! MDL 2023 watch challenge !

Starting date: 01/01/2023

Link to drama list: sleepy's list

Progress habitat:


       = on-going 
      = completed


Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 10 / 10

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Web Seriesor

Tv Show
5 episodes need to be watched.




annarasumanara










running man

 


completed : 
02/01/2023









eps watched :
42,









   

Movie

or

Drama Special





not quite dead 
yet











playful kiss 
(youtube ed)





completed : 
08/01/2023











completed : 
02/01/2023











Co-Produced 

or

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





star with a secret











start - up 
(Ma-Dong Seok)
    (american)

 



completed : 
02/01/2023











completed :
02/01/2023











Anthology 

or

Omnibus






girl from
 nowhere










sweet 
temptation






completed : 
03/01/2023










completed :
02/01/2023










Adapted from a mangawebtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic

or

Adapted From a Novel / Book






weak hero 
class 1












moon lovers






completed : 
08/01/2023












completed : 
21/01/2023



 








 


2. Is it True?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  or

Educational 
not the same as the school genre





handmade love













17.3 about a sex





completed :
14/01/2023












completed :
14/01/2023












Independent Film 

or

Propaganda





just friends?











hymn of death





completed :
14/01/2023











Completed :
10/02/2023










Documentary Genre

or

 
Mockumentary






burn the stage












i hate going to 
work






Completed :
14/01/2023












completed :
10/02/2023











Adapted from Folklore 

or

Inspired by Real Events /
Real Person





queen for seven days 













bad genius 





completed :
13/03/2023













completed : 
13/01/2023











Historical Fiction 

or

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story





chicago 
typewriter 













the throne 





completed : 
18/06/2023













completed :
13/08/2023 















3. All About the Gen(r)es  

watch a title from the following genres

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

or

Sci-Fi 





hwarang











the king: 
eternal
 monarch




completed : 
14/08/2023












completed :



Comedy 

or

Tragedy




reply 1997













hi bye, mama




completed : 
07/10/203













completed : 



Thriller

or

Romance






revenge of 
others












search: www






completed : 
22/08/2023













completed : 





Youth 

or

Political 






school 2013












reborn rich






completed : 












completed : 
17/04/2023

















Action 

or

Life






little women













when the 
weather is fine






completed : 













completed : 



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
watch a title from the network
ocn






playback: money & power














the guest






completed : 















completed : 



1990-1999
watch a title from the network tvn

or

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







sixth sense
















player







completed :
















completed :



2000-2010

or

the month / year you were born





liar game













while you were 
sleeping





completed :













completed : 



year generated by this website

or

1950-1969
watch a show from the 
network SBS



the uncanny 
counter















a business
 proposal 





completed :
















completed :



2017-2022

or

1970-1989
watch a tv show from Netflix






through the darkness 













juvenile justice 






completed : 














completed :
27/08/2023

27



















5. Duration of The Hike

 tutorial

Progress: 1 / 10

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 or

 Short Film 





 the killer inside 
(9 episodes)







reincarnation love




completed : 
16/04/2023








completed : 
11/04/2023













Drama with 20-30 minute episodes 

or

Drama with 30 episodes 
or more. 





million yen women













three bold siblings
    (51 episodes) 





completed :
11/04/2023













completed : 
27/03/2023











   

Drama with 30-40 minute episodes

or

Movie that lasts 90 mins
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





the glory s2





completed :
21/05/2023




Different Timelines  

or

Time Loop




Time Skip 

or

Time Travel






the glory






completed :
16/05/2023




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:

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)






user not found






completed :
4/05/2023




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

or

mentioned in the MDL 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 recommendation 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)


big mouth


completed :
03/06/2023


from your most viewed tags 

or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats





the goddess of 
revenge





completed :
10/05/2023




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

or

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







with over 10 Reviews

or

with 0 Reviews when you
started watching it








9. Your Fanciers and Westminster's

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 
favourites







from an award-winning 
director

or

that has one of your favourite
actresses







from an award-winning
screenwriter

or

that has one of your favourite
actors






crash landing





from an award-winning actor

or

by the same director as one of 
your favourite titles







from an award-winning actress

or

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








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  in-closed 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*ck, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-BoyfriendComes Back /
Ex-GirlfriendComes 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 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 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







the ingenuity of the house 
husband







completed :
08/01/2023





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





unlock my boss





completed : 
29/01/2023



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









lovers of the red sky









completed : 
07/01/2023








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




midnight




completed : 
01/10/2023



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 




Colour 

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

watch a title from OCN

 




watch a title from TVN















Sign Up Sheet for the 2023 Challenge 
 

Starting Date: January 1, 2023 

Link to my Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Solenzara

Level:

Stage: Plains

# of Dramas Completed: 40/40

Progress Habitat:  8/8

Note: Hyperlinks are provided for each route. Links can be found under 'Notes,' 'Essentials' or both


Taxonomy 

3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 

Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

Link 

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

The Romance of Tiger and Rose 

Link 

Thriller

OR

Romance

Kiss Sixth Sense

Link 

Youth 

OR

Political 

My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

Link 

Action 

OR

Life

The Lion's Secret

Link

Time is Relative

4. Year of Origin   

Progress: 5/5 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959

Love to Hate You

Link



1990-1999

OR

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

High-End Crush

sleeps joined MDL in 2015

2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

OR

TreatWatch a title in which the villain falls in love

Night of Love With You

ML falls for the FL



year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969

Please Come Back, Mister

2016



2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

May it Please the Court 

2022




5. Duration of the Hike

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

OR

Treat: Watch a drama that has an accidental kiss

 Serendipity


Occurred between the Male and Female Lead

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

OR

DRAMA with 30 episodes or more 

Till the End of the Moon

40 episodes 

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 Love at Night

35 mins

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer 

My Lethal Man

45 min

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less  

Again My Life

Ep. 1- 1 hr and 8 min

The Chronicles of MDL 

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

Switched 

ayreath

                ✔

with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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

Bossy Husband Who Loved Me

As of Jan. 22nd 1, 316 people watched this drama

 ✔

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list

Drama Special Season 8: If We Were a Season 

1 episode 



mentioned in the MDL Forums

OR

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)

Island 

Link

with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

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

Back From the Brink 






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)

King2Hearts 



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)

