MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date:  January 1st, 2023 

Link to your Drama list:  MADDU

Progress Habitat: 126/127

 


Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Web Series

OR

 TV SHOW*

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

Web Series


 ✓

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

Drama Special

 ✓

Co-Produced 


OR 

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


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

Crystal Liu is a american actress
✓ feb 25th 


Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus

Anthology 



✓ may 2th

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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book

Adapted from a  webtoon

✓ mar 20th



2. Is it True?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement 

OR 

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

Advertisement  
✓ jan 29th

Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda

Propaganda


✓ jan 10th

Documentary Genre


OR


 Mockumentary

Documentary Genre


Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person


✓ apr 16th

Historical Fiction

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story

Historical Fiction


✓ jan 28th


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 

Historical


✓ jan 15th 

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

Comedy 


 ✓ feb 21th

Thriller

OR

Romance

Romance


 ✓ feb 18th

Youth 

OR

Political 

Youth 


 
 
✓ feb 11th 

Action 

OR

Life

Action 


✓ feb 6th 


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

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959

2023

✓ feb 22th 

1990-1999

OR

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

2021

✓ mar 31th 

2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

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

I born in 19th october

✓ feb 16th 


year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969

7 october 2020

 ✓ may 3th


2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

2020

✓ feb 16th 



5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 


Short Length Series
✓ sep 3th 

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 


✓ feb 13th 

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes


 ✓ apr 8th

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes


✓ feb 7th 

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes


✓ feb 11th 


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

Full second season of a DRAMA


✓ feb 17th 

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

Time Loop


✓ feb 21th 

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

Time Travel


✓ jan 31th 

Winter 

OR 

Summer

Winter


✓ may 9th

Fall  

OR

Spring


Spring


✓ apr 23th


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

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

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



 ✓ may 12th


with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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

ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001) - Ranked: #217



 ✓ mar 5th


DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list - 4 episodes


 ✓ feb 20th

mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)



✓ may 12th

with the newest release date in your PTW list


OR

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

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

✓ may 15th



8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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

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



✓ apr 1th

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).

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



✓ apr 3th

from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats



✓ apr 4th

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)

found mentioned in an  Article on MDL (add a link to the article)


✓ nov 5th

with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it

with over 10 Reviews



 ✓ apr 17th



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

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites

by the same writer as one of your favorites - Lee Woo Jung


 
✓ may 21th


from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses

that has one of your favorite actresses - Jin Ki Joo



✓ jun 20th


from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors

that has one of your favorite actors - Lee Jong Suk

✓ nov 21th


from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles

from an award-winning actor - won the (58th) BaekSang Arts Awards for Best Actor with The Red Sleeve - Lee Joon-Ho



✓ aug 17th


from an award-winning actress


OR

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

by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before -
Choi Jeong Yeol 



✓ nov 29th



Getting up Close and Personal 

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

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism

Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back
✓ may 9th

Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

Long Distance Relationship


 ✓ apr 23th

Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault


 ✓ apr 18th

Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship

Contract Relationship 


 ✓ mar 9th

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 

Opposites Attract 


✓ may 23th


11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

OR 

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

 First Love 


✓ may 5th

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

Age Gap [Drama Life]  


 ✓ mar 19th

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

 Heterosexual relationship  
✓ nov 14th

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

Enemies to Lovers
 ✓ may 31th

Nice Female Lead / Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead /Male  Lead

Nice Male Lead
 
✓ jul 24th


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 


OR


Black Comedy

Slight Comedy 


✓ jun 17th

Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

Happy Ending 


✓ aug 28th

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

Tragic Past 


✓ jul 18th

features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

Mourning


 ✓ may 8th

Healing 

OR

Suicide

Suicide


✓ aug 13th


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God

Some type of God - matchmaker god


 ✓ sep 27th

Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

Misunderstanding 


 ✓ may 17th

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

LGBTQ+


 ✓ apr 8th

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Suspense 


✓ jul 2th

Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

Popular Male Lead

 ✓ jan 20th



Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress:  5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff

On a Cliff


 ✓ nov 1th

In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea

In the Woods 


 ✓ nov 12th

In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop

On a Rooftop


✓ aug 14th

On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island

On an Island


✓ sep 2th

In a City 


OR


In a Small Town

In a Small Town


✓ may 26th


15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:  5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack

An Umbrella 


✓ dec 3th

A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car

A Truck  


✓ sep 20th

A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth

A Smartphone 


 

✓ jul 9th

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie

A Suit /Dress 


 ✓ may 29th

A Book

OR

A Crossbow

A Book 


 ✓ oct 21th


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

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 

Veteran Actor/Actress  - Ye Soo Jung


 ✓ jun 26th

Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

Former Child Actor/Actress  - Kim So Hyun


✓ sep 19th

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)

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


 ✓ jul 9th

Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 

Living with a disability 


 ✓ may 13th

Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity

Hidden Identity


✓ sep 3th


17. Camouflage?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

Artist


✓ jun 12th

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos

Tattoos


✓ jun 14th

Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

Identity Swap 


 ✓ apr 29th

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead


OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead


✓ jun 11th

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine


Antiheroine Female Lead


✓ mar 20th


18. What Are You?  

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead

Strong Male Lead 


 ✓ may 20th

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 


OR


Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

Smart Female Lead

 ✓ aug

Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead

Cold Male Lead
 ✓ apr 16th

Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead 

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 

Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead 


 ✓ jul 8th

Killer 

OR

Healer  

Killer 


✓ oct 1th


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

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest

Pet
 ✓ jun 25th

Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death

Animal Death


✓ sep 10th

Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal

Farm Animal


✓ jul 3th

Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control

Veterinarian  


✓ jul 26th

Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War

Horse Ridden to Out to War


 ✓ jul 22th


20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Human Turns into an Animal   

