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Basic ingredientsTime In The Oven
Gather The Ingredients
The Finest Ingredients
Aged to perfection
The international palateRecipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!In a double Recipe Block you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes . If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block , if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All tittles must be withing the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
Deconstructed MDL
Blended ingredientsTraditional recipe
Yummy
Open Fire Cooking
Pop Rocks
Energy bar + Red Bull
BuffetFamily Gathering
Heart Shaped Box
Sweet and sour mixed themes
Fruit salad
Bittersweet
Food wars
Ginger and Ginseng
Trapped In A Mold
Black Sticky Rice
Let´s mix it up
Peppermints – Bonuses and substitutionsNot a Dessert Block
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S I G N - U P F O R M |
Starting date: January 1, 2022
Finishing date: December 27th, 2022
Turn-in Form: Turn-in Form
Link to your Drama list: Drama List
Recipe-Blocks: 6 - Dango
Completed Dramas: 15 | Drama Specials: 2 | Movies: 14 | Variety Shows: 3
Korea: 10 l Japan: 13 l China: 7 l Hong Kong: 1 l Thailand: 1 l Taiwan: 1 l Philippines: 1
Basic ingredients
Time In The Oven
2. Total Length | Progress: 5/5 | |
Recipe + Notes | Ingredient | Completed |
January 8th | ||
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer | March 2nd | |
December 25th | ||
January 5th | ||
May 1st |
Gather The Ingredients
3. Type | Progress: 4/5 | |
Recipe + Notes | Ingredient | Completed |
January 8th | ||
April 25th | ||
March 20th | ||
March 14th | ||
The Finest Ingredients
Aged to perfection
6. Find The Year | Progress: 5/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient + Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year 2022 | March 22nd | |
Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL | May 11th | |
Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | March 29th | |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website | March 12th | |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life | January 3rd |
The international palate
Recipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!
In a double Recipe Block you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes. If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block, if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All tittles must be withing the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 10/10 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient + Notes | Completed | |
Watch a title from China | May 9th | ||
Watch a title from Hong Kong | April 13th | ||
Watch a title from Japan | April 21st | ||
December 27th | |||
Watch a title from South Korea | April 1st | ||
Watch a title from Taiwan | September 10th | ||
Watch a title from Thailand | August 16th | ||
Watch a title whose genre is Drama | March 2nd | ||
March 14th | |||
January 23rd |
Deconstructed MDL
11. Written About | Progress: 5/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient + Notes | Completed |
Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums | March 17th | |
March 6th | ||
April 12th | ||
Watch a title with over 10 Reviews | August 17th | |
Watch a title with 0 Reviews | January 14th |
13. Listed | Progress: 5/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient + Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with someone from the Stars Leaderboard Dylan Wang | November 11th | |
Watch a title Popularity ranked over 1000 | May 17th | |
Watch a title Ranked over 1000 | March 1st | |
Watch a title that was added to a Voting List in the list index. | December 23rd | |
Watch a title that was added to a custom list | March 4th |
Starting date: January 1, 2022 |
Basic ingredients
Time In The Oven
1. Episode Length | Progress: 5/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a drama under 20 minutes episodes | Shan Ye Yi Si | 01/02 |
Watch a drama with 20-30 minute episodes | First Love Again | 03/28 |
Watch a drama with 30-40 minute episodes | Reset | 02/07 |
Watch a drama with 40-50 minute episodes | The Silent Sea | 03/07 |
Watch a drama with at least one episode over 60 minutes | Bulgasal: Immortal Souls | 02/18 |
2. Total Length | Progress: 3/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a movie that lasts 30 minutes or less. | AORB | 01/03 |
Watch a movie that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | The Little House | 02/02 |
Watch a movie that lasts 180 minutes+ | A Bride for Rip Van Winkle | |
Watch a drama with 8 episodes or less. | Behind Cut | 01/20 |
Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | Sword Snow Stride, Out Of The Dream, Fall In Love |
Gather The Ingredients
3. Type | Progress: 5/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title with the tag Web Series | My Esports Genius Brother | 03/13 |
Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | Dekinai Futari: Dizukyun-hen | 01/11 |
Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV SHOW. | Love and Leashes (replacement) | 02/11 |
Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | Until Rainbow Dawn | 03/08 |
Watch a title with the genre Documentary | The Truth Will Not Sink With Sewol | 01/11 |
The Finest Ingredients
4. Award Winning | Progress: /5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch an award-winning title | ||
Watch a title from an award-winning director | ||
Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter | ||
Watch a title from an award-winning actor | ||
Watch a title from an award-winning actress |
5. My Favorites | Progress: 1/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | The Flaming Heart, Luoyang | |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | Okusama wa, Tori Atsukai Chui, Watashi wo Hanasanaide, JIN, Real | |
Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | -- Laughing Under the Clouds (Motohiro Katsuyuki - Ajin: Demi Human) -- Colorful Love (Yuasa Hiroaki - 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii) -- Jirisan (Lee Eung Bok - Goblin) -- Under the Hawthorn Tree, The Road Home (Zhang Yi Mou - House Of Flying Daggers) | |
Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | - The End of Endless Love (Edward Guo - Yin Yang Master DOE, screenwriter+director) - Black Cinderella (Yoshida Erika - Cherry Magic) - Akuma to Love Song (Yoshida Erika - Cherry Magic) - Cinderella Is Online (Miura Kisa - Shiyakusho) | |
Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | Uchida Hidemi (Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu) | 03/02 |
Aged to perfection
6. Find The Year | Progress: 3/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year | Reset | 02/06 |
Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL 2020/2011 | 30 Kin Sore wa 30-sai Miman Okotowari no Koi | 03/06 |
Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | ||
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want, psst! we will not notice if you press the generator twice.) 1997 (2) 2010, 2017 (2) | ||
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life | Hotarugusa | 04/20 |
8. Not as Vintage | Progress: 1/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch title from the 1990s | Fallen Angels, Taboo | |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 | A Moment To Remember, Old Boy, The Twilight Samurai, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, Su-ki-da, Seven Swords, Ashura, Natural City | |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 | ||
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2016 | ||
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2017 to 2022 | Life Is But A Dream | 03/24 |
The international palate
Recipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!
In a double Recipe Block you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes . If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block , if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All tittles must be withing the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 1/5 and 2/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title from China | ||
Watch a title from Hong Kong | Intimates | 02/03 |
Watch a title from Japan | Douse Mou Nigerarenai, Tsumari Suki tte iitai n Dakedo, Lychee Light Club | |
Watch a title from Philippines | Happenstance, The Boy Who Came From The Stars, Lulu: A Girl Meets Girl Love Story | |
Watch a title from South Korea | ||
Watch a title from Taiwan | ||
Watch a title from Thailand | Rarng Ruk Prang Jai, The Player, The Miracle Of Tedddy Bear, You're My Sky, | |
Watch a title whose genre is Drama | The Tale of Mari and Yimae | 04/10 |
Watch a title whose genre is Comedy | Shimobee | 04/17 |
Watch a title whose genre is Action |
10. Adapted From A… | Progress: 2/5 and 3 /5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title from the China adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | ||
Watch a title from Hong Kong adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | ||
Watch a title from Japan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | Lady Snowblood | 01/30 |
Watch a title from Philippines adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | ||
Watch a title from South Korea adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | Bichunmoo, Cherry Blossoms After Winter | 01/02 |
Watch a title from Taiwan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | More than Blue: The Series, Danger Zone Chapter 1, The Magician on the Skywalk | |
Watch a title from Thailand adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | Bad Buddy (Novel) | 01/21 |
Watch a title tagged Adapted From a Novel | The Door into Summer | |
Watch a title tagged Adapted From Video Game | Hakuoki | 03/12 |
Watch a title Watch a title based on/inspired by a Real Person/ Event /True Story | Tokyo Vice | 04/30 |
Deconstructed MDL
11. Written About (Tutorials 1, 2) | Progress: 3/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums | ||
Watch a title that was mentioned in an Article on MDL | Ase to Sekken, Jashin no Tenbin Koan Bunseki Han | |
Watch a title that was mentioned in the Feeds (any feeds) | Shadow Beauty [1] | 01/24 |
Watch a title with over 10 Reviews | Fullmetal Alchemist (2017) | 03/03 |
Watch a title with 0 Reviews | Tabikurage Tantei Nikki | 02/01 |
13. Listed (tutorial | Progress: 1/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title with someone from the Stars Leaderboard | Being a Hero (Wang Yibo) | |
Watch a title Popularity ranked over 1000 | The Time Agent ( #99999 ) | 05/04 |
Watch a title Ranked over 1000 | ||
Watch a title that was added to a Voting List in the list index. | ||
Watch a title that was added to a custom list |
14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More (tutorial: 1, 2,) | Progress: 2/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title on your Recommendations page | A Taxi Driver, IP Man, A Man And A Woman, Under the Hawthorn Tree, Internal Affairs, | |
Watch a title that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section | The Love Of Winter (page 1) | 01/29 |
Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats | Junkyouju Takatsuki Akira no Suisatsu 2 (Bromance) | 04/27 |
Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres | ||
Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge |
Blended ingredients
Traditional recipe
15. Historical | Progress: 2/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sword Fight | Blade of the Immortal | |
Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical | Tempest (2011) | |
Watch a title where the genres are Romance +Historical | Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang | 03/29 |
Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical | The Eye of the Dragon Princess | 03/24 |
Watch a title from the genre historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military / War |
16.Signs Of The Times | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features people wearing silk robes | |||
Watch a title that features a typewriter (either on display or being used) | |||
Watch a title that features someone using walk man and/or pager | |||
Watch a title that features someone using a stationary computer | |||
Watch a title that features someone using a smartphone |
Open Fire Cooking
19. Let´s Go Outside... | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Visit To The Beach/Seaside | |||
Watch a title that features a Camping Trip | |||
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Theme Park | |||
Watch a title that features a visit to a mountain, lake or forest | |||
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Desert or Ancient Ruins |
Pop Rocks
24. Quiet Art | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where the main lead is An Artist (painter, sculptor, photographer etc. | |||
Watch a title that features someone that Works With Books (librarian, author, publisher etc.) | |||
Watch title tagged Poetry /Adapted from poem | |||
Watch a title that features Graffiti or Street art | |||
Watch a title that features an Art Gallery |
Buffet
Family Gathering
28.Relationships | Progress: 2/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Non-Romantic Relationship | Hiyama Kentaro no Ninshin | 04/21 |
Watch a title that focuses on a relationship between a Human and a Non-Human (god, alien, animal, robot...) | Rainless Love in a Godless Land | 01/07 |
Watch a title that focuses on a Parental Relationship | ||
Watch a title that focuses on a Marital Relationship (can also be about divorce) | ||
Watch a title that focuses on a Relationship Between Siblings |
Heart Shaped Box
29. Falling In Love | Progress: 2/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title tagged First Love | ||
Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | ||
Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | ||
Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | Semantic Error | 03/10 |
Watch a title from the Romance genre | My Broken Love Story | 04/10 |
30. Is It Love? | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Pretend/Contract Relationship bringing the leads to fall in love | |||
Watch a title featuring an Arranged Marriage (also okay with a blind date with intent to marry, matchmaking) | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is Opposites Attract ie Rich/Poor, Cold/Warm, Strong/Weak | |||
Watch a title featuring a Divorce or Break Up | |||
Watch a title tagged Infidelity |
31. Let´s get physical | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring two people Holding Hands | |||
Watch a title featuring a Piggyback Ride | |||
Watch a title with the tag Steamy Kiss | |||
Watch a title featuring Skinship | |||
Watch a title with the tag Sexual Content (If you are under age Mild Sexual Content) |
Bittersweet
34. Rare Ingredients | Progress: 1/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Mental Disability | ||
Watch a title featuring a person with a Physical Disability | ||
Watch a title featuring a person with a Chronic Illness and/or Has Received An Organ Transplant | ||
Watch a title featuring a person with a Transgender Identity | ||
Watch a title featuring a person Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Asexual or Pansexual identity | The Little Disciple and Her Beautiful Shifu | 03/20 |
35. Bitter Taste | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person discriminated against because of their Ethnicity or Religion | |||
Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Age-Based Discrimination | |||
Watch a title featuring a person Discriminated Against Because of Poverty | |||
Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Gender-Based Discrimination | |||
Watch a title featuring Sexual Harassment |
Food wars
36.Action | Progress: 1/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title featuring the Truck of Doom (or other vehicle used to cause harm) | ||
Watch a title featuring a Gang/Mob Fight | ||
Watch a title featuring some kind of Chase (rooftop, car, boat) | ||
Watch a title featuring a Fight With Weapons (knives, swords, pipes) | The Killer Is Also Romantic | 04/18 |
Watch a title featuring a fight using Martial Arts |
Ginger and Ginseng
38.Hospital 2 | Progress: 1 /5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title that features someone Hiding An Illness from their loved ones | ||
Watch a title featuring a Funeral In A Hospital or a Scene In A Morgue | ||
Watch a title featuring Corrupt/lying Doctors | ||
Watch a title featuring a Plague, Pandemic or Disease Containment | ||
Watch a title featuring some sort of Disaster (ie earthquake, tsunami, bombing, mall collapse, terrorist attack) | The Calm Beyond | 04/09 |
Black Sticky Rice
40. Pain | Progress: 1/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a tagged Unrequited Love | Koisenu Futari | 04/07 |
Watch a title tagged Accident | ||
Watch a title tagged Tragic Past | ||
Watch a title tagged Healing | My Broken Love Story | 04/10 |
Watch a title tagged Drowning |
41. Death | Progress: 2/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Terminal Illness | Love Like the Falling Petals | 03/29 |
Watch a title tagged Suicide | Homestay | 04/10 |
Watch a title tagged Death Of A Child or Parent | ||
Wath a title tagged Death Of A Lover (or Partner, Spouse, Fiancé etc) | ||
Watch a title tagged Murder |
42. Nail-Biting | Progress: 2/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title from the Horror genre | ||
Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie.Zombies, Vampires, Demons or Kaij) | Kissable Lips | 02/26 |
Watch a title has a tag starting with the word Evil, by typing Evil in the tag search bar and choosing from the list ie: Evil King, Step Mom, Sister... | ||
Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | ||
Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | The Master Plan | 03/04 |
43. Just Dark... | Progress: 2/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Death | Fuujinshi | 03/14 |
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Violence | Hwayi: A Monster Boy, Midnight, | |
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Bullying | ||
Watch a title tagged something starting with the word Dark, by typing Dark and choosing from the list ie: Dark Fiction, Hero, Past | Spiritwalker | 03/04 |
Watch a title from the Psychological genre | The Sound of Magic, Orthros no Inu |
Let´s mix it up
44. Mixed Mochi | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the genre Supernatural | |||
Watch a title that has been remade by at least 1 other country beside the one the original story was made by | |||
Watch a title that features Addiction (ie Drug, Gambling, Gaming) | |||
Watch a title tagged Age Gap | |||
Watch a title that features someone using the word D.N.A. |
45. Mixed fruit candy | Progress: 1/5 | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Forbidden Love | ||
Watch a title from the War genre | ||
Watch a title tagged Genius | ||
Watch a title that starts with the same letter as your username when you start this challenge | ||
Watch a title tagged Body Swap | Kamisama no Ekohiiki | 04/15 |
46. Mixed Chocolates | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads plays Two Roles | |||
Watch a title from the first page of results when you search a country of your choice + sort by most popular. If you have seen all of the titles on page 1, then go to page 2... | |||
Watch a title tagged Musical | |||
Watch a title featuring CGI effects | Dynasty Warriors, The Curse of Turandot | ||
Watch a title tagged Fluffy |
Peppermints – Bonuses and substitutions
Not a Dessert Block
Recipe | Ingredient | Substitute for | Completed |
1.Watch a title that features Non-Verbal Communication ie Sign Language, Braille, Hand Signals, Pictures... | Hear Me, Midnight, The Silent Forest | ||
2. Watch a title tagged Adapted From An Essay | |||
3. Watch a title tagged Adapted From A Play | The King and the Clown | ||
4. Watch a title featuring a Reunion taking place | |||
5. Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | Love and Leashes | 02/11 | |
6. Watch a title featuring a Road Trip | |||
7. Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | |||
8. Watch a title that has an OST by your favorite singer | Liu Yu Ning | ||
9.Watch a title featuring Digital Matchmakers | |||
10. Watch a title from your “Not Interested” or “Dropped” list | Can You Deliver Time? | ||
11.Watch a title main focus is a Heist or Con Artist | The Pirates | ||
12. Watch a title that features a Jobless Person or NEET (neither in education, employment or training) | |||
13. Watch a title that has a number in the title (f.ex:1 Litre no Namida) | One Ordinary Day, The One And Only, Five (2017), 3.5th Period, 6 Sin 5 God | ||
14. Watch a title that has an animal in the title: (f.ex: When a Dog Loves a Cat ) | The Tale of the Cat Spirit | ||
15. Watch a title that has something connected to geography in the title (f.ex: Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village ) | Mountain Cry | ||
Watch a title about anything not covered in this challenge, you may use this 5 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category (you may also pick 5 from Recipe Blocks you will not be completing) | |||
Superhero | The Uncanny Counter, Garo | ||
Middle of plan to watch list | |||
About soldiers | Taxi Driver? Mulan (2009), Going South, Truth Or Dare | ||
Post Occupation Recovery | Nagasaki: Memories of My Son | ||
Sequel | Seirei no Moribito II, To My Star S2, Color Rush S2 |
Mochi
Starting date: January 1, 2022
Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/yoondahyeon
Progress Recipe-Blocks: 11/11
Counts
Drama | 50 |
Drama Special/Variety Show | 3 |
Movie | 2 |
Total | 55 |
Basic ingredients
Gather The Ingredients
3. Type | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the tag Web Series | Reset | ✅ | |
Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | Drama Special S13: Let's Meet in an Unfamiliar Season | ✅ | |
Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV SHOW. The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers | Going Seventeen 2022 | Episodes 1 - 5 | ✅ |
Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | Seventeen Power of Love : The Movie | ✅ | |
Watch a title with the genre Documentary | The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea | ✅ |
The Finest Ingredients
4. Award Winning (Tips) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch an award-winning title | DP | 58th Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 - Best Drama | ✅ |
Watch a title from an award-winning director | The Bond | Zhang Kai Zhou - 2022 Golden Guduo Film & Television Awards - Quality Director of the Year | ✅ |
Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter | Our Blues | Noh Hee Kyung - 2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Screenplay | ✅ |
Watch a title from an award-winning actor | Tomorrow | Lee So Hyuk - MBC Drama Awards 2015 (Best New Actor) | ✅ |
Watch a title from an award-winning actress | Twenty Five Twenty One | 58th Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Best Actress - Kim Taeri | ✅ |
5. My Favorites | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | Cafe Minamdang | Seo In Guk | ✅ |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | Rainless Love in Godless Land | Alice Ko | ✅ |
Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Star and Sky: Sky in your Heart | New Siwaj Sawatmaneekul (Until We Meet Again) | ✅ |
Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | My Liberation Notes | Park Hae Young (My Mister) | ✅ |
Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | Under the Skin | Jia Dong Yan (Screenwriter) | ✅ |
The international palate
Recipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!