Flower of Evil

Link



from your most viewed tags 

OR

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats

My Perfect Stranger

Death as of July 22nd

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)

Vincenzo

Link



with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it

Missing: The Other Side

Reviewed by 42 users as of July 9th




9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

Progress: 5/5 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning title

OR

by the same writer as one of your favourites

Mr. Sunshine

Link



from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favourite actresses

Secret

Hwang Jung Eum



from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favourite actors

The Glory Part 2

Kim Eun Sook



from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favourite titles

Island Part 2

Kim Nam Gil

from an award-winning actress

OR

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

Cruel Love 

Lee Yoo Jin (writer)



Getting up Close and Personal 

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

The Glory 

Link

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

OR

Treat: Features dancing

Love in Time


features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

Warning Ahead

Link

Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

Maid's Revenge 

Link

Nice Female Lead / Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead / Male Lead

365: Repeat the Year

Nice Female Lead

Name and Cover 

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal

OR

Wild Animal

OR

Treat: Features an ancient artifact

Love Destiny the Movie


Flower 

OR 

Building 

Extraordinary You

Light Colours 

OR

Dark Colours 

Fanletter, Please

Rainbow 

OR

Door 

OR

Treat: Features high society

Remarriage and Desires


Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 

Mouse 


My Treats!

Plains Used: 5/5

RouteEssentialSubstitute forNotesCompleted
Watch a title in which the villain falls in loveNight of Love With You

2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born


For this the villain could be a main or supporting character


Watch a drama that has an accidental kissSerendipity Short Length Series  

OR  

Short Film

Accidental Kiss- A character accidentally kisses another person either by falling, tripping, or someone pushing them together


Features dancingLove in Time

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 


This can include with a partner or by themself



Features an ancient artifactLove Destiny the Movie
Domesticated Animal

OR

Wild Animal 


Features high societyRemarriage and Desires

Rainbow 

OR

Door 


High society is the spectrum of a culture that is made up of rich people (the elites)



MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: January 1, 2022

Link to your Drama list: My Completed Drama List

Stage: Plains | Level: Japanese Marten | [52/52]

Progress Habitat - Blocks: 10/10

 


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 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

Peak Time

TV Show

(11 Episodes)

Aired: 2023





MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

Our Skyy 2: A Tale of Thousand Stars

Drama Special

Co-Produced 

OR 

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

One Piece

Not on MDL



Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus

About Love

Omnibus



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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book

Sweet Home Season 2

Adapted from a webtoon


3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 5/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 

The Moon

Sci-Fi

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

The Throne

Tragedy

Thriller

OR

Romance

The Glory Part 2

Thriller

Youth 

OR

Political 

Stay With Me

Youth

Action 

OR

Life

KinnPorche

Action

[Rewatch]


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

in 2023

OR

1940-1959

Moonlight Chicken

Aired: 2023

1990-1999

OR

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

Once a Thief

Aired: 1991

2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

In the Mood for Love

Aired: 2000

year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969

The Housemaid

Aired: 1960



2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

Two Lights: Relumino

Aired: 2017




5. Duration of The Hike

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 Le Vrai Où

Short Film

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

Jun & Jun

Duration: 25 min

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

Congrats My Ex!

Duration: 98 min

(Movie)

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

Laws of Attraction

Duration: 55 min

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

Only Friends

Last Ep: 74 minutes


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

Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun

Season 2

(12 Episodes)

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

Our Dating Sim

Different Timelines

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

Perfect Marriage Revenge

Time Travel

Winter 

OR 

Summer

The Tower

Winter

Fall  

OR

Spring

One Fine Spring Day

Spring


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: 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

Bed Friend

Sexual Content

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

My School President

Classmate's Relationship

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

Why R U?

Same-sex relationship

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

Dangerous Romance

Enemies To Lovers

Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead

You Are Mine

Nice Male Lead



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

Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938

Some Type of God

Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

Dear Karl

Character Development

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

The New Employee

LGBTQ+

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Enigma

Suspense

 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Popular Male Lead



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 

Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow

Veteran Actor: Lee Do Kyung

Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

A Shoulder to Cry On

Idol 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)

Parallel Novel

Cis gender identity

Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 

Unspeakable Love

Living with a disability

Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity

Casanova Begins

Hidden Identity



17. Camouflage?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

Longing for Spring

Athlete

Aired: 2014

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos

A Practical Guide to Being a Superstar's Assistant

Glasses

[Mini Series]

Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

Secret Theory of Kissing

Identity Swap

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

Vigilante

Cop Male Lead

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine

The Glory Season 1

Antiheroine

Aired: 2022


Origin

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

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

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 7/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China

Nuan Hun Qing Chong Qi

Aired: 2021

(Compiled Movie Version)

Hong Kong

A Better Tomorrow

Aired: 1986

Japan

Ikiru

Aired: 1952

Philippines

Ten Little Mistresses

Aired: 2023

South Korea

Sweet Home Season 1

Aired: 2020

[Rewatched]

Taiwan

Marry My Dead Body

Aired:2022

Thailand

Shadow

Aired: 2023


Treats

My Treats!

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


 



















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2023 MDL Watch Challenge Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: January 1st, 2023

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

Overall Goal: Plains Japanese Marten

Progress Habitat: 0/10 (Essentials: 00/50)  

Stage: Plains

Level

Progress

Unlocked

HabitatEssentials
1- Korean Crow0/2 0/10?
2 - Taiwan Blue Magpie0/40/20?
3 - Dwarf Flying Squirrel0/60/30?
4 - Palawan Peacock0/80/40?
5 - Japanese Marten0/100/50?



Completed / In Progress / Plan to Watch 

Taxonomy 

1. Type

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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


Young Actors' Retreat

all 8 episodes


DRAMA SPECIAL

To. Jenny



Big Bet Season 1 



Anthology 

Our Blues 



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

Misaeng: Incomplete Life 




3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 0/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes 

Completed

Sci-Fi 

Sisyphus: The Myth 



Tragedy

I'm Sorry, I Love You

Thriller

Tomorrow

Youth 

Cheer Up

Life

My Liberation Notes


Time is Relative

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  0/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

Dr. Romantic Season 3 



1990-1999

Chungking Express

1994

2000-2010


Dong Yi

2010

year generated by this website



1992, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2018

2017-2022





5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 Dear My Name



DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

Love Between Fairy and Devil

36 episodes


DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

 Once Upon a Small Town



DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

Switched



DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.