OR

Animal turns into a Human

Animal turns into a Human - in a dream of the female protagonist


✓ aug 1th

Adorable animals 

OR 

Animal Attack

Adorable animals


✓ jul 15th

Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City

Animal in a City


✓ aug 3th

Pet dressed in Clothes 

OR 

Animal Abuse

Animal Abuse


✓ jul 6th

Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals

Second Lead Caring For Animals 


✓ sep 24th

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)

Birth care (Postpartum care)


✓ oct 13th

Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts

Virtual Reality  


✓ oct 26th

Corruption 

OR

Teamwork

Teamwork


✓ oct 13th

Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game

Friendly Game  


✓ sep 16th

Friendship 

OR

Bullying

Friendship 


✓ oct 8th


22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates

Colleagues 


✓ nov 5th

Bromance 

OR 

Sismance

Bromance 


✓ sep 11th

Parent-Child

OR

Sibling 

Parent-Child 


 ✓ jun 8th

Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher

Student-Teacher


✓ nov 11th

Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier

Doctor-Patient 


 ✓ jun 4th


Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 

Body Part 


✓ dec 9th

Color 


OR


Emotion 

Emotion 


 ✓ jul 3th

Object 

OR

Verb 

Object 


✓ sep 16th

Animal

OR

Number 

Number 


✓ jul 23th

Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 

Calendar-related word 


✓ aug 20th


24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 


OR


Wild Animal


Domesticated Animal 


✓  jun 28th

Flower 

OR 

Building 

Flower 


✓ jul 30th

Light Colors

OR

Dark Colors 

Light Colors


✓ jul 10th

Rainbow 

OR

Door 

Door 


 ✓ jun 16th

Only Words

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 

Geometrical Shapes 


✓ oct 16th


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


✓ nov 6th

Hong Kong



 dec 15th

Japan


✓ oct 29th

Philippines



South Korea


✓ nov 15th

Taiwan


✓ dec 7th

Thailand


 dec 24th


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


 



















 

Note: watched in 2023

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet 

Starting Date: 2023. 02. 06.

My Drama List: intimewithyou

Progress Habitat: 18. 93.

Taxonomy 

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

1. TypeProgress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Web Series or Television Show.
At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a Television Show. The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates Or episode numbers.

Nevertheless

Web series


✔︎

Movie or Drama Special.

Page Turner

Drama Special

✔︎ 

Co-Produced or starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country Not on MDL.


Sayonara Itsuka


Co-Produced

✔︎ 

Anthology or Omnibus.


Our Blues


Anthology


✔︎ 

Adapted from a manga/webtoon/manhua/manhwa/Comic or adapted From a Novel/Book.

Hyde, Jekyll, Me

Webtoon

✔︎ 


2. Is it True?Progress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

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

Reincarnation Love

Advertisement

✔︎

Independent Film or Propaganda.

Norwegian Wood

Independent Film

✔︎

Documentary Genre or Mockumentary.

The Interviewees

Mockumentary

✔︎

Adapted from Folklore or Inspired by Real Events/Real Person.

Queen For Seven Days

Adapted from Folklore

✔︎

Historical Fiction or Historical genre + tag Based on True Story.

Mr. Sunshine

Historical Fiction

✔︎


3. All About the Gen(r)esProgress: 5/5 ✔︎

Watch a title from one of the following genres.

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical or Sci-Fi

Are You Human Too?

Sci-Fi

✔︎

Comedy or Tragedy.

True Beauty

Comedy

✔︎

Thriller or Romance.

Flower of Evil

Thriller

✔︎

Youth or Political

My I.D. Is Gangnam Beauty

Youth

✔︎

Action or Life.

Itaewon Class

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   

Progress:  5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

2023 or 1940-1959.

Love to Hate You

2023

✔︎

1990-1999 or the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form).

Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake

1998

✔︎

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

Bread, Love and Dreams

2010

✔︎

Year generated by this website or 1950-1969.

Go Back Couple

Year Generated: 2017

✔︎

2017-2022 or 1970-1989.

About Time

2018

✔︎


5. Duration of The Hike

Progress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Short Length Series or Short Film.

 Amanza

Short Length Series

✔︎

Drama with 20-30 minute episodes or Drama with 30 episodes or more.

Forest

20-30 min

✔︎

Drama with 30-40 minute episodes or Movie that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

When The Camellia Blooms

30-40 min

✔︎

Drama with 40-50 minute episodes or Movie that lasts 180 minutes or longer.

Reset

40-50 min

✔︎

Drama with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes or Drama with 8 episodes or less.

One Ordinary Day

8 Episode or Less

✔︎


6. Time Can Be ConfusingProgress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a Drama or only 1 episode of a Drama.

Love Alarm 2

Second Season

✔︎

Different Timelines or Time Loop.

Padam Padam

Time Loop

✔︎

Time Skip or Time Travel.

Tomorrow

Time Travel

✔︎

Winter or Summer.

Hi Bye, Mama!

Winter

✔︎

Fall or Spring.

Love Alarm

Fall

✔︎ 


The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Progress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

That has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember or from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge.

