Starting date: January 1, 2022 Finishing date: Link to your Drama list: (My List) Progress Recipe-Blocks: 3 /11 (Mochi)
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completed, currently watching, plan to watch
blocks deleted: 7, 8, 10, 13, 16-24,26-28, 30-38,41,46
Basic ingredients
-Time In The Oven-
| 1. Episode Length | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a DRAMA under 20 minutes episodes | Be My Boyfriend | Feb 15- Feb 16 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | Hana ni Keda Mono | Jan 15- Jan 19 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | Love at Night | Jan 15- Jan 27 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | Please Feel at Ease Mr. Ling (2021) | Jan 23- Feb 9 |
| Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes | Sapai Import | Jan 27- Feb 15 |
| 2. Total Length | Progress: 4/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | Skate | MAR 1-MAR 1 |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | Tokyo Revengers (2021) | Feb 13- Feb 13 |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | ||
| Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | Rinko-san wa Shite Mitai | Jan 23- Jan 23 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | Gank Your Heart | Jul 2-Aug 13 |
Gather The Ingredients
| 3. Type | Progress: 2/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a title with the tag Web Series | Love at First Taste | MAR 3-MAR 4 |
| 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 | My Brother Loves Me Too Much | Mar 4-Mar 4 |
| Watch a title with the genre Documentary | ||
The Finest Ingredients
| 4. Award Winning (Tips) | Progress: 4 /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch an award-winning title | Descendants of the Sun | proof | Jan06-Jan15 |
| Watch a title from an award-winning director | Escape from Mogadishu | proof | Jan 24 - Jan 25 |
| Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter | |||
| Watch a title from an award-winning actor | Meeting You | GUO JUN CHEN | Feb 16- Feb 22 |
| Watch a title from an award-winning actress | Autumn Fairy Tale | ZHAO LU SI | Apr 29-Apr 29 |
| 5. My Favorites | Progress: 4/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | Namiya | Jackie Chan | May 17-May 17 |
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | Start-Up | Bae Suzy | Aug 13-Aug 24 |
| 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 | Ultimate Note | Zhang Yuan Ang | May 18- Jun 7 |
| Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | Lhong Klin Chan | Jul 25-Aug 12 | |
Aged to perfection
| 6. Find The Year | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year 2022 | Dear Probationary Girlfriend | Aug 25-Aug 25 | |
| Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL | Love at First Hate | both in 2018 | Aug 26-Aug 31 |
| Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | Live On | in 2020 | May 10- May 16 |
| 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.) | Fall in Love With Me | 2014 | MAR 23- APR 2 |
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life | I'm a Pet At Dali Temple | started watching dramas | May 14- May 20 |
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. & 10. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 3/5 and 4/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a title from China | Definitely Not Today | May 4-May 5 |
| Watch a title from Hong Kong | ||
| Watch a title from Japan | Nee Sensei, Shiranai no? | JAN 19- JAN 19 |
| Watch a title from Philippines | ||
| Watch a title from South Korea | Lovestruck in the City | May 21- May 25 |
| Watch a title from Taiwan | Before We Get Married | Apr 15- Apr 19 |
| Watch a title from Thailand | ||
| Watch a title whose genre is Drama | Once We Get Married | Mar 19-Mar 23 |
| Watch a title whose genre is Comedy | Pipeline | May 3-May 4 |
| Watch a title whose genre is Action | Game of Outlaws | FEB 18 -MAR 1 |
Deconstructed MDL
| 11. Written About (Tutorials 1, 2) | Progress: 4/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums | Vincenzo | Oct 20- |
| Watch a title that was mentioned in an Article on MDL | Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight | May 27-May 28 |
| Watch a title that was mentioned in the Feeds (any feeds) | Joy of Life | AUG 13-Aug 23 |
| Watch a title with over 10 Reviews | Here Is My Exclusive Indulge | Aug 25-Aug 25 |
| Watch a title with 0 Reviews | Love Station | AUG 18-AUG 18 |
| 12. Plan To Watch (PTW, tutorials: 1,2,3,) | Progress: 2/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch the title with the oldest release year, on your PTW (sort by year) | Neung Nai Suang | 2015 | Jul 13- Jul 28 |
| 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 | Itsuka, Nemuri ni Tsuku Hi | 6 episodes | Jan 24- Jan 25 |
| 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 | |||
| 14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More (tutorial: 1, 2,) | Progress: 1/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a title on your Recommendations page | ||
