MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge

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Time (7/10)
A (5/5) 


B (4/5) 

  • (I Told Sunset About You) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • (Please Tell Me So) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • (Roommate) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • (Douluo Continent) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

Type (4/5)

  • (You Make Me Dance) Watch a web series 
  • (Lovely Writer Special) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  • (Kingdom: Legendary War) 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  
  • (#Alive) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

Award-winning (5/5) 


Favorite (0/5) 

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

 Relationships (2/5)  

  • (The Lost Tomb 2: Explore The Note) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • (His) 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)  


 Cast (4/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

  • (We Best Love: No. 1 For You Special Edition) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast.
  • (History4: Close To You) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 age
  • (Missing: The Other Side) Watch a drama/movie with Median age, 30 – 40 age bracket
  • ( ) 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) 
  • (Sweet Home - all set in the one building except at the end) 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 (4/5) 

  • (You Make Me Dance Movie) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • (The Tasty Florida) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
  • (We Best Love: No. 1 For You) 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) 
  • (Love Buzz) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (4/5) 

  • (Sell Your Haunted House) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • (The Sweet Blood) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 
  • (Cross Fire) 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 
  • (Taxi Driver - prosecutor) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (5/5) 

  • (Cherry Magic - office setting) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
  • (Signal - Hwaseong cases) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • (YYY) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • (Sisyphus: The Myth) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • (Be Loved In House: I Do) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (5/5) 

  • (Strangers From Hell) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • (Tomb Of the Sea: Hua Mei - ghosts able to touch living humans) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • (D.P.) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • (The Long Ballad) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • (Forgotten) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

B (2/min. 4)

  • (Sei no Gekiyaku) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • (Awaken) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

B (0/5) 

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

Theme (Occupations)  

A (2/5) 

  • ( ) 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 
  • (Meet Me Outside - hotel concierge) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • (Lovely Writer) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (1/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
  • (To My Star - Series) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

 Theme (School) (2/6) 

  • ( ) 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)  
  • (Color Rush) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student 
  • (Kieta Hatsukoi) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Lets get physical) (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
  • (To My Star (Movie)) 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

Tags (Leads)  

 A (1/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 
  • (A Tale Of Thousand Stars) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
  • (Junkyouju Takatsuki Akira no Suisatsu) 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) (6/8) 

  • (Breaking Dawn) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
  • (Word Of Honor) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
  • (Nitiman) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
  • (Don't Say No) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  • (Wish You) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. 
  • (Blue Birthday) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

 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 

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) 

Completed

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  • Starting date: ( January 6, 2021  

  • Link to your Drama list:   Lizqueen

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

  • Progress:  4/4 Blocks  ||   20/20

 Plan to Watch   ||     Currently Watching    ||    Completed    

Drama    ||    Movie


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

A (5/5)


Favorite (5/5) 

  • (✔ Reply 1988 ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.    
  • (✔ Mr. Queen ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.   
  • (Kim Sang Woo) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  ✧  (Live On )
  • (Kim Soon Ok) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. ✧  (The Last Empress)
  • (Lin Yu Fen) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.  ✧  (Eternal Love

 Countries (5/7)  


Tags (Leads) 

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



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  • Starting date: January 6, 2021 
  • Link to your Drama list: Drama List 
  • Difficulty:  Super Busy But Still Want To Play: 2 Blocks (10+) 
  • Progress: 00/02 Blocks  |  02/10+ Dramas 

Plan to Watch   |     Currently Watching    |    Completed (✔︎)

Drama    |    Movie    |    TV Show


TIME: 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.  

FAVOURITE (0/5)

 GENRES (LITE): A (0/5) 

GENRES (LITE): 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): B (0/4-6)
  • ( ) 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)

TAGS (LOVE) (0/5) 

PLAN TO WATCH LIST (0/6) 
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                                      airing     |     currently watching     |     completed  (✔︎) 


time 0/10


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 airing color rush
  • ( ) 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


  • ( ) 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.   

realease date 0/10


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


  • ( ) 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)   completed cherry magic!
  • ( ) 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


  • ( ) 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)  0/5


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 (let's get physical)


  • ( ) 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.)


  • ( ) 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)  0/5


 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)


  • ( ) 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 


  • ( ) 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


  • ( ) 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


  • ( ) 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


  • ( ) 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)

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  • Starting date: January 6, 2021  

  • Link to your Drama list: drama list

  • List of dramas: click

  • Difficulty:  Extremely hard: 17 Blocks (85+)

  • Progress: 05/18  ❋  68/98

♛ Drama • Movie • Other 

✗ Started   Completed

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

A (5/5)

 Type (4/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet 

 Award-winning (1/5) --it's all about the accolades 

 Favorite (5/5) 

 Release Date 

A (5/5)

 Countries (7/7)  

 Genres (Lite) 

A (4/5)

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) You Make Me Dance (2021) 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)  Ingredients (2020) 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) Nitiman (2021) 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) Word Of Honor (2021) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future Dark Hole (2021) 

