MDL Watch Challenge 2023 


Starting date: January 5, 2023

Link to your Drama list: Here

Progress Habitat: 0/16 - 5/82 Plains Red Panda

Completed | CW | PTW

Dramas: 5 | Movies: | Specials: | TV Shows:



Taxonomy 

1. Type

Progress: 0/5

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

Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020





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


Meteor Garden


Rewatch




3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 0/5

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





Time is Relative

4. Year of Origin   

Progress: 0/5

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








5. Duration of The Hike

Progress: 0/5

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. 




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.  





The Chronicles of MDL 

7. Sharing is Caring

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)


Love Syndrome III: Uncut Version


937



DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list


The Effect


3 ep


January 6th

mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)


Crash Landing on You

Threads



with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist







8. Examined…

Progress: 0/5

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








9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 0/5

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








Getting up Close and Personal 

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress: 0/5

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: 2/5

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




Age Gap [Drama Life] 

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

Moonlight Chicken


May 24th

features a Heterosexual relationship 

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

KinnPorsche


March 14th

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight




Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead





12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 0/5

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: 0/5

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





The Main Attraction 

 16. Who Are We?

Progress: 0/5

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: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

Nevertheless


May 12th

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos




Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

Not Me

Rewatch

May 29th

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: 0/5

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  





Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress: 0/5

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





Origin

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 0/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China 




Hong Kong 




Japan 




Philippines 




South Korea 




Taiwan 




Thailand 





MDL Watch Challenge 2023

Starting date: January 1, 2023


Link to your Drama list:  2023 Watch List


Progress Habitat:

Taxonomy 

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

PROGRESS
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







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







Advertisement  
OR
Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre)






Independent Film
OR
Propaganda






Adapted from Folklore
OR
Inspired by Real Events / Real Person






Historical Fiction
OR
Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story




MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: 05/01/23

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

Progress Habitat: 00/??

 

 

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 1/5

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


Peak Time (2023)

Challenge (5 episodes): 11 March
Watching:19 April

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

Tomorrow



 

2. Is it True?

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre)

1 Litre no Namida (2005)13 August

Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda




Documentary Genre


OR


 Mockumentary

Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (2022)6 March

Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

The Hymm of DeathTBD if for this category or the one directly below

Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story




 

3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 0/5

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




 

Time is Relative

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:  0/5

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







 

5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 


Two Lights: Relumino (2017)18 April

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

Usokon (2023)6 October

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: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

Alice in Borderland S2 (2022)12 December

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop




Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel




Winter 

OR 

Summer




Fall  

OR

Spring




 

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

Kill Me, Heal Me





with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)

Move to Heaven


Ranked #1 on 18 April


DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list


Suspicous Partner (2017)
40 epsiodes

20 Februrary

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)

A Time Called You

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



Three of Us (2022)


30 July

 

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites


Start-Up

Screenwriter: Park Hyeryun
Previous work: While you were Sleeping


from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses

Yumi's Cells

Actress: Kim Goeun



from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors

One Spring Night (2019)
Actor: Jung Haein

21 August

from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles


Sweet Home

Director: Lee Eungbok
Previous work: Goblin


from an award-winning actress


OR

by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before


A Business Proposal (2022)
Screewriters: Han Sulhe, Ho Bonghee

27 February

 

Getting up Close and Personal 

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. 

 

 

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 


OR


Black Comedy

Mask Girl (2023)25 August

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: 1/5

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+

Semantic Error (2022)17 April

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination




 

 

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: 0/5

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: 0/5

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




 

The Main Attraction 

-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: 0/5

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




 

 

 

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: 0/5

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




 

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts

Marry My Dead Body

Corruption 

OR

Teamwork

Vincenzo

Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game


Alice in Borderland S1 (2020)10 January

Friendship 

OR

Bullying




 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 0/5

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




 

Name and Cover 

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: 0/5

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: 0/5

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 




 

Origin

-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: 0/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand




 

Treats

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. 

My Treats!

Plains

Used:

/5

Forest

Used:

 /4

Mountain

Used:

 /3

Space

Used: 

/2

Black Hole

Used:

/1

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed


 



















chunyu Volunteer Staff


MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: January 5, 2023

Link to your Drama list: Ningyou

Progress Habitat:

 

 

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type: Plains

Progress: 0/5

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







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







 

2. Is it True?: Plains

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre)



0/1

Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda



0/1

Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary

1. Ateez Treasure Film1. Documentary1/1

Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person



0/1

Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story



0/1

 

3. All About the Gen(r)es: Plains

Progress: 0/5

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




 

Time is Relative

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 ones you get to dig deeper into the concept of time 

4. Year of Origin: Plains

Tutorial

Progress:  0/5

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







 

5. Duration of The Hike: Plains

 Tutorial

Progress: 0/5

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. 




