MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge

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Starting date: April 9 2021

Link to your Drama list:  Link

Difficulty:  Intervention: 40 blocks + 2 Bonus items

Progress: 12/180

Progress Blocks: 2/36

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- Completed dramas at sign-up for the challenge:  19

- Completed drama specials at sign-up for the challenge:   0

- Completed movies at sign-up for the challenge:  0

- Completed tv shows at sign-up for the challenge:  1

- Currently Watching:  13

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Milestones

Super Busy But Still Want To Play: 2 Blocks (10 +)  - April 9th, 2021 - August 4th, 2021

Super Easy: 4 Blocks (20+)

Easy: 6 Blocks (30+)

Medium: 11 Blocks (55+)

Hard: 14 Blocks (70+)

Extremely Hard: 17 Blocks (85+)

Merciless: 20 Blocks (100+)

Dauntless: 24 Blocks (120+)

Diabolical: 28 Blocks (140+)

Insanium: 32 Blocks (160+) 

Addiction: 36 Blocks (180+)

Intervention: 40 blocks + 2 Bonus items

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Colors To Know:  Watching , Completed , Plan To Watch Dropped

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Time  

A (4/4) 

(✔︎) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes : Color Rush

(✔︎) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes: XX

(✔︎ ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes: Lovestruck in the city

(✔︎ ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes: Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower


B (2/2) 

(✔︎) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes : Mystic Pop Up Bar

() Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less : Shanai Marriage Honey


Type (2/3) 

(✔︎) Watch a web seriesHow are you bread?

(✔︎ ) Watch a drama special : You Drive Me Crazy

(X) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type  show: Knowing Bros


Award-winning (4/4) 

(✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director. : Childhood Days

(✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter. : Fall Guy

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

(✔︎) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress. : A Girl Missing


Favorite (0/5) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. : Romance is A Bonus Book (Lee Jong-suk)

( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. :Lawless Lawyer (Seo Ye Ji)

( ) 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: Given

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

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

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

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


B (0/5) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s 

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s 


C (0/5) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020


 Relationships (0/5)  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 


 Countries (0/7)  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   

( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan 

( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   

( ) Watch a drama/movie from China: The Untamed

( ) 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) : Alice in Borderland

( ) 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. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. 

( ) 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: Let's Eat!

( ) 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: Giver: Fukushu No Zoyosha

( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person 

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy: Prison Playbook

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship: Hospital Playlist


Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters 

( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War: Crash Landing Into You

( ) Watch a drama/movie which has 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 


Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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


B (0/5) 

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

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

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

 ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  

( ) Watch a drama  whose genre is  Wuxia: The Untamed


Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

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

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

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  

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


B (0/5)  

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

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

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

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

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


 Theme (School) (0/6) 

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

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

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

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

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying


Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem


Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

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

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 

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

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

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


B (0/5) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy


  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 

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

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


Tags (Leads)  

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead


B (0/5) 

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead


Tags (Love) (0/5) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers


Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 

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

( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero


 Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal


By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 

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

( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link 

( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  

( ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie


B (0/4) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  

( ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. 

( ) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 by the user, not overall) 

( ) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most)


Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  

( ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  

( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). 

( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). 

( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). 

( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. 


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

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

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

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

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

() Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 


Not from here (0/4) 

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

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

( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 

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


Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

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

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

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

( ) Watch a remake from the same country


Random (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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


MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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


B (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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


Sign-up Form:  

Starting date: January 1, 2021

Link to your Drama list: Rose's Drama List

Difficulty:  Medium

Progress: 38/49

Progress Blocks: 4/11

Colour code:     Completed      Currently Watching      Plan to watch


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

A (3/5) 

(✓) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes To My Star
() Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes A Love So Beautiful
( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes One Spring Night
( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes Something About 1 Percent
() Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes Extracurricular


Favorite (3/5)

(✓) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  While You Were Sleeping - Lee Jong Suk
(✓) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. 365: Repeat the Year - Nam Jihyun
( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  Cheat On Me, If You Can - Kim Hyoung Seok
( ) 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.  Love in The Moonlight - Baek Sang Hoon


Relationships (3/5)  

(✓) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  Move to Heaven (Uncle and nephew relationship)
() Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  My Roommate is a Gumiho
( ) 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. Search
( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 


Genres (Lite)  

A (4/5) 

() Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Imitation
() Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) I order You
() Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) Live On
(✓) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 100 Days My Prince
( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future


B (5/5) 

() Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Goblin
() 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) Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
() 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. Liar Game
() Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners Good Doctor
() Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. Vincenzo


C (3/5) 

() Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Itaewon Class
( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.Hope / The Hymn of Death
() Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy Sweet & Sour
(✓) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery Taxi Driver
() Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship 


Genres (dark)  

A (5/5)

() Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) Strangers From Hell
() Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  Dark Hole 
() Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War Descendants of the Sun
() Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) Times
() Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller City Hunter


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

() Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological A Beautiful Mind
() Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective Tell Me What You Saw
() Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  Fantastic
() Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) Beautiful World
( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) Mr Sunshine
( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)


Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5) 

() 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 Search: WWW
() Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling True Beauty
() Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members Law School
() Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  At a Distance, Spring Is Green
() Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists Doom at Your Service


B (3/5) 

() Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid The Penthouse: War in Life
() Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  Racket Boys 
() Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) So I Married an Anti-Fan
( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  Valid Love
( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines On the Verge of Insanity


