MDL's 2023 Watch Challenge

MDL's 2023 Watch Challenge

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Taxonomy

Time is Relative

The Chronicles of MDL

Getting up Close and Personal

Significant details

The Main Attraction

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

Name and Cover

Origin

Treats

TIME IS RELATIVE ☑️

THE MAIN ATTRACTION ☑️

TAXONOMY ☑️

GETTING UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL ☑️

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash ☑️

Taxonomy

Time is Relative

The Chronicles of MDL

Getting up Close and Personal

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

Name and Cover

Origin

Treats

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Taxonomy

Time is Relative

The Chronicles of MDL

Getting up Close and Personal

Significant details

The Main Attraction

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

Name and Cover

Origin

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Taxonomy

Time is Relative

The Chronicles of MDL

Getting up Close and Personal

Significant details

The Main Attraction

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

Name and Cover

Origin

Treats

2023 MDL Watch Challenge Sign-up Sheet

2023 MDL Watch Challenge

Taxonomy

The Chronicles of MDL

Getting up Close and Personal

Significant details

The Main Attraction

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

Name and Cover

MDL Watch Challenge 2023

Time is Relative

The Chronicles of MDL

Significant details

The Main Attraction

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

Name and Cover

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Taxonomy

Time is Relative

Getting up Close and Personal

The Main Attraction

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

Treats

2023 MDL Watch Challenge Sign-up Sheet

Taxonomy

Time is Relative

The Chronicles of MDL

Getting up Close and Personal

Significant details

The Main Attraction

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

Name and Cover

Origin

Treats

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Taxonomy

Time is Relative

The Chronicles of MDL

Getting up Close and Personal

Significant details

The Main Attraction

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

Name and Cover

Origin

Treats

To the Top

Recent Discussions

Hottest Discussions

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Taxonomy

Time is Relative

The Chronicles of MDL

Getting up Close and Personal

Significant details

The Main Attraction

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

Name and Cover

Origin

Treats

My Treats!

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

TIME IS RELATIVE ☑️

THE MAIN ATTRACTION ☑️

TAXONOMY ☑️

GETTING UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL ☑️

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash ☑️

My Treats!

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-Up Sheet

1. Type

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2. Is it True?

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3. All About the Gen(r)es

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4. Year of Origin

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5. Duration of The Hike

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6. Time Can Be Confusing

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7. Sharing is Caring

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8. Examined…

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9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

For this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.

*List with awards

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10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

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11. Finding a Mate

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12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

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13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

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14. Where Are We?

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15. Humans Have So Many Things

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16. Who Are We?

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17. Camouflage?

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18. What Are You?

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19. The Petting Zoo

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20. Where the Humans Are…

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21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

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22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

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23. It's Only Words in the Name

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24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover

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25. Countries of MDL

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5. Duration of The Hike

6. Time Can Be Confusing

18. What Are You?

1. Type

3. All About the Gen(r)es

10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

11. Finding a Mate

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

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AthenaTheStorierX

Dec 31, 2022 08:48 pm

#a73341

Starting date
January 1, 2023

My Drama List

Goal
35

Essentials
177

Finished Habitats

35 (Full Country)

1. Type		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Web Series	Tie The Not	---	8/24
MOVIE	Double Town	Documentary Film	2/25
Co-Produced	Our Winter	Thailand and South Korea	3/26
Anthology	140 Ji no Koi	---	11/14
Adapted from a manga	Ameiro Paradox	Source Manga	2/09

2. Is it True?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Advertisement	Your Ship is Real	Ad for Sofy Period Underwear	1/27
Independent Film	Hotamaru Days	Arthouse Film	2/01
Documentary Genre	Midnight Series Special Exclusive	Documenting the start to finish process of working on the 3 dramas under the midnight series	2/01
Adapted from Folklore	The Servant	Chung Hyang	11/05
Historical Fiction	Couple of Mirrors	---	10/12

3. All About the Gen(r)es		Progress:
Choice of Route.	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Historical	Dong Lan Xue Demon Emperor's Little Matchmaker	---	6/04 10/05
Comedy	Oh My Boss App War	---	3/07 10/25
Thriller Romance	Secret Reunion What Did You Eat Yesterday (The Movie)	---	10/05 10/04
Youth	Pond, Fish I Can't Reach You	Characters are all in High School	3/07 11/09
Action Life	Black Knight What Did You Eat Yesterday Season 1	---	6/17 9/24

4. Year of Origin		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
in 2023	You Are The Cream in my Coffee Lucky My Love	---	4/08 12/13
1990-1999 the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form)	That's Cunning! Shijo Saidai no Sakusen You Were Once My Light	1996 2021: Emmy	11/25 11/01
2000-2010 the month (not necessarily the year) you were born	Just Friends? Tenohira no Puzzle	2009 February	11/26 9/20
year generated by this website	The Library The Right Man: Because I Love You	Sunday, 17 March 2013 Wednesday, 2 November 2016	3/17 4/12
2017-2022	Dear Karl Be Loved In House: Special	2020 2021	1/26 7/0 9

5. Duration of The Hike		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Short Length Series	Service Charge	5m	3/05
DRAMA w 20-30 minute eps	Shinya Shokudo/Midnight Diner 2	30m	1/20
MOVIE that lasts 90+	Takumi-kun Series 1: And The Spring Breeze Whispers	1h15m	4/10
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes	A Boss and a Babe	43m	05/21
DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.	My Beautiful Man Season 2	---	2/28

6. Time Can Be Confusing		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Only 1 episode of a DRAMA	Longing for You Miraculous Brothers	---	8/01 07/??
Time Loop	Anecdotes of the Yellow River A Chinese Odyssey 1	One of the tomb challenges Towards the end of the film.	7/25 9/19
Time Skip	Remember Me Spouse Lottery	This story takes place over 20+ years, it is full of time skips. Time skip of a few years	1/08 10/22
Winter Summer	Sui Our Skyy 2: The Eclipse	---	2/03 5/04
Spring Fall	TharnType 2 Special Episode We're Not Trash	On and leading up to April 2nd ---	11/02 01/04

7. Sharing is Caring		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge	Lupin no Musume 8.2 Byo no Hosoku	--- User: DyingCamellia	11/24 3/12
Less than 10,000 viewers	The Demonic Lord and the Virtuous Cultivator Anonymous High School Girl	161 Watchers 301 Watchers	1/27 3/26
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list	The Love of Winter 2BB	---	11/08 10/06
Mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds) mentioned in the MDL Forums	Gameboys Out in the Open Lei & Mar	Post Forum	1/26 11/16
The newest release date in your PTW list	If It's With You Jun and Jun	---	11/7 9/07

8. Examined…		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
On your Recommendations page	Key Love	---	11/14
Found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).	Love of Secret	List	12/05
From your most viewed tags	First Kiss	Tags: LGBTQ+ Short Film Friends-To Lovers	3/05
Found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article)	Kill Bok Soon	Article	4/02
With 0 Reviews when you started watching it	Like a Movie	---	9/19

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters For this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page. *List with awards		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
By the same writer as one of your favorites	Because I Don't Want to Go Home	Kim Tae Wook (Kiss Goblin)	11/14
That has one of your favorite actresses	You Are My Glory	Dilraba	3/14
That has one of your favorite actors	Make A Wish	Erek Lin	2/02
By the same director as one of your favorite titles	Girl Next Room: Security Love	P'Nuchy (Not Me)	11/01
By a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before	Two Lights: Relumino	Director: Hur Jin Ho (AND the writers)	2/02

10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back	Suddenly, I Miss You Our Relationship Ended Before It Began	Prin/Preen is Big's ex-girlfriend Yoon Ah's Ex	1/13 3/26
Long Distance Relationship Cohabitation	Put Your Head on My Shoulder Be Loved In House	ML goes abroad to China for a research scholarship, while FL stays in Bangkok Both MLs	2/10 7/5
Fluffy Sexual Assault	My School President Bed Friend	---	2/24 4/23
Secret Relationship	Bad Buddy Wedding Plan	---	6/02 6/05
Opposites Attract	All the Liquors Lemon vs Melon	---	3/23 05/20

11. Finding a Mate		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
First Love Nudity	Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna PaThirsty	---	3/10 9/27
Age Gap [Drama Life]	Old Fashion Cupcake Epilogue: Apple Pie Minato Shouji Coin Laundry	---	2/11 7/26
Same-Sex relationship	Table Manner Be Mine: Prologue Day	---	3/07 5/14
Enemies to Lovers Love At First Sight	Laws of Attraction Bon Appetit	---	9/2 10/23
Aggressive Male Lead Nice Female Lead	TharnType Pearl Next Door	---	5/26 9/27

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Black Comedy	Don't Call it Mystery	---	12/09
features some type of Doomsday	Man in the Well	---	11/14
Tragic Past	Between Us	Character: Team	1/29
features a Celebration	Love Is Science?	Birthday activities, Baby Shower, Engagement	3/15
Healing	Nv Er Hong	---	4/01

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Some type of God	Handmade Love	---	11/10
Character Development	A Piece of Your Mind	---	7/22
Female-Centered Plot	Welcome to the Lesbian Bar	---	4/03
Suspense	The Master Plan	---	10/09
Popular Male Lead	Eighth Sense	Jae Won	4/26

14. Where Are We?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Date
In a Field On A Cliff	SisterS TharnType S1 Special Episode	At the end of the film, Veena finally catches sight of her sister on the other side of a field after a lengthy time searching for her after the final battle. Getting that final confirmation that she is indeed alive. Kiss scene / Type tells Tharn that he will never consider breaking up with him again.	2/04 6/09
By the Sea	Journey to the Shore His The Series	The only time the leads partook in PDA, the break up, and the last time the leads saw each other First Meeting and most of the scenes in the drama	3/17 7/23
On a Rooftop	Secret Love: Love Behind One's Back S.O.S.	The final confrontation between Wan, Tar, and Ohm The SOS signal scenes	1/06 10/29
On an Island On a Mountain	Singles Inferno Season 2 Sky In Your Heart	---	1/11 12/13
In a Small Town	Love Tractor Our Skyy 2: Bad Buddy	--- Bangkok	6/29 6/04

15. Humans Have So Many Things		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Date
An Umbrella	Kinou Nani Tabeta? SP	The fact that Shiro let Kenji walk with him under an umbrella (despite it not even raining yet) demonstrated that he is slowly opening up to showing affection	9/24
A Truck	The Cheese Sisters	The majority of substory 'Delivery' takes place in a pickup truck	5/01
A Phone Booth	His Man	All of the initial confessions of interest pretty much take place in the phone booth	12/08
A Suit /Dress	Cutie Pie 2 You	The Wedding	1/27
A Book	Hidaka Who Is Always Reading Difficult Books	The whole premise is FL approaching ML about his taste in books and why he is always reading thm	1/13

16. Who Are We?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Veteran Actor/Actress Child Actor	Shinya Shokudo 3 Chul Soo	Kobayashi Kaoru ML	5/05 6/30
Idol actor	My Beautiful Man: Eternal Bump Up Business	Yagi Yusei (FANTASTICS under Exile Tribe) Cast from OnlyOneOf	8/13 11/13
Trans gender identity Cisgender Identity	Napat Childhood	Nonbinary ---	1/14 8/10
Living with a disability	It's Okay, That's Love A Breeze of Love	Schizophrenia Severe Insomnia	3/25 12/01
Hidden Identity	Matching Put Our Heart on the Paper	Shin as a masked game streamer Mind as a popular author	6/24 9/01

17. Camouflage?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Artist	Be Far Away	Photographer	3/27
Tattoos	Between Complete and Incomplete	Lee Gyu Tae is covered in them	7/04
Identity Swap	One Fine Week	---	11/11
Criminal Male Lead	Ouroboros	Danno is a member of the Yakuza	8/24
Antihero	Korean Odyssey	ML	4/08

18. What Are You?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Strong Female Lead	Veils	Ayumi	3/06
Smart Male Lead	Hidden Love	---	9/19
Cold Female Lead	The Story of the Demon Cult Leader and the Decent Miss	---	2/03
Poor Male Lead	Star Struck	Seo Han Joon	6/08
Killer	A Flower for Three Lives	---	3/26

19. The Petting Zoo		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Pet	Moonlight Chicken	Cat	3/06
Talking Pet	Only You	Dog	2/28
Zoo animal	Mr Zoo: The Missing VIP	Panda, Gorilla	12/11
Veterinarian	La Pluie	Patt	7/15
Horse Ridden Out to War	Red Cliff	---	11/27

20. Where the Humans Are…		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Animal turns into a Human	Journey to the North	FL is a spirit beast who turned into a human	1/14
Adorable animals	Kieta Hatsukoi		8/01
Animal in the Wild	Return to the Wolves	Wolves	12/10
Pet dressed in Clothes	Back	Several dogs wearing bibs, one dog wearing a hat	3/09
Antagonist Caring For Animals	Miss Mystery	Main Villain cares for his pet fish and bird.	11/04

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Funeral Director	Forever Love	Episode 6	11/03
Ghost	Rose in Da House	FL: Rose is a ghost	3/08
Teamwork	Catch Me Baby	Frequent and reoccurring teamwork in schemes, investigations, cons, and a heist	1/10
Friendly Game	Our Dating Sim	Gaming competition among colleagues	3/30
Bullying	Boy Meets Boy	---	1/24

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Colleagues	Warp Effect Stand In Love	Alex and Army are co-workers at the same hospital The two female leads	2/27 6/23
Bromance	The Untamed A Little Romance	Both MLs (bromance on behalf of censorship) The two MLs	5/02 8/25
Sibling Mother-Daughter	My Broken Love Story The Greatest Love	ML's brother helps him through a tough break-up. FL's mother was important in helping her make a decision about her pregnancy	2/26 5/25
Student-Teacher	Love Scenery Why R U (Kr)	ML is a university student Leewon and Jioh's acting teacher	5/22 11/10
Doctor-Patient	Jack o' Frost Call Me Chihiro	ML Ritsu and his doctor for his amnesia Chihiro's friend that's going blind and her doctor	3/31 11/05

In the following habitats we ask of you to pay attention to the name and cover of the title. For the first one (23) your mission is to find titles that have one of the following things. For the second one (24) your mission is to look at the cover. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.

23. It's Only Words in the Name		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Celestial Body	Dear Uranus Our Skyy 2: Star In My Mind	"Uranus" "Star"	11/14 5/02
Color Emotion	GAP: Pink Theory Before I Love You: Phu x Tawan	"Pink" "Love"	2/18 4/23
Verb	Shining in My Eyes Sing My Crush	"Shining" "Sing"	2/26 8/24
Animal Number	Cat in the Eastern Palace Our Skyy 2: A Tale of a 1000 Stars	"Cat" "1000"	12/13 7/05
Calendar-related word Season	Pinoy Sunday Beginning of Summer	"Sunday" "Summer"	11/14 12/12

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Domesticated Animal	This Is Not What I Expected		11/14
Building	What If		1/13
Dark Colors	Original Sin		3/28
Door (Also: List)	The Summer Pasta Recipe		3/07
Only Words	A Practical Guide to being a Superstar's Assistant		3/07

-In the following habitat your mission is to find essentials from the countries of MDL. You get to choose either watch 5 titles from 5 different countries Or watch 7 titles from 7 different countries.

Note: You must gather essentials from all 7 countries in every environment if you wish to get to the next stage (environment) of the challenge. You may not use treats in the international habitat if you wish to get the TIGER badge.

25. Countries of MDL		Progress:
Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
China	Red Devil and Heroine Su	---	6/28
Hong Kong	Love in the Dark	---	1/26
Japan	Kitchen for Singles	---	1/14
Philippines	How To Die Young in Manila	---	2/02
South Korea	Things We Can Get Used To	---	1/19
Taiwan	About Being Gay	---	1/24
Thailand	Let Me Kiss You	---	1/19

This is where you gather treats, to use whenever you wish to avoid the paths given in a habitat. You come up with the treats on your own, they may not cover anything mentioned in this challenge (but you may use previous years' prompts for inspiration). Every time you start a new stage, you will be awarded a new number of treats according to the table below.