B (2/5)

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Bite Fight (2016) 
  • () 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 Uncanny Counter (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (4/5)

 Genres (dark) 

A (4/5)

  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) Goedam (2020) 
  • () Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  Sweet Home (2020) 
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War My Country: The New Age (2019) 
  • ( ) 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 Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)

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

  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological Strangers from Hell (2019) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective Possessed (2019) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness Doctor John (2019) 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) Black (2017) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

 Theme (School) (2/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) Extracurricular (2020)
  • ( ) 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 True Beauty (2020) 
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying Second Chance (2021) 

 Tags (Leads) 

 A (3/5)

  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead #Alive (2020)
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead Stuck On You (2021) 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead Because Of You (2020) (REWATCH) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (4/5)

 Tags (Love) (5/5) 

 Tags (Misc Dark) (5/8) 

 Plan To Watch List (3/6) 

 MDL Related 

B (3/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. Priest (2018)
  • ( ) 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 Lovely Writer (2021) Page two on Feb 10 
  • () Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category Light On Me (2021) Number 33 on Sept 4
  • () Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) Y-Destiny (2021) list 

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  • Starting date: January 6, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: My DramaList 

  • Difficulty:  Hard: 14 Blocks (70+)

  • Progress: 2/14


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

A (5/5) 


B (5/5) 


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

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

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

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

Favorite (0/5) 

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

Release Date (0/15)  

A (0/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year: Color Rush (Movie)
  • (  ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL: 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL: Where Your Eyes Linger
  • ( ) 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: The King: Eternal Monarch

 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)  


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): 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii
  • ( ) 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: Until We Meet Again

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

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school: HIStory2: Crossing the Line
  • ( ) 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  
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents: Navillera
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions: A Tale of Thousand Stars

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.): Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart (Movie) 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.): Craving You
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) : Light On Me
  • ( ) 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 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc: Law School

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.): Your Name Engraved Herein
  • ( ) 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) 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller: HIStory3: Trapped

B (0/6) (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: Manner of Death  
  • ( ) 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  
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan: Word of Honor

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)  
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists: Lovely Writer

B (0/5)  

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

 Theme (School) (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) (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: To My Star (Movie)
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead: SOTUS S
  • ( ) 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 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead: SOTUS

Tags (Love) (0/5) 


Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity: Long Time No See
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending:  We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd 
  • ( ) 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) 


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:  

Dramas/Shows completed at the START: 7,286 episodes, 501 shows (262d 3h 35m)
Movies completed at the START: 329 Movies (21d 10h) 

  • Difficulty:  Hard 

  • Progress: 26/81


My 10/10's

Inseparable Bros: Beautiful film that I will probably watch over and over again for 2021. When the movie came out in 2019, I really wanted to watch it because of the other Running Man members praising and teasing Kwang Soo about how good it was. Finally found good subs so my 2021 started off pretty good. 

A Tale of Thousand Stars: Was waiting for this series for a year and it was sooo good! I will probably re-watch the series again since I was on the edge of my seat every Friday waiting for the new episode. But now its over!!  ?

Lovely Writer: I loved it. The plot was new, the conflict was fresh, the conclusion was a bit rushed but worked. It was a nice change from other BL's so it really kept me anticipating the next episode. 

Move to Heaven: This drama really sent me on an emotional rollercoaster. It was a beautiful plot that kinda resembles My Annoying Brother and Keys to the Heart (both I hold dearly in my heart)

Time A (3/5) 

  • (O) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes: Color Rush 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minute episodes: 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minute episodes: 
  • (O) Watch a drama with 40–50 minute episodes: Tomb of the Sea  
  • (O) Watch a drama with 50-60  minute episodes: The Penthouse: War in Life 

Type (1/5)

  • ( ) Watch a web series: You are Ma Boy
  • ( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv/movie/etc.: 
  • ( ) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers):   
  • (O) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie: Exit 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary: 

Release DatA (2/5) 

  • (O) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year: Tale of Thousand Stars 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user below you joined MDL: (phantompawprints 2020) Amanza  
  • ( ) 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)We Best Love (2021- Graduated with Bachelors)

Relationships (3/5)  

  • (O) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships: Precise Shot 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • (O) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationshipMove 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. 
  • (O) Watch a drama/movie with SiblingsInseparable Bros

Countries (0/7)  

Genres (Lite) A & B (1/10) 

  • ( ) 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
  • ( ) 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 
  • (O) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.: Vincenzo 

Genres (dark)  A (3/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror: Hotel del Luna 
  • (O) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror MonstersSweet Home
  • (O) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War: Kingdom: Ashin of the North 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics: 
  • (O) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is ThrillerSquid Game

Theme (School) (2/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student: Honey 
  • ( ) 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 
  • (O) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying: Class 3A - All of You Are Hostages From Now On 

