MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge

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A (5/5) 

  • ( X) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes     Himitdu No Kankei Sensei  wa Doukyonin
  • ( X) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes We Best Love: NO 1 for You
  • ( X) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes Must You Go? (2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
  • (X)Watch a drama/movie about Royalty The King: Eternal Monarch
  • (X ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes I Picked Up a Star On the Road

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

  • ( ) Watch a web series like in the movies
  • ( X) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Mr. Queen: Bamboo Forest
  • ( ) 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   Let Go of My Baby season2
  • (X ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie Train To Busan
  • ( ) 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.   


A (5/5) 

  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. Rattan (Si Teng) 2021
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL (2020) Color Rush
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL (2011) Blind
  • ( ) 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.)  (2008/2010) Lady Daddy
  • ( 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) Malila: the Farewell Flower



C (5/5) 

  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s Raise The Red Lantern
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 Prissana (2000)
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 Ngao Asoke (2008)
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015 Close Range Love 
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. Misbehavior 

  •  Relationships (5/5)  
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  Prison Playboom
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  Zombie Detective 
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship Mother (Japanese 2020)
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/ talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings / must be in at least half of the episodes. Imaginary Cat (2015)
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings Wong Win Hua Jai 2009

 Countries (7/7)  

  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines Just the Way You Are
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   Likit Kammathep (2007)
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie from Japan Piple: Starting Married Life with AI (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   The Witch Part 1: The Subversion 
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie from China Oversize Love
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan Lost Romance (2020)
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong. My Wife the Superstar

Countries Comics/reading material (3/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otok
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) The King's Affection
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel A Tale of a Thousand Stars 



Genres (Lite)  

A (1/5) 

  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.)  Fall in Love Like a Star
  • ( ) 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) 

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

C (4/5) 

  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) The Rational Life
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  Battle of Changsa
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy The Ingenuity of a House Husband
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery  #Alive
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship Itaewon Class

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

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

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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective Flower of Evil
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  Live Up to Your Name
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) Innocent Thing (Starwberry Milk)
  • ( ) 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)
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge Pop Out Boy! (2020)



Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5) 

  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)--can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode Love O2O
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling  Count Your Lucky Stars 2019
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members The Dude in Me
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists Lovely Writer
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge( about Chef's) Bite Me (2021)

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) (4/5) 

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 37 Seconds
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ Dear Ex
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap Klor Kerb Mai Klai Klai Ter
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem Scarlet Heart 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

A (4/6) 

  • ( X) 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) Mr Queen
  • ( X) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent  Cheer up, Mr Lee !
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • (X ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child My Little Baby
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

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 3/4)  

  • ( X) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story  Rak Ni Chuaniran (Autumn's Tale)
  • (X ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries You Are My Destiny
  • (X ) 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)  We Best Love: Mr 2nd
  • ( ) Watch a remake from the same country

Random (0/5) 

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

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

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Starting date: January 1, 2021 

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Difficulty: extremely hard

Progress: 12/91

started        completed       plan to watch

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

A (0/5) 

B (0/5) 

  • (Goblin) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • (Water Boyy ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes  watch a drama with multiple couples
  • (Step For You) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • (YYY) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • (Extraordinary You) 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)

Favorite (0/5)

  • (ReminderS (Saint Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana)) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses.  
  • (My Gear And Your Gown (New Siwaj Sawatmaneekul - Until We Meet Again))Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.  
  • (We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (Lin Pei Yu - We Best Love: No 1 For You)) 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) 

  • (Lovely Writer) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • (HIStory2: Right or Wrong (mimei - 2018)) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
  • (TharnType 2: 7 Years of Love (2020)) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
  • (Yes or No (sunday, september 5th, 2010)) 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.)  
  • (Touch Your Heart (2019 was the year i found my ultimate kpop group, The Boyz! to this day, they are my main reasons of happiness <3)) 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) 

 Countries (0/7)  

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

  • (Seven Days: Monday - Thursday) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 
  • (Love Alarm) 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 
  • (Kiss Me Again: Pete-Kao) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) watch a drama/movie with enemies to lovers
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
  • (SOTUS) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

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

C (0/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
  • (Like in the Movies) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • (He's Coming to Me) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • (I'm Tee, Me Too) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Theme (Lets get physical) (0/5) 

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 
  • (Because of You) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • (SOTUS S) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • (The Shipper) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

Tags (Love) (0/5) 

  • (HIStory3: Make Our Days Count) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • (TharnType) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • (Theory of Love) 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. 
  • (Long Time No See) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity 
  • (SaifahZon Story) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending 
  • () Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends 
  • (Hello, My Youth (Xiaojun)) 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.
  • (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Superhero

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

B (0/5) 

  • (HIStory3: Trapped) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  
  • (We Best Love: No. 1 For You) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 
  • (Life Senjou No Bokura) 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)

Random (0/5) 

  • (Boys Over Flowers)Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: _____bubu_____(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  
  • (His - I Didn't Think I Would Fall In Love (hyunjinsmile)) 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) 
  • (A Tale of a Thousand Stars (Mix Sahaphap Wongratch)) 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)
  • (En of Love: Love Mechanics (s, e, c)) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  
  • (Between Us (yard, jury, us))Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words.

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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


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Starting date: January 1, 2021
Link to your Drama list: mimei
Difficulty: Super Busy But Still Want To Play
Progress: 11/10 (1 blocks)

Plan to WatchCurrently WatchingCompleted

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 

( ) 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 (5/7)  

(x) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 
↬ 
Isa Pa With Feelings (Jan 1 - Jan 1)
(x) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.
↬ 
Lovely Writer (Apr - Apri 21)
(x) Watch a drama/movie from Japan 
 Kieta Hatsukoi (Dec 19)
(x) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
↬ 
Move to Heaven (Jun 27 - Jul 3)
( ) Watch a drama/movie from China 
↬ 
Couple of Mirrors (Aug 20 - ???)
(x) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan
We Best Love: No. 1 For You (Apr - Apr)

( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.
 I'm a Fool for You


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

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


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

(x) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school
↬ 
Light on Me (Aug 19 - Aug 20)
(x) 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
↬ 
We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (Apr - Apr)
(x) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established 
 Hospital Playlist 2 (Jun 18 - Sep 17)
( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents
↬ 
Secrets in the Hot Spring (Nov 8 - Nov 8)
( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal)
↬ Okja 

(x) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions
↬ 
A Tale of Thousand Stars (Jul 31)


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 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)

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
↬ 

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead

( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 

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

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


B (0/5)

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


Tags (Love) (5/5) 

(x) Watch a drama/movie about First love
She's Dating the Gangster (Jan 2 - Jan 2)
( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
↬ 
Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart (Apr 10 - Apr 10)
(x) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle)
Can't Help Falling in Love (Jan 3 - Jan 3)
(x) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love
Must Be... Love (Jan 5 - Jan 5)
(x) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers
↬ 
Always Be My Maybe (Jan 4 - Jan 4)


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)

( ) 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)  

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


Not from here (0/4) 

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


Remakes, same story different note (0/4)  

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


Random (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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


MDL Related 
A (0/5) 

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

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

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

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

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


B (0/5)

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

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

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

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

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


°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: (January 1, 2021 

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

  • Difficulty: Intervention (40 blocks + 2)

  • Progress: 40/40 - current Completed Level: Intervention

  • Total: 214/221 

  • Dramas: 34

  • TV Show: 1

  • Drama Specials: 1

  • Movies: 178

  • Substitution - 2/7 - skipped 5 (does not include anything not covered category)

  • Format: Title - Date of Completion - Other Details

  • Ongoing - Completed Plan To Watch


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

A (5/5) 

  • ( Aftermath 2 - 05/Jan/20219 mins) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes 
  • ( Switch Girl!! 2 - 05/Jan/202130 mins) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
  • ( Welcome 2 Life  - 06/Jan/2021 - 32 mins ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes 
  • ( Dating Agency: Cyrano - 06/Jan/2021 - 47 mins ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
  • ( The School Nurse Files - 05/Jan/2021 - 51 mins ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes 

B (5/5) 

