MDL Watch Challenge 2023 

My Drama List ! 

Start : January 1, 2023

Last Update : January 8, 2023 

Progress Habitat : X

Taxomony

1. Type



Choice of RouteEssentialsCompleted ? 
Web series Revenge of OthersYes ! 
Drama SpecialStill 2getherYes ! 
Co-ProducedPlus & Minus Yes ! 
AnthologyAshita, Watashi wa Dareka no KanojoYes !
Adapted from a mangaImawa no Kuni no Alice Season 2Yes !

2. Is It True ?



Choice of RouteEssentialsCompleted ?
Advertissement6 Persons RoomYes !
PropagandaThe Hymn of 
Death
Plan to Watch 
Documentary Genre Hurts Like HellPlan to Watch 
Inspired by Real EventsCall It What You WantPlan to Watch
Historical FictionPachinkoPlan to Watch 

3. All About the Gen(r)es



Choice of RouteEssentialsCompleted ? 
Sci-Fi HappinessPlan to Watch 
TragedyKill ItPlan to Watch 
ThrillerManner of DeathPlan to Watch 
PoliticalBlack PeanPlan to Watch 
ActionLimitPlan to Watch


The Chronicles of MDL

7. Sharing is Caring



Choice of RouteEssentialsCompleted ? 
from the Watchlist of another user doing this challengeThe Glory Season 1 Currently Watching
ranked 1-1000First Love : Hatsukoi
Drama with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list I told Sunset About You
mentioned in the MDL ForumsIndigo
with the newest release date in your PTW listGrid

8. Examined



on my Recommandations pageVampire Heaven
Found on a Voting ListCheck Out 
from my most viewed tagsD.P.
in a Game A Gift to the people you hate
With over 10 reviewsClass of Lies

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters



Award-winning Parasite
that has one of your favorite actressSingle & Ready to Mingle
that has one of your favorite actorBlacklist
by the same director as one of your favorite title Tokyo Vampire Hotel
by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from beforeAshita, Mama ga Inai


Getting up Close and Personal

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…



Choice of RouteEssentialsCompleted ? 
Ex-Girlfriend Comes BackL♥DK 
Long Distance RelationshipHospital Playlist Season 1
Sexual Assault3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu
Contract RelationshipBusiness Proposal
Domestic AbuseLast Friends

11. Finding a Mate



NudityNagi no Oitoma

Classmates' RelationshipUtsukushii Kare

Same-sex RelationshipOssan's Love

Enemies to LoversLove Mechanics

Aggresive Female LeadBattle Royale II : Requiem



















MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: 02 Jan 2023

Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/7999395

Progress Habitat: 13/13 

 

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

Completed
TV SHOW

Single’s Inferno Season 2 

10 Jan 23


MOVIE

Brave Citizen

19 Dec 23

Co-Produced

Thai Cave Rescue 

05 Jan 23

Anthology 

Persona 

20 Dec 23

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

Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 2 

04 Jan 23


3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 5/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Essentials 

Completed 

Historical 

Mysterious Tales of Changan 

6 Jan 23

Comedy

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble 

14 May 23

Thriller

Memories of Murder

01 Apr 23

Political 

Queenmaker 

20 Apr 23

Action 

Taxi Driver Season 2 

16 Apr 23


The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3 

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge

A Breeze of Love 

https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/bluepoison

23 Nov 23

with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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

Stay With Me 

# of Watchers: 9,555

 (12/8/23)

12/8/23

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list

The Long Night 




07 Feb 23

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)

Idol: The Coup 

https://mydramalist.com/profile/7760573/feeds/kbQ3pcJ

12 Apr 23

with the newest release date in your PTW list

Vigilante



29 Nov 23


Getting up Close and Personal 

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

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Completed 

Exorcism

Island Season 1 

14 Jan 23

Cohabitation

Utsukushii Kare Season 2 

01 Mar 23

Sexual Assault

The Glory Part 2 

14 Mar 23

Secret Relationship

Gaus Electronics 

23 Jul 23

Opposites Attract 

 Utsukushii Kare 

 

9 Jan 23


11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 



Completed 

 Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content | Brief Nudity | Partial Nudity |

Zenra Meshi 

03 Jul  23


Classmates' Relationship 

Twinkling Watermelon

14 Nov 23

Same-Sex relationship

Unintentional Love Story 

17 Apr 23

 Enemies to Lovers 

Stay by My Side 

02 Sep 23

Nice Male Lead

The Eighth Sense 

27 Apr 23


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route  

EssentialsCompleted 

Black Comedy
D.P. Season 2
23 Aug 23

features some type of Doomsday

Snowpiercer
24 Jun 23

Tragic Past 

He Is Psychometric 
30 Jan 23

features a Celebration, Mourning

See You in My 19th Life 
23 Jul 23

 Suicide

A Shoulder to Cry On
29 Mar 23


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 5/5


Choice of Route 

Essentials 



Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

Some type of God

 The Fiery Priest Season 1 


25 Jan 23

Misunderstanding 

Star Struck 

09 Jun 23

 LGBTQ+

Shigatsu no Tokyo wa...

