MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge

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Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt) A (5/5) 


Release Date A (4/5) 

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. Love Alarm 2  
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. (2017) Peach Girl
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  Kiss Goblin 
  • ( ) 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.)  2010
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas (2019) /first born etc. (or other major event in your life) Flower and the Beast 2

Genres (Lite) A (2/5) 

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

 Theme (Misc.) (3/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android Are You Human Too?
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien Stranger Kim
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct In Your Dream
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate) Imaginary Cat

Tags (Misc Dark) (7/8) 


Tags (Love) (5/5)  


Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

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

Tags (Leads) A (3/5) 

 (Male or Female or other you decide)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead  
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead My Romantic Some Recipe
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead Bride For Rent
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead Love In Memory  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead 

Release Date C (5/5)  


Countries (4/7)   


Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt) B (2/5)  

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

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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological  
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective Rebel Detectives  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness   
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) Over Again  
  • ( ) 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) 

Tags (Misc Lite) (4/8)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.   
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie.  
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity My Girlfriend is an Agent  
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending Crazy Beautiful You
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends She's The One
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. One Fine Week 2
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero 

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

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) Shanai Marriage Honey  
  • ( ) 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  
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel She's Dating The Gangster  

Remakes –same story different note (1/4)   

  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story  
  • (X) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries You Are My Destiny (Japan)  
  • ( ) 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  

Genres (Lite)  C (4/5)  

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) A Very Special Love  
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.) Touch Me If You Can
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy Just The Way You Are  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery  
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship Sakaling Maging Tayo

Favorite (3/5)  

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. My Ex and Whys
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.   
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Everyday I Love You  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.   
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. Thumping Spike

Random (3/5) 

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: Keencat (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) Kita Kita
  • (X) 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) Finally Found Someone
  • ( ) 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.) Alone/Together
  • ( ) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. (matter, stay, season)

Not from here (1/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--   
  • (X) 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) Barcelona: A Love Untold  
  • ( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad  
  • ( ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city 

Relationships (2/5)   
( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.   
(X) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character. The Sweet Blood   
(X) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship One More Try  
( ) 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 


Substitution: 

() Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (Disability) My Bossy Girlfriend

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date:  January 1, 2021 
  • Link to your Drama listAce's List
  • Difficulty Merciless: 20 Blocks (100+)  Might change?
  • Progress: ??/100+

    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    

Starting date: January 1st, 2021
Link to your Drama list: zalcu's list
Difficulty: Medium (11 blocks, 55+) 
Progress: 6 blocks
Currently WatchingPlan To WatchCompleted

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

A) (5/5) B) (4/5)
  • (IQ246: Kareinaru Jikenbo (Ep.1, 63m)) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • (KANO (185mins)) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • (The Coldest Day (8mins)) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • (Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai (3eps)) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • (Cross Fire (36eps)) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

Favourite (5/5)


Release Date (13/15)

A) (4/5)

  • (L.U.C.A.: The Beginning (2021)) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • (Destiny: Kamakura Monogatari (2017) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
  • (Answer - Keishichou Kenshou Sousakan (2012)) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
  • (Beach Boys (1986/1987/1997/1999/2006)) 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.)  
  • (Lucky Seven (2012)) 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) (5/5) 

C (4/5) 





Relationships (3/5)

  • (Yutori Desu ga Nani ka (Friendship)) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • (I'm Not a Monster (Aliens)) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • (Okashi no Ie (Grandma-Grandson Relationship)) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
  • (Ojisama to Neko (Cat Owner)) 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. 
  • (Over Drive (Brothers)) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

 Countries (7/7)  


Tags (Leads)

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

B) (4/5) 



Tags (Misc Lite) (7/8)


Plan To Watch List (4/6)


Random (5/5) 

  • (Z Storm (zalcu)) 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)  
  • (Phantom Detective (Polina Bogdanova)) 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) 
  • (Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (Wada Soutarou, 4 credits, 6th Jan.) 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) 
  • (Haru to Ao no Obento Bako (H/V/Y)) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  
  • (Coffee-ya no Hitobito (Coffee/Copy/Employee))Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. 

MDL Related

A) (3/5) 

  • (Word of Honor (Article)) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  
  • (Law School) 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) 
  • (Scandal Senmon Bengoshi QUEEN (Lying / 20th Mar.)) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  
  • (Senryokugai Sousakan (Romance & Detective, 1st April) 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) 
  • (A Tale of Thousand Stars (List)) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  

B) (3/5) 

  • (Kamen Rider W) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. 
  • (MR. BRAIN (Ji-N)) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  
  • (Kimi to Sekai ga Owaru Hi ni: Season 1) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 
  • (To Each His Own) 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  
  • (Catch the Ghost (List)) 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: (Format: month day, year. Example: January 1, 2021 Jan 1 2021

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

  • Difficulty:  Insanium  31/32 Blocks PLUS Self Challenge

  • Progress: 160/160 Currently Watching | Completed 


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

A (5/5) 

  • ( Better Days) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
  • ( 2 Wish) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
  • ( Flipped) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
  • ( I Need Romance) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
  • (She Would Never Know ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 

B (5/5) 


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

  • ( My Love Eun Dong: The Beginning) Watch a web series 
  • ( Bomi's Room) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  • ( Says and Does) 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  
  • ( ATM: Er Rak Error) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • (Value) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary  

Release Date (15/15)  

A (5/5) 

  • (To My Star ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. I was advised the year was an error and could leave it as is. 
  • ( A Straight Man Like You) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.
  • ( Mr Pride vs Miss Prejudice) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
  • ( The Doggy) 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.)  2010
  • (My 2 Mommies ) 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 (5/5) 


C (5/5) 


 Relationships (5/5)  

  • ( Snow) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • ( Touch Me if You Can) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • (How to Steal a Dog ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
  • ( You and Me) 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. 
  • ( Go Brother) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