  • ( Devilish Joy  - 05/Jan/2021 - 1hr 5 mins ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • ( An Elephant Sitting Still - 06/Jan/2021 - 3hr 54mins ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • ( Light My Fire - 05/Jan/202117 mins ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • ( Switch Girl!! - 05/Jan/2021 - 8 episodes) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less 
  • ( Lovely Horribly - 05/Jan/202132 episodes ) 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 - 05/Jan/2021 ) Watch a web series 
  • ( Drama Special Season 11: The Joys and Sorrows of Work - 02/Jan/2021 ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  • ( New Journey to The West: Season 3  - 02/Jan/2021 ) 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 - 03/Jan/2021 -  Wikipedia: the film released theatrically on 22 July 2009 and received more than 11 million admissions nationwide ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie 
  • ( SuperM: The Beginning - 02/Jan/2021BIGBANG MADE: The Movie (2016) because SuperM: The Beginning listed as TV Show) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary 

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

  • ( A Taxi Driver - 07/Jan/2021 - [released in 2017] 54th Grand Bell Awards - Best Film,  38th Blue Dragon Film Award - Best Film ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie 
  • ( The Good, The Bad, The Weird - 07/Jan/2021 - [released in 2008] 29th Blue Dragon film Awards - Best Director - Kim Ji Woon ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  
  • ( The King - 07/Jan/2021[released in 2017] 54th Grand Bell Awards - Best Screenplay - Han Jae Rim ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  
  • ( The Merciless -07/Jan/2021 - [released in 2017] 54th Grand Bell Awards - Best Actor - Sol Kyung Gu ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.  
  • ( Cold Eyes - 07/Jan/2021 - [released in 2013] 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best Actress - Han Hyo Joo ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

Favorite (5/5) 


Release Date (15/15)  

A (5/5) 

  • ( What Happened to Mr. Cha? - 08/Jan/2021released on 2021 ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • (Queen of the Night  - 08/Jan/2021 - sos - user below my post, joined on 2013 ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  
  • ( The Most Ordinary Romance -08/Jan/2021 - Joined on the year 2019 ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
  • ( Venus and Mars  - 08/Jan/2021 - Generated Date: Friday, May 18, 2007 ) 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.)  
  • ( Police Story 4: First Strike - 08/Jan/2021 - born in 1996 ) 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 (5/5) 


C (5/5) 


 Relationships (5/5)  


 Countries (7/7)  


Countries Comics/reading material (8/8) 

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

  • ( Assassination Classroom - 10/Jan/2021 - Adapted from the Manga with the same name ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 
  • Tazza: One-Eyed Jacks  - 14/Jan/2021 - Adapted from the manhwa "Tazza" (타짜) by Heo Young-man and Kim Se-yeong ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) 
  • Yong Jiu Grocery Store - 15/Jan/2021 - Adapted from a comic by Yan Guangmin ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan 
  • ( Go Brother! - 15/Jan/2021 - Adapted from the manhua "Please Take My Brother Away!" (快把我哥带走) by You.Ling (幽·灵)  ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China 
  • ( Dragon Tiger Gate  - 15/Jan/2021 - Adapted from the Manhua "Oriental Heroes " by Wong Yuk-long ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong 
  • Ang Panday (1980) - 18/Jan/2021 - Based on the fictional comics character of the same name, created by Carlo J. Caparas and illustrated by Steve Gan ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  
  • 13 Beloved - 15/Jan/2021 - Adapted from the 13th Quiz Show episode in the My Mania comic-book series by Eakasit Thairaat ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 
  • ( Love the Way You Are - 07/Jan/2021 - Adapted from the novel "Peking University Students" ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 

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

  • ( Live On - 14/jan/2021 - School Students ) 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 
  • ( Sunshine Love - 15/Jan/2021 - College To Working Life, ML prepares for his civil service. Link to movie: https://m4uhd.tv/watch-movie-sunshine-love-2014-251465.html ) 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  
  • ( Scandal Makers - 15/Jan/2021 - ML is in his mid 30s, he has a daughter and a grandson) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • ( Salut D'Amour - 15/Jan/2021Elderly Couple ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • ( Hearty Paws 2 - 13/Jan/2021 - Animals, the story is about how a dog rescues her puppy ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 
  • ( Tunnel (2016) - 15/Jan/2021 - Focus of the movie is on the collapsed tunnel) 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) 

  • Mr. Idol (2011) - 16/Jan/2021 -  Music ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • Le Grand Chef (2007) -16/Jan/2021 - Cooking ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
  • ( Lovely Complex - 16/Jan/2021 - High School ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
  • ( Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - 07/Jan/2021Historical  ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 
  • ( Sector 7 - 16/Jan/2021 - Sci-Fi ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (5/5) 

  • My Mighty Princess (2008) -19/Jan/2021 - Fantasy ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • The ESP Couple (2008) - 19/Jan/2021 - Supernatural, ML can read minds) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 
  • ( Omok Girl - 03/Jan/2021Go Game ) 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. 
  • ( Bluebeard (2017) - 24/Jan/2021 - MedicalDoctor ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • A Violent Prosecutor (2016) - 19/Jan/2021 - Law, ML is/was a Prosecutor ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (5/5) 

  • ( Seducing Mr. Perfect (2006) - 19/Jan/2021Office Romance ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
  • ( Champ - 02/Jan/2021- The movie is based on race horse "Luna" that had a limp but had 13 wins to become the best domestic race horse - info from end of the movie ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • ( The Taming of the Shrew (2008) - 19/Jan/2021 - Comedy ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • Innocent Witness (2019) - 19/Jan/2021 -  Mystery ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • Our Times (2015) - 19/Jan/2021 - Friendship ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (5/5) 

  • The Closet (2020) - 21/Jan/2021 - Jump Scare ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • ( Rampant (2018) - 19/Jan/2021 - Zombies ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • ( The Battle of Jangsari - 21/Jan/2021 - Military, War, Korean War ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • ( Masquerade (2012) - 21/Jan/2021 - Palace Politics ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • The Beast (2019) - 19/Jan/2021 - Thriller ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

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

  • ( Death Bell (2008) -  Psychological ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • ( Awaken (2020) - Detective ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective 
  • (  Code Blue: The Movie (2018) - MedicalDoctor ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
  • ( Suicide Forecast (2011) - Suicide Insurance Fraud) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
  • ( The Age of Shadows (2016) - Japanese colonial governmentJapanese Occupation of Korea ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • ( The Piper- After Korean War ) 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 (5/5) 


B (5/5) 


Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5) 

  • Please Don't Date Him (2020) - Artificial Intelligence, Programmer, FL is developer) 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 
  • ( Runway Cop (2012) -24/Jan/2021 Fashion Designer ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
  • ( Collectors - Thief,  Tomb Robbery ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
  • ( Familiar Wife (2018) - Bank worker for customer service ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • ( Delayed Justice (2020) - JournalistNews Reporter ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (5/5)  

  • (Black Butler - Butler  ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • ( Love in 50 Meters (2019) Farming ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
  • ( My Wife is a Superstar (2016) -  Famous Actress ) 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) 
  • ( The Pirates - Pirates ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
  • ( Over Drive -  ML is a car mechanic and an engineer ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

 Theme (School) (6/6) 


Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5) 


Theme (Family)  

A (6/6) 

  • Shanai Marriage Honey - Arranged Marriage as the Leads got married without knowing about each other ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage 
  • Making Family -  ML lives with his family with his grandma and is joined by his son  ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • A Fighter's Blues - ML has a daughter ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent 
  • ( Mothers (2018) - Boy was raised by his grandma before she got dementia ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child 
  • ( My Little Baby (2016) - child raised by uncle ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child 
  • Kazoku no Uta - Two of the kids are not blood related to ML) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family)

B (5/5) 

  • ( Ugly Alert - Parents passed away and elder brother raises his siblings ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 
  • ( Baby & I  - The father of the baby is ML's friend) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 
  • ( Inseparable Bros  - Leads are from an orphanage ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 
  • ( Twin Dragons - Twins  ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 
  • Finding Mr. Right - Pregnancy ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy

  Theme (Misc.) (5/5) 

  • ( My Great Mother ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
  • Cyborg She (2008) ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 
  • ( Gintama  ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 
  • Ajin: Demi-Human (2017)  ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 
  • ( Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP (2020) ) 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   - The statistics of the drama are from the dates given and could have been changed over time

A (5/5) Statistics 

  • ( Kung Fu Hustle - 92.5% Completed ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 
  • (Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds  Verified/Stars Rating: 8.34, Completed Rating: 8.74) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  
  • (Rurouni Kenshin  - Rank : 99 ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link 
  • (New Police Story - Rank: 1116 ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  
  • (Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days - 4/Feb/2021 - 27.1% Plan To Watch ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie

B (4/4) 

  • (So I Married an Anti-Fan - Reviews: 19 users ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  
  • ( Must Be... Love  - Reviews: 0 users ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. 
  • (The Chaser (2008)  - User: sos(the post after this one), Rating: 9) 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) 
  • (My Scary Girl (2006)  - User: TPixie_12, Rating: 5.0 ) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most)

Plan To Watch List (6/6) 

  • Project A  - Released in 1983) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list.  
  • (Mao Shan ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  
  • (Phantom the Secret Agent  -  4 episodes ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). 
  • ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). Switched with a sub -  Run On (2020)
  • (Mystic Pop-Up Bar - Total - 233, 117 is the mid point which was this at the time of selecting the drama. ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). 
  • Minami-kun no Koibito - My Little Lover (2015) ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. 