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: Plains

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

1. Don't Say No1. 1 Episode of a Drama1/1

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop



0/1

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel



0/1

Winter 

OR 

Summer



0/1

Fall  

OR

Spring



0/1

 

The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring: Plains

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

1. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

1. My Watchlist Longer Than I can Remember

0/1

with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)





0/1

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list

1. Pure

1. Smallest number (PTW)

0/1

mentioned in the MDL Forums

OR

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)





0/1

with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist

1. Boku mo Aitsu mo Shinrodesu1. Newest Release Date (PTW)

1/1

 

8. Examined… Plains

Tutorial

Progress: 0/5

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







 

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters: Plains

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

*List with awards

Progress: 0/5

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







 

Getting up Close and Personal 

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…: Plains

Progress: 1/5

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

1. Perfume1. Contract Relationship1/1

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 



 

11. Finding a Mate: Plains

Progress: 0/5

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




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 / Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead /Male  Lead




 

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying: Plains

Progress: 0/5

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: Plains

Progress: 0/5

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




 

 

Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?: Plains

Progress: 0/5

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: Plains

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack



0/1

A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car



0/1

A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 0/1

A Suit /Dress

OR

A Hoodie

1. Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou1. Hoodie1/1

A Book 

OR

A Crossbow



0/1

 

The Main Attraction 

-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?: Plains

Progress: 0/5

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




 

 

 

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: Plains

Progress: 0/5

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




 

 

21. Friendly Ways to Live or Die: Plains

Progress: 0/5

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?: Plains

Progress: 0/5

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




 

Name and Cover 

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: Plains

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 

1. You Shine in the Moonlit Night1. Celestial Body1/1

Color 


OR


Emotion 



0/1

Object 

OR

Verb 



0/1

Animal

OR

Number 



0/1

Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 



0/1

 

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover: Plains

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal

OR

Wild Animal

1. 1. Domesticated Animal1/1

Flower 

OR 

Building 

1. 1. Building1/1

Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 

1. 1. Light Colors1/1

Rainbow 

OR

Door 

1. 1. Door1/1

Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 

1.
1. Only Words1/1

 

Origin

In the following habitat, your mission is to find essentials from the countries of MDL. You get to choose either to 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: Plains

Progress: 1/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China

1.

0/1

Hong Kong

1.

0/1

Japan

1.

0/1

Philippines

1.

0/1

South Korea

1.

0/1

Taiwan

1.
0/1

Thailand

1. Until We Meet Again

1/1

 

Treats

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. 

My Treats!

Plains

Used:

/5

Forest

Used:

 /4

Mountain

Used:

 /3

Space

Used: 

/2

Black Hole

Used:

/1

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed


 






















MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: January 5

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

Progress Habitat:

 


Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 2/5

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

10/10

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

Special

Co-Produced 

OR 

Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL


Movie

Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus


/12



Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic

Or

Adapted From a Novel Book

6/6



2. Is it True?

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre)

12/12

Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda



Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary

24/24
rewatch

Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person



Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story

3/3
rewatch


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

Movie
*rewatch

Comedy

OR

Tragedy

25/25

Thriller

OR

Romance

10/10

Youth 

OR

Political 

10/10

Action 

OR

Life

Movie


Time is Relative

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:  2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959

/10


1990-1999

OR

the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form)


2017
link


2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

9/9
*rewatched

year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969


1996, 2003,
2011, 2016,
2019

8/8

2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

Movie


5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 

23 minutes

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

/32


DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

Movie

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

10/10

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

3/3


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

8/8


Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

Movie

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

6/6

Winter 

OR 

Summer

6/6

Fall  

OR

Spring

/8



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: 3/5

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

11/11


with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)

2,941 viewers

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list



/3



mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)

10/10


with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist


10



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)

11/11
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).


10
list



from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats

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)


16/16
article


with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it


12/12



9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites

12/12
Adachi Naoko

from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses

11/11
*rewatched
Ishihara Satomi

from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors

/8
Kitamura
Kazuki



from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles


Movie
Ninagawa Mika



from an award-winning actress

OR

by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before



10/10
Bakarhythm


Getting up Close and Personal 

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: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back

OR

Exorcism

12/12

Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

Short movie

Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

10/10

Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship

4/4

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 

Movie


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 NudityMild Sexual Content | Sexual Content | Extreme Sexual Content

Movie


Age Gap [Drama Life] 

OR 

Classmates' Relationship

12/12

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

1/1
Special

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

/9


Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female LeadMale  Lead

8/8


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy

4/4

Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

10/10

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

Movie


features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

Movie
*rewatched

 Healing

OR

Suicide

Movie


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God

/8


Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

Movie

Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot

OR

LGBTQ+

5/5


Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

7/7

Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

12/12




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: 1/5 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff

6/6

In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea

Movie


In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop

8/8

On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island

8/8

In a City 

OR

In a Small Town




15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack

10/10

A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car

8/8

A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth

10/10

 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie

6/6

A Book 

OR

A Crossbow

Movie



The Main Attraction 

-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: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 

10/10

Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

Movie
Ninomiya
Kazunari

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)

Movie


Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 

Movie


Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity





17. Camouflage?

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete

OR 

Artist

9/9

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos

9/9

Identity Swap

OR

Body Swap

Movie

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

9/9

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine

8/8


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

10/10

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

Movie

Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead

Movie

Rich Female LeadRich Male Lead

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead

9/9

Killer 

OR

Healer  

Movie


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: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest

10/10

Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death

2/2

Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal



Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control

Movie


Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War

48/48


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

/8


Adorable animals 

OR 

Animal Attack

7/7

Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City

Movie


Pet dressed in Clothes 

OR 

Animal Abuse

/13


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)

9/9

Virtual Reality 

OR 

Ghosts

Movie

Corruption 

OR

Teamwork

10/10

Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game

Movie

Friendship 

OR

Bullying

2/2


22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates

5/5

Bromance 

OR 

Sismance

/10


Parent-Child

OR

Sibling

/9


Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher

Movie
*rewatched

Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier




Name and Cover 

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: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 



