MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date:  01.15.23

Link to your Drama list: Neige's Drama List

Progress Habitat:

 

Taxonomy 

1. Type

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 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


single's inferno season 2


will watch all of the episodes


MOVIE

travel in a plastic bottle


 

Co-Produced 

plus & minus


Anthology 

i stories


Adapted From a Novel / Book 

unlocked

adapted from a novel


2. Is it True?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

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

koisenu futari

about two aroace person

Independent Film

maggie


until we meet again special


Adapted from Folklore 

hansel and gretel


Historical Fiction

love between fairy and devil



MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 Starting date: 01-jan -2023

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

Progress Habitat: 0/25    28/ 127 (125+2)

Drama: 25   movie: 02        D.S: 00       TV-show: 01    other:    

Korea: 17       China:03    Thai: 03      Japan:04    Taiwan :01

 

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.

Young actor's retreat (8.5)
8x6622/05

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

Cherry Magic- the movie
movie
 1.44 min
22/01


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

 I Will Knock You
12x45 06/02

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

hello monster (june)
air on June

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

 Huang Shu Da Ren Jie Yuan Ba

24x4 min10/02

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

Secretary Bai Wants to Resign Everyday
21x6 min22/01

Time Skip OR

Time Travel

First Love Again
6x2528/01

Winter OR

Summer

jack o' frost
6x3031/3

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: 02/05

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)

Individual Circumstances
watch # 6332 at 17/0210/02

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)

Crash course in romance
feed link
16x75
08/03

with the newest release date in your PTW list  OR

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

The Glory part 2 
will be aired on 10/3/23
8x 5526/3


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)

Graceful Family  (2019)
from my recommendations page 2
16x80

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).


BL voting 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

Love to hate you
10x5206/03


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

She and her perfect husband 2022
40x45 min06/01

Cohabitation OR

Long Distance Relationship




Fluffy   OR

Sexual Assault




Contract Relationship

OR  Secret Relationship

The New Employee
7x20 min04/02

Opposites Attract

OR Domestic Abuse

Ameiro Paradox

8x25 min10/02

 

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

The Director Who Buys Me Dinner
10x1513/01

features a Heterosexual relationship  OR

Same-Sex relationship




 Enemies to Lovers

OR Love at First Sight

Love mate (7.5)
8x2026/05

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

Dr. romantic s2 (8)
16x70 13/05

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: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella

OR  A Backpack

miraculous brothers 
16x70

A Truck

OR A Sports Car




A Smartphone

OR A Phone Booth

The Glory -part 1
8x50

26/3

A Suit /Dress

OR  A Hoodie

Cutie Pie 2 You
4x52 min
rich ML always in suits, pick wedding suit
06/02

A Book 

OR A Crossbow

A shoulder to cry on
crossbow
7x30
31/03

 

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: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete

OR Artist

Our dating Sim
8x1531/3

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

Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow
10x81 min20/01

 

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 

The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die(7.0)
movie
1h 32m
17/2

 

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




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

2 Moon 2017 
14x45
moon
20/3

Color


OR  Emotion

Happy merry ending (7)
16x7013/05

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

my beautiful man 2
02/03

Light Colors 

OR  Dark Colors




Rainbow

OR  Door

History5: love in the future
02/03

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





















2023 MDL Watch Challenge Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date:Jan 16

Link to your Drama list:https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/10205769

Progress Habitat:

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Starting date: 01/01/2023

Link to your Drama list: x

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.







MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL







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 Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals




 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying





22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier





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


 



















MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: 16th of January

Link to your Drama list: Here

Progress Habitat: /??


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)

Mentioned in this feed


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







 


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: 01.01.2023
Link to your Drama list: Mart's DramaListProgress Habitat: 
Asian Elephant Plains 
Watched 127/127
25/25 Blocks
Asian Elephant Forest (50/50)
Watched 127/127
25/25 Blocks
Dwarf Flying Squirrel Mountain (56/56)
Watched 49/127
6/6 Blocks


8 June



Taxonomy 

1. Type

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 3/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

OR

 TV SHOW* (x3)
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

1.

2.

3.


All 8 episodes
8.5/10 ⭐️




All 11 episodes
8/10 ⭐️





All 12 episodes
9/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️



✔️


MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL (x3)

1.2. 3.


9/10 ⭐️








6/10 ⭐️




8/10 ⭐️
Rewatched
09/10/2023


✔️




✔️



✔️

Co-Produced 

OR 

Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL (x2)

1.2.


Felix
(Australian)

9/10 ⭐️


Rita Vizer
(German)
8/10 ⭐️


✔️



✔️

Anthology (x2)

OR 

Omnibus

1.

2.


8/10 ⭐️



8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️



✔️

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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book (x3)

1.2. 3.  

Adapted from a Novel
8.5/10 ⭐️





(The Movie)
5/10 ⭐️




5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️



✔️


2. Is it True?

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  (2.)

OR 

Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre) (1.)

1.2.

3.


9/10 ⭐️




6/10 ⭐️




9/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️

Independent Film (x2)

OR 

Propaganda

1.2.


7.5/10 ⭐️





6/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Documentary Genre (x2)

OR

 Mockumentary

1.

2.


9/10 ⭐️



8/10 ⭐️


✔️



✔️

Adapted from Folklore (2.)