Last Edited: 12/14/2023

Ara 99

Dec 31, 2022 08:54 pm

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
Starting date: January 1st Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Ara99 Progress Habitat: Plains - 9 habitats completed

5. Duration of The Hike		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Short Length Series	Otonari ni Ginga	15 min eps	☑️ (08)
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes	Real⇔Fake	25 min eps	☑️ (03)
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes	Gachi Koi Nenchakujuu	30 min eps	☑️ (08)
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes	Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san	43 min eps	☑️ (07)
DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.	Real⇔Fake Season 2	4 eps	☑️ (04)

6. Time Can Be Confusing		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Only 1 episode of a DRAMA	Akai Ringo	Watched first ep only then dropped it	☑️
Time Loop	Hitohira no Hatsukoi		☑️ (04)
Time Skip	Brush Up Life		☑️ (03)
Winter	One Day: Seiya no kara Sawagi	Christmas themed drama where everything happens in one single day, hence set in winter.	☑️ (12)
Fall	Tatta Hitotsu no Koi	Re-Watched it this year. Most of the setting is on fall; there is halloween, fall fashion and all.	☑️ (12)

18. What Are You?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead	Grand Maison Tokyo	Strong Female Lead	☑️ (08)
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead	MIU 404	Smart Male Lead	☑️ (11)
Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead	Kyojo	SP 2 ep drama / Cold Male Lead	☑️ (05)
Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead	18-sai, Niizuma, Furin Shimasu.	Rich Female Lead	☑️ (12)
Healer	Get Ready!	Surgeon whose skills help save people who has been given up by other doctors.	☑️ (05)

1. Type		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Web Series	The Days		☑️ (08)
DRAMA SPECIAL	Kyojo 2		☑️ (10)
Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL	Knights of the Zodiac		☑️ (05)
Anthology	Watashi ga Kemono ni Natta Yoru		☑️ (12)
Adapted From a Novel / Book	Tenshoku no Mao-sama		☑️ (12)

3. All About the Gen(r)es		Progress:
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route.	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Historical	Once Upon a Crime		☑️ (8)
Tragedy	Hyakuman Kai Ieba Yokatta		☑️ (3)
Thriller	Kanojotachi no Hanzai		☑️ (11)
Youth	Beni Sasu Life		☑️ (10)
Action	VIVANT		☑️ (11)

10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back	Sono Kekkon, Shoki desu ka?		☑️ (11)
Cohabitation	Usokon		☑️ (11)
~~Fluffy OR Sexual Assault~~	none	using a substitue for this one	none
Boss-Employee Relationship	Ousama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi	My 3rd treat	☑️ (11)
Secret Relationship	Watashi no Oyome-kun		☑️ (09)
Opposites Attract	Oshi ga Joshi ni Narimashite		☑️ (12)

11. Finding a Mate		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~First Love OR Nudity~~	none	using a substitue for this one	none
A drama featuring Baseball	Gekokujo Kyuji	My 1st treat	☑️ (12)
Age Gap [Drama Life]	Nagatan to Aoto: Ichika no Ryourijou		☑️ (07)
features a Heterosexual relationship	My Second Aoharu		☑️ (12)
Love at First Sight	Unknown		☑️ (08)
Nice Female Lead / Male Lead	Real⇔Fake Final Stage	Nice Male lead	☑️ (05)

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Colleagues	Reversal Orchestra		☑️ (04)
Sismance	18/40: Futari Nara Yume mo Koi mo		☑️ (11)
Parent-Child	Mitaraike, Enjou Suru		☑️ (08)
Student-Teacher	Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi		☑️ (08)
~~Doctor-Patient~~ OR ~~Soldier~~	none	using a substitue for this one	none
Programmer/software developer	Trillion Game	My 2nd treat	☑️ (11)

My Treats!		Plains Used: 3/5	Forest Used: 0 /4	Mountain Used: 0 /3	Space Used: 0/2	Black Hole Used: 0/1
Route	Essential		Substitute for		Notes	Completed
A drama featuring Baseball	Gekokujo Kyuji		First Love OR Nudity			☑️ (12)
Programmer/software developer	Trillion Game		Doctor-patient OR Soldier			☑️ (11)
Boss-Employee Relationship	Ousama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi		Fluffy OR Sexual Assault			☑️ (7)

kdoramalama

Dec 31, 2022 09:35 pm

Starting date: January 1, 2023
Link to your Drama list: here
Dramas completed at start: 237
Movies completed at start: 233
Progress: 0

1. Type		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Web Series	The Sound of Magic Choco Milk Shake Connect First Love: Hatsukoi
MOVIE OR DRAMA SPECIAL	Kazeyo, Arashiyo Yukiguni
Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL	Eccentric Romance Murder DIEary Knights of the Zodiac
Anthology OR Omnibus	Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama On Children Midnight Horror: Six Nights
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or Adapted From a Novel / Book	Reibai Tantei Jozuka Hisui *Imawa no Kuni no Alice Se*

2. Is it True?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Advertisement OR Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre)	6 Persons Room Am I the Only One with Butterflies? Season 2 The One and Only (2011) Snow Beauty (2015) Hello, Hello (2022)
Independent Film OR Propaganda	Summer & Yuki My Dear Yeon Winter Snow Lift Off
Documentary Genre OR Mockumentary	Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror The Raincoat Killer
Adapted from Folklore OR Inspired by Real Events / Real Person	The Sorcerer and the White Snake
Historical Fiction OR Historical genre + tag Based on True Story	Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1 Pachinko *Kazeyo, Arashiyo* *Yukiguni*

3. All About the Gen(r)es		Progress:
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route.	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Historical OR Sci-Fi	Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 1 *Connect* Alienoid 1 Ask the Stars Black Knight Goodbye Earth Kojinsa Arimasu
Comedy OR Tragedy	Somebody More than Blue: The Series Bossy Husband Who Loved Me
Thriller OR Romance	Genesis Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna Love of Secret
Youth OR Political	23.5 *Never Let Me Go*
Action OR Life	Vigilante Never Let Me Go Alice, the Final Weapon

4. Year of Origin _Tutorial		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
in 2023	Bed Friend Legend of Anle A Shoulder to Cry On Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 A Time Called You I Feel You Linger in the Air See You in My 19th Life
1990-1999 OR the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form)	April Story The Swordsman 2 Cheap Love year joined:
2000-2010	Old Boy
year generated by this website	The Warriors (2001)	1990, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2017
2017-2022 OR 1970-1989	The Golden Spoon *Ameiro Paradox* Watashi no Shite Kurenai Pheromone Kareshi

5. Duration of The Hike _Tutorial		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Short Length Series OR Short Film	Two Belles in Love		3/08
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes Or DRAMA with 30 episodes or more.	Koi to Dangan
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes	The Shadow Sword Snow Stride *Genesis* 17-sai no Teikoku The Eclipse *Connect* Silent
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.	Animals Eien no Kinou Ameiro Paradox *Run Into You*

6. Time Can Be Confusing		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Full second season of a DRAMA	To My Star S2 Seirei no Moribito II
Different Timelines OR Time Loop	A Time Called You Kamikai Triage
Time Travel	Run Into You Time Cage (2021)
Winter OR Summer	Little Forest: Winter & Spring
Fall OR Spring	Late Autumn *Little Forest: Winter & Spring*

7. Sharing is Caring _{Tutorials: 1 2}₃		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge
with less than 10,000 viewers OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list
mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)
with the newest release date in your PTW list OR with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist		older than oldest title: prior to 1954

8. Examined… _Tutorial		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page) Or appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer)	A Man anda Woman
found on a Custom List (add a link to the list). OR found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).
from your most viewed tags Or from your least viewed genres under your profile stats
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game) Or found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article)
with over 10 Reviews OR with 0 Reviews when you started watching it

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters _{For this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.} _*_L _{ist with awards}		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Award-winning OR by the same writer as one of your favorites	The End of Endless Love (Edward Guo - Yin Yang Master DOE, screenwriter+director)
from an award-winning director OR that has one of your favorite actresses
from an award-winning screenwriter OR that has one of your favorite actors
from an award-winning actor OR 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)
from an award-winning actress OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before

10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back OR Exorcism
Cohabitation OR Long Distance Relationship
Fluffy OR Sexual Assault
Contract Relationship OR Secret Relationship
Opposites Attract OR Domestic Abuse

11. Finding a Mate		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
First Love OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity /Sexual content \| Brief Nudity \| Prolonged Nudity \| Partial Nudity \| Mild Sexual Content \| Sexual Content \| Extreme Sexual Content	Hit the Spot
Age Gap [Drama Life] OR Classmates' Relationship	Fireworks of Yesteryear
features a Heterosexual relationship OR Same-Sex relationship
Enemies to Lovers OR Love at First Sight
Nice Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
features a Religious Leader OR Some type of God	Till We Meet Again
Misunderstanding OR Character Development
LGBTQ+	Love In The Air
Suspense OR Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR Discrimination

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Colleagues OR Inmates
Bromance OR Sismance
Parent-Child OR Sibling
Assailant-Victim OR Student-Teacher
Doctor-Patient OR Soldier

23. It's Only Words in the Name		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Celestial Body OR Body Part	Hand (2022)
Color OR Emotion
Object OR Verb
Animal OR Number	A Flower For Three Lives		3/01
Season OR Calendar-related word

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Domesticated Animal OR Wild Animal
Flower OR Building
Light Colors OR Dark Colors
Rainbow OR Door
Only Words OR Geometrical Shapes

Note: You must gather essentials from all 7 countries in every environment if you wish to get to the next stage (environment) of the challenge. You may not use treats in the international habitat if you wish to get the TIGER badge.

25. Countries of MDL		Progress:
Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
China
Hong Kong	The First Girl I Loved Mermaid Squama
Japan
Philippines
South Korea
Taiwan	Shards of Her Miracle (2023) Lesson in Love Transmigration
Thailand

Im-fangirl

Dec 31, 2022 09:42 pm

Starting date: January 1, 2023

Link to your Drama list: Im-fangirl

Progress Habitat:

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.

1. Type		Progress:60/60
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Web Series OR TV SHOW* At least 5 episodes o f 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	Demon Emperor's Little Matchmaker (2022) My 20th Twenty (2023) Love Me in Three Days (2022) A-Teen (2018) When You Love Yourself 2 (2019) Jun & Jun (2023) Super Action (2022) Omniscient Interfering View (2018) Pure Melo District (2020) Love Starts After Divorce (2023) Tell Me You've Changed (2020) The Female Friend Among Guys (2020) The Wedding War (2023) Physical: 100 (2023)
MOVIE OR DRAMA SPECIAL	Drama Special Season 12: Be;Twin (2021) Drama Special Season 12: A Moment of Romance (2021) Drama Special Season 11: Traces of Love (2020) Drama Special Season 9: My Mother's Third Marriage (2018) Drama Special Season 9: My Mother's Third Marriage (2018) The Fate of Swordsman (2017) The Assassination of Nie Yin Niang (2022) Peach Blossom Origin (2022) Novoland Floating Heart (2022) Burning Peony (2022) The Girl on a Bulldozer (2021) Leio (2022) What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (2022) Fullmetal Alchemist 1 (2017) Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Revenge Scar (2022) Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Final Transmutation (2022) Tang and Me (2022) Mutant Tiger (2022) A Little Red Flower (2020) Drug War (2013) A Bittersweet Life (2005) Lighting Up the Stars (2022) First Gentleman (2021) Sakra (2023) Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2022) New Kung Fu Cult Master 2 (2022) I Want to Know Your Parents (2022) Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023) Bear Man (2023) The Moon (2023)
Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL	The Drummer (2007) Big Bet (2022) Awaiting (2014) Vanishing (2022) The Great Wall (2016)
Anthology OR Omnibus	The Table (2017) Adoring (2019) One Night Only (2014) Drama Festa: Hello Dracula (2020) The Youth (2014)
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or Adapted From a Novel / Book	Hotarugusa (2019) Wulin Heroes (2023) Christmas on July 24th Avenue (2006) Memoir of a Murderer (2017) Recipe for Farewell (2022) Love You Seven Times (2023)	Adapted from the novel by Hamuro Rin Adapted from the novel of the same name by Bai Ze. Adapted From A Novel Adapted from the novel "A Murderer's Guide to Memorization" (살인자의 기억법) by Kim Young Ha Adapted from the non-fiction novel "Oneuleun Jom Maewoolji Molla" (오늘은 좀 매울지도 몰라) by Kang Chang Rae (강창래). Adapted from the web novel “Yi Shi Chong Dong, Qi Shi Bu Xiang” (一时冲动，七世不祥) by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (九鹭非香)

2. Is it True?		Progress:25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Advertisement OR Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre)	Gokusen: The Movie (2009) Stock Struck (2022) Reincarnation Love (2022) Shining in My Eyes (2021)
Independent Film OR Propaganda	Maggie (2019) Juvenile Offender (2012) Joint Security Area (2000) Norwegian Wood (2010) Boys of Tomorrow (2007)
Documentary Genre OR Mockumentary	Dream High Special Concert (2011) Missing 9: The Beginning (2017) Mouse: Restart (2021) Hwarang Special (2016) Actresses (2009)
Adapted from Folklore OR Inspired by Real Events / Real Person	Dragon Blade (2015) Memories of Murder (2003) Elise: Inspired by A True Story (2019) The Swordsman (2020) Fatal Intuition (2015)
Historical Fiction OR Historical genre + tag Based on True Story	Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist (2022) The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom (2014) Hero (2002) The Children of Huang Shi (2008) The Treacherous (2015) Jesters: The Game Changers (2019)

3. All About the Gen(r)es		Progress:40/40
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route.	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Historical OR Sci-Fi	Empire of Lust (2015) Project Wolf Hunting (2022) The Concubine (2012) Inuyashiki (2018) Lucid Dream (2017)
Comedy OR Tragedy	Horseplay (2014) Adventure of The King (2010) Akko's Secret (2012) Forgotten (2017) A Chinese Odyssey 1: Pandora's Box (1995) Moon in the Day (2023)
~~Thriller~~ OR Romance	Ye Cheng (2023) Sun (2016) Koibitotachi no Jikoku (1987) Love After Love (2020) Way Back Into Love (2020) The Rational Life (2021) The Outsiders (2018) My Lady General (2023) An Ancient Love Song (2023) The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (2023) Usokon (2023) The Real Has Come! (2023) You Are Mine (2023) Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun (2022) Forever Love (2023) Falling for You (2023) Only Love You (2023)
Youth OR ~~Political~~	Ten Years of Loving You (2022) Wild Grass (2020) Lovely Complex (2006) Future (2023)
Action OR Life	Tom Yum Goong 2 (2013) Nice View (2022) Tokyo Sunrise (2016) Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) Ong Bak 1 (2003) Ong Bak 2 (2008) The Monkey King 2 (2016) The Monkey King 3 (2018)

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that have something to do with time, in the first habitat you are instructed to find essentials that started airing between certain dates, in the second and third one you get to dig deeper in to the concept of time

4. Year of Origin _Tutorial		Progress: 30/30
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
in 2023 OR 1940-1959	Aozora Musume (1957) Switch (2023) Dr. Romantic Season 3 (2023) The Love You Give Me (2023) The Devil's Deal (2023) Only Friends (2023) Extremely Perilous Love (2023) Love Is Panacea (2023) Only for Love (2023) Kimi ni wa Todokanai. (2023)
1990-1999 OR ~~the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form)~~	Raise the Red Lantern (1991) Flowers of Shanghai (1998) Like Grains of Sand (1995) Kantsubaki (1992) Shall We Dance? (1996)
2000-2010 OR ~~the month (not necessarily the year) you were born~~	Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) Asako in Ruby Shoes (2000) Summer, Whispers (2008) Rob B Hood (2006) Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
~~year generated by this website~~ OR 1950-1969	A Geisha (1953) Throne of Blood (1957) Tokyo Story (1953) Yojimbo (1961) Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
2017-2022 OR 1970-1989	Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) The Crimes That Bind (2018) Shadow (2018) In the Realm of the Senses (1976) Hostage: Missing Celebrity (2021)

