MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge

Sign-up Form:  

• Starting date:  January 1, 2021)

• Link to your Drama list: My List

• Difficulty:  Intervention: 40 blocks + 2 Bonus items Insanium: 32 Blocks (160+) 

• Progress: 161/221

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

A (4/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes Love Playlist Pilot  
• (✔︎) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes How to Hate You
• ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes Sweet Home
• (✔︎) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes The Naked Director 2

B (5/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes Roy Leh Sanae Rai
• (✔︎) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes Casshern
• (✔︎) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) Temptation of the Wife of Heirs Over Flowers  
• (✔︎) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less Missions of Love (drama)
• (✔︎) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more Empress Ki

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.  Banana Actually
• (✔︎) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes) Bokura no Yuuki SP 
• (✔︎) 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  ATEEZ Fever Road
• (✔︎) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie Old Boy
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary Her Private Life Special 

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

• (✔︎) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.  Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  Sympathy for Lady Vengeance 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter. Itsuka ga Kimi e 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress. Summer Nude 

Favorite (5/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  Snow in a Sea Breeze
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. The World of Kanako 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Curse of the Golden Flower  
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Two Weddings and a Funeral 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. 30- sai made Doteidato Mahotsukai ni Narerurashii 

Release Date (15/15)  

A (5/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. The Penthouse 2: War in Life 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  Sarb Dok Soi
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  HiStory 2: Boundary Crossing
• (✔︎) 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.) I Promised You the Moon 
• (✔︎) 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) The Sweet Blood

B (5/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s.  Women of the Night 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s.  Ugetsu Monogatari
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s.  The Tale of Zatoichi Continues 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s.  Lady Snowblood 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s.  Edo Porn

C (5/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s.  Police Story 3: Supercop
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.  Lavender
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010.  Maudy Thursday
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.  First Time
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. Night's Tightrope

 Relationships (5/5)  

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  Youkai Sharehouse
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  Ghost Friends
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship Angry Mom
• (✔︎) 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. If Cats Disappeared from the World
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 35-sai no Shoujo

 Countries (5/7)  

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.  Fuccbois
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   Senior
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from Japan.  Homeroom
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea. Sweet Curse
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from China.  
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.  Girl from Nowhere Season 2
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

Countries Comics/reading material (4/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) 26 Years
• ( ) 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 Dragon Tiger Gate
• ( ) 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 Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru 

 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. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school I Give My First Love to You
• (✔︎) 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 Luv Pub: Pilot
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents An Old Lady
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru  
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions Gakkou no Kaidan

Genres (Lite)  

A (4/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Nodame Cantabile
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) Please Tell Me So
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) Love Playlist 2
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before) Scarlet Heart
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future Love & Lies

B (5/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Valentine & Rokkaku
• (✔︎) 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) Ju-on: Noroi no Ie 
• (✔︎) 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. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
• (✔︎) 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. Graceful Family

C (5/5) 

• ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Hanzawa Naoki Season 2
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)  9 Muses of Star Empire
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made Mo
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery Stranger 2
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship Love Playlist

Genres (dark)  

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 Military Dog
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) The Immeasurable
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller The Villainess 

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

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological Alice in Wonderland
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri 
• (✔︎) 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) Vanishing Time
• ( ) 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) Joker Game

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (5/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) Kung Foo Hustle
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) Lady Snowblood 2
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Gungdo/ Subak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) Revenger
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Arnis, Eskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) We Will Not Die Tonight
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand) Bangkok Revenge

B (5/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  One Smile is Very Alluring
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes L.O.R.D.2
•  (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  Godzilla (1954)
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan L.O.R.D.

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 Sad Fairy Tale
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling Followers 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members Lupin no Musume Season 2
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)  Luv Pub
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists The Romance of Tiger and Rose 

B (1/5)  

• ( ) 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  Beneath the Shadow
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

 Theme (School) (4/6) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) Blue Spring
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher GTO: The Moive
• ( ) 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 Takumi-kun 2: Rainbow Colored Glasses
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying Cry Me a Sad River

Theme (Lets get physical) (4/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content Grass Labyrinth 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ Innocent
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap Paju
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem Missions of Love: The Movie
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

A (5/6) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage The Eternal Love
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) The Happiness of the Katakuris 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent Midnight
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child Black Snow
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family) Another Me

B (1/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child No Mercy
• ( ) 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.) (3/5) 

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

Tags (Leads)  

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

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead Aoki Vuanpaia no Nayami  
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead shita mo Kitto Kimi ni Koi wo Suru. 
• ( ) 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 A Love Song for You