Theme (Lets get physical) (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content: 
  • (O) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+Where Your Eyes Linger
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap: 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem:
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem: 

 Theme (Misc.) (1/5) 

  • ( ) 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 
  • (O) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animalOjisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki 

Tags (Love) (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love: 
  • (O) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation: Lovely Writer
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love: 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers: HIStory 4: Close to You

 Tags (Misc Dark) (5/8) 

Seasonal Settings (0/4)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter) setting:
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring) setting: 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer) setting: Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall) setting: 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings: 

Plan To Watch List (3/6) 

  • (O) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list: The Red Detachment of Women (1961)
  • ( ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did): Fish Upon The Sky
  • ( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes):Fortuneteller’s Secret Recipe (3eps)
  • (O) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes): Ashes of Love (63eps)
  • ( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list: #261- Mood Indigo 
  • (O) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name: Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko 

Sign-up Form:

Starting date: January 3, 2021

Link to your Drama list:  PhantomPawPrints' List

Difficulty:  Hard (16 Blocks)

Progress: 0/16 Blocks | 15/80 Cells


Plan to WatchCurrently WatchingFinished


Time

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

A (1/5)

A drama with 20 min or less episodes
A drama with 20-30 minutes episodes
A drama with 30-40 minutes episodes
A drama with 40–50 minutes episodes
A drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes


B (0/5)

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



 Countries (3/7)

A drama/movie from the Philippines
A drama/movie from ThailandTimeLine
A drama/movie from Japan
Homunculus
A drama/movie from South Korea
A drama/movie from China
A drama/movie from Taiwan
The Rope Curse 2
A drama/movie from Hong Kong



Genres (Lite)

A (2/5)

A drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.)
A drama/movie about Food.
A drama/movie about School.
A drama/movie about Historical
The Drug King
A drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future
Psychokinesis


B (0/5)

A drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline
A drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc.
A drama/movie about Non-combat Sports.
A drama/movie about Medical staff.
A drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.


C (1/5)

A drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
A drama/movie based on a real Event or person.
A drama/movie whose genre is Comedy
A drama/movie whose genre is Mystery
A drama/movie whose genre is Friendship



Genres (dark)

A (1/5)

A drama/movie whose genre is Horror.
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A drama/movie which has Horror Monsters.
A drama/movie whose genre is Military/War
A drama/movie which has Politics.
A drama/movie whose genre is Thriller


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

A drama/movie whose genre is Psychological
A drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective
A drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness

A drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled)
The Rope Curse
A drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre)
A drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)



Genres (Action – martial arts)

B (2/5)

A drama/movie which features Sports.
A drama/movie which features E-Sports.
A drama/movie which features action CGI scenes
A drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu 

A drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan

Dynasty Warriors



Theme (Lets get physical) (1/5)

A drama/movie with Sexual Content
A drama/movie with LGBTQ+
The Blue Hour
A drama/movie which features Age Gap
A drama/movie with Reverse Harem
A drama/movie with Harem



Tags (Love) (0/5)

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



Tags (Misc Lite) (1/8)

A drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe
Ghost Lab
A Slice of Life drama/movie

A drama/movie Hidden Identity
A drama/movie Happy Ending
A drama/movie Childhood friends
A drama/movie Idol Actor
A drama/movie Time Travel

A drama/movie Superhero



 Tags (Misc Dark) (1/8)

A drama/movie Death/murder
The World of Kanako
A drama/movie Obsession
A drama/movie Mental Health
A drama/movie Tragic Past
A drama/movie Amnesia
A drama/movie Revenge
A drama/movie Corruption
A drama/movie Betrayal



Plan To Watch List (0/6)

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



Random (1/5)

A drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username.
A drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list
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)
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)

A drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL
A drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts)
A drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats
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 drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index



°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

  • ( ) Watch an Asadora 

  • ( ) Watch a Taiga 

  • ( ) Watch a Lakorn 

  • ( ) Watch a Seoguk 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’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)

Starting dateJanuary 1, 2021
Drama List Bri's List 
DifficultyMerciless: 20 Blocks (100+)
Progress                         Dramas:       79   
                         Movies:        23
                         Special:           3
                         TV Show:       1
                         Total:           106