Narco-Saints

6 episodes



6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

The Good Detective 2 

Time Loop

Reset 

Time Travel

Boku Dake ga Inai Machi



Summer

Summer Strike 

Spring

One Spring Night 

 


Getting up Close and Personal 

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features Some type of God

A Korean Odyssey  



Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

Work Later, Drink Now Season 1



Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1 



Discrimination

Falling Into Your Smile




Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Birth care (Postpartum care)

Birthcare Center 



Ghosts

 Sell Your Haunted House



Corruption

Bad Prosecutor



Death Game

 Squid Game Season 1



Friendship 

OR

Bullying





22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues

Ore no Kawaii wa Mousugu Shohikigen!?



Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Soldier

D.P. Season 2




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 

Body Part 

Big Mouth 



Color 

Green Mothers' Club



Object

Trolley 



Number 

Weak Hero Class 1 



Calendar-related word 

Youth of May 




24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal Military Prosecutor Doberman


Flower

The Forbidden Marriage


Dark Colors 

Island Season 1


Rainbow

Unicorn


Geometrical Shapes 

Hana Yori Dango 



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: January 1st, 2023
Link to your Drama list: here
Progress Habitat: 18/16
Dramas: 59     |   Movies: 28      
Drama Special:   |   TV Show : 3
Stage: Plains  Animal: Red Panda 

 #8B6697 #E7CDE6 #A98695 #8B7C9C

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

 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

All 14 episodes | Korean TV Show✅ 21st August
MOVIETaiwanese Movie✅ July 3rd
Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDLThomas Kretschmann, Germany | Korean Movie✅ June 30th

Anthology 

Anthology tag | Thai Drama✅ October 29th

Adapted from a manga 

 Adapted from the manga “Hana Yori Dango” (花より男子)  | Thai Drama✅ December 31st


3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

Korean Drama✅ February 19th

Comedy

Korean Drama✅ January 30th

Thriller

Thai Drama | BL March 2nd

Youth 

Japanese Drama | BL✅ January 19th

Action 

Korean Drama✅ January 16th

 

Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

2023 | Korean TV Show✅ February 23rd

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

xBBBLUE - 2022 / form link | Thai Drama | BL
✅ April 24th

2000-2010

2006 | Japanese Drama✅ October 17th

year generated by this website - 1994, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2020

2020 | Thai drama✅ July 22nd

2017-2022


2019 | Thai Drama | BL✅ July 29th

 

5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

Blueming (2022)

11eps, 14min | Korean Drama | BL✅ November 11st

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes

24min | Japanese Drama | BL✅ October 15th

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

Cyber Hell: Exposing an 
Internet Horror (2022)

104min | Korean Movie✅ April 22nd

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

48 min | Thai Drama | BL✅ September 25th
DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  8 eps | Korean Drama | BL✅ September 18th

 

6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

Japanese Drama✅ January 13th

Different Timelines 

Korean Movie November 21st

Time Travel

Japanese Movie | cutest cat ever  March 29th

Summer

Korean Drama March 27th

Spring

Japanese Movie✅ January 13th 

 

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: 6/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back 



+



Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 


Tonhon Chonlatee (2020)

Thai Drama | BL✅ April 1st




+




 November 19th

Cohabitation 

Korean Drama✅ February 26th

Sexual Assault

Thai Drama | BL✅ February 2nd

Secret Relationship 

Thai Drama | BL 10/10 ♥✅ January 9th

Opposites Attract 

30-sai made Dotei Da 
to Mahotsukai ni 
Nareru rashii (2020)

Japanese Drama | BL✅ April 30th

 

11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Nudity: Nudity/Sexual content MANY episodes lol (EP6) | Thai Drama | BL✅ April 26th

Classmates' Relationship 

Thai Drama | BL✅ March 28th
Same-Sex relationshipKorean Drama | BL✅ July 29th

 Enemies to Lovers 

Korean Drama✅ December 31st

Nice Female Lead 

Korean Movie✅November 22nd

 

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Black Comedy

Thai Movie✅September 27st

Happy Ending 

Korean Drama | BL✅October 4th

Tragic Past 

Korean Drama✅September 14th

Mourning

Korean Movie✅November 8th

Healing 

Mental illness, Healing | Korean Drama✅May 12nd

 

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Some type of God

7 different Gods | rewatched cuz it's too good ♥✅April 30th

Misunderstanding 

Korean Drama | BL✅October 2nd

LGBTQ+

Thai Drama | BL✅October 29nd

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance 

Thai Drama | BL September 23rd

Popular Female Lead 

Thai Movie ✅October 29nd

 

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 Cliff 

Episode 20 | Korean Drama✅September 11st

By the Sea


Episode 7 | Thai Drama | BL
March 10th

On a Rooftop

Episode 2 | Korean Drama | BLApril 8th

On a Mountain 

Episode 4 | Thai Drama | BLApril 11st

In a City 

Korean Drama Special✅ January 5th

 

15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

Episode 3 | Thai Drama | BL

 August 8th


A Truck 

Korean Drama

 June 21st

A Smartphone

Korean Movie

 May 17th

A Suit /Dress 

Suit | Korean Drama | BL✅September 15th

A Book



So many books every eps | Korean Drama 


✅ February 8th

 

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 

Korean MovieMay 16th

Idol actor/ Idol actress 


Girl's Generation Seo Hyun | Korean Drama December 1st

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

Japanese Drama November 21st

Living with a disability 

Blind Female Lead | Japanese Movie
August 4th

Public Figure  

Actor | Thai Drama | BL September 23rd

 

17. Camouflage?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

Runner athlete | Korean DramaMay 23rd

Tattoos

Win has a bunch of tattoos | Thai drama | BL✅ May 29th

Body Swap

Thai Drama | BL July 12nd

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

Taiwanese MovieAugust 31st

Antiheroine

Korean DramaMay 31st

 

18. What Are You?  

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female / Male Lead 

Korean MovieDecember 28th

Smart Female Lead

Korean DramaDecember 30th

Cold Female Lead

Korean Drama June 13rd

Rich Male Lead  


Korean Drama | Rich ML and Poor FL

March 21st

Killer 

Korean Movie✅ May 28th

 