Color 

OR

Emotion

12/12

Object 

OR

Verb 

/10


Animal

OR

Number

11/11


Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 

8/8


24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal 

Movie


Flower 

OR 

Building 

6/6

Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 

6/6

Rainbow 

OR

Door 



Only Words

OR 

Geometrical Shapes

11/11
*rewatched


Origin

-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: 5/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China


Movie

Hong Kong



Japan

Special

Philippines

Movie

South Korea

6/6

Taiwan

10/10

Thailand


14/14

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: January 5th

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

Progress Habitat:


 

Taxonomy 

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








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)




Independent Film OR 

Propaganda




Documentary Genre OR

 Mockumentary




Adapted from Folklore OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person




Historical Fiction OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story









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





Time is Relative

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:  

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: 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA




Different Timelines  OR 

Time Loop




Time Skip OR  

Time Travel




Winter OR 

Summer




Fall  OR

Spring





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:

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.

*List 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








Getting up Close and Personal 

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:

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




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 /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / 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






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:

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





The Main Attraction 

-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:

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  





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 AnimalsOR 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





Name and Cover 

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 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 





Origin

-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




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand





Treats

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. 

My Treats!

Plains
Used:
/5
Forest
Used:
 /4
Mountain
Used:
 /3
Space
Used: 
/2
Black Hole
Used:
/1
RouteEssentialSubstitute forNotesCompleted


 





















بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 

Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: 06 Jan 2022

Link to your Drama list: Cornchips's 23' WL 

Progress Habitat: --/--

 

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

Taxonomy 

1. Type

Progress: 5/5  

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






30 Jan

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL




08 Jan
Co-Produced 

OR 

Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL


Ansel Elgort



25 Mar

Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus






25 Mar

Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book




14 Jan


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)

PP Krit x Oppo

07 Jan

Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda




Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary




Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person




Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story





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


17 Jan

Youth 

OR

Political 




Action 

OR

Life


15 Jan


Time is Relative

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:  

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



2022

21 Jan


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: 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA


16 Mar

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop




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. 

The Chronicles of MDL 

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.

*List with awards

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites



55 Golden Horse Awards click

20 Jan

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

Billkin

08 Jan

Rewatched

from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles



Billkin won  many awards

06 Jan

Rewatched

from an award-winning actress

OR

by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before








Getting up Close and Personal 

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:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism


15 Jan

Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship


01 Feb

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 ContentExtreme Sexual Content


On Progress

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 /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / 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


13 Mar

Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance


29 Jan

 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination






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:

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


On Progress
In a City 

OR

In a Small Town


On Progress


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





The Main Attraction 

-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:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 

Kim Hye Ja

23 Mar

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


16 Jan
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  





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:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts


16 Jan

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





Name and Cover 

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 

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 





Origin

-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




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand





Treats

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. 

My Treats!

Plains
Used:
/5
Forest
Used:
 /4
Mountain
Used:
 /3
Space
Used: 
/2
Black Hole
Used:
/1
RouteEssentialSubstitute forNotesCompleted


 



















Looks tricky but super fun, I'll try my best to understand and follow!! ?

My goal (hopefully) would be Plains Red Panda (16 habitats)!!

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Started: Fri 6.1.23

Link to Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/8235223

Progress Habitat (goal): as much as possible!


Finished at: Japanese Marten (Plains) with 5 habitats
The ones I filled in: (completed is highlighted)
1. Type - 5/55. Duration of The Hike - 5/56. Time Can Be Confusing - 5/510. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism… - 5/5
12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying - 4/513. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff - 5/514. Where Are We? - 4/515. Humans Have So Many Things -5/5

17. Camouflage? - 5/5
23. It's Only Words in the Name - 5/5


 

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type | Plains

Progress: 5/5

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

Forever Love
Trăm Năm Hòa Hợp, Ước Định Một Lời

Very fluffy and healthy relationship. Gives me butterflies.

28/28 💜

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

Between Us Special

Drama Special as a fun no-brainer teaser for the series.

6 eps, ~6-7 mins each

Co-Produced 

OR 

Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL

Bookworm Beauty
Mỹ Nhân Thần Sách

Co-produced between Vietnam and Thailand.

💜
[14:47 Wed 20.12.23 - 16:15 Wed 20.12.23]

Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus

Our Skyy 2


Anthology of spin-offs from: Never Let Me Go; Star and Sky: Star In My Mind; The Eclipse; A Tale of Thousand Stars; Bad Buddy; My School President

💜
[19:10 Sat 6.5.23 - Night Sun 13.8.23] (tookn a break)

Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book

I Will Knock You Anh Đánh Nhé Noey!



Adapted from the novel "I Will Hit You Na, Noei" (พี่จะตีนะเนย) by KoreanRabbit.