In a double Recipe Block you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes . If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block , if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All tittles must be withing the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 5/5 and /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the China | A Romance of the Little Forest | ✅ | |
Watch a title from Hong Kong | |||
Watch a title from Japan | |||
Watch a title from Philippines | |||
Watch a title from South Korea | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | ✅ | |
Watch a title from Taiwan | |||
Watch a title from Thailand | My Forever Sunshine | ✅ | |
Watch a title whos genre is Drama | Thai Cave Rescue | ✅ | |
Watch a title whos genre is Comedy | A Business Proposal | ✅ | |
Watch a title whos genre is Action |
10. Adapted From A… -Search tag + country | Progress: 5/5 and /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the China adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title from Hong Kong adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title from Japan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Mystery to lunakare | Adapted from the manga " Mystery to Iunakare" by Tamura Yumi | ✅ |
Watch a title from Philippines adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title from South Korea adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | All of us are Dead | Adapted from the Korean webtoon called Now at Our School | ✅ |
Watch a title from Taiwan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title from Thailand adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title tagged Adapted From a Novel | The Red Sleeve | Adapted from the novel "The Sleeve's Red Cuff" | ✅ |
Watch a title tagged Adapted From Video Game | |||
Watch a title Watch a title based on/inspired by a Real Person/ Event /True Story | Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror | ✅ | |
8. Watch a title that has an OST by your favorite singer | Link: Eat, Love, Kill | Pit-a-Pat b y Seungkwan of Seveteen | ✅ |
13. Listed (tutorial) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with someone from the Stars Leaderboard | The Oath of Love | #2 Xiao Zhan as on Apr 30 | ✅ |
Watch a title Popularity ranked over 1000 | Lost | #1084 as on Apr 24 | ✅ |
Watch a title Ranked over 1000 | The Lost Tomb | #2274 as on Apr 10 | ✅ |
Watch a title that was added to a Voting List in the list index. | Big Mouth | https://mydramalist.com/list/1xrDOlW3 | ✅ |
Watch a title that was added to a custom list | Under the Queen's Umbrella | All Time Favourite Daramas | ✅ |
Blended ingredients
Heart Shaped Box
29. Falling In Love | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged First Love | Our Beloved Summer | ✅ | |
Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | From Now On, Showtime! | ✅ | |
Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | Kamisama no Ekohiiki | ✅ | |
Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | Crazy Love | ✅ | |
Watch a title from the Romance genre | Sh**ting Stars | ✅ |
Fruit salad
Black Sticky Rice
42. Nail-Biting | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the Horror genre | The Silent Sea | ✅ | |
Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie.Zombies, Vampires, Demons or Kaij) | Happiness | Zombies | ✅ |
Watch a title has a tag starting with the word Evil, by typing Evil in the tag search bar and choosing from the list ie: Evil King, Step Mom, Sister... | Who Rules the World | Step Mom | ✅ |
Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | Through the Darkness | Invetigation + Serial Killer | ✅ |
Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | Little Women | ✅ |
43. Just Dark... | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Death | The One and Only (Korean) | ✅ | |
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Violence | Juvenile Justice | ✅ | |
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Bullying | The Sound of Magic | ✅ | |
Watch a title tagged something starting with the word Dark, by typing Dark and choosing from the list ie: Dark Fiction, Hero, Past | Bulgasal: Immortal Souls | Dark Fiction | ✅ |
Watch a title from the Psychological genre | The Golden Spoon | ✅ |
Let´s mix it up
45. Mixed fruit candy | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Forbidden Love | The Blue Whisper: Part 2 | ✅ | |
Watch a title from the War genre | |||
Watch a title tagged Genius | Ghost Doctor | ✅ | |
Watch a title that starts with the same letter as your username when you start this challenge | Yumi's Cells 2 | yoondahyeon | ✅ |
Watch a title tagged Body Swap | Love Between Fairy and Devil | ✅ | |
Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | She and Her Perfect Husband | ✅ |
46. Mixed Chocolates | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads plays Two Roles | You are my Spring | Yoon Park plays two roles | ✅ |
Watch a title from the first page of results when you search a country of your choice + sort by most popular. If you have seen all of the titles on page 1, then go to page 2... | Alice in Borderland | ✅ | |
Watch a title tagged Musical | To Me its Simply You | ✅ | |
Watch a title featuring CGI effects | Rattan | ✅ | |
Watch a title tagged Fluffy | Kieta Hatsukoi | ✅ |
Sign up sheet MDL watch challenge 2022 Starting date: January 1, 2022 |
2. Total Length | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | March 27th | ||
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | Feb 21st | ||
1.Watch a title that features Non-Verbal Communication ie Sign Language, Braille, Hand Signals, Pictures... | Peppermint 1 | Jan 18th | |
Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | June 9th | ||
Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | May 19th |
3. Type | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the tag Web Series | March 13th | ||
Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | March 24th | ||
Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV SHOW. The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers | october 21st | ||
Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | April 18th | ||
Watch a title with the genre Documentary | April 1st |
The Finest Ingredients
4. My Favorites | Progress: 5 /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | October 2022 | ||
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | Han Ji Min | November 4th | |
Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Oh Choong Hwan: While YOu Were Sleeping, Hotel Del Luna, Start Up... | September 2nd | |
Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | Park Hae Young: My Mister | June 8th | |
Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | Never heard of any of the cast | April 12th |
5. Find The Year | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year 2022 | September19th | ||
Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL | october 7th | ||
Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | August 30th | ||
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want, psst! we will not notice if you press the generator twice.) | 2019 | January 12th | |
Commercial disguised as a drama | peppermint | July 1st |
Aged to perfection
6 + 7 . Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 5/5 and 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the China | August 16th | ||
Watch a title from Hong Kong | Jan 14th | ||
Watch a title from Japan | september 24th | ||
Watch a title from Philippines | April 14th | ||
Watch a title from South Korea | october 6th | ||
Watch a title from Taiwan | September 20th | ||
Watch a title from Thailand | August 6th | ||
Watch a title whos genre is Drama | August 18th | ||
Watch a title whos genre is Comedy | september 18th | ||
Watch a title whos genre is Action | july 9th |
8+9 Adapted From A… -Search tag + country | Progress: 5 /5 and 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
peppermint | August 26th | ||
12. Watch a title that features a Jobless Person or NEET (neither in education, employment or training) | peppermint | Feb 8th | |
Watch a title from Japan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | April 12th | ||
peppermint | March 11th | ||
Watch a title from South Korea adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | April 1st | ||
14. Watch a title that has an animal in the title: (f.ex: When a Dog Loves a Cat ) | October 12th | ||
Watch a title from Thailand adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | Adapted from a comic | March 26th | |
Watch a title tagged Adapted From a Novel | June 19th | ||
Watch a title featuring Digital Matchmakers | peppermint | June 5th | |
Watch a title Watch a title based on/inspired by a Real Person/ Event /True Story | True Story | March 29th |
Deconstructed MDL
10. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More (tutorial: 1, 2,) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title on your Recommendations page | it was there | September 7th | |
Watch a title that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section | Trailer page 2 | November 4th | |
Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats | November 3ed | ||
Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres | Webseries + happy ending. | June 23ed | |
Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge | https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/voicelesslove | September 6th |
11. Listed (tutorial) | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with someone from the Stars Leaderboard | Satoh Takeru#51 | mid july | |
Watch a title Popularity ranked over 1000 | Popularity3008 | June 13th | |
Watch a title Ranked over 1000 | rank 1174 | July 4th | |
Watch a title that was added to a Voting List in the list index. | Best2022 Korean dramas | October | |
Watch a title that was added to a custom list | mons works of art | June 12th |
12. Written About (Tutorials 1, 2) | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums | BL-Lovers Club | October 29th | |
Watch a title that was mentioned in an Article on MDL | https://mydramalist.com/article/organ-transplants-in-dramaland | December 10th | |
Watch a title that was mentioned in the Feeds (any feeds) | https://mydramalist.com/profile/vvn123/feeds/p6rYXiP | July 6th | |
Watch a title with over 10 Reviews | 59 reviews | August 8th | |
Watch a title with 0 Reviews | 29 viewers, 0 reviews. | Feb 8th |
Traditional recipe
13. Historical | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sword Fight | September 16th | ||
Tagged Doomsday or -Aborigenies,,, | january 6th | ||
Watch a title where the genres are Romance +Historical Behind the schenes | January 23ed | ||
Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical | September 17th | ||
Watch a title from the genre historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military / War | April 11th |
14. Signs Of The Times | Progress: 5/5 May 11th | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features people wearing silk robes | November | ||
Watch a title that features a typewriter (either on display or being used) | jan 31st | ||
Watch a title that features someone using walk man and/or pager | April 6th | ||
Watch a title that features someone using a stationary computer | May 11th | ||
Watch a title that features someone using a smartphone | May 8th |
15.. Food | Progress: 5/5 May 31st | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Visit To a Food Stall or Food Market | May 31st | ||
Watch a title with the genre Food | Jan 28th | ||
Watch a title that features a Chef | Feb 5th | ||
Watch a title that features a Visit To a Traditional Restaurant | May 3ed | ||
Watch a title that features a Family Dinner. | October |
16. Dessert | Progress: 5/5 March 7th | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features some kind of Candy (can be product placement - see list) | Lolypop given and used by the molester | March 7th | |
Watch a title that features a Dessert | Popcorn Icecream | Feb27th- 28th | |
Watch a title that features someone Making Dessert: it can be a pastry chef, confectioner (any kind) or just someone making a dessert for someone else (can be flirting, can be a murder weapon) | lot's of desserts... | Jan 29th | |
Watch a title that features a waitress or waiter | FL is a waitress | Jan 28th | |
Watch a title that features someone Wealthy With a Connection To Sweets, they like sweets, own a café (or ten), own a bakery etc. | ML is a richi rich who buys a cafe even though he does not eat dessers | Jan 15th |
17. Let´s Go Outside... | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Visit To The Beach/Seaside | Jan 26th | ||
Watch a title that features a Camping Trip | August 23ed | ||
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Theme Park | August 10th | ||
Watch a title that features a visit to a mountain, lake or forest | April 12th | ||
7. Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | August 30th |
18. Adventure | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where part of the plot Takes Place On An Island | April 23ed | ||
Watch a title that features a Trip Abroad or To Space. | Jan 7th | ||
Watch a title from the Adventure genre. | April 25th | ||
Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Cliff Or in a Cave | Sep 28th | ||
Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Train, Boat, airplane or a Spaceship | 90% on a buss.... | Feb 5th |
19. Indoors Is Better | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Night In An Internet Café or Bathhouse. | January 20th | ||
Watch a title that features a Person With Humble Living Arrangements (rooftop or basement apartment, shack). | August 26th | ||
Watch a title that features a person who Lives In a Mansion or Penthouse | August 23ed | ||
Watch behind the scenes | August 23ed | ||
Watch a title that features a Co-Habitation (dorms, roommates, share house, boarding house) | March 9th |
20. Music | Progress: 5/5 sep 11 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a People Singing Karaoke | May 10th | ||
Watch a title whose genre is Music | April 13th | ||
Watch a title that features someone Playing a Traditional Instrument | september 11th | ||
Watch a title that features an Idol Actor/ess (could be about an idol actor, could be one of the actors) | June 1st | ||
Watch a title where the main focus is Someone Famous In The Music Industry (composer, label owner, singer, pianist...) | May 20th |
21. Preforming Art | Progress: 5/5 March 28th | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Traditional Performing Art | Geisha preforming | Jan 16th | |
Watch a title that features Dance | March 28th | ||
Watch a title that features Someone Preforming Or Watching a Play | Jan 21st | ||
Watch a title that features a Street Performance | March 10th | ||
Watch a title where the main focus is someone famous in the Entertainment Industry (director, actor/ess, dancer, idol, talent agent etc.) | Jan 25th |
22. Quiet Art | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where the main lead is An Artist (painter, sculptor, photographer etc. | Feb 20th | ||
Watch a title that features someone that Works With Books (librarian, author, publisher etc.) | February 16th | ||
Watch title tagged Poetry /Adapted from poem | May 18th | ||
Watch a title that features Graffiti or Street art | March 20th | ||
Watch a title that features an Art Gallery | March 16th |
Energy bar + Red Bull
23. Break a Sweat | Progress:5 /5 September 18th | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while Gaming (console gaming, VR or computer games) | |||
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a Physical Sport, (basketball, paint ball, football, baseball, swimming etc.) | August 5th | ||
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing Motor Sports and/or shows Great Interest for motor vehicles (collector, enthusiast etc) | March 6th | ||
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a sport that is less physical more Precision or Strategic (chess, dart, pool, go, shooting, mathlete etc.) | September 18th | ||
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing a Combat Sport (boxing, wrestling, MMA, Muai thai, Tae kwan do, Judo, Kyukushin, fencing etc.) | March 6th |
24. Be a Good Sport | Progress5: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sports Competition | Feb 2nd | ||
Watch a title that features a person who Works In The Sports Industry (manager, coach, shop owner) | August 31st | ||
Watch a title that features an Athlete Making a Come Back | November 4th | ||
Watch a that features a Race (can be a race to the door, race against time, or an actual race | March 28th | ||
Watch a title that features a Friendly Game (cards, drinking game, children's game) | Mahjong twice | November 9th |
25. We Are Family | Progress: 5 /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a Single Parent | Sympaty | short film too | Jan 6th |
Watch a title that focuses on Found Family or non-blood related family | May 30th | ||
Watch a title featuring a person who is/was raised by someone who is Not Their Biological Parent. | uncle | Feb 2nd | |
Watch a title featuring a Within The Traditional Family Norm (Male + Female + Kid/s) | August 15th | ||
Watch a title featuring a person raised in a family Outside The Traditional Family Norm | Raised by single grand parent. | May 9th |
26. Relationships | Progress:5 /5 August 4th | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Non-Romantic Relationship | October 9th | ||
Watch a title that focuses on a relationship between a Human and a Non-Human (god, alien, animal, robot...) | Feb 15th | ||
Watch a title that focuses on a Parental Relationship | May 6th | ||
Watch a title that focuses on a Marital Relationship (can also be about divorce) | March 23ed | ||
Watch a title that focuses on a Relationship Between Siblings | August 4th |
Heart Shaped Box
27 Falling In Love | Progress: 5/5 July 4th | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged First Love | April 27tth | ||
Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | April 1st | ||
Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | Jan 12th | ||
Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | April 30th | ||
Watch a title from the Romance genre | July 4th |
28.Was Is It Love? | Progress: 5 /5 May 14th | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Pretend/Contract Relationship bringing the leads to fall in love | April 2nd | ||
Watch a title featuring an Arranged Marriage (also okay with a blind date with intent to marry, matchmaking) | May 14th | ||
Watch a title where the main focus is Opposites Attract ie Rich/Poor, Cold/Warm, Strong/Weak | Jan 14th | ||
Watch a title featuring a Divorce or Break Up | Apr 6th | ||
Watch a title tagged Infidelity | Jan 20th |
29. Let´s get physical | Progress: 5/5 May 9th | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring two people Holding Hands | April 17th | ||
Watch a title featuring a Piggyback Ride | March 16th | ||
Watch a title with the tag Steamy Kiss | April 27th | ||
Watch a title featuring Skinship | Not that innocent | May 9th | |
Watch a title with the tag Sexual Content (If you are under age Mild Sexual Content) | April 14th |
Sweet and sour mixed themes
30. Fish out of water | Progress: 5 /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads is a Transfer Student | April 23ed | ||
Watch a title where the main focus is a New Person In A Small Town OR A Person From A Small Town Moving To A Big City | August 7th | ||
Watch a title where the main focus is someone in a Different Time, Dimension, or World than they come from | |||
Watch a title featuring a person of a Different Ethnicity than the majority of the cast | August 12rh | ||
Watch a title where Studying, Studying, Working, Or Being Raised Abroad is mentioned | June 20th |
Fruit salad
31. Education | Progress: 5 /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the High School tag | October | ||
Watch a title featuring a High School/University Dropout | June 16th | ||
Watch a title whose main focus is Students of Higher Education. (University, police academy, young scholar) | June 13th | ||
Watch a title featuring studying for an important exam | August 26th | ||
Watch a title featuring a Graduation Ceremony | july 8th |
32. Rare Ingredients | Progress: 5/5 April 4th | |
Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Mental Disability | April 4th | |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Physical Disability | Jan 7th | |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Chronic Illness and/or Has Received An Organ Transplant | Jan 28th | |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Transgender Identity | Feb 8th | |
Watch a title featuring a person Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Asexual or Pansexual identity | March 15th |
33. Bitter Taste | Progress:5 /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person discriminated against because of their Ethnicity or Religion | June 14th | ||
Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Age-Based Discrimination | August 29th | ||
Watch a title featuring a person Discriminated Against Because of Poverty | May 18th | ||
Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Gender-Based Discrimination | Jan 24th | ||
Watch a title featuring Sexual Harassment | March 14th |
34.Hospital 1 | Progress: 5/5 April 11th | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person taken care of or hospitalized after being Caught In The Rain | April 11th | ||
Watch a title from the Medical genre | April 1st | ||
Watch a title whose genre and/or tags include BOTH Hospital + Friendship | March 31st | ||
Watch a title tagged Pregnancy and/or Abortion | Jan 19th | ||
Watch a title featuring Counselling From A Professional | Jan 27th |
Ginger and Ginseng
35. Hospital 2 | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features someone Hiding An Illness from their loved ones | April 11th | ||
Watch a title featuring a Funeral In A Hospital or a Scene In A Morgue | April 26th | ||
Watch a title featuring Corrupt/lying Doctors | Feb 25th | ||
Tagged BDSM | Feb 11th | ||
Sketch comedy | Feb 15ht |
Trapped In A Mold
36. Locked Up | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring someone in Prison | Feb 24th | ||
Watch a title featuring someone Staying In A Hospital | June 1st | ||
Watch a title featuring someone doing Military Service | October 26th | ||
Watch a title tagged Covid-19 | feb 15th | ||
Watch a title featuring Slavery or Human Trafficking | october 6th |
37. Pain | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a tagged Unrequited Love | Jan 14th | ||
Watch a title tagged Accident | Feb 23ed | ||
Watch a title tagged Tragic Past | September 3ed | ||
Watch a title tagged Healing | March 6th | ||
Watch a title tagged Drowning | April 9th |
38. Death | Progress: 5/5 April 1 st | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Terminal Illness | April 1st | ||
Watch a title tagged Suicide | Feb 11th | ||
Watch a title tagged Death Of A Child or Parent | oct 2nd | ||
Wath a title tagged Death Of A Lover (or Partner, Spouse, Fiancé etc) | Jan 26th | ||
Watch a title tagged Murder | Jan 22nd |
Black Sticky Rice
39. Nail-Biting | Progress: 5 /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the Horror genre | March 21st | ||
Peppermint | September 21st | ||
Watch a title has a tag starting with the word Evil, by typing Evil in the tag search bar and choosing from the list ie: Evil King, Step Mom, Sister... | Evil father | June 22nd | |
Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | March 31st | ||
Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | April 16th |
Food wars
40. Action | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring the Truck of Doom (or other vehicle used to cause harm) | May 22nd | ||
Watch a title featuring a Gang/Mob Fight | Feb 14th | ||
Watch a title featuring some kind of Chase (rooftop, car, boat) | December 4th | ||
Watch a title featuring a Fight With Weapons (knives, swords, pipes) | May 10th | ||
Watch a title featuring a fight using Martial Arts | Tae Kwan Do | Nov 11th |
Let´s mix it up
41. Just Dark... | Progress: 5 /5 August 7th | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Death | August 7th | ||
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Violence | June 13th | ||
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Bullying | April 14th | ||
Watch a title tagged something starting with the word Dark, by typing Dark and choosing from the list ie: Dark Fiction, Hero, Past | also road trip, trip to theme park... | Jan 20th | |
Watch a title from the Psychological genre | May 6th |
42. Mixed Mochi | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the genre Supernatural | May 4th | ||
Watch a title that has been remade by at least 1 other country beside the one the original story was made by | January 18th | ||
Watch a title that features Addiction (ie Drug, Gambling, Gaming) | Feb 11th | ||
Watch a title tagged Age Gap | May 29th | ||
Watch a title that features someone using the word D.N.A. | June 14th |
43. Mixed fruit candy | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Forbidden Love | May 1st | ||
Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | Peppermint | Feb 9th | |
Watch a title tagged Genius | January 3ed | ||
Watch a title that starts with the same letter as your username when you start this challenge | Shiro Semantic Error | March 10th | |
Watch a title tagged Body Swap | October |
44. Mixed Chocolates | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads plays Two Roles | March 7th | ||
Watch a title from the first page of results when you search a country of your choice + sort by most popular. If you have seen all of the titles on page 1, then go to page 2... | Taiwan #10 | November 5th | |
Watch a title tagged Musical | March | ||
Watch a title featuring CGI effects | August 29th | ||
Watch a title tagged Fluffy | April 9th |
Peppermints – Bonuses and substitutions
Not a Dessert Block
Recipe | Ingredient | Substitute for | Notes | Completed |
1.Watch a title that features Non-Verbal Communication ie Sign Language, Braille, Hand Signals, Pictures... | Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | short film | jan 18th | |
5. Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | Watch a title from the War genre | Feb 9th | ||
6. Watch a title featuring a Road Trip | September 1st | |||
7. Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | Watch a title that features a Visit to a Desert or Ancient Ruins | August 30th | ||
9.Watch a title featuring Digital Matchmakers | Watch a title tagged Adapted From Video Game | June 15 th | ||
11.Watch a title main focus is a Heist or Con Artist | block 10 | August 26th | ||
12. Watch a title that features a Jobless Person or NEET (neither in education, employment or training) | block 10 | feb 8th | ||
13. Watch a title that has a number in the title (f.ex:1 Litre no Namida) | block 10 | March 11th | ||
14. Watch a title that has an animal in the title: (f.ex: When a Dog Loves a Cat ) | block 10 | October 12th | ||
Watch a title about anything not covered in this challenge, you may use this 5 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category (you may also pick 5 from Recipe Blocks you will not be completing) | ||||
Tagged BDSM | Watch a title featuring a Plague, Pandemic or Disease Containment | Feb 11th | ||
Tagged Sketch Comedy | another hospital one | Feb 15th | ||
Tagged Doomsday or -Aborigenies,,, | Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical | Jan 6th | ||
Behind the scenes | Traditionsl home | April 27th | ||
Commercial disguised as a drama | event in my life | July 1st |
MDL Watch Challenge 2022
Starting date: January 1, 2022 Link to your Drama list: vamp Recipe: ✨ mooncake ✨(O-aew) Blocks: 17/20(46) KEY: purple = link | brown = rewatch |
Basic ingredients
Time In The Oven
1. Episode Length (use the average time on the drama page) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a DRAMA under 20 minutes episodes | ✅ Jan 1st | ||
Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | ✅ N/A | ||
Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | ✅ N/A | ||
Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | this is jokes ^^ | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes | ep 1 is 1h 11min | ✅ N/A |
2. Total Length | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | Buying Ears | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | Forgotten | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | Hwayi: A Monster Boy | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | We Best Love: Fighting Mr 2nd | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | Arsenal Military Acadamy | ✅ Jan 15 |
Gather The Ingredients
3. Type | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the tag Web Series | Alice in Borderland | ✅ Jan 4th | |
Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | Splash Splash LOVE | ✅ N/A | |
Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV SHOW. The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers | Six Sense 2 | ep 10-14 | ✅ Jan 16 |
Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | Memories of Murder | ✅ Jan 3rd | |
Watch a title with the genre Documentary | A Tale of a Thousand Stars - Behind the Scenes | ✅ N/A |
The Finest Ingredients
4. Award Winning (Tips) | Progress: 5 /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch an award-winning title | Departure | Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. (2009) | ✅ Jan 4th |
Watch a title from an award-winning director | One Second | Asian Film Award for Best Director(2021) | ✅ Jan 5th |
Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter | Exit | Best Screenplay from the 56th Baeksang Art Awards | ✅ Jan 16 |
Watch a title from an award-winning actor | A Taxi Driver | Song Kang Ho | ✅ Jan 9th |
Watch a title from an award-winning actress | A Girl at My Door | Bae Doona | ✅ Jan 27 th |
5. My Favorites | Progress: 5 /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | 100 Days My Prince | with Kim Seon Ho | ✅ March 20th |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | The Legends | with Bai Lu | ✅ Feb 17 |
Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Kill it | ✅ Feb 27 | |
Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | Grid | Lee Sang Geun has a movie that has not been released yet so I chose Lee So Yeon as Stranger is one of my favourite shows | ✅ April 20th |
Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | Life: Senjou no Bokura | Director: Ninomiya Takashi | ✅ Jan 23 |
Aged to perfection
6. Find The Year | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year 2022 | Ghost Doctor | ✅ Feb 22th | |
Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL | Midnight | ✅ Feb 10th | |
Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | Kotaro lives Alone | ✅ Feb 20th | |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want, psst! we will not notice if you press the generator twice.) | The Gifted | perfecto | ✅ Feb 6th |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life | The Eternal Love 2 | I went to the toilet as normal ;) | ✅ Jan 29th |
7. Vintage | Progress: 5 /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the 1940s | Nobuko | ✅ March 5th | |
Watch a title from the 1950s | Rashomon | 9 | ✅ March 6th |
Watch a title from the 1960s | When a Woman Ascends the Stairs | ✅ March 6th | |
Watch a title from the 1970s | Dersu Uzala | ✅ March 9th | |
Watch a title from the 1980s | The Last Witness | ✅ March 10th |
8. Not as Vintage | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch title from the 1990s | Dreams | ✅ March 11th | |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 | Internal Affairs | ✅ March 12th | |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 | Confessions | a HUGE 10 | ✅ Jan 23 |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2016 | Signal | ✅ March 20th | |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2017 to 2022 | He is Psychometric | ✅ March 27th |
The international palate
Recipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!