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

Chinese Drama✅ October 29th

Ghosts

Taiwanese Movie✅ February 14th

Teamwork

Korean Movie✅November 7th

Death Game

Japanese Drama 10/10 ♥✅ January 5th

Bullying

Korean MovieJuly 3rd

 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

Thai Drama | BL
✅July 17th

Bromance 

Geon Woo and Woo Jin | Korean Drama
✅July 9th

Sibling 

Twins | Thai MovieMay 12nd

Assailant-Victim 

Both tags | Assailant-Victim and Student-Teacher | Korean DramaJune 7th

Soldier 

Soldier Male Lead | Korean Movie✅ February 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 

Star | Thai Drama | BLMay 10th

Emotion 

Love | Thai Special | BL June 04th

Verb 

FLIP | Japanese Documentary MovieMay 16th

Number 

100 | Japanese Movie August 4th

Season 

Summer | Chinese Movie April 23rd

 

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 6/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 


This Is Not What I Expected (2017)

Korean Drama




+




Chinese Movie
✅October 31st




+



✅December 31st

Flower 

Japanese Movie
✅December 15th

Dark Colors 

Korean TV Show✅November 2nd

Door 

Chinese Drama✅December 26th

Geometrical Shapes 

Korean Movie✅December 6th

 

Turn-in form 

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date:

Link to your Drama list:

Progress Habitat:

 


Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

OR

 TV SHOW*
At least 5 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 / 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


 


















MDL Watch Challenge 2023
 

  • Starting date: January 1, 2023
  • Link to your Drama list: My List
  • Goal: Plains Elephant + Tiger
  • Progress 
    • Habitat: 10/25
      • Essentials: 93/120
      • Bonus: 4/7
  • Completion date:

** All titles are linked to their MDL page and open in a new tab **

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 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

His Man Season 1

TV Show - 11 episodes

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

Egoist 



Movie 



Co-Produced 

OR 

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

Papa & Daddy Season 2 



Melvin 
Sia - Malaysian 



Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus

Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo

Anthology (under vote or add tags)

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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book

 Bed Friend



Adapted from a novel




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)

Hit the Spot 

 Educational - sex education, particularly from the female perspective


Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda

No Regret


Independent film


Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary
The Trapped 13: Howe We Survived the Thai CaveDocumentary


Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

Definitely Not Today 


Inspired by real events


Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story

The Throne


Historical + Based on True Story



3. All About the Gen(r)es

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials 

Notes

Completed

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi

Duty After School: Part 1

Sci-Fi

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

ConfessionTragedy (under "vote or add tags"

Thriller

OR

Romance

Shinai naru Boku e Satsui wo KometeThriller

Youth 

OR

Political 

Strong UnderdogYouth

Action 

OR

Life

Shujin-ko
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: 3/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

In 2023

OR

1940-1959

Doctor Cha

2023



1990-1999

OR

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

Awaken- 2020
- User's profile: Faye Selini
- User's Challenge form: here
*On same page as my entry as of 3/26/2023


2000-2010

OR

The month (not necessarily the year) you were born

The Case of Itaewon Homicide

2009

Year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969

The Quiz ShowRandom generation - 1992, 2005, 2008, 2018, 2018

 

2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

Senpai, Danjite Koidewa!2022


5. Duration of The Hike

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

SmokeShort film

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

The New Employee

7 eps, 20 min

 

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

The Eighth Sense10 eps, 30 min

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer 

Ima Koko ni Aru Kiki to Boku no Kokando ni Tsuite5 eps, 49 min



DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less  

Jun & Jun

8 eps, 25 min



6. Time Can Be Confusing

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

Cheer Up

Dropped after episode 1 on 2/10/23

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

Individual Circumstances 


 Time loop (under "vote or add tags"


Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

20th Century Girl


 Time skip


Winter 

OR 

Summer

Moonlit Winter 


Winter



Fall  

OR

Spring

We're Not Trash 


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

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

Red Wine in the Dark Night

PTW list longer than I can remember 



With less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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

Once Upon a Crime

1,283 viewers as of9/17/23

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list

Inseparable 



Smallest - 2 eps
*Note: My PTW lists are kept here



Mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

Mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)

My Personal Weatherman



Forum - Mentioned here



With the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

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

Sweet HomeNewest release date: December 1, 2023




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)

Jack o' Frost

Trailer - Page 2 as of Feb 24, 2023 [link]

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

OR

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

The King of Pigs

Voting List - From this list, on page 1 of Popular Voting Lists as of 3/25/2023


From your most viewed tags 

OR

From your least viewed genres under your profile stats

Hometown

Most viewed tags - Death (under "vote or add tags" on drama page)

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)

Blind  



Article - Mentioned here.  




With over 10 Reviews

OR

With 0 Reviews when you started watching it

No Touching At All  



18 reviews as of March 5, 2023  




9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

*List with awards

Progress: 4/5

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

Kyouso no Musume

Director Kanai Ko - Winner for Best Director of the 82nd TV Drama Academy Awards for "Hero 2" (Info from MDL profile here)

From an award-winning screenwriter

OR

That has one of your favorite actors

Divorce Attorney Shin

Favorite actor - Cho Seung Woo

From an award-winning actor

OR

By the same director as one of your favorite titles

Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu



Director: Miki Koichiro

From an award-winning actress

OR

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

The Glory Part 2

Actress - Song Hye Kyo - Numerous awards mentioned here at no. 2


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 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: 3/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism

Island Season 1

Exorcism 


Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

Utsukushii Kare Season 2  


Cohabitation  


Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

A Christmas Carol 


Sexual Assault (under "vote or add tags")

Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship

Rent a FriendContract Relationship 



Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

Eien no Kinou

 

Opposites Attract




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

The Murder in Kairoutei

Nudity - Sexual Content 


Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

Minato Shouji Coin Laundry


Age gap [drama life]

 

Features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

Kiseki: Dear to Me


Same-sex relationship

Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

Laws of Attraction

Enemies to Lovers

Nice Female Lead / Nice Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead / Aggressive Male  Lead

Juror 8

Nice Male Lead (under "vote or add tags")


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy

Beasts Clawing at Straws

Black Comedy (under "vote or add tags")



Happy Ending 

OR 

Features some type of Doomsday

Till the World EndsDoomsday


Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

Hwayi: A Monster Boy 


Tragic Past 


Features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

ChimeraMourning  


Healing 

OR

Suicide

Bokura no ShokutakuHealing  




13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God

Narco-Saints 

Religious Leader - Character Jeon Yo Hwan is a pastor


Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

Love Class

Misunderstanding (under "vote or add tags")

Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

Mistress


Female-Centered Plot  



Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Mask Girl

Suspense


Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

SwitchPopular Male Lead



Significant Details

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

14. Where Are We?

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff

Chains of Heart

Cliff


In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea

The Yearbook

By the sea


In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop

Ameiro Paradox

Rooftop - Several scenes throughout the series take place the rooftop of the leads' workplace. On this rooftop, we see their relationship progress as they discuss work, learn new things about each other, and realize their feelings for one another.