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)

Sign-up Form:  

Starting date:  January 1, 2021  

Link to your Drama list:  My LIst

Difficulty:  Medium

Progress: 

Dramas/Movies 69/55 as many as I can  

Blocks Completed: 13/11



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

A (5/5)
✅ Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes Replay: The Moment When it Starts Again
✅ Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes  How to be Thirty
✅ Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes You Are My Destiny (Japanese Version)      

✅ Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes Loveo2o
✅ Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes Beautiful Gong Shim


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

✅  Watch a web series Drunk in Good Taste 
✅ Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)   Review Notebook of My Embarrassing Days
✅ Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers   Running Man Episdes 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 540, 534, 155, 251, 316, 319
✅ Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie Beauty Inside - Movie
✅ Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary Break the Silence


Release Date (0/5)  

A (5/5)

✅ Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. Bossam Steal the Fate
✅ Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.   The user above me is Rose she joined in 2021 so I watched  You Are My Spring 
✅  Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  Please Don’t Date Him 
✅ Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)   2010  Playful Kiss 
✅  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) 2017 the year I met my partner People You May Know


Relationships (5/5)  

✅ Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  Witch’s Diner
✅ Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  My Holo Love  - Main Character is AI Hologram
✅  Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship Five Enough
✅ 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.  Imaginary Cat
 ✅ Watch a drama/movie with Siblings Beauty from Heart


Genres (Lite)  

A (5/5)
✅Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Ex-Girlfriend Club  - ML is a webtoon illustrator
✅ Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) Let’s Eat
✅ Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) Extraordinary You 
✅ Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before) Boss am stealing fate
✅ Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future Sisyphus the Myth


B (5/5)
✅ Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Lost Romance 
✅  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) Doom at Your Service
✅ 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. Go Go Squid 2
✅ Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners Emergency Couple
✅ Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.  Stranger


C (5/5)
✅ Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Rich Man
✅ Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)  Miss Hammurabi
✅ Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy Sweet Stranger
✅ Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery  Terius Behind Me
✅ Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship Be Melodramatic/Melo is my Nature)


Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5)
✅ Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
✅ Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling Record of Youth
✅ Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members Vincenzo
✅  Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)  Because this is my first life 
✅ Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists Oh My Baby


Theme (Family)  

A (6/6)
✅ Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage Prime Minister & I
✅ Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof)  My Golden Life (at the beginning of the show its the 2 parents and 4 kids all living at home
✅ Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent Hospital Playlist 2
✅ Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child Doctors 
✅ Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child Special Encounter
✅  Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family) The Heirs


Tags (Leads)  

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

✅ Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead The Beauty Inside (Strong Female Lead)
✅ Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead She Would Never Know the ML played by Ro Woon
✅ Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead W - Two Worlds Apart ML is rich
✅ Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead Lucky Romance ML is a genius
✅ Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead You’re My Destiny (Thai Version) Wanida the FL is completely innocent


B (5/5)

✅ Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead Our Times
✅ Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) High End Crush
✅ Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead Black Knight - The Man Who Guards Me 
✅ Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead Mask
✅ Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead Noble My Love


Tags (Love) (5/5)

✅ Watch a drama/movie about First love Was it Love?
✅ Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation Cohabitation
✅ Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) Dinner Mate
✅ Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love Flower Boy Next Door
✅  Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers Let’s Eat 2


Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8)

✅ Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  Man to Man
✅ Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. Hospital Playlist
✅ Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity Mask
✅ Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending My roommate is a Gumiho
✅ Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends  You Raise Me Up
✅ 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.  My ID is Gangnam Beauty 
✅  Watch a drama/movie Time Travel Sisyphus The Myth
✅ Watch a drama/movie Superhero Bring it on Ghost

chunyu Volunteer Staff

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: chunyu's dramalist

  • Difficulty:  Diabolical - 28 Blocks (140+)

  • Progress: 49/140 

Plan to watch || Currently watching || Completed


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

A (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes Itsuka, Nemuri ni Tsuku Hi
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
  •  Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes Zeni Geba
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes Jealousy Incarnate

B (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  •  Watch a movie of 180 or more minutes A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
  • ( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in the MDL database) 
  •  Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less Aku no Hado
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30 episodes or more The Destiny of White Snake

Type (3/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  


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

  • Watch an award-winning drama/movie Always: Sunset on Third Street (the film won 12 prizes at the 2006 Japanese Academy Awards, including the awards for Best Film, Director, Actor, and Screenplay)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director. Red Cliff x
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  •  Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  Save Me (Kim Jae Wook has won an award)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. Aircraft Carrier Ibuki(One of my favorite actors Tamaki Hiroshi)
  • ( ) 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.  12 Suicidal Teens (Screenwriter Kuramochi Yutaka)

Release Date (12/15)  

A (5/5) 

  •  Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.  Pornographer - Spring Life
  •  Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. The user above me, Michelles_Musings, joined in 2020. Where Your Eyes Linger: The Movie
  •  Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL. I joined MDL in 2017. From the Heart
  •  Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(1989, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2009) Right Place
  •  Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/firstborn etc. (or another major event in your life). An important year for me is 2018. Chorogi

B (5/5) 


C (2/5) 


 Relationships (1/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships. I Can Speak
  •  Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character. This Summer
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a parental relationship Still Walking
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possibly dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. The Travelling Cat Chronicles
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings My Annoying Brother

 Countries (2/7)  


