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Starting date: January 1st, 2021
Link to your Drama list: deydeyday
Difficulty: Lets start with Easy: 6 Blocks (30+) for now (probably udpate later)
Progress: 17/30+
Plan to Watch - Currently Watching - Watched
Block Full Completed
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. Just One Bite - 05.16
- (✔︎) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. Last Twilight in Phuket - 06.08
- (✔︎) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order.) - Kingdom Legendary War - 03.06
- ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/
moviewhose genre is Documentary Meikenchiku de Chushoku wo - 03.16
Favorite (1/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/
movieby the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Kotaki Kyodai to Shikuhakku - 03.13 - ( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.
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.
Genres (Lite)
A (2/5)
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Café Kilimanjaro - 06.11
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/
movieabout Food Kono Koi Atatamemasu ka - 03.11 - ( ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical Must You Go? -
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future
B (3/5)
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/
movieabout Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Sell Your Haunted House - 06.11 - (✔︎) Watch a drama/
movieabout Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. The Uncanny Counter - 04.05 - ( ) 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 Hospital Playlist S2 -
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/
movieabout Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. Law School - 07.20
C (3/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business - Special Labor Inspector Jo -
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.) - Haruka no Hikari - 04.25
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy. So Not Worth It - 07.03
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship Just One Bite Season 2 - 05.16
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 (1/6)
(4/6 of these for it to be completed)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological Voice 4 -
- ( ) 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 Nijiiro Karute - 05.23 - ( ) 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)
Theme (Occupations)
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
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
- (0) Watch a drama/
moviewith 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 (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/
movieIdol 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 Todome no Kiss -
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero
Tags (Misc Dark) (3/8)
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/
movieDeath/murder Imawa no Kuni no Alice - 01.10 - (✔︎) Watch a drama/
movieabout Anything not covered in this challenge => Psychological Manipulation - Beyond Evil - 05.15 - ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past Hokuto -
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/
movieAmnesia Awaken - 01.30 - ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge Maou -
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal
°°° Substitutions and Extras°°°
These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block.
- ( ) Watch an Asadora
- ( ) Watch a Taiga
- ( ) Watch a Lakorn
- ( ) Watch a Seoguk
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc) I searched Storyteller or theater +country.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers
- () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty
- () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category)
Sign-up Form:
Starting date: (Format: month day, year. Example: January 1, 2021) January 8th, 2021
Link to your Drama list: (Drama List, not custom-made lists) https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Hozrien
Difficulty: Medium
Progress: 13/55+?
Favorite (1/5)
- (Lovestruck in the City) 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 (1/5)
- (We Best Love: No 1 For You) 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)
Genres (Lite)
A (4/5)
- (So Not Worth It ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)
- (Girl From Nowhere Season 2 ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school)
- (My Heroic Husband ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before)
- ( Girl2K ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future
B (1/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline
- ( Word of Honor) 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 (1/5)
- (Unforgettable Love ) 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 (1/5)
- ( Happiness) 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 (2/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed)
- (Sensei wo Kesu Houteishiki) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological
- (Insect Detective) 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)
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
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival
- (Love & Wish ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying
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
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)
MDL Related
A (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats)
- ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.
°°° Substitutions and Extras°°°
These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block.
- ( ) Watch an Asadora
- ( ) Watch a Taiga
- ( ) Watch a Lakorn
- ( ) Watch a Seoguk
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc) I searched Storyteller or theater +country.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers
- () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty
- () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category)
Sign-up Form:
Starting date: February 14, 2021
Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/momokolo
Difficulty: Super Easy: 4 Blocks (20+)
Progress: 10/20
- Legend: Plan to Watch • | Watching ♣ | Completed ✔︎
Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt) |
A (2/5)
- (✔︎) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes [15 min]
- Somehow 18
- [Started: Feb 14 - Finished: Apr 26]
- Somehow 18
- (•) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes [23 min]
- (•) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes [48 min]
- (•) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes [50 min]
- (✔︎) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes [60 min}
B (1/5)
- (•) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes
- (•) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes
- (•) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) [13 min]
- (•) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less [6 eps]
- (✔︎) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more [40 eps]
- Suspicious Partner
- [Started: Feb 14 - Finished: Apr25]
- Suspicious Partner
Type (1/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt) |
- (✔︎) Watch a web series.