29 Dec 23

Suspense

Reset 

26 Jul 23

 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

Taikan Yoho

21 Oct 23


Significant details 

15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Completed 

An Umbrella 

While You Were Sleeping 

05 Feb 23

A Truck 

Divorce Attorney Shin 

10 Apr 23

A Smartphone

Celebrity
19 Jul 23

A Hoodie

Our Dating Sim 

30 Mar 23

A Book 

My Perfect Stranger 

20 Jun 23


The Main Attraction 

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

 16. Who Are We? 

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress

Train to Busan

01 Apr 23

Idol actor/ Idol actress

All the Liquors

30 Mar 23

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

The Comments 

02 Dec 23

Living with a disability 

Wuliang

06 Jan 23

Hidden Identity
The Secret Romantic Guesthouse 
16 May 23



17. Camouflage?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Completed 

Athlete 

 Physical: 100 22 Feb 23

Glasses 

Bokura no Shokutaku 

10 Jun 23

Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

A Familiar Stranger 

13 Dec 23



Cop Female Lead and 

Criminal Male Lead

Stealer: The Treasure Keeper 

19 May 23

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

Moving 

20 Sep 23



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 

Completed 

Body Part 

Under the Skin 

24 Apr 23

Color 

Red Balloon 

03 Jun 23

Object 

Love Tractor 

28 Jun 23

Animal

Moonlight Chicken 

02 Mar 23

Calendar-related word 

Midnight 

01 Dec 23


24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Completed 

Domesticated Animal

Marry My Dead Body 

12 Aug 23

Flower

The Glory Season 1

14 Jan 23

Dark Colors 

The Killing Vote 

16 Nov 23

Door 

Destiny Seeker

12 Apr 23

Geometrical Shapes 

Be My Favorite 

11 Aug 23


Origin

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

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

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress:  7/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China

Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 

16 Apr 23

Hong Kong

Big Brother 


26 Dec 23

Japan

Senpai, Danjite Koidewa! 


22 Jan 23

Philippines

The Boy Foretold by the Stars 


17 Apr 23

South Korea

The New Employee 


05 Feb 23

Taiwan

Plus & Minus 


18 May 23

Thailand

My School President 


24 Feb 23



MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-Up
Starting date:
January 2nd, 2023
Completion Date:
May 31st, 2023
Link to your Drama list:

My Dramalist

Progress Habitat:

Forest Asian Elephant

⭐50/50⭐

⭐Completed Movies: 25⭐

⭐Completed Dramas: 25⭐


 

Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

⭐Progress: ⭐

 ⭐5/5⭐

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959

(JPN - Drama)

 
Category:
 Released in 2023

Released:
1/14/23 -
3/18/23



3/14/23 -

3/21/23


My Rating: 2.5/5

Completed


1990-1999

OR

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

(JPN - Movie)

Category: 
Released in 1990 - 1999


Released: 1998


4/16/23 - 

4/16/23


My Rating: 2.7/5

Completed



2000-2010

OR 

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

(KOR - Movie)


Category:
Released 
Between 
2000 - 2010

Released in 2005

4/18/23 - 

4/19/23


My Rating: 2.7/5 

Completed


year generated by this website

(Proof of Results Generated 2/4)

OR

1950-1969

(KOR - Movie)

Category: Released in 2010 

4/20/23 - 
4/21/23

My Rating: 2.3/5
Completed

2017-2022

OR

1970-1989


Hirugao Movie (2017)

(JPN - Movie)


Category:
Released
Between 2017
- 2022


Released in 2017


2/6/23 - 2/6/23


My Rating: 2.5/5

Completed


 

5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

⭐Progress:⭐

⭐5/5⭐

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

You and Me (2011)

(JPN - Movie)

Category: Short Film

(Film Length: 45 Mins)

1/28/23 - 
1/28/23

My Rating: 3.0/5
Completed

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

(JPN - Drama)

Category: Drama with 20 - 30 
Minute Episodes

(Episode Length: 24 Minutes)

1/13/2023 - 
1/26/2023

My Rating: 2.0/5
Completed

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 Otto no Chinpo  ga Hairanai (2019)

(JPN - Drama)

Category: 
Drama with 
30 - 40 Minute 
Episodes

(Episode 
Length: 34 
Minutes)

2/6/23 - 
2/9/23

My Rating: 2.0/5
Completed

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

(JPN - Drama)