5. Duration of The Hike _Tutorial		Progress:38/38
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Short Length Series OR Short Film	One Fine Week (2019) The Blessed Bride (2022) Lighter & Princess Extra (2022) Warning Ahead (2022) I Go to School Not by Bus (2015) The Journey of Chong Zi Epilogue (2023) Hold Me (2021) Ru Hua Ru Tu (2022) One Afternoon (2021) The Deliberations of Love (2023) My Everlasting Bride (2023) Ordinary but Special (2020) Let's Date, Professor Xie (2023) Just Spoil You (2023) Estranged Fall In Love (2023) Yes, I Am a Spy (2023) The Next Stop W (2023)
~~DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes~~ Or DRAMA with 30 episodes or more.	New Life Begins (2022) The Blood of Youth (2022) Love Revolution (2020) The Love in Your Eyes (2022) Homemade Love Story (2020) Serenade of Peaceful Joy (2020)
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.	Smile to Life (2022) Warm Meet You (2022)	40 min 36 min.
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer.	A Brighter Summer Day (1991) Because of Meeting You (2017) Road Home (2023) Love Is Written in the Stars (2023) Story of Kunning Palace (2023)	3 hr. 57 min 45 min. 45 min 45 min 45 min
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.	May It Please the Court (2022) The Heavenly Idol (2023) Dirty Laundry (2023) Happy Merry Ending (2023) All That We Loved (2023) Pachinko (2022) My Dearest Part 2 (2023) Perfect Marriage Revenge (2023)

6. Time Can Be Confusing		Progress: 25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Full second season of a DRAMA OR Only 1 episode of a DRAMA	A-Teen Season 2 (2019) Ex-Wife Stop Season 2 (2023) Utsukushii Kare Season 2 (2023) To My Star Season 2: Our Untold Stories (2022) Taxi Driver Season 2 (2023)
Different Timelines OR Time Loop	The Heart of Genius (2022) The Myth (2005) Back to the 90's (2015) My Love (2021) Ditto (2022)
Time Skip OR Time Travel	Once Again (2022) HIStory5: Love in the Future (2022) Decibel (2022) Tapestry (2020) Past-Senger (2023) I Belonged to Your World (2023) Royal Doctor (2023)
Winter OR Summer	Till the End of the World (2018) Second Winter (2018) Our Winter (2023) Love Letter (1995) One Day (2016) The Tower (2012)
Fall OR Spring	Autumn Fairy Tale (2019) Canola (2016)

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.

7. Sharing is Caring _{Tutorials: 1 2}₃		Progress:25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember~~ OR from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge	See You in My 19th Life (2023) King the Land (2023) Heartbeat (2023)	ColourMePurple
with less than 10,000 viewers OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)	Reborn Rich (2022) Aristocrats (2021) My Heart Leaps Up (2017) Mama Boy (2022) Love Stories from Fukuoka 13 (2018) Bento Harassment (2019) What Happened to Mr. Cha? (2021) The Sparring Partner (2022) Oh! My Gran (2020) Another Child (2019)
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list OR DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list	Since I Met U (2022) Don't Mess With Ex-Girlfriend (2022) The Empire (2022)
~~mentioned in the MDL Forums~~ Or mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)	A Date With the Future (2023) Sugar and Spice (2006) Bitch X Rich (2023) Exploration Method of Love (2023)	link link link link
with the newest release date in your PTW list OR with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist	Dear Probationary Girlfriend (2022) My School President (2022) Have a Crush on You (2023) All the Liq uors (2023) Perfect Mismatch (2023)

8. Examined… _Tutorial		Progress: 25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page) Or appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer)	Hi Venus (2022) Jung_E (2023) Strangers Again (2023) Wenderella's Diary (2023) Delightfully Deceitful (2023) Skip a Beat (2023)	link Link link link link link
found on a Custom List (add a link to the list). OR found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).	Our Blooming Youth (2023) The Forbidden Flower (2023) Call It Love (2023) My Small Land (2022) The Mermaid (2016) You Are My Sunshine (2015)	link link link link link link
from your most viewed tags Or from your least viewed genres under your profile stats	BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky (2020) Vincenzo: Special (2021) Hospital Playlist Special (2020)
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game) Or found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article)	6/45 (2022) Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022) The Point Men (2023) Emergency Declaration (2022) Unlocked (2023)	link link link link link
with over 10 Reviews OR ~~with 0 Reviews when you started watching it~~	Light Chaser Rescue (2022) The Starry Love (2023) The Journey of Chong Zi (2023) Duty After School: Part 1 (2023) The Longest Promise (2023)

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters _{For this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.} _*_L _{ist with awards}		Progress: 30/30
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~Award-winning~~ OR by the same writer as one of your favorites	The World of Silence (2006) Untact (2020) Heung Boo: The Revolutionist (2018)
~~from an award-winning director~~ OR that has one of your favorite actresses	Forever Enthralled (2008) Europe Raiders (2018) The Great Magician (2011) Parasite in Love (2021) All About My Mother (2021) The Last Princess (2023) Snow Eagle Lord (2023)	Zhang Zi Yi Tiffany Tang Zhou Xun Komatsu Nana Zhang Jing Yi Wang He Run Gülnezer Bextiyar
from an award-winning screenwriter OR that has one of your favorite actors	Warriors of the Dawn (2017) The Attorney (2013) Family: The Unbreakable Bond (2023) The Book of Fish (2021) Till the End of the Moon (2023) Back From the Brink (2023) Intruder (2020) Painted Heart: Twin Tribulations (2023) Million Dollar Man (2018) Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021)	https://mydramalist.com/people/249-sato-takeru Yeo Jin Goo Yim Si Wan Jang Hyuk Byun Yo Han Luo Yun Xi Neo Hou Kim Mu Yeol Xu Hai Qiao Satoh Takeru Yamada Ryosuke
from an award-winning actor OR ~~by the same director as one of your favorite titles~~	SPL 3: Paradox (2017) Still Human (2018) Cold Detective (2022) A Dirty Carnival (2006) As Tears Go By (1988) Days of Being Wild (1990)	12th Asian Film Awards 38th Hong Kong Film Awards 41st Hong Kong Film Awards 2006 Korean Film Awards 8th Hong Kong Film Awards 10th Hong Kong Film Awards
from an award-winning actress OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before	All Because Of Love (2017) Legend of Yunze (2021) Chiang Khan Story (2014) Until Rainbow Dawn (2018)

In the following habitats you are asked to find essentials that have to do with relationships and the human experience most of these are tags, but in some cases we have inclosed a list or used the words features so please pay attention. We would also like to warn sensitive participants , as some of the routes below are indeed dark. but remember you can always choose a lighter route.

10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…		Progress:30/30
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back OR ~~Exorcism~~	A Girl at My Door (2014) Love Is for Suckers (2022) Needing You... (2000) A Tiger in Winter (2018) To Be Killed by a High School Girl (2022) My Lovely Liar (2023)
Cohabitation OR Long Distance Relationship	Hirugao (2017) The Teacher (2019) 2gether: The Movie (2021) Jinxed at First (2022) Summer Holiday (2000) As Long as We Both Shall Live (2023) From Me to You (2023)
Fluffy OR Sexual Assault	Wild Little Love (2019) Wild Dogs (2014) Don't Cry, Mommy (2012) Unstoppable (2018) No Mercy (2010)
Contract Relationship OR Secret Relationship	Ending Again (2020) Madeleine (2003) Love for Two Lives (2022) Miss Ye in Wonderland (2022) An Inconvenient Love (2022) Falling in Love (2021)
Opposites Attract OR ~~Domestic Abuse~~	Eien no Kinou (2022) Kare ga Boku ni Koishita Wake (2020) The Kodai Family (2016) Just the Way You Are (2015) Crash Course in Romance (2023) My Beautiful Man: Eternal (2023)

11. Finding a Mate		Progress:30/30
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
First Love OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity /Sexual content \| Brief Nudity \| Prolonged Nudity \| Partial Nudity \| Mild Sexual Content \| Sexual Content \| Extreme Sexual Content	Love All Play (2022) Soul Mate (2016) Love for Beginners (2012) Hell Dogs (2022) Here We Meet Again (2023) Hidden Love (2023) Momoiro Anzuiro Sakurairo (2021) The Brightest Roof in the Universe (2020) Exclusive Fairytale (2023) Love Tractor (2023)
Age Gap [Drama Life] OR Classmates' Relationship	Wet Season (2019) You Are My Make Up Artist (2022) My Old Classmate (2014) Oto-na-ri (2009) Pornographer: Continued Spring Life (2021)
~~features a Heterosexual relationship~~ OR Same-Sex relationship	Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!: The Movie (2022) 1448 Love Among Us (2014) The Promise (2023) The Immeasurable (2021) Ride or Die (2021)
Enemies to Lovers OR ~~Love at First Sight~~	Roommates of Poongduck 304 (2022) Mr. Bad (2022) Love in Disguise (2010) Liar x Liar (2021) Bo Ra! Deborah (2023)
Nice Female Lead / Male Lead OR ~~Aggressive Female Lead / Male Lead~~	Alone/Together (2019) The Deadly Affair (2022) Oz Land (2018) More Than Family (2020) The Immortal Promise (2022)

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying		Progress:30/30
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Slight Comedy OR Black Comedy	Love You My Arrogance (2020) Didi's Dreams (2017) Midnight Motel (2022) Hello Stranger (2010) Collective Invention (2015)
Happy Ending OR ~~features some type of Doomsday~~	Love in Time (2022) Never Too Late (2022) Blue Spring Ride (2014) Provoke (2023) Jack o' Frost (2023) Yes, Her Majesty (2023) Sweet Games (2023)
Tragic Past OR Sketch Comedy	Beautiful Vampire (2018) The Closet (2020) Take Point (2018) Bodies at Rest (2019) First Love (2021) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016) Shigatsu no Tokyo wa... (2023) Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi (2023)
features a Celebration OR Mourning	My Deepest Dream (2022) Moonlight Chicken (2023)
Healing OR Suicide	Happy Ending Romance (2022) Shaolin Soccer (2001) Blade of the Immortal (2017) Nv Er Hong (2023) My Eternal Star (2023) Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu (2023) Finland Papa (2023) Koisenu Futari (2022)

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff		Progress:35/35
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
features a Religious Leader OR Some type of God	I Will Knock You (2022) Glitch (2022) Kokdu: Season of Deity (2023) Island (2022) Island Part 2 (2023)
Misunderstanding OR ~~Character Development~~	The Three GentleBros (2022) Love at Second Sight (2023) Kabe Sa Doujin Sakka no Neko Yashiki-kun wa Shouninyokkyuu wo Kojiraseteiru (2022) About Is Love Season 2 (2022) Boku mo Aitsu mo Shinrodesu (2022) Twenty-Twenty (2020) Love to Hate You (2023) The Snow Moon (2023)
~~Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot~~ OR LGBTQ+	The Eighth Sense (2023) Show Me Love (2023) Star Struck (2023) Love Mate (2023) Oh! My Assistant (2022) Bokura no Shokutaku (2023) Deep Ocean (2022) Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo (2023) Kiseki: Dear to Me (2023)
Suspense OR Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance	Insider (2022) Confession (2022) Dear Liar (2023) Seppun (2008) The Truth of Immortality (2023) Numbers (2023) Dai Byoin Senkyo (2023) Nusumareta Kao: Miatari Sosahan (2019) Decoy: Part 1 (2023) Decoy: Part 2 (2023) Hunger (2023)
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR Discrimination	Black Knight (2023) Taikan Yoho (2023)

In the following habitats we ask of you to look for the details in the significant scenes, in the first one (14) we ask you to notice the surroundings, in the other the objects involved (15).

14. Where Are We?		Progress:25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
On a Field OR On a Cliff	Red Cliff (2008) Red Cliff 2 (2009) Trumpet of the Cliff (2016) Under the Queen's Umbrella (2022) The Forbidden Marriage (2022)
In the Woods OR By the Sea	Little Women (2022) Stolen Identity (2018) The Director Who Buys Me Dinner (2022) 3 Will Be Free (2019) Castaway on the Moon (2009)
In a Jungle OR On a Rooftop	Seasons of Blossom (2022) Broject (2018) Godsend (2014) Our Dating Sim (2023)
On a Mountain OR On an Island	Crocodile Island (2020) Island Etude (2006) Carrying Spring (2014) Tokyo Jima (2010) Inakunare Gunjo (2019)
In a City OR In a Small Town	Mad Doctor (2022) Little Forest: Summer & Autumn (2014) Little Forest: Winter & Spring (2015) A Boss and a Babe (2023) My Dear Donovan (2022) The First Responders (2022)

15. Humans Have So Many Things		Progress:25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
An Umbrella OR A Backpack	The Reason Why I Can't Tell You Crevasse Autumn, Autumn (2016) Almost Love (2022) Temptation of Wolves (2004)
A Truck OR A Sports Car	Remember (2022) Payback: Money and Power (2023) Individual Circumstances (2023) The Murder in Kairoutei (2022) No Tears for the Dead (2014)
A Smartphone OR A Phone Booth	20th Century Girl (2022) Love Tech (2021) Celebrity (2023) Kill Mobile (2018) Oh! Youngsim (2023)
A Suit /Dress OR A Hoodie	Alice, the Final Weapon (2022) Suzhou River (2000) Beyond the Memories (2013) Tootsies and The Fake (2019)
A Book OR A Crossbow	Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me (2022) The Antique (2018) A Shoulder to Cry On (2023) BLEACH (2018) The Correct Method of Love Is Not in a Book or Blueprint (2010) Something Between Us, Comic Book Cafe No. 2 (2020)

-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials where one of the main characters (listed as a main) either is ..., gets a... has a... Each route will either include a a tag or a link to a list with more detailed instructions.