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

  • ( Run Off (2016) - Winter Sport  ) 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) 
  • (Be with You - Rain ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 
  • ( Ao Natsu (2018) -  Summer Vacation, Summer Love, Summer ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • ( Late Autumn (2011) ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring ) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

Not from here (4/4) 

  • ( Papa (2012) - The kids were of multiple ethnicity, Movie link is in the comments of the movie page) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
  • (Hello Stranger (2010) - Thai man and woman meet by coincidence while on vacation in South Korea ) 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)  
  • (Take Off (2009)  - Bob is Korean but was adopted to US and was raised there before returning) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • (  Wood Job! The Easy Life in Kamusari (2014) - New Person moves to a small town ) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

Remakes –same story different note (4/4)  

  • (Always (2011)  - Remade as Your Eyes Tell (2020)) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story 
  • (Miss Granny (2014)  - Remade more than 2 other countries ) 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 DangoSubbed with Cyrano Agency 
  • (Something About 1 Percent (2016) - Remake of korean drama 1% of Anything ) Watch a remake from the same country

Random (5/5) 

  • (Gangster High (2006) - Letter- G) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: Ghost_Dragon (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  
  • (Codename: Jackal (2012) -  CSA2305-K ) 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) 
  • (Oversize Cops (2017) Suphachai Subprasert  - 0 credits ) 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) 
  • (Tazza: The Hidden Card - Letter T) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  
  • (Mr. Pride vs. Miss PrejudiceGenerated words: pile, pride, plant) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. 

MDL Related  

A (5/5) 


B (5/5) 

  • (No Breathing (2013) ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. 
  • (Ip Man (2008) - Rated 10 by xxmai ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  
  • (Taste of Cat (2018) - Page 1 at the time of selecting the drama) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section 
  • Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014) - Rank #10 in top movies) 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  
  • (Ip Man 2: Legend of Grandmaster, Listed 11th in the custom list: https://mydramalist.com/list/b3EKovb1 ) 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. 
  • (71: Into the Fire (2010) ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  
  • (The Princess and the Matchmaker 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) 
    • ( Run On (2020) - Between Seo Dan Ah and her brother ) Watch a drama/movie with gender discrimination. Subbed with Plan To Watch Category - longest drama
    • (Cyrano Agency ) Watch a drama/movie with matchmakers (app, agency, fortune tellers focusing on marriages)

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

A (2/5) 


B (2/5) 

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

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

  • (XX ) Watch a web series 
  • (Drama Special Season 11: One Night  ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  
  • (Running Man ) 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 
  • (BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky  ) 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 (2/5) 


 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 (2/7)  


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

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

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

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

Genres (Lite)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

C (0/5) 

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

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

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

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

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

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

Theme (Occupations)  

A (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) (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 
  • (Toshi no Sakon  ) 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) (1/8) 

  • ( ) 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 
  • (Best Friend ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal

By the numbers  

A (0/5) Statistics 

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

B (0/4) 

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

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

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

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

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

Not from here (0/4) 

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

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

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

Random (0/5) 

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

MDL Related  

A (0/5) 

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

B (0/5) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

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

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: MyDramaList

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

  • Progress: 10/10


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

A (5/5) 


Tags (Leads)  

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

Plan to watchWatchingCompleted


Drama:  114 (+2)

Movie:  36 (+3)

Special: 6 (+11)

TV Show: 2 (+40)


DramaMovieSpecialTV Show
Korea358437
Japan39156
China21324
Taiwan811
Thailand1134
Hong Kong19
1
Philippines1




  • 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 (5/5) 


B (5/5) 


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


Award-winning (4/5) --it all about the accolades + 1 Substitute


Favorite (5/5) 


Release Date (3/3)  

A (5/5) 

  • By Stealth Like You ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. 2021
  • Love Revolution ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  2015/2020
  • U-Prince: The Crazy Artist ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  2017
  • ( Aibou: Season 1 (2002)) 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, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2009 
  • Mr. Canton and Lady Rose ) 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) ( 1989  - the year I was born )

B (5/5) 


C (5/5) 


 Relationships (5/5)  


 Countries (7/7)  


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

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

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

  • The Best StorySecret Theory of Kissing ) 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 
  • Love Refresh ) 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 
  • ( Taxi Driver ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established  
  • ( Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha ) 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) 
  • Late Night Restaurant ) 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) 

  • To.Jenny ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • Flavour It's Yours ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) 
  • ( Love Scenery ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) 
  • ( Ashi Girl ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) 
  • ( Cross Fire ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (5/5) 

  • No Boundary ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 
  • Taste of Cat ) 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) 
  • Saki ) 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. 
  • The Imperial Coroner ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners 
  • Legal High ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (5/5) 

  • ( Start-Up ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank)
  • Water Boys ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • It's Okay, That's Friendship ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • ( Lucky Seven ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • Key Love: The Series ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Genres (dark)  

A (5/5) 

  • The School Nurse Files ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) 
  • ( Youkai Sharehouse, Joseon Exorcist ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  
  • The Long Ballad ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 
  • ( Kingdom ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) 
  • ( Sell Your Haunted House ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller

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

  • ( Imawa no Kuni no Alice ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • Suspect X ) 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  
  • The Devil Judge ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) 
  • ( Our Time Will Come ) 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 (2/5) 

  • Police Story 2 ) 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) 
  • Second Chance ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand)

B (5/5) 


Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5) 

  • dele ) 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 
  • ( Jimi ni Sugoi! Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling 
  • New Police Story ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members 
  • Please Tell Me So ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  
  • ( Full House ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists

B (5/5)  

  • ( Legal High 2 ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • Farming Academy ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
  • ( Lovely Writer ) 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  
  • Start Up the Engine ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

 Theme (School) (2/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 
  • ( GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) ) 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)  
  • I Can See Your MBTI ) 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) 


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 (5/5) 


  Theme (Misc.) (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 
  • Q10 ) 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) (6/8) 


 Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) 


By the numbers  

A (4/5) Statistics + 1 Substitute

  • Police Story 3: Super Cop ( completed 88,8% ) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) 
  • Nobleman Ryu's Wedding ) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating (7.37is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating (7.5) 
  • ( Navillera ( ranked #20 ) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200)  Substitute: Assassination Classroom (Voice acting  - Nino as Koro Sensei)
  • Udagawachou de Matteteyo ( ranked #3687 )) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available  
  • Koi Choco – Bittersweet Angel ( plan to watch 57,5% ) ) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie

B (4/4) 


Plan To Watch List (5/6) + 1 Substitute


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 (4/4) 

  • ( Space Sweepers ) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--  
  • ( Police Story 4: First Strike ) 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 
  • A Tale of Thousand Stars ) 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: __ Tusia_04 ___(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. 
  • ( I Told Sunset About You ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more - rated 10 by Yuanwei 
  • ) 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 
  • (Used all 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) 

1)  Watch a drama/movie which features tag Gender Role Reversal -  Takane no Hana-san

2)  Watch a drama/movie which features Voice acting - Assassination Classroom (Voice actor  - Nino as Koro Sensei)

3) Watch drama/movie with tag Character DevelopmentDrama Special Season 3: Do You Know Taekwondo?