| Watch a title that appears in the first 5 pages 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 | Female CEO Love Me | Aug 25-Aug 25 |
| Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge | ||
Blended ingredients
Traditional recipe
| 15. Historical | Progress: 4/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a title that features a Sword Fight | Queen: Love And War | FEB 21-MAR 1 |
| Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical | ||
| Watch a title where the genres are Romance +Historical | A Girl Like Me | Mar 4- Apr 9 |
| Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical | The Romance of Tiger and Rose | Jun 15-Jun 20 |
| Watch a title from the genre historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military / War | Fall In Love | Apr 19-Apr 29 |
Energy bar + Red Bull
| 25. Break a Sweat | Progress: 3/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while Gaming (console gaming, VR, or computer games) | Falling Into Your Smile | Apr 14-Apr 19 |
| Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a Physical Sport, (basketball, paintball, football, baseball, swimming, etc.) | Dive | Jun 20-Jul 13 |
| Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing Motor Sports and/or shows Great Interest in motor vehicles (collector, enthusiast, etc) | Why Women Love | Apr 10-Apr 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, athlete, etc.) | ||
| Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing a Combat Sport (boxing, wrestling, MMA, Muai Thai, Tae Kwan do, Judo, Kyokushin, fencing, etc.) | ||
Heart-Shaped Box
| 29. Falling In Love | Progress:5/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged First Love | Can I Hug You Tonight? | Feb 18-Feb 19 |
| Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | Kakafukaka | Jan 15-Jan 16 |
| Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | You Are My Glory | MAR 1-MAR 6 |
| Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | Skate Into Love | Apr 19-May 1 |
| Watch a title from the Romance genre | Kuzu no Honkai | Jan 16-Jan 18 |
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: 3/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a tagged Unrequited Love | Perfect Crime | MAR 5-MAR 5 |
| Watch a title tagged Accident | Consummation | Jun 14-Jun 21 |
| Watch a title tagged Tragic Past | Kao Waan Hai Noo Pen Sai Lub | Apr 24- May 14 |
| Watch a title tagged Healing | Dine With Love | Nov 18- |
| Watch a title tagged Drowning | ||
| 42. Nail-Biting | Progress: 4/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from the Horror genre | Psych-Hunter | Aug 23-Nov 17 | |
| Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie. Zombies, Vampires, Demons, or Kaij) | |||
| 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 Love Proposal | Evil Ex-boyfriend | May 28- Jul 23 |
| Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | Nabi, My Stepdarling | Investigation + Murder | MAR 8- MAR 19 |
| Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | Reset | May 5-May 7 | |
| 43. Just Dark... | Progress: 3/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged Death | Switch On | APR 3-APR 9 |
| Watch a title tagged with any kind of Violence | Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area - Part 1 | Jul 5-Jul 7 |
| 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 | Timeless Love | FEB 1-FEB 12 |
Let´s mix it up
| 44. Mixed Mochi | Progress: 3/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a title from the genre Supernatural | ||
| Watch a title that has been remade by at least 1 other country besides the one the original story was made by | Midsummer Is Full of Love | Jun 13-Jun 14 |
| Watch a title that features Addiction (ie Drug, Gambling, Gaming) | ||
| Watch a title tagged Age Gap | The Night of the Comet II | MAR 23-MAR 29 |
| Watch a title that features someone using the word D.N.A. | Bad Romeo | Sep 1-Sep 24 |
| 45. Mixed fruit candy | Progress: 2/5 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged Forbidden Love | Close Range Love | Jun 11- Jun 12 |
| Watch a title from the War genre | The Long Ballad | Oct 1- |
| Watch a title tagged Genius | Project 17: Side By Side | |
| Watch a title that starts with the same letter as your username when you start this challenge | Sunshine of My Life | May 7-Jun 8 |
| Watch a title tagged Body Swap | Keun Ruk Salub Chata | |
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 tag 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) | ||||
Starting date: January 1, 2022
Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Kaleidoscopic
Progress Recipe-Blocks: ??/44
2nd Link:
DefinitionsRecipe- The mission Ingredient-Title Type-searchable type (Drama, Movie, Tv-show or Special) Genre-include searchable genre Tagged- include 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 of the but a significant part of the story in more than one Scene, can be a side story. Main focus- 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 |
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: /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 | |||