Category:
 Drama with 
40 -50 
Mins Eps

(Episode Length - 45 Mins)

2/5/23 - 2/6/23


My Rating: 4.7/5
Completed


DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

(JPN - Drama)

Category: 
Drama 
w/ Less Than 8 

Episodes

Number of Eps: 7


5/23/23 - 

5/29/23


My Rating: 2.8/5
Completed

 

6. Time Can Be Confusing 

⭐Progress:⭐

⭐5/5⭐

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

(JPN - Drama)


Category: 
Second Season 
of Drama


3/18/23 - 

3/20/23


My Rating: 3.0/5

Completed


Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

(JPN - Movie)

Category: Time Loop


5/2/23 - 5/2/23


My Rating: 2.3/5

Completed


Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

(JPN - Movie)


Category: Time Travel


3/3/23 - 3/3/23

My Rating: 2.5/5

Completed

Winter 

OR 

Summer

(KOR - Movie)

Category:
 Winter


4/16/23 - 

4/17/23


My Rating: 3.2/5

Completed

Fall  

OR

Spring

(KOR - Movie)

Category: Fall


5/16/23 - 5/16/23


My Rating: 2.3/5

Completed

 

Getting up Close and Personal 

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

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

⭐Progress:⭐

⭐5/5⭐

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism

(JPN - Drama)


Category Tag: 
Ex-BF
Comes Back

2/24/23 - 
2/27/23

My Rating: 2.5/5
Completed

Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

(JPN - Drama)

Category: 
Cohabitation

1/11/23 -
1/12/23

My Rating: 2.7/5
Completed

Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

(KOR - Movie)

Category: 
S*xual Assault

3/1/23 -  3/2/23

My Rating: 3.2/5

Completed

Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship

(KOR - Drama)


Category: 
Secret
Relationship

4/21/23 - 
5/23/23

My Rating: 2.5/5
Completed

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte (2021)

(JPN - Drama)

Category: 
Opposites 
Attract

2/9/23 - 
2/16/23

My Rating: 2.5/5
Completed


10.  Finding A Mate

⭐Progress:⭐

⭐5/5⭐

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

OR 

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

(JPN - Movie) 

Category: S*xual Content


3/21/23 - 

3/21/23 


My Rating: 2.7/5

Completed


Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

(JPN - Movie)

Category:
Age Gap (Drama Life)

1/12/2023 - 
1/13/2023

My Rating: 2.0/5
Completed

features Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

(KOR - Movie)

Category: Same - Sex Relationship

3/14/23 -
3/14/23


My Rating: 4.5/5

Completed


Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

(JPN - Drama)

Category: Love at First Sight

1/3/23 - 1/3/23


My Rating: 2.5/5

Completed

Nice Female Lead / Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead /Male  Lead

(JPN - Movie)

Category: Nice Male Lead


3/30/23 - 

3/31/23


My Rating: 3.5/5

Completed


 

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

⭐Progress:⭐

⭐5/5⭐

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy

(JPN - Movie)


Category: Black Comedy


5/3/23 - 5/5/23

My Rating: 2.3/5

Completed


Happy Ending 

OR 

Doomsday

(KOR - Movie)


Category: 
Doomsday

1/28/23 - 1/28/23

My Rating: 2.5/5
Completed

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy


Category: Tragic Past


3/20/23 - 

3/20/23


My Rating: 2.5/5

Completed


Celebration 

OR

Mourning

(JPN - Drama)

Category: Mourning

2/21/23 - 
3/15/23


My Rating:  3.5/5

Completed

Healing 

OR

Suicide

(JPN - Movie)

Category: 
Healing

3/11/23 - 
3/11/23

My Rating: 2.5/5
Completed

 

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

(KOR - Drama)


Category: Some Type of God

3/4/23 - 5/31/23


My Rating: 2.3/5

Completed



Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

(JPN - Drama)



Category: 
Character 
Development


1/30/23  - 

1/30/23


My Rating:  2.3/5

Completed

Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

(JPN - Drama)


Category: Female-Centered Plot *&* LGBTQ

3/2/23 - 3/10/23

My Rating: 1.5/5
Completed

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

(JPN - Drama)


Category: Suspense

3/11/23 - 3/14/23

My Rating: 2.5/5
Completed


Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

(JPN - Movie)


Category:
Popular Male 
Lead


1/10/23 - 

1/10/23


My Rating: 2.0/5

Completed

 

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 

(KOR - Movie)

Category: Child Actress

3/3/23 - 3/3/23

My Rating: 
4.5/5
Completed

Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

(JPN - Drama)


Category: Idol 
Actress


3/3/23 - 
3/26/23


My Rating: 2.0/5

Completed

Trans gender identity    

OR

Cis gender Identity  

Lipstick (2019)

(KOR - Movie)


Category: 