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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a manga (Japan) Shiyakusho x
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a manhwa (South Korea) Tazza: The Hidden Card
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a manhua –Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a manhua - China Go Brother!
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a manhua -Hong kong Black Mask x
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a komik - Philippines  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from Thai comics
  •  Watch a drama/movie adapted from a novel Better Days

 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). Sunny
  • ( ) 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 Key of Life
  • ( ) 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) Cats Don't Come When You Call
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions 

Genres (Lite)  

A (4/5) 

  •  Watch a drama/movie about art (music, dance, painting, photography, etc.) Two Lights: Relumino
  •  Watch a drama/movie about food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) Sweet Bean
  •  Watch a drama/movie about school (pre-k-university, graduate, and trade school) Flying Colors
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) My Way x
  •  Watch a drama/movie about sci-fi /space/future Genome Hazard

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Arthdal Chronicles Part 2: The Sky Turning Inside Out, Rising Land
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale
  • ( ) 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. March Comes in Like a Lion
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners A Day
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. Stranger 2

C (1/5) 

  •  Watch a drama/movie about business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Money
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.Ip Man x
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy Miss Granny
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery A Werewolf Boy
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship As One

Genres (dark)  

A (3/5) 

  •  Watch a drama/movie whose genre is horror (includes jump scares, creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) Kingdom
  •  Watch a drama/movie which has horror monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju) The Vampire Lives Next Door to Us
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War The Long Way Home x
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) The Good Wife
  •  Watch a drama/movie whose genre is thriller Missing You

B (0/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological It's Okay to Not Be Okay
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal Investigation / Detective The Client
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness Algernon ni Hanataba o
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) Shoot My Heart
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts the 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) The Piper x

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) The Forbidden Kingdom
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) Throw Down
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) Fighter in the Wind
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (0/5) 


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 The Con Artists
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Makeup/Modeling/Hairstyling Paradise Kiss
  •  Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members The Dude in Me
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example clerk/waitress/help desk) Hannari Girori no Yoriko-san
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists A Taxi Driver

B (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features housekeeper/butler/maid The Housemaid
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard) Restart After Come Back Home
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a TV personality (actor/comedian/TV reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) To My Star
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a 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 a bad student (delinquent) Night Flight
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a former delinquent teacher GTO: The Movie
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a teacher who has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired) Misaki Number One!!
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a transfer student Orange
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a student festival 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features bullying Student A

Theme (Let's get physical) (2/5) 


Theme (Family)  

A (1/6) 

  •  Watch a drama/movie about marriage contract or arranged marriage Two Weddings and a Funeral
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a large family (Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 11 Nin mo Iru!
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent Bento Harassment
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child The Way Home
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child Close-Knit
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a sibling raising a child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an orphan Fortuna's Eye
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about twins My Brother's Husband
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about pregnancy Familyhood

  Theme (Misc.) (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a clone Seobok
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an android Ando Lloyd - A.I. Knows Love?
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an alien Gintama
  • ( ) 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) You and Me

Tags (Leads)  

 A (1/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 


B (1/5) 


Tags (Love) (1/5) 


Tags (Misc Lite) (1/8) 


 Tags (Misc Dark) (2/8) 


By the numbers  

A (1/5) Statistics 

  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is a pie chart under statistics) Our Little Sister had 62,8% completed on April 20th, 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 Smoking
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) Break the Silence: The Movie was #44 on April 20th, 2021
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri was #1066 on April 20th, 2021
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie with more than 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie. As of April 18th, 2021 this movie had 82,6% plan to watch: Your Story

B (2/4) 

  • ( ) 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) from user BC993's list: Train to Busan
  •  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) from user BC993's list: Snow Flower

Plan To Watch List (1/6) 

  •  Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list. as of April 18th, 2021: Rashomon
  • ( ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  as of April 18th, 2021: #Alive
  • ( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (2 episodes). The shortest drama on my list is 3 episodes so watching that: So Long
  • ( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). As of April 18th, 2021: Oshin
  • ( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). On April 18th, 2021 my list had 1784 titles, so I'll be watching 892: Memory Lost
  • ( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name

Seasonal Settings (1/5) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice) Snowy Road
  •  Watch a drama/movie with a rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting Your Fingertips
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting Ao Natsu
  • ( ) 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 a foreign actor(s)  - A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast. Swing Kids
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be filmed in another country but does not have to be) A Man and a Woman
  • ( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • ( ) A new person in a small town OR Small town person moves to a big city Daytime Shooting Star

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

  • ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries besides 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 Children...
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list Masquerade
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name (can exclude Variety show appearances).
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters (D, W, C). Dai Renai: Boku wa Wasureru Kimi to
  • Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words: acquaintance, rank, menu. A Tale Of Samurai Cooking - A True Love Story

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL. from this article Kim Ji Young: Born 1982
  • ( ) 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) mentioned by Hurricane Tortilla on April 20th, 2021 Seven Days: Monday - Thursday
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.  least viewed tag: detective Memories of Murder
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on your stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) drama + school I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
  • ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  The Hymn of Death from this list, #6 as of April 20th, 2021

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. Heaven's Door
  • ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more I took a drama from xxmai Tsumi to Batsu: A Falsified Romance
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section as of April 20th, 2021 it was on page 2. Takatsu River
  • ( ) 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 as of April 20th, 2021 it was on page 2 of movies The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) Sweet Home was added to this list

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

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: April 19, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: Malu

  • Difficulty:  

  • Progress: 4/?? 


