MDL Watch Challenge 2023  



Starting date: January 1st

Link to your Drama list: selinasmind

Progress Habitat: 


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1. Type            Progress: 1/5
RouteEssentialNotesCompleted 3/5
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

Single's Inferno (2021)episode 1-8
MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL
New Year Blues (2021)


Co-Produced

OR

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



Anthology

OR

Omnibus



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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book
The Director Who Buys Me Dinner (2022)





3. All About the Gen(r)es  Progress: 3/5
Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted 
Historical

OR

Sci-Fi



Comedy

OR

Tragedy
Mission 1: Possible (2021)


Thriller

OR

Romance
Moonlight Chicken (2023)


Youth

OR

Political
A Shoulder to Cry On (2023)


Action

OR

Life
Emergency Declaration (2022)




5. Duration of The HikeProgress: 2/5
Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted  3/5
Short Length Series

 OR

Short Film
Individual Circumstances (2023)


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.
20th Century Girl (2022)

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer.
The Eighth Sense (2023)


DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  






6. Time Can Be ConfusingProgress: 1/5
Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted
Full second season of a DRAMA

OR

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA



Different Timelines  

OR

Time Loop



Time Skip

OR  

Time Travel
The Glory Pt.1 (2022)

Winter

OR

Summer



Fall  

OR

Spring




9. Your Fanciers and WestminstersProgress:
Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted 1/5
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

Unlocked (2023)
Im Siwan
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




10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…Progress. 1/5
Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back

OR

Exorcism
Island S1 (2022)


Cohabitation

OR

Long Distance Relationship



Fluffy

OR

Sexual Assault



Contract Relationship

OR

Secret Relationship




Opposites Attract

OR

Domestic Abuse




11. Finding a MateProgress: 2/5
Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted
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
Cutie Pie 2 You (2023)

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR

Same-Sex relationship
Never Let Me Go (2022)


Enemies to Lovers

OR

Love at First Sight



Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead

OR

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead




12. Laugh it Off or Die TryingProgress: 1/5
Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted
Slight Comedy

OR

Black Comedy



Happy Ending

OR

features some type of Doomsday



Tragic Past

OR

Sketch Comedy
The Glory Part 2 (2023)


features a Celebration

OR

Mourning



Healing

OR

Suicide





13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuffProgress:
Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted 2/5
features a Religious Leader

OR

Some type of God



Misunderstanding

OR

Character Development



 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot

OR

LGBTQ+
Love Tractor (2023)


Suspense

OR

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

The Ghost Station (2023)


Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead

OR

Discrimination





22. Who Am I When I Am With You?Progress:
Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted
Colleagues

OR

Inmates



Bromance

OR

Sismance

D.P. Season 2 (2023)


Parent-Child

OR

Sibling



Assailant-Victim

OR

Student-Teacher



Doctor-Patient

OR

Soldier




25.  Countries of MDLProgress: 3/7
RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted
ChinaYe Mu (2022)


Hong Kong


JapanUtsukushii Kare Season 2 (2023)


Philippines


South KoreaSingle's Inferno (2022)

Taiwan


Thailand



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


























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MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet


Starting date: January 1st, 2023

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

Progress Habitat: 1/x

Animal and Stage achieved: 


6 Dramas | 1 Movies | 0 Drama Special | 0 Tv Show



TAXONOMY

3. All About the Gen(r)esProgress: 5/5
Choice of RouteEssentialsCompleted
Sci-FiAlienoid2023-03-01
ComedyLegal High2023-02-17
RomanceNight of Love with you2023-02-03
YouthKaguya-sama: Love Is War 2023-02-27
ActionRevenge of Others2023-01-16

TIME IS RELATIVE

4. Year of OriginProgress: 1/5
Choice of RouteEssentialsCompleted
In 2023The Glory Part 22023-03-16















GETTING UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL 

11. Finding MateProgress: 1/5
Choice of RouteEssentialsCompleted
Sexual ContentThe Glory Season 1 (2022)2023-01-05












MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: 01/01/2023

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

Progress Habitat: level 1 Baepsae Korean Crow: Plains (2/2)

 


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

https://mydramalist.com/731399-love-is-dang-nyang-dang-nyang (web series)




  

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

https://mydramalist.com/748893-past-lives (movie)


  

Co-Produced 

OR 

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

https://mydramalist.com/715809-plus-minus (Co-production between Taiwan and Japan)


Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus

https://mydramalist.com/30290-girl-from-no-where-the-series (anthology)



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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book

https://mydramalist.com/715177-future(Adapted from a novel)