16. Who Are We?		Progress:30/30
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Child Actor/Actress OR Veteran Actor/Actress	The Silent War (2012) My Mother the Mermaid (2004) A Good Day to Have an Affair (2007) A Little Princess (2019) Forbidden Dream (2019) An Old Lady (2020) 11th Mom (2007)	Tony Leung Go Doo Shim Kim Hye Soo Na Moon Hee Han Seok Kyu Ye Soo Jung Kim Hye Soo
Idol actor/ Idol actress OR Former Child Actor/Actress	Broker (2022) Unintentional Love Story (2023) Derailed (2016) Miracle: Letters to the President (2021) A Chinese Odyssey 3 (2016) Character (2021)
Trans gender identity (different than the gender assigned to them at birth) OR ~~Cis gender Identity (same as the gender assigned to them at birth)~~	The Fish with One Sleeve (2021) High Heel (2014) Call Me Chihiro (2023)
~~Able Bodied~~ OR Living with a disability	Romance with Blind Master (2023) Bangkok Love Stories 2: Plead (2019) Silent (2022) When I See Your Face (2023) Zero to Hero (2021) Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu (2021)
Public Figure OR Hidden Identity	A Familiar Stranger (2022) The Origin of Eternity (2022) Okay! Madam (2020) The Curse of Turandot (2021) Fated to Love You (2023) Mysterious Lotus Casebook (2023) Lost You Forever (2023) The Legend of Anle (2023)

17. Camouflage?		Progress:25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Athlete OR Artist	Connect (2022) Late Spring (2014) The Name (2020) Nothing But You (2023) Fighter (2021) Hello, the Sharpshooter (2022) Falling Into You (2022)
~~Glasses~~ OR Tattoos	Tattoo (2015) The Invincible Dragon (2019) Invisible Tattoo (2022) Sunflower (2006) Deliver Us From Evil (2020)
Identity Swap OR Body Swap	The Golden Spoon (2022) Romance of a Twin Flower (2023) The Trust (2023) Love of Replica (2023) I Am a King (2012)
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead OR ~~Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead~~	Bargain (2022) Cities of Last Things (2018) Shadow Detective Blood 13 (2018) Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area - Part 1 (2022) Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (2023) The Stone of Affection (2023)
~~Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead~~ OR Antihero/Antiheroine	The Glory (2022)

18. What Are You?		Progress:35/35
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead OR ~~Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead~~	My Uncanny Destiny (2023) Spiritwalker (2021) Special Delivery (2022) The Glory Part 2 (2023) Beyond Prescriptions (2021) Sinkhole (2021) A Chinese Odyssey 2: Cinderella (1995) Concrete Utopia (2023) The West Wind Is Strong (2023) My Merman Brother (2023)
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead OR Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead	One Dollar Lawyer (2022) Royal Rumours (2023) Queenmaker (2023) He Was Cool (2004) Usogui (2022) One Line (2017) Hunt (2022) Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022) Love Me, Love Me Not (2020) Miss Mystery (2023)
Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead OR ~~Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead~~	Accidentally Meow on You (2022) Tomb of the River (2021) New Year Blues (2021)
Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead OR Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead	Cute Bodyguard (2022) My True Friend (2019) Don't Forget I Love You (2022) Lust, Caution (2007)
Killer OR Healer	Hindsight (2011) The Witch: Part 2. The Other One (2022) Long Time No See (2017)

-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.

19. The Petting Zoo		Progress:25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Pet OR Pest	Cats Don't Come When You Call (2016) Little Nights, Little Love (2019) Neko Taxi the Movie (2010) Neko Zamurai 1 (2014) If Cats Disappeared From the World (2016)
Talking Pet OR Animal Death	Carter (2022) Confessions (2010) Pluto (2013) The 8th Night (2021) Bluebeard (2017) Please Don’t Save Me (2020) The Fortress (2017) Confession of Murder (2012) The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019) OMG! Oh My Girl (2022) The Tiger (2015) The Hunt (2016) Tom Yum Goong (2005)
Zoo animal OR ~~Farm Animal~~	First Love (2022)
Veterinarian OR Animal Control	Once Upon a Small Town (2022) The Cat (2011)
Romantic Ride on a Horse OR Horse Ridden to Out to War	An Empress and the Warriors (2008) Ashes of Time Redux (2008) Jun Jiu Ling (2021) Follow My Dear General (2022)

20. Where the Humans Are…		Progress:25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Human Turns into an Animal OR Animal turns into a Human	Choco Milk Shake (2022) My Woofy Poofy Love (2018) Cat's Bar (2019) I'm a Pet At Dali Temple (2018) Catman (2021) Journey to the North (2022) Taste of Cat (2018)
Adorable animals OR Animal Attack	Cutie Pie 2 You (2023) Summer Strike (2022) Crying 100 Times: Every Raindrop Falls (2013) 10,000 Miles (2016) The Silence of the Monster (2022) Gannibal (2022)
Animal in the Wild OR Animal in a City	Return to the Wolves (2017)
Pet dressed in Clothes OR Animal Abuse	The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion (2018) Pieta (2012) Inubu (2021) Bring Me Home (2019) The Chase (2017) The Chaser (2008) La Pluie (2023) The Golden Holiday (2020) Homunculus (2021) Made in China (2015)
Second Lead Caring For Animals OR Antagonist Caring For Animals	Love in Contract (2022)

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die		Progress:25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Funeral Director OR Birth care (Postpartum care)	May I Help You (2022)
Virtual Reality OR Ghosts	Catch Up My Prince (2023) Unlock My Boss (2022) Delivery Man (2023) Till We Meet Again (2021)
Corruption OR Teamwork	Bad Prosecutor (2022) My Lethal Man (2023) Agency (2023) Gaus Electronics (2022) The Bravest (2019) Quantum Physics (2019) Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022) Under the Microscope (2023) The Prison (2017)
Friendly Game OR Death Game	Romanced (2021) Cube (2021)
Friendship OR Bullying	The Law Cafe (2022) From Me to You (2010) When You Love Yourself (2018) Love Summer (2011) Commitment (2013) Oasis (2023) Eclipse (2016) She's on Duty (2005) The Woman Who Ran (2020)

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?		Progress:25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Colleagues OR Inmates	Bed Friend (2023) The New Employee (2022) Ameiro Paradox (2022) Step by Step (2023)
Bromance OR Sismance	Young Adult Matters (2020) 20 30 40 (2004) Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty (2022) Viva Femina (2023) Fall in Love With My Bad Boy (2020) The Five (2013) My Love Story!! (2015) Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 (2023) 2037 (2022) Boys! Please Kiss Him, Instead of Me (2020)
Parent-Child OR Sibling	The Falls (2021) The Goddess Moonlit Winter (2019) The Secret House (2022) Three Bold Siblings (2022)
Assailant-Victim OR Student-Teacher	Lesson in Love (2022) My Rainy Days (2009) Cheer Up (2022)
Doctor-Patient OR Soldier	My Tooth Your Love (2022) Doctor Cha (2023) The Youth Memories (2023)

23. It's Only Words in the Name		Progress:25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Celestial Body OR Body Part	Brain Works (2023) The Empty Hands (2017) In Front of Your Face (2021) Tempting Hearts (2021) Fortuna's Eye (2019) Close Your Eyes and Hold Me (1996)
Color OR Emotion	Yellow War (2017) Angels Wear White (2017) Yellow Elephant (2013) Golden Job (2018) Ash Is Purest White (2018)
Object OR Verb	Where We Belong (2019) Letter From An Unknown Woman (2004) Catch Me Baby (2022) I Have To Buy New Shoes (2012) Silver Spoon (2014)
Animal OR Number	To My 19-Year-Old (2018) 609 Bedtime Story (2022) The Little Dragon Girl (2022) Neko Cafe (2018) Buffalo Rider (2016)
Season OR Calendar-related word	Summer Again (2021) April Story (1998) August Never Ends (2021) Bye June (1998)

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover		Progress:25/25
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Domesticated Animal OR Wild Animal	Star Watching Dog (2011) Humanimal (2020) Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP (2020) The Travelling Cat Chronicles (2018) Holding The Cat in Arms (2018)
Flower OR Building	The Fabulous (2022) On the Balcony (2019) The Preparation (2017) When I Turned Nine (2004) My Perfect Stranger (2023) A Rose and a Tulip (2019) Koi to Dangan (2022)
Light Colors OR Dark Colors	Reign of Assassins (2010) Phantom (2023) Kill Bok Soon (2023) Divorce Attorney Shin (2023) Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020) The Night Owl (2022) Inhuman Kiss (2019) Delivery (2021)
Rainbow OR Door	Love Is Color Blind (2021) Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (2003)
Only Words OR Geometrical Shapes	Love Collage (2003) Last Letter (2020) Shades of the Heart (2021)

25. Countries of MDL		Progress: 100/100
Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
China	Double Love (2022) Love at Seventh Sight (2009) My Fairy Girl (2021) Last Love First Love (2004) Skyfire (2019) The Everlasting Love (2023) Mommy's Counterattack (2023) Kill You Love You (2023) You from the Future (2023) Scent of Time (2023) Please Be My Family (2023) Queen Dugu (2019) Her Revenge (2023) Romantic (2023) Hello, I'm at Your Service (2023) Confess Your Love (2023) Legend of the Naga Pearls (2017) Railroad Tigers (2016) Soul Snatcher (2020) My Journey to You (2023) Parallel World (2023) South Wind Knows (2023) Don't Lie to Me (2023) The Princess and the Werewolf (2023) Mr. Insomnia Waiting for Love (2023) The Legend of Hao Lan (2019) My Beauty Snake Fairy Wife (2023) Back to Seventeen (2023) Supervisor Husband (2023) Wanru's Journey (2023)
Hong Kong	The Medallion (2003) For Bad Boys Only (2000) Hotel Soul Good (2018) Lavender (2000) Look for a Star (2009)
Japan	Over Time (1999) Summer Blooms (2017) My Family (2022) Like Someone in Love (2012) The Last 10 Years (2022) A2Z (2023) Saretagawa no Blue (2021) Kekkon Yoteibi (2023) Boku no Satsui ga Koi wo Shita (2021) Yugure ni, Te wo Tsunagu (2023) Otto wo Shakaiteki ni Massatsu suru 5-tsu no Hoho (2023) Kake kara Hajimaru Sayonara no Koi (2023) Muchuu-sa, Kimi ni (2021) Watashi ga Himo wo Kau Nante (2023) Muchaburi!: Watashi ga Shachou ni Naru nante (2022) Debu to Love to Ayamachi to! (2022) Brush Up Life (2023) Ao Haru Ride Season 1 (2023) Mr. Long (2017) Ousama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi (2023) Shinai naru Boku e Satsui wo Komete (2022) Ore no Kawaii wa Mousugu Shohikigen!? (2022) Brother Trap (2023) Seishun Cinderella (2022) Murai no Koi (2022)
Philippines	Finding You (2019) Silly Red Shoes (2019) Ten Little Mistresses (2023) Three Words to Forever (2018) Doll House (2022)
South Korea	Wanee and Junah (2001) Race (2023) Fanletter, Please (2022) Soulmate (2023) Pandora: Beneath the Paradise (2023) Red Balloon (2022) Bump Up Business (2023) First Love Again (2022) Ballerina (2023) Bon Appetit (2023) Strong Girl Namsoon (2023) Twinkling Watermelon (2023) The Childe (2023) Can You Deliver Time? (2020) A Time Called You (2023) Destined with You (2023) Han River Police (2023) My Dearest (2023) The Killing Vote (2023) Behind Your Touch (2023)
Taiwan	Juliets I WeirDo (2020) Sway (2014) Dear Ex (2018) Man in Love (2021)
Thailand	Ai Long Nhai (2022) 10 Years Ticket (2022) You Touched My Heart (2023) Devil-in-Law (2023) Innocent Lies (2022) Never Let Me Go (2022) Absolute Zero (2023) Dinosaur Love (2023) Chains of Heart (2023) Laws of Attraction (2023)

emmy

Dec 31, 2022 10:51 pm

Start Date: January 1st, 2023
Link to Your Drama List: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/emziiees
HABITAT PROGRESS: 0/4

1. TYPE		PROGRESS: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Web Series OR TV SHOW*
MOVIE OR ~~DRAMA SPECIAL~~	OMG! Oh My Girl		✓
Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL
Anthology OR Omnibus
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or ~~Adapted From a Novel~~ / ~~Book~~	Alice in Borderland

3. ALL ABOUT THE GEN(R)ES		PROGESS: 2/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Historical OR ~~Sci-Fi~~	Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Comedy OR Tragedy
Thriller OR ~~Romance~~	The Glory		✓
Youth OR ~~Political~~	True Beauty		✓
Action OR Life

5. DURATION OF THE HIKE		PROGRESS: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Short Length Series OR Short Film
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes Or DRAMA with 30 episodes or more.	Extraordinary You
~~DRAMA~~ ~~with 30-40 minute episodes~~ OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.	20th Century Girl
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer.
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.	The Glory Part 2		✓

7. SHARING IS CARING		PROGRESS: 0/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember OR from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge
with less than 10,000 viewers OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list OR DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list
mentioned in the MDL Forums Or mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)
with the newest release date in your PTW list OR with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist

Eemu

Dec 31, 2022 11:29 pm

Starting date: January 1st, 2023

Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Sasukebunny10955

Progress Habitat: Plains (4/26)

Completed: Green

In Progress: Red

Plan to Watch: Blue

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.

1. Type		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Web Series OR TV SHOW* At least 5 o f 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	Happy Ending Romance	Web Series
MOVIE OR DRAMA SPECIAL	The Man From Nowhere	Movie
Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL	5 Minutes to Tomorrow	Co-Produced
Anthology OR Omnibus	I Hate You I Love You	O,nibus
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or Adapted From a Novel / Book	Weak Hero Class 1	Adapted from a manwha

2. Is it True?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Advertisement OR Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre)	My Baby Bright	Ad
Independent Film OR Propaganda	Juvenille Offender	Independent Film
Documentary Genre OR Mockumentary	The Producers	Mockumentary
Adapted from Folklore OR Inspired by Real Events / Real Person	Memories of the Murder	Inspired by Real Events/Real Person
Historical Fiction OR Historical genre + tag Based on True Story	The Throne	Historical Genre + Tag Based on True Story

3. All About the Gen(r)es		Progress: 1/5
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route.	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Historical OR Sci-Fi	Connect	Historical or Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Comedy OR Tragedy	My Girlfriend is a Gumiho	Comedy
Thriller OR Romance	Squid Game S1	Thriller
Youth OR Political	Bloody Heart	Political
Action OR Life	The K2	Action

4. Year of Origin _Tutorial		Progress: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
in 2023 OR 1940-1959	Black Knight	In 2023 or 1940-1959 In 2023
1990-1999 OR the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form)	Happy Together	1990-1999 1997
2000-2010 OR the month (not necessarily the year) you were born	Secret Garden	2000-2010 2010
year generated by this website OR 1950-1969	Kill Me Heal Me	Year Generated: 2015
2017-2022 OR 1970-1989	The Smile Has Left Her Eyes	2017-2022 2018

5. Duration of The Hike _Tutorial		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Short Length Series OR Short Film	The Director Who Buys Me Dinner	Short Length Series
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes Or DRAMA with 30 episodes or more.	About Youth	Drama with 20-30 minue Episodes 20 mins~
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.	Project Wolf Hunting	Movie that lasts 90 minues or longer
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer.	Shining For One Thing	Drama with 40-50 minute Episodes
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.	Our Dating Sim	Drama with 8 eps or less

6. Time Can Be Confusing		Progress: 2/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Full second season of a DRAMA OR Only 1 episode of a DRAMA	The Uncanny Counter S2	Full Second Season of a Drama
Different Timelines OR Time Loop	Reset	Different Timelines or Time Loop Time Loop
Time Skip OR Time Travel	Someday or One Day	Time Travel
Winter OR Summer	Eternal Summer	Summer
Fall OR Spring	Autumn Tale	Fall

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.