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person (1.)

1.2.



8.5/10 ⭐️




9/10 ⭐️



✔️




✔️

Historical Fiction (1.)

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story

OR

Treat: A Coworker settings (2.)

1.2.


7.5/10 ⭐️





Movie Ver.
9/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️


3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 5/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical (2.)

OR 

Sci-Fi (1.)

1. 2. 3.


9.5/10 ⭐️




7.5/10 ⭐️




9/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️

Comedy (x3)

OR

Tragedy

1.2. 3.


8/10 ⭐️




8/10 ⭐️




7.5/10 ⭐️

Rewatched
01/11/2023


✔️




✔️




✔️

Thriller

OR

Romance (X3)

1.2. 3.



7.5/10 ⭐️




8/10 ⭐️



7/10 ⭐️



✔️




✔️



✔️

Youth (x3)

OR

Political 

1.2. 3.


9.5/10 ⭐️




6.5/10 ⭐️




8/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️

Action (1. 3.)

OR

Life (2.)

1.2.3.


9.5/10 ⭐️




9/10 ⭐️
Rewatched (12.01.2023)



9/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️





✔️


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: 5/5 - 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023 (x2)

OR

1940-1959

1.2.


8.5/10 ⭐️





7/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

1990-1999

OR

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

1.2.

Neige (2021)

7/10 ⭐️





8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born (x2)

1.2.

May

6.5/10 ⭐️





7.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

year generated by this website (x2)

OR

1950-1969

1. 



2.

(Friday, 17 January 1992
Sunday, 25 December 1994
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Friday, 28 May 2010
Monday, 22 October 2018)

8/10 ⭐️


(Friday, 5 March 1999
Thursday, 30 March 2006
Thursday, 25 December 2008
Monday, 14 May 2012
Tuesday, 24 June 2014)
8/10 ⭐️




✔️








✔️

2017-2022 (x2)

OR

1970-1989

1.2.


2021
7/10 ⭐️






2020
7/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️


5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series (1.)

 OR

 Short Film (2.  3.)

 1.

2.3.


2 Episodes 6 minutes each

6/10 ⭐️



3/10 ⭐️




7/10 ⭐️



✔️




✔️




✔️

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes  (x3)

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

1.2. 3.


25 Minutes for episodes

8/10 ⭐️


25 Minutes for episodes

8.5/10 ⭐️



30 Minutes for episodes

8.5/10 ⭐️



✔️



✔️




✔️

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes (x2)

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. (3.)

1.2. 3.


40 Minutes for episodes

10/10 ⭐️



40 Minutes for episodes

5/10 ⭐️


91 min.

4/10 ⭐️



✔️



✔️





✔️

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes (x2)

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

1.2. 3.

45 Minutes for episodes
7/10 ⭐️






10/10 ⭐️
Rewatched (05.03.2023)




8/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  (x33.)

1.2. 3.


7 Episodes
8/10 ⭐️






7 Episodes
6/10 ⭐️





7 Episodes
4/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️


6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA (x2)

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

1.2.


4/10 ⭐️





8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Different Timelines (x2)

OR 

Time Loop

1.2.


7/10 ⭐️





9/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Time Skip  (1. - 3.)

OR  

Time Travel (2.)

1.2. 3.


6.5/10 ⭐️




8.5/10 ⭐️




8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️

Winter (2.)

OR 

Summer (1.)

1.2.


5/10 ⭐️





7.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Fall (2.)

OR

Spring (1.)

1.2.


7.5/10 ⭐️




9.5/10 ⭐️

Rewatched (03/09/2023)


✔️




✔️


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: 5/5 - 5/5 - 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember

OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge (x3)

1.2.3.


Mushroom_ 

6/10 ⭐️




Hiphop123

8.5/10 ⭐️



Shiro

9.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️





✔️

with less than 10,000 viewers (x3)

OR

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

1.2. 3.


107 Viewers (24.01.2023)

3/10 ⭐️ 



3.218 Viewers
(04.08.2023)

9.5/10 ⭐️


786 Viewers
(05.10.2023)

5.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️




✔️

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list (x3)

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list

1.2. 3.


1 Episodes
7/10 ⭐️






2 Episodes
4/10 ⭐️






3 Episodes
3/10 ⭐️

✔️







✔️







✔️

mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds) (x2)

1.2. 3.


Feed
9/10 ⭐️





Feed
7/10 ⭐️






Feed
8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️




✔️

with the newest release date in your PTW list (x3)

OR

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

1.2. 3. Add to my PTW (28.02.2023)
Started (02.03.2023)
7/10 ⭐️


Add to my PTW (01.09.2023)
Watched (10.09.2023)
2/10 ⭐️

Add to my PTW (15.11.2023)
Watched (16.11.2023)
2/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️



✔️


8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer) (x2)

Or

on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page)

1.2. On Page 1 when stared
Trailer
8.5/10 ⭐️




On Page 1 when watched
Trailer
8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

found on a Custom List (add a link to the list). (2.)

OR

found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list). (1.)

1.

2.


Voting List

6/10 ⭐️




Custom List

8/10 ⭐️

Rewatched 18.09.2023)



✔️





✔️

from your most viewed tags (x2)

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats

1.2. 3.

