MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge

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My MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge


Guide for levels: 《In case I want to change level》

Milestones: With Dates reaching each levels

  • Super Busy But Still Want To Play: 2 Blocks (10 +)  《30/04》
    • Super Easy: 4 Blocks (20+)《DD/MM》
      • Easy: 6 Blocks (30+)《DD/MM》
        • Medium: 11 Blocks (55+)《DD/MM》
          • Hard: 14 Blocks (70+)《DD/MM》
            • Extremely Hard: 17 Blocks (85+)《DD/MM》
              • Merciless: 20 Blocks (100+)《DD/MM》
            • Dauntless: 24 Blocks (120+)《DD/MM》
          • Diabolical: 28 Blocks (140+)《DD/MM》
        • Insanium: 32 Blocks (160+)《DD/MM》
      • Addiction: 36 Blocks (180+)《DD/MM》
    • Intervention40 blocks + 2 Bonus items《DD/MM》
  • Insomniac: 40 blocks without substitution + 10 Bonus items《DD/MM》


Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Finishing date: 

  • Link to Sign up form: JJChastity's Sign up form

  • Link to Turn in Form: 《just to make it easier for me to go to the form》

  • Link to your Drama list: JJChastity's Drama List

  • Difficulty: I'm gonna be busy starting this year so  perhaps Hard: 14 Blocks (74)


Blocks Completed 《will have a next to the blocks)

1A 1B 2  345A 5B
5C678910A 10B
10C11A11B12A12B13A 13 B
14 15 16A16B17 18A18B
1920 21 22A22B23 24 
252627  28A 28B 29***10*

Title will have colour accoding to its type: drama, drama special, movies, or variety shows. No colour means I only plan to put the title there but not yet watching/finish it. I can move around the titles before the submission.

  • The number of completed dramas for the challenge: 31
  • The number of completed drama specials for the challenge: 4
  • The number of completed movies for the challenge: 27
  • The number of completed variety shows for the challenge: 1
  • Number of Blocks:   14 Blocks (74)
  • Progress Block: 07/14
  • Progress Titles: 63/74 titles (Hard)

  1. Colored: Watched
  2. files are downloaded
  3. ■ watch ongoing


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 #41A85F #7D1B7E  #4EE2EC #FC03DF #FAC51C #6F4E37


1. Time (10/10) Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt

A (5/5) 


B (5/5) 


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

  • ( To Be Continued ) 11. Watch a web series

  • ( Frozen Love ) 12. Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes) √

  • (Running Man) 13. 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   《I always watch Running Man every week, so the episodes in 2021: 536-545》√

  • (Tune in for Love) 14. Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie   √   

  • (Mr. Queen: The Story) 15. Watch a drama/movie/special whose genre is Documentary


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

  • (The Attorney) 16. Watch an award-winning drama/movie 《50th Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Film》

  • (Helpless) 17. Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.    《48th Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Director》

  • (Cart) 18. Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  《51st Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Screenplay》

  • (The Man Standing Next) 19. Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.   《56th Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Actor》

  • (Miss Granny) 20. Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  《50th Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Actress》




5. Release Date 

[A (5/5) ]

  • (Space Sweepers) 26. Watch a drama/movies that began airing/premiered this year. √

  • ( The Battleship Island ) 27. Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  《2017-NightTraveller》

  • ( Innocent Witness ) 28. Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  《2019》

  • ( Babo: Miracle of a Giving Fool ) 29. 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.)  [Result: Tuesday, November 29, 2005

    Saturday, October 21, 2006

    Monday, December 31, 2007

    Monday, July 14, 《2008》

    Wednesday, June 16, 2010]

  • ( Tazza: The Hidden Card ) 30. 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)  《2014》




[10. Genres (Lite)  ]

[A (5/5) ]

  • (Midnight Sun) 67. Watch a drama/movie about Art (《music》, dance, painting, photography etc.)

  • (Itaewon Class) 68. Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, 《restaurants》, cafes, etc.)

  • ( Our Times ) 69. Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) √

  • (Royal Secret Agent) 70. Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 《Joseon era》√

  • (109 Strange Things) 71. Watch a drama/movie about 《Sci-Fi》 /Space/Future √




13. Theme (Occupations)  

A (4/5) 

  • ( Taxi Driver ) 103. 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 《IT Specialist or hacker: Ahn Go Eun》

  • ( Fashion King ) 104. Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling  

  • ( Start-Up ) 105. Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members

  • (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) 106. Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk) 

  • (Until I Meet September's Love) 107. Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists √




14.  Theme (School) (5/6) 

  • (Night Flight) 113. Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent)

  • (GTO: The Movie) 114. Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher   

  • (Gokusen) 115. Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  《yakuza clan's heir》    

  • ( I Can See Your MBTI ) 116. Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student    √

  • (Nevertheless,) 117. Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival    

  • (Dalgona) 118. Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying √


15. Theme (Lets get physical) (4/5) 




  17. Theme (Misc.) (4/5) 




20. Tags (Misc Lite) (7/8) 



[27. Random (5/5) ]

  • (Joseon Exorcist) 199. Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: JJChastity (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) 

  • ( Mimi ) 200. 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) 《Mandy Candy》√

  • (Two Lights: Relumino) 201. 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) 《Lee Yi Dam only has 3 credits》√

  • Going by the Book ) 202. Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)   √       [G], N, R

  • ( Marathon )  203. Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words.   √  DISCOURAGE, [MARATHON], EMBARK


28. MDL Related  

[A (5/5) ]

  • (Hello, Me!) 204. Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL. Article link》√

  • (Lovestruck in the City) 205. 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)post link》√

  • ( Mouse: The Predator ) 206. Watch a drama/movie/drama special from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.My Stats per January 2, 2021, my least view tag is Misunderstanding; I hate misundertanding》√

  • ( My Ordinary Love Story ) 207. 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)My Stats per January 2, 2021, my top genre is romance and bottom genre is suspense》√

  • (Sisyphus: The Myth) 208. Watch a  drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  《Voting link》√


B (4/5) 

  • (Move to Heaven) 209. Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. √

  • (Miracle in Cell No. 7) 210. Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more chunyu rated the movie 10》

  • (Mr. Queen: The Bamboo Forest) 211. Watch a drama/movie/ drama special that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section  《5th page on February 27, 2021》√

  • Navillera ) 212. 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 

  • ( Sell Your Haunted House ) 213. Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists)  《in my custom list: Supernatural I like 》√


Maximum intervention level (213-5 titles + 2 Bonus/10, total 210 titles) 

29. °°° 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. 