Sign-up Form:


Color Codes: Completed (Code: #F6A290)

Starting date: January 1, 2021

Ending date: December 25, 2021

Link to your Drama list: here

Difficulty - Easy: 6 Blocks (30+)

Progress: 43/30   Blocks- 7/6


Completed List:

Dramas: 29

Movies: 12

Drama Specials: 1

Variety Shows: 1


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

A (5/5) 


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


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


Favorite (5/5) 


Release Date (5/10)

A (4/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this 
  • I told sunset about you 2020
  • () Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. 
  • Someday or one day | 2019 (CSA2305-K)
  • () Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL
  •  Your Name Engraved Herein | 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.)

  • () Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/firstborn etc. (or other major event in your life) :
  • Long Time No See | 2017 (found dramas)

C (4/5) 


Genres (Lite)

C (5/5) 


Tags (Love) (5/5) 


MDL Related  

A (5/5)


(Substitutions and Extras: None used)

S i g n - u p   F o r m :  

  • Signing-up date: 21.01.01 (January 01,2021)
  • Starting date: 21.01.05 (I'm counting everything I've watched in 2021 ) 
  • Ending date: 21.07.05 (Link)
  • Link to my Drama list

     || K-Dramas  || Lakorns || C-Dramas || J-Dramas || WebCasts || TV Shows || Movies || 

  • Difficulty:  Intervention (40 Blocks)
  1.  Super Busy But Still Wanna Play
  2.  Super Easy
  3.  Easy
  4.  Medium
  5.  Hard
  6.  Extremely Hard
  7.  Merciless
  8.  Dauntless
  9.  Diabolical
  10.  Insanium
  11.  Addiction
  12.  Intervention
Blocks (Total+)
2 (10+)
4 (20+)
7 (35+)
11 (55+)
14 (70+)
17 (85+)
20 (100+)
24 (120+)
28 (140+)
32 (160+) 
36 (180+)
40 (All Killed)
Date:
21.01.15
21.01.25
21.02.11
21.02.28
21.03.17
21.03.30
21.04.04
21.04.09
21.04.12
21.05.23
21.-06-13
21.07.05
  • Progress: 260/221
  • Color Codes: 

    #1675B6 
    #F37934
    #41A85F
    #B8312F
    k e y:
    Completed
    Next to watch
    Currently Watching
    Plan To Watch
    s y m b o l s:
    ?
    ?  || 
     

̷.̷  t i m e   (10/10)
Note: (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt).
 A (5/5) 
  • () 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 (5/5) 

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

̷.̷  a w a r d - w i n n i n g  (5/5) 
Note: (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. 
    Award-winning
    Movie
    Director
    Screenwriter
    Actor
    Actress
Note:

̷.̷  f a v o r i t e (5/5) 

̷.̷  r e l e a s e   d a t e (15/15)  
A (5/5) 
  • () 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 (5/5) 
  • () 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)
      (Movies premiered between 1999 to 2020 )
  • () 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.
Release Date
this year
reyofsunshine (20.09.25)
(19.06.10)
(Roots graduation'17)
Movies premiered in years generated by this website
1991
2001
2002
2008
2010
Movies from 1940s to 1980s: 
1948
1959
1968
1979
1981
Movies premiered between 1999 to 2020 : 
Shiri (1999)
The Record (2000) 
My Sassy Girl(2001)
No Blood No Tears (2002)
My Tutor Friend (2003)
How to Keep My Love (2004)
Daddy Long Legs (2005)
Hot for Teacher (2006)
Seven Days (2007)
L: Change the World (2008)
A Brand New Life (2009)
No Mercy (2010)
Be My Guest (2011)
The Neighbors (2012)
Mischange (2013)
The Wicked (2014) 
Deep Trap (2015)
Half (2016)
Real (2017)
Deja Vu (2018)
A Little Princess (2019)
The Call (2020)

 ̷.̷  re l a t i o n s h i p s  (5/5)  
  • () 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.
    Relationships:
    Non-Romantic / Political Movie
    Robot Eobdong
    Father-Daughter Relationship 
    Hearty and Chan Yi
    Fake Brother-Sister Relationship

̷.̷  o u n t r i e s  (7/7) 

̷.̷   c o u n t r i e s'   r e a d i n g   m a t e r i a l  (8/8) 
(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,
    Countries reading material based:
    Manga (Japan)
    Manhwa (South Korea)
    Manhua (Taiwan)
    Manhua (China)
    Manhua (Hong Kong)
    Komik (Philippines)
    Thai Comics
    Novel (South Korean)

̷.̷   c a s t   (6/6) 

Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors

  • () Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. 
  • ( Watch a drama/movie with Median age 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus
  • () Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus.
    Cast
    Students
    Children
    ML prepares for his civil service
     Elderly Couple 
    ML is in his mid 30s, has a family
    A dog rescues her puppy
    Focused on 
    collapsed tunnel  
    NOTE: 
    1. Any time from birth to any form of school (Child to high school'). 
    2. Out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character. 20-29 single finding place in life. 
    3. Marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents. 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established. 
    4. Real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal.
    5. The shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursion..

̷.̷   g e n r e s  - I   (15/15)
Note: Lite
(5/5) 
  • () 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)     
  • () 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 or coroners).
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc
                                                        C (5/5) 
  • () 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:
    Art
    Food
    School
    Historical
    Sci-Fi
    Fantasy
    Supernatural
    Non-combat Sports
    Medical staff
    Law (Judge)
    Business
    Based on a real Event or Person
    Comedy 
    Mystery 
    Friendship

̷.̷   g e n r e s  - II   (11/11)
Note: Dark
(5/5)
  • () 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.
(6/6) 
(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-II:
    Horror
    Horror Monsters
    Military
    War 
    Politics
    Thriller
    Psychological  
    Criminal investigation 
    Detective  
    Medical genre and Terminal  illness tag
    Medical genre and Chronic illness tag
    Any genre with Suicide tag
    Japanese Occupation of Korea 
     After Korean War  
    1. The Age of Shadows (2016) - Japanese colonial governmentJapanese Occupation of Kore

̷.̷   g e n r e s  - III   (1010)
Note: Action – martial arts
(5/5)
  • () 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)
    (5/5)
  • () 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
    Action: Martial Arts
    Kung Fu
    Karae
    Taekwondo
    Fhillipo Martial Arts
    Muay
    Sports: Physical 
    E-Sports: Gaming
    Action CGI scenes 
    Tokusatsu  
    Wuxia
     

̷.̷   t h e m e - I (10/10) 
(Occupations
(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 
  • () 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.
    (5/5)
  • () 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/build
    Customer service 
    Journalist
    Butler
    Farming
    Famous Actress 
    Pirates  
    Car mechanic/An engineer (ML)

̷.̷   t h e m e - II  (6/6) 
(School) 
  • () 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.
    School Gangster, 
    Former Delinquent teacher
    With a past , not suitable for teaching
    Transfer student
    Student festival
    School bullying

̷.̷   t h e m e - III  (5/5) 
(Lets get physical) 
̷.̷   t h e m e - IV (11/11) 
(Family
(6/6)
  • () 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)
    (5/5)
  • () 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:
    Marriage Contract 
    Arranged Marriage  
    Large Family
    Single Parent
    Raised by Grandma 
    Raise by  Uncle
    Founded Family
    Raised by siblings
    Raised by non-blood related person
    Orphan
    Twins
    Pregnancy

̷.̷   t h e m e - V  (5/5) 
(Misc.
  • () Watch a drama/movie about a Clone. 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about an Android. 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about an Alien. 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal(the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate).
    Mics theme:
    Clone
    Android
    Alien
    Lab Experiment 
    Mr. Joo and Ali (talking animals)

̷.̷   t a g s - I  (10/10) 

 (Lead - Male or Female or other you decide

(5/5)
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Naive/innocent/pure Lead

B (5/5) 


̷.̷   t a g s - II  (5/5) 
(Love) 

̷.̷   t a g s - III  (8/8) 
(Misc Lite) 

̷.̷   t a g s - IV  (8/8) 
(Misc Dark) 