That Winter, The Wind Blows

PTW for 7y

✔︎

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


I Have Not Done My Best Yet


3,621 Watchers


✔︎

Drama with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list or Drama with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list.

Someday

Smallest Number:
5 Episodes


✔︎

Mentioned in the MDL Forums or mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds).

Love Between Fairy and Devil

MDL Forum


✔︎

With the newest release date in your PTW list or with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist.

See You In My 19th Life

Newest RD

✔︎


8. Examined

Progress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

On your Recommendations page (add a link to the page) or appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer).

Playful Kiss

Recommendations Page

✔︎

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 Me To You

Custom List

✔︎

From your most viewed tags or from your least viewed genres under your profile stats.

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Tag: Friendship

✔︎

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).

Extracurricular

Article

✔︎

With over 10 Reviews or with 0 Reviews when you started watching it.

Extraordinary You

Over 10 Reviews

✔︎


9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

Progress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning or by the same writer as one of your favorites.

Alchemy of Souls

Award-Winning

✔︎

From an award-winning director or that has one of your favorite actresses.

Mop Girl

Favorite Actress: Kitagawa Keiko

✔︎

From an award-winning screenwriter or that has one of your favorite actors.

Big Mouth

Favorite Actor: Lee Jong Suk

✔︎

From an award-winning actor or by the same director as one of your favorite titles.

Chicago Typewriter

Kim Chul GyuFlower of Evil

✔︎

From an award-winning actressor by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.

The One and Only

Moon Jung Min

✔︎


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 enclosed a list or used the word’s 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, ExorcismProgress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back/Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back or Exorcism.

The Call

Exorcism

✔︎

Cohabitation or Long Distance Relationship.

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Long Distance Relationship

✔︎

Fluffy or Sexual Assault.

Mouse

Sexual Assault

✔︎

Contract Relationship or Secret Relationship.

Happy Birthday

Secret Relationship

✔︎

Opposites Attract or Domestic Abuse.

 A Korean Odyssey

Opposites Attract

✔︎


11. Finding a MateProgress: 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.

Adult Trainee

Nudity: Mild Sexual Content

✔︎

Age Gap [Drama Life] or Classmates' Relationship.

Meteor Garden

Classmates' Relationship

✔︎

Features a Heterosexual relationship or Same-Sex relationship.

Bed Friend

Same-Sex Relatonship

✔︎

Enemies to Lovers or Love at First Sight.

Her Private Life

Enemies to Lovers

✔︎

Nice Female Lead/Male Lead or Aggressive Female Lead/Male Lead.

Your Eyes Tell

Nice Female Lead

✔︎


12. Laugh it Off or Die TryingProgress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy or Black Comedy.

Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi

Black Comedy

✔︎

Happy Ending or Features some type of Doomsday.

Happiness

Doomsday

✔︎

Tragic Past or Sketch Comedy.

Silenced

Tragic Past

✔︎

Features a Celebration or Mourning.

Till the End of the Moon

Mourning

✔︎

Healing or Suicide.

Imawa no Kuni no Alice

Suicide

✔︎


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuffProgress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Features a Religious Leader or Some type of God.

My Roommate Is A Gumiho

Some type of God

✔︎ 

Misunderstanding or Character Development.

Better Days

Character Development

✔︎

Female-Centered Plot/Male-Centered Plot or LGBTQ+.

Why R U?

LGBTQ+

✔︎

Suspense or Slow Burn Story/Slow Burn Romance.

When I Fly Towards You

Slow Burn Romance

✔︎

Popular Male Lead/Popular Female Lead or Discrimination.

Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu

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: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field or On a Cliff.

KinnPorsche

On a Cliff

✔︎

In the Woods or By the Sea.

Alchemy of Souls S2: Light and Shadow

In The Woods

✔︎

In a Jungle or On a Rooftop.

Midnight

On a Rooftop

✔︎

On a Mountain or On an Island.

Jirisan

On a Mountain

✔︎

In a City or In a Small Town.

Link: Eat, Love, Kill

In a Small Town

✔︎


15. Humans Have So Many ThingsProgress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella or A Backpack.

Hidden Love

Backpack

✔︎

A Truck or A Sports Car.

Not Me

Truck

✔︎

A Smartphone or A Phone Booth.

Nine: Nine Times Time Travel

Phone Booth

✔︎

A Suit/Dress or A Hoodie.

Our Dating Sim

Hoodie

✔︎

A Book or A Crossbow.

xxxHolic

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 tag or link to a list with more detailed instructions. 

 16. Who Are We?Progress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress or Veteran Actor/Actress.

Racket Boys

Child Actor/ Actress

✔︎

Idol actor/Idol actress or Former Child Actor/Actress.

Weak Hero Class 1

Idol Actor/ Actress

✔︎

Transgender Identity (different than the gender assigned to them at birth) or Cisgender Identity  (same as the gender assigned to them at birth).

Call Me Chihiro

Transgender Identity

✔︎

Able Bodied or Living with a disability.

Tale of the Nine-Tailed

Able Bodied

✔︎

Public Figure or Hidden Identity.

Love O2O

Hidden Identity

✔︎


17. Camouflage?Progress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete or Artist.

The Prince Of Tennis

Athlete

✔︎

Glasses or Tattoos.

My Forever Sunshine

Tattoos

✔︎

Identity Swap or Body Swap.

Hwarang

Identity Swap

✔︎

Cop Female Lead/Cop Male Lead or Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead.