  • (Ohisama) 214. Watch an Asadora 
  • (Ryoma Den) 215. Watch a Taiga 
  • (Kiss of the Cobra) 216. Watch a Lakorn 
  • (Dong Yi) 217. Watch a Sageuk
  • (The Sound of a Flower) 218. Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 
  • (Search) 219. Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • (The Banquet) 220. Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 
  • ( ) 221/222/223. 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: Neliel's Drama List 
  • Difficulty:  Easy - 6 Blocks (30+) 
  • Progress: 5/30

  • Completed dramas at sign-up for the challenge:  34
  • Completed drama specials at sign-up for the challenge:   1
  • Completed Movies at sign-up for the challenge:  19
  • Completed TV Shows at sign-up for the challenge:  9
  • Currently Watching: Mr. Sunshine, Hikaru no Go, Replay: The Moment, The Uncanny Counter, W

Milestones

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

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

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes - Persona
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes - Alice in Borderland
  • ( ) 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 - Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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 - Alice in Borderland
  • ( ) 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)  

  • ( ) Watch a web series 
  • ( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  • (MMMTV1) 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 - The Handmaiden
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

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

  • ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie - The Handmaiden
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  - The Handmaiden, Space Sweepers
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  - The Handmaiden, Space Sweepers
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor. - Space Sweepers
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  - The Handmaiden, Persona, Space Sweepers

Favorite (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. - Persona
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. - The Handmaiden, Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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. - The Handmaiden, Space Sweepers

Release Date (0/15)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. - Space Sweepers
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL (2019). - Persona
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL (2019). - Persona
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website(It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want. - 1988,2004,2005,2007,2007)  
  • ( ) 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) - found dramas (2019): - Persona

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. - Alice in Borderland, The Handmaiden, Persona

 Relationships (0/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships. - Persona
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character. - Space Sweepers
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship - Space Sweepers 
  • ( ) 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- Alice in Borderland
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea- The Handmaiden, Persona, Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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) - 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 - The Handmaiden

 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 - Persona
  • ( ) 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 - Persona

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) - The Handmaiden
  • ( ) 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) - The Handmaiden
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future - Alice in Borderland, Space Sweepers

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline - Alice in Borderland, Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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) - Alice in Borderland
  • ( ) 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 - Space Sweepers
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery - Alice in Borderland
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship - Space Sweepers

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 - Alice in Borderland, The Handmaiden

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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological - Alice in Borderland, The Handmaiden, Persona
  • ( ) 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) - Alice in Borderland, Persona
  • ( ) 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) - Alice in Borderland
  • ( ) 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 - Persona
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes - Space Sweepers
  •  ( ) 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 - Alice in Borderland, Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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 - The Handmaiden
  • ( ) 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 - Space Sweepers

 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 - The Handmaiden
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ - The Handmaiden
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap - Persona
  • ( ) 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 - The Handmaiden???
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent - Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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 - Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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 - Alice in Borderland, Persona, Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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 - Alice in Borderland
  • ( ) 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) - The Handmaiden
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead - Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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 - Persona
  • ( ) 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 - The Handmaiden
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending - Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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 - Alice in Borderland, Persona
  • ( ) 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 - Persona
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal - The Handmaiden

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) - Alice in Borderland, The Handmaiden, Persona, Space Sweepers
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  - Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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 - Persona
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie - Alice in Borderland, The Handmaiden, Space Sweepers

B (0/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  - Alice in Borderland, The Handmaiden, Persona, Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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). - Persona
  • ( ) 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--  - Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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) - The Handmaiden, Persona, Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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)  - Alice in Borderland (actress: Yoshida Mizuki), The Handmaiden (actress: Yoo Min Chae), Persona (actress: Bae So Young), Space Sweepers (actress: Park Ye Rin)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one. - E, V, H)  
  • Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. (Punch, Quiet, Opposition)

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL.  - Space Sweepers
  • ( ) 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. - - The Handmaiden (LGBTQ+)
  • ( ) 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.  - Space Sweepers

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 - Space Sweepers 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) 

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

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Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021
  • Link to my Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Fala/completed
  • Difficulty: Intervention (because I'm crazy) Diabolical: 28 Blocks (I completely overestimated myself before -_-)
  • Progress: 150/140+
  • Block: 28/28

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

A (5/5)

  • (WISH YOU: Your Melody from My Heart) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 10 minutes per episodes
  • (Be Loved in House: I Do) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 27 minutes per episode
  • (My Boy) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 30 minutes per episode
  • (The Best Story) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 40 minutes per episode
  • (Nitiman) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 53 minutes per episode

B (5/5)

  • (Keun Ruk Salub Chata) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes replaced by substitution (sageuk)
  • (Fingers After) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database)
  • (Close Friend) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 6 episodes
  • (Khun Mae Suam Roy) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more

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


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

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

Favorite (5/5) 

  • (Tawan Deard) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. Actor: Mark Prin Suparat (rewatch)
  • (Queen of the Ring) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. Actress: Kim Seul Gi (rewatch)
  • (We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Director: Ray Jiang (did also We Best Love: No. 1 For You)
  • (We Best Love: No. 1 For You) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Writer: Lin Pei Yu (did also HIStory)
  • (Liar x Liar) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. Director: Yakumo Saiji

Release Date (2/15)  

A (1/5)

  • (The Secret (Love)) 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. 2014
  • ( ) 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.) 1990, 1993, 2003, 2006, 2010
  • ( ) 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.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010.
  • (Seven Days: Monday - Thursday) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015. rewatch
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. 

 Relationships (5/5)  

  • (At a Distance, Spring Is Green) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.
  • (Doom at Your Service) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.
  • (Raak Boon) 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. replaced by substitution (royalty)
  • (Watashi no Tadashi Oniichan) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings

 Countries (2/7)  


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

  • (Kieta Hatsukoi) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan)
  • (Tazza: The Hidden Card) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea)
  • (Meow Meow Boss) 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
  • (A Gift to the People You Hate) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics
  • (Love by Chance) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel rewatch

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

  • (Chihayafuru: Tsunagu) 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
  • (Legally, Dad) 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
  • (Flower of Evil) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established rewatch
  • (Happiness) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents
  • (Kon Mee Sanay) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal)
  • (A Tale of Thousand Stars) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions

Genres (Lite)  

A (5/5)

  • (Angel's Last Mission: Love) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) rewatch
  • (To My Star) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)
  • (TharnType) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) rewatch
  • (The Untamed) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before) rewatch
  • (Space Sweepers) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (5/5)

  • (The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity) 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)
  • (Chihayafuru: Musubi) 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.
  • (Dr. Romantic 2) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners
  • (Welcome 2 Life) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. rewatch

C (5/5)

  • (My Heroic Husband) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
  • (Fatal Intuition) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)
  • (Mr. Queen) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy
  • (The Guest) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery
  • (Adult Trainee) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (5/5)

  • (The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window) 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
  • (The Imperial Coroner) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics)
  • (Beyond Evil) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

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

  • (Just Between Lovers) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological rewatch
  • (Tunnel) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective
  • (Drama Special Season 3: When I Was The Prettiest) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness
  • (Painted Skin: The Guo Jingming Edition) 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)


B (5/5)


Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5)

  • (Awake) 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
  • (Something Just Like This) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling
  • (Player) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members
  • (Love Phantom) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk)
  • (Missions of Love) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists rewatch

B (5/5)

  • (Lost Romance) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid
  • (Restart After Come Back Home) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)
  • (Love Stage!!) 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)
  • (Koi wa Deep ni) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures
  • (Running Man) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines

 Theme (School) (6/6) 

  • (My Tutor Friend) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher replaced by substitution (about Social Media)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired) replaced by substitution (character with disability)
  • (Himitsu no Ai-chan) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student
  • (Love By Chance 2: A Chance to Love) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival rewatch
  • (Utsukushii Kare) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Let’s get physical) (5/5) 


Theme (Family)  

A (6/6)

  • (Ending Again) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage rewatch
  • (My Father is Strange) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) rewatch
  • (Midnight FM) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent
  • (Chun Cheu Bussaba) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child
  • (Hua Jai Sila) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child
  • (Love Is Science?) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

B (5/5)


 Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Leads)  

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


B (5/5)


Tags (Love) (5/5) 


Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) 


 Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 


By the numbers  

A (5/5) Statistics

  • (Emergency Couple) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 67% completed on July 13th 2021, rewatch 
  • (Payakorn Sorn Ruk) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating star rating 7.8 and completed rating 7.94 on June 22nd 2021, rewatch
  • (The Devil Judge) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link ranked #65
  • (He's Coming to Me) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available ranked #458, rewatch
  • (Nobleman Ryu's Wedding) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie 46.2 % on May 6th 2021

B (4/4)

  • (Perfect and Casual) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.
  • (Payu Sai) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. On 28th of June 2021
  • (Shanai Marriage Honey) 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) rated 8.5 by Karahaderin
  • (Casshern) 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) rated 5.0 by Misunderst0_od

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 (4/4)  

  • (Let's Fight Ghost) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story Thai adaptation of a webtoon that has already been made into a Korean drama
  • (Mischievous Kiss The Movie: High School) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries Japanese adaptation of the manga Itazura na Kiss that has already been made into several other dramas and movies by several 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) replaced by substitution (parody)
  • (Sampatan Hua Jai) Watch a remake from the same country rewatch

Random (5/5) 

  • (Friend Zone) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name. Chose at the beginning and list here: Fala (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)
  • (Naked Fireman) 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) friend: Naiii
  • (Siew Sum Noi) 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) with Champ Chenrach Sumonwat (1 credit)
  • (Nana and Kaoru) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.) u, D, N (rewatch)
  • (Second Chance) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. Provision, second, fountain

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.

TheMaskedWarrior's Sign-up Form:

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021
  • Link to your Drama list: Completed Watch List
  • Difficulty:  Super Busy But Still Want To Play 
  • Progress: 

( 10 / 10 )

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

A (5/5) 

  • (  Asa Ga Kita  ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes  15 min (05/02/2021-07/04/2021)
  • ( Horimiya ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 30min (21/02/2021-01/04/2021)
  • ( Ojisama to Neko) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 30 min  (09/02/2021-27/03/2021)
  • (  Ever Night  ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 45 min  (01/01/2021-30/01/2021)
  • ( Shitteru Waifu ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 54 min (08/01/2021-19/03/2021)

Release Date (4/5)  

A (5/5) 

Thursday, October 24, 1985
Monday, December 31, 1990
Thursday, August 3, 1995
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 (09/01/2021)

  • ( LUCA: The Beginning ) 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) moving on to next phase of life after graduation. (23/02/2021-11/03/2021) 

Traz's Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: (January 1, 2021 

  • Link to your Drama list: Completed Drama List

  • Difficulty: Diabolical: 28 Blocks (140+)

  • Blocks: 8/28

  • Progress:  97/140


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

 1A (5/5) 

  • (Be my boyfriend ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 10min
  • (The great shaman ga doo shim) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
  • ( Terius behind me) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 35min
  • (Love Unexpected ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 45min
  • (Meloholic ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 60min

2B (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • (Watashitachi wa douka shiteiru ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less - 8 episodes
  • ( Twisted fate of love) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

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

  • ( The other half of me and you) Watch a web series 
  • (Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu: Ganbare jinrui! Shinshun  special!! ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  • (Busted season 1 ep 1-10 ) 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  
  • (Along with the gods : the last 49 days ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • (Eyes on me : The movie ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

 4Award-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.  

 5Favorite (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
  • (You are my glory ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  Dilraba Dilmurant
  • ( ) 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)  

 6A (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • (Our times ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  dearD4NI  -  2015
  • ( ) 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.)                                                Wednesday, July 15, 1987
    Thursday, August 2, 1990
    Monday, September 2, 1991
    Thursday, March 23, 2000
    Saturday, November 26, 2005
  • ( ) 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) Found dramas -  2018

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 

 7C (5/5) 

  • (Lifeline ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 1997
  • (Temptation of wolves ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 2004
  • (Kiss me, Kill me ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 2009
  • (Love keeps going ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015 2011
  • ( Oh my general) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. 2017

 8 Relationships (2/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • (The star next door ) 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. 
  • (Jao sao salatan ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

  9Countries (7/7)  

  • (She's dating the gangster ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 
  • (The charming stepmom ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
  • (Shanai Marriage Honey ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan 
  • (Hitman: agent jun ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
  • (To my 19 year old ) Watch a drama/movie from China 
  • (Love Now! ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan 
  • (Temporary family ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

 10Countries Comics/reading material (2/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

  • (The black devil and white prince ) 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 

 11 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  
  • (Romance of our parents ) 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)  

 12A (5/5) 

  • (The colors of our time  ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • (Gourmet in tang dynasty ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
  • (Don't disturb my study ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
  • (Qing luo ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 
  • (Space Sweepers 2021 ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

 13B (2/5) 

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

 14C (3/5) 

  • (The trick of life and love  ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • (Luck key ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • (The imperial coroner ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

 15A (2/5) 

  • ( ) 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 
  • (Fall in love ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • (Signal: the movie ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

 16B (2/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

  • (Voice ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • (Voice 2 ) 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)  

 17A (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)

 18B (3/5) 

  • (Sparkle love ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical -swimming
  • (Falling into your smile ) 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  
  • (The romance of hua rong ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan

Theme (Occupations)  

 19A (1/5) 

  • ( Drama Special Season 7: My Happy ) 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

 20B (1/5)  

  • (Panyachon kon krua) 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 

  21Theme (School) (1/6) 

  • ( ) 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 
  • (He was cool ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

 22Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5) 

  • ( Love is phantom) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
  • (One year 365 wan ban chun ban tur  ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 
  • ( My roommate is a gumiho) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
  • (Rebirth for you ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
  • (The sword and the brocade ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

  23A (5/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • (Shall we live together ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • (Finding mr right ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
  • (Mothers ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • (Unforgettable love ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 
  • (The uncanny counter ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

 24B (3/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 
  • (Mysterious love ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 
  • (Khun mae suam roy ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 
  • ( I'm a mother too) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy

   25Theme (Misc.) (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
  • (Make a wish ) 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)  

  26A (3/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
  • (Rinko san wa shite mitai ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 
  • ( Love at night) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • (Forever and ever ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

 27B (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

 28Tags (Love) (5/5) 

  • (Twenty again ) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • (My dear guardian ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
  • (Someone like you ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • (The sand Princess ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
  • ( To be with you) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

 29Tags (Misc Lite) (5/8) 

  • ( Part time spy) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
  • (Birth of a beauty ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
  • ( Happiness) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  • (You are so sweet ) 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. 
  • ( Sisyphus: the myth) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

  30Tags (Misc Dark) (5/8) 

  • ( Exit) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 
  • ( Dr. romantic) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
  • ( One the woman) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
  • (My name ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 
  • (Sell your haunted house ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal

By the numbers  

 31A (4/5) Statistics 

  • (My love, my bride ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 
  • (My bargin queen ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  
  • ( Miracle in cell no. 7) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link Miracle in cell no.7
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  
  • (Skyfire ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie

 32B (2/4) 

  • (The queen of attack ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  
  • (Endgame ) 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)

 33Plan 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. 