 Countries (7/7)  


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

  • ( Kono Koi Tsumi na no ka?!) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 
  • ( Swamp Ecology Report) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • (Precise Shot ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
  • ( Keun Ruk Salub Chata) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics Extra: Watch a Lakorn
  • ( Rare) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 

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

  • ( I Told Sunset About You) 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 
  • ( The Moment Since) 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 Hopeful Romantic) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • (Tea Box ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • ( Suteneko ni Hirowareta Otoko) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
  • (B&B Wars ) 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) 


B (5/5) 

  • (This Summer ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • (Monster Run ) 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) 
  • ( Shimo no Ko ) 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. 
  • (I Can See You: Love on the Balcony ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • ( Innocent Witness) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (5/5) 


Genres (dark)  

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

  • ( Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological
  • ( HOW R U MOM) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 
  • ( Hear Me) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  Substitute: Drama/Movie that contains Sign Language
  • ( Colour Rush) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) Used Attempted Suicide
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5) 

  • (I Remember  ) 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 
  • (Sanctuary) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
  • ( Meet Me Outside) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • ( The Order) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (5/5)  

  • ( Kyou no Nekomura-san ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • ( To me, It’s Simply You) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
  • ( Star with a Secret) 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) 
  • (Tuna Girl ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
  • (Love Crossed ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5) 


Theme (Family)  

A (6/6) 

  • ( Hello Mr Gu ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • ( The House Arrest of Us) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • ( Mother Gamer) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
  • ( Something About 1 Percent) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • ( Pee Roon Pram Ruk) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 
  • ( Pawn) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

B (5/5) 


  Theme (Misc.) (5/5) 

  • (My Great Mother ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
  • (Unusual Idol Love ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
  • ( Shanghai Fortress) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 
  • ( My Poseidon ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 
  • ( Meow) 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) 

  • ( Mystic Pop-Up Bar) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • ( Dear Karl) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
  • (Oversize Love ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • ( Back to the 90s) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
  • ( To You, For Me) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) 


Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) SELF CHALLENGE


By the numbers  

A (5/5) Statistics 


B (4/4) 

  • (Eternal Love of Dream ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  
  • ( Ang Henerasyong Sumuko sa Love) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. 
  • (Splash Splash LOVE ) 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) @Nymphadora
  • ( Ingredients) 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) @zalcu

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

  • ( Dung Duang Haruetai) 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) 
  • (Kimi no Yubisaki ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 
  • (Summerdaze ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • (Higuma) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

Not from here (4/4) 

  • (Kung Fu Yoga  ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
  • ( About Love) 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)  
  • ( Flower Boy Next Door ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • ( Restart after Come Back Home) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

Remakes –same story different note (4/4)  

  • ( Endless Love) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story 
  • ( She Was Pretty) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries 
  • (My Bromance 2: 5 Years Later ) 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) 
  • (Rahut Rissaya  ) Watch a remake from the same country

Random (5/5) 

  • ( Bad and Bad) 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)  
  • (Alt.Gameboys ) 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) 
  • ( Oversized Cops) 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) Suphachai Subprasert
  • ( High & Low The Movie 2) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  
  • (The Postcard) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. Post

MDL Related  

A (5/5) 

  • ( My Day) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  
  • ( Handmade Love) 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) 
  • ( The Best Ending ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  
  • ( One Smile is Very Alluring) 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) Romance + Adventure
  • ( Word of Honor) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  

B (5/5) 

  • ( You’re My Boss) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. 
  • ( Boys Lockdown) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  @Yuanwei
  • ( Is You) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 
  • ( My Name is Love) 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  
  • ( No. 1 For You) 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 
  • ( Keun Ruk Salub Chata) 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 
  • (1/3) 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/L1lly_petal

Difficulty: Diabolical: 28 Blocks (140+)

Progress: 155/140+


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

A (5/5)

(The Ingenuity of the House Husband) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes

(Love Kome no Okite) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes

(Kakenai!?) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes

(My Name) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes

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

(To My Star) Watch a web series. 

(Love Stories from Fukuoka 13) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes) 

(Extra: (Kor Kerd Mai Klai Klai Ter) Watch a Lakorn) 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 

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

(Flip a Coin: One OK Rock Documentary) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary


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

(Us and Them) Watch an award-winning drama/movie. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt8033592/awards/?ref_=tt_awd 

(Squid Game) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1375363/awards 

(We Couldn't Become Adults) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter. https://asianwiki.com/Ryo_Takada

(Awaken) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1224530/awards?ref_=nm_ql_2

(The rebel princess) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Zhang_Ziyi


Favorite (5/5) 

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

(Novoland: Pearl Eclipse) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. 

(Japan sinks) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Nagi no Oitoma, In this corner of the world, Juhan Shuttai!

(Rurouni Kenshin: The Final) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Otomo Keishi, every Kenshin movie.

(Work Later, Drink Now) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.  


Release Date (0/15)  

A (5/5)

(Douse Mou Nigerarenai) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.

(Where the Lost Ones Go) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. 2017/2013

(Extraordinary You) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL. 2019

(Bloody Monday 2) 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 / 1994 / 2003 / 2004 / 2010

(Life on Mars) 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) Master


B (0/5)

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

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

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

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

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


C (4/5)

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

(Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005. 

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

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

(Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020.


Relationships (5/5)  

(Kyojo 2) 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. 

(Uchi no Musume wa, Kareshi ga Dekinai!!) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship

(Extra: (Bossam: Steal the Fate) Watch a Seoguk) 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/possibleH dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes.

(Soredemo, Ikite Yuku) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings


Countries (7/7)  

(Always Be My Maybe) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines. 

(Sapai Import) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.  

(Kazoku Boshu Shimasu) Watch a drama/movie from Japan. 

(Chimera) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.  

(Upcoming summer) Watch a drama/movie from China. 