| 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: /5 | ||
| 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.) | |||
| 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) | ||||
Starting date: January 1, 2022
Drama list: Jay's list
Progress Recipe-Blocks: 4/4
Progress Recipes Completed: 20/20
Difficulty: Hawthorn Candy (4 recipe blocks)
Turn-in date: November 19, 2022
Turn-in post: Here
Plan to watch | Currently Watching | Completed |
| 2. Total Length | Progress: 3/3 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | Summerdaze | 4 mins | ✓ |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | Sweet & Sour | 101 mins | ✓ |
| Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | Tinted with you | 8 eps | ✓ |
| 14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More | Progress: 4/4 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title on your Recommendations page | Silhouette of Your Voice | ✓ | |
| Watch a title that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section | Love and Leashes | ✓ | |
| Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats | BTS: Burn The Stage | Music | ✓ |
| Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge | Journey to the Shore | From emisfritish's list | ✓ |
| 29. Falling In Love | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged First Love | Kieta Hatsukoi | ✓ | |
| Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | Utsukushii Kare | ✓ | |
| Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | Soundtrack #1 | ✓ | |
| Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | We Best Love: No. 1 For You | ✓ | |
| Watch a title from the Romance genre | Cherry Magic | ✓ | |
| 42. Nail-Biting | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from the Horror genre | Door Lock | ✓ | |
| 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... | My First Client | Evil Stepmother | ✓ |
| Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | Innocent Witness | Investigation +Murder | ✓ |
| Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | Bad and Crazy | ✓ | |
| Peppermints + randoms | Progress: 3/3 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Substitute for | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | I Go to School Not by Bus | ✓ | |
| Watch a title where the main focus is someone famous in the Entertainment Industry (director, actor/ess, dancer, idol, talent agent etc.) | Sh**ting Stars | Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres | ✓ |
| Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | ✓ | ||
Starting date: January 1, 2022 |  |
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 with under 20 minute episodes | Love Playlist Pilot | 6 minutes | November 24, 2022 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | Muchuu-sa, Kimi ni | 25 minutes | April 5, 2022 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | Welcome to Wedding Hell | 38 minutes | June 18, 2022 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | Soundtrack #1 | 44 minutes | April 13, 2022 |
| Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes | Bloody Heart | Avg. 66 minutes | June 21, 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) | Bargain | 14 minutes; 2015 version | December 5, 2022 |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | I Can Speak | 119 minutes | April 4, 2022 |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | Inside Men: The Original | 180 minutes | November 26, 2022 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | The King of the Desert | 6 episodes | December 20, 2022 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | It's Beautiful Now | 50 episodes | September 18, 2022 |
| 3. Type | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title with the tag Web Series | To My Star 2: Our Untold Stories | July 3, 2022 | |
| Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | We Best Love: No. 1 For You - Special Episode 6.5 | April 10, 2022 | |
| Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV SHOW. | Unexpected Yuh Jung | Entire show (5 eps) | June 5, 2022 |
| Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | Radiation House: The Movie | October 23, 2022 | |
| Watch a title with the genre Documentary | Work Later, Drink Now After-Party | December 26, 2022 | |
| 4. Award Winning (Tips) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch an award-winning title | Through the Darkness | Best Picture Award - Asian Television Awards etc. | March 12, 2022 |
| Watch a title from an award-winning director | One Ordinary Day - Director Lee Myung Woo | Lee Myung Woo awards | April 21, 2022 |
| Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter | Juvenile Justice | Kim Min Sook- Best Screenplay for Juvenile Justice | April 10, 2022 |
| Watch a title from an award-winning actor | The Red Sleeve - Lee Jun Ho - Best Actor -> | 58th Baeksang Arts Awards | January 7, 2022 |
| Watch a title from an award-winning actress | Under the Queen's Umbrella | Kim Hye Soo awards | December 4, 2022 |
| 5. My Favorites | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | Adamas | Ji Sung | September 15, 2022 |