In a double Recipe Block, you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes. If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block, if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All titles must be within the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 5/5 and 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from China | Nirvana in Fire | ✅ March 21th | |
Watch a title from Hong Kong | HEHE&HE: Season 1 | ✅ March 20th | |
Watch a title from Japan | 3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu | 10 | ✅ Feb 18th |
Watch a title from the Philippines | Gameboys | ✅ March 27th | |
Watch a title from South Korea | Flower of Evil | 10 | ✅ Feb 6th |
Watch a title from Taiwan | Someday or One Day | ✅ April 3rd | |
Watch a title from Thailand | The Gifted: Graduation | ✅ April 4th | |
Watch a title whose genre is Drama | The Penthouse | ✅ May 15th | |
Watch a title whose genre is Comedy | The Eternal Love | ✅ Jan 19 | |
Watch a title whose genre is Action | The Dude in Me | ✅ Jan 26 |
10. Adapted From A… -Search tag + country | Progress: 4/4 and 3/4 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from China adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Better Days | ✅ April 5th | |
Watch a title from Hong Kong adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa, etc a | City Hunter | ✅ April 6th | |
Watch a title from Japan adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Iribito | ✅ April 7th | |
Watch a title from the Philippines adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title from South Korea adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Love and Leashes | ✅ Feb 11th | |
Watch a title from Taiwan adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa, etc a | HIStory3: Trapped | ||
Watch a title from Thailand adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Not Me | ✅ May 7th | |
Watch a title tagged Adapted From a Novel | Reset | ✅ March 5th | |
Watch a title tagged Adapted From Video Game | Cross Fire | ||
Watch a title based on/inspired by a Real Person/ Event /True Story | `My Friendship | ✅ Feb 16th |
Deconstructed MDL
11. Written About (Tutorials 1, 2) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums | Girl Gun Lady | ✅ Feb 18th | |
Watch a title that was mentioned in an Article on MDL | Work Later, Drink Now | ✅ Feb 20th | |
Watch a title that was mentioned in the Feeds (any feeds) | My Girlfriend is an Alien | ✅ Feb 11th | |
Watch a title with over 10 Reviews | Love is Sweet | ✅ Jan 20th | |
Watch a title with 0 Reviews | Please Don't Spoil Me S3 | ✅ March 5th |
12. Plan To Watch (PTW, tutorials: 1,2,3,) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch the title with the oldest release year, on your PTW (sort by year) | 1 Litre no Namida | 10 | ✅ Jan 29 |
Watch the newest title on your PTW list (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did or use the App) | Don't Lie, Rahee | ✅ Feb 9th | |
Watch the DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes on your PTW list | Kissable Lips | ✅ Feb 25th | |
Watch the DRAMA with the highest number of episodes on your PTW list | Unstoppable High Kick | ✅ April 21st | |
Watch the title with the largest number of letters in the title in your PTW list | Is Xiao Zun Whitewashed Today? | ✅ May 1rd |
13. Listed (tutorial) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with someone from the Stars Leaderboard | The Romance of Tiger and Rose | ✅ March 26th | |
Watch a title Popularity ranked over 1000 | The Killer Is Also Romantic | ✅ April 21st | |
Watch a title Ranked over 1000 | Wuliang | ✅ Feb 20th | |
Watch a title that was added to a Voting List in the list index. | 200 Pounds Beauty | ✅ August 29th | |
Watch a title that was added to a custom list | V.I.P | ✅ Feb 19th |
14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More (tutorial: 1, 2,) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title on your Recommendations page | Accidentally in Love | ✅ May 30th | |
Watch a title that appears in the first 5 pages of the MDL Home Trailers section | Meet You | ✅ April 24th | |
Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats | The Merciless | ✅ Feb 17th | |
Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres | XX | ✅ Feb 16th | |
Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge | All of Us Are Dead | ✅ Jan 30rd |
Blended ingredients
Traditional recipe
15. Historical | Progress: 3/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sword Fight | Alchemy of Souls | ✅ August 28th | |
Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical | The Princess Wei Young | ||
Watch a title where the genres are Romance +Historical | Please Don't Spoil Me | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical | |||
Watch a title from the genre historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military / War | Love Between Fairy and Devil | ✅ August 29th |
16. Signs Of The Times | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features people wearing silk robes | Ancient Detective | ||
Watch a title that features a typewriter (either on display or being used) | Rainless Love in a Godless Land | ||
Watch a title that features someone using walkman and/or pager | Hikaru No Go | ||
Watch a title that features someone using a stationary computer | A Love So Beautiful | ||
Watch a title that features someone using a smartphone | Missing: The Other Side |
Yummy
17. Food | Progress: 4/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Visit To a Food Stall or Food Market | Keep Running: Season 10 | In one of the episodes, they visited food stalls to get items they needed | ✅ N/A |
Watch a title with the genre Food | My Wife Got Fat | ✅ March 9th | |
Watch a title that features a Chef | King is Not Easy | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title that features a Visit To a Traditional Restaurant | Mystery to Iunakare | ||
Watch a title that features a Family Dinner. | High Kick! 2 | ✅ April 30th |
18. Dessert | Progress: 4/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features some kind of Candy (can be product placement - see list) | E.M.S Earth-Mix Space | A mini advertisement about some sweets on episode 16 | ✅ N/A |
Watch a title that features a Dessert | Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru | ✅ March 22nd | |
Watch a title that features someone Making Dessert: it can be a pastry chef, confectioner (any kind), or just someone making a dessert for someone else (can be flirting, can be a murder weapon)5 | Six Sense 3 | can be shown in ep 1 | ✅ June 18th |
Watch a title that features a waitress or waiter | Mama Gogo | ✅ August 28th | |
Watch a title that features someone Wealthy With a Connection To Sweets, they like sweets, owns a café (or ten), owns a bakery, etc. | Baker Boys | ||
Open Fire Cooking
19. Let´s Go Outside... | Progress: 3 /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Visit To The Beach/Seaside | BLACKPINK House | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title that features a Camping Trip | |||
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Theme Park | Lucky's First Love | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title that features a visit to a mountain, lake or forest | Work Later, Hike Now | ✅ March 7th | |
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Desert or Ancient Ruins |
20. Adventure | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where part of the plot Takes Place On An Island | The Legend of the Blue Sea | ||
Watch a title that features a Trip Abroad or To Space. | ✅ N/A | ||
Watch a title from the Adventure genre. | Cupid's Last Wish | ✅ May 29th | |
Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Cliff Or in a Cave | |||
Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Train, Boat, airplane, or a Spaceship | |||
21. Indoors Is Better | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Night In An Internet Café or Bathhouse. | |||
Watch a title that features a Person With Humble Living Arrangements (rooftop or basement apartment, shack). | |||
Watch a title that features a person who Lives In a Mansion or Penthouse | The Penthouse 2 | ✅ May 5th | |
Watch a title that features a stay in a Nation-Specific Traditional Home | Maid's Revenge | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title that features a Co-Habitation (dorms, roommates, share house, boarding house) |
Pop Rocks
22. Music | Progress: 3/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a People Singing Karaoke | |||
Watch a title whose genre is Music | 24/365 with BLACKPINK: Prologue | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title that features someone Playing a Traditional Instrument | |||
Watch a title that features an Idol Actor/ess (could be about an idol actor, could be one of the actors) | 24/365 with BLACKPINK | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title where the main focus is Someone Famous In The Music Industry (composer, label owner, singer, pianist...) | The Penthouse 3 | ✅ N/A |
23. Performing Art | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Traditional Performing Art | |||
Watch a title that features Dance | Jiu Liu Overlord | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title that features Someone Preforming Or Watching a Play | Go Ahead | ||
Watch a title that features a Street Performance | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is someone famous in the Entertainment Industry (director, actor/ess, dancer, idol, talent agent, etc.) | Theory of Love | ✅ N/A |
24. Quiet Art | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where the main lead is An Artist (painter, sculptor, photographer, etc. | |||
Watch a title that features someone that Works With Books (librarian, author, publisher, etc.) | Yumi's Cells 2 | ✅ N/A | |
Watch title tagged Poetry /Adapted from a poem | |||
Watch a title that features Graffiti or Street art | |||
Watch a title that features an Art Gallery |
Energy bar + Red Bull
25. Break a Sweat | Progress: 3/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while Gaming (console gaming, VR, or computer games) | Love Crossed | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a Physical Sport, (basketball, paintball, football, baseball, swimming, etc.) | Love All Play | ✅ June 12th | |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing Motor Sports and/or shows Great Interest in motor vehicles (collector, enthusiast, etc) | Cutie Pie | ✅ May 15th | |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a sport that is less physical more Precision or Strategic (chess, dart, pool, go, shooting, mathlete, etc.) | |||
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing a Combat Sport (boxing, wrestling, MMA, Muay Thai, Tae Kwan do, Judo, Kyokushin, fencing, etc.) |
26. Be a Good Sport | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sports Competition | |||
Watch a title that features a person who Works In The Sports Industry (manager, coach, shop owner) | |||
Watch a title that features an Athlete Making a ComeBack | |||
Watch a that features a Race (can be a race to the door, race against time, or an actual race | |||
Watch a title that features a Friendly Game (cards, drinking game, children's game) | Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko 2 | ✅ N/A |
Buffet
Family Gathering
27. We Are Family | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a Single Parent | Ordinary Greatness | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title that focuses on Found Family or non-blood-related family | |||
Watch a title featuring a person who is/was raised by someone who is Not Their Biological Parent. | |||
Watch a title featuring a person raised Within The Traditional Family Norm (Male + Female + Kid/s) | |||
Watch a title featuring a person raised in a family Outside The Traditional Family Norm |
28.Relationships | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Non-Romantic Relationship | Sassy Go Go | ||
Watch a title that focuses on a relationship between a Human and a Non-Human (god, alien, animal, robot...) | Magic of Zero | Happened in the 2nd story | ✅ September 25th |
Watch a title that focuses on a Parental Relationship | |||
Watch a title that focuses on a Marital Relationship (can also be about divorce) | |||
Watch a title that focuses on a Relationship Between Siblings | Little Women | ✅ N/A |
Heart Shaped Box
29. Falling In Love | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged First Love | Love and Redemption | ✅ April 19th | |
Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | I Have Three Boyfriends | ✅ March 16th | |
Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | ✅ April 3rd | |
Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | Blueming | ✅ May 3rd | |
Watch a title from the Romance genre | Semantic Error | ✅ March 10th |
30. Is It Love? | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Pretend/Contract Relationship bringing the leads to fall in love | Once We Get Married | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title featuring an Arranged Marriage (also okay with a blind date with the intent to marry, matchmaking) | A Business Proposal | ✅ April 5th | |
Watch a title where the main focus is Opposites Attract ie Rich/Poor, Cold/Warm, Strong/Weak | |||
Watch a title featuring a Divorce or Break Up | |||
Watch a title tagged Infidelity |
31. Let´s get physical | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring two people Holding Hands | |||
Watch a title featuring a Piggyback Ride | |||
Watch a title with the tag Steamy Kiss | Kuzu No Honkai | ✅ June 1st | |
Watch a title featuring Skinship | |||
Watch a title with the tag Sexual Content (If you are under age Mild Sexual Content) |
Sweet and sour mixed themes
32. Fish out of water | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads is a Transfer Student (List) | Kakegurui 2 | ✅ April 28th | |
Watch a title where the main focus is a New Person In A Small Town OR A Person From A Small Town Moving To A Big City | Life on Mars | ✅ October 28th | |
Watch a title where the main focus is someone in a Different Time, Dimension, or World than they come from | The Only Girl You Haven't Seen Season 1 | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title featuring a person of a Different Ethnicity than the majority of the cast | Special Delivery | ✅ March 23rd | |
Watch a title where Studying, Working, Or Being Raised Abroad is mentioned | The Eclipse | ✅ October 28th |
Fruit salad
33. Education | Progress: 4/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the High School tag | Class of Lies | ✅ August 31st | |
Watch a title featuring a High School/University Dropout | No Call No Life | ✅ September 3rd | |
Watch a title whose main focus is Students of Higher Education. (University, police academy, young scholar) | Accidentally in Love | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title featuring studying for an important exam | The Underclass | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title featuring a Graduation Ceremony |
Bittersweet
34. Rare Ingredients | Progress: 3/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Mental Disability | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Physical Disability | |||
Watch a title featuring a person with a Chronic Illness and/or Has Received An Organ Transplant | The Oath of Love | ✅ March 31th | |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Transgender Identity | |||
Watch a title featuring a person with a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Asexual or Pansexual identity | KinnPorsche | ✅ N/A |
35. Bitter Taste | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person discriminated against because of their Ethnicity or Religion | |||
Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Age-Based Discrimination | |||
Watch a title featuring a person Discriminated Against Because of Poverty | |||
Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Gender-Based Discrimination | |||
Watch a title featuring Sexual Harassment |
Food wars
36. Action | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring the Truck of Doom (or other vehicle used to cause harm) | |||
Watch a title featuring a Gang/Mob Fight | |||
Watch a title featuring some kind of Chase (rooftop, car, boat) | |||
Watch a title featuring a Fight With Weapons (knives, swords, pipes) | HIStory3: Trapped | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title featuring a fight using Martial Arts | The Only Girl You Haven't Seen Season 2 | ✅ N/A |
Ginger and Ginseng
37. Hospital 1 | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person taken care of or hospitalized after being Caught In The Rain | |||
Watch a title from the Medical genre | |||
Watch a title whose genre and/or tags include BOTH Hospital + Friendship | |||
Watch a title tagged Pregnancy and/or Abortion | |||
Watch a title featuring Counselling From A Professional |
38.Hospital 2 | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features someone Hiding An Illness from their loved ones | |||
Watch a title featuring a Funeral In A Hospital or a Scene In A Morgue | |||
Watch a title featuring Corrupt/lying Doctors | |||
Watch a title featuring a Plague, Pandemic or Disease Containment | |||
Watch a title featuring some sort of Disaster (ie earthquake, tsunami, bombing, mall collapse, terrorist attack) | B |
Trapped In A Mold
39. Locked Up | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring someone in Prison | |||
Watch a title featuring someone Staying In A Hospital | |||
Watch a title featuring someone doing Military Service | |||
Watch a title tagged Covid-19 | Boys' Lockdown | ✅ March 15th | |
Watch a title featuring Slavery or Human Trafficking | Midnight Runners | ✅ September 3rd |
Black Sticky Rice
40. Pain | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a tagged Unrequited Love | Fish Upon The Sky | ✅ June 3rd | |
Watch a title tagged Accident | |||
Watch a title tagged Tragic Past | Mr. Bad | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title tagged Healing | |||
Watch a title tagged Drowning |
41. Death | Progress: 3/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Terminal Illness | |||
Watch a title tagged Suicide | The World of Kanako | ✅ September 4th | |
Watch a title tagged Death Of A Child or Parent | |||
Watch a title tagged Death Of A Lover (or Partner, Spouse, Fiancé, etc) | 20th Century Girl | A lover has died but that tag doesn't exist | ✅ October 29th |
Watch a title tagged Murder | Big Mouth | ✅ N/A |
42. Nail-Biting | Progress: 4/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the Horror genre | School Tales the Series | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie. Zombies, Vampires, Demons, or Kaij) | Ju-on: Noroi no Ie | ✅ September 5th | |
Watch a title that has a tag starting with the word Evil, by typing Evil in the tag search bar and choosing from the list ie: Evil King, Step Mom, Sister... | The World of the Married | ||
Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | Kakegurui Twin | + School Bullying | ✅ May 5th |
Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | Bloody Monday | ✅ April 24th |
43. Just Dark... | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Death | The Ghost Bride | ✅ September 1st | |
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Violence | All about Lily Chou Chou | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Bullying | Kakegurui | ✅ April 26th | |
Watch a title tagged something starting with the word Dark, by typing Dark and choosing from the list ie: Dark Fiction, Hero, Past | Boku Dake ga Inai Machi | ✅ September 3rd | |
Watch a title from the Psychological genre | Helter Skelter | ✅ N/A |
Let´s mix it up
44. Mixed Mochi | Progress: 3/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the genre Supernatural | A Werewolf Boy | ✅ September 4th | |
Watch a title that has been remade by at least 1 other country besides the one the original story was made by | Little Forest: Summer & Autumn | ✅ September 3rd | |
Watch a title that features Addiction (ie Drug, Gambling, Gaming) | |||
Watch a title tagged Age Gap | Old Fashion Cupcake | ✅ N/A | |
Watch a title that features someone using the word D.N.A. | Under the Skin |
45. Mixed fruit candy | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Forbidden Love | |||
Watch a title from the War genre | |||
Watch a title tagged Genius | |||
Watch a title that starts with the same letter as your username when you start this challenge | |||
Watch a title tagged Body Swap |
46. Mixed Chocolates | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads plays Two Roles | The Silenced | ✅ March 30th | |
Watch a title from the first page of results when you search a country of your choice + sort by most popular. If you have seen all of the titles on page 1, then go to page 2... | |||
Watch a title tagged Musical | |||
Watch a title featuring CGI effects | |||
Watch a title tagged Fluffy | Love from Outta Space | ✅ N/A |
Peppermints – Bonuses and substitutions
Not a Dessert Block
Recipe | Ingredient | Substitute for | Notes | Completed |
1. Watch a title that features Non-Verbal Communication ie Sign Language, Braille, Hand Signals, Pictures... | 10 Philippines | |||
2. Watch a title tagged Adapted From An Essay | ||||
3. Watch a title tagged Adapted From A Play | ||||
4. Watch a title featuring a Reunion taking place | ||||
5. Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | ||||
6. Watch a title featuring a Road Trip | ||||
7. Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | ||||
8. Watch a title that has an OST by your favorite singer | ||||
9. Watch a title featuring Digital Matchmakers | ||||
10. Watch a title from your “Not Interested” or “Dropped” list | ||||
11. Watch a title main focus is a Heist or Con Artist | ||||
12. Watch a title that features a Jobless Person or NEET (neither in education, employment or training) | ||||
13. Watch a title that has a number in the title (f.ex:1 Litre no Namida) | ||||
14. Watch a title that has an animal in the title: (f.ex: When a Dog Loves a Cat ) | ||||
15. Watch a title that has something connected to geography in the title (f.ex: Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village ) | ||||
Watch a title about anything not covered in this challenge, you may use this 5 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category (you may also pick 5 from Recipe Blocks you will not be completing) | ||||
MDL Watch Challenge 2022
- Starting date: January 1, 2022
- Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Dilaa
- Dessert level: Dalgona
- Progress Recipe-Blocks: ??/2
Dramas - 7 ; Movies - 2
Basic ingredients
The international palate
Recipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!