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)

https://mydramalist.com/32018-3-nen-a-gumi-ima-kara-minna-san-wa-hitojichi-desu (educational)



Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda

https://mydramalist.com/4802-r2b-return-to-base (Propaganda)



Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary




Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person




Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story





3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 5/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 

https://mydramalist.com/22978-warriors-of-future (sci-fi)


Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

https://mydramalist.com/743907-a-boss-and-a-babe (comedy)



Thriller

OR

Romance

https://mydramalist.com/29367-the-witch (thriller)



Youth 

OR

Political 

https://mydramalist.com/716891-i-will-hit-you  (youth)


Action 

OR

Life

https://mydramalist.com/743769-everything-under-control (action)


  


Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  4/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959

https://mydramalist.com/714453-king-of-the-sky (2023)


  

1990-1999

OR

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

https://mydramalist.com/2913-the-tower

Year member joined 2012, https://mydramalist.com/profile/ZhouYanRan)





2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

https://mydramalist.com/144-battle-royale (2000)




year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969

https://mydramalist.com/13316-the-chasing-world (year generated -  2015)



2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

https://mydramalist.com/712695-utsukushii-kare (2021)




5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

https://mydramalist.com/713117-please-tell-me-so (short film)



 

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

https://mydramalist.com/58165-love-when-the-stars-fall (40 episodes)


watching 16/40

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 https://mydramalist.com/31632-the-wandering-earth (movie lasts 2 hr. 5 mins)


 

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

https://mydramalist.com/691827-the-wandering-earth-2 (movie last 2 hr. 53 mins)


 

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

https://mydramalist.com/725031-hit-bite-lick (6 episodes)


 


6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

https://mydramalist.com/733261-alchemy-of-souls-part-2 (2nd season of a drama)


Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

https://mydramalist.com/697563-kai-duan (time loop)


Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

https://mydramalist.com/79607-youngest-son-of-a-conglomerate (time Travel)


Winter 

OR 

Summer

https://mydramalist.com/703721-i-don-t-want-to-do-anything (summer )


Fall  

OR

Spring





The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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

https://mydramalist.com/721407-tin-tam-jai (less than 10,000 viewers)


  

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: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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







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

OR

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

https://mydramalist.com/699511-bed-friend (voting list - https://mydramalist.com/list/4YWGa8WL)



  

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

https://mydramalist.com/30962-2-moons-the-series-season-2/reviews (over 10 reviews)





9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 3/5

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

https://mydramalist.com/1425-house-of-flying-daggers (award winning director zhang-yimou)



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

https://mydramalist.com/743911-hidden-agenda (same director as one of favs https://mydramalist.com/people/34423-tee-sintanaparadee)




 

from an award-winning actress

OR

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

https://mydramalist.com/734923-why-r-u-korean-remake (director I haven't seen anything from before kim-eun-hye)



 




Getting up Close and Personal 

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

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism




Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

https://mydramalist.com/755469-my-personal-weatherman (cohabitation)



  

Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault




Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship




Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 




11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 3/5

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

https://mydramalist.com/716023-bucho-to-shachiku-no-koi-wa-modokashi (mild sexual content)



Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

https://mydramalist.com/703897-unforgotten-night (Age Gap [Drama Life] )


  

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

https://mydramalist.com/739423-cutie-pie-special-episode (same-sex relationship)



  

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

https://mydramalist.com/743921-dangerous-romance (enemies to lovers)



Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead

https://mydramalist.com/22361-2-moons-the-series (nice male lead)


  


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy

https://mydramalist.com/687167-xing-han-can-lan (slight comedy)


  

Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

https://mydramalist.com/743993-bokura-no-micro-na-shuumatsu (doomsday)



  

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

https://mydramalist.com/729363-love-like-the-galaxy-part-2 (tragic past)



  

features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




 Healing 

OR

Suicide





13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

https://mydramalist.com/726653-my-happy-marriage (character development)


  

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

https://mydramalist.com/60637-hemp-rope (LGBTQ+)


  

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

https://mydramalist.com/59449-our-school-now (suspense)


  

 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

https://mydramalist.com/715945-star-and-sky-star-in-my-mind-sky-in-your-heart (popular 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:

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: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

https://mydramalist.com/719155-our-days (athlete)


  

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos




Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

https://mydramalist.com/52939-can-this-person-be-translated (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: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead

https://mydramalist.com/67107-girl-from-nowhere-season-2 (strong female lead)


  

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

https://mydramalist.com/56933-love-storm (naïve 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 

https://mydramalist.com/66371-unforgettable-love (rich 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: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Human Turns into an Animal   