- It's Okay To Be Sensitive 2
- [Started: Apr 28 - Finished: Apr 30]
- It's Okay To Be Sensitive 2
- (•) 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 (3/5) --it all about the accolades |
- (✔︎) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.
- My Mister (Best Drama at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards)
- [Started: Jul 23 - Finished: Aug 02 ]
- My Mister (Best Drama at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards)
- (•) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.
- Sunny (Kang Hyung Chul won best director at the 48th Grand Bell Awards)
- (•) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.
- Two Weddings and a Funeral (Park Hae Young won best Screenplay in 2019)
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.
- Beyond Evil (Shin Ha Kyun won Best Actor at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards)
- [Started: Aug 23 - Finished: Aug 28 ]
- Beyond Evil (Shin Ha Kyun won Best Actor at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards)
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.
- Hotel del Luna (IU won Best New Actress in 2013)
- [Started: Apr 30 - Finished: Jul 23 ]
- Hotel del Luna (IU won Best New Actress in 2013)
Favorite (3/5) |
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.
- Sell Your Haunted House (fav: Jung Yong Hwa
- [Started: Apr 25 - Finished: Jun 12]
- Sell Your Haunted House (fav: Jung Yong Hwa
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.
- Sisyphus: The Myth (fav actress: Park Shin Hye)
- [Started: Feb 18 | Finished: Apr 09]
- Sisyphus: The Myth (fav actress: Park Shin Hye)
- (•) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.
- Angel's Last Mission: Love (fav drama: Healer /director: Lee Jung Sub)
- (•) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.
- A Korean Odyssey (fav drama: Hotel del Luna)
- (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.
- Persona (director: Kim Jong Kwan)
- [Started: Oct 08 - Finished: Oct 08]
- Persona (director: Kim Jong Kwan)
Starting date: 8th Jan 2021
Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/catstreet
Difficulty: Easy (6 blocks, 30+)
Progress: 33 [completed 09/14/21]
Completed Dramas: 26
Completed Movies: 7
Completed Webdrama: 0
Completed Drama Special: 0
FAVORITE (5/5) |
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. The End of the Tiny World/The Master Plan - [Mackenyu]
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. Himabe Minami - [Omoi Omoware Furi Furare]
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Muuchu-sa, Kimi ni (same director as n no tame ni)
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Oyabaka Seishun Hakusho (same as Kyou Kara Ore Wa)
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. Kobayashi Yasuko - Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai
RELATIONSHIPS (5/5) |
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships. Kotaro wa Hitorigurashi
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character. Doom at Your Service
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship - Uchi no Musume wa, Kareshi ga Dekinai
- (✔) 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. -Kikazaru Koi niwa Riyuu ga Atte
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings - Coffee Ikaga Deshou
TAGS (MISC LITE) (8/8) |
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe. High & Low The Worst (movie)
- (✔) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. Mokomi: Kanojo Chotto Hendakedo
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity - Koi wa Deep ni
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending - Koisuru Hahatachi
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends - 6 from High & Low The Worst
- (✔) 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. - Kanojo wa Kirei Datta (Nakajima Kento)
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel - Edo Moiselle
- (✔)
Watch a drama/movie SuperheroWatch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc) I searched Storyteller or theater +country. (Substitute) - Pin to Kona
GENRES (LITE) |
A (5/5)
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Imitation
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) - Noshiogikubo
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) - At a Distance, Spring is Green
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before) Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future - Sisyphus
B (5/5)
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline - Shitteru Waifu
- (✔) 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) - Not Quite Dead Yet
- (✔)
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.Substitute -- Watch a drama/movie about body-swap (not covered in the challenge) - Tengoku to Jigoku - (✔) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners - Nijiiro karute
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. Law School
C (5/5)
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Oh my Boss! Koi wa Bessatsu de
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.) - A Taxi Driver
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy - Kyou Kara Ore Wa the Movie
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery - Hamura Akira
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship - Influence
currently watching
watched
Sign-up Form:
Starting date: January 9, 2021
Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/7727373
Difficulty: Easy (for now)
Progress: 04/54
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.