My Lovely Liar

Male Cop Lead

✔︎

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead or Antihero/Antiheroine.

One Piece

Superhero Male Lead

✔︎


18. What Are You?  Progress: 5/5 ✔︎

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead/Strong Male Lead or Weak Female Lead/Weak Male Lead.

As Long As We both Shall Live

Strong Male Lead

✔︎ 

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead or Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead.

All These Years

Smart Female Lead

✔︎

Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead or Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead.

Semantic Error: The Movie

Cold Male Lead

✔︎

Rich Female Lead/Rich Male Lead or Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead.

We Best Love: No. 1 For You Special Edition

Rich Male Lead

✔︎

Killer or Healer.

Delivery Man

Killer

✔︎


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 ZooProgress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet or Pest.

Love is Science?

Pest


Talking Pet or Animal Death.

Sound of Magic

Talking Pet


Zoo animal or Farm Animal.

The Spring Day of My Life

Farm Animal


Veterinarian or Animal Control.

Bromance

Veterinarian


Romantic Ride on a Horse or Horse Ridden to Out to War.

My Dearest

Romantic Ride on a Horse



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 DieProgress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director or Birth care (Postpartum care).




Virtual Reality or Ghosts.




Corruption or Teamwork.




Friendly Game or Death Game.




Friendship or Bullying.

Lost

Friendship

✔︎


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 NameProgress:

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 to 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 MDLProgress: 2/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan

Piece

Japan

✔︎

Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand

Bad Buddy

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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MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: January 10th

Link to your Drama list: L1s1's List

Progress Habitat: Baepsae - Plains (Level 1 - 2 Habitats)

 


Taxonomy 

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

3. All About the Gen(r)es 

Watch a title from one of the following genres  

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Sci-Fi

Cross Fire
YES

Comedy

The Love You Give Me
YES
RomanceArthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun

YES

Political 

Fall In Love
YES

Life

Reply 1988
YES



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. 

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

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

While You Were Sleeping

Seoul International Drama Awards  2018 (Top Excellence Award)
YES

That has one of your favorite actresses

Dr. Romantic 3Lee Sung Kyung

YES

That has one of your favorite actors

Curtain CallKang Ha Neul

YES

By the same director as one of your favorite titles

A Business ProposalPark Seon Ho (Wok of Love)YES

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

Home School
Fon Kanittha Kwunyoo (Director)YES


-ˏˋ ✧. MDL WATCH CHALLENGE 2023 SIGN-UP SHEET ˊˎ⋆
start date -- feb 22, 2023
introspecs's drama list
finish date -- ?
progress habitat -- 0/25essentials -- 23/127

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Web Series

OR

 TV SHOW*

At least 5 episodes 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

1-8
(all episodes)


(23/02/27)

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL



(23/02/24)

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: 1/5

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

real person

(23/02/28)

Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story





3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi




Comedy 

OR

Tragedy




Thriller

OR

Romance




Youth 

OR

Political




Action 

OR

Life


(23/02/25)


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   

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959



(23/06/01)

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




(23/03/22)


5. Duration of The Hike

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 




DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more.




DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 


(23/03/01)

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: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA


(23/06/05)

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop


(23/03/02)

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel




Winter

OR 

Summer




Fall  

OR

Spring


(23/02/28)


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

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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


OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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





(23/03/26)

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…

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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







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

OR

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

custom list

(23/06/12)

from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats

friendship

(23/06/15)

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



(23/04/10)


9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites







from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses







from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors






from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles







from an award-winning actress


OR

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







Getting up Close and Personal 

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: 0/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 


OR


Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




Healing 

OR

Suicide





13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+


(23/03/30)

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: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 


OR


In a Small Town


(23/03/03)


15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow





The Main Attraction 

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

 16. Who Are We?

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress




Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress




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

OR

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




Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability




Public Figure

OR

Hidden Identity


(23/03/25)



18. What Are You?  

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead

strong male lead

(23/02/26)

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 


OR


Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

smart female lead

(23/02/22)

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

rich male lead

(23/02/23)

Killer 

OR

Healer


(23/04/06)


Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War





 

21. Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork


(23/06/05)

Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game



Friendship 

OR

Bullying



(23/04/04)


22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues

OR

Inmates




Bromance

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling




Assailant-Victim

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient

OR

Soldier





Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part




Color 


OR


Emotion




Object 

OR

Verb




Animal

OR

Number




Season 

OR

Calendar-related word





24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 


OR


Wild Animal




Flower 

OR 

Building




Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors




Rainbow 

OR

Door




Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes





Origin

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

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

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 0/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand





Treats

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

My Treats!