7. Sharing is Caring _{Tutorials: 1 2}₃		Progress: 2/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember OR from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge	Moon Embracing the Sun	Forever Been in PTW
with less than 10,000 viewers OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)	Prison Playbook	Ranked 1-1000 Rank: 22
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list OR DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list	Tourist	Smallest # of Eps 3 Eps
mentioned in the MDL Forums Or mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)
with the newest release date in your PTW list OR with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist

8. Examined… _Tutorial		Progress: 2/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page) Or appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer)
found on a Custom List (add a link to the list). OR found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).	The Long Ballad	Voting List https://mydramalist.com/list/3DgPV8PL
from your most viewed tags Death Or from your least viewed genres under your profile stats	See You In My 19th Life	Most Viewed Tags
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game) Or found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article)	Crash Course Romance	Mentioned in a Article Article
with over 10 Reviews OR with 0 Reviews when you started watching it	Lies Hidden in My Garden	With Over 10 Reviews

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters _{For this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.} _*_L _{ist with awards}		Progress: 3/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Award-winning OR by the same writer as one of your favorites 2022 Grand Prize Award	Escape from Mogadishu	Award-winning 2022 Grand Prize Award
from an award-winning director OR that has one of your favorite actresses Director: Han Jae Rim	Emergency Declaration	From an award-winning director
from an award-winning screenwriter OR that has one of your favorite actors Fave Actor: Lee Jong Suk	Big Mouth	Favorite Actors
from an award-winning actor OR by the same director as one of your favorite titles Writer: Kim Eun Sook	The Glory	By the same director as one of your favorite titles
from an award-winning actress OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before 53rd Baeksang Awards, Best Actress (Im Yoon Ah)	Confidential Assignment 1	Award-Winning Actress 53rd Baeksang Awards, Best Actress (Im Yoon Ah)

10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…		Progress: 3/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back OR Exorcism	The Guest	Ex-boyfriend comes back/ Ex-Girlfriend Comes back or Exorcism Exorcism
Cohabitation OR Long Distance Relationship	To My Star	Cohabitation or Long Distance Relationship Cohabitation
Fluffy OR Sexual Assault	Love O2O	Fluffy or Sexual Assualt Fluffy
Contract Relationship OR Secret Relationship	Because This Is My First Life	Contract Relationship or Secret Relationship Contract Relationship
Opposites Attract OR Domestic Abuse	All the Liquors	Opposites Attract or Domestic Abuse Opposites Attract

11. Finding a Mate		Progress: 4/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
First Love OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity /Sexual content \| Brief Nudity \| Prolonged Nudity \| Partial Nudity \| Mild Sexual Content \| Sexual Content \| Extreme Sexual Content	The Handmaiden	Nudity
Age Gap [Drama Life] OR Classmates' Relationship	I Can Speak	Age Gap {Drama Life}
features a Heterosexual relationship OR Same-Sex relationship	His	Same-Sex Relationship
Enemies to Lovers OR Love at First Sight	Moon in the Day	Enemies to Lovers
Nice Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead	Be With You	Nice Female Lead

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Slight Comedy OR Black Comedy	Under The Queen's Umbrella	Black Comedy
Happy Ending OR features some type of Doomsday	Glitch	Features some type of Doomsday
Tragic Past OR Sketch Comedy	Always	Tragic Past
features a Celebration OR Mourning	L DK	Features Celebration
Healing OR Suicide	Solomon's Perjury	Suicide

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff		Progress: 2/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
features a Religious Leader OR Some type of God	We Are Brothers	Religious Leader
Misunderstanding OR Character Development	Racket Boys	Character Development
Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot OR LGBTQ+	The Untamed	Male-Centered Plot
Suspense OR Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance	The Escape of the Seven: War of Survival	Suspence
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR Discrimination	Fathers	Discrimination

In the following habitats we ask of you to look for the details in the significant scenes, in the first one (14) we ask you to notice the surroundings, in the other the objects involved (15).

14. Where Are We?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
On a Field OR On a Cliff	The King and Clown	On a Field
In the Woods OR By the Sea	Gannibal	In the Woods
In a Jungle OR On a Rooftop	Daytime Shooting Star	On a Rooftop
On a Mountain OR On an Island	Island	On a Island
In a City OR In a Small Town	Midnight	In a City

15. Humans Have So Many Things		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
An Umbrella OR A Backpack	I am your Bleating Phone	An Umbrella
A Truck OR A Sports Car	My Lovely Liar	Sports Car
A Smartphone OR A Phone Booth	A.I. I Love You	A Smartphone
A Suit /Dress OR A Hoodie	The Heavonly Idol	A Hoodie
A Book OR A Crossbow	The Library	A Book

16. Who Are We?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Child Actor/Actress OR Veteran Actor/Actress	Mother	Child Actor/Actress
Idol actor/ Idol actress OR Former Child Actor/Actress	Chief Kim	Idol Actor/Idol Actress
Trans gender identity (different than the gender assigned to them at birth) OR Cis gender Identity (same as the gender assigned to them at birth)	The Fallen Leaf	Trans gender identity
Able Bodied OR Living with a disability	Silent	Living with a Disability
Public Figure OR Hidden Identity	Kazoku Game	Hideen Identity

17. Camouflage?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Athlete OR Artist	Our Beloved Summer	Artist
Glasses OR Tattoos	My School President	Glasses
Identity Swap OR Body Swap	Cupids Last Wish	Body Swap
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead OR Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead	Mouse	Criminal Male Lead
Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead OR Antihero/Antiheroine	Roy Leh Sanae Rai	Antihero

18. What Are You?		Progress: 3/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead OR Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead	Our Blooming Youth	Strong Female Lead
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead OR Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead	The Legend of Anle	Smart Female Lead
Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead OR Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead	Move to Heaven	Cold Male Lead
Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead OR Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead	King the Land	Rich Male Lead
Killer OR Healer	Unlocked	Killer

-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.

19. The Petting Zoo		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Pet OR Pest	Cats Don't Come When You Call	Pet
Talking Pet OR Animal Death
Zoo animal OR Farm Animal
Veterinarian OR Animal Control
Romantic Ride on a Horse OR Horse Ridden to Out to War

20. Where the Humans Are…		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Human Turns into an Animal OR Animal turns into a Human	Choco Milk Shake	Animal turns into a Human
Adorable animals OR Animal Attack	Couplle of Mirrors	Adorable Animals
Animal in the Wild OR Animal in a City
Pet dressed in Clothes OR Animal Abuse
Second Lead Caring For Animals OR Antagonist Caring For Animals

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die		Progress: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Funeral Director OR Birth care (Postpartum care)		Funeral Director
Virtual Reality OR Ghosts		Virtual Reality
Corruption OR Teamwork
Friendly Game OR Death Game		Death Gaame
Friendship OR Bullying	The Blue Hour	Bullying

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?		Progress: 3/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Colleagues OR Inmates	2037	Inmates
Bromance OR Sismance	Twinkling Watermelon	Bromance
Parent-Child OR Sibling		Sibling
Assailant-Victim OR Student-Teacher	The Glory S2	Assailant-Victim
Doctor-Patient OR Soldier	D.P. S2	Solider

23. It's Only Words in the Name		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Celestial Body OR Body Part
Color OR Emotion
Object OR Verb
Animal OR Number
Season OR Calendar-related word

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover		Progress: 2/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Domesticated Animal OR Wild Animal	Marry My Dead Body	Domesticated Animal
Flower OR Building	Lady Snowblood	Flower or Building Flower
Light Colors OR Dark Colors	The Killer is also Romantic	Light Colors
Rainbow OR Door	Drama Special Season 13: Prism	Rainbow
Only Words OR Geometrical Shapes	The Beauty Inside	Geometrical Shapes

25. Countries of MDL		Progress: 3/7
Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
China	Ugly Beauty
Hong Kong
Japan	Ai no Kotodama
Philippines
South Korea	Decibel
Taiwan
Thailand

leyou

Dec 31, 2022 11:40 pm

Starting date: 01.01.2023

Link to your Drama list

Progress Habitat: we'll see

dyingcamellia

Dec 31, 2022 11:48 pm

Starting date: January 1st, 2023

Link to your Drama list: felicia

Progress Habitat: 16/16 ✔︎

DRAMAS: 63

MOVIES: 15

DRAMA SPECIALS: 2

2. Is it True?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~Advertisement~~ OR Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre)	Us in Your Distance	Drama Special	✔︎
Independent Film OR ~~Propaganda~~	Maggie	Movie	✔︎
~~Documentary Genre~~ OR Mockumentary	Noroi: The Curse	Movie, rewatch	✔︎
~~Adapted from Folklore~~ OR Inspired by Real Events / Real Person	The Days		✔︎
Historical Fiction OR ~~Historical genre + tag Based on True Story~~	Snowdrop		✔︎

3. All About the Gen(r)es		Progress: 5/5
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route.	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Historical OR ~~Sci-Fi~~	Nobleman Ryu's Wedding		✔︎
Comedy OR ~~Tragedy~~	Tremble All You Want	Movie	✔︎
Thriller OR ~~Romance~~	Unlocked	Movie	✔︎
Youth OR ~~Political~~	My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy	Movie	✔︎
~~Action~~ OR Life	Hachigatsu wa Yoru no Batting Center de		✔︎

8. Examined… _Tutorial		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page)~~ Or appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer)	Can We Be Strangers?	Trailer	✔︎
found on a Custom List (add a link to the list). OR ~~found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).~~	She Makes My Heart Flutter	List	✔︎
from your most viewed tags Or ~~from your least viewed genres under~~ ~~your profile stats~~	Kiseki: Dear to Me	Death	✔︎
~~with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game)~~ Or found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article)	Re/Member	Article, Movie	✔︎
with over 10 Reviews OR ~~with 0 Reviews when you started watching it~~	Unintentional Love Story		✔︎

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters _{For this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.} _*_L _{ist with awards}		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~Award-winning~~ OR by the same writer as one of your favorites	We Made a Beautiful Bouquet	Quartet (Sakamoto Yuji) Movie	✔︎
~~from an award-winning director~~ OR that has one of your favorite actresses	Crash Course in Romance	Jeon Do Yeon	✔︎
~~from an award-winning screenwriter~~ OR that has one of your favorite actors	Waiting for Rain	Kang Ha Neul Movie	✔︎
from an award-winning actor OR ~~by the same director as one of your favorite titles~~	Aishiteiru to Ittekure	Toyokawa Etsushi	✔︎
from an award-winning actress OR ~~by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before~~	See You in My 19th Life	Shin Hye Sun	✔︎

10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back OR ~~Exorcism~~	Koisenu Futari		✔︎
Cohabitation OR ~~Long Distance Relationship~~	Love is Phantom		✔︎
~~Fluffy~~ OR Sexual Assault	Kou Kou Kyoushi		✔︎
~~Contract Relationship~~ OR Secret Relationship	Mr. Sunshine		✔︎
~~Opposites Attract~~ OR Domestic Abuse	The Glory S2		✔︎

11. Finding a Mate		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
First Love OR ~~Nudity: one of the following Nudity /Sexual content \| Brief Nudity \| Prolonged Nudity \| Partial Nudity \| Mild Sexual Content \| Sexual Content \|~~ ~~Extreme Sexual Content~~	8.2 Byo no Hosoku		✔︎
Age Gap [Drama Life] OR ~~Classmates' Relationship~~	Nagatan to Aoto: Ichika no Ryourijou		✔︎
features a ~~Heterosexual relationship~~ OR Same-Sex relationship	Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna		✔︎
Enemies to Lovers OR ~~Love at First Sight~~	Blueming		✔︎
Nice Female Lead / Nice Male Lead OR ~~Aggressive Female Lead~~ / ~~Aggressive Male Lead~~	Horimiya		✔︎

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Slight Comedy OR ~~Black Comedy~~	Divorce Attorney Shin		✔︎
Happy Ending OR ~~features some type of~~ ~~Doomsday~~	The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale	Movie	✔︎
Tragic Past OR ~~Sketch Comedy~~	A Shoulder to Cry On		✔︎
~~features a~~ ~~Celebration~~ OR Mourning	The Eight Sense		✔︎
Healing OR ~~Suicide~~	Love Mate		✔︎

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~features a Religious Leader~~ OR Some type of God	The Director Who Buys Me Dinner		✔︎
~~Misunderstanding~~ OR Character Development	Konto ga Hajimaru		✔︎
~~Female-Centered Plot~~ / ~~Male-Centered Plot~~ OR LGBTQ+	I Told Sunset About You		✔︎
~~Suspense~~ OR Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance	Minato Shouji Coin Laundry		✔︎
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR ~~Discrimination~~	Out with a Bang		✔︎

14. Where Are We?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
On a Field OR ~~On a Cliff~~	The Forbidden Flower		✔︎
In the Woods OR ~~By the Sea~~	Gannibal		✔︎
~~In a Jungle~~ OR On a Rooftop	Our Dating Sim		✔︎
~~On a Mountain~~ OR On an Island	Island S1		✔︎
In a City OR ~~In a Small Town~~	Madoromi Barmaid		✔︎

15. Humans Have So Many Things		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
An Umbrella OR ~~A Backpack~~	About Youth		✔︎
~~A Truck~~ OR A Sports Car	Ryosangata Riko: Puramo Joshi no Jinsei		✔︎
A Smartphone OR ~~A Phone Booth~~	DNA Says Love You		✔︎
A Suit /Dress OR ~~A Hoodie~~	You Are Mine		✔︎
~~A Book~~ OR A Crossbow	Da Capo Shimasen ka?		✔︎

17. Camouflage?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~Athlete~~ OR Artist	Kaidanshita no Gogh		✔︎
Glasses OR ~~Tattoos~~	Hokuo Kojirase Nikki		✔︎
Identity Swap OR ~~Body Swap~~	Watashi no Otto wa Reitouko ni Nemutte Iru		✔︎
~~Cop Female Lead~~/ ~~Cop Male Lead~~ OR Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead	HIStory3: Trapped		✔︎
~~Superhero Male Lead~~/~~Superhero Female Lead~~ OR Antihero/Antiheroine	The Glory S1		✔︎

18. What Are You?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead OR ~~Weak Female Lead~~ / ~~Weak Male Lead~~	The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die	Movie	✔︎
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead OR ~~Naive Female Lead~~/~~Naive Male Lead~~	Delightfully Deceitful		✔︎
Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead OR ~~Clingy Female Lead~~/~~Clingy Male Lead~~	Aishiteiru to Ittekure		✔︎
~~Rich Female Lead~~/ ~~Rich Male Lead~~ OR Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead	Bargain		✔︎
Killer OR ~~Healer~~	Kill Bok Soon	Movie	✔︎

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~Funeral Director~~ OR Birth care (Postpartum care)	Hoshi Furu Yoru ni		✔︎
~~Virtual Reality~~ OR Ghosts	Devil in the Lake		✔︎
Corruption OR ~~Teamwork~~	Payback: Money and Power		✔︎
~~Friendly Game~~ OR Death Game	Imawa no Kuni no Alice S2		✔︎
Friendship OR ~~Bullying~~	A Jaunt	Drama Special	✔︎

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Colleagues OR ~~Inmates~~	Reversal Orchestra		✔︎
Bromance OR ~~Sismance~~	Muchuu-sa, Kimi ni		✔︎
Parent-Child OR ~~Sibling~~	Bokura no Shokutaku		✔︎
Assailant-Victim OR ~~Student-Teacher~~	Midnight	Movie	✔︎
Doctor-Patient OR ~~Soldier~~	Hope	Movie	✔︎

23. It's Only Words in the Name		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~Celestial Body~~ OR Body Part	I Want to Eat Your Pancreas	Movie	✔︎
~~Color~~ OR Emotion	Love to Hate You		✔︎
Object OR ~~Verb~~	A Table!: Rekishi no Recipe wo Tsukutte		✔︎
Animal OR ~~Number~~	If Cats Disappeared From the World	Movie, rewatch	✔︎
Season OR ~~Calendar-related word~~	Cherry Blossoms After Winter		✔︎

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Domesticated Animal OR ~~Wild Animal~~	Only You		✔︎
~~Flower~~ OR Building	Shinigami San		✔︎
~~Light Colors~~ OR Dark Colors	Big Bet		✔︎
Rainbow OR ~~Door~~	DNA Says Love You		✔︎
~~Only Words~~ OR Geometrical Shapes	Given		✔︎

melolights

Jan 1, 2023 12:08 am

Starting date: January 1st, 2023

Link to your Drama list: melolights

Progress Habitat: 22/22

Completed: ✔︎

DRAMAS: 93

MOVIES: 16

DRAMA SPECIALS: 1

Taxonomy

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.