OR

Animal turns into a Human




Adorable animals 

OR 

Animal Attack




Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City




Pet dressed in Clothes 

OR 

Animal Abuse

https://mydramalist.com/745185-naughty-babe (has a dog dressed in clothes)


  

Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals




 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying

https://mydramalist.com/748473-one-piece (friendship)


  


22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier





Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress: 2 / 5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 




Color 

OR

Emotion 

https://mydramalist.com/721427-love-syndrome (emotion - love)


  

Object 

OR

Verb 




Animal

OR

Number 

https://mydramalist.com/715901-moonlight-chicken (animal)


  

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


 


















competed

dramas: 30,  drama specials: 2, movies: 10, tv show: , 

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 
Starting date:
Link to your Drama list:
Progress Habitat:

Currently editing…

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: January 2nd

Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Queli1326

Progress Habitat:

Hope to update soon!


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







MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL






Co-Produced 


OR 

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







Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus







Adapted from a mangawebtoonmanhuamanhwa / Comic

Or

Adapted From a NovelBook







 

2. Is it True?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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




Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda




Documentary Genre


OR


 Mockumentary




Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real EventsReal Person




Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story




 

3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress:

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 




Comedy 

OR

Tragedy




Thriller

OR

Romance




Youth 

OR

Political 




Action 

OR

Life




 

Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959







1990-1999

OR

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







2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born







year generated by this website

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. 

 

11. Finding a Mate

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

OR 

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




Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 




features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship




 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight




Nice Female LeadMale Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead /Male  Lead




 

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 


OR


Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




 Healing 

OR

Suicide




 

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered PlotMale-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn StorySlow Burn Romance




 Popular Male LeadPopular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination




 

 

Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 


OR


In a Small Town




 

15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow




 

The Main Attraction 

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

 16. Who Are We?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 




Idol actorIdol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 




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

OR

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




Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 




Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity




 

 

 

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War




 

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying




 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier




 

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


 



















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☽MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-Up Sheet☾

Starting date: January 1, 2023
Finishing date: December 30, 2023
Link to my Drama list: galore's dramalist
Goal: Baepsae Korean Crow Level 1 Plains
Progress Essentials: 12/10
Progress Habitats: 2/2
Currently Watching ||   Completed || Plan to Watch


SK - South Korea (5)
JP - Japan (5)
CH - China (x)
TW - Taiwan (x)
HK - Hong Kong (x)
TH - Thailand (2)
PH - Philippines (x)

completed dramas: 6
completed movies: 5
completed specials: 1
completed variety: x




Taxonomy 

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





1. Type

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

OR

 TV SHOW*
At least 5 episodes 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

Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure (2022)

SK drama || 10 eps



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: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites



Imawa no Kuni no Alice - Season 2 (2022)



JP drama || 8 eps || Kuramitsu Yasuko, screenwriter of "Imawa no Kuni no Alice - Season 1"



from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses




The Werewolf Game: The Beast Side (2014)




JP movie || Tsuchiya Tao




from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors



The Glory - Season 2 (2023)




SK drama || 8 eps ||Lee Do Hyun



from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles



Laplace's Witch (2018)




JP movie || Takashi Miike, director of "As the Gods Wil"



from an award-winning actress

OR

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




GAP (2022)




TH drama || 12 eps || A Natthaphong Wongkaweepairod





Getting up Close and Personal 

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

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism



Ugetsu Monogatari (1953)



JP movie



Cohabitation

OR

Long Distance Relationship

Where Your Eyes Linger (2020)

SK drama

Fluffy

OR

Sexual Assault

KinnPorsche Side Story (2022)

TH drama special || 1 ep

Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship



On Air (2018)



SK movie



Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 


The Glory - Season 1 (2022)



SK drama || 8 eps




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 /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead






12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past

OR 

Sketch Comedy



features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




 Healing 

OR

Suicide





13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination






Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 

OR

In a Small Town





15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow





The Main Attraction 

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

 16. Who Are We?

Progress: /5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 



Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 




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

OR

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




Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 




Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity






17. Camouflage?

Progress:

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: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)





Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts






Corruption

OR

Teamwork

Seoul Vibe (2022)

SK movie

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


 




















Turn-In Sheet


MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: January 2, 2023

Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/7576155

Progress Habitat: 29/29

 

 

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 ///

Imawa no Kumi no Alice S1




MOVIE ///

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL 

Finding Mr. Destiny



Co-Produced ///


OR 

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

Star with a Secret

Anthology ///

OR 

Omnibus

Girl from Nowhere



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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book 

Hana Yori Dango



 

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)

7 First Kisses

Independent Film ///

OR 

Propaganda

Maggie

Documentary Genre ///


OR


 Mockumentary

Cheese in the Trap SP

Adapted from Folklore ///

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

Hansel and Gretel

Historical Fiction ///

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story

Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

 

3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 10/10

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical ///

OR 

Sci-Fi ///

Mr Queen: The Bamboo Forest

Are You Human Too?