In a double Recipe Block you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes . If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block , if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All tittles must be withing the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 3/5 and 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the China | Falling Into Your Smile | ✓ | |
Watch a title from Hong Kong | |||
Watch a title from Japan | Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte | ✓ | |
Watch a title from Philippines | |||
Watch a title from South Korea | Juvenile Justice | ✓ | |
Watch a title from Taiwan | |||
Watch a title from Thailand | |||
Watch a title whos genre is Drama | The Penthouse 2: War in Life | ✓ | |
Watch a title whos genre is Comedy | Her PrIvate Life | ✓ | |
Watch a title whos genre is Action |
Deconstructed MDL
14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More (tutorial: 1, 2,) | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title on your Recommendations page | |||
Watch a title that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section | |||
Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats | |||
Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres | |||
Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge |
Blended ingredients
Traditional recipe
15. Historical | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sword Fight | The slave hunters? | ||
Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical | |||
Watch a title where the genres are Romance +Historical | |||
Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical | The Pirates | ✓ | |
Watch a title from the genre historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military / War |
16.Signs Of The Times | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features people wearing silk robes | |||
Watch a title that features a typewriter (either on display or being used) | |||
Watch a title that features someone using walk man and/or pager | |||
Watch a title that features someone using a stationary computer | |||
Watch a title that features someone using a smartphone |
Buffet
Heart Shaped Box
29. Falling In Love | Progress: 3/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged First Love | Our Beloved Summer | ✓ | |
Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | Yumi's Cells | ✓ | |
Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | |||
Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | |||
Watch a title from the Romance genre | On Your Wedding Day | ✓ |
Start date: January 1st, 2022
Finish Date: August 28th, 2022
Link to your Drama list: My List
Sign up form: Sign in Form
Turn - in Form:My Turn in Form
Difficulty Level: Surprise (ALL BLOCKS)
Progress Overall: 260/260
Progress Recipe-Blocks: 48/48 + 20/20 Peppermints (9 and 10 are double blocks)
How many from- Korea: 116 Japan: 44 Thailand: 48 Philippines: 8 China: 31 Taiwan: 7 HK: 6
How Many - Dramas: 155 Movies: 80 Specials: 23 TV Shows: 2
Green words-Block Completed
k✔️ + Date= Ingredient Completed
✔️= Completed
♟️= Plan to Watch
⌚= Currently Watching
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Basic ingredients
Time In The Oven
1. Episode Length (use the average time on the drama page)- 5th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a DRAMA under 20 minutes episodes | Boys Dormitory | ✔️ 01/23 | |
Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | Given | ✔️ 01/22 | |
Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | I'm Tee, Me Too | ✔️ 02/14 | |
Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | Bite Me | ✔️ 01/26 | |
Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes | Twenty-Five, Twenty-one | ✔️ 04/03 |
2. Total Length - 4th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | Triple-Do You Want to Try | ✔️ 01/23 | |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | Love and Leashes | ✔️ 02/14 | |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | Seven Samurai | ✔️ 03/31 | |
Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | Kissable Lips | ✔️ 02/24 | |
Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | The Fiery Priest | ✔️ 01/31 |
Gather The Ingredients
3. Type- 3rd | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the tag Web Series | Semantic Error | ✔️ 03/10 | |
Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | A Still Picture | ✔️ 01/19 | |
Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV SHOW. The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers | Knowing Bros | Eps: 182, 190, 204, 215, 232 | ✔️ 01/27 |
Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | Forgotten | ✔️ 03/19 | |
Watch a title with the genre Documentary | Gaya sa Pelikula Special | ✔️ 03/17 |
The Finest Ingredients
4. Award Winning (Tips) - 14th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch an award-winning title | Fan Girl | 2020 Best Film | ✔️ 05/26 |
Watch a title from an award-winning director | The Cursed | Yeon Sang-Ho | ✔️ 04/27 |
Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter | The Door Into Summer | Tamoe Kanno | ✔️ 05/26 |
Watch a title from an award-winning actor | Mandala | Ahn Sung Ki | ✔️03/03 |
Watch a title from an award-winning actress | One the Woman | Honey Lee | ✔️ 02/21 |
5. My Favorites- 6th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | The Gifted | Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat (Theory of Love) | ✔️ 02/22 |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | All Fixed up in Seoul | Ra Mi Ran (Social Avenger Club) | ✔️ 03/22 |
Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | A Business Proposal | Park Seon Ho (Suspicious Partner) | ✔️ 04/05 |
Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | The Gifted Graduation | Wassuthep Ketpetch (The Gifted) | ✔️ 03/03 |
Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | The Palace | Lee Woong Hee | ✔️ 01/07 |
Aged to perfection
6. Find The Year- 25th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year 2022 | MIlitary Prosecutor Doberman | ✔️ 04/25 | |
Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL | Hijra In Between | Scropick; 2018 | ✔️ 05/11 |
Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | Gate of Non-Duality | 2012 | ✔️ 01/19 |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want, psst! we will not notice if you press the generator twice.) | The Game Changer | 1992, 1998, 2003, 2008 or 2017 | ✔️ 07/21 |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life | Sandglass | Brother born; 1995 | ✔️ 05/20 |
7. Vintage-28th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the 1940s | Viva Freedom! | 1946 | ✔️ 04/21 |
Watch a title from the 1950s | Three O'Clock on a Rainy Day | 1959 | ✔️ 04/21 |
Watch a title from the 1960s | The Devil's Stairway | 1964 | ✔️ 01/23 |
Watch a title from the 1970s | Night Journey | 1977 | ✔️ 02/11 |
Watch a title from the 1980s | Ryuji | 1983 | ✔️ 07/27 |
8. Not as Vintage -31st | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch title from the 1990s | The Gingko Bed | 1996 | ✔️ 02/11 |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 | Chaos | 2000 | ✔️ 07/30 |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 | No Regret | 2006 | ✔️ 01/24 |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2016 | Midnight Diner | 2015 | ✔️ 03/24 |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2017 to 2022 | Don't Say No Special Episode | 2021 | ✔️ 03/07 |
The international palate
Recipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!
In a double Recipe Block you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes . If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block , if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All tittles must be withing the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) - 2nd and 1st respectively | Progress: 5/5 and 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the China | Cliff Walkers | ✔️ 01/13 | |
Watch a title from Hong Kong | I go to School not by Bus | ✔️ 01/23 | |
Watch a title from Japan | Tsuge & Minato | ✔️ 01/21 | |
Watch a title from Philippines | She's Dating the Gangster | ✔️ 03/14 | |
Watch a title from South Korea | Just Friends? | ✔️ 01/23 | |
Watch a title from Taiwan | Fly the Jumper | ✔️ 02/08 | |
Watch a title from Thailand | 7 Project | ✔️ 02/06 | |
Watch a title whos genre is Drama | Butcher Barber | ✔️ 01/19 | |
Watch a title whos genre is Comedy | Muchiruu-sa, Kimi ni | ✔️ 02/05 | |
Watch a title whos genre is Action | La Vie en Rose | ✔️ 01/14 |
10. Adapted From A… -Search tag + country -37th and 38th | Progress: 5/5 and 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the China adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Unforgetable Love | Web Novel | ✔️ 05/24 |
Watch a title from Hong Kong adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Initial D | Manga | ✔️ 05/31 |
Watch a title from Japan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Himitsu no Ai-Chan | Manga | ✔️ 03/22 |
Watch a title from Philippines adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | He's Into Her | Comic | ✔️ 08/10 |
Watch a title from South Korea adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Would you Like a Cup of Coffee | Manhwa | ✔️ 03/01 |
Watch a title from Taiwan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | The Rose | Rewatch | ✔️ 03/18 |
Watch a title from Thailand adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Love Stage!! | Manga | ✔️ 04/06 |
Watch a title tagged Adapted From a Novel | En of Love: TOSSADORA | ✔️ 02/11 | |
Watch a title tagged Adapted From Video Game | Double World | ✔️ 08/10 | |
Watch a title Watch a title based on/inspired by a Real Person/ Event /True Story | Oba: The Last Samurai | ✔️ 05/08 |
Deconstructed MDL
11. Written About (Tutorials 1, 2)- 23rd | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums | Nihon Chinbotsu: Kibo no Hito (2021) | Japanese Dramas and Movies with Unconventional Tropes | ✔️07/19 |
Watch a title that was mentioned in an Article on MDL | P1H: The Beginning of the New World | The Ultimate Guid to Jung Hae In | ✔️05/04 |
Watch a title that was mentioned in the Feeds (any feeds) | Who Rules the World | ✔️ 06/02 | |
Watch a title with over 10 Reviews | Shadow Beauty | 17 on 02/11 | ✔️02/11 |
Watch a title with 0 Reviews | Nameless Stars | ✔️01/13 |
12. Plan To Watch (PTW, tutorials: 1,2,3,)- 7th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch the title with the oldest release year, on your PTW (sort by year) | Undying Pearl | 1929 | ✔️ 03/16 |
Watch the newest title on your PTW list (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did or use the App) | An Upstart | 1st as of 01/01 | ✔️ 01/01 |
Watch the DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes on your PTW list | The Effect | 3 eps | ✔️ 01/29 |
Watch the DRAMA with the highest number of episodes on your PTW list | Secrets of Women | 104 eps | ✔️ 04/16 |
Watch the title with the largest number of letters in the title in your PTW list | Drama Special Season 6: Trains Don't Stop at Noryangjin Station | 52 letters | ✔️ 03/16 |
13. Listed (tutorial)- 9th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with someone from the Stars Leaderboard | Blacklist | Nannon Korapat Kirdpan | ✔️ 04/08 |
Watch a title Popularity ranked over 1000 | Love is Science? | #1228 on 02/20 | ✔️ 02/24 |
Watch a title Ranked over 1000 | Theory of Love: Special Episode "Stand by Me" | #1100 on 01/18 | ✔️ 01/18 |
Watch a title that was added to a Voting List in the list index. | Juvenile Justice | Voting List | ✔️ 04/21 |
Watch a title that was added to a custom list | Nobleman Ryu's Wedding | List | ✔️ 03/31 |
14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More (tutorial: 1, 2,)- 8th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title on your Recommendations page | Go Go Squid | ✔️ 04/17 | |
Watch a title that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section | The Love That Dare no Speak it's Name | ✔️ 03/16 | |
Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats | Senior Secret Love: Senior Puppy | Student | ✔️01/30 |
Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres | Fall in Love | Romance + Historical | ✔️ 02/20 |
Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge | Dear Karl | Shiro's List | ✔️ 03/17 |
Blended ingredients
Traditional recipe
15. Historical- 20th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sword Fight | Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning | ✔️ 04/21 | |
Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical | Bloody Heart | ✔️ 06/21 | |
Watch a title where the genres are Romance +Historical | The Red Sleeve | Rewatch | ✔️ 01/24 |
Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical | The Untamed | ✔️ 05/31 | |
Watch a title from the genre historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military / War | Kingdom: Ashin of the North | ✔️ 03/01 |
16.Signs Of The Times -43rd | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features people wearing silk robes | Love Like the Galaxy : Part 1 | ✔️ 07/27 | |
Watch a title that features a typewriter (either on display or being used) | Chicago Typewriter | Rewatch | ✔️ 04/19 |
Watch a title that features someone using walk man and/or pager | Tokyo Vice | ✔️ 07/29 | |
Watch a title that features someone using a stationary computer | Dear. M | ✔️ 08/23 | |
Watch a title that features someone using a smartphone | Star and Sky: Star in my Mind | ✔️ 05/27 |
Yummy
17. Food- 12th | Progress: 5 /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Visit To a Food Stall or Food Market | Cupid's Kitchen | ✔️04/28 | |
Watch a title with the genre Food | Midnight Diner 2 | ✔️05/03 | |
Watch a title that features a Chef | The Tasty Florida (movie) | ✔️01/15 | |
Watch a title that features a Visit To a Traditional Restaurant | Mystery on Iunakare | ✔️05/23 | |
Watch a title that features a Family Dinner. | Miracle: Letters to the President | ✔️ 01/05 |
18. Dessert - 15th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features some kind of Candy (can be product placement - see list) | Valentine's Day/ Rokkaku | ✔️ 01/21 | |
Watch a title that features a Dessert | Cornetto Love Expert | ✔️01/18 | |
Watch a title that features someone Making Dessert: it can be a pastry chef, confectioner (any kind) or just someone making a dessert for someone else (can be flirting, can be a murder weapon) | Ingredients Special | ✔️ 06/01 | |
Watch a title that features a waitress or waiter | Love Area Part 1 | ✔️ 01/30 | |
Watch a title that features someone Wealthy With a Connection To Sweets, they like sweets, own a café (or ten), own a bakery etc. | Baker Boys | ✔️ 01/15 |
Open Fire Cooking
19. Let´s Go Outside... -47th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Visit To The Beach/Seaside | The Coldest Day | ✔️ 01/23 | |
Watch a title that features a Camping Trip | Keita Hatsukoi | ✔️ 01/28 | |
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Theme Park | Mysterious Love | ✔️ 04/18 | |
Watch a title that features a visit to a mountain, lake or forest | Recalled | ✔️ 01/01 | |
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Desert or Ancient Ruins | Once Upon a Time in Liangjian Mountain | ✔️ 08/24 |
20. Adventure -48th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where part of the plot Takes Place On An Island | School Excursion | ✔️ 01/08 | |
Watch a title that features a Trip Abroad or To Space. | The Silent Sea | ✔️ 01/06 | |
Watch a title from the Adventure genre. | Inakunare Gunjo | ✔️ 04/11 | |
Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Cliff Or in a Cave | Alchemy of Souls | ✔️ 08/28 | |
Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Train, Boat, airplane or a Spaceship | Railroad Tigers | ✔️ 04/25 |
21. Indoors Is Better- 21st | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Night In An Internet Café or Bathhouse. | Reset | ✔️ 02/10 | |
Watch a title that features a Person With Humble Living Arrangements (rooftop or basement apartment, shack). | Swamp Ecology Report | ✔️ 01/05 | |
Watch a title that features a person who Lives In a Mansion or Penthouse | KinnPorsche | ✔️ 07/14 | |
Watch a title that features a stay in a Nation-Specific Traditional Home | Love in Flames of War | ✔️ 05/30 | |
Watch a title that features a Co-Habitation (dorms, roommates, share house, boarding house) | Love with Benifits | ✔️ 03/02 |
Pop Rocks
22. Music- 18th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a People Singing Karaoke | Light on Me | ✔️ 01/31 | |
Watch a title whose genre is Music | Soundtrack # 1 | ✔️ 04/21 | |
Watch a title that features someone Playing a Traditional Instrument | 2gether: The Movie | Guitar | ✔️ 03/02 |
Watch a title that features an Idol Actor/ess (could be about an idol actor, could be one of the actors) | Kung Fu Yoga | Lay of EXO | ✔️ 04/20 |
Watch a title where the main focus is Someone Famous In The Music Industry (composer, label owner, singer, pianist...) | Ingredients | Singer-songwriter | ✔️ 06/12 |
23. Preforming Arts- 13th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Traditional Performing Art | Promise Cinderella | ✔️ 04/07 | |
Watch a title that features Dance | Half | ✔️ 03/25 | |
Watch a title that features Someone Preforming Or Watching a Play | I Promised You the Moon | ✔️05/24 | |
Watch a title that features a Street Performance | The Box | ✔️ 01/03 | |
Watch a title where the main focus is someone famous in the Entertainment Industry (director, actor/ess, dancer, idol, talent agent etc.) | Skip Beat! | Rewatch | ✔️ 01/05 |
24. Quiet Art -33rd | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where the main lead is An Artist (painter, sculptor, photographer etc. | Secret Crush on You | Photographer | ✔️ 05/14 |
Watch a title that features someone that Works With Books (librarian, author, publisher etc.) | Sweet Teeth | Librarian | ✔️ 04/26 |
Watch title tagged Poetry /Adapted from poem | Ashima | ✔️ 08/01 | |
Watch a title that features Graffiti or Street art | Not Me | ✔️ 03/20 | |
Watch a title that features an Art Gallery | Dali and the Cocky Prince | ✔️ 03/26 |
Energy bar + Red Bull
25. Break a Sweat- 40th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while Gaming (console gaming, VR or computer games) | Falling into Your Smile | ✔️ 01/25 | |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a Physical Sport, (basketball, paint ball, football, baseball, swimming etc.) | You're My Sky | Basketball, Relay Race, etc. | ✔️ 03/26 |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing Motor Sports and/or shows Great Interest for motor vehicles (collector, enthusiast etc) | Quick | ✔️ 08/17 | |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a sport that is less physical more Precision or Strategic (chess, dart, pool, go, shooting, mathlete etc.) | Danger Zone Chapter 1 | Go | ✔️ 06/03 |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing a Combat Sport (boxing, wrestling, MMA, Muai thai, Tae kwan do, Judo, Kyukushin, fencing etc.) | One in a Hundred Thousand | Judo | ✔️ 04/08 |