Blocks:    20
Plan to WatchCompleted

Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  
A (5/5) 
Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes Star With a Secret 
Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes Be Loved in House: I Do
Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes Part-Time Idol 
Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes Love Area (Part 1)
Watch a drama with 50-60 minutes episodes U-Prince: The Gentle Vet
B (5/5) 
Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutesY-Destiny (Last ep. is 77min) 
Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes Fall in Love at First Kiss
Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) Please Tell Me So 
Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less7 Project
Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or moreWord of Honor
Type (3/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  
Watch a web series The Tasty Florida
Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. 
(Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the 
interviews or extra scenes)  
A First Love Story 
Watch a game/variety/non-drama/reality type 
(listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do
 not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers  
Over 2PM - Wild Six (Ep. 1 - 10) 
Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) 
released movie 
Miracle in Cell No. 7 
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is 
Documentary 
A.C.E On the Road 
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 (5/5) 
Watch a drama/movie that has one of your 
favorite actors.  
18 Again (Rewatch) 
Watch a drama/movie that has one of your 
favorite actresses.  
Mr. Queen 
Watch a drama/movie by the same director as 
one of your favorite dramas/movies. 
Siew Sum Noi 
Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as 
one of your favorite dramas/movies. 
We Best Love: No. 1 For You 
Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you
 haven't seen anything from before.  
Water Boyy 
Release Date (0/15)  
A (4/5)
Watch a drama/movie that began 
airing/premiered this year.
Golden Blood 
Watch a drama/movie that started airing the 
same year the user above/below you joined 
MDL.
Color Rush (2020) 
Watch a drama/movie that started airing the 
same year you joined MDL. 
Devil's Diary 
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.)
My Date: Friday, April 17, 2009
Tidal Wave 
Watch a drama/movie that began 
airing/premiered in the year you were 
born/graduated/married/found dramas/first 
born etc. (or another major event in your life)
2015 - Graduated High School
Our Times 
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 Hana Yori Dango (1995) 
Watch a drama/movie which began 
airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005
A Crimson Mark (2004) 
Watch a drama/movie which began 
airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 
Coffee Prince (Rewatch)(2009)
Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015The Grand Heist (2012) 
Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020Oxygen (2020) 
 Relationships (4/5)  
Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships. Squid Game 
Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character. Tofu Personified 
Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a 
Parental relationship 
TharnType Special: Our Final Love 
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. 
How to Steal a Dog 
Watch a drama/movie with Siblings Great Men Academy
 Countries (7/7)  
Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines Inn Love 
Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.  Boy For Rent 
Watch a drama/movie from Japan Kieta Hatsukoi 
Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   To My Star
Watch a drama/movie from China Youths in the Breeze
Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan HIStory 3: Trapped (Rewatch)
Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong
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) Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni 
Naritakunai Otoko 
Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) True Beauty 
Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan Meow Meow Boss  
Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China Precise Shot 
Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines
Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 2 Moons 2 
 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 
Mairunovich 
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 
TharnType 2: 7 Years of Love 
Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female 
characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age
 bracket: usually financially established  
Like for Likes 
Watch a drama/movie with Elderly 
characters or grandparents 
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha 
Watch a drama/movie with Animals as 
the focus (real life animals, not a person 
that turns into an animal) 
Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey 
Watch a drama/movie where a Place or 
Location is the focus (the shooting 
location is limited to one location with 
limited excursions 
Between Us Special 
Genres (Lite)  
A (5/5) 
Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Still 2gether 
Watch a drama/movie about Food 
(cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
My Sweet Dear 
Watch a drama/movie about School
 (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade 
school) 
Gen Y 
Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or 
before) 
Youth of May 
Watch a drama/movie about 
Sci-Fi /Space/Future
Imawa no Kuni no Alice 
B (3/5) 
Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Scripting Your Destiny 
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) 
He's Coming to Me 
Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. Chihayafuru Kami no Ku 
Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners Love 911 (rewatch) 
Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.Nitiman 
C (5/5) 
Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office 
setting/Bank) 
We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd  
Watch a drama/movie based on a real 
Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
I Can Speak (Rewatch) 
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is 
Comedy 
Shanai Marriage Honey 
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery Signal 
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is 
Friendship
Freshman 
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 (4/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is 
Psychological 
The Con-Heartist 
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is 
Criminal investigation /Detective
Long Time No See 
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is 
Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic 
illness  
Doom at Your Service 
Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labeled)  Imitation 
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 (1/5) 
Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so 
hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the 
episodes not one character in 1 episode 

Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/
Criminals/Gang members

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) (5/5) 
Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content Dangerous Drugs of Sex 
Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ Fish Upon the Sky 
Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap Bite Me 
Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem Five 
Watch a drama/movie with HaremThe Many Faces of Ito
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) (Male or Female or other you decide) 
Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead A Tale of a Thousand Stars
Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead The Beauty Inside (rewatch)
Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead Love By Chance 2: A Chance to Love 
Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead Run On 
Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/
innocent/pure Lead
U-Prince: The Lovely Geologist 
B (5/5) 
Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/
Aggressive Lead 
U-Prince: The Handsome Cowboy 
Watch a drama/movie with an Eccentric 
Lead (weird) 
Dali and the Cocky Prince 
Watch a drama/movie with a Poor leadMarriage Contract 
Watch a drama/movie with a Weak leadThe Dude in Me (rewatch)
Watch a drama/movie with a Cold leadThe Innocent Man
Tags (Love) (5/5) 
 Watch a drama/movie about First love Light On Me 
Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation HIStory 4: Close to You 
Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey 2 
Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love Theory of Love 
Watch a drama/movie with Friend to LoversOversize Love 
Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) 
Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  Tokyo Tarareba Musume (Sismance) 
Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. You Make Me Dance
Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity Nobleman Ryu's Wedding
Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending Tonhon Chonlatee
Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends Lovely Writer 
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. The Devil Judge 
Watch a drama/movie Time Travel Todome no Kiss (Rewatch)
Watch a drama/movie SuperheroHaunters (rewatch)
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 (6/6) 
Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list. A Better Tomorrow 
Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did) I Love Lee Tae Ri  
Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). Ma Boy  
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). Moorim School  
Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. Drama Special Season 7: The Legendary 
Lackey 
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)
DurationJanuary 1, 2021 – December 28, 2021
MDL Profile
theHouseFinch
Difficulty
Merciless–Insanium