 34Seasonal Settings (1/4) *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 
  • (Jirisan) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

 35Not from here (1/4) 

  • ( My darling is a foreigner) 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

 36Remakes –same story different note (4/4)  

  • (Your eyes tell ) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story 
  • ( Key of  life) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries 
  • (Signal: choki mikaiketsu jiken sosahan sp 2021 ) 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) 
  • (Wong wien hua jai 2021 ) Watch a remake from the same country

 37Random (3/5) 

  • (Team bulldog: off duty investigation ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: Traz(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) 
  • (Jar loey rak ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  J I E
  • (Bleeding Steel )Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words.  Victory Year Steel

MDL Related  

 38A (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.  MARRIAGE
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) ROMANCE - PSYCHOLOGICAL
  • ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  

 39B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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

Favorite (0/5) 

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

Release Date (0/15)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

C (0/5) 

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

 Relationships (0/5)  

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

 Countries (0/7)  

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

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

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

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

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

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

C (0/5) 

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

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

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

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

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

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5)  

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

 Theme (School) (0/6) 

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

Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 

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

Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Leads)  

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

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

B (0/5) 

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

Tags (Love) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 

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

 Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8) 

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

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

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

B (0/4) 

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

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

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

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

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

Not from here (0/4) 

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

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

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

Random (0/5) 

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

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

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

1. A (5/5) 


2. B (5/5) 


3. Type (5/5)


4. Award-winning (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch an award-winning drama/movie And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool (2017 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Grand Jury Prize)
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director. Parasite (Bong Joon Ho)
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  Beyond Evil (Kim Su-Jin, Baeksang 2021 Awards) 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor. Memories of Murder (Song Kang Ho, Grand Bell Award Best Actor 2003) 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  Signal, Kim Hye Soo (Baeksang 2016 Awards) 

5. Favorite (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. Boy Next Door Jang Ki Yong
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  Hit and Run Squad Gong Hyo Jin
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  Let's Eat directed by Park Joon Hwa  (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, Because This is My First Life)  
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  Monthly Magazine Home  by Myung Soo Hyun, writer of Poem a Day
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   Sell Your Haunted House (director Park Jin Suk) 

Release Date (0/15)  

6. A (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.  Deep 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  dearD4NI (2015) Let's Eat 2 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  2019 A Little Princess
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website.  I got 2007.  Coffee Prince (rewatch)
  • (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) 2017  Memoir of a Murderer

7. B (5/5) 


8. C (5/5) 


 9. Relationships (5/5)  

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  The Bros
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  Pee Mak
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship Bento Harassment
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship Imaginary Cat
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings My Annoying Brother 

 10. Countries (7/7)  


11. Countries Comics/reading material (5/8) (5/8 must be completed)

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) Full Metal Alchemist
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (South Korea) - Uncanny Counter
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua (Taiwan) - Meow Meow Boss
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua (China) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik (Philippines)  Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah Ze Moveeh
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel Love Me If You Dare (“Close Your Eyes, Stay Close to Me” by Ding Mo)

 12. Cast (6/6) 


Genres (Lite)  

13. A (5/5) 


14. B (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline The Witch's Diner
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. Gourmet in Tang Dynasty
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports Hikaru No Go 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners Code Blue 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. Vincenzo

15. C (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Choco bank
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie based on a real event or person A Taxi Driver (based on Gwangju massacre)
  • (x)  Watch a drama special/movie whose genre is Comedy Pipeline
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery Ancient Detective
  • (x) Watch a drama special/movie whose genre is Friendship A Jaunt

Genres (dark)  

16. A (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror  Metamorphosis
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  Kingdom Season 1
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War Heneral Luna
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics Honest Candidate
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller Forgotten 

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

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological  Animal World
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation / Detective The Imperial Coroner
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • (x) Watch a drama special/movie with any genre but has a Suicide  Ghost Lab
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation   Ip Man  
  • ( ) 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) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features GungdoSubak /Taekkyon 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features ArnisEskrima, and Kali 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai 

18. B (5/5) 


Theme (Occupations)  

19. A (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer/Information Technology jobs (hackers/programmers/websites/Internet) Taxi Driver 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling Handmade Love
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members Mission: Possible
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service  Mr. Nietzche in the Convenience Store  
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists A Writer's Odyssey 

20. B (5/5)  

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Maid Sunday Beauty Queen
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind  Little Forest 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features TV personality Fall in Love Like a Star
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features sailor  The Pirates
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie which features someone good with machines My Bossy Girl (ML is a mechanical engineering student and likes to invent things) 

 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

21. Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5) 


Theme (Family)  

22. A (6/6) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage Shanai Marriage Honey  
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) Seven Sundays
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent I
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child The Guest
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child Doom at Your Service 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family  Kotaro wa Hitorigurashi 

23. B (5/5) 


  24. Theme (Misc.) (5/5) 


25. Tags (Leads)  

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


26. B (5/5) 


27. Tags (Love) (5/5) 


28. Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) 


 29. Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 


By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

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

30. B (4/4) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  Peninsula
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. Midnight in a Perfect World (as of April 2021) 
  • (x) 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) Red Devil and Heroine Su (from  Kay's Drama List -  9.5 stars)
  • (x) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama special/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most) JJChastity's List rating 5 stars to  To.Jenny

Plan To Watch List (1/6) 

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

31. Seasonal Settings (5/5) 

  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting  Watashi ni Unmei no Koi Nante - Christmas
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting Triple Do You Want 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting Tuna Girl
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 5-ji Kara 9-ji Made (Halloween scene) 
  • (x) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings Higuma 

32. Not from here (4/4) 

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

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 (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name. 
  • ( ) 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): S, P, W.   
  • ( ) Random Word generator for titles (here). 

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: here

Difficulty: Insanium: 32 Blocks (160+)

Progress: 5/??