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | Little Women | Kim Go Eun and Nam Ji Hyun | October 9, 2022 |
| Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Yonder | Lee Jun Ik (TheKing and the Clown, The Throne etc.) | November 16, 2022 |
| Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | One Dollar Lawyer | Choi Soo Jin (Defendant) | November 11, 2022 |
| Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | A Business Proposal | Screenwriter Han Sul Hee | April 5, 2022 |
Aged to perfection
| 6. Find The Year | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year 2022 | Dear.M | August 9, 2022 | |
| Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL | Seirei no Moribito II | Jay : 2017 | February 25, 2022 |
| Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | Familyhood | 2016 | October 25, 2022 |
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. | Peninsula | 2020 | July 12, 2022 |
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life | Seirei no Moribito III | 2017 adopted by current feline master | March 2, 2022 |
| 8. Not as Vintage | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch title from the 1990s | My Dear Keum Hong | 1995 | December 18, 202 |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 | 1 Litre of Tears | 2005 | December 18, 2022 |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 | Mother (film) | 2009 | August 17, 2022 |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2016 | Awaiting | 2014 | February 22, 2022 |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2017 to 2022 | Forgotten | 2017 | July 12, 2022 |
The international palate
| 9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 5/5 and 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
14. Watch a title that has an animal in the title: (f.ex: When a Dog Loves a Cat ) | Unicorn | PEPPERMINT 14 | October 22, 2022 |
| Watch a title from Hong Kong | Big White Duel II | October 22, 2022 | |
| Watch a title from Japan | Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai vs Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko (2021) | July 4, 2022 | |
| Watch a title from Philippines | Ang Panday (1980) | December 23, 2022 | |
| Watch a title from South Korea | Juror 8 | November 14, 2022 | |
| Watch a title from Taiwan | We Best Love: No. 1 For You | April 10, 2022 | |
| Watch a title from Thailand | The Con-Heartist | April 5, 2022 | |
| Watch a title whos genre is Drama | Seasons of Blossom | November 2, 2022 | |
| Watch a title whos genre is Comedy | Bad Prosecutor | November 11, 2022 | |
| Watch a title whos genre is Action | Special Delivery | August 23, 2022 | |
Yummy
| 18. Dessert | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features some kind of Candy (can be product placement - see list) | Today's Webtoon |  | September 17, 2022 |
| Watch a title that features a Dessert | A Year End Medley |  | December 6, 2022 |
| 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) | Pâtissier-san to Ojousan |  | March 28, 2022 |
| Watch a title that features a waitress or waiter | Mental Coach Jegal | tagged | November 1, 2022 |
| Watch a title that features someone Wealthy With a Connection To Sweets, they like sweets, own a café (or ten), own a bakery etc. | Good Job | the chaebol lead owns the building with the bakery in it | September 29, 2022 |
Pop Rocks
| 22. Music | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features a People Singing Karaoke | Fantastic Family: DNA Singer | November 7, 2022 | |
| Watch a title whose genre is Music | Dried Flower: Our Room in July | February 24, 2022 | |
| Watch a title that features someone Playing a Traditional Instrument | The Treacherous | pansori | August 7, 2022 |
| Watch a title that features an Idol Actor/ess | We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd Special Edition (2021) | April 10, 2022 | |
| Watch a title where the main focus is Someone Famous In The Music Industry | Your Name is Rose | based on famous singer | December 15, 2022 |
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 | Thirty-Nine |  | March 31, 2022 |
| Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a Physical Sport | Cheer Up | cheering | December 13, 2022 |
| Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing Motor Sports and/or shows Great Interest for motor vehicles | Revenge of Others | ML+SML go racing on a track | December 14, 2022 |
| 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.) | Chart Running Scholar | Go played multiple times | December 13, 2022 |
| Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing a Combat Sport | Cafe Minamdang | ML taught Judo to FL | August 23, 2022 |
Family Gathering
| 28.Relationships | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that focuses on a Non-Romantic Relationship | Radiation House 2 | colleague | February 13, 2022 |
| Watch a title that focuses on a relationship between a Human and a Non-Human (god, alien, animal, robot...) | Higuma 2 | humans and bears | July 24, 2022 |