Progress
197/203 (37/33± Blocks)
Dramas: 118Films: 074Specials: 003Etc: 002

Plan To WatchWatching
Watched

Time (10/10) (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)
A (05/05)
Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes.
Love Distance
Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes.
Sixteen Shoukougun
Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes.
Rental Nan mo Shinai Hito
Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes.Lovely Us
Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes.
G-Senjou no Anata to Watashi
B (05/05)
Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes.Beyond Evil
Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes.Better Days
Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database).
Awaiting
Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less.
Joshi-teki Seikatsu
Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more.
You Are My Hero (40 episodes)
Type (05/05) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt.)
Watch a web series.  
The Boy Next Door
Watch a drama special — made for tv movie —. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes.)  Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau
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.
Run BTS (S3 EPs 67–76)
Watch a theatrical (released in the theater) released movie.The Handmaiden
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is documentary.
Korean Pork Belly Rhapsody
Award-winning (05/05)
Watch an award-winning drama/movie.  
Kagemusha
Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
Mother
Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
Hospital Playlist 2
Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
A Taxi Driver
Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.
Lost
Favorite (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
The Silent Sea
Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  
Jirisan
Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
Oasis
Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.
Lovers of the Red Sky
Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.  
The Time of Backlights 
Release Date (15/15)
A (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
Break the Silence: The Movie (2020)
Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.
The Last Princess (2016)
Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.
The Great Battle (2018)
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.)
3-Iron (1988, 1992, 2004, 2008)
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).
Forgotten (2017)
B (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s.
Late Spring (1949)
Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s.Ugetsu Monogatari (1953)
Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s.
The Housemaid (1960)
Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s.
Dersu Uzala (1975)
Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s.Ran (1985)
C (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s.Dreams (1990)
Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010.The Man from Nowhere (2010)
Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.
Silenced (2011)
Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020.Nobody Knows (2020)
Relationships (05/05)  
Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  Along with The Gods: The Two Worlds  (Rewatch)
Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  Scripting Your Destiny
Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a parental relationship.
Kim Ji Young: Born 1982
Watch a drama/movie with a pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/talks to animal when alone/possibly dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings/must be in at least half of the episodes.Mad For Each Other
Watch a drama/movie with siblings.
At a Distance, Spring is Green
Countries (07/07)  
Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.
Like in the Movies
Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Watch a drama/movie from Japan.
Shoplifters
Watch a drama/movie from South Korea. 
Burning
Watch a drama/movie from China. The Ideal City
Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.  
The Assassin
Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.
In The Mood for Love
Countries Comics/reading material (05/08) (05/08 must be completed for this block to count)
Watch a drama/movie adapted from a manga (Japan).
Homunculus
Watch a drama/movie adapted from a manhwa (South Korea).Tazza: The High Rollers
Watch a drama/movie adapted from a manhua (Taiwan).Yong Jiu Grocery Store
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.
Final Fantasy XIV: Hikari no Otousan (Substitution)
Watch a drama/movie adapted from a novel.The Crowned Clown
Cast (06/06) 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.
Racket Boys
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.Love That Makes You Cry
Watch a drama/movie with median age (marriageable/deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established.
You are My Glory
Watch a drama/movie with elderly characters or grandparents.Navillera
Watch a drama/movie with animals as the focus (real-life animals, not a person that turns into an animal).
Okja (Rewatch)
Watch a drama/movie where a place or location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions. Cafe Funiculi Funicula
Genres (Lite) (15/15)
A (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie about art (music, dance, painting, photography, etc.)
Douse Mou Nigerarenai
Watch a drama/movie about food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)
Antique Bakery
Watch a drama/movie about school (pre-k – university, graduate, and trade school.)
Shujin-ko
Watch a drama/movie about historical (must be from your parents’ era or before.)
Youth of May
Watch a drama/movie about sci-fi/space/future.
 Space Sweepers
B (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie about fantasy/alternate past timelineBe With You
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 Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim
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.
Kono Koi wa Tsumi na no ka!?
Watch a drama/movie about medical staff: surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners
Good Doctor
Watch a drama/movie about law/lawyers/judges/paralegals etc.
The Attorney
C (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie about business (CEO/starting a business/office setting/bank)
Kono Koi Atatamemasu ka
Watch a drama/movie based on a real event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)  
1987: When The Day Comes
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is comedy.
Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is mystery.
The Wailing
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is friendship.Kikazaru Koi niha Riyuu ga Atte
Genres (Dark) (10/11)
A (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is horror (includes jump scares, creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.)Hellbound
Watch a drama/movie which has horror monsters (zombies/vampires/demons/kaiju.)  Kingdom: Warrior of Ashin
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.)Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is thriller.
My Name
B (05/06) (04/06 of these for it to be completed)
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is psychological.
The Long Night
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is criminal investigation/detective.
Dr. Brain
Watch a drama/movie whose genre is medical and tag is “terminal” or “chronic illness.”  

Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labeled.)
The Victim’s Game
Watch a drama/movie which depicts the occupation of one country by another (usually under the historical or military genre.)
Swing Kids (2018)
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.)Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Theme (Occupations) (10/10)
A (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie which features computer business (information technology) jobs (hackers/programmers/websites/Internet) — can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode.Us and Them
Watch a drama/movie which features fashion/make up/modeling/hair styling.
Mairunovich
Watch a drama/movie which features thieves/criminals/gang members.Night in Paradise
Watch a drama/movie which features customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk).
Light on Night
Watch a drama/movie which features writers/journalists.
The Day of Becoming You
B (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie which features a housekeeper/butler/maid.
Hotarugusa
Watch a drama/movie which features farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard).New Generation: Because I Have a Home
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).Pinocchio
Watch a drama/movie which features a fisherman/sailor/someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures.Koi wa Deep ni
Watch a drama/movie which features a mechanic/builder/someone good with machines.
Our Secret
Theme (School) (06/06)
Watch a drama/movie which features a bad student (delinquent).
Extracurricular
Watch a drama/movie which features a former delinquent teacher.The Battle: Roar to Victory (Substitution)
Watch a drama/movie which features a teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (if someone finds out they are fired).The Last Emperor (Substitution)
Watch a drama/movie which features a transfer student.Detention
Watch a drama/movie which features a student festival.With You
Watch a drama/movie which features bullying.Black Cinderella
Theme (Let’s Get Physical) (05/05)
 Watch a drama/movie with sexual content.Nevertheless,
Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+.
Kinou Nani Tabeta?
Watch a drama/movie which features an age gap.
Toshi no Sakon
Watch a drama/movie with reverse harem.Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi
Watch a drama/movie with a harem.
Raise the Red Lantern
Theme (Family) (11/11)
A (06/06)
Watch a drama/movie about a marriage contract or arranged marriage.Marry Me!
Watch a drama/movie about a large family (multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof).Forever and Ever
Watch a drama/movie about a single parent.Uchi no Musume wa, Kareshi ga Dekinai!!
Watch a drama/movie about a grandparent raising a child.
Poetry
Watch a drama/movie about an aunt or uncle raising a child.
Soshite, Ikiru
Watch a drama/movie about a found family (people not related becoming a family).Yakuza and The Family
B (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie about a sibling raising child.The Bond
Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child.The Witch’s Diner
Watch a drama/movie about an orphan.
Run On (Rewatch)
Watch a drama/movie about twins.Ho Goo’s Love
Watch a drama/movie about pregnancy.
Kounodori
Theme (Misc.) (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie about a clone.
 Seobok
Watch a drama/movie about an android.AI
Watch a drama/movie about an alien.Love from Outta Space
Watch a drama/movie about a lab experiment/construct.Lucid Dream
Watch a drama/movie about a talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate).You and Me
Tags (Leads) (10/10)
 A (05/05) (Male or Female or other you decide)
Watch a drama/movie with a strong lead.Taxi Driver
Watch a drama/movie with a nice lead.
My Love Story!!
Watch a drama/movie with a rich lead.Dali and the Cocky Prince
Watch a drama/movie with a smart/genius lead.
Sisyphus: The Myth
Watch a drama/movie with a naïve/innocent/pure lead.A Werewolf Boy
B (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie with a mean/aggressive lead.Squid Game
 Watch a drama/movie with an eccentric lead (weird.)
Mokomi: Kanojo Chotto Hendakedo
Watch a drama/movie with a poor lead.
Collectors
Watch a drama/movie with a weak lead.Somewhere Winter
Watch a drama/movie with a cold lead.
Oh! My Boss! Koi wa Bessatsu de
Tags (Love) (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie about first love.My Fated Boy
Watch a drama/movie with cohabitation.
L♥DK: Two Loves Under One Roof
Watch a drama/movie with love shape (triangle/square/pentangle.)Oversize Love
Watch a drama/movie with unrequited love/one-way love/one-sided love.Unrequited Love 2019 (Rewatch)
Watch a drama/movie with friends to lovers.
Moonlight
Tags (Misc Lite) (08/08)
Watch a drama/movie with a bromance/sismance vibe.  
MIU 404
Watch a slice of life drama/movie.
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Watch a drama/movie hidden identity.
 Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru
Watch a drama/movie happy ending.My Roommate is a Gumiho
Watch a drama/movie childhood friends.
35sai no Shoujo
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.

