan)  [Soumatou Kabushikigaisha]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) [Work Later, Drink Now]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • () Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China. [Die Now]
  • ( ) 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  [A Gift to the People You Hate]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel [The Werewolf Game: Death Game's Operator]

Cast (5/6) 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  [Drama Special Season 5: Bomi's Room]
  • ( ) 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 [Eating Existence]
  • ( ) 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  [60 Days of Summer]
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal)  [Hearty Paws]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions [Birthcare Center]

Genres (Lite)  

A (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) [Dali and the Cocky Prince]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) [Patisserie Coin De Rue]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) [Goodbye Summer]
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before)  [The King's Letters]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future [Wharf Roach]

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. [Chihayafuru:Kami no Ku]
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • () 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)  [We Make Antiques!]
  • (★   ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)  [Hope] 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy [The Pirates]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery[Dear Tenant] 
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship[Your Fingertips]

Genres (dark)  

A (3/5) 

  • ( ★ ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) [Yoga Hakwon]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War [Joint Security Area]
  • (★   ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics)  [Long Live the King: Mokpo Hero]
  • ( ) 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 
  • (Voice ) 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) [After My Death] 
  • (  ) 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 (School) (6/6) 

  • ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher  [Thug 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 [Han Gong Ju]
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival [My ID is Gangnam Beauty]
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying [Better Days]

Theme (Lets get physical) (2/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content [Misbehavior]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+  [Legend of Yun Qian]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap  [Method]
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem [Onna no Sensou: Bachelor Satsujin Jiken]

Theme (Family)  

A (1/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage [Kekkon Aite wa Chusen de]
  • (Tokyo Bandwagon/My father is Strange/ ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • (Thank you/ Missing/ Tok Kra Dai Hua Jai Ploy Jone/Kiseki no Hito/ The First Half of My Life ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent [Wedding Dress]
  • (Stand By Me// The Way Home/ Mothers/HighSchool Love On/Monchouchou Global House ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child [Mio on the Shore]
  • (Take Me Home /My Little Baby/ Song Naree/Hometown) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 
  • (Daughters/The King's Avatar/ Go Ahead /Prison Playbok) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

B (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child [Me and My Brother's Mistress]
  • (★  ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child  [True Mothers]
  • (s) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan [Boy Story]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins [Sechskies Drama Special]
  • (★  ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy [Familyhood]

Tags (Love) (0/5) 

  • (Come and Hug Me/Touch Your Heart/Murphy’s Law of Love/Seven Days: Friday - Sunday/Once Upon a Time ) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • (Because This Is My First Life ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • ( Another Oh Haeyoung) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
  • ( Love Forecast/ My Love, Enlighten Me/ The Sand Princess/ Radio Romance/ Something Just Like This) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (3/8) 

  • (Moorim School) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • (Because this is my first Life/A Love So Beautiful/ My Mister/Live/A Poem A Day/Be Melodramatic/When We Were Young/Better Days/ Tonbi/ The Best Of You in My Mind/ Close-Knit/Replay 1988/Dear My Room  ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
  • (★ / Innocence/ Love Buzz/Hua Jai Teuan) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity  [Flower of Evil]
  • ( Khun Chai Puttipat / 100 Days/ Cruel Romance/ Revenge Girl/ Moon Embracing the Sun) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending [The Box]
  • ( Her Private Life/ Ever Night/ Cry Me A Sad River/In Time With You/Secret Seven/ Boku Dake ga 17-sai no Sekai de) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  • (D.O./ L/ Minho/ Eunji/Sooyoung/Krystal ) 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. [Must You Go?]
  • () Watch a drama/movie Time Travel [Mr Queen]
  • (★ A choo/Hero Mama League/ yo nimo kimyo na monogatari: 2008 smap special/ Tiny Tony / Arkom ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero [Superpower Partners]

 Tags (Misc Dark) (1/8) 

  • (I Hate You, I Love You/ Battle Royale ) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 
  • (Love Shuffle/Before We Got Married/365 Wun Haeng Rak/Days of Wrath /Beyond Evil) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 
  • (Love At Last/ Be Melodramatic/ Orange/A Final Reunion/ Project S: Skate Our Souls ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 
  • (Always/ All out of Love/ Ode To My Father/ Aishite tatte, Himitsu wa Aru/ Tae Pang Korn ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
  • (Be With You/Devilish Joy/ When We Were Young/ My Rainy Days/Sao Noi ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
  • ( ★ Behind your smile/ Rahut Rissaya/A Love To Kill/9 Souls/The Con Artists/ ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge [Sweet Revenge]
  • (Falsify/ The Good Wife/ Pandora/ Royal Secret Agent ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
  • (Emperess Ki/Bokura wa Koi ga Hetasugiru/ The King’s Woman/Excellent Investor ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal

Seasonal Settings (5/4) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

  • ( ★ When the Weather is Fine/ How to Buy a Friend/Ten Years Later/ Love Letter) 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) [New Year Blues]
  • (★  / Oh yeojung: Spring) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting  [Be With You]
  • ( ★ / Summer at Granpa's/Ao Natsu/ Perfect Summer/ The Longest Picture in the World/I Love Summer/ Seoul Searching/ The House of Us ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting  [Summer Vacation]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting [Is Jae Jun Absent Today?] 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings [One Week Friends] 

Not from here (3/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  [About Love]
  • (the way we were /the package/ the moment/ Memories of Alhambra/Hello Stranger /A Man And A Woman) 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)[Sheep Without a Shepherd]  
  • (Voice 2 ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • ( ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city[ The Piper]

Remakes –same story different note (2/4)  

  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story [Midnight Runners]
  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries [Tghe Witness]
  • ( ) 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) [Mr. Queen: the Bamboo Forest]
  • ( ) Watch a remake from the same country [Cheese in the Trap]

Random (0/5) 

  • ( S) 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.)  R E D
  • 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.  

°°° 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) 


Without Category

  • High Class

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021
    End date: November 5, 2021  

  • Link to your Drama list: Drama List

  • Difficulty:  Easy: 6 Blocks (30+) 

  • Progress: Completed
    Drama: 27 Movie: 10
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    Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  


Type (4/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)   

Genres (Lite)  C (5/5)  Drama: 3  Movie: 2


Genres (dark)  

A (4/5) 

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

B (4/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) Drama: 3  Movie: 1

  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • (Extreme Job) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 
  • (Doctor John) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • (Doom at Your Service ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
  • (Chicago Typewriter (repeat watch) ) 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)    (5/5) Drama: 2  Movie: 3


Tags (Leads)  

 A (5/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) Drama: 4 Movie: 1

B (5/5) Drama: Drama: 5  Movie: 0


Tags (Love) (5/5) Drama: 4  Movie: 1


 Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8)  Drama: 6   Movie: 2

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

  • (Better Days ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie 
  • (Ancient Love Poetry) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
  • (Persona) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • (Jasmine Flower ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
  • (It's Okay to Not Be Okay ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

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

  • (Lord's Spoiled Princess Consort) Watch a web series 
  • (The Love Equations: Extra Story) 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 



Favorite (4/5) 

  • (Live for Real) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
  • (Date) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  
  • (Under the Power) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • (The Love Equations) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • (Mr. Queen) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   



 Relationships (3/5)  

  • (My Mister) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • (Douluo Continent) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • (Hi, Mom) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
  • (Return to the Wolves) 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. 
  • (Le Coup de Foudre ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 


B 32/5) 

  • (Hotel Del Luna) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • (A Brighter Summer Day) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • (Unspeakable Love) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • (Shanai Marriage Honey) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • (Miss the Dragon) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

Theme (Family)  

A (4/6) 

  • (Perfect and Casual ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • (The Sword and the Brocade) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • (When the Camellia Blooms) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
  • (Joy of Life) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • (Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard) 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)


Genres (Life)  

A (1/5) 

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

B (2/5) 

  • (Love and Destiny) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo) 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. 
  • (My Little Happiness) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • (Lawless Lawyer) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (4/5) 

  • (Begin Again) 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. 
  • (Splash Splash Love) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • (Flower of Evil) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • (Word of Honor) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

B (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical 
  • (Falling Into Your Smile) 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  
  • (Fights Break Sphere S1) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xianxia or Xuanhuan

Tags (Love) (5/5) 

  • ( My Little Happiness) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • (Moonlight) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
  • (True Beauty ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • ( Legend of Yun Qian ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
  • ( First Romance) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

°°° 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 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: (https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/The_Jess)  

  • Difficulty:  Not sure yet

  • 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) 

Sign-up Form:  

Plan To Watch | In Progress | Completed

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
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

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

  • ( ) Watch a web series 
  • ( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie-- 
  • ( ) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type show 
  • ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

Award-winning  --it all about the accolades 
(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
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.
  • ( ) 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 
  • ( ) 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) 

  • ( ) 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)

  • ( ) 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
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline age or parents)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus 

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. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports 
  • ( ) 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 
  • ( ) 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
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has 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 
  • ( ) 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
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai 

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
  • ( ) 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
  • ( ) 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 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality 
  • ( ) 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
  • ( ) 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
  • ( ) 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

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 

Tags (Leads)
 A (0/5)

  • ( ) 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 
  • ( ) 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) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed 
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same 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.
  • ( ) 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
  • ( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. 