̷.̷   b y   t h e   n u m b e r s  (9/9) 

A (5/5)

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 (4/4) 

  • () 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)
    Completed: 7.68
     Rating: Verified (7.56) || Complete (7.6)
    Ranked #192 (Top 200)
    Ranked #3300 (Over 1000)
    26.0% in the “plan to watch”
    Reviews: 25 users (Over 10 reviews)
    Reviews: 0 users 
    Shotokeeki rated 9.0
    Ghost_Dragon rated 3.5

̷.̷   p l a n - t o - w a t c h    l i s t  (6/6) 
  • () 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. 
    Web-series on my list
    Oldest (Released in Jan'14)
    Newest (Jan'21)
    Shortest drama (1-Ep )
    Longest drama (20-EPs )
    In the middle of my list (#28)
    Longest name

̷.̷   s e a s o n a l   s e t t i n g s  (5/5) 

 *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice) 
  • () 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.
    Season Settings
    Snowy
    Rainy
    Sunny
    Windy
    Multiple 

̷.̷   n o t    f r o m    h e r e  (4/4) 
  • () 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
    Jared Grimes is American
    Sydney, Australia
    Bob adopted & raised in US
    Suk-Yong embarks on a summer retreat in the countryside
    Risa comes to Tokyo from her hometown

̷.̷   r e m a k e s  (4/4) 

Same story different note

  • () Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story 
  • () Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries 
  • () Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example :Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango) 
  • () Watch a remake from the same country.
    Remakes and adaptions:
    Korean adaptation
    Japanese and Chinese adaptation
    Sequel of Death Note (parent story)
    From the same country: Japan

̷.̷   r a n d o m  (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: ___________________.
    (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: J, A & O
    (Generate 3 from this site and chosen one.)  
  • (Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words.
    Moon Sang Min has 4 credits till 04.14
    Generated J,. A & O
    Generated scene, way, cruel

̷.̷   M D L  r e l a t e d  (10/10) 

A (5/5) 

  • () 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 (5/5) 


̷.̷   s u b s t i t u t i o n s    a n d    e x t r a s  (8/8) 

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 
  • () 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) 
    • Rewatch a drama/movie from your completed watchlist (watched before signing for this challenge) 
    • Watch an on-going/airing series (listed on your currently watching list from it's premier day to the last episode)
    • Watch a drama/movie that made you cry or depressed or empty.
    • Watch a drama/movie  with bad reviews.
    • Watch a drama/movie with your least favorite  actor/actress, (casted as main lead. 

Extras: 
Lakorn 
Sageuk  or Seoguk
Soilders
Royalty
Rewatched a drama
On-going Drama
Depressing drama
Bad Reviews
Mains failed, Bad acting

Completed, Currently Watching, Plan to Watch

Dramas: 60

Drama Specials: 1

Movies: 41

Variety Shows: 1

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: Drama List

  • Difficulty: Merciless

  • Progress: 20/20 Blocks, 103/103 Prompts


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

A (5/5) 

  • (To My Star) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes (15 mins)
  • (Be Loved in House: I Do) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes (27 mins)
  • (Part-Time Idol) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes (30 mins)
  • (The Comments) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes (45 mins)
  • (Phatu Kat) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes (60 mins)

B (5/5) 


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


Favorite (5/5) 


Release Date (10/15)  

A (5/5) 

  • (Papa and Daddy) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year.
  • (He's Coming to Me) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. (2019 - CSA2305-K)
  • (U-Prince: The Lovely Geologist) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL. (2016) 
  • (Farewell My Concubine) 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.) (1985, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2005) 
  • (Autumn Tale) 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) (2000 - birth year)

C (5/5)


 Countries (7/7)  


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

  • (Cherry Magic) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) 
  • (Tazza: The High Rollers) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) 
  • (Yong Jiu Grocery Store) 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 
  • (Algernon Ni Hanataba O) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel 

Genres (Lite)  

C (5/5)

  • (Sao Noi Roy Lan View) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) 
  • (Tee Shot: Ariya Jutanugarn) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. 
  • (Fish Upon the Sky) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • (Blackout) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • (Blacklist) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship

Theme (Occupations)  

B (5/5)

  • (M.A.I.D) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 
  • (Love Poison 2) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  
  • (Happy Birthday) 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) 
  • (Nagareboshi) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  
  • (Space Sweepers) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5) 


Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) 


By the numbers  

A (5/5) Statistics 

  • (Classic Again) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) (51.2% as of 5/18)
  • (Poo Bao Indy Yayee Inter) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating  (7.52 Verified / 7.55 Completed as of 6/5)
  • (A Tale of Thousand Stars) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link (#127 as of 7/4)
  • (Ossan's Love) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available (#1069 as of 6/16)
  • (The Debut) Watch a drama or movie with more that 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie (57.9% as of 5/18)

B (4/4) 

  • (The Classic) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews. (22 reviews as of 7/15)
  • (Prik Kee Noo Kub Moo Ham) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. (0 Reviews as of 6/17)
  • (Seven Days: Monday - Thursday) 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) (chronoclast - 8)
  • (Love So Divine) 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) (TPixie_12 - 5)

Plan To Watch List (6/6) 

  • (Hachiko Monogatari) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list. (oldest as of 2/26) 
  • (En of Love: Love Mechanics) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did) (as of 1/21)
  • (U-Prince: The Foxy Pilot) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). (as of 1/25)
  • (Crowns of Grass) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). (as of 2/13)
  • (Lady Snowblood) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). (64/2 = #32, as of 2/24)
  • (Love By Chance 2: A Chance to Love) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. (as of 1/21)

Not from here (4/4) 

  • (Mischievous Kiss The Movie: The Proposal) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s)  -A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast--
  • (Happy Together) 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)  
  • (Nodame Cantabile) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 
  • (Thibaan x BNK48) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city

Remakes –same story different note (4/4)  


Random (5/5) 

  • (Samjin Company English Class) 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)  
  • (SUBSTITUTED) 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) 
  • (Dao Jarut Fah) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (Likay)
  • (We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd) 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) (YU,  as of 4/12)
  • (Kiss) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  (N, Q, K)
  • (Delay) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. (rear, locate, delay)

MDL Related  

A (5/5) 


B (5/5) 


°°° 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 
  • (used in Random) 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: Mercilless

  • Progress: 110  Boxes: 20 

    Movies  37   Dramas  70    Tv Shows  1    Drama Specials 2      


    Time 
                                    A (5/5)(22/01/2021)                                   

  •   (x) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes   
     Somehow 18 (2017) (15 mins) (Completed 11/01/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes   
    XX (2020) (25 mins) (Completed 13/01/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes  
    How to Buy a Friend (2020) (35 Mins) (Completed 14/01/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes   
    Kingdom: Season 2 (2020) (45 Mins) (Completed 18/01/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes  
    Because it's the First Time (2015) (55 Mins) (Completed 22/01/2021)

         Type: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet 
                                                 (5/5)(01/02/2021)                                            


Award-winning (1/5) --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.  
  •  (x) Watch a movie from an award-winning actor.  
    We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021) (Misaki Suda: Rookie of the Year (2014) 37th Japan Academy Prize) (Completed 01/11/2021)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

         Favorite
                                                      (5/5)(31/07/2021)                                                  


        Release Date (15/15) 

                                   A (5/5) (21/12/2021)                           

  •   (x) Watch a drama that began airing this year.  
    Love Alarm 2 (2021) (Completed 13/03/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama that started airing the same year the user above you joined MDL.  
    Pretty Proofreader (2016) (Shotokeeki, 2016) (Completed 18/08/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL.  
    (RW) Hot Young Bloods (2014) (Completed 21/12/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (1987, 2001, 2003, 2003 and 2008 )  
    Madeleine (2003) (Completed 11/12/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama that began airing in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc.  
    Girl from Nowhere (2018) (Graduated) (Completed 16/05/2021)

                                   B (5/5) (27/03/2021)                           


                                    C (5/5) (27/04/2021)                           

  •   (x) Watch a movie from the 1990s 
    First Kiss (1998) (Completed 19/04/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a movie which premiered between 2000 to 2005.  
    The Way Home (2002) (Completed 21/04/2021)  
  •   (x) Watch a movie which premiered between 2006 to 2010 
    A Millionaire's First Love (2006) (Completed 25/04/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a movie which premiered between 2011 to 2015 
    Always (2011) (Completed 26/04/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a movie which premiered between 2016 to 2020
    Forgotten (2017) (Completed 27/04/2021)