12/12 eps
💜


Time is Relative

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 

5. Duration of The Hike | Plains

 Tutorial

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

The Dolls With Attitude

6m short film

💜
[12:04 Wed 20.12.23 - 12:10 Wed 20.12.23]

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

Ameiro Paradox

(Candy Color Paradox)

Nghịch Lý Tình Yêu

8 eps x ~25m

8/8 💜

[0:23 Fri 17.3.23 - 0:37 Tue 21.3.23]

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

21 Days Theory
Thuyết 21 Ngày

4 eps x 38m

💜
[21:52 Fri 9.6.23 - 22:46 Sat 10.6.23]

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

My Gear and Your Gown

12 eps x ~40m

12/12 💜

(My 160th drama in MDL)
Trailer: 16:12 Mon 28.8.23
Started: 16:20 Mon 28.8.23
Finished: 23:19 Sat 2.9.23

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

Dear My Name

6 eps x ~10m

💜

[21:45 Tue 4.7.23 - 18:46 Wed 5.7.23]


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

Gameboys Level-Up Edition

Reworked version of Gameboys.

13/13

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

Reset
Khởi Đầu/Khai Đoan

Probably my first and fav drama focused on time loop!!

15/15 💜

[12:20 Wed 13.12.23 - 19:39 Thu 14.12.23]

Binge-watched in a day lol

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

Love Buzz

The male lead time travelled back 10 years, 28 years old to when he was 18 years old, but as another being. He does not enter his 18 year-old body but exists separately.

💜
[21:11 Sun 31.12.23 (watching short films to speed run the MDL Watch Challenge 2023 lmao) - 21:50 Sun 31.12.23]

Winter 

OR 

Summer

Peach of Time

Takes place in winter in Korea. Flashback is summer in Phuket, Thailand.

10 ep x 27m
💜
[22:00 Wed 5.7.23 - 17:00 Fri 7.7.23]

Fall  

OR

Spring

Light on Me
Dịu Dàng Với Anh

The second semester of Korea's school would be in Fall to Spring timeframe

16/16 💜
[12:00 Thu 1.6.23 - 10:30 Fri 2.6.23]



Getting up Close and Personal 

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… | Plains

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism

Let's Fight Ghost
Chiến Nào Ma Kia

Off and Jeen cohabitated and exorcise together when Jeen was still a ghost due to having an out-of-body experience while in a coma.

16/16 eps?

[20:20 Fri 23.6.23 - 21:12 Wed 28.6.23]

Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

Ghost Host, Ghost House

The main leads were in a non-communicative LDR near the end.

8/8

[19:40 Sat 14.1.23 - 22:22 Mon 20.2.23]

Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

The Girl Opposite to Me
Pure fluff.

MV in a short film format. 5 mins

Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship

Love Is Sweet
Nửa là đường mật, nửa là đau thương

Jiang Jun's relationship with Yuan Shuai, her childhood friend and now boss, was secret for some time.

36/36 eps ?

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

Attention, Love!
Nghỉ! Nghiêm! Anh Yêu Em

Main leads are an opposites attract couple. Nhan Lực Chính - Chung Thiếu Hi

15/15


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

Falling Into Your Smile

Khi Em Mỉm Cười Rất Đẹp

Extremely happy ending.

31/31 💜

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

Extraordinary You
Vô Tình Tìm Thấy Haru

Many of the self-aware manhwa characters (e.g. the female and male lead) have a tragic past in their role in a previous manhwa.

32/32 💜

[~7:45 Sat 9.12.23 (on the train to work) - 22:00 Tue 12.12.23]

features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

Tapestry
(Threads: Our Tapestry of Love) 

Has a celebration - wedding scene of the mains AND a funeral scene of themain lead's past wife.

Movie ?

[16:57 Mon 8.5.23 - 20:50 Wed 10.5.23]

Healing 

OR

Suicide

To Each His Own
Cho Riêng Mình

One male lead helps the other heal and overcome suicide tendencies.

Movie, 1h54m

[13:26 Tue 13.6.23 - 17:50 Tue 13.6.23]


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

My School President
Người yêu tôi là chủ tịch hội học sinh

The music club leader and their members have a Chinchilla mascot they seriously worship, haha!

12/12 💜

[23:32 Sun 25.12.22 - 14:41 Sat 25.2.23]

Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

Honey Lemon Soda
Soda Chanh Mật Ong

Female lead has big character developments - becomes braver and stands up for herself with the encouragement from male lead.

Movie
[23:00 Fri 30.6.23 - 15:46 Sat 1.7.23]

Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

The Director Who Buys Me Dinner

Gay romance

10/10

[15:40 Sat 11.3.23 - 1:00 Thu 16.3.23]

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Kisaragi Station
Nhà Ga Nuốt Chửng

 

Suspension of an urban legend of a non-existent station.

Movie
[10:25 Wed 20.12.23 - 11:57 Wed 20.12.23]

Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

Touch Your Heart
Chạm Vào Tim Em

Oh Jin Sim is a popular actress known as her stage name Oh Yun Seo

16/16

[Started: 2019, 2020, 2021]
[Recontinued: 21:57 Mon 5.6.23 - 15:28 Fri 23.6.23]



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: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea

Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo 
Nếu Là Cậu, Tớ Sẽ Thử Yêu

The setting is by the sea, on a mountainous/hilly region

5/5

[11:00 Fri 1.12.23 - 14:40 Fri 1.12.23]

In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop

YYY
Đam mỹ hấp dẫn lắm đó/Đã Quá Nhỉ

The rent building has a rooftop

6/6

[14:14 Sun 2.4.23 - 23:32 Mon 3.4.23]

On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island

I Cannot Hug You
Không Thể Ôm Lấy Em

There was a stranded on an island scene.