| Watch a title that focuses on a Parental Relationship | The Throne | king-prince relationship is central | July 12, 2022 |
| Watch a title that focuses on a Marital Relationship (can also be about divorce) | Melancholia | FL going through divorce | January 15, 2022 |
| Watch a title that focuses on a Relationship Between Siblings | Blind | main dynamic focused on | November 5, 2022 |
Heart Shaped Box
| 31. Let´s get physical | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title featuring two people Holding Hands | Ode to Our Youth | December 26, 2022 | |
| Watch a title featuring a Piggyback Ride | Kiss Sixth Sense - (role-reversed) | June 29, 2022 | |
| Watch a title with the tag Steamy Kiss | Forecasting Love and Weather | April 3, 2022 | |
| Watch a title featuring Skinship | Sh**ting Stars | June 11, 2022 | |
| Watch a title with the tag Sexual Content (If you are under age Mild Sexual Content) | Love and Leashes | July 12, 2022 | |
Bittersweet
| 34. Rare Ingredients | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title featuring a person with a Mental Disability | Mad for Each Other | August 12, 2022 | |
| Watch a title featuring a person with a Physical Disability | Vertigo | crippling vertigo | July 9, 2022 |
| Watch a title featuring a person with a Chronic Illness and/or Has Received An Organ Transplant | Doctor Lawyer | July 23, 2022 | |
| Watch a title featuring a person with a Transgender Identity | The Killer's Shopping List | April 21, 2022 | |
| Watch a title featuring a person with a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Asexual or Pansexual identity | Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko 2 (2022) | July 5, 2022 | |
Ginger and Ginseng
| 37. Hospital 1 | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title featuring a person taken care of or hospitalized after being Caught In The Rain | If You Wish Upon Me (Episode 7) |  | September 29, 2022 |
| Watch a title from the Medical genre | Radiation House 2 Special | February 13, 2022 | |
| Watch a title whose genre and/or tags include BOTH Hospital + Friendship | Ghost Doctor | February 22, 2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged Pregnancy and/or Abortion | Woo Ri The Virgin | June 21, 2022 | |
| Watch a title featuring Counselling From A Professional | Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist | September 6, 2022 | |
Trapped In A Mold
| 39. Locked Up | Progress: 5 /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title featuring someone in Prison | 2037 | alt. #title peppermint | August 16, 2022 |
Watch a title tagged behind-the-scenes | Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko 2: Behind the Scenes | Custom Peppermint #1 | July 5, 2022 |
Watch a title tagged advertisement. | Lock&Lock Astrology | Custom Peppermint #2 | April 7, 2022 |
Watch a title featuring a grim reaper. | Tomorrow | Custom Peppermint #3 | May 22, 2022 |
| Watch a title featuring Slavery or Human Trafficking | Detective K: Secret of a Virtuous Widow | September 7, 2022 | |
Black Sticky Rice
| 40. Pain | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
4. Watch a title featuring a Reunion taking place | We Are Brothers | PEPPERMINT 4 | September 20, 2022 |
6. Watch a title featuring a Road Trip | Love is For Suckers | PEPPERMINT 6 | December 1, 2022 |
| Watch a title tagged Tragic Past | Bad and Crazy | January 28, 2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged Healing | Cafe Midnight | July 9, 2022 | |
11.Watch a title main focus is a Heist or Con Artist | Anna | PEPPERMINT 11 | July 8, 2022 |
| 41. Death | Progress: 5 /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
1.Watch a title that features Non-Verbal Communication | Midnight | Peppermint #1 | August 17, 2022 |
| Watch a title tagged Suicide | Remarriage and Desires | July 22, 2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged Death Of A Child or Parent | Work Later, Drink Now Season 1 | December 7, 2022 | |
| Wath a title tagged Death Of A Lover (or Partner, Spouse, Fiancé etc) | Big Mouth | September 17, 2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged Murder | Link: Eat, Love, Kill | July 26, 2022 | |
| 42. Nail-Biting | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from the Horror genre | The Call | July 11, 2022 | |
| Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie.Zombies, Vampires, Demons or Kaij) | The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey | March 29, 2022 | |
| 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... | Snowdrop | evil stepmother tag | January 30, 2022 |
| Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | May It Please the Court | October 26, 2022 | |
| Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | Hunted | August 30, 2022 | |
| 43. Just Dark... | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged Death | Kill Heel | April 21, 2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged with any kind of Violence | Love in Contract | stalking | November 10, 2022 |