On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island

Remember 15

Island


In a City 

OR

In a Small Town

Kill Bok Soon

City - Opening scene takes place in the city. This scene is significant because it immediately sets the tone for the movie, introducing us to FL and her job as a contract killer; her first kill in the movie occurs during  this scene.


15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack

Love in the Air

Umbrella - In episode 1, it is raining when the two leads meet and feel a spark between them, thus starting the journey towards relationship. One ML is using an umbrella at the time.

A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car

A Shoulder to Cry On

Truck - The character Jo Tae Hyun's mother is struck and killed by a truck while she's trying to save him as a child.


A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth

Stolen Identity

Smartphone - The entire movie is premised around FL's fiancé's phone being left behind in a taxi. The antagonist finds it and hacks into it, which allows him to stalk and harass FL

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie

P.S. I Hate You

Dress - One of the characters, Saras, is wearing a dress when she's fighting with her lover's wife and causes the wife to fall down a flight of stairs, igniting her main storyline in the series (Ep 2). Prae commits suicide while wearing a wedding dress after an explicit video of her is leaked to the public (Ep 1) and Wanwan confesses to leaking that video while she's wearing a wedding dress (ep 18).

A Book 

OR

A Crossbow

The Director Who Buys Me Dinner

Crossbow - Occurs during a flashback to the leads' prior lives. One of the MLs is shot and killed with a bow and arrow. This is part of the curse that resulted from the other ML naming him. 


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 

Kill Heel

Lee Hye Young - Veteran actress (debuted in 1984 and has been in the business for more than 25 years) 


Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

Celebrity  


Idol Actor -   Kang Min Hyuk (CN Blue)

Transgender identity

OR

Cisgender Identity

Lipstick


Transgender identity


Able-Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 

Happy Merry Ending


Living with a disability - panic disorder


Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity

The Witch: Part 1 


Hidden Identity 




17. Camouflage?

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

Our Dating Sim

Artist -  Lee Wan is an illustrator + "manhwa artist male lead" is tagged


Glasses 

OR

Tattoos

Trillion Game

Glasses - Taira Manabu (aka Gaku)


Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

The Golden SpoonIdentity swap  



Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

Marry My Dead Body

Police officer male lead  


Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine

The Glory


Antiheroine


18. What Are You?

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead

Juvenile Justice

Strong Female Lead


Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead
Rivalry


Smart 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 

King the Land


Rich male lead



Killer 

OR

Healer  

 Battle Royale 


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: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest

So Not Worth It

Pet - One of the storylines in episode 5 revolves around a Pomeranian


Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death

Only You

Talking pet  


Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal

A Distant Place  


Farm animal - sheep



Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control

Memoir of a Murder  


Kim Byung Soo is a veterinarian 


Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War

My Tooth Your Love  


Romantic horse ride



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

Choco Milk Shake

Animals (cat and dog) turn into human

Adorable animals 

OR 

Animal Attack

Cutie Pie 2 You  


Adorable animals - The character Khondiao has a pet long-haired chihuahua

Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City

Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure  


 Animal in a city - One of the main characters is a chick, and the drama focuses on its adventures in the city looking for its mother.

Pet dressed in Clothes 

OR 

Animal Abuse

Naughty BabePet dressed in clothes - Diao's dog, Nong, wears various clothes in each episode.

Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals

BallerinaAntagonist caring for animals - Horses


21. Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Note

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)

Birthcare Center

Birth care



Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts

xxxHolic  


Ghosts  



Corruption 

OR

Teamwork

The Master Plan


Corruption 



Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game

Usogui  


Death Game


Friendship 

OR

Bullying

Weak Hero Class 1  


Bullying 



22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates

Tokyo in April Is...

Colleagues


Bromance 

OR 

Sismance

Hell Dogs  


Bromance  



Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling

Knights of the Zodiac

Sibling (brother-sister)


Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher

Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area - Part 2 


Assailant-Victim (captors and captees)



Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier

Drama Special Season 13: Silence of the Lambs 


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: 3/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 

The Boy Foretold by the Stars

Celestial Body  



Color 

OR

Emotion 

Red Balloon 


Color  


Object 

OR

Verb 

Secret Spectacles

Object

 

Animal

OR

Number 

Mouse 


  



Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 

Pornographer: Continued Spring Life


Season  




24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover  

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal

Couple of Mirrors

Wild animal - Birds in top right corner [link



Flower 

OR 

Building

21st Century Girl 


Flower

Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 

Through the Darkness 


Dark colors 



Rainbow 

OR

Door 

Drama Special Season 13: Prism


Rainbow 


Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 

The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window


Shapes - Triangle




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: 4/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China

Desire Catcher



Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines

Drag Den


South Korea

All the Liquors


Taiwan

About Youth


Thailand

Delete


MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: January 1, 2023

Link to your Drama list: DaffodilDaze's Drama List

Goal Habitat: Plains 2 - 25

Progress Habitat: 0/2

 

Levels 

Stage and Number of Habitats to get the Animal in that Stage


Animal

Plains 

Forest 

Mountain

Space

Black Hole

1

2

27

52

77

102

2

4

29

54

79

104

3

6

31

56

81

106

4

8

33

58

83

108

5

10

35

60

85

110

6

13

38

63

88

113

7

16

41

66

91

116

8

19

44

69

94

119

9

22

47

72

97

122

10

25

50

75

100

125

Bonus badge! If you complete titles from all the countries listed on MDL without using treats, you get the Tiger Badge! 