[23:05 Thu 14.12.23 (after finishing Reset (2022) in a day) - 20:50 Sun 31.12.23]

In a City 

OR

In a Small Town

Be Loved in House: I Do
Lời Hẹn Ước

In a city

12/12

[23:27 Mon 20.2.23 - 12:32 Tue 7.3.23]


15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack

Never Let Me Go
Dành Cho Riêng Mình Em

Neungdiao (main)'s backpack was cut because of the bullies. Palm (main) and him also used backpacks when running away.

12/12 💜
[21:04 Sat 17.12.22 - 23:06 Sun 5.3.23]

A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car

Not Me
Cậu Ấy... Không Phải Tôi

Driving in a truck

14/14 💜

A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth

Your Name Engraved Herein
Cái Tên Khắc Sâu Trong Tim Người

Phone booth when A Hán called Birdy

💜
[12:16 Wed 20.12.23 - 14:30 Wed 20.12.23]

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie

Time and Him Are Just Right
(a.k.a. Meeting You Is The Luckiest Thing To Me)

Thời Gian Và Anh, Vừa Hay Đúng Lúc

Right from the first episode, the two main leads Lin Xi/Lâm Tích and Ji Jun Xing/Quý Quân Hành are in their wedding attires: suit and dress (with their friend group Cửa Đông) >v<

Also on their wedding day in the last ep.

25/25

[0:44 Mon 10.4.23 - 23:32 Sun 30.4.23]

A Book 

OR

A Crossbow

A Shoulder to Cry On
Tựa Lên Vai Người

Lee DaYeol is an athlete in the crossbow club

7/7 💜
[9:00 Fri 16.6.23 - 9:11 Sat 17.6.23]


The Main Attraction 

-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. 

17. Camouflage? | Plains

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

Our Dating Sim

Mô Phỏng Hẹn Hò Của Tôi Và Tình Đầu

Lee Wan, one of the male leads, is an artist for theother male lead Ki Tae's gamecompany.

8/8 💜 [11:33 Tue 21.3.23 - 20:31 Thu 6.4.23]

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos

About Youth

Tôi Thầm Lặng, Chúng Ta Không Thầm Lặng

One of the 2 main leads (BL) - Xu Qi Zheng - wears glasses unless he performs as a singer on stage!

8/8 💜 [22:56 Fri 24.3.23 - 23:29 Sun 26.3.23]

Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

Cupid's Last Wish
Di Chúc Của Thần Cupid

Body swap between Win and his younger sister Lin.

10/10 eps 💜

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

Lighting Up the Stars

Male lead - the adopted dad - previously went to prison, and the biological mum previously went to prison.

💜
[21:45 Sat 30.12.23 (My 19th birthday hangout with bestie) - 23:35 Sat 30.12.23]

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine

Love in Time
Vẫn Mãi Bên Em

The vampire male lead is kind of a superhero for the female lead. Plus, him and his savior/friend defeated the strongest evil vampire.

9/9
[12:12 Thu 7.12.23 - 22:57 Thu 7.12.23]

Binge-watched!



Name and Cover 

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 | Plains

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 

Moonlight Chicken
Cơm Gà Ánh Trăng

Celestial body related: Moonlight

8/8
[16:00 Sat 25.2.23 - 18:08 Sat 4.3.23]

Color 

OR

Emotion 

Senpai, Danjite Koidewa!
Tiền Bối, Tuyệt Đối Không Được Yêu!

It means "Senpai, This Can't Be Love!"

8 eps x 25m
[18:02 Thu 5.1.23 - 18:45 Fri 6.1.23]

Object 

OR

Verb 

As if You Whisper

Verb: Whisper

45 mins
[22:40 Fri 31.3.23 - 23:54 Fri 31.3.23]

Animal

OR

Number 

HIStory2: Crossing the Line

Vượt Giới

Number: 2

8/8
[23:00 Wed 21.6.23 - 12:50 Fri 23.6.23]

Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 

Cherry Blossoms After Winter

Hoa Anh Đào Cuối Đông

Season: Winter

8/8
[22:15 Wed 3.5.23 - 23:28 Fri 5.5.23]



Origin

-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




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand





Treats

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. 

My Treats!

Plains
Used:
/5
Forest
Used:
 /4
Mountain
Used:
 /3
Space
Used: 
/2
Black Hole
Used:
/1
RouteEssentialSubstitute forNotesCompleted


 



















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Starting date: 6.1.2023
Link to your Drama list: click
Progress Habitat: 0 /

 

Time is Relative

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:  

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: 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA




Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop




Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel




Winter 

OR 

Summer




Fall  

OR

Spring





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:

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.