Most Viewed Tags: Friendship

8.5/10 ⭐️



8.5/10 ⭐️




5.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️

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)

1. 2.
Article

10/10 ⭐️





Article
8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

with over 10 Reviews (1. 3.)

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it (2.)

1.2. 3.


6.5/10 ⭐️




Started
06.06.2023

6/10 ⭐️




8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️




✔️


9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites (x2)

1. 2.



MAME
8/10 ⭐️






Jojo
10/10 ⭐️

✔️








✔️

from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses (x2)

1.2.


Park Min Young

8/10 ⭐️




Song Hye Kyo

9.5/10 ⭐️



✔️





✔️

from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors (x3.3)

1.2. 3.

Favorite Actor:

Off Jumpol
8/10 ⭐️




First 
9/10 ⭐️





Gun
8/10 ⭐️



✔️





✔️






✔️

from an award-winning actor (2.)

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles (1.)

1.2.

Director:
New Siwaj Sawatmaneekul

8/10 ⭐️




Baeksang Arts Awards
Best New Actor: 
Park Jin Young

8/10 ⭐️



✔️





✔️

from an award-winning actress

OR

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

1.

2. 3.

Director Moon So Joon

7/10 ⭐️






Director Han Jae Woon

4/10 ⭐️







Screenwriter Noon Tattiya Wintikarn
6/10 ⭐️


✔️






✔️





✔️


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 - 5/5 - 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back (x3)

OR

Exorcism

1.2.3.


8.5/10 ⭐️





7/10 ⭐️




3/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️




✔️

Cohabitation (2.)

OR

Long Distance Relationship (1.)

1.2.


7.5/10 ⭐️






7.5/10 ⭐️


✔️






✔️

Fluffy (x2)

OR

Sexual Assault

1.2.


7/10 ⭐️





8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Contract Relationship (1.)

OR

Secret Relationship (2.)

1.2.


8.5/10 ⭐️





10/10 ⭐️

Rewatched (28.03.2023)


✔️





✔️

Opposites Attract (2. 3.)

OR

Domestic Abuse (1.)

1.2. 3.


8.5/10 ⭐️




8.5/10 ⭐️
Rewatched (13.09.2023)



9.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️


11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love

OR 

Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content (x2) | Brief Nudity | Prolonged Nudity | Partial Nudity | Mild Sexual Content | Sexual Content | Extreme Sexual Content

1.
2.


7.5/10 ⭐️






7/10 ⭐️


✔️






✔️

Age Gap [Drama Life]  (x2)

OR 

Classmates' Relationship

1.
2.



8/10 ⭐️





8/10 ⭐️



✔️





✔️

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship (x3)

1.2. 3.


8.5/10 ⭐️




6/10 ⭐️



6/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️



✔️

 Enemies to Lovers (3.)

OR 

Love at First Sight (1. 2.)

1.2. 3.


6/10 ⭐️ 




8/10 ⭐️
Rewatched (26.03.2023)



8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️



✔️

Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead (x2)

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead

1.2.


4/10 ⭐️




9/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy (2.)

OR

Black Comedy (1.)
1.2.


9/10 ⭐️





8/10 ⭐️
Rewatched
10/10/2023


✔️





✔️

Happy Ending (2.)

OR 

features some type of Doomsday (1.)

1.2.


6.5/10 ⭐️





8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Tragic Past (x2)

OR 

Sketch Comedy

1.2.


10/10 ⭐️





9/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️



features a Celebration (1.)

OR

Mourning (2.)

1.2.


8.5/10 ⭐️





8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

 Healing (x2)

OR

Suicide

1.2.


8.5/10 ⭐️





7.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader (1. 3.)

OR

Some type of God (2.)

1.2. 3.


9/10 ⭐️




7.5/10 ⭐️




7/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️

Misunderstanding (x2)

OR

Character Development (3.)

1.2.
3.


8/10 ⭐️





8/10 ⭐️



8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️



✔️

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+ (x3)

1.2. 3.


6.5/10 ⭐️




8.5/10 ⭐️




6/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️

Suspense (x3)

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

1.2.3.


10/10 ⭐️
Rewatched (29.03.2023)



9.5/10 ⭐️




6/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️

 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead (1. 3.)

OR 

Discrimination (2.)

1.2. 3.


10/10 ⭐️




4/10 ⭐️





8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️





✔️



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 - 5/5 - 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field (x2)

OR 

On a Cliff

1.2.


9/10 ⭐️




8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️

In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea (x3)

1.2. 3.


8.5/10 ⭐️




7/10 ⭐️




9/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️

In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop (x2)

1.2.


9.5/10 ⭐️





Rewatch (12.09.2023)

9/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island (x2)

1.2.


9/10 ⭐️




Rewatch (12.09.2023)

8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

In a City (2.)

OR

In a Small Town (1.)

1.2.

Rewatch (31.01.2023)


8.5/10 ⭐️




8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️


15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella (x3)

OR

A Backpack

1.2.

3.



9/10 ⭐️




10/10 ⭐️




8.5/10 ⭐️



✔️




✔️




✔️

A Truck  (1.)

OR

A Sports Car (2. 3.)

1.2. 3.