    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 :  Be My Boyfriend
  • ( ) 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.)  : 100 Days with Mr Arrogant (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) 

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

C (0/5) 

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

 Relationships (0/5)  

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

 Countries (0/7)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

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

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

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

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

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

B (0/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

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

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (0/5) 

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

Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5)  

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

 Theme (School) (0/6) 

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

Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 

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

Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Leads)  

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

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

B (0/5) 

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

Tags (Love) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 

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

 Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8) 

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

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

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

B (0/4) 

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

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

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

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

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

Not from here (0/4) 

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

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

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

Random (0/5) 

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

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list:  https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/andreaEE 

  • Difficulty:  Easy

  • Progress:  10/42

  • Progress Blocks: 0/36

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

A (1/5) 

  • (X) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes  You Make Me Dance
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 

B (1/5) 

  • (X) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes A Tale of Thousand Stars 
  • ( ) 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 To My Star 
  • (X) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  Innocent Special
  • (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  MMTG    (71, 96, 102-103, 113-116, 120-122, 155, 157-158, 162-163, 171, 177-181)
  • ( ) 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 (1/5) 

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. (Lee Dong Wook) Strangers From Hell
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  (Jin Se Yeon) Doctor Stranger
  • ( ) 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.  (2015/2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  (2020)
  • ( ) 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.)  (90,00,01,08,10)
  • ( ) 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 (1/5) 

  • ( ) 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 A Frozen Flower
  • ( ) 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 (5/7)  


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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) Erased
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea)  Cheese in the Trap
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China Take Your Mark
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 

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

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

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

B (0/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

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

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (0/5) 

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

Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5)  

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

 Theme (School) (0/6) 

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

Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 

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

Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Leads)  

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

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

B (0/5) 

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

Tags (Love) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 

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

 Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8) 

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

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

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

B (0/4) 

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

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

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

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

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

Not from here (0/4) 

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

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

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

Random (0/5) 

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

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: Lys' List

  • Difficulty:  Easy - 6 blocks (30+)

  • Progress: 30/30  ~~ 6/6



Award-winning  --it all about the accolades 

Favorite

Release Date 

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. Mr Hong
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. Amanza - 2020
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  Happiness - 2021
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. Memories of Murder - 2003
  • (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) The King's Affection - 2021 (car licence)

By the numbers 

  • (X) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) Oh My Venus - 73.6%
  • (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 So Young 2 -7/10
  • (X) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link Deserter Pursuit - Ranked #56 
  • (X) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available An Oriental Odyssey - Ranked #1768 
  • (X) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie The Beauty Inside - 28.4%

Tags (Leads)  

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


Tags (Love) 

(5/5)

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie about First love School 2017
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation To My Star
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) Strong Girl Bong Soon - Love triangle
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love Unforgettable 
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers Better Days

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: April 28, 2021 

  • Link to your Drama list: Mijumaru

  • Difficulty:  Addiction 

  • Progress: 184/180+

  • No. of movies watched: 74

  • No. of Drama special watched: 1

  • No. of Dramas watched: 109


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

A (5/5) 


B (5/5) 


 Countries                                                                        (7/7)  


Genres (Lite)  

A (5/5) 


B (5/5) 

  • Watch a drama about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline ---Love Buzz
  • Watch a drama about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes) --- Tengoku to Jigoku: Psychona futari
  • Watch a movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/cards/Mahjong etc.) Anything that us es the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. ---Kakegurui The Movie
  • Watch a drama about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/ ---- Breathe of Destiny
  • Watch a drama about Law/paralegals etc. --- Law School 



Remakes –same story different note                  (4/4)  

  • Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story ---- Shitteru Wife (Drama)
  • Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries --- Infernal Affairs (Movie)
  • Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hare is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango)  ---  Hana Nochi Hare: HanaDan Next Season  (Rewatch)
  • Watch a drama remake from the same country  --- Unrequited Love 2021

Random                                                                            (5/5) 

  • Watch a drama that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: ___M________________(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  --- Mimi 2014
  • Watch a movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) ---- Keys to the heart --(kelsey/in friend list)
  • Watch a drama from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances)----Lee Han Ik (4 credited works) ---It's Okay to be Sensitive 2020 
  • Watch a drama that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  --- generated U J E picked letter U --- Uchi no Musume wa, Kareshi ga Dekinai!!
  • Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one. (Grudge/ JUMP /decorative)--- Jump Ashin! 

C (5/5) 


Tags (Misc Lite)                                                                  (8/8) 


 Tags (Misc Dark)                                                                 (8/8) 


(Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)   Type (5/5)


Award-winning                                                                 (5/5)


Favorite                                                                                  (5/5)


Release Date (15/15)  

                                                                                                A (5/5) 

  • Watch a drama that began premiered this year. ---  Black Cinderella (2021)
  • Watch a movie that aired same year user below you joined MDL (2021). --- First Love (2021)
  • Watch a movie that aired the same year you joined MDL.---After Diving Bell (2018)  
  • Watch a movie that began premiered in one of the years generated by this website(2010, 1998, 1997,1993, 1992) --Love in Disguise (2010)
  • Watch a movie that began airing/premiered in the year you graduated middle school in 2017. --- A Day

B (5/5) 


C (5/5) 


 Relationships                                                                (5/5) 