(Your Name Engraved Herein) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan. 

(Shock Wave 2) 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 (5/5)

(Do You Like Brahms? ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.)

(Tokyo Seimenjo) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)

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

(Kingdom 2) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before)

(Toki wo Kakeru Bando) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future


B (5/5)

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

(The Devil Punisher) 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)

(Run on) 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.

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

(99.9: Keiji Senmon Bengoshi) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.


C (5/5)

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

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

(38 Task Force) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy

(N no Tame ni) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery

(Kaguya-sama: Love is War – Mini) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship


Genres (dark)  

A (5/5)

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

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

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

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

(Kairos) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller


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

(Alice in Borderland) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological

(Storm Eye) 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 

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

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

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


Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5)

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

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

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

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

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


B (5/5)

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

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

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

(Extra: (Koi desu) Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge disability) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu 

(No Boundary) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan


Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5)

(Avalanche) 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

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

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

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

(Bangkok Breaking) 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) (5/5) 

(Chijo no Kiss) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content

(30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+

(Love and Fortune) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap

(Rebirth For You) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem

(The Sword and the Brocade) 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 (4/5)

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child

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

(Marry Me!) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan

(Suparburoot Jorm Jon: Duang Jai Kabot) Watch a drama/movie about Twins

(I need romance) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy


 Theme (Misc.) (4/5) 

(Seobok) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone

(Extra: (The Crown Princess) Watch a drama/movie about Royalty) Watch a drama/movie about an Android

(Make a Wish) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien

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

(Koi wa Deep ni) 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)

(Taxi Driver) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead

(Kieta Hatsukoi) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead

(Pipeline) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead

(Team Bulldog: Off-duty Investigation) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead

(Dali and the Cocky Prince) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead


B (5/5)

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

(Shanai Marriage Honey) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird)

(Love is science?) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead

(Hua Jai Sila) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead

(How to be Thirty) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead


Tags (Love) (5/5) 

(35sai no Shoujo) Watch a drama/movie about First love

(Kikazaru koi) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation

(Karn La Krang Neung…Nai Hua Jai) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle)

(Love Me, Love Me Not) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love

(Summer Again) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers


Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) 

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

(Jinsei Saiko no Okurimono) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie.

(Padiwaradda) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity

(Sakaling Maging Tayo) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending

(Mukou no Hate) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends

(The King's Affection) 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.

(Nobunaga Concerto) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel

(The Uncanny Counter) Watch a drama/movie Superhero


Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 

(Game Maya) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder

(Lovestruck in the City) Watch a drama/movie Obsession

(You Are My Spring) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health

(Tengoku to Jigoku: Psychona futari) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past

(Talay Luang) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia

(Kingdom: Ashin of the North ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge

(Lah Tah Chon) Watch a drama/movie Corruption

(The Con-Heartist) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal


By the numbers  

A (5/5) Statistics

(Boy For Rent) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 59,5 on July 11

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

(Mystic Pop-Up Bar) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link. 145, https://mydramalist.com/34539-ssang-gap-pocha (June, 28)

(Sampatan Hua Jai) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available. 1525, https://mydramalist.com/23397-sampatan-hua-jai (June, 28)

(Ano Toki Kiss Shite Okeba) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie. 57.8, June 28.


B (4/4)

(The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews. 

(Exes Baggage) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. August 25

(Cheewit Puer Kah Huajai Puer Tur) 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) 9,5, https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/YouSnoozeYouLose

(She Would Never Know) 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) 2, https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/YouSnoozeYouLose


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

(Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning) 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

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

(Yumi's Cells) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting

( You are my glory ) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings


Not from here (4/4) 

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

(Hello, Love, Goodbye) 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) 

(Vincenzo) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad

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


Remakes –same story different note (4/4)  

(Let's Fight Ghost) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story

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

(Suparburoot Jorm Jon: Maturot Lohgan) 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)

(Ku Kaen San Rak) Watch a remake from the same country


Random (5/5) 

(Likit Haeng Jan) 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) 

(Bread and Soup and Cat Weather) 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) https://mydramalist.com/profile/Rewindofyourdreams

(Crush) 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) Evan Lin 

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

(Go Go Squid 2: Dt. Appledog's Time) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. Smell / conflict / time

MDL Related  


A (5/5)

(Rikokatsu) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL. https://mydramalist.com/article/mina-done-currently-watching-rikokatsu

(My love) 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) https://mydramalist.com/profile/7875351/feeds/0l1LAcN

(Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats. Adapted From A Novel, 93 (June, 28)

(Kenja no Ai) 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) romance/psychological

(Oh! My Boss! Koi wa Bessatsu de) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index. https://mydramalist.com/list/1VK6djrL


B (5/5)

(Kingdom) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. June, 28.

(dele) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more; https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/OldAnimeLady

(Boku no Satsui ga Koi wo Shita) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section. On June 28 https://mydramalist.com/699813-boku-no-satsui-ga-koi-wo-shita

(Hotel del Luna) 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 

(Nee Ruk Nai Krong Fai) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) https://mydramalist.com/list/1R8QVaw3


°°° 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

(Kor Kerd Mai Klai Klai Ter) Watch a Lakorn

(Bossam: Steal the Fate) 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 

(The Crown Princess) Watch a drama/movie about Royalty

(Koi desu) 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) disability

Sign-up Form:  

Starting date: January 1, 2021

Link to your Drama list: JustJackieB WatchList 

Difficulty:  Super Busy Easy but Still Want to Play

Only Watching Chinese Dramas or Movies only

Currently Watching

Completed

Plan to Watch


Progress: ??/10

Favorite (2/5)

( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  Legend of Xiao Chou
( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  The Lost Tomb
( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
Blind Detective
( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
Yin Yang Master
( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. Double World  


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. 