26. Be a Good Sport -44th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sports Competition | To Fly with You | ✔️ 03/09 | |
Watch a title that features a person who Works In The Sports Industry (manager, coach, shop owner) | Hot Stove Leauge | ✔️ 07/25 | |
Watch a title that features an Athlete Making a Come Back | Love All Play | ✔️ 08/23 | |
Watch a that features a Race (can be a race to the door, race against time, or an actual race | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | ✔️ 08/17 | |
Watch a title that features a Friendly Game (cards, drinking game, children's game) | Adult Trainee | ✔️ 04/08 |
Buffet
Family Gathering
27. We Are Family -35th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a Single Parent | Bleak Night | ✔️ 08/09 | |
Watch a title that focuses on Found Family or non-blood related family | Bulgasal: Immortal Souls | ✔️ 04/26 | |
Watch a title featuring a person who is/was raised by someone who is Not Their Biological Parent. | Jewel in the Palace | ✔️ 03/04 | |
Watch a title featuring a person raised Within The Traditional Family Norm (Male + Female + Kid/s) | Umareru. | ✔️ 05/03 | |
Watch a title featuring a person raised in a family Outside The Traditional Family Norm | No Call no Life | ✔️ 01/03 |
28.Relationships - 30th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Non-Romantic Relationship | Kotaro wa Hitorigurashi | Neighbors | ✔️ 04/06 |
Watch a title that focuses on a relationship between a Human and a Non-Human (god, alien, animal, robot...) | Bite Sisters | Vampire | ✔️ 05/04 |
Watch a title that focuses on a Parental Relationship | Yakuza and the Family | Father-Son | ✔️ 03/18 |
Watch a title that focuses on a Marital Relationship (can also be about divorce) | Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu: Ganbare Jinrui! Shinshun Special!! | ✔️ 07/27 | |
Watch a title that focuses on a Relationship Between Siblings | Four Sisters Before the Wedding | ✔️ 04/21 |
Heart Shaped Box
29. Falling In Love - 42nd | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged First Love | Come and Hug Me | ✔️ 06/12 | |
Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | Konin Todoke ni Han wo Oshita dake desu ga | Love Square | ✔️ 04/20 |
Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | Theory of Love | Rewatch | ✔️ 01/18 |
Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | My Secret Love (2022) | ✔️ 08/20 | |
Watch a title from the Romance genre | Snowdrop | ✔️ 02/07 |
30. Is It Love? - 19th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Pretend/Contract Relationship bringing the leads to fall in love | Kei x Yaku: Abunai Aibou | ✔️ 06/12 | |
Watch a title featuring an Arranged Marriage (also okay with a blind date with intent to marry, matchmaking) | Cutie Pie | ✔️ 05/14 | |
Watch a title where the main focus is Opposites Attract ie Rich/Poor, Cold/Warm, Strong/Weak | Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai! | Unlucky ML/Popular guy | ✔️ 06/09 |
Watch a title featuring a Divorce or Break Up | Our Beloved Summer | ✔️ 01/29 | |
Watch a title tagged Infidelity | On the Way to the Airport | ✔️ 02/21 |
31. Let´s get physical -11th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring two people Holding Hands | Blueming | ✔️ 05/03 | |
Watch a title featuring a Piggyback Ride | Boy for Rent | ✔️ 01/18 | |
Watch a title with the tag Steamy Kiss | Forecasting Love and Weather | ✔️ 04/03 | |
Watch a title featuring Skinship | The Secret (Love) | ✔️ 03/07 | |
Watch a title with the tag Sexual Content (If you are under age Mild Sexual Content) | Don't Say No | ✔️ 03/07 |
Sweet and sour mixed themes
32. Fish out of water -39th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads is a Transfer Student | School 2021 | ✔️ 06/13 | |
Watch a title where the main focus is a New Person In A Small Town OR A Person From A Small Town Moving To A Big City | A Young Zelkova | ✔️ 01/18 | |
Watch a title where the main focus is someone in a Different Time, Dimension, or World than they come from | Vanishing Time: A Boy who Returned | ✔️ 06/03 | |
Watch a title featuring a person of a Different Ethnicity than the majority of the cast | Senpai, Danjite Koidewa! | ✔️ 08/12 | |
Watch a title where Studying, Studying, Working, Or Being Raised Abroad is mentioned | Enchanté | ✔️ 04/01 |
Fruit salad
33. Education -29th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the High School tag | Cherry Blossom After Winter | ✔️ 04/14 | |
Watch a title featuring a High School/University Dropout | The Girl on a Bulldozer | ✔️ 05/31 | |
Watch a title whose main focus is Students of Higher Education. (University, police academy, young scholar) | En of Love: Love Mechanics | ✔️ 02/12 | |
Watch a title featuring studying for an important exam | Our Secret | ✔️ 05/24 | |
Watch a title featuring a Graduation Ceremony | Link: Eat, Love, Kill | ✔ 07/27 |
Bittersweet
34. Rare Ingredients -17th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Mental Disability | Bad and Crazy | DID | ✔️ 02/02 |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Physical Disability | You're so Precious to Me | Mute and Blindness | ✔️ 01/31 |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Chronic Illness and/or Has Received An Organ Transplant | Oath of Love | Stomach Cancer | ✔️ 06/07 |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Transgender Identity | 3 Will be Free | ✔️ 03/22 | |
Watch a title featuring a person Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Asexual or Pansexual identity | En of Love: This is Love Story | ✔️ 03/02 |
35. Bitter Taste- 22nd | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person discriminated against because of their Ethnicity or Religion | The Handmaiden (2016) | ✔️ 07/06 | |
Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Age-Based Discrimination | Old Fashion Cupcake | ✔️07/14 | |
Watch a title featuring a person Discriminated Against Because of Poverty | F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers | ✔️ 04/09 | |
Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Gender-Based Discrimination | Handsome Stewardess | ✔️ 04/27 | |
Watch a title featuring Sexual Harassment | Rememory | ✔️ 01/17 |
Food wars
36.Action- 10th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring the Truck of Doom (or other vehicle used to cause harm) | Escaped from Mogadishu | ✔️ 01/04 | |
Watch a title featuring a Gang/Mob Fight | Bad Buddy | Rewatch | ✔️ 03/06 |
Watch a title featuring some kind of Chase (rooftop, car, boat) | Peninsula | ✔️ 01/01 | |
Watch a title featuring a Fight With Weapons (knives, swords, pipes) | Pipeline | ✔️ 01/03 | |
Watch a title featuring a fight using Martial Arts | When Taekwondo Strikes | ✔️ 04/24 |
Ginger and Ginseng
37. Hospital 1- 26th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person taken care of or hospitalized after being Caught In The Rain | Yumi's Cells | ✔️ 03/01 | |
Watch a title from the Medical genre | Ghost Doctor | ✔️ 02/21 | |
Watch a title whose genre and/or tags include BOTH Hospital + Friendship | Ai Uta: My Promise to Nakuhito | ✔️ 07/25 | |
Watch a title tagged Pregnancy and/or Abortion | More than Family | ✔️ 03/31 | |
Watch a title featuring Counselling From A Professional | The Face of Another | ✔️ 04/29 |
38.Hospital 2 -41st | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features someone Hiding An Illness from their loved ones | Your Lie in April | ✔️ 08/08 | |
Watch a title featuring a Funeral In A Hospital or a Scene In A Morgue | Lost | ✔️ 07/22 | |
Watch a title featuring Corrupt/lying Doctors | Triage | ✔️ 08/18 | |
Watch a title featuring a Plague, Pandemic or Disease Containment | Happiness | Rewatch | ✔️ 01/08 |
Watch a title featuring some sort of Disaster (ie earthquake, tsunami, bombing, mall collapse, terrorist attack) | The Rescue | ✔️ 03/20 |
Trapped In A Mold
39. Locked Up -45th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring someone in Prison | Kung Fu Jungle | ✔️ 07/28 | |
Watch a title featuring someone Staying In A Hospital | Truth | ✔️ 03/22 | |
Watch a title featuring someone doing Military Service | D.P. | ✔️ 04/07 | |
Watch a title tagged Covid-19 | Touch me if you Can | ✔️ 08/23 | |
Watch a title featuring Slavery or Human Trafficking | Sansho the Bailiff | ✔️ 07/27 |
Black Sticky Rice
40. Pain- 16th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a tagged Unrequited Love | The Master Plan | ✔️ 01/03 | |
Watch a title tagged Accident | Be my Princess | ✔️ 05/29 | |
Watch a title tagged Tragic Past | The One and Only | ✔️ 03/27 | |
Watch a title tagged Healing | Adoring | ✔️ 04/11 | |
Watch a title tagged Drowning | The Tuxedo | ✔️ 06/04 |
41. Death -24th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Terminal Illness | The Brightest Moment in Life | ✔️ 01/05 | |
Watch a title tagged Suicide | Tomorrow | ✔️ 05/21 | |
Watch a title tagged Death Of A Child or Parent | Eve | D.O.P | ✔️ 07/20 |
Wath a title tagged Death Of A Lover (or Partner, Spouse, Fiancé etc) | Her Bucket List | ✔️ 01/05 | |
Watch a title tagged Murder | Under the Skin | ✔️ 03/25 |
42. Nail-Biting- 32nd | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the Horror genre | Phone | ✔️08/01 | |
Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie.Zombies, Vampires, Demons or Kaij) | All of us are Dead | ✔️ 03/24 | |
Watch a title has a tag starting with the word Evil, by typing Evil in the tag search bar and choosing from the list ie: Evil King, Step Mom, Sister... | Naze Shoujo wa Kioku wo Ushinawanakereba Naranakatta no ka? | ✔️ 06/02 | |
Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | Veteran | ✔️ 01/31 | |
Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | Color Rush 2 | ✔️ 02/11 |
43. Just Dark... -34th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Death | Watashi no Tadashi Oniichan | ✔️ 01/29 | |
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Violence | A Superior Day | ✔️ 05/17 | |
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Bullying | Bittersand | ✔️ 01/04 | |
Watch a title tagged something starting with the word Dark, by typing Dark and choosing from the list ie: Dark Fiction, Hero, Past | Spiritwalker | ✔️08/08 | |
Watch a title from the Psychological genre | The Witch's Diner | ✔️ 01/24 |
Let´s mix it up
44. Mixed Mochi -36th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the genre Supernatural | Higanbana: Keishicho Sosa Nana Ka | ✔️ 05/29 | |
Watch a title that has been remade by at least 1 other country beside the one the original story was made by | Who Are You | Who Are You 2015 | ✔️ 08/09 |
Watch a title that features Addiction (ie Drug, Gambling, Gaming) | Ong Bak | ✔️ 07/ 24 | |
Watch a title tagged Age Gap | Kingyo Tsuma | ✔️ 03/18 | |
Watch a title that features someone using the word D.N.A. | The Raincoat Killer: Catching a Predator in Korea | ✔️ 04/28 |
45. Mixed fruit candy -46th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Forbidden Love | Autumn Tale | ✔️ 08/09 | |
Watch a title from the War genre | Battleship Island | ✔️ 04/12 | |
Watch a title tagged Genius | Money Heist: Korea-Joint Economic Area- Part 1 | ✔️ 07/14 | |
Watch a title that starts with the same letter as your username when you start this challenge | Hold Me | Hiphop123 | ✔️01/24 |
Watch a title tagged Body Swap | Room No. 9 | ✔️ 08/25 |
46. Mixed Chocolates -27th | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads plays Two Roles | Be;Twin | ✔️ 01/07 | |
Watch a title from the first page of results when you search a country of your choice + sort by most popular. If you have seen all of the titles on page 1, then go to page 2... | While you Were Sleeping | Most Popular Korean Drama Page 1 | ✔️ 07/25 |
Watch a title tagged Musical | Rainbow Prince | ✔️ 07/06 | |
Watch a title featuring CGI effects | Yumi's Cells 2 | ✔️ 07/22 | |
Watch a title tagged Fluffy | Love From Outta Space | ✔️ 01/18 |
Peppermints – Bonuses and substitutions
Not a Dessert Block
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed | |
1.Watch a title that features Non-Verbal Communication ie Sign Language, Braille, Hand Signals, Pictures... | One and Only | Block 34 | ✔️ 08/05 | |
2. Watch a title tagged Adapted From An Essay | Shinitai Yoru ni Kagitte | Block 24 | ✔️ 08/05 | |
3. Watch a title tagged Adapted From A Play | The Purple Hairpin | Block 10 | ✔️ 07/27 | |
4. Watch a title featuring a Reunion taking place | Nana | Block 45 | ✔️06/03 | |
5. Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | Love Mechanics (2022) | Block 35 | ✔️ 08/06 | |
6. Watch a title featuring a Road Trip | Cupid's Last Wish | Block 20 | ✔️ 05/29 | |
7. Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | Upcoming Summer | Block 44 | ✔️ 08/18 | |
8. Watch a title that has an OST by your favorite singer | Woori the Virgin | Block 23 | Lee Young Hyun | ✔️ 06/26 |
9.Watch a title featuring Digital Matchmakers | Hook Up | Block 16 | ✔️ 08/19 | |
10. Watch a title from your “Not Interested” or “Dropped” list | Love Area Part 2 | Block 33 | Dropped List | ✔️ 07/ 21 |
11.Watch a title main focus is a Heist or Con Artist | Cafe Minamdang | Block 36 | ✔️ 08/23 | |
12. Watch a title that features a Jobless Person or NEET (neither in education, employment or training) | The Sound of Magic | Block 22 | ✔️ 05/06 | |
13. Watch a title that has a number in the title (f.ex:1 Litre no Namida) | 18 Again | Block 28 | ✔️ 08/18 | |
14. Watch a title that has an animal in the title: (f.ex: When a Dog Loves a Cat ) | Monkey and Dog Romance | Block 39 | ✔️08/23 | |
15. Watch a title that has something connected to geography in the title (f.ex: Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village ) | Buddha Mountain | Block 19 | ✔️ 08/18 | |
Watch a title about anything not covered in this challenge, you may use this 5 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category (you may also pick 5 from Recipe Blocks you will not be completing) | ||||
An Actor/ess in a project from a country NOT in MDL (Link to my list) | Shaolin | Block 21 | Jackie Chan (USA) | ✔️ 07/06 |
A Title that aired/premiered on the monthof your birthday | Bangkok Breaking | Block 6 | Sept. | ✔️ 08/12 |
Favorite Actor/ess with Least Favorite/Unknown Actor/ess as leads | Re: Na mo Naki Sekai no End Roll: Half a Year Later | Block 5 | Makenyu + Matsuri Airi | ✔️ 08/03 |
A Title with the Tag: Character Development, Personal Growth, etc. | Wolf | Block 46 | ✔️ 08/07 | |
A Title with Least favorite Genre + favorite Tag | The King's Affection | Block 14 | Historical + Death | ✔️ 05/18 |
Sign up sheet MDL watch challenge 2022
Starting date: January 1, 2022
Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/scorpick/completed
Progress Recipe-Blocks: 28/46 (Black Sesame Soup)
Basic ingredients
Time In The Oven
1. Episode Length (use the average time on the drama page) | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a DRAMA under 20 minutes episodes | Dating Class (2019 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | Raise de wa Chanto Shimasu (2020 J-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | Political Fever (2021 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | Imawa no Kuni no Alice (2020 J-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes | Mystery to Iunakare (2022 J-drama) | pilot ep. | ✔︎ |
2. Total Length | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | Two Lights: Relumino (2017 K-movie) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | Recalled (2021 K-movie) | ✔︎ | |
Peppermint #1 | ✔︎ | ||
Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | Oh! Boarding House (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | Father, I’ll Take Care of You (2016 K-drama) | ✔︎ |
Gather The Ingredients
3. Type | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the tag Web Series | Grid (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | tvN O'PENing: What Are You Doing in the Office? (2022 K-special) | ✔︎ | |
Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV SHOW. The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers | I Can See Your Voice Season 9 (2022 K-show) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | Night in Paradise (2021 K-movie) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Peppermint #2 | ✔︎ |
The Finest Ingredients
4. Award Winning (Tips) | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch an award-winning title | When The Camellia Blooms (2019 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title from an award-winning director | Squid Game (2021 K-drama) {re-watch} | Hwang Dong Hyuk | ✔︎ |
Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter | Juvenile Justice (2022 K-drama) | Kim Min Sook | ✔︎ |
Watch a title from an award-winning actor | The Red Sleeve (2021 K-drama) {re-watch} | Lee Jun Ho | ✔︎ |
Watch a title from an award-winning actress | Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022 K-drama) | Kim Tae Ri | ✔︎ |
5. My Favorites | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | Mouse (2021 K-drama) {re-watch} | Lee Seung Gi | ✔︎ |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | My Roommate Is a Gumiho (2021 K-drama) {re-watch} | Kang Han Na | ✔︎ |
Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Rookie Cops (2022 K-drama) | Kim Byung Soo (Nine: Nine Times Time Travel) | ✔︎ |
Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | Iljimae (2008 K-drama) | Choi Ran (Mouse) | ✔︎ |
Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | Moonshine (2021 K-drama) | Kim Joo Hee (screenwriter) | ✔︎ |
Aged to perfection
6. Find The Year | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year 2022 | The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure (2022 K-movie) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL | It's Okay, That's Love (2014 K-drama) {re-watch} | hiphop123 (2012) / KSuuh (2014) | ✔︎ |
Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | My ID is Gangnam Beauty (2018 K-drama) {re-watch} | 2018 | ✔︎ |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want, psst! we will not notice if you press the generator twice.) | Mr. Queen (2020 K-drama) {re-watch} | 1993,1995,2008,2012,2020 | ✔︎ |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life | Woof & Meow – Do you Love Me? (2022 K-drama) | moving | ✔︎ |
Progress: /5 | |||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the 1940s | |||
Watch a title from the 1950s | |||
Watch a title from the 1960s | |||
Watch a title from the 1970s | |||
Watch a title from the 1980s |
8. Not as Vintage | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Peppermint #4 | ✔︎ | ||
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 | My Lovely Sam Soon (2005 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 | Shining Inheritance (2009 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2016 | Reply 1988 (2015 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2017 to 2022 | W (2016 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ |
The international palate
Recipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!