Plains Used:

/5

Forest Used:

 /4

Mountain

Used:

 /3

Space

Used: 

/2

Black Hole

Used:

/1

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed


 



















MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: 27 february

Link to your Drama list: Chiha's watchlist

Progress Habitat: 

33 done

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



gl web series by Red Q on YouTube 


MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL


movie


Co-Produced 

OR 

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


coproduced by Philippines and Ireland. Also features actors not on mdl



Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus



anthology



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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book



Adapted from the novel กลรักรุ่นพี่ by Faddist



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)

educational


Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda

J indie film


Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary

documentary

Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

based on true story tag


Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story

Historical based on a 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 

sci-fi


Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

comedy


Thriller

OR

Romance

thriller


Youth 

OR

Political 

youth


Action 

OR

Life

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







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 

 

short length series (5 episodes)


DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

25 mins


DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 

30 mins


DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

50 mins


DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

7 eps (dramas with less than 8 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



Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

different timelines


Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

time skip and time travel


Winter 

OR 

Summer

winter


Fall  

OR

Spring

fall


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



0 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



Oscar winner



from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses



Yoshida Daihachi received Director of the Year award at 36th Japanese academy awards (2012) for The Kirishima Thing



from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors


Mukai Kosuke received Screenplay of the Year award at 46th Japanese academy awards for A Man



from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles



Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  (Outstanding performance by an actor in a leading role at Japanese academy awards for Midnight Swan)


from an award-winning actress

OR

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



Yu Aoi (Outstanding performance by an actress in a leading role at Japanese academy awards for Birds Without Names)




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

exorcism

Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

cohabitation

Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

sexual assault


Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship

secret relationship of gay couple in high school

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 

domestic violence against children



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 

age gap 

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship




 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

enemies to lovers 

Nice Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead / Aggressive Male  Lead

aggressive male lead tag


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy

black comedy


Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

movie is about the doomsday weapon Godzilla and the politics behind it


Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

tragic past


features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

mourning loss


 Healing 

OR

Suicide

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

religious leaders


Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

LGBT (bisexual mc)


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

there's a postbox in a field. it's significant


In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea

sea

In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop

death by falling off a rooftop (no this isn't a spoiler)

On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island

Survival game on an island


In a City 

OR

In a Small Town

small town



15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack

umbrella scenes!

A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car

white truck of doom


A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth

a phone booth which is a pretty important (or rather convenient) plot device

 ✓

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie

hot men in suits in a lot of scenes

A Book 

OR

A Crossbow

book


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 

child actir


Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

Home school or cooking crush (for gun former child actor)



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)

trans (mtf) main character


Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 

Deafness


Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity

public figure (ml is an actor)



17. Camouflage?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

artist- male lead is illustrator for games

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos

male lead wears glasses. he's also a stalker so it works well for this category

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

strong fl


Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

smart fl


Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead

cold female lead. tsundere lesbian hottie.

Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead 

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 

very, very rich male lead.

Killer 

OR

Healer  

serial killer



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

pet dog


Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death

God’s puppy can talk

Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal

farm animals (they live on a ranch with sheep)


Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control

male lead is a vet


Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War

romantic ride on a horse in final episode


20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Human Turns into an Animal   

OR

Animal turns into a Human

animal in human form


Adorable animals 

OR 

Animal Attack

bear attack


Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City

animals in a city


Pet dressed in Clothes 

OR 

Animal Abuse

animal abuse tag


Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals

the antagonist (Vegas) has a pet he cares for a lot

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)

funeral director


Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts

fl is a ghost

Corruption 

OR

Teamwork

political corruption tag


Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game

death gane


Friendship 

OR

Bullying

school bullying



22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates

colleagues

Bromance 

OR 

Sismance

Sismance tag


Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 

father daughter

Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher

students vs teachers is the theme lmao

Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier

doctor patient relationship



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 

organ "pancreas" in title


Color 

OR

Emotion 

emotion "love" in title


Object 

OR

Verb 

object "doll" in title


Animal

OR

Number 

number "7" in title


Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 

season "summer" in title



24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal 

domestic animal (cat)


Flower 

OR 

Building 

purple flowers on the poster

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






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





25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China



Hong Kong

-



Japan



Philippines


South Korea



Taiwan


Thailand

-









MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: March 2, 2023

Link to your Drama list: My MDL

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: 5/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 

Love of Replica



Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

Destined With You



Thriller

OR

Romance

Sweet Games



Youth 

OR

Political 

Exclusive Fairy Tale



Action 

OR

Life

Chains of Heart




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

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959




2023



1990-1999

OR

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


Seishun Cinderella 


2022



2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born


Color Rush 2


January



year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969




2017 or 2018



2017-2022

OR

1970-1989


Word of Honor (2021)






5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

Maid's Revenge 



DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

Warm On A Cold Night 



DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

Dinosaur Love 



DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

Destiny Seeker



DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

Future




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

My Beautiful Man Season 2



Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

Lighter and Princess



Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

Be My Favorite



Winter 

OR 

Summer

Jack O’Frost



Fall  

OR

Spring

Sing My Crush




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: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism

Island



Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

Ai Long Nhai



Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

A Boss and a Babe 



Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship

Step By Step



Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 The Eighth Sense




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

My School President



Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

Falling Into You



features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

I Will Knock You



 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

The Eclipse



Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead

The New Employee




12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy

My Lethal Man



Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

The End Of The World, With You



Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

Here We Meet Again 



features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

The Forbidden Marriage 



Healing

OR

Suicide

Road Home




13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God

Till The End Of The Moon 



Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

Six Flying Dragons



Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

You Are Mine



Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Our Blooming Youth



Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

My Personal Weatherman





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

Legend of the Blue Sea 



A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie

Wedding Plan



A Book 

OR

A Crossbow

Lost You Forever 




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

Love Class 2



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

Love to Hate You




17. Camouflage?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

Nothing But You



Glasses 

OR

Tattoos

Between Us



Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow 



Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

Memory Lost



Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine

The Glory




18. What Are You?  

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead

Forever Love (2023)



Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

Hidden Love



Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead

Unchained Love



Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead 

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 

Perfect Marriage Revenge



Killer 

OR

Healer  

My Journey To You 




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:  5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates

Bed Friend



Bromance 

OR 

Sismance

When I Fly Towards You



Parent-Child

OR

Sibling 

Go Ahead



Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher

Lesson in Love



Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier

Hi Venus




Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 

Bloody Heart



Color 

OR

Emotion 

Ameiro Paradox



Object 

OR

Verb 

Fanletter, Please



Animal

OR

Number 

609 Bedtime Story 



Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 

Tokyo in April Is…




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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Starting Date: 01/01/2023
Habitat Count: /?? 
Mini-sections: /??
Extras: /??
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Drama   7
Movie   8
TV Show   0
Drama Special    0
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Taxonomy


 
1. Type  (2)

 2. Is it True?  (1) 

 3. All About the Gen(r)es  (1)

Time is Relative 

 4. Year of Origin  (0) 

 5. Duration of The Hike  (0)

 6. Time Can Be Confusing  (0) 

The Chronicles of MDL

 7. Sharing is Caring  (0)

  • That has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember ⋆ from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge
  • With less than 10,000 viewers ⋆ ranked 1-1000
  • Drama with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list ⋆ Drama with the Highest number of episodes in your PTW list
  • Mentioned in the MDL Forums ⋆ mentioned in the MDL Feeds
  • With the newest release date in your PTW list ⋆ with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist 

  8. Examined  (1) 

  • On your Recommendations page  OR appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section
  • 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 OR found mentioned in an  Article on MDL
  • With over 10 Reviews OR with 0 Reviews when you started watching it Mirrored Mind
 9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters  (0)    List with awards

  • Award-winning OR by the same writer as one of your favorites
  • From an award-winning director OR that has one of your favorite actresses
  • From an award-winning screenwriter OR that has one of your favorite actors
  • From an award-winning actor OR by the same director as one of your favorite titles
  • From an award-winning actress OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before

Getting up Close and Personal

 10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…  (0)

 11. Finding a Mate  (2)

 12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying  (0)

 13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff  (2)

Significant details

 14. Where Are We?  (0)

 15. Humans Have So Many Things  (0) 

The Main Attraction 

 16. Who Are We?  (0)

 17. Camouflage?  (2)

 18. What Are You?  (1)

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

 19. The Petting Zoo  (0)

 20. Where the Humans Are…  (0 + 1)

 21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die  (0) 

 22. Who Am I When I Am With You?  (1)

Name and Cover

 23. It's Only Words in the Name  (1)

 24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover  (0)

Origin


 25. Countries of MDL  (0)

Sign-up Sheet


 Starting date:  January 1, 2023

 Link to my Drama list:  My Drama list


 Link to my 2023 list:  My 2023 list




 Link to my turn-in form: 

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 Progress Habitat:  6/25 Plains




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Taxonomy

1. Type

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Web Series

OR

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





Physical: 100







Feb 22

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL






Co-Produced 

OR 

Starring an Actor/Actress from a country NOT on MDL







Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus







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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book




The Unlocked






Feb 22


2. Is it True?

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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




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

Choice of Route

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 


Historical OR Sci-Fi


Provoke


Nov 1


Comedy OR Tragedy


See You in My 19th Life


Oct 7


Thriller OR Romance


Why Her?


Sep 16


Youth OR Political 


Night Has Come


Dec 25


Action OR Life


Quick



Sep 29

Time is Relative

4. Year of Origin   

(started airing...)

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959


Revenant





Aug 26

1990-1999

OR

the year a member on this page joined MDL


The Pirates


2014 - suteru


Apr 14

2000-2010

OR

the month you were born


The Pirates 2


January


Apr 15

year generated by this website (90, 95, 04, 07, 10)

OR

1950-1969


The Man from Nowhere



Nov 9

2017-2022

OR

1970-1989


Your Eyes Tell


2020


Dec 26


5. Duration of The Hike

Tutorial

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

OR

 Short Film 



Forever Love




Oct 15

drama with 20-30 minute episodes 

OR

drama with  30 episodes or more




Zui Ai




30 episodes




Dec 9

drama with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

movie that lasts 90 minutes or longer




Commitment




1 h 52 min



Feb 13

drama with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

movie that lasts 180 minutes or longer




Celebrity




45 min




Jul 24

drama with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

drama with 8 episodes or less 



Black Knight



6 episodes




Jun 8


6. Time Can Be Confusing

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a drama

OR 

Only 1 episode of a drama




Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop




Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel




Winter 

OR 

Summer




Fall  

OR

Spring




The Chronicles of MDL

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

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

OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge



The Glory



suteru



Mar 15

with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

ranked 1-1000



The Red Sleeve



#148



Dec 25

title drama with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list
 

OR

drama with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list




Splash Splash LOVE



Substitution

2 episodes




Dec 31

mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)



XX



Forum


Sep 20

with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

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



Autumn Tale



2000



Jun 9


8. Examined

Tutorial

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

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

Or

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




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

OR

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




from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats




Kiss Sixth Sense





Jul 18

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 Reset




Dec 26


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

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites



The Villainess



Award



Dec 31

from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses




Moving




Han Hyo Joo




Oct 29

from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors




Juror 8




Park Hyung Sik




Dec 30

from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles



The Glory Part 2


Ahn Gil Ho - Happiness



Apr 2

from an award-winning actress

OR

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



Under The Queen's Umbrella



Kim Hye Soo



Apr 16

Getting up Close and Personal

10. Kiss, ..., Kill, Exorcism…

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism




Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship




Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault




Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship




Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 




11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

OR 

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




Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 




features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship




 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight




Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead





12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday



Romance with Blind Master




Jan 24

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning



Tazza 2




rewatch

 Healing 

OR

Suicide





13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination




Significant details

14. Where Are We?     

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 

OR

In a Small Town





15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow




The Main Attraction

 16. Who Are We?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 



Hidden Blade



Tony Leung



Apr 23

Idol actor / Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 



Doona!