Sign-up Form: 


  • Starting date: January 1, 2021
  • Link to your Drama list: safirblaSVT's List
  • Difficulty: Hard: 14 Blocks (70+)  
  • Progress: 14/14
  • Total Progress: 72/70


Movies: (10)       Dramas: (60)       Specials: (1)        Reality: (1)

Plan to Watch   |     Currently Watching    |    Completed (✔︎) 

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

A (5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 15 min. - Color Rush (Completed on January 22nd)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 24 min. - 30-sai made Dotei Da to Machotsukai ni Nareru rashii  (Completed on January 2nd)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 30 min. - Boku Dake ga Inai Machi (Completed on April 22nd)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 45 min. - Oxygen (Completed on May 24th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 60 min. - Great Men Academy (Completed on April 21st)

B (5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 1hr. 10 min. - Attention, Love! (Completed on February 8th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes So Long, My Son (Completed on December 21st)
  • (✔︎) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes Night of Love (Completed on January 3rd)
  • (✔︎) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less Boys' Lockdown (Completed on January 12th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more Extraordinay You (Completed on November 2nd)

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

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

Favorite (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. Vincenzo (Completed on May 31st)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. Lovestruck in the City (Completed on September 1st)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  Baek Sang Hoon (The King: Eternal Monarch) - Love in the Moonlight (Completed on February 16th )
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  The Crowned Clown (Completed on April 1st)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. My Roommate is a Gumiho (Completed on November 12th)

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
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. 

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 (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  Sweet Home (Completed on January 7th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  The Legend of the Blue Sea (Completed on May 7th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship Navillera (Completed on June 4th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship. Imaginary Cat (Completed on February 9th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings Because of You (Completed on April 24th)

Countries (7/7) 

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

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

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

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

Genres (Lite) 

A (5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Art One More Time (Completed on December 22nd) 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Food My Sweet Dear (Completed on December 22nd)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) How to Hate You (Completed on December 23rd)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) Nobleman's Ryu Wedding (Completed on July 4th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future Please Don't Date Him (Completed on June 7th)

B (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) 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)
  • ( ) 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.) A Gift to the People You Hate (Completed on February 19th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  Peninsula (Completed on May 27th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War D.P (Completed on October 21st)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) Into the Ring (Completed on February 3rd)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller Psychopath Diary (Completed on March 7th)

B (0/6) (4/6 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
  • ( ) 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 (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical Run On (Completed on April 15th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  Falling into your Smile (Completed on August 8th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes Parasyte: Part.1 (Completed on September 24th)
  •  (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  Terra Formars (Completed on September 24th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan Double World (Completed on March 9th)

Theme (Occupations)

A (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet) 
  • ( ) 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 (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) (5/5) 

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 (5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead My Name (Completed on October 20th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead Clean with Passion for Now (Completed on January 26th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead Noble, My Love (Completed on January 9th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead Memorist (Completed on January 10th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead Lovely Writer (Completed on May 31st)

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) (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about First love I Told Sunset about You (Completed on April 15th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation Another Miss Oh (Completed on April 30th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 100 Days My Prince (Completed on December 21st)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love Tonhon Chonlatee (Completed on September 24th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers Given (Completed on September 7th)

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) 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 (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: safirblaSVT  Sisyphus: The Myth (Completed on June 3rd)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. Manner of Death (Completed on March 1st)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  First Chalongrat Novsamrong 4 credits as of January 9th - TharnType 2: 7 Years of Love (Completed on February 10th)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  (L K W)  W (Completed on March 29th)
  • Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words.  (Method Love Lounge) A Love So Beautiful (Completed on March 12th )

MDL Related 

A (0/5)

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

B (0/5)

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

°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

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

A (5/5) 


B (5/5) 


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


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

  • () Watch an award-winning drama/movieThe Gate of Hell (Grand Prix, 1954 Cannes Film Festival)
  • () Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director: Childhood Days (Best Director, 1990 Japan Academy Prize)
  • () Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter: Fall Guy (Best Screenplay, 1983 Japan Academy Prize)
  • () Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor: Himatsuri (1985 Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actor)
  • () Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress: A Girl Missing (Best Actress, 2020 Asian Film Festival Rome)

Favorite (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors: The Eagle and the Hawk (Mikuni Rentaro)
  • () Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses: Danger Stalks Near (Takamine Hideko)
  • () Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies: The Way of the Drama (Naruse Mikio)
  • () Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies: Ore no Ie Hanashi (Kudo Kankuro)
  • () Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before: Tourism (Miyazaki Daisuke)

Release Date (15/15)  

A (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this yearNijiro Karute
  • () Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL: Blue Hour
  • () Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL: Red Amnesia
  • () Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this websiteTokiwa: The Manga Apartment
  • () Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc: Koko ni Irukoto

B (5/5)


C (5/5)


 Relationships (5/5)  


 Countries (7/7)  


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

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

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


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 (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.): The Day of Destruction
  • () Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War: The Human Condition III
  • () Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics): The Last Supper
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller: Home Sweet Home

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 (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)Anonymous
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling: Someone's Xylophone
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members: A Woman in the Typhoon Area
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)Street Without End
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists: Hankei 5 Metoru

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: 
  • ( ) 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) (5/5) 


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.) (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about a Clone: The Clone Returns Home
  • () Watch a drama/movie about an Android: Death Powder
  • () Watch a drama/movie about an Alien: The Mysterians
  • () Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct: Dr. Brain
  • () Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate): Executive Koala

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) (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): The End of Summer
  • () Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed RatingRenai Mangaka
  • ( ) 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: Dare to Stop Us
  • () Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie: Hellbound
  • Substitution () Watch an AsadoraMare

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 (4/4) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s): Oh Lucy!
  • () Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired: Fukuoka (South Korean film, set and filmed in Japan)
  • () Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad: Seoul Searching
  • () New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city: Nouka no Mikata