1. Type		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Web Series OR ~~TV SHOW~~* At least 5 o f 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	We Best Love: No. 1 For You		✔︎
~~MOVIE~~ OR DRAMA SPECIAL	Love Is Phantom Special		✔︎
~~Co-Produced~~ OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL	Our 30 Minute Sessions	Mackenyu	✔︎
~~Anthology~~ OR Omnibus	Zenin, Kataomoi		✔︎
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or ~~Adapted From a Novel~~ / ~~Book~~	Horimiya		✔︎

3. All About the Gen(r)es		Progress: 5/5
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route.	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~Historical~~ OR Sci-Fi	HIStory5: Love in the Future		✔︎
Comedy OR ~~Tragedy~~	Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi		✔︎
~~Thriller~~ OR Romance	Cinderella Is Online		✔︎
Youth OR ~~Political~~	Life: Love on the Line (Director's Cut)		✔︎
~~Action~~ OR Life	Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu		✔︎

4. Year of Origin _Tutorial		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
in 2023 OR ~~1940-1959~~	Love Mate		✔︎
~~1990-1999~~ OR the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form)	Drowning love	https://mydramalist.com/profile/Neonthe	✔︎
~~2000-2010~~ OR the month (not necessarily the year) you were born	Papa & Daddy	April	✔︎
year generated by this website OR ~~1950-1969~~	Kono Koi wa Tsumi na no ka!?	2018	✔︎
2017-2022 OR ~~1970-1989~~	Love Distance		✔︎

5. Duration of The Hike _Tutorial		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Short Length Series OR ~~Short Film~~	8.2 Byo no Hosoku		✔︎
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes Or ~~DRAMA~~ ~~with 30 episodes or more.~~	HIStory1: Obsessed		✔︎
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR ~~MOVIE~~ ~~that lasts 90 minutes or longer.~~	Bokura wa Koi ga Hetasugiru		✔︎
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR ~~MOVIE~~ ~~that lasts 180 minutes or longer.~~	Anata no Ban Desu		✔︎
~~DRAMA~~ ~~with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes~~ OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.	I Give My First Love to You		✔︎

6. Time Can Be Confusing		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Full second season of a DRAMA OR ~~Only 1 episode of a~~ ~~DRAMA~~	The Glory Part 2		✔︎
Different Timelines OR ~~Time Loop~~	Our dating sim		✔︎
~~Time Skip~~ OR Time Travel	Ore no Kawaii wa Mousugu Shohik		✔︎
Winter OR ~~Summer~~	Principal: Koi Suru Watashi wa Heroine Desu Ka?		✔︎
~~Fall~~ OR Spring	Shigatsu no Tokyo wa...		✔︎

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.

8. Examined… _Tutorial		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page)~~ Or appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer)	Kimi ni wa Todokanai.	Trailer	✔︎
~~found on a Custom List (add a link to the list).~~ OR found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).	The Eighth Sense	This list	✔︎
from your most viewed tags Or ~~from your least viewed genres under~~ ~~your profile stats~~	Koe Koi	Romance	✔︎
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game) Or ~~found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article)~~	Taikan Yoho	This game	✔︎
~~with over 10 Reviews~~ OR with 0 Reviews when you started watching it	Watashi no Shite Kurenai Pheromone Kareshi		✔︎

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters _{For this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.} _*_L _{ist with awards}		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~Award-winning~~ OR by the same writer as one of your favorites	Missions of love	Same writer as Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun	✔︎
~~from an award-winning director~~ OR that has one of your favorite actresses	We made a beautiful bouquet	Arimura Kasumi	✔︎
~~from an award-winning screenwriter~~ OR that has one of your favorite actors	Douse Mou Nigerarenai	Kusakawa Takuya	✔︎
from an award-winning actor OR ~~by the same director as one of your favorite titles~~	Ima kara Anata wo Kyouhaku Shimasu	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Fujioka best supporting actor@ tokyo drama awards	✔︎
~~from an award-winning actress~~ OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before	Tremble all you want		✔︎

Getting up Close and Personal

10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back OR ~~Exorcism~~	Motokare Retry		✔︎
Cohabitation OR ~~Long Distance Relationship~~	Minami-kun no Koibito - My Little Lover		✔︎
~~Fluffy~~ OR Sexual Assault	Ameiro Paradox		✔︎
Contract Relationship OR ~~Secret Relationship~~	Love to Hate You		✔︎
Opposites Attract OR ~~Domestic Abuse~~	Kare ga Boku ni Koishita Wake		✔︎

11. Finding a Mate		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
First Love OR ~~Nudity: one of the following Nudity /Sexual content \| Brief Nudity \| Prolonged Nudity \| Partial Nudity \| Mild Sexual Content \| Sexual Content \|~~ ~~Extreme Sexual Content~~	First Love: Hatsukoi		✔︎
Age Gap [Drama Life] OR ~~Classmates' Relationship~~	Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo		✔︎
~~features a Heterosexual relationship~~ OR Same-Sex relationship	HIStory1: Stay Away From Me		✔︎
Enemies to Lovers OR ~~Love at First Sight~~	Perfect Crime		✔︎
~~Nice Female Lead~~ / Nice Male Lead OR ~~Aggressive Female Lead~~ / ~~Aggressive Male Lead~~	Konin Todoke ni Han wo Oshita dake desu ga		✔︎

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~Slight Comedy~~ OR Black Comedy	Crime Family		✔︎
~~Happy Ending~~ OR features some type of Doomsday	Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu		✔︎
Tragic Past OR ~~Sketch Comedy~~	Given		✔︎
features a ~~Celebration~~ OR Mourning	Hapimari: Happy Marriage!?		✔︎
~~Healing~~ OR Suicide	3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu		✔︎

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~features a Religious Leader~~ OR Some type of God	The Director Who Buys Me Dinner		✔︎
~~Misunderstanding~~ OR Character Development	Utsukushii Kare Season 2		✔︎
~~Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot~~ OR LGBTQ+	Kabe Sa Doujin Sakka no Neko Yashiki-kun wa Shouninyokkyuu wo Kojiraseteiru		✔︎
~~Suspense~~ OR Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance	Restart After Come back Home		✔︎
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR ~~Discrimination~~	Love Is Phantom		✔︎

In the following habitats we ask of you to look for the details in the significant scenes, in the first one (14) we ask you to notice the surroundings, in the other the objects involved (15).

14. Where Are We?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~On a Field~~ OR On a Cliff	I Told Sunset about You		✔︎
~~In the Woods~~ OR By the Sea	Chugakusei Nikki		✔︎
~~In a Jungle~~ OR On a Rooftop	Kimi no Koto Dake Mite Itai		✔︎
~~On a Mountain~~ OR On an Island	One Page Love		✔︎
In a City OR ~~In a Small Town~~	Koi to Dangan		✔︎

15. Humans Have So Many Things		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
An Umbrella OR ~~A Backpack~~	Love Kome no Okite: Kojirase Joshi to Toshishita Danshi		✔︎
A Truck OR A Sports Car	Individual Circumstances		✔︎
A Smartphone OR ~~A Phone Booth~~	Our Dating Sim		✔︎
A Suit /Dress OR A Hoodie	Himitsu no Ai-chan		✔︎
A Book OR ~~A Crossbow~~	Nee Sensei, Shiranai no?		✔︎

16. Who Are We?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Child Actor/Actress OR ~~Veteran Actor/Actress~~	Konto ga Hajimaru	Kamiki Ryunosuke	✔︎
Idol actor/ Idol actress OR ~~Former Child Actor/Actress~~	Liar	Sato Taiki	✔︎
~~Trans gender identity~~ ~~(different than the gender assigned to them at birth)~~ OR Cis gender Identity (same as the gender assigned to them at birth)	Kuzu no Honkai		✔︎
~~Able Bodied~~ OR Living with a disability	Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu		✔︎
~~Public Figure~~ OR Hidden Identity	Unintentional Love Story		✔︎

17. Camouflage?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~Athlete~~ OR Artist	Kimi no Hana ni Naru		✔︎
Glasses OR ~~Tattoos~~	Bungaku Shojo		✔︎
~~Identity Swap~~ OR Body Swap	EVEN - Kimi ni Okuru Uta		✔︎
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead OR ~~Criminal Female Lead~~/~~Criminal Male Lead~~	P to JK		✔︎
~~Superhero Male Lead~~/~~Superhero Female Lead~~ OR Antihero/Antiheroine	The Glory Season 1		✔︎

18. What Are You?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead OR ~~Weak Female Lead~~ / ~~Weak Male Lead~~	Promise Cinderella		✔︎
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead OR ~~Naive Female Lead~~/~~Naive Male Lead~~	Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 2		✔︎
Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead OR ~~Clingy Female Lead~~/~~Clingy Male Lead~~	12 Suicidal Teens		✔︎
Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead OR Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead	Eroi Kareshi ga Watashi wo Madowasu		✔︎
Killer OR ~~Healer~~	Sensei wo Kesu Houteishiki		✔︎

-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.

19. The Petting Zoo		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Pet OR ~~Pest~~	Today's Kira-kun	Bird	✔︎
~~Talking Pet~~ OR Animal Death	Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun		✔︎
Zoo animal OR Farm Animal	My little monster	Chicken	✔︎
Veterinarian OR ~~Animal Control~~	Crash course in romance		✔︎
Romantic Ride on a Horse OR ~~Horse Ridden to Out to War~~	My Tooth Your Love		✔︎

20. Where the Humans Are…		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Human Turns into an Animal OR Animal turns into a Human	Semi Otoko		✔︎
Adorable animals OR ~~Animal Attack~~	Ousama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi		✔︎
~~Animal in the Wild~~ OR Animal in a City	Your eyes tell		✔︎
Pet dressed in Clothes OR ~~Animal Abuse~~	Kieta Hatsukoi		✔︎
~~Second Lead Caring For Animals~~ OR Antagonist Caring For Animals	KinnPorsche		✔︎

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die		Progress: 4/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~Funeral Director~~ OR Birth care (Postpartum care)	Hoshi furu yoru ni		✔︎
~~Virtual Reality~~ OR Ghosts	Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum		✔︎
~~Corruption~~ OR Teamwork	Shinai naru Boku e Satsui wo Komete		✔︎
~~Friendly Game~~ OR Death Game	Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 1		✔︎
Friendship OR ~~Bullying~~	From me to you		✔︎

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Colleagues OR ~~Inmates~~	Kekkon Dekinai ni wa Wake ga Aru		✔︎
Bromance OR ~~Sismance~~	Muchuu-sa, Kimi ni		✔︎
~~Parent-Child~~ OR Sibling	L♥DK		✔︎
~~Assailant-Victim~~ OR Student-Teacher	Minato Shouji Coin Laundry		✔︎
Doctor-Patient OR ~~Soldier~~	Eien no Kinou		✔︎

23. It's Only Words in the Name		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Celestial Body OR ~~Body Part~~	To My Star Season 2: Our Untold Stories		✔︎
Color OR ~~Emotion~~	Momoiro Anzuiro Sakurairo		✔︎
Object OR ~~Verb~~	Love Tractor		✔︎
~~Animal~~ OR Number	3B no Koibito		✔︎
~~Season~~ OR Calendar-related word	Blue spring ride		✔︎

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Domesticated Animal OR ~~Wild Animal~~	Sakura		✔︎
Flower OR ~~Building~~	Utsukushii Kare		✔︎
Light Colors OR ~~Dark Colors~~	Marry Me!		✔︎
Rainbow OR ~~Door~~	Like in the movies		✔︎
~~Only Words~~ OR Geometrical Shapes	Kareshi wo Loan de Kaimashita		✔︎

safirblaSVT

Jan 1, 2023 12:25 am

Starting date: January 1, 2023

Link to your Drama list: My list

Progress Habitat: 8/8

Completed | Currently Watching | Plan to Watch

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.

1. Type		Progress: 5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Web Series OR TV SHOW* At least 5 o f 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	*ATEEZ 82 Challenge*	*TV Show Episodes 1-8*	*September 28, 2023*
MOVIE OR DRAMA SPECIAL	*609 Bedtime Story: Dream On*	*Drama Special*	*May 11, 2023*
Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL	*Snowpiercer*	*Chris Evans (American)*	*October 30, 2023*
Anthology OR Omnibus	*Close Friend*	*Anthology*	*November 16, 2023*
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or Adapted From a Novel / Book	*Connect*	*Adapted from a Webtoon*	*May 11, 2023*

3. All About the Gen(r)es		Progress: 5
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route.	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Historical OR Sci-Fi	*Sweet Home Season 2*	*Sci-Fi*	*December 10, 2023*
Comedy OR Tragedy	*Doona!*	*Comedy*	*December 9, 2023*
Thriller OR Romance	*Convenience Store Fling*	*Romance*	*November 22, 2023*
Youth OR Political	*Sky of Love*	*Youth*	*December 27, 2023*
Action OR Life	*Black Knight*	*Action*	*December 11, 2023*

5. Duration of The Hike _Tutorial		Progress: 5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Short Length Series OR Short Film	*Craving You*	*Short Length Series*	*December 7, 2023*
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes Or DRAMA with 30 episodes or more.	*Nee Sensei, Shiranai no?*	*25 min. per episode*	*December 14, 2023*
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.	*Gameboys Season 2*	*31 min. per episode*	*November 22, 2023*
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer.	*Only Friends*	*46 min. per episode*	*December 6, 2023*
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.	*Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area - Part 2*	*6 episodes*	*December 8, 2023*

6. Time Can Be Confusing		Progress: 5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Full second season of a DRAMA OR Only 1 episode of a DRAMA	*Alice in Borderland 2*		*February 1st, 2023*
Different Timelines OR Time Loop	*The Call*	*Different Timelines*	June 28th, 2023
Time Skip OR Time Travel	*Roommates of Pyeongduck 304*	*Time Skip*	*May 10, 2023*
Winter OR Summer	*Ocean Likes Me*	*Winter*	*November 11, 2023*
Fall OR Spring	*Sing My Crush*	*Fall*	*November 20, 2023*

11. Finding a Mate		Progress: 5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
First Love OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity /Sexual content \| Brief Nudity \| Prolonged Nudity \| Partial Nudity \| Mild Sexual Content \| Sexual Content \| Extreme Sexual Content	*Love in the Air*	*Sexual Content*	*October 2, 2023*
Age Gap [Drama Life] OR Classmates' Relationship	*Dating in the Kitchen*	*Age Gap*	*March 17, 2023*
features a Heterosexual relationship OR Same-Sex relationship	*2 Moons: The Ambassador*	*Same-Sex Relationship*	*July 31, 2023*
Enemies to Lovers OR Love at First Sight	*Destined with You*	*Enemies to Lovers*	*December 21, 2023*
Nice Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead	*King the Land*	*Nice Female Lead*	*December 31, 2023*

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying		Progress: 5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Slight Comedy OR Black Comedy	*Moving*	*Slight Comedy*	*November 16, 2023*
Happy Ending OR features some type of Doomsday	*Fated to Love You*	*Happy Ending*	*September 27, 2023*
Tragic Past OR Sketch Comedy	*Kill It*	*Tragic Past*	*April 13, 2023*
features a Celebration OR Mourning	*Cutie Pie 2 You*	*Wedding*	*April 11, 2023*
Healing OR Suicide	*Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo*	*Healing*	*November 20, 2023*

17. Camouflage?		Progress: 5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Athlete OR Artist	*Bloodhounds*	*Boxing*	*June 17, 2023*
Glasses OR Tattoos	*Our Dating Sim*	*Glasses*	*April 14, 2023*
Identity Swap OR Body Swap	*The Heavenly Idol*	*Body Swap*	*October 26, 2023*
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead OR Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead	*Reset*	*Cop Female Lead*	*October 26, 2023*
Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead OR Antihero/Antiheroine	*One Piece*	*Antiheroine*	*September 5, 2023*

-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?		Progress: 5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Colleagues OR Inmates	*Old Fashion Cupcake*	*Colleagues*	*October 3, 2023*
Bromance OR Sismance	*The Deal*	*Bromance*	*November 21, 2023*
Parent-Child OR Sibling	*609 Bedtime Story*	*Brother-Sister Relationship*	*May 11, 2023*
Assailant-Victim OR Student-Teacher	*Big*	*Student-Teacher*	*December 20, 2023*
Doctor-Patient OR Soldier	*D.P Season 2*	*Soldier*	*October 4, 2023*

Honchkrow

Jan 1, 2023 12:43 am

Starting date: January 1, 2023

Link to your Drama list: My List

Progress Habitat:

Legend: Currently Watching, Plan to Watch, Completed (✓)

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.