Currently Watching // Finished // Plan to Watch 


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

A (5/5) 

  • (✓  Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes [ Color Rush ]
  • ( Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes [ Shanai Marriage Honey ]
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes [ I Once Remembered That Guy ]
  • (✓  Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes [ My Little Happiness ]
  • (✓  Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes [ Coffee Prince ]

B (2/5) 

  • (✓ Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes  [ Hello! Me ]
  • ( ) 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 [ To My Star ]
  • (✓ )Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more [ Princess! You Have Five Husbands ]

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

  • (✓  Watch a web series [ The World of My 17 ]
  • (✓  Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  [ SF8 Joan’s Galaxy ] 
  • ( ) 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 [ The Dude in Me ]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary

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

  • (✓ )Watch an award-winning drama/movie [Train to Busan ]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (2/5) 

  • (✓  Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  [ Ohm Pawat —  Dew the Movie ]
  • (✓  Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  [ Shin Min Ah — My Girlfriend is a Gumiho ]
  • ( ) 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. [ Kiss Goblin ]  
  • ( ) 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. [ Imaginary Cat ]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings 

 Countries (6/7)  

  • (✓  ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.  Meet Me Outside
  • (✓  Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.  [ Dew the Movie ]
  • (✓  Watch a drama/movie from Japan [ Restart After Come Back Home ]
  • (✓  Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.  [ The King: Eternal Monarch ]
  • (✓  Watch a drama/movie from China [ Our Shinning Days ]
  • (✓  Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan. [ We Best Love ]
  • ( ) 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 [ The World of My 17 ]
  • ( ) 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 Hello, Me!   
  • ( ) 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) The Handmaiden
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (0/5) 

  • (✓  Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline [ Someday or One Day ]
  • ( ) 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. [ Hikaru no Go ]
  • (✓  Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners [ Descendants of the Sun ]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. { While You Were Sleeping }

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 [ Welcome to Waikiki 2 ]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery [ School 2017 ]
  • ( ) 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.  [ XX ]
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

 Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8) 

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

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

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

B (0/4) 

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

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

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

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

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

Not from here (0/4) 

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

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

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

Random (0/5) 

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

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

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                                                    DRAMAS: 53 - MOVIES: 37 - SPECIALS: 1  



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

A (5/5) 


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


Favorite (5/5) 

  • Antique bakery ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
  • ( It's okay not to be okay ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  
  • Signal ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • Devil judge ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • Flower of evil ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   

     Release Date   

A (5/5) 


  C (5/5) 


     Genres (Light)  

A (5/5) 


B (5/5) 

  • ( The king: Eternal monarch ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • Homunculus ) 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) 
  • Animal world ) 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. 
  • Doctor prisoner ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • Stranger ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (5/5) 


     Genres (dark)  

A (5/5) 

  • The guest ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • Priest ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • Military dog ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • ( The Penthouse 3: War in Life ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • Beyond evil ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

     Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5) 

  • sell your haunted house ) 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 handmaiden ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
  • Man on high heels ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
  • Navillera ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • The Cursed: Dead Man’s Prey ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

     Tags (Leads)  

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


B (5/5) 

  • Night flight ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
  • pornographer ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) 
  • reply 1988 ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 
  • Mr queen ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
  • Hotel del luna ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (5/5) 


Tags (Misc Light) (8/8) 


 Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 


     By the numbers  

A (5/5) Statistics 

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

Random (5/5) 

  • Move to heaven ) 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)  
  • Am I The Only One With Butterflies? ) 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) 
  • Tropical night) 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) 
  • Peach of Time ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  
  • Mr. Queen: The Bamboo Forest ) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. 

 SIGN-UP FORM                                                                    
          Starting date: January 1, 2021 
Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/zaylia
             Difficulty:  
               Progress: ??/??

 Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)               
 A (0/5)                                                                         
 1. (Alive, 1h 20m, Jan 6, ★★★★☆, 10 min episodes) Watch a drama with 20 min 
      or less episodes 
2. ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
3. ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
4. ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
5. ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 minutes Episodes
 B (0/5)                                                                         
1. ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
2. ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
 3. (Light My Fire, 17m, Jan 5, ★★★☆☆) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes 
      (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
4. ( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
5. ( ) 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 is all about the accolades                               
• ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress. 

 Favorite (0/5)                                                                  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of 
      your favorite dramas/movies.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of 
      your favorite dramas/movies.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything 
      from before.  

 Release Date (0/15)                                                             
 A (0/5)                                                                         
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the 
      user above/below you joined MDL.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years 
      generated by this website
      (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were 
      born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. 
      (or other major event in your life)
 B (0/5)                                                                         
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s. 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s 
 C (0/5)                                                                         
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020.

 Relationships (0/5)                                                             
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship 
      (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/
       talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it 
       in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes.) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings

 Countries (0/7)                                                                 
 1. (Can't Help Falling in Love2h, Jan 2, ★★★☆☆) Watch a drama/movie from 
      the Philippines 
   2. Watch a drama/movie from Thailand. 
   3. Watch a drama/movie from Japan.
   4. Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.
   5. Watch a drama/movie from China.
 6. (Lovesick, 1h 38m, Jan 3, ★★★☆☆) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.
   7. Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

 Countries Comics/reading material (0/8)                                         
 (5/8 must be completed for this block to count)                                 
 1. (Tokyo Ghoul , 1h 59m, Jan 3, ★★★★☆) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a 
      Manga (Japan) 
   2. Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (South Korea)
   3. Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua (Taiwan) 
   4. Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua (China) 
   5. Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua (Hong Kong)
   6. Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik (Philippines)  
   7. Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
 8. (The Four Bad Boys and Me 2h 40m, Jan 1, ★★★☆☆, Published Wattpad Novel)
      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 
      (shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions) 
 Genres (Lite)                                                                   
 A (0/5)                                                                         
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.)
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade 
      school) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or 
      before) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future
 B (0/5)                                                                         
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. 
      (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes 
       so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. 
       Use this for non-scary versions) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: 
      (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) 
      Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: 
      Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.
 C (0/5)                                                                         
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business 
      (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person 
      (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

 Genres (Dark)                                                                   
 A (0/5)                                                                         
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, 
      Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.)
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons
      /Kaiju)
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business 
      politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller
 B (0/6) 
 (4/6 of these for it to be completed)                                           
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation/Detective 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or 
      Chronic illness  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden 
      or it may not be labelled) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another 
      (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at 
      dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 
      1950’s Japan) 

 Genres (Action – martial arts)                                                  
 A (0/5)                                                                         
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another 
      Chinese/Taiwan/Hong Kong Martial art) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which 
      features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art)
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which 
      features Gungdo/Subak/Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Arnis, Eskrima, and 
      Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) 
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which 
      features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)
 B (0/5)                                                                         
1. ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical 
2. ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  
3. ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes 
 4. (Kankyou Chojin Ecogainder, 2h 20m, Jan 11, ★★★☆☆) Watch a drama/movie 
      whose genre Tokusatsu  
5. ( ) 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)                                                                         
 1. (Marry Me!, 5h, Jan 8, ★★★☆☆) 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 
• (Ojisama to Neko) 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)                                                          
  1. ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  2. ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
  3. ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity
  4. ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
  5. ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  6. ( ) 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. 
 7. (Love Buzz, 29m, Jan 4, ★★★★☆) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
  8. ( ) 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/movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under 
      statistics)
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole
      number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with more than 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 cit