9/10 ⭐️





7/10 ⭐️




8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️




✔️

A Smartphone (2.)

OR

A Phone Booth (1.)

1.2. 3.


9/10 ⭐️




8.5/10 ⭐️




6/10 ⭐️

 

✔️





✔️




✔️

A Suit /Dress (1. 3.)

OR

A Hoodie (2.)

1.2. 3.


9/10 ⭐️








10/10 ⭐️
Rewatched (28/08/2023)




7/10 ⭐️

✔️








✔️






✔️
A Book (2. - 3.)

OR

A Crossbow (1.)

1.2.3.


8.5/10 ⭐️





9/10 ⭐️




8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️




✔️


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: 5/5 - 5/5 - 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress (x2)

1.2.


Lee Do Kyung
9.5/10 ⭐️






Sung Do Il
10/10 ⭐️

Rewatch (12.09.2023)


✔️





✔️

Idol actor/ Idol actress (x3)

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

1.2. 3.

Wada Hayade

6/10 ⭐️




Meguro Ren

7.5/10 ⭐️

(Special EP)


Mill

7/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️




✔️

Trans gender identity  (different than the gender assigned to them at birth) (1.)

OR

Cis gender Identity   (same as the gender assigned to them at birth) (2. 3.)

1.2. 3.


Pai
6.5/10 ⭐️





7.5/10 ⭐️






6/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️

Able Bodied (1.)

OR

Living with a disability (2.)

1.2.


8.5/10 ⭐️




9/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️

Public Figure (2.)

OR

Hidden Identity (1. - 3.)

1.2. 3.

8.5/10 ⭐️






7/10 ⭐️







8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️





✔️


17. Camouflage?

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete (2.)

OR 

Artist (1.)

1.2.

Rewatch (08.04.2023)

8/10 ⭐️




9/10 ⭐️


✔️








✔️

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos (x2)

1.2.



8.5/10 ⭐️




5/10 ⭐️



✔️




✔️

Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap (x2)

1.2.

Rewatch (07.03.2023)


8.5/10 ⭐️



7.5/10 ⭐️



✔️



✔️

Cop Female LeadCop Male Lead (x2)

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

1. 2.


9/10 ⭐️





8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead (2.)

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine (1.)

1.2. 3.


9/10 ⭐️





9/10 ⭐️




PTW


✔️





✔️


18. What Are You?  

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead (x2)

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead

1.2.


9.5/10 ⭐️





7.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead (x3)

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

1.2.3.



9/10 ⭐️





8.5/10 ⭐️




10/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️




✔️

Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead (1.)

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead (2.)

1.2.

Cold Male Lead

Rewatch (04.03.2023)

8.5/10 ⭐️


Clingy Female Lead

 Rewatched (20.04.2023)

8.5/10 ⭐️



✔️





✔️

Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead (1.)

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead (2.)

1.

2.


Rich Male Lead

8.5/10 ⭐️




Poor Male Lead

6.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Killer (1.)

OR

Healer  (2.)

1.2.


9/10 ⭐️





8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️


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: 5/5 - 5/5 - 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet (x2)

OR 

Pest

1.
2.


A cat

7/10 ⭐️



A crab

8.5/10 ⭐️



✔️




✔️

Talking Pet  (1.)

OR

Animal Death (2.)

1.2.


7/10 ⭐️




10/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️

Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal (x3)

1.2. 3.


8/10 ⭐️





9/10 ⭐️





9/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️





✔️

Veterinarian  (x2)

OR

Animal Control

1.2.


6/10 ⭐️





6/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Romantic Ride on a Horse  (x2)

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War

1.2.


5/10 ⭐️






9/10 ⭐️


✔️






✔️


20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Human Turns into an Animal  

OR

Animal turns into a Human (x2)

1.2.

Rewatch (20.05.2023)

8.5/10 ⭐️ 




6.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Adorable animals (x3)

OR 

Animal Attack

1.2. 3.


9/10 ⭐️




8.5/10 ⭐️




8/10 ⭐️
Rewatched
09/10/2023


✔️




✔️





✔️

Animal in the Wild (1.)

OR

Animal in a City (2.)

1.2.


8.5/10 ⭐️ 





9.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Pet dressed in Clothes (2.)

OR 

Animal Abuse (1.)

1.2.


9/10 ⭐️





7.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals

OR

Treat: A Drama with a Restaurant setting (1.)

1.2.

Rewatch (01.02.2023)
9.5/10 ⭐️





8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care) (1.)

OR

Treat: A Behind The Scenes (2.)

1.2.


9/10 ⭐️




9/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️

Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts (x2)

1.2.


7.5/10 ⭐️ 




6/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️

Corruption 

OR

Teamwork (x2)

1,2.


9/10 ⭐️





7.5/10 ⭐️





✔️




✔️

Friendly Game (x2)

OR

Death Game

1.2.


9.5/10 ⭐️





8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Friendship (1.)

OR

Bullying (2.)

1.2.


9/10 ⭐️





9.5 ⭐️


✔️

 




✔️


22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5 - 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues (x3)

OR

Inmates

1.2. 3.


6/10 ⭐️




6.5/10 ⭐️





8.5/10 ⭐️
Rewatched
09/10/2023


✔️




✔️





✔️

Bromance (x3)

OR 

Sismance

1.2. 3.