1. Type		Progress: 4/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
TV SHOW At least 5 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	Single's Inferno S2	Episodes 1-10	✓
MOVIE	Jung_E		✓
Starring an Actor/~~Actress~~ in a project from a country NOT on MDL	The Jungle	Luke Ishikawa Plowden (American)	✓
Omnibus	Love Scene Number
Adapted from a manga / ~~webtoon~~ / ~~manhua~~ / ~~manhwa~~ / ~~Comic~~	Alice in Borderland S2	Adapted from a manga	✓

2. Is it True?		Progress: 2/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Advertisement	7 First Kisses
Propaganda	Hellbound	Rewatch	✓
Mockumentary	I Hate Going to Work
Inspired by Real Events / ~~Real Person~~	Pipeline
Historical Fiction	My Dearest		✓

3. All About the Gen(r)es		Progress: 3/5
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route.	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Historical	Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist S2		✓
Comedy	Strangers Again
Romance	You Touched My Heart		✓
Youth	Utsukushii Kare S1
Action	Pandora: Beneath the Paradise		✓

4. Year of Origin _Tutorial		Progress: 2/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
in 2023	My Perfect Stranger	2023	✓
1990-1999	Itazura na Kiss	1996
2000-2010	From Me to You	2010
year generated by this website	Emergency Couple	~~1995~~, 2011, 2014, 2020
2017-2022	The Interest of Love	2022	✓

5. Duration of The Hike _Tutorial		Progress: 4/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Short Film	Wuliang	37 min.
DRAMA with 30 episodes or more.	Love Between Fairy and Devil	36 episodes	✓
MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.	Ditto	114 min.	✓
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes	Lighter & Princess	45 min.	✓
DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.	Money Heist Korea Joint Economic Area Part 2	6 episodes	✓

6. Time Can Be Confusing		Progress: 3/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Full second season of a DRAMA	Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938	Season 2	✓
Time Loop	A Time Called You		✓
Time Skip	The Glory S1		✓
Winter	When the Weather is Fine	Winter setting
Spring	One Spring Night	Spring setting

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.

7. Sharing is Caring _{Tutorials: 1 2}₃		Progress: 4/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember	Jao Sao Jum Yorm		✓
ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)	Weak Hero Class 1	ranked #12 as of Jan. 3, 2023	✓
DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list	The All-Round Wife	122 episodes, as of Jan. 6, 2023	✓
mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)	The Blood of Youth	Mentioned by Anusaya in a feed	✓
with the newest release date in your PTW list	Payback: Money and Power	Aired its first episode on Jan. 6, 2023

8. Examined… _Tutorial		Progress: 3/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer)	The Director Who Buys Me Dinner	Link (page 3)
found on a Custom List (add a link to the list).	The Glory S2	Link	✓
from your most viewed tags	Blue Birthday (Japan)	Top Tag: Death
found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article)	Doona!	Link	✓
with over 10 Reviews	Alchemy of Souls S2: Light and Shadow	33 reviews when I started watching	✓

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters _{For this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.} _*_L _{ist with awards}		Progress: 4/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Award-winning
that has one of your favorite actresses	See You in My 19th Life	Shin Hye Sun	✓
that has one of your favorite actors	Our Blooming Youth	Park Hyung Sik	✓
from an award-winning actor	Decision to Leave	Park Hae-il won Best Actor at the 58th Grand Bell Awards	✓
by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before	Brain Cooperation	Lee Jin Seo, director	✓

10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Exorcism	Island S2		✓
Cohabitation	Not Others		✓
Fluffy	Why Women Love		✓
Secret Relationship	Never Let Me Go		✓
Domestic Abuse	Castaway Diva		✓

11. Finding a Mate		Progress: 4/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
First Love	The Uncanny Counter S2		✓
Classmates' Relationship	Twinkling Watermelon		✓
Same-Sex relationship	Semantic Error		✓
Love at First Sight	Heartbeat		✓
~~Aggressive Female Lead~~ / Aggressive Male Lead	Lover or Stranger	Aggressive Male Lead

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying		Progress: 3/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Slight Comedy	Perfect Marriage Revenge		✓
Happy Ending	Love to Hate You		✓
Tragic Past	One and Only
features a Celebration	My School President
Healing	The Good Bad Mother		✓

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff		Progress: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
features a Religious Leader	My ID is Gangnam Beauty
Misunderstanding	Hi Venus
LGBTQ+	Oh! My Assistant (Movie)
Suspense	Taxi Driver S2		✓
~~Popular Male Lead~~ / Popular Female Lead	Escape of the Seven	Popular Female Lead	✓

In the following habitats we ask of you to look for the details in the significant scenes, in the first one (14) we ask you to notice the surroundings, in the other the objects involved (15).

14. Where Are We?		Progress: 4/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
On a Field	Sword Snow Stride		✓
In the Woods	Jirisan	Rewatch	✓
On a Rooftop	Revenge of Others
On an Island	The Stranded	Rewatch
In a Small Town	From Me to You		✓

15. Humans Have So Many Things		Progress: 3/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
An Umbrella	Trolley		✓
A Truck	Black Knight		✓
A Smartphone	Delivery Man		✓
A Suit /Dress	Cherry Magic
A Crossbow	A Shoulder to Cry On

16. Who Are We?		Progress: 3/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Child Actor/Actress	Hi, Bye Mama!	Seo Woo Jin
Idol actor/ ~~Idol actress~~	The Heavenly Idol	Idol Actor	✓
Trans gender identity (different than the gender assigned to them at birth)	Raise de wa Chanto Shimasu S1
Able Bodied	General's Lady	Rewatch first 7 episodes	✓
Hidden Identity	Family: The Unbreakable Bond		✓

17. Camouflage?		Progress: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Artist	Individual Circumstances		✓
Glasses	My Lethal Man
Body Swap	The Day of Becoming You
~~Criminal Female Lead~~/Criminal Male Lead	Midnight	Criminal Male Lead
~~Antihero~~/Antiheroine	Risky	Antiheroine

18. What Are You?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
~~Strong Female Lead~~ / Strong Male Lead	Vigilante	Strong Male Lead	✓
~~Smart Female Lead~~/Smart Male Lead	Joseon Attorney: A Morality	Smart Male Lead	✓
~~Cold Female Lead~~/Cold Male Lead	The Secret Romantic Guesthose	Cold Male Lead	✓
~~Rich Female Lead~~/ Rich Male Lead	Celebrity	Rich Male Lead	✓
Healer	Kokdu: Season of Deity	Doctor Female Lead	✓

-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.

19. The Petting Zoo		Progress: 2/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Pest	Roommates of Poongduck 304
Animal Death	The First Responders S2		✓
Zoo animal OR Farm Animal
Veterinarian	Behind Your Touch	Veterinarian Female Lead	✓
Romantic Ride on a Horse OR Horse Ridden to Out to War

20. Where the Humans Are…		Progress: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Human Turns into an Animal OR Animal turns into a Human
Animal Attack	The Forbidden Marriage
Animal in the Wild	Back from the Brink		✓
Animal Abuse	Someday or One Day
Second Lead Caring For Animals OR Antagonist Caring For Animals

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die		Progress: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Birth care (Postpartum care)	Hoshi Furu Yoru ni
Virtual Reality	Catch Up My Prince		✓
Teamwork	Gank Your Heart
Friendly Game	Theory of Love
Friendship	Gyeongseong Creature

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?		Progress: 4/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Colleagues	A Boss and a Babe	Office setting	✓
Sismance	Queenmaker		✓
Sibling	Double Savage	Brothers relationship
Student-Teacher	Dangerous Romance		✓
Soldier	Song of the Bandits	Tag: Army, Soldier	✓

23. It's Only Words in the Name		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Body Part	Dr. Brain
Color	The Red Sleeve	Rewatch first 7 episodes
Verb	Unlock My Boss
Number	10 Years Ticket
Season	Summer Strike

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover		Progress: 4/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Wild Animal	Unforgotten Night
Building	Call It Love		✓
Dark Colors	Island S1		✓
Door	King the Land		✓
Geometrical Shapes	Be My Favorite		✓

25. Countries of MDL		Progress: 2/7
Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
China	The Starry Love		✓
Hong Kong	Ip Man
Japan	Rinko-san wa Shite Mitai
Philippines	Like in the Movies
South Korea	Crash Course in Romance		✓
Taiwan	Copycat Killer
Thailand	Love Syndrome

JulyMoon VIP

Jan 1, 2023 12:59 am

Starting date: January 1, 2023
Link to your Drama list: LunaNoir's Watchlist

Progress Habitat: 10/10

⭐ = Fitting drama found

★ = Currently Watching

Date Format: DD/MM/YY

1. Type		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Web Series OR TV SHOW* At least 5 o f 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	Once Upon a Small Town	Web Series	26.12.2023
MOVIE OR DRAMA SPECIAL	My Little Hero	Movie	28.03.2023
Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL	Casa Armor: Exclusive for Ladies	with Clara Lee (British Nationality)	13.08.2023
Anthology OR Omnibus	Triple - Do You Want?	Omnibus	23.02.2023
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or Adapted From a Novel / Book	Something In My Room	Adapted from a Comic	21.08.2023

2. Is it True?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Advertisement OR Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre)	When You Love Yourself	Educational	27.02.2023
Independent Film OR Propaganda	Just Friends?	Independent Film	16.08.2023
Documentary Genre OR Mockumentary	Cupid's Last Wish: Behind The Scenes	Documentary Genre	12.02.2023
Adapted from Folklore OR Inspired by Real Events / Real Person	When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead	Inspired by Real Events	25.11.2023
Historical Fiction OR Historical genre + tag Based on True Story	Sakuran	Historical Fiction	28.10.2023

3. All About the Gen(r)es		Progress: 5/5
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route.	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Historical OR Sci-Fi	The Forbidden Marriage	Historical	07.12.2023
Comedy OR Tragedy	Hakozume: Tatakau! Koban Joshi	Comedy	28.02.2023
Thriller OR Romance	The First Responders	Thriller	17.02.2023
Youth OR Political	49 Days With A Merman	Youth	14.09.2023
Action OR Life	Mental Tsuyome Bijo Shirakawa-san	Life	07.08.2023

4. Year of Origin		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
in 2023 OR 1940-1959	One Day Off	in 2023	26.11.2023
1990-1999 OR the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form)	Miss Granny	kura2ninja Join Year: 2014 Link to account / Link to Challenge Form by the time I watched this we were on the same page number 6, see proof	03.12.2023
2000-2010 OR the month (not necessarily the year) you were born	Exit	Month I was born: July	17.12.2023
year generated by this website OR 1950-1969	Bad Guys	year generated: 2014	22.02.2023
2017-2022 OR 1970-1989	Birthday	2017-2022 -> 2019	27.11.2023

5. Duration of The Hike		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Short Length Series OR Short Film	Love Between Fairy and Devil Special	Short Length Series	06.02.2023
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes Or DRAMA with 30 episodes or more	Koi to Dangan	Drama episode length 24 min	10.09.2023
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer	Low Season	runtime 2 hr. 5 min.	13.08.2023
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer	TOKYO AIRPORT - Tokyo Kuukou Kansei Hoanbu	Drama with 45 minute episodes	11.09.2023
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less	To The Moon and Back	episode length: 1h 10min	17.11.2023

7. Sharing is Caring		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember OR from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge	May I Help You	In Watchlist of Echo and Tasnima_329	29.01.2023
with less than 10,000 viewers OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)	Gibo To Musume no Blues	3,393 watchers when I completed watching	08.06.2023
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list OR DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list	You Are My Hero	40 episodes	12.08.2023
mentioned in the MDL Forums Or mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)	Let's Fight Ghost	Feed post screenshot	09.01.2023
with the newest release date in your PTW list OR with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist	The First Responders Season 2	Release Date:Aug 4, 2023 - Sep 9, 2023 watched while it aired	24.09.2023

8. Examined…		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page) Or appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer)	Marry My Dead Body	Trailers Page 2: photo proof Link to trailer	06.12.2023
found on a Custom List (add a link to the list). OR found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).	Tokyo MER	List (Position 181)-Photo proof	20.03.2023
from your most viewed tags Or from your least viewed genres under your profile stats	Not Me	Most viewed tag: Friendship	12.01.2023
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game) Or found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article)	Like Father, Like Son	in article: MDL Choice: Heisei Dramas and Movies	03.03.2023
with over 10 Reviews OR with 0 Reviews when you started watching it	Hakozume: Motto tatakau! Machiyama Sho no Hitobito	0 reviews when added (screenshot)	28.02.2023

11. Finding a Mate		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
First Love OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content \| Brief Nudity \| Prolonged Nudity \| Partial Nudity \| Mild Sexual Content \| Sexual Content \| Extreme Sexual Content	Love and Leashes	Sexual Content	26.12.2023
Age Gap [Drama Life] OR Classmates' Relationship	BL Metamorphosis	Age Gap [Drama Life]	16.12.2023
features a Heterosexual relationship OR Same-Sex relationship	Cherry Magic Movie	Same-sex Relationship	07.12.2023
Enemies to Lovers OR Love at First Sight	Mr. Pride vs. Miss Prejudice	Enemies to Lovers	04.12.2023
Nice Female Lead / Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Male Lead	Extreme Job	Nice Male Lead	27.12.2023

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
features a Religious Leader OR Some type of God	Love Between Fairy and Devil	Some type of God	06.02.2023
Misunderstanding OR Character Development	Navillera	Character Development	04.03.2023
Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot OR LGBTQ+	Age of Youth 2	Female-Centered Plot	20.11.2023
Suspense OR Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance	Angel's Last Mission: Love	Slow Burn Romance	13.03.2023
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR Discrimination	Taikan Yoho	Popular Male Lead	22.11.2023

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Colleagues OR Inmates	Tokyo MER: Sumidagawa Mission	Colleagues	20.08.2023
Bromance OR Sismance	Oh No! Here Comes Trouble	Bromance	21.12.2023
Parent-Child OR Sibling	The Witch's Diner	Parent-Child (Mother-Daughter)	24.02.2023
Assailant-Victim OR Student-Teacher	3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu	Student-Teacher	12.02.2023
Doctor-Patient OR Soldier	A Tale of Thousand Stars	Doctor-Patient	15.08.2023

Echo

Jan 1, 2023 01:09 am

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Starting date: 01/01/2023
Link to your Drama list: Echo’s Drama List
Progress Habitat: Plains


2 Habitats: Oct 11th	4 Habitats: Nov 1st	6 Habitats: Nov 29th

8 Habitats: Dec 8th	7 Countries: Dec 13th	10 Habitats: Dec 17th

13 Habitats: Dec 31st

Taxonomy

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.