Imitation

Watch a drama/movie time travel.
A French Woman
Watch a drama/movie superhero.Inspector Koo (Substitution)
Tags (Misc Dark) (08/08)
Watch a drama/movie death/murder.
Move to Heaven
Watch a drama/movie obsession.A Girl at My Door
Watch a drama/movie mental health.The World Between Us
Watch a drama/movie tragic past.Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard
Watch a drama/movie amnesia.Doom at Your Service
Watch a drama/movie revenge.
Here’s My Plan
Watch a drama/movie corruption.Undercover
Watch a drama/movie betrayal.The Innocent Man
By the Numbers (09/09)
A (05/05) Statistics
Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics).
Sweet & Sour
Watch a drama or movie where the verified/stars rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed rating.Piece of Cake
Watch a drama or movie ranked in the top 200 (1-200).
The Penthouse: War in Life (#69)
Watch a drama or movie ranked over 1000 add link if available.Horimiya (#1752)
Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie.
Muchuu-sa, Kimi ni
B (04/04)
Watch a drama/movie with over 10 reviews.Shanai Marriage Honey
Watch a drama/movie with 0 reviews.
Osaka Elegy
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).
Dinner Mate (Ellijabeseu [9.5])
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 Happy Loner (Substitution)
Plan To Watch List (06/06)
Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.
 Seven Samurai
Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did.)
Finding Mr. Right
Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes.)
Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki
Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes.)Okaeri Mone
Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35.)
My Best Summer (160/319)
Watch the movie/drama with the longest name.
Sono Goen, Otodokeshimasu: Mercari de Atta Honto no Hanashi
Seasonal Settings (05/05) *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.)
AINU MOSIR
Watch a drama/movie with a rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting.Happiness Method
Watch a drama/movie with a sunny (summer holiday/festival) setting.3b no Koibito
Watch a drama/movie with a windy (fall holiday/festival) setting.Midnight Runners
Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings.A River Runs Through It
Not From Here (04/04)
Watch a drama/movie that has a foreign actor(s) — A different ethnicity than the rest of the cast
Nishiogikubo Mitsuboshi Youshudou
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)  Happy Together
A character that is the same ethnicity but raised abroadSeoul Searching
A new person in a small town OR small town person moves to a big cityThe King
Remakes — Same story different note (02/04)  
Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other country beside the origin story So I Married an Anti-Fan
Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countriesThe Ordinary Glory
Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example: Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango)The Fortress (Substitution)
Watch a remake from the same countryFarewell My Concubine (Substitution)
Random (05/05)
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.)  
Time to Hunt
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.)
Kidnapping Game
Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude variety show appearances.)
The Devil Judge (Jeon Chae Eun)
Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  

Vincenzo  (X, V, Z)

Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3, list, and watch one with one of these words.
Jump (“faint,” “jump,” “disgrace”)
MDL Related (10/10)
A (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.
Yumi’s Cells (×)
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) Kieta Hatsukoi (×)
Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  Definitely Not Today  (“Healing”)
Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on your stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) 
The King’s Affection 
(“Romance” and “Historical”)
Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  One the Woman (×)
B (05/05)
Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. The Chase
Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  Her Story
Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 
Sell Your Haunted House
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 pagesMiracle in Cell No.7
Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists)Happiness
°°° 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.The Fortress 
Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc)  I searched “storyteller” or “theater” + country.
Farewell My Concubine (Peking Opera)
Watch a drama/movie about soldiers.
The Battle: Roar to Victory
Watch a drama/movie about royalty.
The Last Emperor
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.)
Final Fantasy XIV: Hikari no Otousan
The Happy Loner
Inspector Koo

Turn-In Form: https://mydramalist.com/discussions/forum-games/58169-mdl-s-2021-watch-challenge-turn-in-thread?pid=2115447&page=11#p2115447

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  • starting date: january 1, 2021

  • link to your drama list: eundanoh's dramalist

  • difficulty:  intervention

  • progress: 18/220
PROGRESS

DramasMoviesDrama SpecialsTotal
Completed135018


plan to watchcompletedcurrently watching

time 4/10


A (2/5) 

  • () Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes lily fever
  • () Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes xx
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes princess agents
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes who are you (2013)
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes  reply 1977

B (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes a brighter summer day
  • () Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) summer, bus
  • () Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less the school nurse files
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more my daughter geum sa wol 

type 0/5


  • ( ) Watch a web series project s: skate our souls
  • () 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/moviedear my friends
  • ( ) 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. when the weather is fine
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. strongest deliveryman
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies. encounter 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. hospital playlist
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.  flower of evil

realease date 0/10


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


  • ( ) 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) 1/15 


A (1/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

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)  3/11


A (3/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) strangers from hell
  • () Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  sweet home 
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War mr. sunshine
  • () Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) the king
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller alice in borderland