7/10 ⭐️




8/10 ⭐️




9/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️




✔️

Parent-Child (2. 3.)

OR

Sibling (1.)

1.2. 3.

Alternative Ending

7/10 ⭐️




10/10 ⭐️





8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️





✔️

Assailant-Victim

OR

Student-Teacher (x3)

1.2. 3.


8.5/10 ⭐️





2/10 ⭐️




6/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️




✔️

Doctor-Patient (x3)

OR

Soldier

1.2. 3.


9.5/10 ⭐️





9/10 ⭐️




9.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️




✔️


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 - 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part (x2)

1.2.


Kissable lips
8/10 ⭐️





Sweet Teeth
9/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Color 

OR

Emotion  (x2)

1.2.


Heppiness
9.5/10 ⭐️






Love
9.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️

Object 

OR

Verb (x2)

1.2.


Missing: The Other Side Season 2
9.5/10 ⭐️





Stay By My Side
8/10 ⭐️



✔️




✔️

Animal

OR

Number (x2)

1.2.


F4 Thailand
9/10 ⭐️






2gether
8/10 ⭐️

Rewatched (26.03.2023)

✔️







✔️

Season (1.)

OR

Calendar-related word (2.)

1.2.


Our Winter
5.5/10 ⭐️




Tokyo in  April is..
9/10 ⭐️


✔️







✔️


24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 5/5 - 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal 

1.2.


7.5/10 ⭐️





8/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Flower (x2)

OR 

Building 

1.2.


8/10 ⭐️





9.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Light Colors (x2)

OR

Dark Colors 

1.2.


8.5/10 ⭐️







7/10 ⭐️

Rewatched (02.01.2023)

✔️







✔️

Rainbow

OR

Door 

1.2.


9/10 ⭐️





Rewatch (26.03.2023)

8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Only Words (x2)

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 

1.2.


8.5/10 ⭐️




8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️


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: 7/7 - 7/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China (x2)

1.2.
9/10 ⭐️









8.5/10 ⭐️

✔️









✔️

Hong Kong (x2)

1.2.


4/10 ⭐️





4.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Japan (x2)

1.

2.


8.5/10 ⭐️






8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️






✔️

Philippines (x2)

1.2.


6.5/10 ⭐️




5.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️

South Korea (x2)

1.

2.


9.5/10 ⭐️





8.5/10 ⭐️


✔️





✔️

Taiwan (x2)

1.2. 


6/10 ⭐️





2/10 ⭐️






✔️





✔️



Thailand (x2)

1. 2.


8/10 ⭐️




7.5/10 ⭐️


✔️




✔️


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:
0/5
Forest
Used:
3/4
Mountain
Used:
 /3
Space
Used: 
/2
Black Hole
Used:
/1
RouteEssentialSubstitute forNotesCompleted

 Behind The Scenes

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)

9/10 ⭐️


✔️

A Drama with a Restaurant setting 

Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals



8/10 ⭐️


✔️

A Co-worker setting

Historical Fiction

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story



9/10 ⭐️


✔️






MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: 1/1/2023

Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/profile/7578339

Progress Habitat: 0/19

Completed:  ✔︎

DRAMAS:  3MOVIES:DRAMA SPECIALS: 


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







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


Koi to Dangan

Adapated from a manga

✔︎


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)

Hit the SpotTeaches viewers on sex positivity✔︎

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)

Himitsu No Ai-Chan

613 Viers

✔︎

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. 



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







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





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

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed


 




















 

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: 1 January 2023

Link to your Drama list: Mushroom_ dramalist

Progress Habitat: 1/25

  

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series







MOVIE



✓ Jan 21

Co-Produced 





Anthology 


Girl From Nowhere




Adapted from a manga 

Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 2




 

2. Is it True?

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

 

Two lights: Relumino
✓ (Jan 2)

Propaganda


Documentary Genre




Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real EventsReal Person



Historical Fiction 




 

3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 1/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Sci-Fi 

Signal 

Comedy 


A Business Proposal

Thriller


Healer


Youth 





Life

Hospital Playlist Season 1


 

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:  1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

Island Season 2




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

Revenge of Others

https://mydramalist.com/profile/pinkmoonlight



the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

 
December 

year generated by this website 

Bad Genius

2017



2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

Happiness
2021

 

5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 4/5


Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 You Make Me Dance




DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 




MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 


DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes



DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  


Weak Hero Class 1

 

6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

Hospital Playlist Season 2


Time Loop

Reset
✓Jan 14

Time Travel

Tomorrow


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: /5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember

Magic of Zero





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

The Untamed Special Edition

#23



DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

Hellbound Season 2





mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)







with the newest release date in your PTW list


OR

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






 

8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page) 

Or

appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer)






found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).