1. Type		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Web Series OR TV SHOW* 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	Secretary Bai Wants to Resign Everyday	Web Series	Feb 16th
MOVIE OR DRAMA SPECIAL	Drama Special Season 8: Let Us Meet	Drama Special	Oct 18th
Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL	One Piece	Co-Produced	Sep 3rd
Anthology OR Omnibus	Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo	Anthology	Oct 17th
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / comic Or Adapted From a Novel / Book	You Are My Heartbeat	Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / comic	Nov 29th

2. Is it True?		Progress: 3/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Advertisement OR Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre)	Lost in your Eyes	Advertisement	Sep 4th
Independent Film OR Propaganda
Documentary Genre OR Mockumentary
Adapted from Folklore OR Inspired by Real Events / Real Person	Love at First Flood	Inspired by Real Events/Real Person, Movie	Oct 12th
Historical Fiction OR Historical genre + tag Based on True Story	Joseon Attorney: A Morality	Historical Fiction	May 21st

3. All About the Gen(r)es		Progress: 5/5
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route.	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Historical OR Sci-Fi	Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Season 2	Historical	Feb 9th
Comedy OR Tragedy	Crash Course in Romance	Comedy	Mar 5th
Thriller OR Romance	Doctor Detective	Romance	Nov 1st
Youth OR Political	From Me to You	Youth	Apr 2nd
Action OR Life	Hi Venus	Life	Jan 24th

Time is Relative

4. Year of Origin _Tutorial		Progress: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
in 2023 OR 1940-1959
1990-1999 OR the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form)
2000-2010 OR the month (not necessarily the year) you were born
year generated by this website OR 1950-1969
2017-2022 OR 1970-1989	Soundtrack #1	2017-2022, Rewatch	Nov 19th

5. Duration of The Hike _Tutorial		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Short Length Series OR Short Film	Otonari ni Ginga	Short Length Series	Jun 28th
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes Or DRAMA with 30 episodes or more.	Kanojo, Okarishimasu	20-30 minute episodes	Feb 3rd
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.	Parallel World	30-40 minute episodes	Oct 7th
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer.	Mr. Lipstick	40-50 minute episodes	Mar 7th
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.	Remarriage and Desires	8 episodes or less	Feb 28th

6. Time Can Be Confusing		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Full second season of a DRAMA OR Only 1 episode of a DRAMA	Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow	Second Season	Jan 8th
Different Timelines OR Time Loop	Secretary Bai Wants to Resign Everyday	Different Timelines	Feb 16th
Time Skip OR Time Travel	My Perfect Stranger	Time Travel	Jun 21st
Winter OR Summer	Little Forest: Winter & Spring	Winter, Movie	Oct 11th
Fall OR Spring	Little Forest: Summer & Autumn	Fall, Movie	Oct 11th

The Chronicles of MDL

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.

7. Sharing is Caring _Tutorials_:_{1 2}₃		Progress: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember OR from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge
with less than 10,000 viewers OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)	Dirty Laundry	With less than 10,000 viewers	Jun 8th
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list OR DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list
mentioned in the MDL Forums Or mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)
with the newest release date in your PTW list OR with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist

8. Examined… _Tutorial		Progress: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page) Or appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer)
found on a Custom List (add a link to the list). OR found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).
from your most viewed tags Or from your least viewed genres under your profile stats
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game) Or found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article)
with over 10 Reviews OR with 0 Reviews when you started watching it	Venus	0 Reviews	Dec 31st

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters _{For this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.} _*_L _{ist with awards}		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Award-winning OR by the same writer as one of your favorites
from an award-winning director OR that has one of your favorite actresses
from an award-winning screenwriter OR that has one of your favorite actors
from an award-winning actor OR by the same director as one of your favorite titles
from an award-winning actress OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before	Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu	Award Winning Actress - Yui Aragaki, Rewatch	Aug 12th

Getting up Close and Personal

10. Kiss, F, Kill, Exorcism…*		Progress: 2/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back OR Exorcism
Cohabitation OR Long Distance Relationship	Hamaru Otoko ni Keritai Onna	Cohabitation	Mar 18th
Fluffy OR Sexual Assault
Contract Relationship OR Secret Relationship	Love to Hate You	Contract Relationship	Feb 15th
Opposites Attract OR Domestic Abuse

11. Finding a Mate		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
First Love OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity /Sexual content \| Brief Nudity \| Prolonged Nudity \| Partial Nudity \| Mild Sexual Content \| Sexual Content \| Extreme Sexual Content	Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo	First Love	Feb 7th
Age Gap [Drama Life] OR Classmates' Relationship	My Dearest	Age Gap [Drama Life]	Sep 3rd
features a Heterosexual relationship OR Same-Sex Relationship	GAP	Same-Sex Relationship	Feb 22nd
Enemies to Lovers OR Love at First Sight	Love at First Hate	Enemies to Lovers	Apr 23rd
Nice Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead	Daily Dose of Sunshine	Nice Female Lead/Nice Male Lead	Nov 11th

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Slight Comedy OR Black Comedy	Mask Girl	Black Comedy	Aug 23rd
Happy Ending OR features some type of Doomsday	Lion Pride	Happy Ending	May 7th
Tragic Past OR Sketch Comedy	You Are Desire and You Are Desire Extra	Tragic Past	Sep 19th
features a Celebration OR Mourning	Analog Squad	Mourning	Dec 10th
Healing OR Suicide	Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi	Suicide	Aug 7th

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
features a Religious Leader OR Some type of God	Tieng Narng Mai	Some type of God	June 25th
Misunderstanding OR Character Development	A Fist Within Four Walls	Misunderstanding	May 28th
Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot OR LGBTQ+	Once Upon a Crime	Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot, Movie	Oct 12th
Suspense OR Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance	When I Fly Towards You	Slow Burn Story/Slow Burn Romance	Aug 6th
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR Discrimination	Find Me in Your Memory	Popular Male Lead/Popular Female Lead, Rewatch	Oct 11th

Significant details

In the following habitats we ask of you to look for the details in the significant scenes, in the first one (14) we ask you to notice the surroundings, in the other the objects involved (15).

14. Where Are We?		Progress: 2/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
On a Field OR On a Cliff
In the Woods OR By the Sea	Manatsu no Cinderella	By the Sea	Oct 4th
In a Jungle OR On a Rooftop
On a Mountain OR On an Island
In a City OR In a Small Town	Tokyo Joshi Zukan	In a City	May 15th

15. Humans Have So Many Things		Progress: 2/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
An Umbrella OR A Backpack
A Truck OR A Sports Car
A Smartphone OR A Phone Booth	Unlock My Boss	Smartphone	Jan 29th
A Suit /Dress OR A Hoodie
A Book OR A Crossbow	Bo Ra! Deborah	Book	May 27th

The Main Attraction

16. Who Are We?		Progress: 4/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Child Actor/Actress OR Veteran Actor/Actress	Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938	Veteran Actor/Actress: Kim So Yeon	Jul 5th
Idol actor/ Idol actress OR Former Child Actor/Actress	Ousama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi	Idol actor/Idol actress: Yamada Ryosuke	Jul 1st
Trans gender identity (different than the gender assigned to them at birth) OR Cis gender Identity (same as the gender assigned to them at birth)	Nagatan to Aoto: Ichika no Ryourijou	Cis gender Identity	Dec 27th
Able Bodied OR Living with a disability	Twinkling Watermelon	Living with a disability	Nov 14th
Public Figure OR Hidden Identity	Doona!	Public Figure	Oct 22nd

17. Camouflage?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Athlete OR Artist	H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi	Athlete, Rewatch	Mar 15th
Glasses OR Tattoos	Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu: Ganbare Jinrui! Shinshun Special!!	Glasses, Rewatch	Aug 13th
Identity Swap OR Body Swap	Castaway Diva	Identity Swap	Dec 3rd
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead OR Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead	My Sassy Psychic	Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead	Sep 10th
Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead OR Antihero/Antiheroine	My Dearest Part 2	Antihero	Nov 20th

18. What Are You?		Progress: 4/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead OR Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead	Our Blooming Youth	Strong Female Lead	Apr 11th
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead OR Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead	MIU 404	Smart Male Lead	Mar 12th
Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead OR Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead	My Girlfriend Is an Alien	Clingy Female Lead	Apr 6th
Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead OR Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead	My Girl (Thai)	Rich Male Lead	Apr 16th
Killer OR Healer

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.

19. The Petting Zoo		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Pet OR Pest
Talking Pet OR Animal Death
Zoo animal OR Farm Animal
Veterinarian OR Animal Control
Romantic Ride on a Horse OR Horse Ridden to Out to War

20. Where the Humans Are…		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Human Turns into an Animal OR Animal turns into a Human
Adorable animals OR Animal Attack
Animal in the Wild OR Animal in a City
Pet dressed in Clothes OR Animal Abuse
Second Lead Caring For Animals OR Antagonist Caring For Animals

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Funeral Director OR Birth care (Postpartum care)	Ho Goo's Love	Birth care (Postpartum care)	Jul 30th
Virtual Reality OR Ghosts	Eight Hours	Virtual Reality	Jan 25th
Corruption OR Teamwork	Delightfully Deceitful	Teamwork	Jul 18th
Friendly Game OR Death Game	Yu Yu Hakusho	Death Game	Dec 16th
Friendship OR Bullying	UMG	Friendship	Jun 4th

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Colleagues OR Inmates	Here We Meet Again	Colleagues	Jun 14th
Bromance OR Sismance	Miss Agent	Sismance, Movie	Dec 19th
Parent-Child OR Sibling	Not Others	Parent-Child	Aug 22nd
Assailant-Victim OR Student-Teacher	Soundtrack #2	Student-Teacher	Dec 20th
Doctor-Patient OR Soldier	Monster Hospital	Doctor-Patient, Movie	Dec 17th

Name and Cover

23. It's Only Words in the Name		Progress: 5/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Celestial Body OR Body Part	Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!	Body Part	Dec 31st
Color OR Emotion	When a Snail Falls in Love	Emotion, Thai	Jul 18th
Object OR Verb	Trade Your Love	Verb, Movie	Jul 19th
Animal OR Number	Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead	Number, Movie	Aug 8th
Season OR Calendar-related word	Beginning of Summer	Season	Dec 31st

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Domesticated Animal OR Wild Animal
Flower OR Building	Joosama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi	Flower	Jul 20th
Light Colors OR Dark Colors
Rainbow OR Door
Only Words OR Geometrical Shapes

Origin

25. Countries of MDL		Progress: 7/7
Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
China	The Queen of Kung Fu 1	Movie	Oct 19th
Hong Kong	Love Off the Cuff	Movie	Aug 13th
Japan	In Love and Deep Water	Movie	Nov 30th
Philippines	Spellbound	Movie	Nov 22nd
South Korea	She's on Duty	Movie	Dec 13th
Taiwan	Hear Me	Movie	Dec 12th
Thailand	May Who?	Movie	Oct 18th

My Treats!

Plains Used
0/5

Forest Used
0/5

Mountain Used
0/5

Space Used
0/5

Black Hole Used
0/5

carolinacdramalover

Jan 1, 2023 01:32 am

Starting date: Jan 1 2023

Link to your Drama list:

Progress Habitat:

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.

1. Type		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Web Series OR TV SHOW* At least 5 o f 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
MOVIE OR DRAMA SPECIAL
Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL
Anthology OR Omnibus
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or Adapted From a Novel / Book

3. All About the Gen(r)es		Progress:
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route.	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Historical OR Sci-Fi
Comedy OR Tragedy
Thriller OR Romance
Youth OR Political
Action OR Life

4. Year of Origin _Tutorial		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
in 2023 OR 1940-1959
1990-1999 OR the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form)
2000-2010 OR the month (not necessarily the year) you were born
year generated by this website OR 1950-1969
2017-2022 OR 1970-1989

5. Duration of The Hike _Tutorial		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Short Length Series OR Short Film
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes Or DRAMA with 30 episodes or more.
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer.
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.

6. Time Can Be Confusing		Progress: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Full second season of a DRAMA OR Only 1 episode of a DRAMA
Different Timelines OR Time Loop	Reset		Jan 25
Time Skip OR Time Travel
Winter OR Summer
Fall OR Spring

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.

7. Sharing is Caring _{Tutorials: 1 2}₃		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember OR from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge
with less than 10,000 viewers OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list OR DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list
mentioned in the MDL Forums Or mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)
with the newest release date in your PTW list OR with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist

8. Examined… _Tutorial		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page) Or appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer)
found on a Custom List (add a link to the list). OR found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).
from your most viewed tags Or from your least viewed genres under your profile stats
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game) Or found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article)
with over 10 Reviews OR with 0 Reviews when you started watching it

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters _{For this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.} _*_L _{ist with awards}		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Award-winning OR by the same writer as one of your favorites
from an award-winning director OR that has one of your favorite actresses
from an award-winning screenwriter OR that has one of your favorite actors
from an award-winning actor OR by the same director as one of your favorite titles	The Blood of Youth	Same directoras Under the power	Feb 5
from an award-winning actress OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before

10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…		Progress: 1/5
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back OR Exorcism	My Sunshine
Cohabitation OR Long Distance Relationship
Fluffy OR Sexual Assault
Contract Relationship OR Secret Relationship
Opposites Attract OR Domestic Abuse

11. Finding a Mate		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
First Love OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity /Sexual content \| Brief Nudity \| Prolonged Nudity \| Partial Nudity \| Mild Sexual Content \| Sexual Content \| Extreme Sexual Content
Age Gap [Drama Life] OR Classmates' Relationship
features a Heterosexual relationship OR Same-Sex relationship
Enemies to Lovers OR Love at First Sight
Nice Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Slight Comedy OR Black Comedy
Happy Ending OR features some type of Doomsday
Tragic Past OR Sketch Comedy
features a Celebration OR Mourning
Healing OR Suicide

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
features a Religious Leader OR Some type of God
Misunderstanding OR Character Development
Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot OR LGBTQ+
Suspense OR Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR Discrimination

In the following habitats we ask of you to look for the details in the significant scenes, in the first one (14) we ask you to notice the surroundings, in the other the objects involved (15).

14. Where Are We?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
On a Field OR On a Cliff
In the Woods OR By the Sea
In a Jungle OR On a Rooftop
On a Mountain OR On an Island
In a City OR In a Small Town

15. Humans Have So Many Things		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
An Umbrella OR A Backpack
A Truck OR A Sports Car
A Smartphone OR A Phone Booth
A Suit /Dress OR A Hoodie
A Book OR A Crossbow

16. Who Are We?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Child Actor/Actress OR Veteran Actor/Actress
Idol actor/ Idol actress OR Former Child Actor/Actress
Trans gender identity (different than the gender assigned to them at birth) OR Cis gender Identity (same as the gender assigned to them at birth)
Able Bodied OR Living with a disability
Public Figure OR Hidden Identity

17. Camouflage?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Athlete OR Artist
Glasses OR Tattoos
Identity Swap OR Body Swap
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead OR Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead
Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead OR Antihero/Antiheroine

18. What Are You?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead OR Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead OR Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead
Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead OR Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead
Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead OR Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead
Killer OR Healer

-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.

19. The Petting Zoo		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Pet OR Pest
Talking Pet OR Animal Death
Zoo animal OR Farm Animal
Veterinarian OR Animal Control
Romantic Ride on a Horse OR Horse Ridden to Out to War

20. Where the Humans Are…		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Human Turns into an Animal OR Animal turns into a Human
Adorable animals OR Animal Attack
Animal in the Wild OR Animal in a City
Pet dressed in Clothes OR Animal Abuse
Second Lead Caring For Animals OR Antagonist Caring For Animals

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Funeral Director OR Birth care (Postpartum care)
Virtual Reality OR Ghosts
Corruption OR Teamwork
Friendly Game OR Death Game
Friendship OR Bullying

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Colleagues OR Inmates
Bromance OR Sismance
Parent-Child OR Sibling
Assailant-Victim OR Student-Teacher
Doctor-Patient OR Soldier

23. It's Only Words in the Name		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Celestial Body OR Body Part
Color OR Emotion
Object OR Verb
Animal OR Number
Season OR Calendar-related word

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover		Progress:
Choice of Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
Domesticated Animal OR Wild Animal
Flower OR Building
Light Colors OR Dark Colors
Rainbow OR Door
Only Words OR Geometrical Shapes

25. Countries of MDL		Progress:
Route	Essentials	Notes	Completed
China
Hong Kong
Japan
Philippines
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand

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My Treats!

Plains
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Forest
Used:
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Mountain
Used:
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Space
Used:
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Black Hole
Used:
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