B (2/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) The Night Beyond the Tricolored Window
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead Are You Ready? Hey You Girl! 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (3/5) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about First love U-Prince: The Handsome Cowboy 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation  Life: Love on the Line (Director's Cut) 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) Plerng Boom
• () Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (4/8) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  Light the Night
• (✔︎) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. His
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending Hold Me
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends I Told the Sunset About You
• ( ) 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) (6/8) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder A Tale of a Thousand Stars
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Obsession The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health (Not So) Innocent
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Revenge Brain Man
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Corruption Pale Moon
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal Taboo

By the numbers  

A (4/5) Statistics 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) Gaki no Tsukai: No Laughing Treasure Hunters
• (✔︎) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  Watching
• (✔︎) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link My Name
• (✔︎) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  Triple- Do You Want It?
• () 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.  
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. Salary Lupin ATEEZ
• (✔︎) 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) The Naked Director
• ( ) 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 (4/6) 

• (✔︎) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  Beach Boys
• (✔︎) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did) Gaki no Tsukai: No laughing High School
• ( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). 
• (✔︎) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). The Story of Ming Lan
• ( ) 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. When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead 

Seasonal Settings (5/4) *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) Love Playlist
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting Summerdaze
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 2 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings The Penthouse S3

Not from here (3/4) 

• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  Never Forever
• ( ) 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 Vincenzo
• (✔︎) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city Love ft Marriage and Divorce

Remakes –same story different note (2/4)  

• ( ) 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 The Good Wife (JP)
• (✔︎) 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) Princess At Large S2
• ( ) Watch a remake from the same country

Random (4/5) 

• (✔︎) 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) The Shortest Distance Is Round (Noir) 
• (✔︎) 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) Love Playlist Season 2
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) The Female Chief of the Shadow King
• () 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. Mine

MDL Related  

A (2/5) 

• ( ) 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. Life: Senjouno Bokura
• (✔︎) 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) Another Parting
• ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  

B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

•  ( ) Watch an Asadora 
• ( ) Watch a Taiga 
• ( ) Watch a Lakorn 
• ( ) Watch a Seoguk 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
• () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
• (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 1. Rewatch a drama- Quartet 2. Watch something Asian but not on mdl: Twittering Birds Never Fly 3. Watch a Game Show Gaki no Tsukai: No Laughing Batsu- Newspaper

last edited 12/28/2021

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• Starting date: January 1, 2021

• Link to your Drama list:  My MDL 

• Difficulty:  Hard (14 Blocks 70+) 

• Progress: 17/74

• Blocks: 0/14

Plan To Watch | Completed

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.  
• (✓) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  So Close, Yet So Far/ Almost Touching 2018 (K) 3/18/21
• (✓) 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~ (495,496, 497,498,499,500,501,502,505,507)
• ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

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

• ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.  
• (✓) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  ~Hwang Dong Hyeok~ Squid Game 2021 (K) 9/27/21
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
• (✓) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  ~Donnie Yen~ Ip Man 2008 (HK) 2021
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (3/5) 

• (✓) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  ~Fukushi Sota~  Love Relationship 2015 (J) 3/23/21
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  ~Kitagawa Keiko~ Ie Uru Onna 2016 (J)
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  (Can You Hear My Heart).  ~Kim Sang Ho~ Aarang and the Magistrate 2012 (K)
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  (Goblin) . ~Kim Eun Sook~ Mr. Sunshine 2018 (K)
• (✓) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.    ~Matsumoto Hana~ Horimiya 2021 (J)

Release Date (1/10)  

A (1/5) 

• (✓) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. ~2021~ She Would Never Know/ Seonbae, Don't Wear That Lipstick (K) 3/15/21
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  2013/2015
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  ~2012~  School 2013 (K) 
• ( ) 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.)  ~2007~ Hotaru no Hikari (J) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) 

C (1/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010.  ~2006~ Jigoku Shoujo (J)
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.  ~2013~  Brain Man (J)
• (✓) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. ~2016~ So I Married An Anti Fan (C) 9/30/21

 Relationships (1/5)  

• (✓) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.   Move To Heaven 2021 (K)
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.   The Tail of the Nine Tailed 2020 (K)  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

 Countries (3/7)  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
• (✓) Watch a drama/movie from Japan.  Love is Phantom (J) 9/8/21
• (✓) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.  Run On 2020 (K) 2/4/21
• (✓) Watch a drama/movie from China.  The Romance of Tiger and Rose 2020 (C) 7/1/21
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.  Secret 2007 (T)
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

