MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge

Sign-up Form:  

• Starting date:  January 19, 2021 

• Link to your Drama list: minami_summer

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

• Progress: 12/10+

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

A (0/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
• ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
• ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
• ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
• ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 

B (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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

Favorite (0/5) 

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

Release Date (0/15)  

A (0/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) 

B (0/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s. 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s.  

C (0/5) 

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

 Relationships (0/5)  

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

 Countries (7/7)  

• (✔) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.  Can't Help Falling in Love
• (✔) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   Crazy Little Thing Called Love
• (✔) Watch a drama/movie from Japan.  Bungaku Shojo
• (✔) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   Love Alarm
• (✔) Watch a drama/movie from China.  Oh! My Emperor: Season One
• (✔) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.  Lost Romance
• (✔) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong. My Wife is 18

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 Gungdo/ Subak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Arnis, Eskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (0/5) 

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

Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (0/5)  

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

 Theme (School) (0/6) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Leads)  

 A (0/5) (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) (5/5) 

• (✔) Watch a drama/movie about First love Kanojo wa Kirei datta
• (✔) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation My Roommate Is a Gumiho
• (✔) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) Love Alarm 2 
• (✔) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love Mr. Sunshine 
• (✔) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers  Adult Trainee

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)

Sign-up Form:  

• Starting date: January 1, 2021
• Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/msaeram
• Difficulty: Super Easy (4 Blocks, 20+)
• Progress: 19/20 [On-going | 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)  

• ( ) Watch a web series.
• (Drama Stage Season 4: The Fair) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)
• (Grandpas Over Flowers Season 5) 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
• (Extreme Job) 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 (4/5)

• (Hello? Me!) 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. [2020/2014]
• (18 Again) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL. [2020]
• (Markova: Comfort Gay) 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.) [2000]
• (On The Way to The Airport) 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) [2016: passed a professional board exams]

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

• (Racket Boys) 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
• (Splash Splash 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
• (Run On) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established
• (Navillera) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal)
• (The Penthouse: War in Life) 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 (4/5)

• (Falling for Innocence) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
• (Juror 8) 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
• (Mine) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery
• (Eulachacha Waikiki) 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)

• ( ) 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 (3/5)

• (On The Verge of Insanity) 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
• (Hospital Playlist 2) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling licensed professionals [substitute category #1]
• (Prison Playbook) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members
• (Youn's Stay) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)
• (Hush!) 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)

Sign-up Form:  

• Starting date: (January 22, 2021)  

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

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

• Progress: 19/19 

Completed - Subtitution used

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

A (5/5) 

• (x) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes - Where Your Eyes Linger  (web-drama)
• (x) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes - Mokomi: Kanojo Chotto Hendakedo (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes - You Are My Glory (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes - Hamura Akira - Sekai de Mottomo Fuunna Tantei (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes  - Saiai  (drama)

2 - Type (5/5) 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. - Death Game Park (mobile drama)
• (x) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes) - App de Koi Suru 20 no Joken (drama sp)
• (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 - Produce X 101 (tv show)
• (x) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie - My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary - Ride On Time Season 2 (drama)

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

• (x) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.  - Parasite (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  (Sato Yuichi) - The Master Plan (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  (Nogi Akiko) - The Voice Of Sin (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor. (Okada Masaki) - The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress. (Zhou Dong Yu) - Better Days (movie)

4 - Favorite (5/5) 

• (x) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. - (Yokohama Ryusei) -  Anata no Ban Desu SP (drama sp)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  - (Shin Hye Sun) - Mr.Queen (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  (Tsukahara Ayuko - N no tame ni) - Kikazaru Koi niwa Riyuu ga Atte (drama)
  
• (x) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. - (The Light In Your Eyes) - Beyond Evil (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. - She Would Never Know  (drama)  

5 - Release Date (5/5)

A (5/5) 

• (x) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. - Brave: Gunjou Senki (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. (SamWxl - 2020)  - His (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  - ON Ijou Hanzai Sousakan Todo Hinako (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  (2005) - Nobuta Wo Produce (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) - (2015, graduated) Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment (movie)

6 - Relationships (5/5)  

• (x) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships. - Nishiogikubo Mitsuboshi Youshudou (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character. (Kagura is an alien) - Gintama 2 
• (x) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship - A Little Red Flower (movie)
• (x) 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/possi (Kagura is an alien)ble dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. - Falling Into Your Smile (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings - Kiwadoi Futari: K2: Ikebukurosho Keijika Kanzaki Kuroki (drama)