Comedy ///

OR

Tragedy

The Undateables

Behind Your Touch





Thriller ///

OR

Romance ///

City Hunter

Destined with You



Youth ///

OR

Political 

Click Your Heart

When I Fly Toward You




Action 

OR

Life ///

A Piece of Your Mind

How to Steal a Dog





 

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: 10/10

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023 ///

OR

1940-1959


Crash Course in Romance

A Day Kidnapping






1990-1999 ///

OR

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


Shiri

Start-Up



2019




2000-2010 ///

OR

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

My Girl

My Princess

2005

January



year generated by this website ///

OR

1950-1969

Ga Di Ru's Sushi Restaurant

Falling for Innocence
2020

2015



2017-2022 ///

OR

1970-1989

Assistant of Superstar

Go Back Couple
2022

2017


 

5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 10/10

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series ///

 OR

 Short Film 

 Amanza

Space Between: Sunshowers







DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes ///

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more.  

Definitely not Today

Three Dads




DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes ///

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 Weak Hero Class 1

You’re So Precious





DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes ///

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

Gaus Electronics

Douluo Continent




DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes ///

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  ///

Aftermath S2

Love to Hate You



 


 

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: 10 /10

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

Rooftop Prince

Dear My Friends





with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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

Kingdom S2

One Piece






DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list ///

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list

Hanazakari  no Kimitachi e

Song of Bandits





mentioned in the MDL Forums ///

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any)

The Black Devil and The White Prince 

Marry Me!






with the newest release date in your PTW list ///


OR

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

From Now On, Showtime!

To Be Honest






 

8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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

A Little Thing Called Lovehttps://mydramalist.com/recommendations


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

OR

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


Dr. Romantic

https://mydramalist.com/list/3bgDMKk4


from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats ///

Love Between Fairy and Devil



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) ///

Once Upon A Time

https://mydramalist.com/article/most-popular-chinese-actresses-on-mdl-part-1



with over 10 Reviews ///

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it


I Hear You




 

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning //

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites


Secret Garden

Award for Best OST 


from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses ///

Call it Love

Lee Sung Kyung

from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors ///

Handmade LoveLee Soo Hyuk

from an award-winning actor ///

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles 

Line RomanceAward Winning Lee Min Ho


from an award-winning actress


OR

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


Revenge of Others

Kim Yoo Jin


 

Getting up Close and Personal 

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

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back ///

OR

Exorcism

Motokare Retry


Cohabitation  ///

OR

Long Distance Relationship

My Little Happiness


Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault ///

The Glory Part 2


Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship //

Dr Cha


Opposites Attract ///

OR

Domestic Abuse

My Runway 




 

11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love ///

OR 

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

My Romantic Some Recipe


Age Gap [Drama Life]  ///

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

A Date With the Future


features a Heterosexual relationship  ///

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

Hey Sensei, Don't You Know?


 Enemies  to Lovers ///

OR 

Love at First Sight

Bo Ra Debora


Nice Female Lead / Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead /Male  Lead ///

The Fiery Priest


 

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 


OR


Black Comedy ///

Our D-Day


Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday ///

Glitch


Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy ///

Deux Yeoza


features a Celebration ///

OR

Mourning

From Me to You


 Healing ///

OR

Suicide

Mad for Each Other


 

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

Island


Misunderstanding ///

OR

Character Development 

Naughty Boy


 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot ///

OR

LGBTQ+

DP Season 2


Suspense ///

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Aftermath


 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead ///

OR 

Discrimination

Let's Eat Something, Anna


 

 

Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  ///

OR 

On a Cliff

Heartbeat


In the Woods  

OR

By the Sea ///

Castaway on the Moon


In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop ///

Exit


On a Mountain ///

OR 

On an Island 

King the Land


In a City ///


OR


In a Small Town

Love is Sweet


 

15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella ///

OR

A Backpack

A Korean Oddesy


A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car ///

The Devil Judge


A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth ///

The Childe



A Suit /Dress ///

OR

A Hoodie 

Shanai Marriage Honey



A Book 

OR

A Crossbow ///

My Bossy Girl


 

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 

Born With It


Idol actor/ Idol actress ///

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi


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


Able Bodied ///

OR

Living with a disability 

Tale of the Nine Tailed: An Unfinished Story


Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity ///

My Lovely Liar

 

17. Camouflage?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete ///

OR 

Artist

Have a Good Neighbors


Glasses ///

OR

Tattoos

Ore no Kawaii wa Mousugu Shohikigen?