Countries Comics/reading material (1/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

• (✓) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan): Tokyo Tarareba Musume 2017 (J) 4/13/21
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) The King's Affection 2021 (K) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China: The Wolf Princess 2021 (C)
• ( ) 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 

Genres (Lite)  

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.) 
• ( ) 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: Space Sweepers 2021 (K) March 2021

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 (2/5) 

• (✓) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) The Rational Life 2021 (C)  8/19/21
• ( ) 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: Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko 2021 (J) 9/8/21
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (1/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
• (✓) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War Arsenal Military Academy 2019 (C) 3/7/21
• ( ) 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

Plan To Watch List (3/6) 

• (✓) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  ~1995~ Aishiteiru to Ittekure  (J) 1/14/21
• (✓) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did) Busted S3 2021 (K) 2/5/21
• ( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes).  ~4 eps~ Kenjo no Ai (J)
• (✓) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes).  ~156 eps~ Hanbun, Aoi 2018  (J) 4/10/21
• ( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35).  ~#184~ Life on Mars (K)
• ( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. 

Tags (Misc Lite) (2/8) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
• (✓) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie.  Yumi's Cells 2021 (K) 11/2/21
• ( ) 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: Mr. Queen 2020-21 (K)  2/15/21
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

Sign-up Form:  

• Starting date: January 1, 2021

• Link to your Drama list: nimwoo

• Difficulty:  Medium (11 Blocks, 55+)

• Progress: 59/55 *I'm still fitting the dramas in the categories

Completed - Currenty Watching - Plan To Watch

***Blocks that I will definitely not complete have been removed for ease of reading.

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

A (5/5) 

• (Mr. Heart) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
• (Scripting Your Destiny) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
• (Lovestruck In The City) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
• (Hellbound) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
• (Move to Heaven) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 

B (4/5) 

• (The Penthouse: War in Life) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
• ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
• (Step for You) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
• (You Make Me Dance) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
• (Falling Into Your Smile) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

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

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

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

• (Squid Game) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.  
• (One Ordinary Day - Lee Myungwoo ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
• (Yumi's Cells - Song Jaejung) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
• (Lost - Ryu Junyeol) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
• (My Name - Han Sohee) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (5/5) 

• (Doom At Your Service) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
• (Her Private Life) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  
• (Love Alarm II - Kim Jinwoo / Healer) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.
• (The Light In Your Eyes - Kim Soojin / Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bokjoo) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.
• (Mine - Baek Mikyung) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. 

Release Date (4/15)  

A (3/5) 

• (The Great Shaman Ga Dooshim) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
• (A Love So Beautiful - 2017) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
• (Lovestruck In The City - 2020) 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) REMOVED

C (1/5) 

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

 Relationships (3/5)  

• (The Penthouse 3: War In Life) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
• (My Roommate is a Gumiho) 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. 
• (The Silent Sea) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

 Countries (3/7)  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
• (Rurouni Kenshin: The Final) Watch a drama/movie from Japan.  
• (Blue Birthday) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
• (Meteor Garden) 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) 

REMOVED

 Cast (5/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

• (A Love So Beautiful - Korean Ver.) 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 
• (At A Distance, Spring Is Green) 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 
• (The Penthouse II: War of Life) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
• (Navillera) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
• (Hometown Cha-cha-cha) 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) 

• (Nevertheless) 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.) 
• (Color Rush) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
• (The King's Affection) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before) 
• (Sisyphus: The Myth) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (4/5) 

• (The Witch's Diner) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
• (Happiness) 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. 
• (Hospital Playlist II) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
• (The Devil Judge) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (5/5) 

• (Start-Up) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
• (Youth of May) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)  
• (One The Woman) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
• (Inspector Koo) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
• (Imitation) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (5/5) 

• (Strangers From Hell) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
• (Sweet Home) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
• (D.P.) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
• (The Veil) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
• (Kingdom: Ashin of the North) 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) REMOVED

B (0/5) REMOVED

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

B (0/5)  REMOVED

 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 
• (My Pistachio) 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)  REMOVED

Tags (Leads) 

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

• (The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
• (Run On) 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 (2/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
• (Vincenzo) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) 
• (The Light in Your Eyes) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
• (Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Misc Lite) (1/8) 

• (Hello, My Youth) 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 
• (She Would Never Know) 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) 

• (You Are My Spring) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 
• (Taxi Driver) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

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

B (0/4) 

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

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

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

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

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

Not from here (0/4) 

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

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

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

Random (0/5) 

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

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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