Remakes –same story different note (4/4)  

  • () Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story: Diary of a Mad Old Man (has a Dutch adaptation)
  • () Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries: Freezing Point (Japanese movie based on a novel; it also has South Korean and Taiwanese adaptations)
  • () Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade storyThe Naked Director 2
  • () Watch a remake from the same country: Higashino Keigo Samayou Yaiba (a drama based on a novel; the novel has previously been adapted to a movie)

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 Sageuk 
  • ( ) 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: IvyButton's list
  • Difficulty: Super Busy but Still Want to Play 2 blocks (10+)
  • Progress: 10/10



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 

( ) 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 (5/5) 

(✔︎)  Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography  etc.)                                   Do You Like Brahms? (Completed July 7th)
(
✔︎)  Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)
Dating in the Kitchen (Completed February 15th)
(✔︎)  Watch a drama/movie about School  (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school)                   
Extraordinary You (Completed November 2nd)
(✔︎)  Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your  parents’  era or before)                  
100 Days My Prince (Completed December 21st)
(✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future                                                                                            Unusual Idol Love (Completed August 11th)


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 (5/5)

(✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead
Maiden Holmes (Completed March 20th)
(✔︎Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead
Psychopath Diary (Completed March 7th)
(✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead
W (Completed March 29th)
(✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead  
Memorist (Completed January 10th)                                                                                     
(✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead                                                                              Warm and Cozy (Completed November 23rd)


B (1/5)

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

( ) 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)  

( ) 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)

Current Watching           Plan To Watch           Completed                                  

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Starting date: (January 1, 2021)

  • Link to your Drama list: Little Drama Boy 
  • Difficulty: Not Sure Yet
  • Progress:  119/180+    (22/40 Blocks)

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

A (5/5)  ✅


B (5/5) ✅


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


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


Favorite (5/5) ✅


Release Date (15/15)  ✅

A (5/5) ✅


B (5/5) ✅


C (5/5) ✅


Relationships (5/5)  ✅


Countries (7/7)  ✅


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


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


Genres (Lite)  ✅

A (5/5) ✅


B (5/5) ✅


C (5/5) ✅


Genres (dark)  ✅

A (5/5) ✅


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


Genres (Action – martial arts)  ✅

A (5/5) ✅


B (5/5) ✅


Theme (Occupations)  ✅

A (5/5) ✅


B (5/5)  ✅

 


Theme (School) (6/6) ✅


Theme (Lets get physical) (3/5) 


Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

 Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Leads)  

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

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

B (0/5) 

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

Tags (Love) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 

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

 


Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8) 

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

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

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

B (0/4) 

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

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

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

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

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

Not from here (0/4) 

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

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story 
  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries 
  • ( ) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango) 
  • ( ) Watch a remake from the same country
    Random (0/5) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: ___________________(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  
  • Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. 

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

Sign-up Form: 



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

A (5/5) 



Favorite (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  > When the Devil Calls Your Name
  • () Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  > Jealousy Incarnate
  • () Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  > Lovestruck in the City
  • () Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  > Hotel del Luna
  • () Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   > Immortal Classic



Genres (Lite)  

A (5/5) 



Tags (Leads)  

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


B (5/5) 


Tags (Love) (5/5) 



Sign-up Form:  

Starting date:  January 1, 2021

Link to your Drama list: Gifted ID 079's List

Difficulty:  Insanium 

Progress: ??/160


Time 


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) 


( ) Watch a web series.  

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

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

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 


Award-winning (0/5)


( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.  

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

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

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

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


Favorite (0/5) 


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

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

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

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   

Release Date (0/15)  



A (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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


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)


( ) 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. (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) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 

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

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

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

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

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

Genres (Action – martial arts)  


A (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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


B (0/5) 

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

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

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

 ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  

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


Theme (Occupations)  


A (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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


B (0/5)  

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

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

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

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

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


 Theme (School) (0/6) 


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

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

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

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

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying


Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem


Theme (Family)  


A (0/6) 

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

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 

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

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

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


B (0/5) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy


  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 


( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 

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

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


Tags (Leads)  


 A (0/5)  

( ) 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) 


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

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

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

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

() Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 


Not from here (0/4) 


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

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

( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 

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


Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  


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

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

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

( ) Watch a remake from the same country


Random (0/5) 


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

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

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

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

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


MDL Related  


A (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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


B (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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


°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 


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


 ( ) Watch an Asadora 

( ) Watch a Taiga 

( ) Watch a Lakorn 

( ) Watch a Seoguk 

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  

() Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 

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


Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date:  January 1st 2021

  • Link to your Drama list:  MyDramaList

  • Link to my Turn-in Form:  My Turn-in Form

  • Difficulty:  Easy ~ 6 Blocks (30+)

  • Progress:  42/30

  • Blocks:  06/06


Plan to Watch  ---  Currently Watching  ---  (✔︎) Completed (Date Completed)


Time (0/10) (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 long.
  • ( ) 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 (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.  Hello, My Youth (2021) - Jan 21st
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie-- (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes.)  Cafe Midnight Season 3: The Curious Stalker (2021) - Feb 23rd
  • (✔︎) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type show. (Listed as a TV SHOW.)(10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers.)  WayV Dream Plan (2019) - March 5th
  • (✔︎) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie.  The Classic (2003) - June 30th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary.  GROW: Infinite's Real Youth Life (2014) - March 30th

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.