In a double Recipe Block you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes . If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block , if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All tittles must be withing the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ and 0/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the China | |||
Watch a title from Japan | |||
Watch a title from South Korea | Young Actors' Retreat (2022 K-show) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title from Thailand | F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers (2021 Th-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title whos genre is Drama | The Penthouse 2: War in Life (2021 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title whos genre is Comedy | Psychopath Diary (2019 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title whos genre is Action | The Uncanny Counter (2020 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ |
10. Adapted From A… -Search tag + country | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ and 0/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the China adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Legally Romance (2022 C-drama) | web novel | ✔︎ |
Watch a title from Japan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Dekinai Futari: Dizukyun-hen (2022 J-special) | manga | ✔︎ |
Watch a title from South Korea adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Our Beloved Summer (2021 K-drama) | webtoon | ✔︎ |
Watch a title tagged Adapted From a Novel | Through the Darkness (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title Watch a title based on/inspired by a Real Person/ Event /True Story | Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016 K-drama) {re-watch} | Inspired by Real Person | ✔︎ |
Deconstructed MDL
11. Written About (Tutorials 1, 2) | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums | Flower of Evil (2020 K-drama) {re-watch} | link | ✔︎ |
Watch a title that was mentioned in an Article on MDL | Midnight (2021 K-movie) {re-watch} | link | ✔︎ |
Watch a title that was mentioned in the Feeds (any feeds) | Work Later, Drink Now Season 1 (2021 K-drama) | link | ✔︎ |
Watch a title with over 10 Reviews | Taxi Driver Season 1 (2021 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Peppermint #5 | ✔︎ |
12. Plan To Watch (PTW, tutorials: 1,2,3,) | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch the title with the oldest release year, on your PTW (sort by year) | While You Were Sleeping (2017 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch the newest title on your PTW list (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did or use the App) | Bad and Crazy (2021 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch the DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes on your PTW list | Semantic Error (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch the DRAMA with the highest number of episodes on your PTW list | The Rational Life (2021 C-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch the title with the largest number of letters in the title in your PTW list | Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area - Part 1 (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ |
13. Listed (tutorial) | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with someone from the Stars Leaderboard | Big Mouth (2020 K-drama) | #13 Lee Jong Suk | ✔︎ |
Watch a title Popularity ranked over 1000 | The King of Pigs (2022 K-drama) | above #1600 | ✔︎ |
Watch a title Ranked over 1000 | Forecasting Love and Weather (2022 K-drama) | above #3400 | ✔︎ |
Watch a title that was added to a Voting List in the list index. | Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (2017 K-drama) {re-watch} | list | ✔︎ |
Watch a title that was added to a custom list | Sinkhole (2021 K-movie) | list | ✔︎ |
14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More (tutorial: 1, 2,) | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Peppermint #6 | ✔︎ | ||
Watch a title that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section | Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats | The Witch's Diner (2021 K-drama) | Mother-Daughter Relationship | ✔︎ |
Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres | Dear.M (2022 K-drama) | Romance(+)/School(-) | ✔︎ |
Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge | Sh**ting Stars (2022 K-drama) | watchlist | ✔︎ |
Blended ingredients
Traditional recipe
15. Historical | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sword Fight | Bloody Heart (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical | The King's Affection (2021 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title where the genres are Romance +Historical | The Scholar Who Walks the Night (2015 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical | Alchemy of Souls (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title from the genre historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military / War | Mr. Sunshine (2018 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ |
16.Signs Of The Times | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features people wearing silk robes | Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022 C-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that features a typewriter (either on display or being used) | My Name (2021 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that features someone using walk man and/or pager | Snowdrop (2021 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that features someone using a stationary computer | All of Us Are Dead (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that features someone using a smartphone | True Beauty (2020 K-drama) | ✔︎ |
Yummy
17. Food | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Visit To a Food Stall or Food Market | |||
Watch a title with the genre Food | |||
Watch a title that features a Chef | |||
Watch a title that features a Visit To a Traditional Restaurant | |||
Watch a title that features a Family Dinner. |
18. Dessert | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features some kind of Candy (can be product placement - see list) | |||
Watch a title that features a Dessert | |||
Watch a title that features someone Making Dessert: it can be a pastry chef, confectioner (any kind) or just someone making a dessert for someone else (can be flirting, can be a murder weapon) | |||
Watch a title that features a waitress or waiter | |||
Watch a title that features someone Wealthy With a Connection To Sweets, they like sweets, own a café (or ten), own a bakery etc. |
Open Fire Cooking
19. Let´s Go Outside... | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Visit To The Beach/Seaside | |||
Watch a title that features a Camping Trip | |||
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Theme Park | |||
Watch a title that features a visit to a mountain, lake or forest | |||
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Desert or Ancient Ruins |
20. Adventure | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where part of the plot Takes Place On An Island | |||
Watch a title that features a Trip Abroad or To Space. | |||
Watch a title from the Adventure genre. | |||
Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Cliff Or in a Cave | |||
Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Train, Boat, airplane or a Spaceship |
21. Indoors Is Better | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Night In An Internet Café or Bathhouse. | |||
Watch a title that features a Person With Humble Living Arrangements (rooftop or basement apartment, shack). | |||
Watch a title that features a person who Lives In a Mansion or Penthouse | |||
Watch a title that features a stay in a Nation-Specific Traditional Home | |||
Watch a title that features a Co-Habitation (dorms, roommates, share house, boarding house) |
Pop Rocks
22. Music | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a People Singing Karaoke | |||
Watch a title whose genre is Music | |||
Watch a title that features someone Playing a Traditional Instrument | |||
Watch a title that features an Idol Actor/ess (could be about an idol actor, could be one of the actors) | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is Someone Famous In The Music Industry (composer, label owner, singer, pianist...) |
23. Preforming Art | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Traditional Performing Art | |||
Watch a title that features Dance | |||
Watch a title that features Someone Preforming Or Watching a Play | |||
Watch a title that features a Street Performance | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is someone famous in the Entertainment Industry (director, actor/ess, dancer, idol, talent agent etc.) |
24. Quiet Art | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where the main lead is An Artist (painter, sculptor, photographer etc. | Run On (2020 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that features someone that Works With Books (librarian, author, publisher etc.) | Because This Is My First Life (2017 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Peppermint #10 | ✔︎ | ||
Watch a title that features Graffiti or Street art | One Dollar Lawyer (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that features an Art Gallery | Love Is for Suckers (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ |
Energy bar + Red Bull
25. Break a Sweat | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while Gaming (console gaming, VR or computer games) | #Alive (2020 K-movie) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a Physical Sport, (basketball, paint ball, football, baseball, swimming etc.) | Love All Play (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Peppermint #13 | ✔︎ | ||
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a sport that is less physical more Precision or Strategic (chess, dart, pool, go, shooting, mathlete etc.) | Revenge of Others (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing a Combat Sport (boxing, wrestling, MMA, Muai thai, Tae kwan do, Judo, Kyukushin, fencing etc.) | Fight Song (2022 J-drama) | ✔︎ |
26. Be a Good Sport | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sports Competition | |||
Watch a title that features a person who Works In The Sports Industry (manager, coach, shop owner) | |||
Watch a title that features an Athlete Making a Come Back | |||
Watch a that features a Race (can be a race to the door, race against time, or an actual race | |||
Watch a title that features a Friendly Game (cards, drinking game, children's game) |
Buffet
Family Gathering
27. We Are Family | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a Single Parent | |||
Watch a title that focuses on Found Family or non-blood related family | |||
Watch a title featuring a person who is/was raised by someone who is Not Their Biological Parent. | |||
Watch a title featuring a person raised Within The Traditional Family Norm (Male + Female + Kid/s) | |||
Watch a title featuring a person raised in a family Outside The Traditional Family Norm |
28.Relationships | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Non-Romantic Relationship | Navillera (2021 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that focuses on a relationship between a Human and a Non-Human (god, alien, animal, robot...) | Somebody (2022 K-drama) | AI | ✔︎ |
Watch a title that focuses on a Parental Relationship | Link: Eat, Love, Kill (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that focuses on a Marital Relationship (can also be about divorce) | The Penthouse 3: War in Life (2021 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that focuses on a Relationship Between Siblings | The Girl on a Bulldozer (2021 K-movie) | ✔︎ |
Heart Shaped Box
29. Falling In Love | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged First Love | Goblin (2016 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | Hospital Playlist 2 (2021 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | Gaus Electronics (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title from the Romance genre | Dekinai Futari: Muzukyun-hen (2022 J-special) | ✔︎ |
30. Is It Love? | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Pretend/Contract Relationship bringing the leads to fall in love | She Would Never Know (2021 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title featuring an Arranged Marriage (also okay with a blind date with intent to marry, matchmaking) | Under The Queen's Umbrella (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title where the main focus is Opposites Attract ie Rich/Poor, Cold/Warm, Strong/Weak | Love and Leashes (2022 K-movie) | Submissive/Dominant | ✔︎ |
Watch a title featuring a Divorce or Break Up | Our Blues (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged Infidelity | Bad Girlfriend (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ |
31. Let´s get physical | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring two people Holding Hands | She Makes My Heart Flutter (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Peppermint #14 | ✔︎ | ||
Watch a title with the tag Steamy Kiss | Girlfriend Project Day 1 (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Peppermint #15 | ✔︎ | ||
Watch a title with the tag Sexual Content (If you are under age Mild Sexual Content) | Raise de wa Chanto Shimasu SP (2021 J-special) | ✔︎ |
Sweet and sour mixed themes
32. Fish out of water | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads is a Transfer Student (list) | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is a New Person In A Small Town OR A Person From A Small Town Moving To A Big City | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is someone in a Different Time, Dimension, or World than they come from | |||
Watch a title featuring a person of a Different Ethnicity than the majority of the cast | |||
Watch a title where Studying, Studying, Working, Or Being Raised Abroad is mentioned |
Fruit salad
33. Education | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the High School tag | The World of My 17 (2020 K-drama) | ||
Watch a title featuring a High School/University Dropout | |||
Watch a title whose main focus is Students of Higher Education. (University, police academy, young scholar) | |||
Watch a title featuring studying for an important exam | |||
Watch a title featuring a Graduation Ceremony |
Bittersweet
34. Rare Ingredients | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Mental Disability | |||
Watch a title featuring a person with a Physical Disability | |||
Watch a title featuring a person with a Chronic Illness and/or Has Received An Organ Transplant | |||
Watch a title featuring a person with a Transgender Identity | |||
Watch a title featuring a person Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Asexual or Pansexual identity |
35. Bitter Taste | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person discriminated against because of their Ethnicity or Religion | |||
Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Age-Based Discrimination | |||
Watch a title featuring a person Discriminated Against Because of Poverty | |||
Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Gender-Based Discrimination | |||
Watch a title featuring Sexual Harassment |
Food wars
36.Action | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring the Truck of Doom (or other vehicle used to cause harm) | Love in Contract (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title featuring a Gang/Mob Fight | Seobok (2021 K-movie) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title featuring some kind of Chase (rooftop, car, boat) | A Superior Day (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title featuring a Fight With Weapons (knives, swords, pipes) | Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title featuring a fight using Martial Arts | Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1 (2022 C-drama) | ✔︎ |
Ginger and Ginseng
37. Hospital 1 | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person taken care of or hospitalized after being Caught In The Rain | |||
Watch a title from the Medical genre | |||
Watch a title whose genre and/or tags include BOTH Hospital + Friendship | |||
Watch a title tagged Pregnancy and/or Abortion | |||
Watch a title featuring Counselling From A Professional |
38.Hospital 2 | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features someone Hiding An Illness from their loved ones | |||
Watch a title featuring a Funeral In A Hospital or a Scene In A Morgue | |||
Watch a title featuring Corrupt/lying Doctors | |||
Watch a title featuring a Plague, Pandemic or Disease Containment | |||
Watch a title featuring some sort of Disaster (ie earthquake, tsunami, bombing, mall collapse, terrorist attack) |
Trapped In A Mold
39. Locked Up | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring someone in Prison | |||
Watch a title featuring someone Staying In A Hospital | |||
Watch a title featuring someone doing Military Service | |||
Watch a title tagged Covid-19 | |||
Watch a title featuring Slavery or Human Trafficking |
Black Sticky Rice
40. Pain | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a tagged Unrequited Love | |||
Watch a title tagged Accident | |||
Watch a title tagged Tragic Past | |||
Watch a title tagged Healing | |||
Watch a title tagged Drowning |
41. Death | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Terminal Illness | Connect (2022-K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged Suicide | Reset (2022 C-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged Death Of A Child or Parent | My Coach (2022 Th-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Wath a title tagged Death Of A Lover (or Partner, Spouse, Fiancé etc) | Remarriage and Desires (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged Murder | Remember (2022 K-movie) | ✔︎ |
42. Nail-Biting | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the Horror genre | The Mysterious Class (2021 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie.Zombies, Vampires, Demons or Kaij) | Happiness (2021 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title has a tag starting with the word Evil, by typing Evil in the tag search bar and choosing from the list ie: Evil King, Step Mom, Sister... | Kill It (2019 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | Little Women (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | Beyond Evil (2021 K-drama) {re-watcvh} | ✔︎ |
43. Just Dark... | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Death | Crash Landing on You (2019 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Violence | Again My Life (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Bullying | Weak Hero Class 1 (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged something starting with the word Dark, by typing Dark and choosing from the list ie: Dark Fiction, Hero, Past | Carter (2022 K-movie) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title from the Psychological genre | SKY Castle (2018 K-drama) | ✔︎ |
Let´s mix it up
44. Mixed Mochi | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the genre Supernatural | Sell Your Haunted House (2021 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that has been remade by at least 1 other country beside the one the original story was made by | Signal (2016 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that features Addiction (ie Drug, Gambling, Gaming) | My Liberation Notes (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged Age Gap | Itaewon Class (2020 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that features someone using the word D.N.A. | Blind (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ |
45. Mixed fruit candy | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Forbidden Love | Youth of May (2021 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Peppermint #7 | ✔︎ | ||
Watch a title tagged Genius | A Business Proposal (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title that starts with the same letter as your username when you start this challenge | Save Me (2017 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged Body Swap | The Golden Spoon (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ |
46. Mixed Chocolates | Progress: 5/5 ✔︎ | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads plays Two Roles | Duel (2017 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title from the first page of results when you search a country of your choice + sort by most popular. If you have seen all of the titles on page 1, then go to page 2... | Hospital Playlist (2020 K-drama) {re-watch} | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title tagged Musical | The Sound of Magic (2022 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Watch a title featuring CGI effects | Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (2021 K-drama) | ✔︎ | |
Peppermint #8 | ✔︎ |
Peppermints – Bonuses and substitutions
Not a Dessert Block
Recipe | Ingredient | Substitute for | Notes | Completed |
1.Watch a title that features Non-Verbal Communication ie Sign Language, Braille, Hand Signals, Pictures... | My Mister (2018 K-drama) {re-watch} | 2-3: Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | rewatch | ✔︎ |
2. Watch a title tagged Adapted From An Essay | Move to Heaven (2021 K-drama) | 3-5: Watch a title with the genre Documentary | ✔︎ | |
3. Watch a title tagged Adapted From A Play | ||||
4. Watch a title featuring a Reunion taking place | Crazy Love (2022 K-drama) | 8-1: Watch title from the 1990s | ✔︎ | |
5. Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | Definitely Not Today (2021 C-drama) | 11-5: Watch a title with 0 Reviews | ✔︎ | |
6. Watch a title featuring a Road Trip | It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020 K-drama) {re-watch} | 14-1: Watch a title on your Recommendations page | rewatch | ✔︎ |
7. Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | At a Distance, Spring Is Green (2021 K-drama) {re-watch} | 45-2: Watch a title from the War genre | rewatch | ✔︎ |
8. Watch a title that has an OST by your favorite singer | Extraordinary You (2019 K-drama) {re-watch} | 46-5: Watch a title tagged Fluffy | rewatch, Sondia | ✔︎ |
9.Watch a title featuring Digital Matchmakers | ||||
10. Watch a title from your “Not Interested” or “Dropped” list | Yumi's Cells (2021 K-drama) | 24-3: Watch title tagged Poetry /Adapted from poem | ✔︎ | |
11.Watch a title main focus is a Heist or Con Artist | ||||
12. Watch a title that features a Jobless Person or NEET (neither in education, employment or training) | ||||
13. Watch a title that has a number in the title (f.ex:1 Litre no Namida) | Raise de wa Chanto Shimasu Season 2 (2021 K-drama) | 25-3: Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing Motor Sports and/or shows Great Interest for motor vehicles (collector, enthusiast etc) | ✔︎ | |
14. Watch a title that has an animal in the title: (f.ex: When a Dog Loves a Cat ) | Time Between Dog and Wolf (2007 K-drama) | 31-2: Watch a title featuring a Piggyback Ride | ✔︎ | |
15. Watch a title that has something connected to geography in the title (f.ex: Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village ) | Mr. Queen: The Bamboo Forest (2021 K-special) {re-watch} | 31-4: Watch a title featuring a Piggyback Ride | rewatch | ✔︎ |
Watch a title about anything not covered in this challenge, you may use this 5 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category (you may also pick 5 from Recipe Blocks you will not be completing) | ||||
MDL Watch Challenge 2022
Sign up sheet
Starting date: January 1st, 2022
Link to your Drama list: dramalist here
Progress Recipe-Blocks: 6/6 | Total: 30
Dramas: 26 | Movies: 4 | Level: 3 Dango
Basic ingredients
Time In The Oven
1. Episode Length (use the average time on the drama page) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a DRAMA under 20 minutes episodes | My Sweet Dear (2021) | 15min | YES |
Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | Coffee & Vanilla (2019) | 25min | YES |
Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | Weak Hero Class 1 (2022) | 40min | YES |
Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | The Silent Sea (2021) | 50min | YES |
Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes | Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (2021) | 80min | YES |
2. Total Length | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | Step for You (2018) | 19min | MOVIE | YES |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022) | 125min | MOVIE | YES |
8. Watch a title that has an OST by your favorite singer | A Business Proposal (2022) | MeloMance - Love, Maybe (this song literally made me watch the drama lol) | YES |
Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | Tinted With You (2021) | 8 eps | YES |
Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | Angel's Last Mission: Love (2019) | 32 episodes | YES |
The Finest Ingredients
5. My Favorites | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | Navillera (2021) | Song Kang | YES |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | Flower of Evil (2020) | Moon Chae Won | YES |
Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022) | Yoo In Shik | Director of Dr. Romantic and Vagabond | YES |
Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | Yumi's Cells (2021) | Song Jae Jung - same writer of W | YES |
Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | Burning (2018) | Director: Lee Chang Dong | Screenwriter: Oh Jung Mi | MOVIE | YES |
Heart Shaped Box
29. Falling In Love | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged First Love | The King's Affection (2021) | - | YES |
Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | You Drive Me Crazy (2018) | Love Triangle | YES |
Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | Love All Play (2022) | Friends to Lovers | YES |
Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | Sh**ting Stars (2022) | - | YES |
Watch a title from the Romance genre | Color Rush (2020) | - | YES |
30. Is It Love? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Pretend/Contract Relationship bringing the leads to fall in love | Adult Trainee (2021) | Pretend Relationship | YES |
Watch a title featuring an Arranged Marriage (also okay with a blind date with intent to marry, matchmaking) | Cutie Pie (2022) | Arranged Marriage | YES |
Watch a title where the main focus is Opposites Attract ie Rich/Poor, Cold/Warm, Strong/Weak | Semantic Error (2022) | Popular/Quiet nerd | YES |
Watch a title featuring a Divorce or Break Up | Love in the Air (2022) | Break up - Prapai/Sky | YES |
Watch a title tagged Infidelity | Taste of Cat (2018) | - | YES |
31. Let´s get physical | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring two people Holding Hands | A Love So Beautiful (2020) | - | YES |
Watch a title featuring a Piggyback Ride | Roommates of Poongduck 304 (2022) | - | YES |
Watch a title with the tag Steamy Kiss | Kissable Lips (2022) | - | YES |
Watch a title featuring Skinship | Alchemy of Souls Season 1 (2022) | Kiss ep14 ep18 | YES |
Watch a title with the tag Sexual Content (If you are under age Mild Sexual Content) | Love and Leashes (2022) | MOVIE | YES |
Peppermints – Bonuses and substitutions
Not a Dessert Block
Recipe | Ingredient | Substitute for | Notes | Completed |
8. Watch a title that has an OST by your favorite singer | A Business Proposal (2022) | Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. ON BLOCK 2 | MeloMance - Love, Maybe (this song literally made me watch the drama lol) | YES |
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MDL watch challenge 2022
Starting date: January 1, 2022
Link to your Drama list: (Drama List, NOT custom-made lists)
Progress Recipe-Blocks: 2/??
Basic ingredients
Time In The Oven
1. Episode Length (use the average time on the drama page) | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a DRAMA under 20 minutes episodes | |||
Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | |||
Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | |||
Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | |||
Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes |
2. Total Length | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | |||
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | |||
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | |||
Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | |||
Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. |
Gather The Ingredients
3. Type | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the tag Web Series | |||
Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | |||
Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV SHOW. The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers | |||
Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | |||
Watch a title with the genre Documentary |
The Finest Ingredients
4. Award Winning (Tips) | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch an award-winning title | |||
Watch a title from an award-winning director | |||
Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter | |||
Watch a title from an award-winning actor | |||
Watch a title from an award-winning actress |
5. My Favorites | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | |||
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | |||
Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | |||
Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | |||
Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before |
Aged to perfection
6. Find The Year | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year 2022 | |||
Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL | |||
Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | |||
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want, psst! we will not notice if you press the generator twice.) | |||
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life |
7. Vintage | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the 1940s | |||
Watch a title from the 1950s | |||
Watch a title from the 1960s | |||
Watch a title from the 1970s | |||
Watch a title from the 1980s |
8. Not as Vintage | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch title from the 1990s | |||
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 | |||
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 | |||
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2016 | |||
Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2017 to 2022 |
The international palate
Recipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!