          Relationships 

                                    (5/5) (11/12/2021)                            

  •   (x) Watch a  movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  
    Midnight (2021) (Victim/Assailant) (Completed 10/12/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a movie with a non-human main character.  
    Asan si Lolo (2013) (Goat) (Completed 23/04/2021)  
  •   (x) Watch a movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 
    Mothers (2018) (Completed 11/12/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama with a Pet parent relationship  
     Society Obsessed with Love (2018) (Cat) (Completed 11/12/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama with Siblings   
    Le Coup de Foudre (2019) (Completed 30/06/2021)

 Countries (4/7)  


          Cast 
                                                 (6/6) (29/04/2021)                                         

  •   (x) Watch a drama with students or children as the main cast.   
    True Beauty (2020) (High School Students) (Completed 27/02/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama with young adults as the main cast.  
    Lovestruck in the City (2020) (Completed 16/02/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama with Median age (30-40 age bracket).  
     How to Be Thirty (2021) (Completed 14/04/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama with Elderly characters or grandparents   
    Navillera (2021) (Completed 28/04/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a movie with Animals as the focus  
    Me and You (2011) (Cat) (Completed 29/04/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a movie where a Place or Location is the focus  
    Triple-Do You Want? (2020) (Limited to Building Entrance) (Completed 29/04/2021) 

Genres (Lite)  

                                    A (5/5) (18/12/2021)                            


                                    B (5/5) (12/12/2021)                            

  •   (x) Watch a drama about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline  
    Happiness (2021) (Fantasy) (Completed 12/12/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc.   
    The Great Sharman Ga Doo Shim (2021) (Supernatural) (Completed 27/10/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. 
    The Snow Queen (2006) (Mind Sport tag) (Completed 04/12/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners  
    Hospital Playlist 2 (2021) (Completed 09/12/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.  
    Saka no Tochu no Ie (2019) (Law) (Completed 04/03/2021)

                                    C (5/5) (04/08/2021)                            


         Genres (dark)  

                                    A (5/5) (24/10/2021)                           


         Genres (Action – martial arts)

                                         B (5/5) (28/02/2021)                                 

  •   (x) Watch a drama which features Sports: Physical  
    Run On (2020) (Running) (Completed 04/02/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama which features E-Sports.  
    The Kings Avatar (2019) (Online Gaming) (Completed 28/02/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a movie which features action CGI scenes   
    Space Sweepers (2021) (Completed 23/02/2021)
  •    (x) Watch a movie whose genre Tokusatsu.  
     Parasyte: Part 2 (2015) (Completed 28/02/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan  
    The Legends (2019) (Wuxia) (Completed 17/02/2021)

          Theme (Occupations)  

                                        A (5/5) (06/07/2021)                             

  •    (x) Watch a drama which features Computer business(Information Technology) jobs(so hackers/programmers/websites/Internet)  
    Taxi Driver (2021) (Hacker) (Completed 31/05/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hairstyling   
    She Would Never Know (2021) (Cosmetics Company) (Completed 09/03/2021)
  •    (x) Watch a drama which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members   
     Vincenzo (2021) (Mafia) (Completed 13/05/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)   
    Summer Guys (2021) (Bartenders) (Completed 19/05/2021) 
  •   (x) Watch a drama which features Writers/Journalists  
    Influence (2021) (Author) (Completed 06/07/2021)

         Theme (Family)

                                               A (6/6) (31/03/2021)                                      


 Tags (Misc Dark)

                               (8/8)(13/11/2021)                        


          By the numbers  

                                   (5/5) (07/12/2021)                            


        Plan To Watch List
                                         (6/6(30/01/2021)                                   


         Not from here 
                                     (4/4) (30/03/2021)                             

  •   (x) Watch a movie that has foreign actors  
    Never Said Goodbye (2016) (Lee Joon GiYoo SunEthan Juan) (Completed 25/03/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  
    Between Maybes (2019) (From the Philippines mainly set in Japan) (Completed 05/03/2021)
  •   (x) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad.  
    Wind-Bell (2019) ( Raised in America from the age of 10) (Completed 19/03/2021)
  •   (x) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city  
    Drowning Love (2016) (Main Character moves from Tokyo to a Rural Town) (Completed 30/03/2021)

           Random 

                                              (5/5)(06/12/2021)                                     

  •   (x) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: _Aims_(Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)  
    A Beauty of Revenge (2021) (Completed 06/12/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (M)  
    Must You Go? (2021) (Completed 04/06/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama from an actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.   
    The Penthouse 2: War in Life (2021) (Choi Ye Bin (Ha Eun Byul): 5 credits at the time of completion) (Completed 06/04/2021)
  •   (x) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.)  X T B  
    The Day of Becoming You (2021) (Completed 06/07/2021)
  •   (x) Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words.  Rotten Character Confession   
    140 Ji No Koi (2021) (Also known as 140 Character Love) (Completed 06/12/2021)

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: AkashiSj

  • Difficulty:  Insanium: 32 Blocks (160+) 

  • Progress: 16/160       ??/28

Plan to Watch    |    Completed    |    Currently Watching


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

A (1/5) 


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 (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s 
  • ( X ) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.  Pride (2004)
  • ( ) 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 (1/8) (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 
  • ( X ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel Make My Heart Smile (2021)

 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 (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • X ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)  The Perfect Match (2017)
  • ( ) 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 (3/5) 

  • ( X ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Way Back Into Love (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc. Sky Of Love (2007)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery 
  • ( X ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship Lovely Us (2020)

Genres (dark)  

A (0/5) 

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

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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological 
  • ( ) 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  
  • ( X ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) Birds Without Names (2017)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

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 Love of Summer Night (2020)
  • ( ) 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) 
  • ( ) 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)  
  • X ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student Meeting You (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Lets get physical) (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem My Brother Loves Me Too Much (2017)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

A (0/6) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage My Husband In Law (2020)
  • ( ) 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 (1/5) 

  • ( ) 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 The Miracle (2016)
  • ( ) 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 (1/5) (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 Forever Love (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (1/5) 

  • ( X ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead My Forever Sunshine (2020)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

Tags (Love) (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love 
  • X ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers Le Coup de Foudré (2019)

Tags (Misc Lite) (1/8) 

  • ( ) 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. 
  • X ) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel Back to 1989 (2016)
  • ( ) 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 (1/4) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews.  
  • ( X ) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. Neko (2020)
  • ( ) 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               Currently Watching                 Completed

Sign-up Form:  

  • Starting date: January 1, 2021

  • Link to your Drama list: Miss-lestrudel's List

  • Turn-In Form:

  • Difficulty:  Super Busy But Still Want To Play: 2 Blocks (10 +); For now, but I'll try to do as many as I can and might add more blocks as I go.

  • Progress: 6/??


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

A (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes: Amanza
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes 
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes: Angel's Last Mission: Love
  • ( ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 
  • (X) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes: Sweet Home

B (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes: The Uncanny Counter
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes: The Bride of Rip Van Winkle
  • (X) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database): Step for You
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less: Color Rush
  • ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more: While You Were Sleeping

Tags (Leads)  

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

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead: Squid Game
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead: My Sassy Girl
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead: Imawa no Kuni no Alice
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead: From Me to You

B (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead: A Korean Odyssey
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with an Eccentric Lead (weird): Tonight, At Romance Theater
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead: Absolute Boyfriend
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead

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: Battle Royale II: Requiem
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter: Masquerade
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor: A Million
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress: House of Flying Daggers

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.  
  • (X) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies: Peninsula
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies: Swing Kids  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before: River Where The Moon Rises

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: Gakko Gurashi! (2019/above)
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL: I Am a Hero
  • ( ) 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/firstborn etc. (or other major events in your life): Whispering Corridors (1998/year born)

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: In the Mood for Love
  • ( ) 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: Jade Dynasty 1

 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): Neko Zamurai
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings: Lost to Shame

 Countries (0/7)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines: She's Dating the Gangster
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan: One Cut of the Dead
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea: Zombie Fighter
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from China 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan: The Tenants Downstars
  • ( ) 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) 

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography, etc.): Wish You 
  • ( ) 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) 

  • (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.): The Call 
  • ( ) 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: Strangers From Hell

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 labeled) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts the Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post-occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

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/Makeup/Modeling/Hairstyling 
  • ( ) 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 who has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (let's get physical) (0/5) 

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

Theme (Family)  

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 a 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 (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 a 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 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: The Housemaid (1960)
  • ( ) 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).  Juken Zombie
  • ( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes): Asa ga Kita
  • ( ) 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: Don't You Think Girls Who Talk in Hakata Dialect Are Cute?  