 Remakes –same story different note (0/4)                                        
 1. (Midnight Runners, 1h 49m, ★★★★☆, Origin: South Korea, Remade: Japan      Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries 
      beside the origin story 
   2. (  ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries
   3. (  ) 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) 
   4. (  ) 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.) 
      Letters Generated: W B N 

• ( ) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and 
       watch one with one of these words. 
      Words Generated: boat, temptation, king

 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 your stats page or one that never 
      even made it to your stats) 
• ( ) Watch a drama that was added to 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) 

MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge


Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021)

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

  • Difficulty: Easy - 6 blocks (30+)

  • Progress: 0/30+


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

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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

Favorite (0/5) 

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

Release Date (0/15)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

C (0/5) 

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

 Relationships (0/5)  

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

 Countries (0/7)  

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

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

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

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

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

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

C (0/5) 

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

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

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

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

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

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5)  

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

 Theme (School) (0/6) 

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

Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 

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

Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Leads)  

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

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

B (0/5) 

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

Tags (Love) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Misc Lite) (0/8) 

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

 Tags (Misc Dark) (0/8) 

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

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

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

B (0/4) 

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

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

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

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

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

Not from here (0/4) 

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

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

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

Random (0/5) 

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

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

Plan To Watch                                                     Completed                                       Currently Watching                  

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date:January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/kdrama_lover123 

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

  • Progress: 77/85          9/17 Blocks


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

A (5/5) 

  • (Queen of The Ring) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
  • (Switch Girl!!) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
  • (One More Time ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
  • (Manner of Death) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
  • (The Goddess of Revenge) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 

B (5/5) 

  • (Dr. Romantic 2) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • (The Bride of Rip Van Winkle) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • (The Coldest Day) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • (dele) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • (The Guardians) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more 

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

  • (Aftermath) Watch a web series 
  • (Birthday Letter) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  • (Twogether) 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  
  • (Tidal Wave) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • (BigBang MADE: The 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 (5/5) 

  • (Cheat On Me, It You Can) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
  • (My Mister) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  
  • (Gunman In Joseon) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • (Snowy Road) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • (Remember: War of The Son) 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 (3/5)  

  • (Player) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
  • (Q10) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • (Times) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
  • (The Tale of Hachiko) 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. 
  • (Our Little Sister) 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 (3/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

  • (Baby & I) 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 
  • (Twenty) 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 
  • (Saikou no Rikon) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • (Stand By Me) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • (Hearty Paws 2) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
  • (Teachers Diary) 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 (5/5) 

  • (Mr. Queen) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • (Handmade Love) 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) 
  • (Will this love be a checkmate?) 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. 
  • (Unnatural) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners
  • (Innocence) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (3/5) 

  • (Misaeng :Incomplete Life ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • (Youth of May) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • (Delayed Justice) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • (The Uncanny Counter) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (3/5) 

  • (Kimi to Sekai ga Owaru Hi ni: Season 1) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • (#Alive) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • (King2Hearts) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • (Six Flying Dragons) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • (The Call) 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) (1/6) 

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

Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5) 

  • (Burning) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
  • (The Handmaiden) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 
  • (Sensei Kunshu) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
  • ( A Story To Read On The Day You've Fell In Love) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 
  • (Junichi) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Leads)  

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

  • (Misty) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
  • (The Rebel Princess) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 
  • (Run On) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • (The Game: Towards Zero ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • (My Girlfriend Is An Alien) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (4/5) 

  • (The Negotiation) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead 
  • (Awaken) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) 
  • (Space Sweepers) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 
  • (Somewhere Winter) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
  • (The End of Endless Love ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (5/5) 

  • (My Little Happiness) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • (The Lies She Loved) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
  • (Love Alarm 2) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • (No Regret) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
  • (Madeleine) Watch a drama/movie with Friends to Lovers

Tags (Misc Lite) (7/8) 

  • (Defendant) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  
  • (Baseball Girl) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. 
  • (Secretly Greatly) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
  • (Hello, Me!) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  • (Lovestruck In The City) 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. 
  • (Hit The Top) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
  • (Haunters) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

 Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 

  • (Red Eyes: Kanshi Sousa-han) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder 
  • (Beyond Evil) Watch a drama/movie Obsession 
  • (Theatre: A love Story) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 
  • (L.U.C.A.: The Beginning) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
  • (My Unfamiliar Family) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia 
  • (Doctor Prisoner ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge 
  • (Hush) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
  • (The Smile Has Left Your Eyes) 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 (1/6) 

  • (The Great Ambition) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  
  • (Black Knight: The Man Who Guards Me) 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). 
  • (Good Bye, My Princess) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). 
  • (Hero) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). 
  • (Ao no SP: Gakko nai Keisatsu Shimada Ryuhei) 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 (3/4) 

  • (Samjin Company English Class) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
  • (Memories of the Alhambra) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be)  
  • (Vincenzo) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • (Gekikaradou) 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 (1/5) 

  • (Memory) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: _username_(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)  Chicken-nim
  • () 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) (Yanan)
  • ( ) 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 (2/5) 


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: my drama list
  • Difficulty:  Easy (30 dramas/movies; 6 blocks)
  • Completed dramas at sign-up for the challenge: 112
  • Completed movies at sign-up for the challenge: 37
  • Progress: 9/30 dramas/movies  |  0/6 blocks

Plan to watch/Currently watching

Completed


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

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes.
  • ( ) Watch a movie 180 or more minutes.
  • ( ) Watch a movie less than 30 minutes.
  • ( ) 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.   

 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.

 Cast (3/6) 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. Run On
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with Median age. Penthouse 2: War in Life
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents. Navillera
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus. 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus. Birthcare Center

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 (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline.
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. My Roommate is a Gumiho
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong, etc.). 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff. Hospital Playlist 2
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. Law School

C (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person.  
  • ( ) 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 (2/5) 

  • ( ) 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. D.P
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics. 
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller. Taxi Driver

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

  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological. Beyond Evil
  • (✔︎) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective. Mouse
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery.

Theme (Occupations)  

A (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet). 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (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. 
  • ( ) 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.

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. 