 

Plains 2-25

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

Our Skyy 2 (2023)





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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book







 

2. Is it True?

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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

My Baby Bright: Best Friends Forever (2018)
9/1/23

Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda

Ramen Shop (2018)


Documentary Genre


OR


 Mockumentary

Male Entertainer (2022)

10/1/23

Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

Hua Mulan (2020)


Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story

The Eight Hundred 


 

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: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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


OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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







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) [https://mydramalist.com/profile/DaffodilDaze]

My School President (2022)Mentioned by Shalmali
7/3/23

with the newest release date in your PTW list


OR

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

Jiraiya the Hero
1921 silent film

14/4/23

 

8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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







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

OR

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







from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats







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

Or

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







with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it







 

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites







from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses







from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors






from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles







from an award-winning actress


OR

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







 

Getting up Close and Personal 

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

 

 

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 


OR


Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




 Healing 

OR

Suicide




 

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination




 

 

Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 


OR


In a Small Town




 

15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow




 

The Main Attraction 

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

 16. Who Are We?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 




Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 




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

OR

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




Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 




Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity




 

 

 

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War




 

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying




 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier




 

Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress: /5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 

2 Moons (2017)

18/1/23

Color 


OR


Emotion 




Object 

OR

Verb 




Animal

OR

Number 

House of Hummingbird 


Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 




 

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 


OR


Wild Animal 




Flower 

OR 

Building 




Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 




Rainbow 

OR

Door 




Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 




 

Origin

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

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

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand




 

Treats

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

My Treats!

Plains

Used:

/5

Forest

Used:

 /4

Mountain

Used:

 /3

Space

Used: 

/2

Black Hole

Used:

/1

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed

Mentioned in a drama [mentioned in ep 3 of My School President (2022)]]Bad Buddy (2021)

 



















a

Forest 27-50

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

OR

 TV SHOW*

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







MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL






Co-Produced 

OR 

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







Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus







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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book







 

2. Is it True?

Progress:1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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

NADAO x OPPO (2021)

31/1/23

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) https://mydramalist.com/profile/9449845/feeds/kb0PpcJ and https://mydramalist.com/profile/9449845/feeds/jBj4pIj


My Lethal Man (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: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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







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

OR

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







from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats







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

Or

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







with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it







 

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites







from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses







from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors






from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles







from an award-winning actress

OR

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







 

Getting up Close and Personal 

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

 

 

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




 Healing 

OR

Suicide




 

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination




 

 

Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 

OR

In a Small Town




 

15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow




 

The Main Attraction 

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

 16. Who Are We?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 




Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 




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

OR

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




Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 




Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity




 

 

 

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War




 

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying




 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier




 

Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 




Color 

OR

Emotion 




Object 

OR

Verb 




Animal

OR

Number 




Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 




 

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal 




Flower 

OR 

Building 




Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 




Rainbow 

OR

Door 




Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 




 

Origin

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

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

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand




 

Treats

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

My Treats!

Plains

Used:

/5

Forest

Used:

 /4

Mountain

Used:

 /3

Space

Used: 

/2

Black Hole

Used:

/1

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed


 



















DaffodilDaze Mountain 52-75

DaffodilDaze Space 77-100

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: January 1, 2023

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

Progress Habitat: 

LevelsStage and Number of Habitats to get the Animal in that Stage


AnimalPlainsForestMountainSpaceBlack Hole
1

2275277102
24295479104
36315681106
48335883108
5

10356085110
6

13386388113
7

16416691116
8

19446994119
9

22477297122
10

255075100125
BonusIf you complete titles from all the countries listed on MDL without using treats, you get the Tiger Badge! 

Using Treats

EnvironmentPlainsForestMountainSpaceBlack HoleBeyond
Number of available substitutes added543210

Total number of substitutions allowed

5912141515

Done: All

Plan to watch
Currently watching
Completed


DramaMovieSpecialTV Show
Korea331217
Japan25623
China236

Taiwan811
Thailand2012
Hong Kong13

Philippines1


Total111294 (+2)10

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 10

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

Love at First Taste


21.03.2023

 TV SHOW*
At least 5 o f a title listed as a Tv Show 
1. Run BTS! 2023 Special Episode: Next Top Genius 
Run BTS! 2023 Special Episode: Mini Field Day 
Boys Planet 
2. My Teenage Boy: Fantasy Boys
3. &Audition - The Howling -
4.  Stray Kids: SKZ-Talker Go! Season 3
5. A2K
6. Nizi Project Season 2: Part 1
7. Nizi Project Season 2: Part 2 
2 eps

2 eps

12 eps
11 eps

8 eps
18 eps

22 eps
10 eps

10 eos
10.01.2023

21.02.2023

21.04.2023
13.06.2023

3.07.2023
26.07.2023

22.09.2023
22.09.2023
15.12.2023

MOVIE

Twenty Hacker


11.05.2023

DRAMA SPECIALDrama Stage Season 1: Chief B and the Love Letter
1.01.2023
Co-Produced Plus & Minus 
+ Plus & Minus Extra


23.01.2023

Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDLPartners for JusticeStephanie Lee - American24.04.2023

Anthology 

Luv Pub: Pilot


2.01.2023

OmnibusSeven Something
23.10.2023

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

Heartbeat Love 

Manhua

4.02.2023

Adapted From a Novel / BookA Boss and a Babenovel "Khob Wanni Loek Kan Pi Mai #chokacherkhugun" by Brave2Y22.05.2023


2. Is it True?

Progress: 7

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

Soulmate


18.01.2023

Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre)Ototo no Otto
27.06.2023

Independent Film 

No Regret 


6.11.2023

Propaganda


Documentary GenreJ-Hope in the Box


1.12.2023

MockumentaryYG Future Strategy Office
4.11.2023

Adapted from Folklore 



Inspired by Real Events / Real PersonPhupha | Nanfah
31.01.2023

Historical Fiction 

Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938


23.06.2023

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story



3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 7

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

The King’s Case Note


4.12.2023

Sci-Fi Denei Shojo: Video Girl AI 2018

1.08.2023

Comedy 



Tragedy1 Litre no Namida
30.06.2023

Thriller



RomanceMr. Bad 
16.05.2023

Youth 



Political Honest Candidate 1
23.01.2023

Action 

Stealer: The Treasure Keeper


2.06.2023

LifeTourist 
24.04.2023


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   

Progress: 5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

Dirty Laundry 


27.02.2023

1940-1959


1990-1999




the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form)Hitman: Agent Jun2020 - jenn21.12.2023