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 filmed 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 a big city

Remakes –same story different note (0/4)  

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

Random (0/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  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 lists 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 your 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 pages of MDL Home Trailers section 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 pages 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: anjali's dramalist 

  • Difficulty:  Merciless (20 blocks)

  • Progress: 0/20 (31/108)



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

A (2/5)

  • (✔) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes- Legend of Yunqian 
  • ( ) 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- Sweet Home

B (1/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • ( ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) 
  • (✔) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less - 300 Year-Old Class of 2020
  • ( ) 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 -My Fxxxxxx Romance
  • ( ) 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 (2/5) --it all about the accolades 

  • (✔) Watch an award-winning drama/movie. -Parasite
  • ( ) 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. -Beyond Evil
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  

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) 

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 (2/5)  

  • () Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships- Move to Heaven  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  
  • () Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship- Hwayi: A Monster Boy 
  • ( ) 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- A Tale of Two Sisters 

 Countries (3/7)  

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines 
  • () Watch a drama/movie from Thailand- I Promised You The Moon   
  • () Watch a drama/movie from Japan- Rashomon 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from China 
  • () Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan - We Best Love pt.1
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.

Genres (Lite)  

A (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) 
  • () Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)- Kinou Nani Tabeta? 
  • ( ) 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)- Mr. Queen 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future

B (3/5) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline - Gintama
  • () 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 School Nurse Files
  • ( ) 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.- The Devil Judge

Genres (dark)  

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

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

Theme (Occupations)  

A (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

 Theme (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- Color Rush
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying

Theme (Lets get physical) (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ - To My Star
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

B (1/5) 

  • ( ) 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 - The Uncanny Counter
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy

Tags (Leads)  

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

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead- Restart After Come Back Home
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead - Innocent Witness
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead

B (0/5) 

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

Tags (Love) (2/5) 

  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about First love 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation- My Roommate is a Gumiho
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (triangle/Square/Pentangle) 
  • () Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love- Blue Gate Crossing 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers

 Tags (Misc Dark) (6/8) 

  • () Watch a drama/movie Death/murder - Imawa no Kuni no Alice
  • () Watch a drama/movie Obsession - A Frozen Flower
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health 
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past 
  • () Watch a drama/movie Amnesia- Flower of Evil 
  • () Watch a drama/movie Revenge- Night in Paradise 
  • () Watch a drama/movie Corruption- Chief Kim
  • () Watch a drama/movie Betrayal- Squid Game

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

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

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

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

  •  ( ) Watch an Asadora 
  • ( ) 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:  

  • Link to your Drama list: ElBee 


  Turn In Form Data  

  • Difficulty:  
  • The number of completed dramas for the challenge: 78
  • The number of completed drama specials for the challenge: 11
  • The number of completed movies for the challenge: 21
  • The number of completed variety shows for the challenge: 1
  • Number of Blocks: 22
  • Progress: 111/111



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

✔︎A (5/5: 5 Dramas) 

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes Handmade Love ✔︎January 5, 2020
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes SaifaZon Story - ✔︎December 3, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes  Lovestruck in the City  - ✔︎February 17, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes  The Witch's Diner  - ✔︎August 13, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes My Name - ✔︎November 17, 2021

✔︎B (5/5: 3 Dramas, 1 Drama Special, 1 Movie; 0 In Progress) 

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes Oh My Ladylord✔︎May 13, 2021
  •  ( ? ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes 
  • ( ✔︎ ) SUBSTITUTE Watch a drama special about soldiers  Kingdom: Ashin of the North  - ✔︎July 25, 2021 - WARRIOR in original title, WAR & archery in tags, soldiers prominent 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) Summerdaze  - ✔︎September 2, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less  Here's My Plan  - ✔︎June 21, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more   Hello, Me! - 32 episodes -  [it changed after over 75% of it had aired and been watched in this category] ✔︎April  8, 2021  

✔︎Type (5/5: 1 Drama, 2 Drama Specials, 1 Movie, 1 Variety Show; 0 In Progress)   A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a web series [drama]. Le Jun Kai  - ✔︎August 21, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama special -made for tv movie. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  Mr. Queen: The Bamboo Forest - ✔︎February 15, 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 Youn's Stay (12 eps) - ✔︎August 8, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie Heavenly Forest - ✔︎August 25, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama [special]/movie whose genre is Documentary  Sell Your Haunted House Special  - ✔︎June 20, 2021

✔︎Award-winning (5/5: 2 Dramas, 3 Movies) --it's all about the accolades 


✔︎Favorite (5/5: 5 Dramas)


✔︎Relationships (5/5: 5 Dramas)  

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  Voice 4: Judgment Hour  ✔︎July 31, 2021   
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  Doom at Your Service  - ✔︎June 29, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship Youth Again (2018)✔︎August 18, 2021
  • ( ) 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. 
    ✔︎ ) SUBSTITUTE (drama#2/3 Gender/sexual, disability, or other discrimination (often workplace ie not hiring people who aren't attractive/fit, not promoting people who aren't from well-to-do families, promoting men when women are more qualified a common one; then you have discrimination, usually sons over daughters, within the family ie patriarchal dominance!)  - Move To Heaven✔︎June 3, 2021  
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings   Happiness - ✔︎December 11, 2021  

✔︎Countries Comics/reading material (5/5: 4  Dramas, 1 Movies(5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) LIFE - ✔︎April 25, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (south Korea) How to Be Thirty - ✔︎April 13,  2021
  • ( X ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua –Taiwan  Yong Jiu Grocery Store -  
  • (   ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua- China  Spiritpact   
  • ( ✔︎ ) SUBSTITUTE Watch a drama/movie about Royalty River Where the Moon Rises - ✔︎April 20, 2021
  • ( X ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua-Hong kong Dragon Tiger Gate -
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik- Philippines  Ang Panday 
  • ( ✔︎ ) SUBSTITUTE Watch a Sageuk [Korean historical drama]  Lovers of the Red Sky  ✔︎October 26, 2021  
  • ( X ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics  A Gift to the People You Hate - OR 13 Beloved
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel -  Sweet & Sour  -  ✔︎July 26, 2021 

✔︎Genres (Lite)  

✔︎A (5/5: 4 Dramas, 1 Movie) 

  • ( ✔︎  ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Two Lights: Relumino - ✔︎September 2, 2021
  • ( ✔︎  ) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.)
    Dali and the Cocky Prince✔︎November 11, 2021  
  • ( ✔︎  ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) High Class  - ✔︎November1, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents era or before) The King's Affection -  ✔︎December 14, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future Dr. Brain  - ✔︎December 8, 2021 

✔︎C (5/5: 3 Dramas, 2 Movies) 

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) Monthly Magazine Home  -  ✔︎August 5, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)  Pipeline  -  ✔︎July 11, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy  Tonde Saitama  - ✔︎June 28, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery Girl From Nowhere  - ✔︎August 25, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship Stranger Kim  - ✔︎August 13, 2021  

Genres (dark)  

✔︎A (5/5: 4 Dramas, 1 Movie) 

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.)   Dark Hole - ✔︎June 5, 2021  
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju)  Sell Your Haunted House✔︎June  9, 2021  
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War D.P.  -  ✔︎September 6, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) On the Verge of Insanity  - ✔︎August 26, 2021  
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller Recalled - ✔︎July 11, 2021

✔︎B (4/4*: 1 Drama, 1 Special, 2 Movies) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