  • Watch a drama that focuses on non-romantic relationships. --- Move to Heaven (2021)
  • Watch a drama with a non-human main character. --- My Roommate Is a Gumiho
  • Watch a drama that focuses on a Parental relationship --- Papa & Daddy 
  • Watch 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. --- Nekonade
  • Watch a drama with Siblings --- Sorn Ngao Ruk  

Countries Comics       (5/8)       (5/8 must be completed to count) 

  • Watch a movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) ---  Same Difference
  • Watch a drama adapted from a Manhwa (S. Korea) --- Her Lovely Heels 
  • Watch a drama adapted from a Manhua -Taiwan --- Yong Jiu Grocery Store
  • Watch a drama adapted from a Manhua- China ----  The Long Ballad 
  • ( ) 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 adapted from a Novel ---  Mysterious Love 

 Cast Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

(6/6)

  • Watch a drama with students as the main cast. --- Fish Upon the Sky 
  • Watch a drama with young adults as the main cast 20-29 single finding place in life --- Youth Should be Early 
  • Watch a drama with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established --- Love Kome no Okite: Kojirase Joshi to Toshishita Dansh (FL is around 35 yrs old)
  • Watch a drama with Elderly characters or grandparents ---Navillera   
  • Watch a movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) --- Hachiko Monogatari 
  • Watch a drama where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions --- The Tasty Florida 

Genres (dark)  

                                                                                                       A (5/5) 


B (6/6)

  • Watch a movie whose genre is Psychological --- Silenced 
  • Watch a drama whose genre is Detective ---- Sakura no Tou 
  • Watch a movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness ----Looking Up At The Half Moon 
  • Watch a movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) --- Cry Me a Sad River
  • Watch a movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another --- Dong Ju: The Portrait of a Poet 
  • Watch a movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened ----- Yellow Tears

B (5/5) 


Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5) 


B (5/5)  


 Theme (School) 

(6/6) 

  • Watch a movie which features Bad student (delinquent) --- My Love 
  • Watch a movie which features Former Delinquent teacher--- GTO: The Movie
  • (SUBSTITUTE ) Watch a drama about soldiers  --- You Are My Hero
  • Watch a movie which features a Transfer student ---My Love
  • Watch a drama which features a Student festival  --- Light On Me 
  • Watch a drama which features Bullying ---  Kingyo Club

Theme (Lets get physical)                                          (5/5) 


Theme (Family)  

A (6/6)


B(5/5)


Tags (Leads)  

 A (5/5) 


B (5/5) 


Tags (Love)                                                                          (5/5) 


By the numbers  

                                                                                               A (5/5)

  • Watch a movie more than 50% have completed (52.1%)---Birthday (2019)
  • Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  ---  Rikokatsu (7.7)
  • Watch a drama Ranked in the top 200 link --- We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (140)
  • Watch a drama Ranked over 1000 link  --- Praomook (3044)
  • Watch a drama with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie (70.9%)---Konshu Tsuma ga Uwaki Shimasu

           B (4/4) 

  • Watch a drama with over 10 Reviews. ---- The Rebel Princess
  • Watch a drama with 0 Reviews. ---- Haru no Noroi
  • Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on (rated 9 ) Shiro --- Dali and the Cocky Prince 
  • Watch a poorly rated and completed drama from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 4.0) Shiro --- Love Alarm 2


Not from here    (4/4) 

  • Watch a drama that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast --- Tenno no Ryoriban  
  • (SUBSTITUTE) Watch a drama about Anything not covered in this challenge ---  Hyochakusha (2021) (religious symbolism)
  • Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad --- Vincenzo
  • (SUBSTITUTE) Watch a drama about Anything not covered in this challenge --- Murder Diary

MDL Related  

A (5/5) 

 


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

  1. We Best Love: No. 1 For You  ) Watch a web series 
  2. Drama Special Season 5: The Three Female Runaways (2014)
    ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  3. ( (Mr. Queen) Watch a Seoguk ) 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  
  4. 2. (   Better Days  ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  5. 3. (BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky  ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary


  1. 4. Award-winning (5/5) --it all about the accolades 
  2. (Good doctor  ) Watch an award-winning drama. best drama 2014  
  3. (Reply 1997) Watch a drama from an award-winning director. Shin Won Ho best director baeksang 2016 for reply 1988 
  4. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo ) Watch a drama from an award-winning screenwriter. 
    Kim Soo Jin won 2021 for beyond evil  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baeksang_Arts_Award_for_Best_Screenplay_%E2%80%93_Television
  5. (Nevertheless ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  song kang best actor 2021 Baeksang Arts Awards 
  6. ( Pasta) Watch a drama from an award-winning actress.
    Gong Hyo Jin
      best new actress 2001 (and allot more)
     

5. Favorite (5/5)   

  1. (No Breathing) Watch a drama/movie a that has one of your favorite actors. ( Lee Jong Suk
  2. ( Running gu ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  Park Min Young, 
  3. ( Love struck in the city) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Park Shin Woo
  4. (Beyond evil ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  https://mydramalist.com/people/17756-kim-soo-jin WFKBJ and the light in your eyes! 
  5. 4. (You Make Me Dance ) Watch a movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   
  6. 6.. Release Date (0/15)  A (5/5) 
    1. (My fated boy ) Watch a drama that began airing/premiered this year.
    2. One fine week 2 2020 ) Watch a drama that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
    3. (So I Married an Anti-Fan (2021)  Watch a drama  that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
    4. 5. (Scandal Makers (2008)Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years, 2008
    5. (Love Rain (2012), 2012 my first born ) Watch a drama  that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) 


  1. 7.C (5/5) 5
  2. ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s (D.P.  ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers
  3. 6. (April Sn0ow (2005) ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005
  4. (Goong) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 
  5. 7. ( Collective Invention) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.  
  6. (TharnType 2: 7 Years Of Love) Watch a drama which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. 66.