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Starting date: January 1, 2021
Link to your Drama list: Here
Difficulty: Addiction - 36 Blocks (180+) 
Progress: 198/198


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

A (5/5)

  • ( x ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes Color Rush (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru (2019)
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes The Silent Criminal (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes Nagi no Oitoma (2019)

B (5/5) - ( 1 substitution )

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes Sisyphus: The Myth (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
    • Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. The Sound of a Flower (2015)
  • ( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) Awaiting (2014)
  • ( x ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less Hello Stranger (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more No Boundary (2021)

Type (5/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt) - ( 1 substitution ) 

  • ( ) Watch a web series. One More Time (2016)
  • ( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes) Ato 3-kai, Kimi ni Aeru (2020)
  • ( ) 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 drama/movie about soldiers R-Point (2007)
  • ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie Tapestry (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary Planet of Snail (2012)

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

  • ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie. Beyond Evil (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director. Babo: Miracle of a Giving Fool (2008) - [kim jung kwon]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter. Night in Paradise (2021) - [park hoon jung]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor. Shock Wave 2 (2020) - [andy lau]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress. Mulan (2009) - [zhao wei]

Favorite (5/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. The Soul (2021) - [chang chen]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. A Love To Kill (2005) - [shin min ah]
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Ancient Love Poetry (2021) - [yin tao]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. Make a Wish (2021) - [chen tong]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. The Assassin (2015)

Release Date (10/10)

A (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. Killer and Healer (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. [ 2016 / 2012 ] The Bullet Vanishes
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL. Super Me (2019)
  • ( ) 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.) [ 1992 /1998 / 2000 / 2007 / 2009 ] Going by the Book
  • ( 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) Heavenly Forest (2006)

C (5/5) 

  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s. Whispering Corridors 2: Memento Mori (1999) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005. Nightmare (2000)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010. The Devil's Game (2008)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015. Miss Conspirator (2012) 
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. Zombie Detective (2020)

 Relationships (5/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships. Diva (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character. Enormous Legendary Fish (2020) - [sea god]
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship Yurigokoro (2017)
  • ( ) 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. Love the Way You Are (2019)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings Untouchable (2017)

 Countries (7/7)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines. The Diplomat Hotel (2013)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand. Slice (2009)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan. The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea. My Roommate is a Gumiho (2021)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from China. A Writer's Odyssey (2021) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from TaiwanWe Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong. Revenge: A Love Story (2010)

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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (South Korea) Taxi Driver (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua - Taiwan Yong Jiu Grocery Store (2019)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua - China Mr. Pride vs. Miss Prejudice (2017)
  • ( ) 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 A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower (2020)

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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school Blue, Painful, and Brittle (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married20-29 single finding place in life XX (2020)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age characters (30 – 40 age bracket): usually financially established My Dangerous Wife (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K (2007)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) Adoring (2019)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions Guimoon: The Lightless Door (2021)

Genres (Lite)

A (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Do You Like Brahms? (2020)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru (2020)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) Assassination Classroom (2015)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) Gabi (2012)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi/Space/Future Platinum Data (2013)

B (5/5) - ( 1 substitution ) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Kairos (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) Pee Mak (2013)
  • ( ) 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. Awake (2020)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
    • Watch a drama/movie about Royalty Stand by Me (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. Vincenzo (2021)

C (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) V.I.P (2019)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.) My First Client (2019)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy Warm Hug (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery Tengoku to Jigoku: Psychona futari (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship N no Tame ni (2014)

Genres (dark)

A (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) Teketeke (2009)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju) Dark Hole (2021) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War The Battleship Island (2017)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) The Rebel Princess (2021)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller Mouse (2021)

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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological The Wicked (2014)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation/Detective Nightfall (2012)
  • ( ) 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) Spring, Again (2019)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) Love, Lies (2016) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Genres (Action – martial arts)

B (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical Run On (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example Love Scenery (2021)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu Casshern (2004)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xianxia or Xuanhuan Love in Between (2020)

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 Stolen Identity (2018)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling She Would Never Know (2021)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members Lupin III (2014)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk) Diner (2019)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2015)

B (5/5) - ( 1 substitution )

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/Butler/Maid 
    • Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge - [covid-19 setting] - Boys' Lockdown (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard) Restart After Come Back Home (2020)
  • ( ) 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) Oh My Ladylord (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures Missing (2008)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines Space Sweepers (2021)

 Theme (School) (6/6) - ( 1 substitution )

  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) Drowning Love (2016)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher
    • Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge - [features a disabled main character] - Your Eyes Tell (2020)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired) Manner of Death (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student Ano ko no, Toriko (2018)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival My ID is Gangnam Beauty (2018)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying Extraordinary You (2019)

Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content Misbehavior (2017)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ We Best Love: No. 1 For You (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap Destiny: Kamakura Monogatari (2017)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi (2019)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem Go Princess, Go! (2015) - [rewatch] 

Theme (Family)

A (6/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage Perfect and Casual (2020)
  • ( x) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family (Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) One the Woman (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent The Blessed Girl (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child Our Meal for Tomorrow (2017)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child Doom at Your Service (2021)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family) The Uncanny Counter (2020)

B (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child Double Patty (2021)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child Pawn (2020)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan Josee (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins Awaken (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy Finding Mr. Right (2013)

  Theme (Misc.) (5/5) - ( 1 substitution )

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone Seobok (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
    • Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge - [adapted from a game] - Light On Me (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien The Night of the Undead (2020)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct Assassination Classroom: Graduation (2016)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate) The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)

Tags (Leads)

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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead The Swordsman (2020)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice Lead #Remolove: Futsuu no Koi wa Jado (2020) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich Lead Prosecutor Princess (2010)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead The Vanished Murderer (2015)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/Innocent/Pure Lead True Beauty (2020)

B (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead Homunculus (2021)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) Cheat On Me, If You Can (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor Lead Snatch-Up (2018)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak Lead Miss the Dragon (2021)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold Lead Countdown (2011)

Tags (Love) (5/5)

  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie about First love My Little Happiness (2021)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation My Unicorn Girl (2020)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/square/pentangle) Our Times (2015) - [rewatch]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love I Remember (2020)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie with Friends to Lovers Do You Love Me as I Love You (2020)

Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe. Word of Honor (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. Mr. Fighting (2019)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity Grasshopper (2015)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending Mission Possible (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends Inakunare Gunjo (2019)
  • ( ) 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. New Year Blues (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel Hi, Mom (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero A Choo (2020)

 Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Death/Murder Missing (2009)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession Innocent Curse (2017)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health Hypnotized (2004)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past Sketch (2018)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia L.U.C.A.: The Beginning (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge Circle of Atonement (2015)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption Moby Dick (2011)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal Quantum Physics (2019)

By the numbers

A (5/5) Statistics 

  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) Perfect Number (2012) - [53.7% completed as of 1/13/2021]
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating Until I Meet September's Love (2019) - [7.63 / 7.44 as of 1/13/2021]
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link Mr. Queen (2020) - [ranked #16 as of 4/18/2021]
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available Double Mints (2017) - [ranked #3556 as of 1/11/2021]
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie with more than 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie Begin Again (2019) - [73.3% as of 2/26/2021]

B (4/4) 

  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews. Rattan (2021) - [29 reviews as of 7/10/2021]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. Bloody Beach (2000) - [0 reviews as of 3/24/2021]
  • ( ) 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) Crazy Little Thing Called Love (2010) - [Shotokeeki]
  • ( x ) 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) Hot Gimmick (2010) - [mimei]

Plan To Watch List (6/6) - ( 1 substitution )

  • ( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list. Christmas in August (1998)
  • ( x ) Watch the newest item (drama/movie) on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did) Scripting Your Destiny (2021)
  • ( x ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai (2020) - [3 episodes]
  • ( x ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). Ugly Alert (2013) [133 episodes]
  • ( x ) Watch the item (drama/movie) in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). Monster Hunt (2015) - [458/916 as of 1/31/2020]
  • ( x ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. 
    • Watch a (drama/movie) Sageuk The Age of Blood (2017)

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

  • ( x ) 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) When the Weather Is Fine (2020) - [snowy setting]
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting I've Fallen For You (2020) - [full spring festival]
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer holiday/festival) setting Once in a Summer (2006) - [summer retreat]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (fall holiday/festival) setting Late Autumn (2011)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings Ending Again (2020) - [seasonal epilogues]

Not from here (4/4)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s) -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast-- The Rookies (2019)
  • ( ) 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) Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie with a character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad A Man's Story (2009)
  • ( ) New person in a small town (drama/movie) OR Small town person moves to big city A Tale of Thousand Stars (2021)

Remakes –same story different note (4/4)

  • ( ) Watch a story (drama/movie) that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story The Yin Yang Master (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a story (drama/movie) that has been remade by 2 other countries Sunny (2011)
  • ( ) 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) Signal: The Movie (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a remake (drama/movie) from the same country The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom (2014)

Random (5/5)

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: [ chronoclast ] (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) Collectors (2020)
  • ( ) 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) Save the Last Dance for Me (2004) - [ Samona ]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) The End of Endless Love (2020) - (sun chen jun) - [2 credits as of 2/7/2021]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.) [ m / a / r ] An Ethics Lesson (2013)
  • ( ) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one (drama/movie) with one of these words. [ thirsty / ego / diameter ] Mr. Egotistic (2018)

MDL Related

A (5/5) 

  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL. g@me. (2003) Underappreciated Movie Gems - Part 1 ]
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see) The Devil Judge (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats. Law School (2021) - [ rich male lead / betrayal as of 6/13/2021 ]
  • ( ) 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) Sassy Go Go (2015) - [ ↑ drama / school as of 3/11/2021 ]
  • ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index. Move to Heaven (2021) - Bring out the tissues, most emotional ride airing 2020-2021 ]

B (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. Teiichi's Country (2017)
  • ( x ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more Sell Your Haunted House (2021) - [Ari_Lee - rating: 9]
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section Animal World (2018) - [as of 4/30/2021]
  • ( ) 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 Rurouni Kenshin (2012) - [as of 5/3/2021]
  • ( x ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) The Rational Life (2021) - [removed from here upon completion]

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

  • ( ) Watch an Asadora 
  • ( ) Watch a Taiga 
  • ( ) Watch a Lakorn
  • ( ✔ ) Watch a Sageuk The Age of Blood (2017)
  • ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. The Sound of a Flower (2015)
  • (  ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers R-Point (2007)
  • ( Watch a drama/movie about Royalty Stand by Me (2021)
  • ( 3/3 ) Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category)
    • (  ) covid-19 setting - Boys' Lockdown (2020)
    • (  ) features a disabled main character - Your Eyes Tell (2020)
    • (  ) adapted from a game - Light On Me (2021)

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date:  January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: List  

  • Difficulty:  Medium11 Blocks (55+) 

  • Progress: 82/55 (11 blocks)


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

A (5/5) 

  • (  ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes - A love so beautiful
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes - Marry Me!
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes - Cinderella Is Online 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes - Black Cinderella
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes - Omameda Towako to Sanin no Motoootto

B (0/5) 

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

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

  • ( ) Watch a web series - The Witch's Diner
  • ( ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  - Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tasu: Ganbare Jinrui!
  • ( ) 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  - House on Wheels 2
  • ( ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

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

  • ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director. - Memories of Murder  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor. - Haha ni naru
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  - Beauty or Beast

Favorite (3/5) *

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors. - Red Eyes: Kanshi Sousa-han (Kamenashi Kazuya)
  • ( ) 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.  - Dali and the Cocky Prince (director of Healer)
  • ( ) 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. - Toshi no Sakon  

Release Date (4/15)  *

A (4/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. - The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  The Attorney is the Devil (chronoclast's joined on 2019)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  Risou no Musuko (2012)
  • ( ) 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) - Zeni Geba (graduation: 2009)

B (0/5) 

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

C (5/5) *

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s Perfect Love
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 Yamato Nadeshiko
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 Hanayome to Papa
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.  - Kounodori 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. - Gokushufudou

 Relationships (3/5)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships. Anonymous: Keishicho "Yubisatsujin" Taisakushitsu 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  - Tale of the Nine-Tailed
  • ( ) 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 - Kiwadoi Futari 

 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 (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.) - Kikazaru Koi ni wa Ryuu ga Atte
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) - Dragon Zakura
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) - King Maker
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline - Lovers of the Red Sky 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) - The Uncanny Encounter
  • ( ) 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.  - Hope - Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners - Kounodori 2
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. - Law School

C (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) - Start up 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.) - Rental Nan mo Shinai Hito
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy - Oyabaka Seishun Hakusho
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery -  Nobody Knows
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship - Konto ga Hajimaru

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 (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 - Leverage (hacker)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling - Oh! My Boss! Koi wa Besatsu de
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members - Nusumareta Kao: Miatari Sosahan
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk) - Move to Heaven
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists - Uchi no musume wa, Kareshi ga dekinai

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 (1/6) 

  • ( ) 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 (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child - Neechan no koibito
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child - Mother
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan - The Cursed
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins - Mirror Twins
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy - 14 sai no Haha

  Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

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

Tags (Leads)  

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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead - Team Bulldog
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead - Rikokatsu
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead - Koi wa Deep ni
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead - Perfect and Casual
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead - 35 sai no shoujo

B (5/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead - So I Married an Anti-fan
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) - Beyond Evil
  • (✓ ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead - Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead - Sachiiro no One Room
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead - Sell Your Haunted House

Tags (Love) (1/5) 

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

Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe.  - My Country: The New Age
  • ( ) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. - Nijiiro Karute
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity - Switch: Change the World
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending - Hello Mr. Gu
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends - Sakura no Tou
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo.  - Kanojo wa Kirei datta 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel - Shitteru Wife
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero - *replaced with substitutions "Watch a Seoguk"

 Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder - Mouse
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Obsession - Alice no Toge
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health - Life
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past - Tengokou to Jigoku: Psychona futari
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia - Psychopath Diary
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Revenge - Hokuto
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption - Tetsu no Hone
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal - Holiday Love

By the numbers  

A (5/5) Statistics 

  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) - Intense Love (54.6% on April 13, 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 - Yumi's Cells (rating 8)
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link -  The Devil Judge (https://mydramalist.com/shows/top?page=2    on October 12th ranked 37)
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available - Voice (ranked 810 on August 17)
  • ( ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie - Kono Koi Atatamemasuka (33% on Feb 2, 2021)

B (0/4) 

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

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

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

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

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

Not from here (0/4) 

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

Remakes –same story different note (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 - River where the moon rises
  • ( ) 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)