  • ( ✔︎  ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological You Raise Me Up  -  ✔︎October 5, 2021  
  • ( ✔︎  ) Watch a drama special/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective Mouse: The Predator ✔︎May 11, 2021
  • ( X ) 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)  Lipstick  ✔︎February 6, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) Snowy Road  ✔︎May 8, 2021
  • ( X ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan) 

✔︎ Theme (Occupations)  

✔︎A (5/5: 5 Dramas) 

  • ( ✔︎ ) 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  - Vincenzo - ✔︎May 2, 2021  (hacker though ID hidden)
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling She Would Never Know - ✔︎March 9, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members  Mouse - ✔︎May 19, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for exampleclerk/waitress/help desk)  Would You Like a Cup of Coffee? ✔︎December 28, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists Hush - ✔︎February 6, 2021

✔︎B (5/5: 5 Dramas)

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid Mine  -  ✔︎June 27, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards, rice paddies/vineyard)  Bio Homme  - ✔︎June 21, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) 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) To My Star✔︎February 5, 2021  
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  Hometown Cha Cha Cha - ✔︎October 17, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines Taxi Driver -✔︎May 29, 2021   

✔︎ Theme (School) (6/6: 5 Dramas, 1 Movie)

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) Justice High - ✔︎February 6, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher GTO - ✔︎May 2, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  Hammer Session! (2010) - ✔︎July 19, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim  - ✔︎October 8, 2021
  • ( ✔︎) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival True Beauty  - ✔︎February 4, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying  A Beauty of Revenge  - ✔︎November 16, 2021 

✔︎Theme (Lets get physical) (5/5: 4 Dramas, 1 Movie) 

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content Love Scene Number - ✔︎February 12, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ Hello? Spring Is Coming✔︎May 29, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap Lost - ✔︎October 24, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem The Man of My Life ✔︎November 14, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem   Nevertheless,  - ✔︎August 21, 2021  

Theme (Family)  

✔︎A (6/6: 4 Dramas, 1 Drama Special, 1 Movie) 

  • (  ) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage   
  • ( ✔︎ ) SUBSTITUTE (drama#3/3 One where a reunion takes place (it can be a class reunion, former lovers, or the ever-popular childhood friends, even) My Roommate Is A Gumiho  -  ✔︎July 15, 2021  
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family(Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) 
  • ( ✔︎SUBSTITUTE (drama#1/3 Artificial Intelligence  - Please Don't Date Him ✔︎January 30, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama [special]/movie about Single Parent Drama Festa: Off the Course - ✔︎March 24, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child Hometown  - ✔︎October 28, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child Inspector Koo✔︎December 5, 2021  from this list 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family) You Are So Precious to Me   - ✔︎July 30, 2021 

 ✔︎Theme (Misc.) (5/5: 2 Dramas,  1 Drama Special, 2 Movies) 

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone  Seobok  -  ✔︎August 15, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama special/movie about an Android  SF8: The Prayer (rewatch)✔︎December 20, 2021  
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien P1H: The Beginning of a New World  - ✔︎March 15, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct L.U.C.A.: The Beginning - ✔︎March 9, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate) Imaginary Cat (rewatch)✔︎August 28, 2021  

By the numbers - Statistics 

✔︎Plan To Watch List (6/6: 4 Dramas, 1 Drama Special, 1 Movie) 

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list. A Traffic Controller on Crossroads (1986) - (oldest that had a legal way to watch) ✔︎December 15, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch the newest drama/movie on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did)  Sisyphus: The Myth - ✔︎April 8, 2021 (newest when I checked)
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). Longing for Spring (2014) - 4 episodes [the only 3-ep one isn't anywhere yet] - ✔︎November 10, 2021
  • ( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). 
  • ( ✔︎ ) SUBSTITUTE:  Watch a Taiga [Japanese year-long historical dramas on NHK] Seirei no Moribito (2016)  - ✔︎August 4, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch the drama/movie in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). Want More 19 (2018)  - ✔︎August 2, 2021 *I had to sort them by year because too many PTW items are TBD or 2022 and the middle entry by name has no online place to watch; this is the middle entry after taking out what will not air by the end of this year.
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch the Movie/Drama Special with the longest name. The Penthouse Hidden Room: Hidden Story - ✔︎January 12, 2021 (many longer-named ones haven't been released w/subs yet :/)

 Settings (4/4: 1 Drama, 2 Drama Specials, 1 Movie*Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama special/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) The Uncanny Return  ✔︎July 30, 2021 (it was filmed in January&aired in February)
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting Youth of May - ✔︎June  13, 2021  [The May 1980 Gwangju Uprising is the setting...]
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama special/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting Radiation House Special ✔︎September 8, 2021
  • ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 
  • ( ✔︎ ) SUBSTITUTE Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. The Singer - pansori -  ✔︎November 24, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎) Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings Jirisan - ✔︎December 12, 2021  

✔︎Random (5/5: 2 Dramas, 2 Drama Specials, 1 Movie) 

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama [special]/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Chose at the beginning and list here: _E_   (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters)   Everyone Is There  - ✔︎August 15, 2013
  • ( ✔︎ ) 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) Josee - for JJChastity - ✔︎June 6, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama special/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits  Sanctuary   [Where to watch on YouTube]✔︎January 23, 2021 BamBam-4 credits, Mark Tuan-3 credits    Can also use for bullying, action, Weak Lead (Set in South Korea, aired in Thailand) 
     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.)  [Y, T, P] The Penthouse 2: War In Life -✔︎April 2, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Drama Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. [Ignorant, Forget, Honey]  Shanai Marriage Honey - ✔︎June 17, 2021 

MDL Related  

✔︎A (5/5: 4 Dramas, 1 Movie) 

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL. Start-Up (2019) from this article - ✔︎February 25, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) 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) You Make Me Dance - from this post  - ✔︎June 20, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats. Imitation  ✔︎July 23, 2021  - friendship tag
  • ( ✔︎ ) 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) Police University  -  ✔︎September 28, 2021 -  Detective  and  Romance
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index.  Mr. Queen ✔︎February 14, 2021  from this list 


✔︎B (5/5: 5 Dramas) 

  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page.  I Told Sunset About You - ✔︎September 3, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more  The School Nurse Files  -  rated 9.0 by MDL editor Zvylna (Lauriinjsh)   (-can also use for super power/special ability, exorcism, 6eps)
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section Times - ✔︎March 28, 2021 - Trailer Link
  • ( ✔︎ ) 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  Navillera ✔︎April 27, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) One The Woman  - ✔︎November 9, 2121 in This List

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°°  

(8/8 as Substitutes: ; 6 Dramas, 1 Drama Special, 1 Movie Completed*Cross out category (ie Watch an Asadora) if using as substitute!*

(0/8 Used as Extras: 3 Dramas, 1 Movie Completed)

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

  • ( X ) Watch an Asadora [Japanese morning drama]
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a Taiga [Japanese year-long historical dramas on NHK] Seirei no Moribito (2016)  - ✔︎August 4, 2021  USED FOR LONGEST DRAMA ON YOUR LIST PROMPT
  • ( X ) Watch a Lakorn [Thai primetime soap opera]
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a Sageuk [Korean historical drama]  Lovers of the Red Sky  ✔︎October 26, 2021 
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansorietc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. The Singer - pansori -  ✔︎November 24, 2021
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  Kingdom: Ashin of the North  - ✔︎July 25, 2021 - WARRIOR in original title, WAR & archery in tags, soldiers prominent
  • ( ✔︎ ) Watch a drama/movie about Royalty River Where the Moon Rises - ✔︎April 20, 2021
  • ( 3/3Watch 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)
    • #1/3 Artificial Intelligence  ( ✔︎ ) Please Don't Date Him (drama)✔︎January 30, 2021
    • #2/3 Gender/sexual, disability, or other discrimination (often workplace ie not hiring people who aren't attractive/fit, not promoting people who aren't from well-to-do families, promoting men when women are more qualified a common one; then you have discrimination, usually sons over daughters, within the family ie patriarchal dominance!)  - Move To Heaven✔︎June 3, 2021    
    • #3/3 One where a reunion takes place (it can be a class reunion, former lovers, or the ever-popular childhood friends, even) My Roommate Is A Gumiho  -  ✔︎July 15, 2021