In a double Recipe Block you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes . If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block , if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All tittles must be withing the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: /5 and /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the China | |||
Watch a title from Hong Kong | |||
Watch a title from Japan | |||
Watch a title from Philippines | |||
Watch a title from South Korea | |||
Watch a title from Taiwan | |||
Watch a title from Thailand | |||
Watch a title whos genre is Drama | |||
Watch a title whos genre is Comedy | |||
Watch a title whos genre is Action |
10. Adapted From A… -Search tag + country | Progress: /5 and /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the China adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title from Hong Kong adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title from Japan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title from Philippines adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title from South Korea adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title from Taiwan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title from Thailand adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
Watch a title tagged Adapted From a Novel | |||
Watch a title tagged Adapted From Video Game | |||
Watch a title Watch a title based on/inspired by a Real Person/ Event /True Story |
Deconstructed MDL
11. Written About (Tutorials 1, 2) | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums | |||
Watch a title that was mentioned in an Article on MDL | |||
Watch a title that was mentioned in the Feeds (any feeds) | |||
Watch a title with over 10 Reviews | |||
Watch a title with 0 Reviews |
12. Plan To Watch (PTW, tutorials: 1,2,3,) | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch the title with the oldest release year, on your PTW (sort by year) | |||
Watch the newest title on your PTW list (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did or use the App) | |||
Watch the DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes on your PTW list | |||
Watch the DRAMA with the highest number of episodes on your PTW list | |||
Watch the title with the largest number of letters in the title in your PTW list |
13. Listed (tutorial) | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with someone from the Stars Leaderboard | |||
Watch a title Popularity ranked over 1000 | |||
Watch a title Ranked over 1000 | |||
Watch a title that was added to a Voting List in the list index. | |||
Watch a title that was added to a custom list |
14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More (tutorial: 1, 2,) | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title on your Recommendations page | |||
Watch a title that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section | |||
Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats | |||
Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres | |||
Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge |
Blended ingredients
Traditional recipe
15. Historical | Progress: 1 /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sword Fight | |||
Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical | |||
Watch a title where the genres are Romance +Historical | The Flowers Are Blooming | ✔ | |
Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical | |||
Watch a title from the genre historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military / War |
16.Signs Of The Times | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features people wearing silk robes | |||
Watch a title that features a typewriter (either on display or being used) | |||
Watch a title that features someone using walk man and/or pager | |||
Watch a title that features someone using a stationary computer | |||
Watch a title that features someone using a smartphone |
Yummy
17. Food | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Visit To a Food Stall or Food Market | |||
Watch a title with the genre Food | |||
Watch a title that features a Chef | |||
Watch a title that features a Visit To a Traditional Restaurant | |||
Watch a title that features a Family Dinner. |
18. Dessert | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features some kind of Candy (can be product placement - see list) | |||
Watch a title that features a Dessert | |||
Watch a title that features someone Making Dessert: it can be a pastry chef, confectioner (any kind) or just someone making a dessert for someone else (can be flirting, can be a murder weapon) | |||
Watch a title that features a waitress or waiter | |||
Watch a title that features someone Wealthy With a Connection To Sweets, they like sweets, own a café (or ten), own a bakery etc. |
Open Fire Cooking
19. Let´s Go Outside... | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Visit To The Beach/Seaside | |||
Watch a title that features a Camping Trip | |||
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Theme Park | |||
Watch a title that features a visit to a mountain, lake or forest | |||
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Desert or Ancient Ruins |
20. Adventure | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where part of the plot Takes Place On An Island | |||
Watch a title that features a Trip Abroad or To Space. | |||
Watch a title from the Adventure genre. | |||
Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Cliff Or in a Cave | |||
Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Train, Boat, airplane or a Spaceship |
21. Indoors Is Better | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Night In An Internet Café or Bathhouse. | |||
Watch a title that features a Person With Humble Living Arrangements (rooftop or basement apartment, shack). | |||
Watch a title that features a person who Lives In a Mansion or Penthouse | |||
Watch a title that features a stay in a Nation-Specific Traditional Home | |||
Watch a title that features a Co-Habitation (dorms, roommates, share house, boarding house) |
Pop Rocks
22. Music | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a People Singing Karaoke | |||
Watch a title whose genre is Music | |||
Watch a title that features someone Playing a Traditional Instrument | |||
Watch a title that features an Idol Actor/ess (could be about an idol actor, could be one of the actors) | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is Someone Famous In The Music Industry (composer, label owner, singer, pianist...) |
23. Preforming Art | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Traditional Performing Art | |||
Watch a title that features Dance | |||
Watch a title that features Someone Preforming Or Watching a Play | |||
Watch a title that features a Street Performance | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is someone famous in the Entertainment Industry (director, actor/ess, dancer, idol, talent agent etc.) |
24. Quiet Art | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where the main lead is An Artist (painter, sculptor, photographer etc. | |||
Watch a title that features someone that Works With Books (librarian, author, publisher etc.) | |||
Watch title tagged Poetry /Adapted from poem | |||
Watch a title that features Graffiti or Street art | |||
Watch a title that features an Art Gallery |
Energy bar + Red Bull
25. Break a Sweat | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while Gaming (console gaming, VR or computer games) | Love O2O | Rewatch | ✔ |
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a Physical Sport, (basketball, paint ball, football, baseball, swimming etc.) | |||
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing Motor Sports and/or shows Great Interest for motor vehicles (collector, enthusiast etc) | |||
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a sport that is less physical more Precision or Strategic (chess, dart, pool, go, shooting, mathlete etc.) | |||
Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing a Combat Sport (boxing, wrestling, MMA, Muai thai, Tae kwan do, Judo, Kyukushin, fencing etc.) |
26. Be a Good Sport | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sports Competition | |||
Watch a title that features a person who Works In The Sports Industry (manager, coach, shop owner) | |||
Watch a title that features an Athlete Making a Come Back | |||
Watch a that features a Race (can be a race to the door, race against time, or an actual race | |||
Watch a title that features a Friendly Game (cards, drinking game, children's game) |
Buffet
Family Gathering
27. We Are Family | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a Single Parent | |||
Watch a title that focuses on Found Family or non-blood related family | |||
Watch a title featuring a person who is/was raised by someone who is Not Their Biological Parent. | |||
Watch a title featuring a Within The Traditional Family Norm (Male + Female + Kid/s) | |||
Watch a title featuring a person raised in a family Outside The Traditional Family Norm |
28.Relationships | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Non-Romantic Relationship | |||
Watch a title that focuses on a relationship between a Human and a Non-Human (god, alien, animal, robot...) | |||
Watch a title that focuses on a Parental Relationship | |||
Watch a title that focuses on a Marital Relationship (can also be about divorce) | |||
Watch a title that focuses on a Relationship Between Siblings |
Heart Shaped Box
29. Falling In Love | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged First Love | |||
Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | |||
Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | |||
Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | |||
Watch a title from the Romance genre |
30. Is It Love? | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Pretend/Contract Relationship bringing the leads to fall in love | |||
Watch a title featuring an Arranged Marriage (also okay with a blind date with intent to marry, matchmaking) | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is Opposites Attract ie Rich/Poor, Cold/Warm, Strong/Weak | |||
Watch a title featuring a Divorce or Break Up | |||
Watch a title tagged Infidelity |
31. Let´s get physical | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring two people Holding Hands | |||
Watch a title featuring a Piggyback Ride | |||
Watch a title with the tag Steamy Kiss | |||
Watch a title featuring Skinship | |||
Watch a title with the tag Sexual Content (If you are under age Mild Sexual Content) |
Sweet and sour mixed themes
32. Fish out of water | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads is a Transfer Student | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is a New Person In A Small Town OR A Person From A Small Town Moving To A Big City | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is someone in a Different Time, Dimension, or World than they come from | |||
Watch a title featuring a person of a Different Ethnicity than the majority of the cast | |||
Watch a title where Studying, Studying, Working, Or Being Raised Abroad is mentioned |
Fruit salad
33. Education | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the High School tag | |||
Watch a title featuring a High School/University Dropout | |||
Watch a title whose main focus is Students of Higher Education. (University, police academy, young scholar) | |||
Watch a title featuring studying for an important exam | |||
Watch a title featuring a Graduation Ceremony |
Bittersweet
34. Rare Ingredients | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person with a Mental Disability | |||
Watch a title featuring a person with a Physical Disability | |||
Watch a title featuring a person with a Chronic Illness and/or Has Received An Organ Transplant | |||
Watch a title featuring a person with a Transgender Identity | |||
Watch a title featuring a person Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Asexual or Pansexual identity |
35. Bitter Taste | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person discriminated against because of their Ethnicity or Religion | |||
Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Age-Based Discrimination | |||
Watch a title featuring a person Discriminated Against Because of Poverty | |||
Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Gender-Based Discrimination | |||
Watch a title featuring Sexual Harassment |
Food wars
36.Action | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring the Truck of Doom (or other vehicle used to cause harm) | |||
Watch a title featuring a Gang/Mob Fight | |||
Watch a title featuring some kind of Chase (rooftop, car, boat) | |||
Watch a title featuring a Fight With Weapons (knives, swords, pipes) | |||
Watch a title featuring a fight using Martial Arts |
Ginger and Ginseng
37. Hospital 1 | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person taken care of or hospitalized after being Caught In The Rain | |||
Watch a title from the Medical genre | |||
Watch a title whose genre and/or tags include BOTH Hospital + Friendship | |||
Watch a title tagged Pregnancy and/or Abortion | |||
Watch a title featuring Counselling From A Professional |
38.Hospital 2 | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features someone Hiding An Illness from their loved ones | |||
Watch a title featuring a Funeral In A Hospital or a Scene In A Morgue | |||
Watch a title featuring Corrupt/lying Doctors | |||
Watch a title featuring a Plague, Pandemic or Disease Containment | |||
Watch a title featuring some sort of Disaster (ie earthquake, tsunami, bombing, mall collapse, terrorist attack) |
Trapped In A Mold
39. Locked Up | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring someone in Prison | |||
Watch a title featuring someone Staying In A Hospital | |||
Watch a title featuring someone doing Military Service | |||
Watch a title tagged Covid-19 | |||
Watch a title featuring Slavery or Human Trafficking |
Black Sticky Rice
40. Pain | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a tagged Unrequited Love | |||
Watch a title tagged Accident | |||
Watch a title tagged Tragic Past | |||
Watch a title tagged Healing | |||
Watch a title tagged Drowning |
41. Death | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Terminal Illness | |||
Watch a title tagged Suicide | |||
Watch a title tagged Death Of A Child or Parent | |||
Wath a title tagged Death Of A Lover (or Partner, Spouse, Fiancé etc) | |||
Watch a title tagged Murder |
42. Nail-Biting | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the Horror genre | |||
Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie.Zombies, Vampires, Demons or Kaij) | |||
Watch a title has a tag starting with the word Evil, by typing Evil in the tag search bar and choosing from the list ie: Evil King, Step Mom, Sister... | |||
Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | |||
Watch a title from the Thriller genre. |
43. Just Dark... | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Death | |||
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Violence | |||
Watch a title tagged with any kind of Bullying | |||
Watch a title tagged something starting with the word Dark, by typing Dark and choosing from the list ie: Dark Fiction, Hero, Past | |||
Watch a title from the Psychological genre |
Let´s mix it up
44. Mixed Mochi | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the genre Supernatural | |||
Watch a title that has been remade by at least 1 other country beside the one the original story was made by | |||
Watch a title that features Addiction (ie Drug, Gambling, Gaming) | |||
Watch a title tagged Age Gap | |||
Watch a title that features someone using the word D.N.A. |
45. Mixed fruit candy | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Forbidden Love | |||
Watch a title from the War genre | |||
Watch a title tagged Genius | |||
Watch a title that starts with the same letter as your username when you start this challenge | |||
Watch a title tagged Body Swap |
46. Mixed Chocolates | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads plays Two Roles | |||
Watch a title from the first page of results when you search a country of your choice + sort by most popular. If you have seen all of the titles on page 1, then go to page 2... | |||
Watch a title tagged Musical | |||
Watch a title featuring CGI effects | |||
Watch a title tagged Fluffy |
Peppermints – Bonuses and substitutions
Not a Dessert Block
Recipe | Ingredient | Substitute for | Notes | Completed |
1.Watch a title that features Non-Verbal Communication ie Sign Language, Braille, Hand Signals, Pictures... | ||||
2. Watch a title tagged Adapted From An Essay | ||||
3. Watch a title tagged Adapted From A Play | ||||
4. Watch a title featuring a Reunion taking place | ||||
5. Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | ||||
6. Watch a title featuring a Road Trip | ||||
7. Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | ||||
8. Watch a title that has an OST by your favorite singer | ||||
9.Watch a title featuring Digital Matchmakers | ||||
10. Watch a title from your “Not Interested” or “Dropped” list | ||||
11.Watch a title main focus is a Heist or Con Artist | ||||
12. Watch a title that features a Jobless Person or NEET (neither in education, employment or training) | ||||
13. Watch a title that has a number in the title (f.ex:1 Litre no Namida) | ||||
14. Watch a title that has an animal in the title: (f.ex: When a Dog Loves a Cat ) | ||||
15. Watch a title that has something connected to geography in the title (f.ex: Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village ) | ||||
Watch a title about anything not covered in this challenge, you may use this 5 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category (you may also pick 5 from Recipe Blocks you will not be completing) | ||||
S i g n - u p F o r m - 1:
- Signing-up date: 22.01.01 (January 01, 2022)
- Starting date: 22.01.01 (I'm counting everything I've watched in 2022 )
- Ending date: 22.12.22 (December22, 2022)
- Signing Form: Part 1 || Part 2
- Turning-In Form: Link
- Link to my Drama list:
Definitions: | |
Recipe | The mission |
Ingredient | Titleholder |
Type | Searchable type. (Drama, Movie, Tv-show, or Special) |
Genre | Includes searchable genre. |
Tagged | Include a searchable tag. |
Features | Must be mentioned and be significant for at least one of the scenes in the title. |
Focus | Must not be the main focus but a significant part of the story in more than one scene which can be a side story. |
Main focus | The main part of the story must be in the description. Note: Tags and genres may change, these applied when we made the challenge! |
*Sometimes the colors above for but different wording for special recipes, the color is there to help you clarify what we mean |
- Difficulty: Surprisingly Insane (46 Blocks)
| Recipe Blocks (Total+) 2 (10+) 4 (20+) 6 (30+) 8 (40+) 11 (55+) 14 (70+) 17 (85+) 20 (100+) 24 (120+) 28 (140+) 33 (160+) 38 (180+) 44 (220+) 46 (ALL) | Date: 22/01/29 22/02/15 22/03/13 22/03/31 22/04/29 22/05/31 22/06/30 22/07/24 22/08/30 22/09/25 22/10/12 22/11/18 22/12/12 22/12/22 |
- Progress: 219/140
B A S I C I N G R E D I E N T S | B L E N D E D I N G R E D I E N T S |
Episode Length Total Length Type Award-Winning My Favorites Find the Year Vintage Not as Vintage Countries of MDL Adaptation Written About Plan To Watch Listed New Discoveries from MDL | Historical Signs Of The Times Food Dessert Let´s Go Outside... Adventure Indoors Is Better Music Performing Art Quiet Art Break a Sweat Be a Good Sport |
- Color Codes:
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#B8312Fk e y:CompletedNext to watchCurrently WatchingPlan To Watchs y m b o l s:
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̷.̷ BASIC INGREDIENTS (121/80) |
Includes: (Time In the Oven, Gather The Ingredients, The Finest Ingredients, and Aged to perfection).
̷.̷ time in the oven (11/10) |
1. Episode Length: (use the average time on the drama page)
- (✔) Watch a drama with 20 min or fewer 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.
- (✔) Watch a drama with at least one episode over 60 minutes.
2. Total Length:
- (✔) Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less.
- (✔) Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.
- (✔) Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer.
- (✔) Watch a drama with 8 episodes or fewer.
- (✔) Watch a drama with 30 episodes or more,
Episode Length: 12 EPs / 20 mints 08 EPs / 24 mints 12 EPs / 34 mints 12 EPs / 42 mints 08 EPs / 57 mints 10 EPs / 65 mints | |
Total Length: 01:20:44 02:59:23 08:33 (mints) 8 EPs / 15 mints 30 EPs / 6 mints |
̷.̷. gather the ingredients (12/5) |
3. Type:
- (✔) Watch a web series.
- (✔) Watch a drama special.
(Note: It must not be behind-the-scenes episodes, interviews, or extra scenes, but made for TV movies). - (✔) Watch a TV show, listed as a
game;variety; non-drama, or reality-type show.
(Note: 5 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers). - (✔) Watch a movie.
- (✔) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is documentary.
Type: Talk Show (EP 82 - 95) Documentary (movie) |
̷.̷ the finest ingredients (11/10) |
4. Award Winning: (Tips)
- (✔) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.
- (✔) Watch a title from an award-winning director.
- (✔) Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter.
- (✔) Watch a title from an award-winning actor.
- (✔) Watch a title from an award-winning actress.
5. My Favorites:
- (✔) Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors.
- (✔) Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses.
- (✔) Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies.
- (✔) Watch a title by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.
- (✔) Watch a title by a
director/writeryou haven't seen anything from before.
Drama Director (Lee Joon Ik) Screenwriter (Park Hae Young) Actor (Zee Pruk Panich) Actress (Kim Hee Sun) | |
Note:
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̷.̷ aged to perfection (40/15) |
6. Find the Year:
- (✔) Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year.
- (✔) Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.
- (✔) Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL.
- (✔) Watch a title 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 title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/
graduated/married/found dramas/firstborn etc. (or another major event in your life.
7. Vintage:
- (✔) Watch a title from the 1940s.
- (✔) Watch a title from the 1950s.
- (✔) Watch a title from the 1960s.
- (✔) Watch a title from the 1970s.
- (✔) Watch a title from the 1980s.
8. Not as Vintage:
- (✔) Watch a title from the 1990s.
- (✔) Watch a title that began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005.
- (✔) Watch a title that began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010.
- (✔) Watch a title that began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015.
- (✔) Watch a title that began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020.
Release Date 2022 MikuSPLL (19.09.10) | |
1995 2005 2007 2008 2009 | |
Movies from the 1940s to 1980s: | |
1941 1955 1968 1974 1981 1996 | |
Movies premiered between 1999 to 2021 : | |
Back To The Past Watch Challenge |
Calla (1999) Needing You... (2000) Say Yes (2001) H (2002) Singles (2003) My Brother (2004) Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) Love My Life (2006) My Father (2007) Artemisia (2008) White Night (2009) The Recipe (2010) | Scars (2011) Mobile Boyfriend + (2012) Long Weekend (2013) Daughter (2014) Human Form (2015) Fanatic Love (2016) The Villain Who I Love (2017) Some More (2018) As if You Whisper (2019) Romance Doll (2020) The Policeman's Lineage (2022) |
̷.̷ the international palate (23/20) |
Recipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!
Note: In a double Recipe Block you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes. If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block, if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All titles must be within the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres)
- (✔) Watch a title from China.
- (✔) Watch a title from Hong Kong
- (✔) Watch a title from Japan.
- (✔) Watch a title from the Philippines.
- (✔) Watch a title from South Korea.
- (✔) Watch a title from Taiwan.
- (✔) Watch a title from Thailand.
- (✔) Watch a title whose genre is Drama.
- (✔) Watch a title whose genre is Comedy.
- (✔) Watch a title whose genre is Action.
10. Adapted From A… -Search tag + country
- (✔) Watch a title from China adapted from a Webtoon, Manga,
Manhua, etc a - (✔) Watch a title from Hong Kong adapted from a Webtoon, Manga,
Manhua, etc a - (✔) Watch a title from Japan adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa, etc a
- (✔) Watch a title from the Philippines adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa, etc a
- (✔) Watch a title from South Korea adapted from a Webtoon, Manga,
Manhwa, etc a - (✔) Watch a title from Taiwan adapted from a Webtoon,
Manga, Manhwa, etc a - (✔) Watch a title from Thailand adapted from a
Webtoon,Manga, Manhwa, etc a - (✔) Watch a title tagged Adapted From a
NovelorWeb Novel. - (✔) Watch a title tagged Adapted From Video Game.