(Bai Mai Tee Plid Plew) 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 (0/5)
A (0/5)
( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.
( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.
( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)
( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life)
C (0/5)
( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s.
( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.
( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010.
( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.
( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020.
Countries (1/7)
( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.
(Diary Of Tootsies) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.
( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan.
(Color Rush) 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.
Tags (Leads)
A (2/5) (Male or Female or other you decide)
(The exchange) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead
( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead
(Girl next room: Richy Rich) 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
Plan To Watch List (0/6)
( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.
( ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)
( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes).
( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes).
( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35).
( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name.Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8)
- (Crow's Blood) 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
Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)
A (1/5)
- (Sabpaak Jai Naai Jomying) 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
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
I left some extra blocks just as a potential extra challenge to myself if I get that far.
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Starting date: January 1, 2021
Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Razrbck08
Difficulty: Merciless
Progress: ??/100
Plan to Watch | Completed | Currently Watching
Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)
A (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes
- ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes
- ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes
- ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes
- ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes
- ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes
- ( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database)
- ( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less
- ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more
Type (0/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)
- ( ) Watch a web series.
- ( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)
- ( ) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers
- ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary
Award-winning (0/5) --it all about the accolades
- ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.
Favorite (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.
- ( Go Ahead) 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.
- (Hello, Me! ) 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.
- (MARS ) 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.
- (My Forever Sunshine ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.
- (Sword and the Brocade ) Watch a drama/movie from China.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.
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)
B (0/5)
- (My Mr. Mermaid ) 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
- (Eternal Love ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan
Theme (Occupations)
A (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines
Theme (School) (0/6)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying
Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem
Theme (Family)
A (0/6)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy
Theme (Misc.) (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)
Tags (Leads)
A (0/5) (Male or Female or other you decide)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead
Tags (Love) (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers
Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.
- ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero
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) Rent A Girlfriend for New Year
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name. (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)
- Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words.
MDL Related
A (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats)
- ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page.
- ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category –If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists)
°°° Substitutions and Extras°°°
These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block.
- ( ) Watch an Asadora
- ( ) Watch a Taiga
- ( ) Watch a Lakorn
- ( ) Watch a Seoguk
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc) I searched Storyteller or theater +country.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers
- () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty
- () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category)
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Starting date: January 9, 2021
Link to your Drama list: sara_sarymsakova
Difficulty: Medium: 11 Blocks (55+)
Progress: 27/60
Completed/Plan to watch
Time (2/10) (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)
A (1/5)
- (✓) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes - Color Rush (2020)
- ( ) 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 (2/5)
- ( ) 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) - Estranghero (2016)
- (✓) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less - Views of Love: Grey Rainbow (2016)
- ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more
Type (2/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)
- (✓) Watch a web series. - To My Star (2021)
- ( ) 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 - High School Rapper Season 4 (2021)
- ( ) 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 (4/15)
A (1/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. - Josee (2020) user: Razrbck08
- ( ) 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 (3/5)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s. - Bishonen (1998)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010. - Sweet Room (2009)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015. - Veteran (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 (2/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) - The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (2020)
- ( ) 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 - Tonhon Chonlatee (2020)
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) (6/15)
A (3/5)
- (✓) 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.)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) - Hello, My Youth (2021)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before) - The Handmaiden (2016)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future
B (2/5)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline - Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)
- (✓) 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) - Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.