Bae Suzy



Oct 28

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)



That Winter the Wind Blows




Dec 17

Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 


Innocent Witness




Dec 30

Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity



The Worst of Evil




Nov 20


17. Camouflage?

Progress: 0/5

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: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead




Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead




Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead




Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead 

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 




Killer 

OR

Healer  




Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden Out to War





20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Human Turns into an Animal   

OR

Animal turns into a Human




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: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying





22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier




Name and Cover

23. It's Only Words in the Name

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 




Color 

OR

Emotion 




Object 

OR

Verb 




Animal

OR

Number




Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 





24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal




Flower 

OR 

Building 




Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 




Rainbow 

OR

Door 




Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 




Origin

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

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

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 0/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand





Treats

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

My Treats!

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


title with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list


Splash Splash LOVE

drama with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list


Habitat: #7


Dec 31


MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: 1/01/2023

Link to your Drama list: suteru

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






Co-Produced 


OR 

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







Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus







Adapted from a mangawebtoonmanhuamanhwa / Comic

Or

Adapted From a NovelBook








2. Is it True?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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




Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda




Documentary Genre


OR


 Mockumentary




Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real EventsReal Person




Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story





3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress:

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 




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

Wednesday, 3 May 1995
Sunday, 25 July 2004
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
Friday, 12 June 2020 

OR

1950-1969







2017-2022

OR

1970-1989








5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 




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.

 


April 3rd

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. 


11. Finding a Mate

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

OR 

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




Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 




features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship




 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight




Nice Female LeadMale Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead /Male  Lead





12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 


OR


Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




 Healing 

OR

Suicide





13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered PlotMale-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

Femela-centered March 26

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn StorySlow Burn Romance




 Popular Male LeadPopular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination






Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 


OR


In a Small Town





15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow





The Main Attraction 

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

 16. Who Are We?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 




Idol actorIdol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 




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

OR

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




Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 




Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity







Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War





 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying





22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier





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: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 


OR


Wild Animal 




Flower 

OR 

Building 


January 13

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: 1/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan


January 27

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


 



















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                                                             MDL Watch Challenge 2023 

     Starting date:

       March 26th

              2023

                          Link to your Drama list:                                  HTTPs://mydramalist.com/dramalist/primvictorian

       Goal:

  3 Habitats

        Finished

       Habitats:

               0

TV Shows: 

Dramas:  2

Movies:  3

Treats:  0

Taxonomy 

In the following habitats, your mission is to find essentials 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 are listed as a TV show. The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers

Happy Camp (1997-2021)

Episode Numbers:

Ep 20190810

Ep 20201121

Ep 20210918

Ep 20210925

Ep 20190727


Yes

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

Love between        Devil and Fairy      Special (2022)

Very similar to the end of the original story  but had               additional shots and                  narration.

Yes

Co-Produced 

OR 

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

Curse of the Vampires (1966)

Co-produced by the USA and the Philippines. I found to hard to finish.

Yes

Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus







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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book

Koi to Dangan (2022)



Yes


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)

The Ingenuity of              the              Househusband (2021)

Main Character Tatsu narrates various methods to clean and care for the home.

Yes

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

Ruyi's RoyalLove in the Palace (2018)

Takes place during the Qianlong Emperor's Reign in the Qing Dynasty. Excellent but depressing Historial Drama!

Yes


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 

The Legend of Xiao Chuo (2020)

Takes place during the Liao Dynasty. A bit bit depressing to watch at times but the acting is great.

Yes

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy




Thriller

OR

Romance

My Fake Wife  (2020)

Very Short Web series. Each episode was only 2 minutes!

Yes

Youth 

OR

Political 

The Prince of Tennis (2019)


Yes

Action 

OR

Life

Rurouni Kenshin (2012)


Yes


Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

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 lasts 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 favorites, 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)







DRAMAwith the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

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

14. Where Are We?     

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 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 




Transgender 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 you to pay attention to the name and cover of the title.  For the first one (23) your mission is to find titles with 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 to watch 5 titles from 5 different countries Or watch  7 titles from 7 different countries. 

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

25.  Countries of MDL

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: 3/26/23

Link to your Drama list: BlxxdyButterfly's Drama List

Progress Habitat: 21/

 


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

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



Web series 


            ✔

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL



            ✔

Co-Produced 

OR 

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


Co-produced between          Japan and      Taiwan



Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus


            ✔

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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book



           ✔


2. Is it True?

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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

Ad for the     BLUED App 

             ✔

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: 1/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 


           ✔

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy




Thriller

OR

Romance




Youth 

OR

Political 




Action 

OR

Life





Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959






1990-1999

OR

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







2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born



Born in May



year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969


2007

             ✔

2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

2022

            ✔


5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

OR

 Short Film 



DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

25 min.