*List 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








Getting up Close and Personal 

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:

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




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 /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / 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





Name and Cover 

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 

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 





Origin

-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

Completed

China



Hong Kong



Japan



Philippines



South Korea

Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me (2022)

08.01.2023

Taiwan



Thailand




2023 MDL Watch Challenge

Starting date: 6/1/2023                                                                                                                                                OOO

Link to my Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/profile/Hina38

Progress Habitat: idk how this works

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 0/5

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

Extracurricular (2020)



My rating when I finished it:



MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL



My rating when I finished it:


Co-Produced 

OR 

Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL

Plus & Minus (2022)



My rating when I finished it:



Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus



My rating when I finished it:



Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book



My rating when I finished it:




2. Is it True?

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre)

3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu (2019)

My rating when I finished it:


Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda


My rating when I finished it:


Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary
The Medium (2021)

My rating when I finished it:


Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person


My rating when I finished it:


Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story


My rating when I finished it:



3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 


My rating when I finished it:


Comedy 

OR

Tragedy


My rating when I finished it:


Thriller

OR

Romance


My rating when I finished it:


Youth 

OR

Political 


My rating when I finished it:


Action 

OR

Life


My rating when I finished it:



Time is Relative

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: 0/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959



My rating when I finished it:



1990-1999

OR

the year this member joined MDL (2021)



My rating when I finished it:



2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born (august)



My rating when I finished it:



year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969



My rating when I finished it:



2017-2022

OR

1970-1989



My rating when I finished it:




5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 


My rating when I finished it:


DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 


My rating when I finished it:


DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 

My rating when I finished it:


DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 


My rating when I finished it:


DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  


My rating when I finished it:



6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA


My rating when I finished it:


Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop


My rating when I finished it:


Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel


My rating when I finished it:


Winter 

OR 

Summer


My rating when I finished it:


Fall  

OR

Spring


My rating when I finished it:



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: 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



My rating when I finished it:



with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)



My rating when I finished it:



DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list



My rating when I finished it:



mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)



My rating when I finished it:



with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist


My rating when I finished it:




8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 0/5

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)



My rating when I finished it:



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).



My rating when I finished it:



from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats



My rating when I finished it:



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)



My rating when I finished it:



with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it



My rating when I finished it:




9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites



My rating when I finished it:



from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses



My rating when I finished it:



from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors


My rating when I finished it:



from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles



My rating when I finished it:



from an award-winning actress

OR

by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before



My rating when I finished it:




Getting up Close and Personal 

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: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism


My rating when I finished it:


Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship


My rating when I finished it:


Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault


My rating when I finished it:


Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship


My rating when I finished it:


Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 

My rating when I finished it:



11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 0/5

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


My rating when I finished it:


Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 


My rating when I finished it:


features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship


My rating when I finished it:


 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight


My rating when I finished it: 


Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead


My rating when I finished it:



12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy


My rating when I finished it:


Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday


My rating when I finished it:


Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy


My rating when I finished it:


features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning


My rating when I finished it:


 Healing 

OR

Suicide


My rating when I finished it:



13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God


My rating when I finished it:


Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development


My rating when I finished it:


 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+


My rating when I finished it:


Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance


My rating when I finished it:


 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination


My rating when I finished it:




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: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff


My rating when I finished it:


In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea


My rating when I finished it:


In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop


My rating when I finished it:


On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island


My rating when I finished it:


In a City 

OR

In a Small Town


My rating when I finished it:



15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack


My rating when I finished it:


A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car


My rating when I finished it:


A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth


My rating when I finished it:

 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie


My rating when I finished it: 


A Book 

OR

A Crossbow


My rating when I finished it:



The Main Attraction 

-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: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 


My rating when I finished it:


Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 


My rating when I finished it: 


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)


My rating when I finished it:


Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 


My rating when I finished it:


Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity


My rating when I finished it:



17. Camouflage?

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist


My rating when I finished it:


Glasses 

OR

Tattoos


My rating when I finished it:


Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap


My rating when I finished it:


Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead


My rating when I finished it:


Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine


My rating when I finished it:



18. What Are You?  

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead


My rating when I finished it:


Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead


My rating when I finished it:


Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead


My rating when I finished it:


Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead 

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 


My rating when I finished it:


Killer 

OR

Healer  


My rating when I finished it:



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: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest


My rating when I finished it:


Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death


My rating when I finished it:


Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal


My rating when I finished it:


Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control


My rating when I finished it:


Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War


My rating when I finished it:



20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Human Turns into an Animal   

OR

Animal turns into a Human


My rating when I finished it:


Adorable animals 

OR 

Animal Attack


My rating when I finished it:


Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City


My rating when I finished it:


Pet dressed in Clothes 

OR 

Animal Abuse


My rating when I finished it:


Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals


My rating when I finished it:


 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)


My rating when I finished it:


Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts


My rating when I finished it:


Corruption 

OR

Teamwork


My rating when I finished it:


Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game


My rating when I finished it:


Friendship 

OR

Bullying


My rating when I finished it:



22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates


My rating when I finished it:


Bromance 

OR 

Sismance

Work Later, Drink Now Season 1 (2021)

My rating when I finished it:


Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 


My rating when I finished it:


Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher


My rating when I finished it:


Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier


My rating when I finished it:



Name and Cover 

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: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 


My rating when I finished it:


Color 

OR

Emotion 


My rating when I finished it:


Object 

OR

Verb 


My rating when I finished it:


Animal

OR

Number 


My rating when I finished it:


Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 


My rating when I finished it:



24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal 


My rating when I finished it:


Flower 

OR 

Building 


My rating when I finished it:


Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 


My rating when I finished it:


Rainbow 

OR

Door 


My rating when I finished it:


Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 


My rating when I finished it:



Origin

-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: 0/6

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China


My rating when I finished it:


Hong Kong




Japan


My rating when I finished it:


Philippines


My rating when I finished it:


South Korea


My rating when I finished it:


Taiwan


My rating when I finished it:


Thailand


My rating when I finished it:



Treats

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. 

My Treats!