Identity Swap ///

OR

Body Swap

Heavenly Idol


Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead 


OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead ///

Money Heist: Korea- Joint Economic Area- Part 2



Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead  ///

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine

The Uncanny Encounter S2


 

18. What Are You?  

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead  

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead///

Color of Romance 


Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead ///


OR


Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

Catch the Ghost


Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead  ///

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead

The Man From Nowhere


Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead ///

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 

Love is Phantom


Killer 

OR

Healer  ///

Good Doctor


 

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  ///

OR 

Pest

Society Obsessed with Love


Talking Pet  ///

OR

Animal Death

Tofu Personified


Zoo animal  ///

OR

Farm Animal

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP 


Veterinarian  ///

OR

Animal Control

Memoir of a Murderer


Romantic Ride on a Horse  ///

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War 

Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938


 

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 ///

Taste of Cat


Adorable animals ///

OR 

Animal Attack

This Is Not What I Expected


Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City ///

My Woofy Poofy Love


Pet dressed in Clothes ///

OR 

Animal Abuse

The Beauty Inside


Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals ///

The Glory


 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director ///

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)

Lighting Up the Stars


Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts ///

Horror Delivery Service


Corruption ///

OR

Teamwork

Black Knight


Friendly Game  ///

OR

Death Game

Omok Girl


Friendship  ///

OR

Bullying

Work Later, Drink Now


 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues ///

OR

Inmates

Miss Independent Jieun


Bromance ///

OR 

Sismance 

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble


Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling ///

I Am...


Assailant-Victim ///

OR

Student-Teacher

Bloodhounds


Doctor-Patient ///

OR

Soldier

Dr. Ian


 

Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress:5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body ///

OR  

Body Part 

The Universe's Star


Color 


OR


Emotion ///

Hidden Love


Object 

OR

Verb ///

See You in My 19th Life


Animal

OR

Number ///

One Day Off


Season ///

OR

Calendar-related word 

Summer Love


 

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal ///


OR


Wild Animal 

Only You


Flower 

OR 

Building  ///

Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure


Light Colors ///

OR

Dark Colors 

Make a Bow and Kiss


Rainbow 

OR

Door ///

The Good Bad Mother


Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes ///

My 20th Twenty


 

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

Better Days

Hong Kong

Time

Japan

Coffee and Vanilla

Philippines

Can't Help Falling in Love

South Korea

Kill Bok Soon

Taiwan

Our Times

Thailand

F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers

 

Treats

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

My Treats!

Plains

Used:

/5

Forest

Used:

 /4

Mountain

Used:

 /3

Space

Used: 

/2

Black Hole

Used:

/1

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed


 




















MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: Jan 2, 2023

Link to your Drama list:  Here

Progress Habitat: 0/?? (number of dramas: 4/??)

Completed Plan to Watch In progress

 


Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series OR TV SHOW*
At least 5 episodes o f a title listed as a Tv Show


Sweet Home 





MOVIE OR DRAMA SPECIAL


Madam Jung's Last Week 




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







Anthology  OR Omnibus

Our Blues 





Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or Adapted From a NovelBook

Unlock The Boss


Adopted from webtoon


Completed


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: 2/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical OR  Sci-Fi 




Comedy  OR Tragedy




Thriller OR Romance

Revenge of Others 


Completed

Youth  OR Political 

Yugure ni, Te wo Tsunagu 


Completed

Action OR Life





Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

Dr. Cha



Completed

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







2017-2022

12 Suicide Teens


2019


Completed


5. Duration of The Hike

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 ORDRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  





6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

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




Different Timelines  OR  Time Loop

Someday Or One Day


Completed

Time Skip  OR  Time Travel

Till the End of the Moon


Completed 

Winter  OR  Summer




Fall  OR Spring





The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers OR 

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


Her Private Life 


Ranked: #786


Completed

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: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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


Crash Course in Romance


Yang Hee Seung  writer of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo


Completed

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: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back  OR Exorcism




Cohabitation  OR Long Distance Relationship




Fluffy  OR Sexual Assault




Contract Relationship  OR Secret Relationship

Love to Hate You


Completed

Opposites Attract  OR Domestic Abuse

 




11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

First Love

Lighter & Princess


Completed

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 




features a Heterosexual relationship  




 Enemies to Lovers  OR  Love at First Sight




Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead  OR  Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead





12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy  OR Black Comedy




Happy Ending  OR features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past  OR  Sketch Comedy

Just Between Lovers 


Completed 

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




Suspense OR Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR  Discrimination






Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  OR On a Cliff




In the Woods OR By the Sea




In a Jungle OR On a Rooftop




On a Mountain OR On an Island




In a City  OR In a Small Town





15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella OR A Backpack




A Truck  OR A Sports Car




A Smartphone OR A Phone Booth

Unlocked 


 Completed

A Suit /Dress  OR A Hoodie




A Book  OR A Crossbow





The Main Attraction 

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

 16. Who Are We?

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress  OR  Veteran Actor/Actress 




Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 




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

OR

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




Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 




Public Figure  OR

Hidden Identity

Crash Landing on You


Completed


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: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director OR Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  OR  Ghosts

Hotel del Luna


Completed

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


 


















2023 Watch Challenge

  • Starting date: January 1, 2022 (PST)
  • kagamigensou's Drama List: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/kagamigensou
  • Difficulty: Blue Magpie - Plains - 
  • Progress: 
    • Total completed - 0/??
      • Dramas - 
      • Drama Specials - 
      • Movies - 
      • Variety Shows - 
    • Habitat Blocks - 0/4
      • SELECTING IN PROGRESS...

      • Substitutions -




Plan to watch | Currently watching | Completed | Completed (re-watched)


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









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 


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.  






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






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. 


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





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


 



















Sign up sheet MDL watch challenge 2023


MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: January 1, 2023

Link to your Drama list: anne's drama list

Progress Habitat: Plains 4/4 [On-going | Completed]

 

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

Single's Inferno Season 2
1/10/2023

MOVIE or DRAMA SPECIAL

Scouting Report

KBS Dram Special Season 10

3/19/2023

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

Everything, Everywhere All At Once

Michelle Yeoh

3/4/2023

Anthology or Omnibus

Can You Deliver Time?

8/3/2023

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

Divorce Attorney Shin

Webtoon: “Sacred Divorce” (신성한 이혼) 


4/11/2023


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




or




Adapted from Folklore 
or
Inspired by Real Events / Real Person




Historical Fiction 
or
Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story





3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 5/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical or Sci-Fi 

Barber's Tales

3/14/2023

Comedy or Tragedy

Honest Candidate 1

3/23/2023

Thriller or Romance

Ditto

2/16/2023

Youth or Political 

Queenmaker

4/23/2023

Action or Life

Unexpected Business Season 1

9/1/2023


Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  

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 directo
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: 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

See You in My 19th Life


7/24/2023

Age Gap [Drama Life] or
Classmates' Relationship 

Someday or One Day: The Movie

2/16/2023

features a Heterosexual relationship  or Same-Sex relationship

King The Land


8/14/2023

 Enemies to Lovers 
or Love at First Sight

Bora! Deborah

5/26/2023

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

Doctor Cha

6/26/2023


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: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader
or 
Some type of God
type of Public Figure

Celebrity

Substitution #1

8/1/2023

Misunderstanding or
Character Development

Us and Them

2/24/2023

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

Work Later, Drink Now 2

1/14/2023

Suspense or Slow Burn Story /
Slow Burn Romance

The Interest of Love

2/11/2023

 Popular Male Lead /
Popular Female Lead
or Discrimination

Switch

2/26/2023



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: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

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




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

Dr. Romantic 2

4/10/2023

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

Dr. Romantic

4/3/2023


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

features a type of Public Figure

Celebrity

Habitat #13

8/1/2023

















2023 MDL Watch Challenge Sign-up Sheet


Starting date: January 1, 2023

Link to your Drama list: My Drama List (My 2023 Journey)

Progress Habitat: 6/6 Habitats (Plains - Dwarf Flying Squirrel)


My Sign-In Form


My Turn-In Form


Taxonomy 

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

3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 5/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 

As Long as We Both Shall Live

Historical


Completed: 19/12/2023

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

King the Land

Comedy


Completed: 10/8/2023

Thriller

OR

Romance

Lost You Forever

Romance


Untypical romance with multiple male leads


Completed: 1/10/2023

Youth 

OR

Political 

The Blood of Youth

Youth


Completed: 2/2/2023

Action 

OR

Life

Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

Action


Completed: 9/1/2023


The Chronicles of MDL 

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

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites

Meet Yourself

Favourite Screenwriters - Wang Xiong Cheng & Shui Qian Mo


From Go Ahead & Find Yourself (great life dramas)


Completed: 5/2/2023

from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses

Hidden Love

Favourite Actress - Zhao Lu Si


Completed: 6/7/2023

from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors

Mysterious Lotus Casebook

Favourite Actor - Cheng Yi


Completed: 8/11/2023

from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles

Story of Kunning Palace

Favourite Directors - Chu Yui Bun & Gu Zhi Wei


From Ashes of Love, The Long Ballad, Eternal Love of Dream, The Starry Love &  The Blue Whisper


Completed: 26/11/2023

from an award-winning actress

OR

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

My Journey to You

New Directors - Edward Guo & Luo Luo


Amazing slow-motion action sequences & gorgeous thriller aesthetics


Completed: 17/9/2023


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. 