 8.Relationships (5/5)  

  1. (Inseparable Bros ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships 
  2. (Meow, the Secret Boy  ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  3. ( Birthcare Center ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
  4. (Let's Eat ) 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. 
  5. Coffee prince) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

9.   Countries (7/7)  

  1. (Game boys level up ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 
  2. ( Love at first hate) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
  3. (close range love ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan 
  4. (Live on ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
  5. (Love is sweet ) Watch a drama/movie from China 
  6. ( papa and Daddy ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan 
  7. (Mad world  ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong


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


    1. (Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko
       ) Watch a movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 
    2. (Go back couple) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) 
    3. Yong Jiu Grocery Store) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
    4. ( Poisoned Love ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China 
    5. Crush) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 
  1. 11.  Cast (6/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 
    • (With you  ) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school 
    • ( The Day of Becoming You) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life 
    • (18 again) 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 
    • The Cat) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a <<<<person that turns into an animal) 
    • ( Like in the movies ) 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)  
      12 A (5/5) 
      • Do you like brahms) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
      • ( Lets eat 2) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
      • (Don´t disturb my studie ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
      • Moon lover scarlet heart Rio) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 
      • ( Space sweepers  ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

    • 13 B (5/5) 

      • (Familiar wife ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
      • ( The uncanny counter) 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) 
      • Omok girl ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
      • Hospital ship) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
      • (The Devil Judge ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.


14 C (5/5) 

  1. (Whats wrong with secretary Kim ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  2. (  Imagine Me Without You  ) Watch a drama based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  3. (Secret garden ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  4. (Sky castel ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  5. (HIStory2: Crossing the Line  ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship
  6. Genres (dark) 

    15 A (5/5) 

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

  7. 16 B (4/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) Completed! 

    1. Save me) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
    2. (Hello Monster  ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 
    3. (Black ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
    4. (Hymn of death ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 


  1. 17 B (5/5) 
  2. Theme (Occupations)  

    18 A (5/5) 

    • Please Feel at Ease Mr. Ling (2021)) 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 
    • (Pearl Next Door (2020) ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
    • ( Start up ) Watch a movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
    • ( Doom at Your Service (2021) ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
    • (Lovely writer ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

  3. 19 B (5/5) 
    • (Boss&me) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
    • (Hot Young Bloods ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
    • To My Star) 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) 
    • ( Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
    • ( Taxi Driver) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 
  4. 20  Theme (School) (6/6)   
    1. (Don´t leave after school ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 
    2. ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher(
      One and Only) Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
    3. ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  Watch a title that features an organ transplant Hospital playlist 2
    4. ( My Love (2021) Watch a/movie which features a Transfer student 
    5. (Light on me ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
    6. ( Someday or one day) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Family) 22 A (6/6) 


  • (Marriage contract ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • (Racket boys) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • (one spring night) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
  • ( one in a hundred thousand  ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • Unforgettable Love) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 
  • josee) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family
  • 23 B (5/5) 



  1. 24  Theme (Misc.) (5/5) 

    • (  ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
    • (Out of the Dream) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
    • I am...  ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
    • (My Girlfriend is an Alien ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 
    • Mouse ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 
    • (catman ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate)

  2. 25Tags (Leads)  

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


  3. 27Tags (Love) (5/5) 


  4. 28 Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8)  
    1. At a Distance, Spring Is Green ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
    2. (Dinner Mate ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
    3. (Hit the Top ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
    4. (30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii ) Watch a drama Happy Ending 
    5. My little happiness) Watch a drama Childhood friends 
    6. (About time  ) Watch a drama 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. 
    7. (Blue Birthday) Watch a drama Time Travel 
    8. (A Choo (2020) ) Watch a movie Superhero


29 Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 

  1. (Night in paradise ) Watch a movie Death/murder 

  2. Addicted Heroin) Watch a drama Obsession 

  3. (Mad for Each Other  ) Watch a drama Mental Health 

  4. ( He Is Psychometric) Watch a drama Tragic Past 

  5. (Be with You ) Watch movie Amnesia 

  6. (sweet revenge 2  ) Watch a drama  Revenge 

  7. Terius Behind Me ) Watch a drama Corruption 

  8. The Three Musketeers) Watch a drama Betrayal

  9. By the numbers  

307 A (5/5) Statistics 


  1. 32 Plan To Watch List (6/6) 13

  2. 33 Seasonal Settings (4/4) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

    • (That Winter, The Wind Blows   ) 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)  
    • (Summer Again  ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 
    • (Splash splash love   ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
    • (Our secret) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 
  3. 34 Not from here (4/4)14
    • ( Call It What You Want) Watch a drama that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
    • Kamome Diner) Watch a movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)  
    • (Vincenzo  ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
    • ( His ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city
  4. 35Remakes –same story different note (4/4)  