Plains
Used:
/5
Forest
Used:
 /4
Mountain
Used:
 /3
Space
Used: 
/2
Black Hole
Used:
/1
RouteEssentialSubstitute forNotesCompleted


 



















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MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: January 7 2023

Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Rivka44

Progress Habitat: Done, 11/24/23 (2 Habitats, Plains Korean Crow)

 

Taxonomy 

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

3. All About the Genres  

Progress:

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung   https://mydramalist.com/33249-rookie-historian-goo-hae-ryun

Done

10/30/23

Comedy 

Once Upon a Crime    https://mydramalist.com/714559-once-upon-a-crime

Done

9/24/23

Romance

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... And Spring    https://mydramalist.com/2634-spring-summer-autumn-winter...-and-spring

Done

11/24/23

Youth 

Wonderwall    https://mydramalist.com/717377-wonderwall

Done

3/11/23

Life

Leaving on the 15th Spring    https://mydramalist.com/6952-leaving-on-the-15th-spring

Done

3/12/23


Time is Relative

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.

5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Film 

Hotamaru Days    https://mydramalist.com/745443-hotamaru-days

Done

2/17/23

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes

Vroom Vroom Pegasus Market     https://mydramalist.com/52373-vroom-vroom-pegasus-market

Done

9/1/23

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

Dryads in a Snow Valley   https://mydramalist.com/733837-dryads-in-a-snow-valley

Done

3/13/23

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

Sleuth of Ming Dynasty    https://mydramalist.com/33272-the-story-of-ming-dynasty 

Done

3/4/23

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

Pegasus Market     https://mydramalist.com/35519-cheap-cheonlima-mart

Done

7/13/23

MDL Watch Challenge 2023

Starting date: 1/1/2023

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

Progress Habitat:

Taxonomy 

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 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


Love
Second Sight
二见钟情

Web Series


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

Are You Ready? Hey You Girl!
覚悟はいいかそこの女子

Adapted from the manga "Kakugo wa Iika Soko no Joshi" by Shiiba Nana



 

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)




Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda




Documentary Genre


OR


 Mockumentary




Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real EventsReal Person




Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story




 

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 

Three-Body 三体Sci-Fi

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

Post TruthComedy

Thriller

OR

Romance

Missing: The Other SideThriller

Youth 

OR

Political 

All These YearsYouth

Action 

OR

Life

VigilanteAction

 

Time is Relative

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:  

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 

 

A Familiar Stranger
虛顏
Short Length Series

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.  

The Glory Season 1 더 글로리Drama with 8 episodes or less

 

6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

The Glory Season 2Full second season of a drama

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

DittoDifferent Timelines

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel




Winter 

OR 

Summer




Fall  

OR

Spring




 

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:

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.

*List 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







 

Getting up Close and Personal 

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. 

 

11. Finding a Mate

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

OR 

Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual contentBrief NudityProlonged NudityPartial NudityMild Sexual ContentSexual ContentExtreme 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 LeadMale Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead /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 PlotMale-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn StorySlow Burn Romance




 Popular Male LeadPopular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination




 

 

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:

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




 

The Main Attraction 

-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:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 




Idol actorIdol 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




 

 

 

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




 

 

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

D.P. Season 2Soldier

 

Name and Cover 

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 

OR  

Body Part 

All EarsBody part

Color 


OR


Emotion 

Full River RedColour

Object 

OR

Verb 

UnlockedVerb

Animal

OR

Number 

Thirteen Years of DustNumber

Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 

The Long SeasonSeason

 

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 




 

Origin

-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




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand




 

Treats

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. 

My Treats!

Plains

Used:

/5

Forest

Used:

 /4

Mountain

Used:

 /3

Space

Used: 

/2

Black Hole

Used:

/1

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed


 



















mdl watch challenge sign-up from:

starting date : 08/01/2023
my drama list
2023 list
habitat progress : ?/?
dramas completed at the start : 199
movies completed at the start : 20
dramas : 12
movies : 1
tv shows : 1
specials :

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taxonomy

1. type (3/5)

2. is it true? (0/5)

3. all about the gen(r)es (0/5)

time is relative

4. year or origin (0/5)

5. duration of the hike (0/5)

6. time can be confusing (1/5)

the chronicles of mdl

7. sharing is caring (0/5)

  • that has been on your ptw for longer than you can remember ⋆ from the watchlist of another user doing this challenge
  • with less than 10,000 viewers ⋆ ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)
  • drama with least amount of episodes on your ptw list ⋆ drama with the most amount of episodes on your ptw list
  • mentioned in the mdl forums ⋆ mentioned in the mdl feeds
  • with the most recent release date in your ptw list ⋆ with a release date older than the oldest title in your watchlist

8. examined (0/5)

  • on your recommendations page (link to page) ⋆ appearing in the first 5 pages of mdl home trailers (link to trailer) 
  • found on a custom list (link to list) ⋆ found on a voting list (link to list)
  • from your most viewed tags ⋆ from your least viewed genres under your profile stats
  • with someone / something mentioned in a game on mdl (link to the game) found mentioned in an article on mdl (link to the article)
  • with over 10 reviews ⋆ with 0 reviews when you started watching it
9. your fanciers and westminsters (1/5)
  • award-winning ⋆ by the same writer as one of your favourites
  • from an award-winning director ⋆ that has one of your favourite actresses
  • from an award-winning screenwriter ⋆ that has one of your favorite actors
    when i fly towards you (zhou yi ran)
  • from an award-winning actor ⋆ by the same director as one of your favorite titles
  • from an award-winning actress ⋆ by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before

getting up close and personal

10. kiss, f*** , kill, exorcism... (1/5)