Favourite (1/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favourite actors.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favourite actresses.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favourite dramas/movies.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favourite dramas/movies.
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.  Qiu Zhong Wei ~ Falling Into Your Smile (2021) - July 16th

Release Date (10/15)

(✔︎) A (5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.  My Handsome Roommate (2021) - Feb 19th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that started airing/premiered the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  Shino joined 2020 ~ I Don't Believe You're A Prince (2020) - Feb 26th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that started airing/premiered the same year you joined MDL.  2017 ~ Final Life (2017) - Sep 14th
  • (✔︎) 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.)  1988/1998/1999/2001/2008 ~ Scandal Makers (2008) - Dec 28th
  • (✔︎) 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.)  Hello Ghost (2010) - Dec 28th

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)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s.  Once Upon a Time in China (1991) - Nov 11th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.  My Girl (2003) - Nov 30th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010.  My Amnesia Girl (2010) - Jan 31st
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.  Just the Way You Are (2015) - Jan 3rd
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020.  Buying Ears (2020) - Oct 31st

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 (7/7)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.  Unexpectedly Yours (2017) - June 30th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.  London Sweeties (2019) - March 31st
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from Japan.  Cinderella Is Online (2021) - July 27th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.  Oh! Dear Half-Basement Goddesses (2017) - Feb 5th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from China.  My Girlfriend is a Fairy (2016) - April 15th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.  A Choo (2020) - Jan 6th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.  Fearless (2006) - Nov 18th

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 (1/6) 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 characters. (Marriageable/Deadline age, for female characters, 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.)  The House Arrest of Us (2020) - June 29th

Genres (Lite) (0/15)

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, Trade School, etc.)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a 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 a Fantasy/Alternate past timeline.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a 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) (0/11)

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 or 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) (1/10)

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 (1/5)

  • ( ) 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.  Space Sweepers (2021) - Feb 6th
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Tokusatsu.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Wuxia/Xanxia/Xuanhuan.

Theme (Occupations) (1/10)

A (1/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer Business (Information Technology) jobs. (Hackers/Programmers/Websites/Internet/etc.)(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.  beautiology101 (2016) - Feb 4th
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer Service. (For example: Clerk/Waitress/Help Desk.)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists.

B (0/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeepers/Butlers/Maids.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind. (Orchards, Rice paddies/Vineyard)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a 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 Fishermen/Sailors/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 a Bad student (Delinquent).
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Former Delinquent Teacher.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Teacher that has a past job not suitable for teaching. (If someone finds out they are fired.)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying.

(✔︎) Theme (Lets get physical.) (5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content.  Friendship with Sleeping (2016) - Feb 16th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+.  30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii (2020) - Dec 28th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features an Age Gap.  Love Scenery (2021) - May 31st
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem.  Princess! You Have Five Husbands! (2021) - April 29th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Harem. Watch a drama/movie with Rich Man/Poor Woman.  Fall in Love With Fox (2019) - Feb 26th

Theme (Family) (1/11)

A (1/6)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about a Marriage Contract or an Arranged Marriage.  My Fake Wife (2020) - Nov 18th
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Large Family. (Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof.)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a 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 a Sibling raising a 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) (0/10)

 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 an 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) (5/5)

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about First Love.  Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016) - July 23rd
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation.  My Roommate Is a Gumiho (2021) - Aug 26th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Love shape. (Triangle/Square/Pentagon).  True Beauty (2020) - April 30th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/One Way Love/One Sided Love. Watch a drama/movie with Forbidden Love.  Mermaid and Swordsman (2019) - Sep 29th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Friend to Lovers.  Must Be... Love (2013) - April 4th

Tags (Misc Lite) (3/8)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.
  • (✔︎) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie.  Run On (2020) - Feb 9th
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Hidden Identity.  My Unicorn Girl (2020) - Jan 31st
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Happy Ending.  Monster Run (2020) - April 7th
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Childhood friends.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with an 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 about Time Travel.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Superhero.

Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8)

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

By the numbers. (1/9)

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).
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie with more than 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie.

B (1/4)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews.  The Love of Parallel Universes (2020) - Feb 17th
  • ( ) 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 (0/5) *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 snow 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/autumn 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 title 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. (0/4)

  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other country 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 (1/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR display name. (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 in the list and watch one with one of these words.  House/Rubbish/First ~ House Rules (2019) - Oct 31st

MDL Related (0/10)

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 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 favourite and least favourite 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 (favourite) 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 Saeguk.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc). (I searched Storyteller or theater and country.)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Royalty.
  • (Used: 2/3Watch 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/movie with Harem. Watch a drama/movie with Rich Man/Poor Woman.  Fall in Love With Fox (2019) - Feb 26th
    •  Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/One Way Love/One Sided Love.
      Watch a drama/movie with forbidden love.  Mermaid and Swordsman (2019) - Sep 29th

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  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: Here

  • Difficulty:  Addiction: 36 Blocks (180+)

  • Progress: 187/180, 36 Blocks

Plan to Watch    |    Completed    |    Currently Watching


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

A (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes  Spark Jai Naai Jomying - 1/7
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes Mermaid Prince - 1/10
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes Ashi Girl - 3/5
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes Love Script - 3/2
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes Love Alarm - 3/18

B (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha 10/18
  • (✔︎) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes  SUBSTITUTION Taiga
  • (✔︎) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) Save Me (2009) - 1/22
  • (✔︎) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less Star With a Secret - 2/5
  • (✔︎) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more Storm Eye - 4/5

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 Oh! My Dreamy Daddy - 3/22
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  Mr. Queen: The Bamboo Forest - 3/27
  • (✔︎) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show Show Me The Money: Season 9 - 3/27
  • (✔︎) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie  Miss Granny - 11/20
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary - Masters in Forbidden City - 3/16

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

  • (✔︎) Watch an award-winning drama/movie Minning Town - 9/26 (Best Chinese TV Series  - The 27th Shanghai TV Festival)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  The Grandmaster - 3/7 (Wong Kar Wai)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  Tiger & Dragon - 5/5
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  In the Name of People - 9/26 (Lu Yi)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  The Ideal City - 9/21 (Betty Sun)

Favorite (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  Sword Dynasty - 9/11
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  Solaso Bistro - 9/8
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Shadow - 10/1  
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  Ms. Kim's Million Dollar Quest - 9/3
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   Day and Night - 3/10