2000-2010

Hokaben 

2008

7.01.2023

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born


year generated by this website





Be Love

1995
2012
2016
2017
2020





27.06.2023
1950-1969


2017-2022




1970-1989The Killer 

19895.12.2023


5. Duration of The Hike

Progress: 8

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

Luv Pub


3.01.2023

Short Film Painted Skin: The Guo Jingming Edition
24.02.2023

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Given

24 min

18.03.2023

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. The Starry Love4031.03.2023

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

 



MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.Monster Hunt
8.01.2023

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

Girl Next Room: Richy Rich

47 min

17.02.2023

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 


DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow


9.01.2023

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.BACK STREET GIRLS - Gokudoruzu6 eps18.01.2023


6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 6

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

Best Mistake Season 2 


14.07.2023

Only 1 episode of a DRAMACrash Course in Romance1 ep10.04.2023

Different Timelines  




Time LoopThe Door into Summer 
26.12.2023

Time Skip 



Time TravelAlienoid 1
28.09.2023

Winter 

Our Winter


17.05.2023

Summer

Fall  

Autumn's Concerto 


11.09.2023

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

Progress: 5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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




from the Watchlist of another user doing this challengeMy School Presidentuser: DaffodilDaze 
27.05.2023

with less than 10,000 viewers

Scent of Love

watchers: 2,530 

27.02.2023

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 

The Leaked 

3 eps

24.04.2023

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list


mentioned in the MDL Forums

Hidden Agenda


3.11.2023

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)


with the newest release date in your PTW list

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble 


20.05.2023

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



8. Examined…

Progress: 5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

on your Recommendations page

One Smile Is Very Alluring


23.10.2023

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).




found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).Kimi no Koto Dake Mite Itai Athena's Must Watches30.06.2023

from your most viewed tags 

Young Blood

friendship

8.12.2023

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)




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

Get the Look: Age of Youth S1 and S225.07.2023

with over 10 Reviews

The Middleman's Love

24

29.12.2023

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it



9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

Progress: 5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning




by the same writer as one of your favoritesCrime SquadLee Soo Hyun
Kairos

1.11.2023

from an award-winning director




that has one of your favorite actressesSee You in My 19th Life Shin Hye Sun7.08.2023

from an award-winning screenwriter




that has one of your favorite actorsKing the LandLee Jun Ho11.08.2023

from an award-winning actor




by the same director as one of your favorite titlesAs Long as We Both Shall Live Tsukahara Ayuko - Unnatural 2.12.2023
from an award-winning actress




by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from beforeBounty Hunters Edmond Wong27.12.2023


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: 6

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

She and Her Perfect Husband


17.01.2023

Exorcism

Cohabitation 

Ase to Sekken


31.03.2023

Long Distance Relationship


Fluffy 



Sexual AssaultBed Friend
22.04.2023

Contract Relationship 

Be My Boyfriend 


15.07.2023

Secret RelationshipL♥DK: Two Loves Under One Roof
4.03.2023

Opposites Attract 

 



Domestic AbuseCriminal Minds
26.08.2023


11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 7

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love



Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content | Brief Nudity | Prolonged Nudity | Partial Nudity | Mild Sexual Content | Sexual Content | Extreme Sexual ContentChijo no Kiss


21.07.2023

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

Heartbeat 


16.08.2023

Classmates' Relationship Horimiya
10.03.2023

features a Heterosexual relationship  

Ishiko to Haneo: Sonna Koto de Uttaemasu?


2.10.2023

Same-Sex relationshipFukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai! 
19.10.2023

Enemies to Lovers 

Love to Hate You


27.02.2023

Love at First Sight


Nice Female Lead

 Nice Male Lead


One Piece



19.09.2023

Aggressive Female Lead 

Aggressive Male  Lead



12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 7

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

Supervisor Husband


23.11.2023

Black Comedy


Happy Ending 

Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang


5.02.2023

features some type of Doomsday


Tragic Past 

The Victims' Game 


31.01.2023

Sketch ComedyThe Ingenuity of the House Husband
1.12.2023

features a Celebration 

Bokura no Shokutaku Spin Off - Bokura no Kyujitsu

Birthday party

30.08.2023

MourningBokura no Shokutaku
14.08.2023

 Healing 



SuicideDetective Chinatown 3
19.01.2023


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 6

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

The Heavenly Idol 


29.03.2023

Some type of GodEternal Love
24.06.2023

Misunderstanding 

Unique Lady Season 2


1.03.2023

Character Development

Female-Centered Plot 

Male-Centered Plot 



LGBTQ+She Makes My Heart FlutterL18.10.2023

Suspense 

Provoke


31.08.2023

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

Blueming


4.08.2023

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

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  




On a Cliff Chains of Heart
31.05.2023

In the Woods 




By the SeaMy Lovely Liar 
20.09.2023

In a Jungle 




On a RooftopHidden Love
24.08.2023

On a Mountain 




On an IslandIsland
29.11.2023
In a City Detective Chinatown 2


18.01.2023

In a Small Town



15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 6

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

Under the Queen's Umbrella


20.02.2023

A BackpackBest Mistake 
12.07.2023

A Truck  

Tabi Suru Sandwich 


30.10.2023

A Sports Car


A Smartphone 

Unlock My Boss 


7.02.2023

A Phone Booth


A Suit /Dress 

The Tuxedo


14.12.2023

A Hoodie


A Book 

Jesters: The Game Changers


25.01.2023

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: 5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

The Love You Give Me


16.06.2023

Veteran Actor/Actress 


Idol actor/ Idol actress 



Former Child Actor/Actress 20th Century GirlKim Yoo Jung1.07.2023

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



Cis gender Identity (same as the gender assigned to them at birth)When Is the Son Off 
15.10.2023

Able Bodied 

1. Xdinary Heroes Begins


24.11.2023

Living with a disability 

Public Figure  




Hidden IdentityLine Walker 
31.03.2023


17. Camouflage?

Progress: 5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 



ArtistPerfect Marriage Revenge
21.12.2023

Glasses 



TattoosBetween Us
29.01.2023

Identity Swap 




Body SwapVice Versa
29.03.2023
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira


14.04.2023

Criminal Female Lead
Criminal Male Lead



Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead




Antihero/AntiheroineHiGH&LOW 
27.08.2023


18. What Are You?  

Progress: 5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead 

Strong Male Lead 

Okay! Madam


24.02.2023

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead


Smart Female Lead
Smart Male Lead 




Naive Female Lead

Naive Male Lead
Boys! Please Kiss Him, Instead of Me
4.10.2023

Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 




Clingy Female Lead
Clingy Male Lead

Boku, Unmei no Hito desu


5.10.2023

Rich Female Lead

Rich Male Lead 


Rich Man, Poor Woman



24.10.2023

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 


Killer 

My Journey to You


14.10.2023

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: 5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  



PestEven Suncockroach29.11.2023

Talking Pet  



Animal DeathChoco Milk Shake
1.09.2023

Zoo animal  




Farm AnimalLove Tractor 
8.12.2023

Veterinarian  

Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey


27.09.2023

Animal Control


Romantic Ride on a Horse  

Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1


23.02.2023

Horse Ridden to Out to War



20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress: 5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Human Turns into an Animal   

Guardian 

Da Qing - cat

31.01.2023

Animal turns into a Human


Adorable animals 

My Girlfriend Is an Alien

turtle XiaoBu

+ mouse

16.03.2023

Animal Attack


Animal in the Wild 




Animal in a CityKimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo
15.11.2023

Pet dressed in Clothes 

Naughty Babe 


21.10.2023

Animal Abuse


Second Lead Caring For Animals 

Candle in the Tomb 


22.09.2023

Antagonist Caring For Animals


 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

Back From the Brink


23.11.2023

Birth care (Postpartum care)


Virtual Reality  




GhostsSecrets in the Hot Spring 
2.03.2023

Corruption 




TeamworkMission 1: Possible
19.01.2023

Friendly Game  

Gintama 2: Rules Are Meant To Be Broken


12.08.2023

Death Game


Friendship 

About Youth


2.06.2023

Bullying



22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 




InmatesTaxi Driver Season 2
15.12.2023

Bromance 




SismanceA Dream of Splendor
26.10.2023

Parent-Child 



Sibling Brown Sugar Macchiato
29.07.2023

Assailant-Victim 



Student-TeacherHammer Session!


14.01.2023

Doctor-Patient 




SoldierLove Like the Galaxy: Part 2
30.04.2023


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

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

To My Star 


1.12.2023

Body Part 


Color 

Red Balloon


6.11.2023

Emotion 


Object 

Romance Is a Bonus Book


20.04.2023

Verb 


Animal




Number 14 Blades 
7.08.2023

Season 




Calendar-related word Girlfriend Project Day 1
28.06.2023


24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal Oliver na Inu, (Gosh!!) Konoyarou


4.01.2023

Wild Animal 


Flower 

Utsukushii Kare Season 2

20.10.2023

Building 


Light Colors 

A Shoulder to Cry On 


11.07.2023

Dark Colors 


Rainbow 

Only Friends


28.10.2023

Door 


Only Words 



Geometrical Shapes Collectors
1.11.2023


Origin

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

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

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China

A Romance of the Little Forest


14.04.2023

Hong Kong

Green Snake


2.11.2023

Japan

Grand Blue


27.11.2023

Philippines

The Day I Loved You


2.12.2023

South Korea

4 Kinds of House


5.07.2023

Taiwan

49 Days With a Merman


9.08.2023

Thailand

3 Will Be Free


10.07.2023


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


 



















watched in 2023 but not included in this challenge:


MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: January 1, 2022   

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

Progress Habitat: 10/10 (Japanese Marten Plains)

 [Dramas: 26  (+1)/ Specials: 5 / Movies: 18 / Variety: 1 = 50]

 

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

Running Man

Ep. 27-31


✔︎

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

Cupid Factory



✔︎

Co-Produced 


OR 

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

Bad Guys Always Die



✔︎


Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus

Replaylist



✔︎


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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book

Akko's Secret



✔︎


 

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: 5/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 

My Perfect Stranger
✔︎

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

Delivery Man
✔︎

Thriller

OR

Romance

Neverending Story
✔︎

Youth 

OR

Political 

Forget Me Not
✔︎

Action 

OR

Life

I Remember You
✔︎

 

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

Strangers Again



✔︎


1990-1999

OR

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

One Day2017
Becky


✔︎

2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

Kikyo

2005

✔︎


year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969

Too Beautiful to Lie

2004
[94-98-
04-09-11]

✔︎


2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

Girl Next Room: Richy Rich

2020

✔︎


 

5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

Falling for Do Jeon



✔︎

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

Romance Special Law
✔︎

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

Sue, Mai and Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship


✔︎

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

Gaus Electronics
✔︎

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

The Forbidden Marriage
✔︎

 

6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

The Fabulous
✔︎

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

Celebrity
✔︎

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

Sweet & Sour
✔︎

Winter 

OR 

Summer

A Year-End Medley
✔︎

Fall  

OR

Spring

Love and Leashes
✔︎

 

The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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


OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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







DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list







mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)







with the newest release date in your PTW list


OR

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






 

8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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







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

OR

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







from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats







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

Or

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







with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it







 

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites







from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses







from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors






from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles







from an award-winning actress


OR

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







 

Getting up Close and Personal 

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

 

 

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 


OR


Black Comedy

Flying Colors
✔︎

Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

My Lovely Liar
✔︎

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

What's Your Bloog Type
✔︎

features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

My Friend is Still Alive
✔︎

 Healing 

OR

Suicide

Dream of 400 Years
✔︎

 

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered PlotMale-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn StorySlow Burn Romance




 Popular Male LeadPopular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination




 

 

Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 


OR


In a Small Town




 

15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow




 

The Main Attraction 

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

 16. Who Are We?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 




Idol actorIdol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 




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

OR

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




Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 




Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity




 

 

 

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War




 

 

 

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: 5/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China

The Love You Give Me
✔︎

Hong Kong




Japan

The Days
✔︎

Philippines




South Korea

Emergency Declaration
✔︎

Taiwan

Secret
✔︎

Thailand

Hello Stranger
✔︎

 

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