| Watch a title tagged with any kind of Bullying | Weak Hero Class 1 | November 27, 2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged something starting with the word Dark, by typing Dark and choosing from the list ie: Dark Fiction, Hero, Past | Spiritwalker | July 2, 2022 | |
| Watch a title from the Psychological genre | The Golden Spoon | November 12, 2022 | |
Let´s mix it up
| 44. Mixed Mochi | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from the genre Supernatural | Jinxed At First | August 4, 2022 | |
15. Watch a title that has something connected to geography in the title | Once Upon a Small Town | Peppermint #15 | September 28, 2022 |
| Watch a title that features Addiction (ie Drug, Gambling, Gaming) | Narco-Saints | September 11, 2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged Age Gap | Why Her? | July 23, 2022 | |
| Watch a title that features someone using the word D.N.A. | Connect | December 7, 2022 | |
| 45. Mixed fruit candy | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged Forbidden Love | The Law Cafe | tag added-FL's family wrecked by ML's family | October 25, 2022 |
| Watch a title from the War genre | Birthday Letter | December 28, 2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged Genius | Doctor X 7 | Genius Female Lead Tag | February 20, 2022 |
| Watch a title that starts with the same letter as your username when you start this challenge | Eve | July 21, 2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged Body Swap | Alchemy of Souls S1 | August 28, 2022 | |
| 46. Mixed Chocolates | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title where one of the leads plays Two Roles | Curtain Call | December 27, 2022 | |
| 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... | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | first one that I hadn't seen, 5th page | August 18, 2022 |
| Watch a title tagged Musical | The Sound of Magic | August 31, 2022 | |
| Watch a title featuring CGI effects | Bargain (6ep drama) | December 6, 2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged Fluffy | Higuma | April 5, 2022 | |
Peppermints – Bonuses and substitutions 1 spare
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... | Midnight | tagged terminal illness | Deaf FL-sign language etc used | August 17, 2022 |
| 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 | We Are Brothers | 40-1 | brothers reunite after decades b/c one adopted abroad | September 20, 2022 |
| 5. Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | ||||
| 6. Watch a title featuring a Road Trip | Love is For Suckers | 40-2 | when her wedding is called off & 2+more times | December 1, 2022 |
| 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 | Anna | 40-5 | both FL and ML she marries end up conning the public about her identity | July 8, 2022 |
| 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 ) | Unicorn | Watch a title from China. | "mythical animal" is how definitions for it egin | October 22, 2022 |
| 15. Watch a title that has something connected to geography in the title (f.ex: Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village ) | Once Upon a Small Town | Watch a title remade in another country. | September 28, 2022 | |
| 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) | ||||
| Watch a title tagged behind-the-scenes | Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko 2: Behind the Scenes | 39-2 | July 5, 2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged advertisement. | Lock&Lock Astrology | 39-3 | April 7, 2022 | |
| Watch a title featuring a grim reaper. | Tomorrow | 39-4 | May 22, 2022 | |
| The most makjang of all content on MDL | The Feeds :p | 420+6-6-6 | no sub for it but going offline :) | Never-ending |
| Starting date: January 1st, 2022 Finished: December 3rd, 2022 Drama List Current Difficulty: Mochi Goal Difficulty: Mochi Progress: 11 / 11 Turn In Link |  |
Milestones
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 12 | 15 | 29 | 31 | 33 |
| 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 | User Not Found | ✓ | |
| Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | Semantic Error | ✓ | |
| Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | Oh My Lord! | ✓ | |
| Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | Orange Marmalade | ✓ | |
| Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes | Let Me Be Your Knight | ✓ | |
| 2. Total Length | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | Hold Me | ✓ | |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | Once Upon A Time | ✓ | |
| See Bonus | ✓ | ||
| Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | Tinted With You | ✓ | |
| Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | Love and Destiny | ✓ | |
| 3. Type | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Watch a title with the tag Web Series | The Autumn Ballad | ✓ | |
| Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | Goblin Special: The Summoning | ✓ | |
| 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 | Running Man | 20-25 | ✓ |
| Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | The Throne | ✓ | |