- (✔) Watch a title based on/inspired by a Real Person/
Event/True Story.
Common Genre: | |
Country + Adaption from: | |
Adaption from: |
̷.̷ deconstructed MDL (24/20) |
11. Written About (Tutorials 1, 2)
- (✔) Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums.
- (✔) Watch a title that was mentioned in an Article on MDL.
- (✔) Watch a title that was mentioned in the Feeds (any feeds).
- (✔) Watch a title with over 10 Reviews.
- (✔) Watch a title with 0 Reviews.
12. Plan To Watch (PTW, tutorials: 1,2,3,)
- (✔) Watch the title with the oldest release year, on your PTW (sort by year).
- (✔) Watch the newest title on your PTW list (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did or use the App).
- (✔) Watch the DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes on your PTW list.
- (✔) Watch the DRAMA with the highest number of episodes on your PTW list.
- (✔) Watch the title with the largest number of letters in the title in your PTW list.
13. Listed (tutorial)
- (✔) Watch a title with someone from the Stars Leaderboard.
- (✔) Watch a title Popularity ranked over or below 1000.
- (✔) Watch a title Ranked over or below 1000.
- (✔) Watch a title added to a Voting List in the list index.
- (✔) Watch a title that was added to a custom list.
14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More (tutorial: 1, 2,)
- (✔) Watch a title on your Recommendations page.
- (✔) Watch a title that appears on the first 5 pages of the MDL Home Trailers section.
- (✔) Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats.
- (✔) Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres.
- (✔) Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge.
Written About MDL Forum: Discussions Articles #1 and #2 by lo_ve Feed by Moonlight in MDL Feeds Reviews: 19 users (22/11/14) Reviews: 0 users (22/11/14) | |
From My PTW: Oldest Released Year Newest Title Smallest # of EPs = 1 Highest # of EPs =120 8 words, 52 letters w space, w/o space 45 | |
Listed: #2: Xiao Zhan (Chinese | 43,933?) Popularity: #1375 Popularity: #471Ranked: #37984 Ranked: #470 #11 (Top 20 Dramas'22) (22/06/22) From custom list: ░2░0░2░2░ | |
New Discoveries from MDL: Recommended Movie Recommended Drama MDL Home Trailers section: Page #1 Least -viewed Genre: Political The least viewed tag: Smart Male Lead Genre Viewed: Most + Least From hiphop123's watchlist (22/11/04) |
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Includes: (Time In the Oven, Gather The Ingredients, The Finest Ingredients, and Aged to perfection).
̷.̷ traditional recipe (15/10) |
15. Historical
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Sword-Fight.
- (✔) Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical.
- (✔) Watch a title where the genres are Romance + Historical.
- (✔) Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical.
- (✔) Watch a title from the genre historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military / War.
16. Signs Of The Times
- (✔) Watch a title that features people wearing silk robes.
- (✔) Watch a title that features a typewriter (either on display or being used).
- (✔) Watch a title that features someone using a walkman and/or pager.
- (✔) Watch a title that features someone using a stationary computer.
- (✔) Watch a title that features someone using a smartphone.
Historical: Genres: Historical + Political Historical (genre) + Political (tag) Genres: Historical + Romance Genres: Historical + Fantasy | |
Signs of the Times: Wearing Silk Robes (ep13) Soon Deok wrote vol.2 on a typewriter Birdy using wrist watch pager Eun Young Ro uses walkman IT company uses stationary computers Smartphone advertisement |
̷.̷ yummy (18/10) |
17. Food
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Visit To a Food Stall or Food Market.
- (✔) Watch a title with the genre Food.
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Chef.
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Visit To a Traditional Restaurant.
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Family Dinner,
18. Dessert
- (✔) Watch a title that features some kind of Candy (can be product placement - see list).
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Dessert.
- (✔) Watch a title that features someone Making Dessert: it can be a pastry chef, confectioner (any kind), or just someone making a dessert for someone else (can be flirting, can be a murder weapon).
- (✔) Watch a title that features a waitress or waiter, bartender, or part-time worker.
- (✔) Watch a title that features someone Wealthy With a Connection To Sweets, who like sweets, owns a café (or ten), owns a bakery, etc.
Food: A Larger Supermarket Food (genre) Food (tag) Ling Xiao Xiao, the new Imperial Chef Family meeting at a traditional restaurant (ep2) Family Dinner | |
Dessert: Zero eating lollipop/candy (ep1) Dessert (ep2) Pâtissier (Okuno Jouji) Small Bakery run by Sentaro Waiter (Jeong Ha Yeon /David) Part-time Worker (Seo Eun Jae) Bartender (Hibiki Soichiro) Togoku Kyosui runs Rokuhodo (synopsis) |
̷.̷ open fire cooking (32/15) |
19. Let´s Go Outside...
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Visit To The
Beach/Seaside. - (✔) Watch a title that features a Camping Trip.
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Visit to a Theme Park.
- (✔) Watch a title that features a
mountain,lake, orforestvisit. - (✔) Watch a title that features a Visit to a
DesertorAncient Ruins.
20. Adventure
- (✔) Watch a title where part of the plot Takes Place On An Island.
- (✔) Watch a title that features a
Trip Abroador ToSpace. - (✔) Watch a title from the Adventure genre/tag.
- (✔) Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a
CliffOr in aCave. - (✔) Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a
Train,Boat,airplane, orSpaceship.
21. Indoors Is Better
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Night In An Internet Café or
Bathhouse. - (✔) Watch a title that features a Person With Humble Living Arrangements (
rooftoporbasement apartment,shack). - (✔) Watch a title that features a person who Lives In a Mansion or Penthouse
- (✔) Watch a title that features a stay in a Nation-Specific Traditional Home
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Co-Habitation (
dorms,housemates,roommates,share house,boarding house).
Let´s Go Outside Han riverside Aokigahara forest on Mount Fuji Visit a Desert Ancient Ruins | |
Adventure: Jeju Island Kamol fled to SK for a contract (ep2) Space Travel + Spaceship + Outer Space Adventure (genre) Adventure (tag) In a cave in Northern Thailand (synopsis) Scene at Cliff Sail | |
Indoors Is Better Shi-On + Hong Seok shared a rooftop apart. Seung Cheon lives in a semi-basement apartment Shack Mansion of Gu family (ep18 at 02:55) Nation-Specific Traditional Home |
̷.̷ pop rocks (20/15) |
22. Music
- (✔) Watch a title that features a People Singing Karaoke
- (✔) Watch a title whose genre is Music
- (✔) Watch a title that features someone Playing a Traditional Instrument
- (✔) Watch a title that features an Idol Actor/ess (could be about an idol actor, could be one of the actors)
- (✔) Watch a title where the main focus is Someone Famous In The Music Industry (composer, label owner,
singer, pianist...)
23. Performing Art
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Traditional Performing Art
- (✔) Watch a title that features Dance
- (✔) Watch a title that features Someone Preforming Or Watching a Play
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Street Performance
- (✔) Watch a title where the main focus is someone famous in the Entertainment Industry (director,
actor/ess, dancer, idol, talent agent, etc.)
24. Quiet Art
- (✔) Watch a title where the main lead is An Artist (
painter, sculptor, photographer, etc - (✔) Watch a title that features someone that Works With Books (
librarian,author,publisher, etc.) - (✔) Watch the title tagged
Poetrypoem - (✔) Watch a title that features
GraffitiorStreet art - (✔) Watch a title that features an Art Gallery.
Music: Both main leads sang at Karaoke (ep6) Music (genre) Ming Wei played a traditional instrument Idol Actor (Kim Hee Chul) Idol Actress (Kitano Hinako) Music Industry | |
Performing Art Traditional Performing Art Dance (tag) 40 enthusiastic solo dancers performing Takara watched a stage play (ep1) Street performance + Busking Entertainment Industry (PR team + actors/ess) Talent Agents | |
Quiet Art: Shen Yi works as a portraitist Features librarian, novelist, and publisher Adapted From A Poem + Poetry (tag) Graffiti (ep2) Street art (ep2 at 12:29) Art Gallery Setting | |
Note:
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̷.̷ energy bar + red bull (13/10) |
25. Break a Sweat
- (✔) Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while Gaming (console
gaming, VR, or computer games) - (✔) Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a Physical Sport, (
basketball, paintball,football,baseball, swimming, etc.) - (✔) Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing Motor Sports and/or showing Great Interest in motor vehicles (collector, enthusiast, etc)
- (✔) Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a sport that is less physical and more Precision or Strategic (chess, dart, pool, go, shooting, athlete, etc.)
- (✔) Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing a Combat Sport (boxing, wrestling, MMA,
Muay Thai,Taekwondo, Judo, Kyokushin,fencing, etc.)
26. Be a Good Sport
- (✔) Watch a title that features a Sports Competition
- (✔) Watch a title that features a person who Works In The Sports Industry (manager, coach, shop owner)
- (✔) Watch a title that features an Athlete Making a ComeBack
- (✔) Watch a that features a Race (can be a race to the door, race against time, or
an actual race) - (✔) Watch a title that features a Friendly Game (
cards,drinking game, children's game)
Break a Sweat Taekwondo Instructor (Ding Man) | |
Be a Good Sport: An athlete making a comeback + Fencing An actual race/ Running (ep4 at 19:15) Fortune Cards (ep1 at 09:19 - 11:30) Drinking Game (ep10) | |
Note:
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MDL Watch Challenge 2022 |
Basic ingredients _ Gather The Ingredients
3. Type | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the tag Web Series. | My Little Happiness | --- | ✔ |
Watch a title listed as a Drama Special. | Chief B and the Love Letter | --- | ✔ |
Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV Show. | New World | all 8 episodes | ✔ |
Watch a title listed as a Movie. | A Year-End Medley | --- | ✔ |
Unexpected Business | Peppermints // Dropped | ✔ |
Basic ingredients _ The Finest Ingredients
5. My Favorites | Progress: 3/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | |||
Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | Special Delivery | Park So Dam | ✔ |
Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Forecasting Love and Weather | Cha Young Hoon // When the Camellia Blooms | ✔ |
Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | |||
Watch a title by a | Juvenile Justice | --- | ✔ |
Basic ingredients _ Aged to perfection
6. Find The Year | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that began airing/ | It's Beautiful Now | --- | |
Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL | |||
Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | |||
Watch a title that | Perfect World | 2018 | ✔ |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life |
Basic ingredients _ The international palate
9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 4/5 and 4/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from China. | Reset | --- | ✔ |
Rookie Cops | Peppermints | ✔ | |
Watch a title from Japan. | Mune ga Narunoha Kimi no Sei | --- | ✔ |
Watch a title from Philippines. | |||
Watch a title from South Korea. | Space Sweepers | rewatch | ✔ |
Watch a title from Taiwan. | Light the Night | --- | ✔ |
Watch a title from Thailand. | |||
Watch a title whos genre is Drama. | Okja | --- | ✔ |
Watch a title whos genre is Comedy. | Love and Leashes | --- | ✔ |
Watch a title whos genre is Action. | Escape from Mogadishu | --- | ✔ |
Blended ingredients _ Traditional recipe
15. Historical | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Sword Fight. | |||
Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical. | Fall In Love | --- | ✔ |
Watch a title where the genres are Romance + Historical. | Youth of May | --- | ✔ |
Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical. | |||
Watch a title from the genre Historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military/War. |
Buffet _ Heart Shaped Box
29. Falling In Love | Progress: 3/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged First Love | A Piece of Your Mind | --- | ✔ |
Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | |||
Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | --- | ✔ |
Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | |||
Watch a title from the Romance genre | Love Is Blind: Japan | Dating show | ✔ |
30. Is It Love? | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Pretend/Contract Relationship bringing the leads to fall in love | |||
Watch a title featuring an Arranged Marriage (also okay with a blind date with intent to marry, matchmaking) | A Business Proposal | --- | ✔ |
Watch a title where the main focus is Opposites Attract ie Rich/Poor, Cold/Warm, Strong/Weak | The Oath of Love | Older/Younger | ✔ |
Watch a title featuring a Divorce or Break Up | |||
Watch a title tagged Infidelity |
Buffet _ Black Sticky Rice
42. Nail-Biting | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the Horror genre. | |||
Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie. Zombies, Vampires, Demons or Kaij). | All of Us Are Dead | Zombies | ✔ |
Watch a title has a tag starting with the word Evil, by typing Evil in the tag search bar and choosing from the list ie.: Evil King, Step Mom, Sister... | |||
Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | |||
Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | Recalled | --- | ✔ |
Sign-up Form | ||
Starting date | Link to your Drama list | Difficulty |
Dramas/Movies 52 | Finished Blocks 7 |
1. Episode Length (use the average time on the drama page) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a DRAMA with under 20 minute episodes | Tinted With You | - | ✔ |
Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | Kieta Hatsukoi | - | ✔ |
Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | The Tale of Nokdu | - | ✔ |
Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | Love Scenery | - | ✔ |
Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes | Racket Boys | - | ✔ |
2. Total Length | Progress: 4/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | Love Buzz | - | ✔ |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | The Yin Yang Master | - | ✔ |
Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | Seven Samurai | in progress | |
Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | The Silent Sea | - | ✔ |
Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | The Imperial Coroner | - | ✔ |
3. Type | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title with the tag Web Series | Love Mechanics | - | ✔ |
Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | Star & Sky Special Ep | - | ✔ |
Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV SHOW. The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers | SKZ CODE | 11-16 | ✔ |
Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | Please Tell Me So | - | ✔ |
Watch a title with the genre Documentary | Bad Buddy - Behind the Scenes | - | ✔ |
4. Award Winning (Tips) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch an award-winning title | Prison Playbook | Awards | ✔ |
Watch a title from an award-winning director | Along With The Gods: The Two World | Kim Yong-hwa | ✔ |
Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter | Carter | Jun Byun-gil | ✔ |
Watch a title from an award-winning actor | Love and Leashes | Lee Jun Young | ✔ |
Watch a title from an award-winning actress | The Call | Park Shin Hye | ✔ |
6. Find The Year | Progress: 3/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year 2022 | The Love of Winter | ✔ | |
Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL | Ingredients | Paula - 2016 jaxagon7717 - 2020 | ✔ |
Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | Boys Dormitory | 2017 | ✔ |
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want, psst! we will not notice if you press the generator twice.) | 2000, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2014 | ||
Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life |
9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 5/5 and /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the China | |||
Watch a title from Hong Kong | |||
Watch a title from Japan | Old Fashion Cupcake | - | ✔ |
Watch a title from Philippines | |||
Watch a title from South Korea | Okay! Madam | - | ✔ |
Watch a title from Taiwan | About Youth | - | ✔ |
Watch a title from Thailand | In a Relationship | - | ✔ |
Watch a title whos genre is Drama | My Secret Love | - | ✔ |
Watch a title whos genre is Comedy | |||
Watch a title whos genre is Action |
11. Written About (Tutorials 1, 2) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums | Cutie Pie | Forums | ✔ |
Watch a title that was mentioned in an Article on MDL | Tomorrow | Article | ✔ |
Watch a title that was mentioned in the Feeds (any feeds) | Bad Buddy | - | ✔ |
Watch a title with over 10 Reviews | Star and Sky: Star in My Mind | - | ✔ |
Watch a title with 0 Reviews | Adorkable Shimei x Shijie | - | ✔ |
14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More (tutorial: 1, 2,) | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title on your Recommendations page | |||
Watch a title that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section | |||
Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats | |||
Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres | |||
Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge |
19. Let´s Go Outside... | Progress: 4/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that features a Visit To The Beach/Seaside | Adoring | - | ✔ |
Watch a title that features a Camping Trip | Good Job | - | ✔ |
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Theme Park | The Sound of Magic | - | ✔ |
Watch a title that features a visit to a mountain, lake or forest | Star and Sky: Sky in Your Heart | - | ✔ |
Watch a title that features a Visit to a Desert or Ancient Ruins |
24. Quiet Art | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where the main lead is An Artist (painter, sculptor, photographer etc. | |||
Watch a title that features someone that Works With Books (librarian, author, publisher etc.) | |||
Watch title tagged Poetry /Adapted from poem | |||
Watch a title that features Graffiti or Street art | |||
Watch a title that features an Art Gallery |
28.Relationships | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Non-Romantic Relationship | |||
Watch a title that focuses on a relationship between a Human and a Non-Human (god, alien, animal, robot...) | |||
Watch a title that focuses on a Parental Relationship | |||
Watch a title that focuses on a Marital Relationship (can also be about divorce) | |||
Watch a title that focuses on a Relationship Between Siblings |
29. Falling In Love | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged First Love | Light On Me | - | ✔ |
Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | Love Class | Love Square | ✔ |
Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | Be My Boyfriend | - | ✔ |
Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | Monster Hunt | - | ✔ |
Watch a title from the Romance genre | Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai! | - | ✔ |
30. Is It Love? | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title that focuses on a Pretend/Contract Relationship bringing the leads to fall in love | |||
Watch a title featuring an Arranged Marriage (also okay with a blind date with intent to marry, matchmaking) | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is Opposites Attract ie Rich/Poor, Cold/Warm, Strong/Weak | What Zabb Man! | Rich/Poor | ✔ |
Watch a title featuring a Divorce or Break Up | |||
Watch a title tagged Infidelity |
31. Let´s get physical | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring two people Holding Hands | Falling Into You Smile | - | ✔ |
Watch a title featuring a Piggyback Ride | Red Devil and Heroine Su | - | ✔ |
Watch a title with the tag Steamy Kiss | Semantic Error | - | ✔ |
Watch a title featuring Skinship | Secret Crush On You | - | ✔ |
Watch a title with the tag Sexual Content (If you are under age Mild Sexual Content) | My Friendship | - | ✔ |
32. Fish out of water | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads is a Transfer Student (List) | The Eclipse | - | ✔ |
Watch a title where the main focus is a New Person In A Small Town OR A Person From A Small Town Moving To A Big City | |||
Watch a title where the main focus is someone in a Different Time, Dimension, or World than they come from | |||
Watch a title featuring a person of a Different Ethnicity than the majority of the cast | |||
Watch a title where, Studying, Working, Or Being Raised Abroad is mentioned | 21 Days Theory | - | ✔ |
36. Action | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring the Truck of Doom (or other vehicle used to cause harm) | |||
Watch a title featuring a Gang/Mob Fight | |||
Watch a title featuring some kind of Chase (rooftop, car, boat) | |||
Watch a title featuring a Fight With Weapons (knives, swords, pipes) | My Dear Guardian | - | ✔ |
Watch a title featuring a fight using Martial Arts |
37. Hospital 1 | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring a person taken care of or hospitalized after being Caught In The Rain | |||
Watch a title from the Medical genre | |||
Watch a title whose genre and/or tags include BOTH Hospital + Friendship | |||
Watch a title tagged Pregnancy and/or Abortion | |||
Watch a title featuring Counselling From A Professional |
39. Locked Up | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title featuring someone in Prison | |||
Watch a title featuring someone Staying In A Hospital | |||
Watch a title featuring someone doing Military Service | |||
Watch a title tagged Covid-19 | |||
Watch a title featuring Slavery or Human Trafficking |
44. Mixed Mochi | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title from the genre Supernatural | Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP | - | ✔ |
Watch a title that has been remade by at least 1 other country beside the one the original story was made by | |||
Watch a title that features Addiction (ie Drug, Gambling, Gaming) | |||
Watch a title tagged Age Gap | Kissable Lips | - | ✔ |
Watch a title that features someone using the word D.N.A. |
45. Mixed fruit candy | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title tagged Forbidden Love | |||
Watch a title from the War genre | |||
Watch a title tagged Genius | |||
Watch a title that starts with the same letter as your username when you start this challenge | |||
Watch a title tagged Body Swap |
46. Mixed Chocolates | Progress: /5 | ||
Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
Watch a title where one of the leads plays Two Roles | |||
Watch a title from the first page of results when you search a country of your choice + sort by most popular. If you have seen all of the titles on page 1, then go to page 2... | |||
Watch a title tagged Musical | |||
Watch a title featuring CGI effects | |||
Watch a title tagged Fluffy |
Last Edited: 2022.12.10
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