11. finding a mate (0/5)

12. laugh it off or die trying (2/5)

13. seeing is believing... and some other stuff (1/5)

significant details

14. where are we? (0/5)

15. humans have so many things (0/5)

the main attraction

16. who are we? (0/5)

17. camouflage? (2/5)

18. what are you? (0/5)

pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

19. the petting zoo (1/5)

20. where the humans are... (0/5)

21. friendly ways to die (2/5)

22. who am i when i am with you? (0/5)

name and cover

23. it's only words in the name (0/5)

24. pretty pictures on the cover (0/5)

origin

25. countries of mdl (0/7)

my treats

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.
plains
used
(0/5)
forest
used
(0/4)
mountain
used
(0/3)
space
used
(0/2)
black hole
used
(0/1)


MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: January 8, 2023

Link to your Drama list: Vince's watchlist

Progress Habitat: 10/10   [ Level: Japanese Marten Plains ]

 


Taxonomy 

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 Call


Comedy 

OR

Tragedy


Ateez Treasure Film


Thriller

OR

Romance

Celebrity


Youth

OR

Political

Queenmaker


Action

OR

Life

TMT Ateez



Time is Relative

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 

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

Strangers Againep. 1 only

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

Moving


Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

The Glory


Winter 

OR 

Summer

One Piece


Fall  

OR

Spring

Daily Dose of Sunshine



Getting up Close and Personal 

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: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism

Moonlight Chicken


Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

To My Star 1

(Movie)


Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

The Glory

Season 2


Contract Relationship

OR

Secret Relationship

My School President


Opposites Attract

OR

Domestic Abuse

As Long as We Both Shall Live 



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

Only Friends


 

Age Gap [Drama Life]

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

Enigma


features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

Kill Bok Soon


 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

Till the End of the Moon


Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female LeadMale  Lead

Bokura no Shokutaku



12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy

OR

Black Comedy

Dr. Romantic

Season 3


Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

About Youth


Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

Wuliang


features a Celebration

OR

Mourning

Blood of Youth


 Healing 

OR

Suicide

To Each His Own



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

Brain Works


Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

Soulmate


 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot

OR

LGBTQ+

Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san


Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Flower of Evil


 Popular Male Lead /Popular Female Lead

OR 

Discrimination

To My Star

Season 2




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: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff

See You in My 19th Life

ep. 9

In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea

Revenant


In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop

Death's Game


On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island

My Dearest


In a City 

OR

In a Small Town

Bloodhounds



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. 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)

Lighting Up The Stars


Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts

Midnight

Museum


Corruption

OR

Teamwork

Kingdom:

Legendary War


Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game

ATEEZ:

The Vikings


Friendship

OR

Bullying

Real Now Ateez



22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates

The Merciless


Bromance 

OR 

Sismance

Oh No! Here Comes Troubles


Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 

My First Client


Assailant-Victim

OR

Student-Teacher

Crash Course in Romance


 

Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier

The Heart



Name and Cover 

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: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part

Boys Planet


Color 

OR

Emotion

More Than Blue: The Series


Object 

OR

Verb 

Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode: Fly BTS Fly

Verbs:

'run' or 'fly'

Animal

OR

Number 

Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode: Telepathy

Number:

2022

Season

OR

Calendar-related word 

The Eclipse


Taxonomy

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

1. Type
() 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).
()  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.

2. Is it True?
() Advertisement or Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre).
() Independent Film or Propaganda.
() Documentary Genre or Mockumentary.
() Adapted from Folklore or Inspired by Real Events / Real Person.
() Historical Fiction or Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story.

3. All About the Gen(r)es  
() Historical or Sci-Fi.
() Comedy or Tragedy.
() Thriller or Romance.
() Youth or Political.
() Action or Life.

Time is Relative

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  
() In 2023 or 1940-1959.
() 1990-1999 or Year a member on this page joined MDL (link 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
 () 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
() Full second season of a Drama or Only 1 episode of a Drama.
() Different Timelines or Time Loop.
() Time Skip or Time Travel.
() Winter or Summer.
() Fall or Spring.

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
(#9A3F64) 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…
() 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 (put link to the award/person's page).
() 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.

Getting up Close and Personal

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.

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…
() 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
() 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 / Male Lead or Aggressive Female Lead /Male  Lead

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying
() 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
() 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.

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?    
() 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
() 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.

The Main Attraction

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?
() 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?
() 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?  
() 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.

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
(#2629D0) 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…
() 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
() 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?
() Colleagues or Inmates.
() Bromance or Sismance.
() Parent-Child or Sibling.
() Assailant-Victim or Student-Teacher.
() Doctor-Patient or Soldier.

Name and Cover

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
() 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 
() Domesticated Animal or Wild Animal.
() Flower or Building.
() Light Colors or Dark Colors.
() Rainbow or Door.
() Only Words or Geometrical Shapes.

Origin

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

25.  Countries of MDL
() Chinese.
() Hong Kong.
() Japan.
() Philippines.
() South Korea.
() Taiwan.
() Thailand.