| Watch a title with the genre Documentary | The Red Sleeve Talk Show | ✓ | |
| 5. My Favorites | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | Still 2gether | Bright | ✓ |
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | Who Are You: School 2015 | Kim Sohyun | ✓ |
| Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Who Rules The World | Yin Tao - Ancient Love Poetry | ✓ |
| Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | The Emperor: Owner of the Mask | Jung Haeri - The Red Sleeve | ✓ |
| Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure | Kim Junghoon (Director) | ✓ |
| 8. Not So Vintage | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Watch a title from the 1990s | Hana Yori Dango | 1995 | ✓ |
| Watch a title which began airing between 2000-2005 | Sex is Zero | 2002 | ✓ |
| Watch a title which began airing between 2006-2010 | Personal Taste | 2010 | ✓ |
| Watch a title which began airing between 2011-2016 | Orange | 2015 | ✓ |
| Watch a title which began airing between 2017-2022 | 2gether | 2020 | ✓ |
| 9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Watch a title from the China | A Romance of the Little Forest | ✓ | |
| Watch a title from South Korea | School 2021 | ✓ | |
| Watch a title from Thailand | F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers | ✓ | |
| Watch a title whos genre is Drama | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | ✓ | |
| Watch a title whos genre is Comedy | What's Wrong With Secretary Kim | ✓ | |
| 12. Plan To Watch | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Watch the title with the oldest release year, on your PTW (sort by year) | Finding Mr. Destiny | ✓ | |
| Watch the newest title on your PTW list (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did or use the App) | Do Dream | ✓ | |
| Watch the DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes on your PTW list | Love Refresh | ✓ | |
| Watch the DRAMA with the highest number of episodes on your PTW list | Ancient Love Poetry | ✓ | |
| Watch the title with the largest number of letters in the title in your PTW list | The Eternal Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms | ✓ | |
| 15. Historical | Progress: 5/5 |
| Watch a title that features a Sword Fight | 100 Days My Prince | ✓ | |
| Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical | Bloody Heart | ✓ | |
| Watch a title where the genres are Romance +Historical | The Red Sleeve | ✓ | |
| Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical | Sassy Beauty | ✓ | |
| Watch a title from the genre historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military / War | Pachinko | ✓ |
| 29. Falling In Love | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Watch a title tagged First Love | A First Love Story | ✓ | |
| Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | Best Mistake S3 | (Love Triangle Hidden in "Vote or add Tags") | ✓ |
| Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | A-Teen | ✓ | |
| Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | Crazy Love | ✓ | |
| Watch a title from the Romance genre | Love Between Fairy and Devil | ✓ | |
| 31. Let's get physical | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Watch a title featuring two people Holding Hands | Ms. Cupid in Love | ✓ | |
| Watch a title featuring a Piggyback Ride | Moonshine | ✓ | |
| Watch a title with the tag Steamy Kiss | Forecasting Love and Weather | (Steamy Kiss hidden under "Vote and add Tags") | ✓ |
| Watch a title featuring Skinship | A-Teen 2 | ✓ | |
| Watch a title with the tag Sexual Content (If you are under age Mild Sexual Content) | Nothing Serious | ✓ | |
| 33. Education | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Watch a title with the High School tag | Graduation, Present + Propose | ✓ | |
| Watch a title featuring a High School/University Dropout | Itaewon Class | (Park Sae Roy (ML) is a high school drop out) | ✓ |
| Watch a title whose main focus is Students of Higher Education. (University, police academy, young scholar) | 300 Year-Old Class of 2020 | MLs are young scholars | ✓ |
| Watch a title featuring studying for an important exam | Hit the Top | (Choi Woo Seung (FL) is studying for the civil service exam) | ✓ |
| Watch a title featuring a Graduation Ceremony | 2gether: The Movie | ✓ | |
| 42. Nail-Biting | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Watch a title from the Horror genre | Hotel Del Luna | ✓ | |
| Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie.Zombies, Vampires, Demons or Kaij) | Kissable Lips | Vampire ML | ✓ |
| 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 Twin | ✓ | |
| Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist | Investigation + Blackmail/Attempted Suicide | ✓ |
| Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | Dream Garden | ✓ | |
Bonus
| Recipe | Ingredient | Substitues | Notes | Completed |
| 14. Watch a title has an animal in the title | The Romance of Tiger and Rose | 2. Total Length -> Movie over 180 Minutes | ✓ |
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