Release Date (0/15)  

A (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. Truth or Dare - 8/30
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.   Isa Pa with Feelings - 3/15 (2019)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  Soredemo, Ikite Yuku - 8/30 (2011)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(1986, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2007) Evasive Inquiry Agency - 9/2
  • (✔︎) 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) Love On-Air - 8/30

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) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s SUBSTITUTION Seoguk
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 Phoenix - 5/5
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 Days We Stared at the Sun - 2/27
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.  Otenki  Onee-san - 5/14
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020.  Days We Stared at the Sun Part II - 2/27

 Relationships (5/5)  

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  Haru to Ao no Obento Bako - 4/2
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character. Scripting Your Destiny - 3/29 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship Daddy You, Daughter Me - 4/1
  • (✔︎) 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. Ojisama to Neko - 9/5
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings Melodes of Life - Born This Way - 6/8

 Countries (7/7)  

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.  A Very Special Love - 11/21
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.  Tai Ngao Jan - 4/28
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from Japan Hito wa Mita Me ga 100% - 5/7
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   Run On - 2/5
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from China Jiu Liu Overlord - 1/20
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan The Devil Punisher - 3/28
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong. Concerto of the Bully - 9/1

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) - Hikaru no Go - 1/18
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (South Korea) True Beauty - 2/2
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China - Swing to the Sky - 4/7
  • ( ) 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 13 Beloved - 9/3
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel Remember My Boy - 4/9

 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 Hello, My Youth - 1/22
  • (✔︎) 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 Please Be At Ease, Mr. Ling - 6/25
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  Hello, Me - 4/9
  • (✔︎)) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents Navillera - 4/27
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) In Hand - 5/6
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions Teacher's Diary - 9/30

Genres (Lite)  

A (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Professional Single - 1/6
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) Sweet Munchies - 4/23
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) Forever Love - 2/7
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Historical River Where the Moon Rises - 4/20
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future Space Sweepers - 2/8

B (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Mr. Queen - 2/15
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) The Kodai Family - 6/6
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) GO into Your Heart - 9/29
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners  Hospital Playlist 2 - 10/1
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. Wacko at Law - 3/15

C (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Strongest Deliveryman - 1/30
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. Fuyo no Hito - Fujisancho no Tsuma - 5/27
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy The Other Half of Me and You - 7/14
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery Unnatural - 6/3
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship Hello Debate Opponent 2 - 3/31

Genres (dark)  

A (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) Hometown - 10/28
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  The Sweet Blood - 5/19
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War - Wife of a Spy - 3/16
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) The Devil Judge - 8/23
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller Sisyphus: The Myth - 4/8

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

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological Beyond Evil - 4/10
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective My Roommate is a Detective - 2/1
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness Nijiiro Karute - 3/35 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) Deep - 7/17
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) Lust, Caution - 10/8
  • ( ) 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 (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical Ping Pong Life - 4/13
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example Love Scenery - 5/16 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes The Uncanny Counter - 1/24
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  Shin Godzilla - 11/21
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan Love and Redemption - 1/5

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 Yumi's Cells - 10/31
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling Sunshine of My Life - 4/16
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members One The Woman - 11/13
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  Motelier - 11/24
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists Argon - 11/24

B (5/5)  

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid Use for my Talent - 6/3
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  Wong Wien Hua Jai - 9/14
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) So I Married an Anti-Fan - 6/19
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  Valid Love - 5/7
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines  Kimi to Sekai ga Owaru Hi ni - 3/28

 Theme (School) (4/6) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) Extracurricular - 2/2
  • ( ) 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)  Toritsu Mizusho! - 7/12
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student Love @ Seventeen - 3/4
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying  Live On - 3/25

Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content Private Island - 8/6
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii - 1/11
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap Fate - 1/13
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem Boys! Please Kiss Him, Instead of Me -2/2
  • (✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem Untouchable Lovers - 8/13

Theme (Family)  

A (6/6) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage Ending Again - 1/21
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) Homemade Love Story - 3/14
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent The Blessed Girl - 3/31
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child Stand By Me - 9/3
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child Move to Heaven - 6/4
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family) Two Fathers 7/15

B (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child Neechan no Koibito - 8/30
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child Mouse - 7/14
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan My Supernatural Power - 2/9
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 18 Again - 2/13
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy Shotgun Love - 9/30

  Theme (Misc.) (3/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 109 Strange Things - 3/4
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien The End of Endless Love - 2/19
  • ( ) 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) Be My Cat - 4/7

Tags (Leads)  

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

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead A Girl Like Me - 3/1
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead My Roommate is a Gumiho - 7/16
  • (✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead Hello Mr. Gu - 6/25
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead Galileo 2 - 5/17
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead Love is Phantom - 7/18

B (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead Blackout - 3/21
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) Monthly Magazine Home - 8/9
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead My Treasure - 8/16
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead Nevertheless, - 8/21
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead Broker - 8/22

Tags (Love) (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about First love More Than Friends - 3/23
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation Neko - 3/2
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) Love Alarm 2 - 3/18
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love Unrequited Love - 2/27
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers She's The One - 2/20

Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  Part Time Spy - 3/5
  • (✔︎) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. Seiri Chan - 5/19
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity She is the One - 5/29
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending Falling in Love With Your Smile - 7/24
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends My Little Happiness - 2/16
  • (✔︎) 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. Shanai Marriage Honey - 1/15
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel My Handsome Roommate - 2/9
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Superhero A Choo - 7/24

 Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Death/Murder A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower - 1/21
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Obsession Color Rush - 1/24
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health Mad For Each Other - 6/21
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past Love Unexpected - 4/1
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia Well Dominated Love - 1/10
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Revenge You Complete Me - 1/16
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie Corruption Samjin Company English Class - 5/13
  • (✔︎)Watch a drama/movie Betrayal The Goddess of Revenge - 1/18