Extraordinary Attorney Woo
https://mydramalist.com/list/1xrxeZd3



from your most viewed tags 

Mr. Queen

Friendship 



with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game)

The Sound of Magic

https://mydramalist.com/games/zB20cQ
✓Jan 10

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: /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…

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Exorcism

Island Season 1


Cohabitation 


Eulachacha Waikiki

Fluffy 

Splash Splash LOVE
✓ Jan 5

Contract Relationship 

Because This Is My First Life

Opposites Attract 

 What's Wrong with Secretary Kim


✓Jan 8

 

11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

Goblin

✓ 

Classmates' Relationship 

Color Rush Season 1

 Same-Sex relationship

Not Me

 Enemies to Lovers 

Semantic Error

Nice Female LeadMale Lead


The Uncanny Counter
Nice 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 




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




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: /5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 


Under the Queen's Umbrella

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

Taxi Driver


 

17. Camouflage?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 


Artist


Glasses 




Body Swap


Cop Female LeadCop Male Lead




Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead



 

 

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: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 


Pest


Animal Death



Farm Animal


Veterinarian  




Romantic Ride on a Horse  




 

20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 


Animal turns into a Human


Adorable animals 



Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City





Animal Abuse


Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals



 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Teamwork



Death Game



Bullying


 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

Gaus Electronics

✓ Jan 18

Bromance 




Sibling 

My Liberation Notes

Assailant-Victim 




Doctor-Patient

Triage
✓ Jan 14

 

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: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body  

Sh**ting Stars

Emotion 

One Smile Is Very Alluring

Verb 

He's Coming to Me

Number 

Soundtrack #1

Season 

Our Beloved Summer


 

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 


OR


Wild Animal 




Building 

Parasite


Light Colors 

Until We Meet Again

Door 

Meet Me @ 1006


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: 6/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China


Hong Kong


Japan


Philippines

Boys' Lockdown


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 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: 21/1/23

Link to your Drama list: Elkandr’s Watch List

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 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 Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals




 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying





22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier





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


 




















MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: 1/8/2023

Link to your Drama list: My Drama List

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

Weak Hero Class 1All Episodes


1/20/23


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

manga

Perfect Crime







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. 



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







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





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

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed


 



















MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: January 22

Link to your Drama list: DeobiMars List

Progress Habitat:

 


Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 3/5

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



Harmony Forest



TV Show (8 eps)



Feb 5

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL


Like in the Movies: Special


Drama Special


May 26

Co-Produced 

OR 

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


Over Drive


NOT on MDL

(Mackenyu - American)



Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus


Seoul Ghost Stories


Omnibus



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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book


Bed Friend


Adapted from a Novel


Apr 22


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: 5/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 


Sweet Home Season 2 


Sci-Fi


Dec 3

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy


Brain Works


Comedy


Jun 17

Thriller

OR

Romance


Island 


Thriller


Jan 15

Youth 

OR

Political 


Star Struck



Youth


Jun 12

Action 

OR

Life


Never Let Me Go


Action


Mar 1


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: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 

Somehow 18


10 eps, 15 mins each


Feb 2

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 


Begin Again


35 eps


May 6

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.



 609 Bedtime Story


35 Mins


Jun 5

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 


Love at First Hate


50 Mins


Feb 15

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  


Love All Play


70 Mins


May 21


6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA


The Love Proposal


Only 1 episode of a Drama


May 16

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop


On Your Wedding Day


Different Timelines


May 29

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel


The Warp Effect


Time Travel


Feb 28


Winter 

OR 

Summer


My Best Summer


Summer


Feb 26

Fall  

OR

Spring


Semantic Error: The Movie


Fall


Apr 22


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: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember

OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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


Desire Catcher


Less than 10,000 viewers


May 19

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)


Flash Marriage


Feed


Feb 12

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: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism


Island Part 2 


Exorcism


Mar 14

Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship


Yugure ni, Te wo Tsunagu


Cohabitation


May 18

Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault


Hi Venus


Fluffy


Apr 8

Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship


A Boss and a Babe


Secret Relationship


Jun 6

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 




11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

OR 

Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content | Brief Nudity | Prolonged Nudity | Partial Nudity | Mild Sexual Content | Sexual Content | Extreme Sexual Content



You Are My Heartbeat



First Love 



Apr 24

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 


Moonlight Chicken


Age Gap [Drama Life] 


Mar 10

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship


Like in the Movies


Same-Sex relationship


May 24

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight


Bo Ra! Deborah


Enemies to Lovers


May 27

Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead


Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku


Nice Male Lead 


Apr 28


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy


Tomorrow


Slight Comedy


Oct 13

Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday


Tunnel


Happy Ending


Jun 7

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy


The Director Who Buys Me Dinner


Tragic Past 


Apr 22

features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning


See You in My 19th Life


Mourning


Jul 24

Healing 

OR

Suicide


Call It Love


Healing 


Apr 22


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God


Love Between Fairy and devil


Some type of God


Mar 1

Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development


Jack o' Frost


Misunderstanding


Mar 31

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+


Love Syndrome III


LGBTQ+


May 29

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance


Nobody Knows


Suspence


Nov 21

 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination


How to Bury a Friend


Popular Female Lead




Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff


Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938


On a Field


Jun 12

In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea


Summer Strike 


By the Sea


Jan 17

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: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack


Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha


An Umbrella


Jun 13

A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car


My Lovely Liar

 

A Sports Car


Dec 25

A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth


Unlock My Boss


A Smartphone

 

Jan 23

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie


Midnight Museum


A Suit/Dress


Apr 8

A Book 

OR

A Crossbow

 

A Shoulder to Cry On


A Crossbow


Mar 31


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: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist


Our Beloved Summer


Artist


Feb 2

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos


Our Dating Sim

 

Glasses


Dec 25

Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap


Vice Versa


Identity Swap


Nov 12

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead


Marry My Dead Body


Cop Male Lead


Aug 11

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine


Till the End of the Moon


Antihero Male Lead


Sep 16


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 Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals




 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork


The Package


Teamwork


Jan 31

Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying


S.C.I


Friendship


Jan 31


22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates


Strangers Again


Colleagues


Mar 1

Bromance 

OR 

Sismance


Oh No! Here Comes Trouble


Bromance


May 17

Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 


Moving


Parent-Child


Nov 1

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


 


















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2023 MDL Watch Challenge Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: January 1st, 2023

Link to your Drama list:  https://mydramalist.com/profile/unniechan

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 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


The Wedding Day (1956)





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.

A Happy Day Of Jinsa Maeng (1962)



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 Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals




 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying





22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier





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


 



















MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: 22.01.2023

Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/profile/7647661

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



 TV SHOW

Queendom Puzzle



MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL


MOVIE


20th Century Girl



Co-Produced 

OR 

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



Starring 

Ahn HyoSeop

A Time Called You



Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus



Omnibus 

The Table



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)



Recommendations page 2 (09/05/23)



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).




Custom List



from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats




Friendship is my most viewed tag as off 09/05/23



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)



      

        Game



with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it


0 reviews in 09/05/23




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 / Aggressive Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead / Aggressive Male  Lead





12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




 Healing 

OR

Suicide





13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination






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 Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals




 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying





22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier





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


When I Fly Towards You

            

             ✔

Hong Kong


The Lady Improper


             ✔

Japan


Mitaraike, Enjou Suru


              ✔

Philippines


The Hows of Us


South Korea

 

The Glory

             

              ✔

Taiwan


More Than Blue


Thailand



Friend Zone



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


 


















╚ ·° MDL Watch Challenge 2023 °·

Starting date: JAN 26, 2023

Link to your Drama list: ZENVIOLET

Progress Habitat: Baepsae Korean Crow – Mountain (12/52)

Legend

Watching | Completed | Plan to Watch Not Used 

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 

( 4 / 5 ) 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Completed

Web Series OR  TV SHOW*

The Silent Sea

✔ ________

MOVIE OR DRAMA SPECIAL

Nothing Like Paris (2023)

✔ Sept 20th

Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL

 One Piece (2023)

✔ Sept 18th

Anthology OR Omnibus

The Table (2017) 

✔ Jun 26th

Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic  OR  Adapted From a Novel / Book

Joseon Attorney: A Morality (2023)

✔ Jun 25th


2. Is it True?

Progress: 

( 1 / 5 ) 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Completed 

Advertisement OR Educational 

Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru (2018)

✔ ________

Independent Film OR Propaganda

Maggie (2019)

✔ ________

Documentary OR  Mockumentary

Leap (2020)

✔ ________

Adapted from Folklore   OR Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

Pipeline (2021) 

✔ Jun 25th

Historical Fiction  OR  Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story

Quezon's Game (2019)

✔ ________


3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 

( 4 / 5 ) 

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Completed 

Historical  OR  Sci-Fi

Fated to Love You (2023) 

✔ Jul 24th

Comedy OR Tragedy

Café Minamdang (2022) 

✔  Jan 30th

Thriller  OR  Romance

The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (2023)

✔ Jul 28th

Youth OR Political 

Hunt (2022) 

✔ ________

Action OR Life

Brush Up Life (2023)

✔ Sep 16th


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:  

( 3 / 5 )

Choice of Route

Essentials

Completed

in 2023 OR 1940-1959

Throne of Blood (1957)


✔ ________

1990-1999 OR  the year a member on this page joined MDL

Art Museum by the Zoo (1998)

✔ Nov 27th

2000-2010 OR  the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

Still Walking (2008)

✔ ________

year generated by this website OR 1950-1969

Godzilla (1954)

✔  Jan 28th

2017-2022 OR 1970-1989

Good Job (2022)

✔  Jan 30th


5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 

( 2 / 5 ) 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Completed

 Short Length Series  OR  Short Film 

Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss (2019)

✔  May 20th

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes OR  DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

Kotaro wa Hitorigurashi (2021) 

✔ ________

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes  OR  MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer

0.1% World (2022) 

✔ Oct 18th

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes  OR  MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer

Legend of the Mountain (1979)

✔ ________

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes  OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less 

The Sound of Magic (2022)

✔ ________


6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 

( 2 / 5 ) 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA OR  Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

AMO (2018) 

✔ Jun 24th

Different Timelines  OR Time Loop

 A Day (2017) 

✔ ________

Time Skip  OR  Time Travel

Pending Train: 8:23, Ashita Kimi to (2023) 

✔ Nov 20th

Winter  OR  Summer

 Imawa no Kuni no Alice (2020)

✔ ________

Fall  OR  Spring

The Shower (1979)

✔ ________


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

Completed

that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember

OR 

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge


Memories of Murder (2003)

✔ ________

with less than 10,000 viewers   OR  ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)

Lighting Up The Stars (2022)

✔ ________

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list OR  DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list

Hokuo Kojirase Nikki (2022)

✔Jun 17th

mentioned in the MDL Forums  OR  mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)

Seigi no Se (2018)

> Asian Drama Title Game #3

✔ ________

with the newest release date in your PTW list


OR

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

Liu San Jie (1960) 

> Lady of the Court (1972)
✔ _________


8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress:  

( 1 / 5 ) 

Choice of Route

Essentials

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)

Hello Again! // 5-ji Kara 9-ji Made // Miss Independent Ji Eun

✔ ________

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).

Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku (2015)

dramas recommended to me
✔ ________

from your most viewed tags   OR   from your least viewed genres under your profile stats

Izakaya Shinkansen (2021)

Food

✔ Jul 26th

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)

The Point Men (2023)

Best Upcoming Korean Movies of January 2023
✔ ________

with over 10 Reviews   OR  with 0 Reviews when you started watching it

Gold Leaf (2021)

✔________


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 

( 0 / 5 ) 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Completed 

features a Religious Leader   OR  Some type of God

Handmade Love (2020)

✔ ________

Misunderstanding  OR  Character Development

Someday or One Day (2019)

✔ ________

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot  OR  LGBTQ+

Dear Sister (2014)

✔ ________

Suspense OR Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Shoplifters (2018)

✔ ________

 Popular Male Lead Popular Female Lead  OR  Discrimination

Marathon (2005)

✔ ________


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

An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)


✔ ________

Hong Kong

Chungking Express (1994)


✔ ________

Japan

Love Like the Falling Petals (2022)


✔ ________

Philippines

Barber's Tales (2013)


✔ ________

South Korea

Little Forest (2018)


✔ ________

Taiwan

Yi Yi (2000)


✔ ________

Thailand

Cemetery of Splendor (2015)


✔ ________



MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: 26/01/2023

Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/9245641

Progress Habitat: 0/25

 


Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

OR

 TV SHOW*
At least 5 o f a title listed as a Tv Show The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers



     Physical: 100



     All Episodes



MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL


       Agent Jun



       

Co-Produced 

OR 

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

               


            Okja


 co-production between Korea, South Africa, and the USA



      ✓ 

Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus


 Blackboard - Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoshi tachi




      ✓

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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book


        Three-Body






2. Is it True?

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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



Reincarnation Love




Advertisement



       

Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda


The Hymn of Death


Propaganda


       

Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary


    Noroi: the Curse


Mockumentary


        

Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person


Escape from Mogadishu


Inspired from real events


         

Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story


           My Way


Historical Fiction



3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 2/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 


Arthdal Chronicles Part 1: The Children of Prophecy


         Historical


         


Comedy 

OR

Tragedy


  Brush-Up Life


          Comedy


Thriller

OR

Romance


       Gannibal


          Thriller


Youth 

OR

Political 


Time and Him are Just Right


             Youth


         

Action 

OR

Life


  The Knockout


             Action



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


   Tokyo Story


         

            1953



1990-1999

OR

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



        Ice World 



             1999



2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born


      Memories of Matsuko


             2006



year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969


          Yojimbo


            1961



2017-2022

OR

1970-1989


       

  Graceful Family


             2019




5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 

                 Amanza




        

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 


       

     Chinese Paladin S1



  34 episodes


DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 


              Swing Kids



  132 minutes


DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 



         Gokushufudo



   46 minutes


DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  


Arthdal Chronicles Part 2: The Sky Turning Inside Out, Rising Land


    6 Episodes


       


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 S2



Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop


  Todome no Kiss



Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel


Nobunaga Concerto



Winter 

OR 

Summer


     Winter Begonia



Fall  

OR

Spring


      Autumn Tale




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



          Spark



        



with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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


         Woman




         

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list


         Seirei no                  Moribito



       4 Episodes



mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)


           Idaten 





with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

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



      Rashomon






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)



Euchalala Waikiki


https://mydramalist.com/recommendations 



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).


   

    Okay! Madam


https://mydramalist.com/list/1xrxwgD3 



from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats


     Miss Granny


Music (least viewed genre)



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)



          TRICK


https://mydramalist.com/article/old-but-gold-asian-dramas-through-the-decades 



with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it


             GTO


     13 REVIEWS




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


    

    Descendants of the Sun





      

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: 1/5

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



        Hit the Spot




         

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 




features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship


Happy to Have You (2021)



        ✓

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight




Nice Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead / Aggressive Male  Lead





12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy


What's Your Blood Type?



       

         

features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning


The Long Ballad



       

 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


Scripting your Destiny



       

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: 1/5

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


Rinko-san wa Shite Mitai



           

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: 2/5

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)



The Comments




             

Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 


Unspeakable Love



             ✓

Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity





17. Camouflage?

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist




Glasses 

OR

Tattoos




Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap


Papa to Musume no Nanokakan



             ✓

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: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death


        Only You



           

Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal


Once Upon a Small Town



             ✓

Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control


  Noble My Love



             

Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War





20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Human Turns into an Animal   

OR

Animal turns into a Human


    Make a Wish



             ✓

Adorable animals 

OR 

Animal Attack


Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte



             

Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City


Zombie Detective



           

Pet dressed in Clothes 

OR 

Animal Abuse




Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals




 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts


The Ghost Bride



             

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 


  One Fine Week


Calendar-related word


             


24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal 


         Hunted


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