  • °°° 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( ) instead of Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes   : Dare to love  
    • ( (Mr. Queen) Watch a Seoguk instead of 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  
    • (Out of the Dream) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
    • (D.P.  ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers   instead of  title that aired in the 1990s 
    • (One and Only) Watch a drama/movie about Royalty-instead of former delinquent teacher. 
    • 1. Drama/movie tagged  Covid instead of harem (#Remolove: Futsuu no Koi wa Jado (2020) 
    • 2. Watch a drama/movie  with   Transgender Character instead of whose genre Tokusatsu   Transgender Character 3 Will Be Free
    • Watch a title that features an organ transplant Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teachingHospital playlist 2



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

A (2/5)

( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes

( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes

( x ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes Lovestruck in the City (2020) 

( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes

( x  ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes Navillera (2021)


B (2/5)

( x ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes The Guest (2018)

( ) 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)

( x ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less Love Alarm 2 (2021)

( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more


Type (4/5) 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. The Sweet Blood (2021)

( x ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes) SF8: The Prayer (2020)

( 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 Show!terview with Jessi (2020) -> ëp: 1 to 42

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

( x ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary Burn The Stage: The Movie (2018)


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 (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.

( x ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. The King: Eternal Monarch (2020)

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


Release Date (0/15)  

A (1/5)

( x ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. Vincenzo (2021)

( ) 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 (1/7)  

( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.

( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.

( x ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan. Homunculus (2021)

( ) 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 (1/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

( x ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) Imawa no Kuni no Alice (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


 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

( ) 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 (1/5)

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.)

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

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

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

( x ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future Space Sweepers (2021)


B (2/5)

( x ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Mystic Pop-Up Bar (2020)

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games.

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

( x  ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. Law School (2021)


C (4/5)

( x ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Start-Up (2020)

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

( x ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy True Beauty (2020)

( x ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery Train (2020)

( x ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship A Love So Beautiful (2020)


Genres (dark)  

A (2/5)

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

( x ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju) Dark Hole (2021)

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

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

( x ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller Missing: The Other Side (2020)


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

( x ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological Goedam (2020)

( x ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective Voice 3: City of Accomplices (2019)

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

( x ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) Taxi Driver (2021)

( ) 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

( x ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart (2020)

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

( x ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead It's Okay To Be Sensitive (2018)

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead

( x ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead Sell Your Haunted House (2021)

( ) 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) (2/8) 

( ) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder

( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession

( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health

( x ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past Voice 2 (2018)

( x ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia Mouse (2021)

( ) 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: May 6, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: SandySora's List

  • Difficulty:  Easy: 6 Blocks (30+) (let's try that for now)

  • Progress: 0/6

Favorite (0/5) 

  • Come and Hug Me (rewatched) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
  • A Piece of Your Mind (rewatched ) 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.  

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 
  • (The Long Ballad ) 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 

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

  • (Do You Like Brahms? ) 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) 

  • ( Splash Splash LOVE ) 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. 
  • (You Are My Hero) 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 (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (0/5) 

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

Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5)  

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

 Theme (School) (0/6) 

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

Theme (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

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 

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

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

Random (0/5) 

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

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

Sign-up Form:  

Starting date: May 6, 2021

Olwyn’s DramaList

Difficulty:  Hard

Progress: ??/14


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

A (0/5)


(✔️ ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes The Boy Next Door
( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes  We Best Love: No For You
( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes  Douluo Continent
( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes  Love and Redemption
( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes  Love Alarm 2


B (0/5)

( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes Vincenzo
( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes
(✔️ ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes  Love Buzz
( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less  Handmade Love
( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more Under the Power


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.  We Best Love: Fighting Mr 2nd
( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
You Drive Me Crazy
( ) 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  
IU's Palette
( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
 Rurouni Kenshin
( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary  
Bring The Soul: The Movie



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

( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.  
( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director. (Bong Joon Ho)  Parasite
( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter. (Kim Soo Jin) Beyond Evil
( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  (Yoo Ah In) Voice of Silence
( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress. (Shim Eun Kyung)  Miss Granny (2014)


Favorite (0/5)

( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. (Yoo Ah In) Hellbound
( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.(Jang Nara)  Fated to Love You
( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies. (Kim Won Suk - Signal)  My Ajusshi
( ) 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 found dramas (2014)

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.  Can't Help Falling in Love
( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.  
( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan.  
( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.  
( ) Watch a drama/movie from China.  
( ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.  
( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.


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

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

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

( ) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school
( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life
( ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents Dear My Friends
( ) 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. Law School


C (0/5)

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)  
( ) 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.) Sell Your Haunted House
(✔️ ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale
( ) 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) The Grandmaster
( ) 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) Ong Bak 2


B (0/5)

( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical Racket Boys
( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  Falling Into Your Smile
( ) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes
 ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu  
( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan


Theme (Occupations)  


A (1/5)

( ✔️) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode Love O2O
( ) 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 (Lets get physical) (1/5)

(✔️ ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content A Frozen Flower
( ) 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 (3/6)

( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage Perfect and Casual
( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) Once Again
( ) 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) Never Twice

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 Seobok
( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android
( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien
( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct Awaken
( ) 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)





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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 (1/5) 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. LOVESTRUCK IN THE CITY
  • ( ) 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.