11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

 First Love 

OR 

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

Love Me, Love My Voice

First Love


Completed: 17/12/2023

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

Warm on a Cold Night

Age Gap [Drama Life] 


Male lead older than female lead in drama (but funnily it's the opposite in real life)


Completed: 13/4/2023

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

Wonderland of Love

Heterosexual Relationship


Completed: 10/12/2023

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

Destined

Enemies to Lovers


Completed: 14/12/2023

Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead

Exclusive Fairytale

Nice Female Lead


Completed: 1/10/2023


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy

Love You Seven Times

Slight Comedy


Completed: 17/11/2023

Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

The Deliberations of Love

Happy Ending


Completed: 11/11/2023

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

Till the End of the Moon

Tragic Past


Completed: 23/6/2023

features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

Legend of Anle

Mourning 


Female lead mourned her family who got executed for false accusation of treason


Completed: 7/8/2023

 Healing 

OR

Suicide

When I Fly Towards You

Healing


Completed: 7/12/2023


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God

The Starry Love

Some type of God 


Male lead is a heavenly prince (god in the heaven realm)


Completed: 12/3/2023

Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

Rising With the Wind

Character Development


Completed: 25/11/2023

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

To My Star

LGBTQ+


Completed: 30/12/2023

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Flight to You

Slow Burn Romance


Completed: 14/1/2023

 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

Happiness

Discrimination


Completed: 23/5/2023


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. 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Colleagues
or
Inmates

Only For Love

Colleagues

Workplace settings & co-workers' relationships

Completed: 25/11/2023

Bromance or Sismance

Trillion Game

Bromance

Completed: 23/12/2023

Parent-Child or Sibling 

The Love You Give Me

Parent-Child 


Father/mother & son relationship


Completed: 16/5/2023

Assailant-Victim or
Student-Teacher

My Lethal Man

Assailant-Victim


Male lead's sister and her doppelganger (female lead) were kidnapped. He confronted his aunt who's the pepertrator.


Completed: 28/2/2023

Doctor-Patient or Soldier

Fireworks of My Heart

Soldier 


Flashbacks of male Lead as a soldier


Completed: 31/7/2023


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


 


















MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: January 2nd

Link to your Drama list: (づ ̄ 3 ̄)づ

Progress Habitat: 5/125

 

made in light mode <--- !

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Web Series
or
 Tv Show
1. Weak Hero Class 11. web series1. march 5th
Movie
or
Drama Special
1. Better Days1. movie1. march 6th
Co-Produced
or
Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL
1. Re/Member1. country not on mdl1. march 8th
Anthology
or
Omnibus
1. The Grotesque Mansion1. omnibus1. december 23rd
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic
or
Adapted From a Novel / Book
1. Once We Get Married1. web novel1. april 13th


2. Is it True?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement
or
Educational
1. Not Me1. educational1. january 4th
Independent Film
or
1. independent film1. april 14th
Documentary Genre
or
 Mockumentary
1. Incantation1. mockumentary1. septembe 25th
Adapted from Folklore
or
Inspired by Real Events / Real Person
1. The Outlaws1. inspired by real events
1. september 23rd
Historical Fiction
or
Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story
1. Hidden Blade1. historical fiction1. june 15th


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
1. Tokyo Revengers1. sci-fi1. march 9th
Comedy
or
Tragedy
1. tragedy1. april 4th
Thriller
or
Romance
1. Unlocked
1. thriller1. march 7th
Youth
or
Political
1. High School Debut1. youth1. september 5th
Action
or
Life
1. One Week Friends1. life1. march 9th


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
1. Enigma1. 20231. september 7th
1990-1999
or
the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form)
1. Whispering Corridors1. 19981. september 23rd
2000-2010
or
the month (not necessarily the year) you were born
1. Blue Spring
1. 2002
1. march 5th
year generated by this website
or
1950-1969
1. The 8-Year Engagement1. generated1. september 23rd
2017-2022
or
1970-1989
1. New Trial1. 20171. may 16th