Seasonal Settings
(0/4)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting 
  • ( ) 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)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Set in a different country to the one in which it was aired. 
  • ( ) 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 country
  • ( ) 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 
  • ( ) Watch a remake from the same country

Random
(0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here:  C
  • ( ) Watch a drama that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama from an actor/actress who has 5/fewer credits to their name. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama that begins with one of the following letters: 
  • ( ) Random Word generator for titles 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 1, 2021 

  • Link to your Drama list: Ara99

  • Difficulty:  Easy: 6 Blocks (30+)  

  • Progress: 6/6


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


Genres (Lite) 

A (5/5) 


B (5/5) 

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline
  • (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)
  • (X) 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) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5) 

  • (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
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk) 
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5) 


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

A (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 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. 
  • (X) 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: CharaLiha's Watch List

  • Difficulty:  Super Busy But Still Want To Play: 2 Blocks (10 +) 

  • Progress: 4/10+



 Countries (0/7)  


 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) 

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) My Girl
  • ( ) 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

Tags (Leads)  

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

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead Vincenzo
  • ( ) 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) 
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love It Started With a Kiss
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

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. 

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 Countries (3/7)  


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): HIStory 3: Make Our Days Count
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

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

Theme (Occupations)  

A (1/5) 

  • ( ) 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: HIStory 3: Trapped 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

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 (3/5) 

❀ MDL Watch Challenge 2021 ❀

  • Starting date : January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list : kakashkaCHAN's List

  • Difficulty : Merciless

  • Progress :  108  / 108

  • Blocks :  20  / 20


✔︎ Completed   | Currently watching   | Plan to watch  ✔︎ 


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

A (5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes ~ WHY
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes ~ A Love So Beautiful 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodesYou Drive Me Crazy 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes ~ Todome no Kiss
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes ~ D.P. 

B (5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes ~ 18 Again
  • (✔︎) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes ~ Inside Men: The Original 
  • (✔︎) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database)My Wife Got Fat
  • (✔︎) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less ~ Live On  
  • (✔︎) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more ~ Love Revolution 

 Favorite (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors ~ Start-Up (Kim Seon Ho, Nam Joo Hyuk) 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. ~ Nevertheless,  (Han So Hee) 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  True Beauty (Kim Sang Hyub)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. ~  My Roommate Is a Gumiho (Baek Sun Woo)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. ~ Shanai Marriage Honey  

 Release Date (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.  ~ Imitation  
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. ~ The Flu
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL. ~ Your Eyes Tell 
  • (✔︎) 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.) ~ Wedding Dress  
  • (✔︎) 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) ~ Theory of Love 

 Relationships (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships. ~ The Man Standing Next 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character. ~ Tale of the Nine-Tailed
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship ~ HIStory2: Right or Wrong 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an anmal/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. ~ Mad for Each Other  
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings ~ SKY Castle 

 Countries (7/7) 


 Genres (Lite) 

A(5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) ~The Box 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) ~ Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) ~ Color Rush
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) ~ Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future ~ Space Sweepers

B (5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline ~ The Sweet Blood 
  • (✔︎) 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) ~ 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii
  • (✔︎) 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.The Divine Move 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners Manner of Death 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. ~ Innocent Witness 

C (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) ~ Love is Sweet
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.) ~ A Taxi Driver 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is ComedyMission: Possible
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery ~ The Penthouse: War in Life
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship ~ HIStory4: Close to You 

 Genres (Dark) 

A (5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) ~ Strangers from Hell
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju) ~  
    Sweet Home
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War ~ Double World
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/   government official ANY kind of politics) ~ The Last Princess  
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller ~Seobok 

B (4/6)

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

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological ~ Imawa no Kuni no Alice
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective ~ Extracurricular
  • ( ) 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) ~ Save Me
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre)Love, Lies
  • ( ) 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 (Lets get physical) (5/5) 


 Theme (School) (6/6) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) ~ Dokgo Rewind 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher ~ GTO: The Movie 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired) ~ Thug Teacher 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student ~ So Not Worth it
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival ~ My Little Monster 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying ~ Cry Me a Sad River 

 Theme (Misc.) (5/5) 


 Tags (Leads) 

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

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead ~ Midnight 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice leadStart-Up 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead ~ The Penthouse 2: War in Life
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead ~ Run On 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead ~ Reply 1988

B (5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive LeadNight Flight  
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird)Vincenzo
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor leadForgotten
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead ~ The Call
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead ~ Twenty-Twenty

 Tags (Love) (5/5) 


 Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) 


 Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 


 Plan To Watch List (6/6) 

  • (✔︎) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list. ~ Boys Over Flowers
  • (✔︎) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did) ~ 
    Hua Jai Sila
        
  • (✔︎) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes) ~ Page Turner
  • (✔︎) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes).Crush
  • (✔︎) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). ~ Missions of Love 
  • (✔︎) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. ~ Tomorrow I Will Date With Yesterday’s You