C (1/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
- ( ) 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 - Hotel del Luna (2019)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship
Genres (dark) (1/11)
A (1/5)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) - Strangers from Hell (2019)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller
B (0/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation/Detective
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)
Genres (Action – martial arts)
A (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Gungdo/ Subak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Arnis, Eskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan
Theme (Occupations)
A (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines
Theme (School) (0/6)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying
Theme (Lets get physical) (1/5)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content - Hombre (2017)
- ( ) 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 (2/6)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage - Ryu's Wedding (2021)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent - Jazzy Misfits (2020)
- ( ) 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) (1/10)
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 (1/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) - The Fiery Priest (2019)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead - We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (2021)
Tags (Love) (1/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) - FriendZone 2: Dangerous Area (2020)
- ( ) 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 (2/5) Statistics
- (✓) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) - We Best Love: No. 1 For You (2021)
- ( ) 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 - Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai vs Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko (2021)
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 (1/4)
- (✓) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story - Bad Guys (2014)
- ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries
- ( ) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango)
- ( ) Watch a remake from the same country
Random (1/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name. 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) - Graceful Friends (2020) Friend: ghostie101
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name. (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)
- Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words.
MDL Related
A (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats)
- ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page.
- ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category –If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists)
°°° Substitutions and Extras°°°
These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block.
- ( ) Watch an Asadora
- ( ) Watch a Taiga
- ( ) Watch a Lakorn
- ( ) Watch a Seoguk
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc) I searched Storyteller or theater +country.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers
- () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty
- () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category)
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Starting date: 9. January 2021
Link to your Drama list
Difficulty: Medium 11 Blocks (55+)
- Progress: 16/55
Completed / Plan To Watch / Currently Watching
Time - A (2/5)
- (✓) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes
- Color Rush (2020)
- ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes
- ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes
- (✓) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes
- Imawa no Kuni no Alice (2020)
- ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes
Favorite (2/5)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.
- Move To Heaven (2021) (Lee Je Hoon)
- ( ) 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.
- Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart (2020)
Countries (2/7)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie from Japan.
- Utsukushii Kare (2021)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from China.
- The Untamed (2019)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.
- HIStory2: Crossing The Line (2018)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.
Genres (Lite) - A (3/5)
- (✓) 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.)
- ( ) 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 (2019)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future
- Memories of the Alhambra (2018)
Genres (dark) - 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)
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
- True Beauty (2020)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists
- Pornographer (2018)
Tags (Leads)
A (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead
Tags (Love) (2/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation
- To My Star (2021)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love
- Nobleman Ryu's Wedding (2021)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers
Tags (Misc Dark) (3/8)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder
- Beyond Evil (2021)
- ( ) 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
- Taxi Driver (2021)
- (✓) Watch a drama/movie Corruption
- Kingdom: Season 2 (2020)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal
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).
- Eternal Love (2017)
- ( ) 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
- ( ) 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)
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Starting date: January 1st, 2021
Link to your Drama list: AzyJTEvol's MDL
Difficulty: Super Easy: 4 Blocks (20+)
Progress: 11/20
Currently watching/Completed
Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)
A (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes
- ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes
- ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes
- ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes
- ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes
- ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes
- ( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (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 (3/5) 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. XX
- ( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)
- (X) 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 Idol Dictation Contest
- ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie
- (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary Blackpink : Light Up the Sky
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.) 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003 & 2004
- ( ) 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)
C (2/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.
- (X) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010. Shining Inheritance (2009)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.
- (X) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. Most Beautiful Goodbye (2017)
Relationships (2/5)
- (X) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships. Ouroboros
- (X) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character. Oh My Ghostess
- ( ) 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 (1/7)
- ( ) 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.
- (X) Watch a drama/movie from China. Love Me If You Dare
- ( ) 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 (1/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established Birthcare Center
- ( ) 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 (1/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline
- (X) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) My Roommate is a Gumiho
- ( ) 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 Hospital Playlist Season 2
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.