B (3/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

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

genres (action – martial arts)  0/10


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 (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)  0/10


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 (1/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  burning
  • ( ) 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 (let's 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) 0/11


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

tags (love) (1/5) 


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

tags (misc lite) 1/8


  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • () Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie.  a piece of your mind
  • ( ) 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) 3/8


  • () Watch a drama/movie Death/murder move to heaven
  • ( ) 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 mouse
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
  • () Watch a drama/movie Betrayal the penthouse 2: war in life

by the numbers 0/9


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) 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 0/5


  • ( ) 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 choicewhile you were sleeping
  • ( ) 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 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 0/10


A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL. hot stove league
  • ( ) 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) hikaru no go
  • ( ) 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. mystic pop-up bar

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 0/2


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

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

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  • Starting date: January 7, 2021  

  • Link to your Drama list: here

  • Difficulty:  TBC

  • Progress: ??/?? 

    Currently watching | Finished


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

A (3/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes Shanai Marriage Honey
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes Lovestruck in the City
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes Jikou Keisatsu
  • () Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes Kikazaru Koi niwa Riyuu ga Atte

B (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes Money Flower
  • ( ) 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 Nishiogikubo Mitsuboshi Youshudou
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more Word of Honor

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

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

Favorite (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  Sakura no Tou
  • ( ) 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.  Oku Otoko
  • ( ) 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.  Sword Snow Stride

Release Date (0/15)   

C (3/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s Nemureru Mori
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 
  • () Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 Kaetta Jikou Keisatsu
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015 Thermae Romae
  • (  ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. Mada Kekkon Dekinai Otoko

Genres (Lite)  

A (3/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Dali and the Cocky Prince
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) Shinya Shokudo 2 (2016)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) Ao no SP
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (3/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Isekai Izakaya Nobu
  • ( ) 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) Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai
  • ( ) 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 Kansatsui Asagao 2
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. Ichikei no Karasu

C (3/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Top League
  • ( ) 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 Renai Mangaka
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery Jikou Keisatsu Hajimemashita
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

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

  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological Boku no Yabai Tsuma
  • ( ) 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)

Tags (Love) (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
  • ( ) 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

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. 

°°° 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 Junjo Kirari
  • ( ) 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)

Build your own challenge!   

Cut, copy and paste only the blocks you want from the post below and update as needed. 

blocks are separated by section lines, the letters just separate the topics into blocks 

 

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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) 

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

A (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes - Growing Season
  • () Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes Shanai Marriage Honey 
  • () Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes - Kakafukaka
  • () Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes - Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo
  • () Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes - Love Alarm

B (5/5) 

  • () Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes - Sell Your Haunted House
  • () Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater + country - Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno
  • () Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) - Live Your Strength
  • () Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less - Drawing, Spring 
  • () Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more - Doctor John

Favorite (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors -  Tomorrow With You / Favourite Actor: Lee Je Hoon
  • () Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses - You Are More than Beautiful / Favourite Actress: Gong Hyo Jin 
  • () Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies - Lovestruck in the City / Favourite Drama: It's Okay to Not Be Okay 
  • () Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies - Something in the Rain / Favourite Drama: One Spring Night 
  • () Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. - Pieta in the Toilet   

Release Date (0/15)  

A (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. - She Would Never Know
  • () Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  (Dey - user below me, joined in 2013) - Hwayi: A Monster Boy
  • () Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL ( joined 2019) - Hatsukoi Loss Time
  • () Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  (2007) - Sky of Love
  • () Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) - The School Nurse Files (2020, The year I graduated uni)

 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 - Drowning Love
  • () 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 - 5-ji Kara 9-ji Made
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established - Hello, Me!
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents - Navillera
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) - Okja (Rewatch)
  • () Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions - Beautiful Vampire

Genres (Lite)  

A (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) - Do You Like Brahms?
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) - Pan to Bus to 2-dome no Hatsukoi 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) - School 2017
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) - Rurouni Kenshin
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future - Space Sweepers

Genres (dark)  

A (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) - The Girl's Ghost Story
  • () Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju) - Sweet Home (Rewatch)
  • () 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) - Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
  • () Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller - Black

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 - Please Don't Date Him
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling  - Handmade Love
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members - Man In Love (2021) 
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk) - Into the Ring  
  • () Watch a drama/movie which features career progression - Yumi's Cells

Tags (Leads)  

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

  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead - Love 911
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead - Nee Sensei, Shiranai no? 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead -  True Beauty
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead - #Alive
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead - I'm Underage But I'm Not a Child

B (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead - Hot Gimmick
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) - Run On 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead - Are You Ready? Hey You Girl! 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Multiple Mains - Hospital Playlist 2 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead - Your Eyes Tell

Tags (Love) (5/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about First love - Tune In For Love (Rewatch)
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation - Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) - Sweet & Sour
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love - Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers - Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (Rewatch)