5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series
or
Short Film
1. Our Dating Sim
1. series
1. april 1st
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes
or
DRAMA with  30 episodes or more.
1. Wednesday 3:30 PM1. 20 minute episodes1. june 2nd
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes
or
MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer
1. Little Forest: Summer & Autumn1. movie
1. september 5th
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes
or
MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer
1. A Boss and a Babe1. 43 minute episodes1. june 11th
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes
or
DRAMA with 8 episodes or less 
1. Fanletter, Please1. 4 episodes1. september 24th


6. Time Can Be Confusing

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA
or
Only 1 episode of a DRAMA
1. Girl From Nowhere Season 21. second season1. april 14th

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop




Time Skip
or
Time Travel
1. Somehow 181. time travel1. october 16th
Winter
or
Summer
1. A Breeze of Love
1. summer1. november 22nd

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: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back
or
Exorcism
1. She Makes My Heart Flutter1. ex-girlfriend comes back1. october 15th
Cohabitation
or
Long Distance Relationship
1. As Long as We Both Shall Live1. cohabitation1. october 13th
Fluffy
or
Sexual Assault
20371. sexual assault1. may 15th
Contract Relationship
or
Secret Relationship
Full House
1. contract relationship
1. april 19th
Opposites Attract
or
Domestic Abuse
1. My Broken Mariko1. domestic abuse1. november 6th


11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

First Love
or
Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content | Brief Nudity | Prolonged Nudity | Partial Nudity | Mild Sexual Content | Sexual Content | Extreme Sexual Content
1. Hit the Spot1. extreme sexual content1. june 2nd

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 




features a Heterosexual relationship
or
Same-Sex relationship
1. Bokura no Shokutaku1. same-sex relationship1. june 11th
Enemies to Lovers
or
Love at First Sight
1. Unforgettable Love
1. enemies to lovers
1. march 29th
Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead
or
Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead
1. Hostage: Missing Celebrity1. aggressive male lead1. june 21st


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy
or
Black Comedy
1. A Violent Prosecutor1. slight comedy1. september 4th

Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past
or
Sketch Comedy
1. 12 Suicidal Teens1. tragic past1. may 16th

features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




Healing
or
Suicide
1. Definitely Not Today1. healing1. october 26th


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader
or
Some type of God
1. The Medium
1. god1. november 5th
Misunderstanding
or
Character Development
1. Flying Colors1. character development1. november 6th
Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot
or
LGBTQ+
1. About Youth1. lgbtq+1. october 15th
Suspense
or
Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance
1. The Witch: Part 2 The Other One

1. suspense1. june 13th

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: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods
or
By the Sea
1. Call Me Chihiro1. by the sea1. may 16th

In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain
or
On an Island
1. Bento Harassment1. on an island1. august 31st
In a City 

OR

In a Small Town





15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone
or
A Phone Booth
1. Door Lock1. a smartphone1. september 30th

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: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress
or
Veteran Actor/Actress
1. You're So Precious to Me
1. child actress

1. march 5th

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 
1. Innocent Witness1. disability1. september 29th
Public Figure
or
Hidden Identity
1. Extreme Job
1. hidden identity
1. march 10th


17. Camouflage?

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist




Glasses
or
Tattoos
1. Wuliang1. tattoo1. august 31st

Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap




Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead
or
Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead
1. Beautiful1. cop male lead1. october 23rd

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine





18. What Are You?  

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead
or
Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead
1. Little Forest1. strong female lead1. august 31st
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead
or
Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead
1. The Advocate: A Missing Body1. smart male lead1. september 4th

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 
1. Girl Next Room: Richy Rich1. rich female lead1. october 15th

Killer 

OR

Healer  





Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet
or
 Pest
1. Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo1. pet1. november 6th

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: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director
or
Birth care (Postpartum care)
1. Lighting Up the Stars1. funeral director1. june 20th

Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption
or
Teamwork
1. The Con-Heartist

1. teamwork


1. march 10th


Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship
or
Bullying
1. Nijiiro Karute
1. friendship
1. april 15th


22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance
or
Sismance
1. Ballerina1. sismance1. november 24th
Parent-Child
or
Sibling
1. Hope1. parent-child1. may 15th
Assailant-Victim
or
Student-Teacher
1. The Kidnapping Day1. assailant-victim1. october 26th
Doctor-Patient
or
Soldier
1. Daily Dose of Sunshine1. doctor-patient1. november 10th


Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body
or
Body Part
1. The Gifted Hands1. body part1. september 5th
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