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

• (x) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) - Liar x Liar (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) - Would You Like a Cup of Coffee? (web drama)
• () Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan
• (x) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China - EXTRA #2 used
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
• (x) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics - EXTRA #1 used (there's no thai comic adaptation on this site! Novels yes, comics no)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel - A Tale of Thousand Stars (drama)

8 + 9 + 10 - Genres (Lite)  (15/15)

A (5/5) 

• (x) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) - Navillera (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) - Grand Maison Tokyo (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) - Chihayafuru: Musubi (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before) - Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future - Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai (drama sp)

B (5/5) 

• (x) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline -  Douluo Continent (drama)
• (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) - FAKE MOTION: Tatta Hitotsu no Negai (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. - Hikaru no go (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners - Hospital Playlist 2 (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. -  Dragon Zakura 2 (drama)

C (5/5) 

• (x) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) - Oh! My Boss! Koi wa Bessatsu de (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)  - Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy - Oretachi wa Abunakunai ~ Cool ni Saboru Keijitachi (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery - Super Juvenile Detective Team NEO Beginning (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship - Dear My Friends (drama)

11 + 12 - Genres (dark)  (10/10)

A (5/5) 

• (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) - The Journey Across the Night (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  - Kimi to Sekai ga Owaru Hi ni: Season 1  (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War -  D.P (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics)  - EXTRA #3 used
• (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller - W (drama)

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

• (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological  -  Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective - Kyojo 2 (drama sp)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness   - Nijiiro Karute (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) - Sakura (movie)
• ( ) 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)

13 - Genres (Action – martial arts)  

B (5/5) 

• (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical - Run On (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  - Go Go Squid! (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes - Go Go Squid 2: Dt. Appledog's Time (drama)
•  (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu - The High School Heroes (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan - Word of Honor (drama)

14 - Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5) 

• (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode - Cinderella is Online (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling - Nee Sensei, Shiranai no? 
• (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members - Red Eyes: Kanshi Sousa-han (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk) - Konto ga Hajimaru (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists - Uchi no Musume wa, Kareshi ga Dekinai!! (drama)

16 - Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5) 

• (x) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content  - Raise de wa Chanto Shimasu 2  (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ - Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko (drama sp)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap - Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu: Ganbare Jinrui! Shinshun Special!! (drama sp)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem -  3B no Koibito (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with Harem - The Many Faces of Ito (movie)

17 + 18 - Tags (Leads)  (7/10)

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

• (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead - (ex-yakuza) - Coffee Ikaga Deshou (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead - 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead -  We Best Love: No. 1 For You (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead - Remember You (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead - Lovely Writer (drama, )

B (5/5) 

• (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead - TharnType 2: 7 Years Of Love (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) - Muchuu-sa, Kimi ni (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead - You Make Me Dance (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead - Hitsuji to Okami no Koi to Satsujin (drama)
• ( x ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead - To My Star (drama)

19 - Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 

• (x) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder - 12 Suicidal Teens (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie Obsession - Influence (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health -  We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past - I Was A "Secret Bitch" (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia - Nijiiro Karute: Valentine Edition (drama sp)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie Revenge - Taxi Driver (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie Corruption - Stealth Walker (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal - Bokura ga Koroshita, Saiai no Kimi (drama)

19 - By the numbers  

A (5/5) Statistics 

• (x) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) - 68,2% completed -  Like In The Movies (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating - 7,8 and 7,6  - The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (movie)
• (x) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link - #2 - Move To Heaven (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  - #11799 - Nigatsu no Shosha: Zettai Gokaku no Kyoshitsu  (drama)
• (x) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie - 74,9% - Kao Dake Sensei (drama)

°°° 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. 

•  (x) Watch an Asadora - Okaeri Mone (drama) 
• ( ) Watch a Taiga 
• ( ) Watch a Lakorn 
• ( ) Watch a Seoguk 
• (x) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. (Haiku - Japanese poem) - An no Ririkku: Sakuragi An Haiku Hajimetemimashita (drama sp)
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
• () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
• (x) Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) : 
  • Watch a drama where one of the main characters has a disability - Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu (drama)
  • Watch a drama where one of the main characters is part of a secret organisation - Avalanche (drama)

2021:

• Starting date: January 22, 2021
• Link to your Drama list: Steph's Drama List
• Difficulty: Medium: 11 Blocks (55+) 
• Progress: 0/11
• Total Progress: 5/55

Movies: (2)       Dramas: (3)       Specials: ()        Reality: ()

Milestones

Plan to Watch   |     Currently Watching (W)    |    Completed (✔︎) 

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

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

Award-winning (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) 

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 (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.  - The Magician  
• ( ) 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) 

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) 

Genres (Action – martial arts)