C (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship
Genres (dark)
A (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller
B (0/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)
Genres (Action – martial arts)
A (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Gungdo/ Subak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Arnis, Eskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)
B (0/5)
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
- (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling She would never know
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines
Theme (School) (0/6)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying
Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem
Theme (Family)
A (0/6)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy
Theme (Misc.) (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)
Tags (Leads)
A (0/5) (Male or Female or other you decide)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead
Tags (Love) (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers
Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.
- ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero
Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal
By the numbers
A (0/5) Statistics
- ( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics)
- ( ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating
- ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link
- ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available
- ( ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie
B (0/4)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews.
- ( ) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 by the user, not overall)
- ( ) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most)
Plan To Watch List (0/6)
- ( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.
- ( ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)
- ( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes).
- ( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes).
- ( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35).
- ( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name.
Seasonal Settings (0/4) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting
- () Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings
Not from here (0/4)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s) -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired. (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)
- ( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad
- ( ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city
Remakes –same story different note (0/4)
- ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story
- ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries
- ( ) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango)
- ( ) Watch a remake from the same country
Random (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name. Chose at the beginning and list here: ___________________(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name. (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)
- Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words.
MDL Related
A (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats)
- ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.
B (0/5)
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page.
- ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category –If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists)
°°° Substitutions and Extras°°°
These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block.
- ( ) Watch an Asadora
- ( ) Watch a Taiga
- ( ) Watch a Lakorn
- ( ) Watch a Seoguk
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc) I searched Storyteller or theater +country.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers
- () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty
- () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category)
S I G N - U P F O R M |
- Starting date: January 1, 2021
- Link to your Drama list: Drama List
- Difficulty: Hard: 14 Blocks (70+)
- Progress: 43/70 | 3/14
Completed Dramas: 36 | Drama Specials: 1 | Movies: 4 | Variety shows: 2
T I M E |
A (5/5)
- (✔︎) Watch a drama with 20 min or fewer per episode Hello, Spring 13 min
- (✔︎) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes Love Revolution 21 min
- (✔︎) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes Lovestruck in the City 30 min
- (✔︎) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes Imawa no Kuni no Alice 48 min
- (✔︎) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes episodes Love Alarm 2 57 min
T Y P E (3/5) |
- (✔︎) Watch a web series. It's Okay to be Sensitive 2020
- (✔︎) Watch a drama special. You Drive Me Crazy
- (✔︎) Watch a game/variety type show Road to Kingdom all 8 eps + Playground all 2 eps
- () Watch a theatrically released movie. Extreme Job
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary Break the Silence: The Movie
A W A R D - W I N N I N G (0/5) |
- ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie. My Mister "Best Drama" at 55th Baeksang
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director. SKY Castle Jo Hyun Tak "Best Director" at 55th Baeksang
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter. Stranger Lee Soo Yeon "Best Screenwriter" at 54th Baeksang
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor. Secret Garden Hyun Bin "Grand Prize" at 47th Baeksang
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress. Signal Kim Hye Soo "Best Actress" at 52nd Baeksang
F A V O R I T E (1/5) |
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.
- (✔︎) Watch a drama by the same director as one of your favorite dramas. Hospital Playlist 2 Shin Won Ho
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Prison Playbook Lee Woo Jung
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.
R E L E A S E D A T E |
A (4/5)
- (✔︎) Watch a drama that began airing this year. We Best Love: No. 1 For You
- (✔︎) Watch a drama that started airing the same year the user below you joined MDL. Addicted Heroin 2016
- (✔︎) Watch a movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL. Little Forest 2018
- ( ) Watch a movie that premiered in one of the years generated by this website. Old Boy 2003
- (✔︎) Watch a drama that began airing in the year you graduated Dark Blue and Moonlight graduated in 2017
R E L A T I O N S H I P S (4/5) |
- (✔︎) Watch a drama that focuses on non-romantic relationships Awaken
- ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character