      ✔

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: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA 

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

Season 2

            ✔   

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop




Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel




Winter 

OR 

Summer




Fall  

OR

Spring

Spring

            ✔


The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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







DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list







mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)







with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

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



       ✔


8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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







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

OR

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

Dramas With Little Or No Romance

     ✔

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: 1/5

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

Arimura Kasumi

         ✔


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: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism 




Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship




Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault






Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship




Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 

Opposites =

Gloomy        Manga artist
&
Smiley idol


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




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

Mafia leader
&
Normal                   Highschooler

Bad Man/               Good Woman 


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: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God

SPOILER ⬇

Dome is reincarnated 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:0/

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: 1/

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 




Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

Minho
(SHINee)

          ✔

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: 0

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: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead




Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

Genius girl

           ✔

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: 1/

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control

Assassin turned Veterinarian

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: 1/

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

Death Game

Friendship 

OR

Bullying





22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 1/

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates

Collegues

          ✔

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: 0/

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: March 27, 2023

Link to your Drama list: Lia's MDL

Progress Habitat:

 


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

TV SHOW



March 6, 2023

MOVIE




March 1, 2023

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

Starring Samuel as the male lead

re-watched on 12th march 2023

Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus







Adapted from a manga



March 19, 2023


2. Is it True?

Progress:2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Educational 

Talks about the importance of self love

March 17, 2023

Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda




Documentary Genre


Jan 24, 2023

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:4/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 




Comedy 



Feb 24, 2023

Romance



Feb 22, 2023

Youth


March 22, 2023

Life



March 14, 2023


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

Notes

Completed

in 2023




March 26, 2023

1990-1999

OR

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






the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

April

Feb 19, 2023

year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969







2017-2022




Feb 10, 2023


5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress:5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series



March 10, 2023

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes

30 mins per ep

March 20, 2023

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes


30 mins per ep

March 20, 2023

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

50 mins per ep

Feb 19, 2023

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes  

70 mins per ep

Feb 25, 2023


6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA



March 16, 2023

Time Loop



March 28, 2023

Time Skip 



Jan 9, 2023

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: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







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



Feb 12, 2023

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

Reply 1988

March 28, 2023

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: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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


Lia's personalized recommendations

March 15, 2023

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


Kdramas that you rewatched

March 10, 2023

from your most viewed tags :

Friendship

Jan 13, 2023

found mentioned in an  Article on MDL (add a link to the article)

5 reasons to check out crash course in romance

March 6, 2023

with over 10 Reviews


22 reviews

March 20, 2023


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 

Exorcism



Jan 14, 2023

Cohabitation 


Jan 28, 2023

Sexual Assault



Jan 7, 2023

Contract Relationship 


Feb 15, 2023

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 




11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 


March 19, 2023

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 




features a Heterosexual relationship  



March 29, 2023

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




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


 


















I wanted to take part but I really do nor understand how this works! Can you make the next year's challenge simpler or at least easier to understand! The last year's was just as bad! I can see the effort you put into it but it is far to complicated to have fun with it!

2023 MDL Watch Challenge 

 

Starting date: 2nd April 2023

Link to your Drama list: Surya's 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 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









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










14.1936%;" valign="top" width="112"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td class="fr-highlighted" valign="top" width="243"><p><a href="https://mydramalist.com/search?adv=titles&th=442&so=relevance" rel="nofollow">Contract Relationship</a> </p><p>OR</p><p><a href="https://mydramalist.com/search?adv=titles&th=1171&so=relevance" rel="nofollow">Secret Relationship</a></p></td><td class="fr-highlighted" valign="top" width="135"><p><br></p></td><td class="fr-highlighted" style="width: 23.1263%;" valign="top" width="113"><p><br></p></td><td class="fr-highlighted" style="width: 14.1936%;" valign="top" width="112"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td class="fr-highlighted" valign="top" width="243"><p><a href="https://mydramalist.com/search?adv=titles&th=1329&so=popular" rel="nofollow">Opposites Attract</a> </p><p>OR</p><p><a href="https://mydramalist.com/search?adv=titles&th=2502&so=relevance" rel="nofollow">Domestic Abuse</a></p></td><td class="fr-highlighted" valign="top" width="135"><p> </p></td><td class="fr-highlighted" style="width: 23.1263%;" valign="top" width="113"><p><br></p></td><td class="fr-highlighted" style="width: 14.1936%;" valign="top" width="112"><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><h2><br></h2><table style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="fr-highlighted" colspan="2" style="width: 65.8327%;background-color: rgb(72, 94, 77);" valign="top" width="378"><h3><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">11. Finding a Mate</span></h3></td><td class="fr-highlighted" colspan="2" style="width: 34.0232%;background-color: rgb(72, 94, 77);" valign="top" width="225"><h3><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Progress:</span></h3></td></tr><tr><td class="fr-highlighted" valign="top" width="243"><p><strong>Choice of Route </strong></p></td><td class="fr-highlighted" style="width: 25.631%;" valign="top" width="135"><p><strong>Essentials </strong></p></td><td class="fr-highlighted" style="width: 20.0462%;" valign="top" width="113"><p><strong>Notes</strong></p></td><td class="fr-highlighted" style="width: 13.9055%;" valign="top" width="112"><p><strong>Completed </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td class="fr-highlighted" valign="top" width="243"><p> <a href="https://mydramalist.com/search?adv=titles&th=165&so=popular" rel="nofollow">First Love</a> </p><p>OR </p><p>Nudity: one of the following <a href="https://mydramalist.com/search?adv=titles&th=696&so=relevanc" rel="nofollow">Nudity</a><a

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: 13 March 2023

Link to your Drama list: Annie's 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


29/03/23

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