By the numbers  

A (5/5) Statistics 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) Super Me - 5/29
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  Your Highness - 4/19
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link Taxi Driver - 7/20
  • (✔︎)) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  Can I Step In? - 4/27 (Ranked #2822 as of 7/24)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie Disney High School Musical: China - 3/16

B (4/4) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  Duolou Continent - 2/25
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. Mon Garn Bandan Ruk - 2/20
  • (✔︎) 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) Fabricated City - 3/27 (@JJChastity)
  • (✔︎) 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) The Good, The Bad, The Weird - 4/2 (@JJChastity)

Plan To Watch List (6/6) 

  • (✔︎) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  Woman in the Dunes - 11/24
  • (✔︎) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  Nishiogikubo Mitsuboshi Youshudou - 11/24
  • (✔︎) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). Father's House - 7/26
  • (✔︎) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). SUBSTITUTION Lakorn
  • (✔︎) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). Mu Lan - 9/1
  • (✔︎) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. Colorful Love: Genderless Danshi ni Aisareteimasu - 8/9

Seasonal Settings (4/4) *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) Virgin Snow - 8/6
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting At a Distance, Spring is Green - 7/25
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting Eternal Summer - 11/24
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting Late Autumn - 10/8
  • () Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

Not from here (4/4) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  Doom at Your Service (Uncle Kevin) - 6/30
  • (✔︎) 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)  Finding Agnes - 8/24
  • (✔︎) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad Vincenzo - 5/2
  • (✔︎ ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city Racket Boys - 8/17

Remakes –same story different note (4/4)  

  • (✔︎)) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story Let's Fight Ghost - 4/27
  • (✔︎) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries The Prince Who Turns into a Frog - 2/18
  • (✔︎) 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) Go Go Squid 2: Dt. Appledog's Time - 3/20
  • (✔︎) Watch a remake from the same country Rahut Rissaya - 2/1

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: M (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  Mia Jum Pen - 3/8
  • (✔︎) 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) Partners for Justice - 5/10 (@Plural)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  Fly The Jumper - 2/6 (Richard Lee)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  (C,W,U) Ubaat Rai Ubaat Ruk - 5/11
  • (✔︎Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. (Dramatic, Observer, Unity) Today Office Tomorrow Romance aka The Dramatic Romance - 1/11

MDL Related  

A (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  Journey Across The Night - 2/25
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. The Ying Yang Master: Dream of Eternity - 2/8
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  Kimi Wa Petto (2017) - 2/10 (Cohabitation)
  • (✔︎) 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) Sachiiro no One Room - 3/2 (Romance, Psychological)
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  Life Senjou No Bokura - 2/8 (from this list)

B (5/5) 

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. The Crowned Clown - 11/23
  • (✔︎)) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  Always (from @Hessa's List) - 2/8
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section Mermaid Sauna - 1/21 
  • (✔︎) 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  Sweet Home - 4/29
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) - Medical Examiner Dr. Qin (from Non Dubbed Cdrama List) -  9/8

°°° 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 Seirei no Moribito - 7/25 (NHK marketed this as a Taiga Fantasy)  used (movie 180+ minutes)
  • (✔︎) Watch a Lakorn Nabi, My Step Darling - 5/12 used (longest drama in PTW)
  • (✔︎) Watch a Seoguk Lovers of the Red Sky - 10/26 used (90s)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc) 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  D.P. - 10/14
  • () 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) 
    • Doppelganger - One Fine Week 2  - 3/10
    • Body Swap - The Day of Becoming You - 7/3
    • Character with Disability - Crush (2021) - 8/14

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  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list:  my drama list

  • Difficulty:  Hard

  • Progress: 37/77


plan to watch | currently watching | completed ✔


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

A (2/5) 

  • () Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes Higuma
  • () Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes Marry Me!
  • () Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes We Best Love: No. 1 For You 
  • ()) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes My Treasure
  • () Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki



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

  • ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie Dear My Friends (Baeksang)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  Hospital Playlist (Shin Won Ho)
  • () Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • () Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  Stranger (Cho Seung-Woo)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  It's Okay, That's Love (Gong Hyo-Jin)

Favorite (1/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  Liar Game (Shin Sung Rok)
  • ( ) 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 (1/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  Scripting Your Destiny
  • () ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship Move to Heaven
  • ( ) 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. Ojisama to Neko
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

Genres (Lite)  

A (1/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) When the Devil Calls Your Name
  • () ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) After the Rain
  • ( ) 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 Kairos

B (2/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Times 
  • () 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) Blade of the Immortal
  • ( ) 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 (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank On The Verge of Insanity
  • ( ) 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 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery Tengoku to Jigoku: Psychona Futari
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship Navillera

Genres (dark)  

A (2/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) Sweet Home
  • () Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju) I am a Hero
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War D.P.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) Designated Survivor: 60 Days
  • (✔) ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller Beyond Evil

B (2/6) (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 Maison de Police
  • ( ) 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) Hush
  • () Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) Mr. Sunshine (Kim Eun Sook)
  • ( ) 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)

Tags (Leads)  

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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead Until I meet September's Love
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead To My Star
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) Diner
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead You Make Me Dance
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead 

Tags (Misc Lite) (3/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. Nijiiro Karute
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
  • () Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending Hello Stranger: The Movie
  • () ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends Vanishing Time: A Boy who Returned
  • ( ) 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 Gift
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

 Tags (Misc Dark) (2/8) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie Death/murder Paradise
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 
  • () Watch a drama/movie Mental Health Dr. Frost
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge Taxi Driver
  • () Watch a drama/movie Corruption Argon
  • () Watch a drama/movie Betrayal Last One Standing

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

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