 Relationships (2/5) 

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships - NAVILLERA
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship - MYSTIC POP-UP BAR
  • ( ) 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

 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 (1/5)

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office - setting/Bank) - INTROVERTED BOSS
  • ( ) 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

Theme (Occupations) 

A (1/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members - VINCENZO
  • ( ) 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

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) (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation
  • (X) 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
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (3/8) 

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe. - RUN ON
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends - REPLY 1988
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. - 100 DAYS MY PRINCE
  • ( ) 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

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: (Format: month day, year. Example: January 1, 2021 

  • Link to your Drama list: carolina reader's Drama List - MyDramaList 

  • Difficulty:  Easy: 6 Blocks (30+) 

  • Progress: ??/55+


    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)  


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

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

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

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

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

B (0/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

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

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (0/5) 

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

Theme (Occupations)  

A (2/5) 

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

B (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid  Use for My Talent
  • ( ) 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) (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content The Pornographer
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap My Fated Boy
  • ( ) 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 (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child Go Ahead
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan Word of Honor
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins Le Coup de Foudre 
  • ( ) 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 (3/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead One And Only
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead You Are My Hero 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead  History Trapped
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead Eternal Love of Dream

B (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) Color Rush
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead Forever Love
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead Squid Games
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead UnderThe Power

Tags (Love) (5/5) 

  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie about First love Our Secret 
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation Beloved In House
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) Light On Me
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love Kanojo wa Kirei datta
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers HIStory4: Close to You 

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

B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: May, 7 2021 

  • Link to your Drama list: misscassify

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

  • Progress: 88/85

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

A (0/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes The Other Half of Me and You
  • (x) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes Hannari Girori no Yoriko-san
  • (x) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes When a Snail Falls in Love 
  • (x) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes Legend of Fei
  • (x) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes School 2017

B (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes Welcome to Waikiki
  • (x) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes KANO
  • (x) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes Human Form
  • (x) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less Kingdom
  • (x) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more You Are My Hero

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.  Zhang Yi Mou House of Flying Daggers - movie 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter. Kim Eun Sook Goblin - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  Park Seo Joon Fight for my Way - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress. Gong Li To Live - movie 

Favorite (5/5)

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. Park Seo Joon The Beauty Inside- movie 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. Park Min Young   Her Private Life - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Cathy Garcia Molina Hello Love, Goodbye - movie
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  Baek Sun Woo and Choi Bo Rim My Roommate is a Gumiho - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. Writer Lee Ah Yeon  Love Alarm - drama 

Release Date

A (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. Sweet and Sour - movie
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. 2016  One Smile is Very Alluring- movie
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL  2020 Hospital Playlist - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. 2005 1 Litre no Namida - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you graduated. 
    2015 Just The Way You Are - movie

 Countries (7/7)

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines My Amnesia Girl - movie
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   Pee Mak- movie
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from Japan Good Morning Call - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.  True Ending - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from China Perfect and Casual - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan A Sun - movie
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.  Kung Fu Hustle - movie

Genres (Lite)

A (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Alone/Together- movie
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) Little Forest - movie
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) Extracurricular - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) Mr Queen - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future - Space Sweepers - movie

B (0/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Mr Queen: The Bamboo Forest - drama special
  • (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) Kingdom: Ashin of the North - drama special
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Kono Koi wa Tsumi na no ka!? - 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. Vincenzo - drama

C (0/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Love Unexpected - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. Youth of May - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy Suspicious Partner - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery The Uncanny Counter - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship I'm Not A Robot - drama

Theme (Occupations)

A (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business (Information Technology) jobs  Go Go Squid! - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling  - True Beauty - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members The Negotiation - movie
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk) Hotel Del Luna - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists Its Okay to Not Be Okay - drama

Tags (Leads) (Male or Female or other you decide) 

A (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead Kingdom: Season 2 - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead Always Have Always Will - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead Please Feel at Ease Mr. Ling - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead Sweet First Love - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead Good Morning Call: Our Campus Days - drama

B (0/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead A Love So Beautiful- drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with an Eccentric Lead Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead Run On - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead Begin Again - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead Le Coup de Foudre - drama

Tags (Love) (5/5)

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about First love Love in the Moonlight - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation Because This Is My First Life - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) Extraordinary You - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love Itaewon Class - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers My ID is Gangnam Beauty - drama

Plan To Watch List (6/6) 

  • (x) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  MARS - drama
  • (x) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  Samjin Company English Class- movie
  • (x) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). Triad Princess
  • (x) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). The Long Ballad
  • (x) Watch the item in the middle of your list. Mystic Pop-Up Bar - drama
  • (x) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. Kikazaru Koi niwa Riyuu ga Atte - drama

Random (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username.  misscassify  My Little Happiness - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. M MARS: Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru - movie
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  Kim Yo Han - A Love So Beautiful (2020) - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.) L Love Alarm 2 - drama
  • (x) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. angel Angel's Last Mission: Love - drama

MDL Related

A (0/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL. The Road Home - movie
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feedsMad for Each Other - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats. Healing  Hometown Cha Cha Cha - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) Romance/Supernatural Doom at Your Service - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index. Dating in the Kitchen - drama

B (0/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. Mood of the Day - movie
  • (x) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more Rich Man Poor Woman
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section The King's Affection - drama
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category Midnight Runners - movie
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) Exes Baggage - movie