Transgender 

Identity


3/11/23 - 

3/11/23


My Rating: 

2.0/5

Completed

Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 

(KOR - Movie)

Category: 
Disability

2/21/23 - 

2/21/23


My Rating: 2.8/5
Completed

Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity

(JPN - Movie)

Category: 
Hidden Identity 

3/21/23 - 

3/22/23


My Rating: 3.0/5
Completed

 

17. Camouflage?

⭐Progress:⭐

⭐5/5⭐

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

(JPN - Drama)

Category: Artist

2/17/23 - 
2/19/23


My Rating: 2.5/5

Completed

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos

(JPN - Drama)

Category: 
Glasses

2/16/23 - 
2/23/23


My Rating: 2.5/5

Completed

Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

(JPN - Movie)

Category: 
Identity 
Swap

2/18/23 - 
2/19/23


My Rating: 2.5/5

Completed

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

(JPN - Drama)


Category: 
Cop Male 
Lead


3/15/23 - 

3/18/23

My Rating: 4.7/5

Completed


Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine

(JPN - Drama)

Category: 
Antihero *&*
Antiheroine

3/2/23 - 

3/4/23

My Rating: 2.5/5

Completed


 

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

(JPN - Drama)

Category: 
Strong
Female Lead

1/23/23 - 
1/24/23


My Rating: 

2.5/5

Completed

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

(JPN - Drama)


Category: 
Naive Female 
Lead


1/30/23 - 

2/4/23


My Rating: 

2.5/5

Completed


Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead

(JPN - Drama)

Category: 
Clingy 
Female Lead

2/19/23 - 
2/21/23


My Rating: 

2.5/5

Completed

Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead 

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 

(JPN - Drama)

Category: Rich 
Male Lead

1/26/23 - 
1/30/23


My Rating:  

2.5/5

Completed

Killer 

OR

Healer  

(KOR - Movie)

Category:  
Killer


2/28/23 - 

2/28/23


My Rating: 

3.5/5

Completed





2023 MDL Watch Challenge Sign-up Sheet


Starting date: 2nd of January 2023

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

Progress Habitat: 

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

OR

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



Single’s Inferno Season 2


10/10

way better than season one 

completed 



MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL



Unlocked 


Not bad, but took me 3 days to finish it. Got bored too many times while watching, but it was enjoyable. 8.5/10

completed

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

Tomorrow



10/10 such a nice drama, so glad i started it. It was so emotional and breath-taking omg.


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 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. 

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes BackEx-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 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 Lead Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female LeadMale  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





17. Camouflage?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist




Glasses 

OR

Tattoos




Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap




Cop Female LeadCop 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 LeadStrong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female LeadWeak 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 LeadRich Male Lead 

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 




Killer 

OR

Healer  





Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War





20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Human Turns into an Animal   

OR

Animal turns into a Human




Adorable animals 

OR 

Animal Attack




Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City




Pet dressed in Clothes 

OR 

Animal Abuse




Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals




 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying





22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier





Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 




Color 

OR

Emotion 




Object 

OR

Verb 




Animal

OR

Number 




Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 





24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal 




Flower 

OR 

Building 




Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 




Rainbow 

OR

Door 




Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 





Origin

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

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

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand





Treats

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

My Treats!

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


 



















MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: 01/01/23

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

Progress Habitat: 11


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


Korea No. 1

1-8

Y

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

Do You Know Ashtanga? 



Y

Co-Produced 


OR 

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

A Time Called You

Ahn Hyo Seop (Canada)


Y

Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus

Persona



Y

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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book

Work Later, Drink Now 2



Y


5. Duration of The Hike

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

Two Lights: Relumino 



Y

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

The Real Has Come 
50 epsY

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

Ballerina

93 minY

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

Who Rules the World 
45 minY

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

Island 2 
6 epsY

 

6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

D.P. 2 

Y

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

Someday or One Day 

Y

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

Sweet & Sour

Y

Winter 

OR 

Summer

Summer Strike 

Y

Fall  

OR

Spring

We're Not Trash 

Y



9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites

My Mister

Baeksang 2019

Y

from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses

Dream 

IU

Y

from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors

Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of AramunKim Young Hyun (Baeksang 2012)

Y

from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles

One Dollar Lawyer

Namkoong Min (2020 SBS Drama Awards)

Y

from an award-winning actress


OR

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

The Kidnapping Day 

Park Yoo Young

Y



 

 

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 


OR


Black Comedy

Under the Queen's Umbrella
Y

Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

Soundtrack #1 

Y

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

My Lovely Liar 

Y

features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

Joseon Attorney 

Y

 Healing 

OR

Suicide

Revenant 

Y

 





 

 



MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
starting date : january 2, 2023
finished date : december 31, 2023
link to your drama list: abby's watchlist

progress habitat : 14/25
progress essential : 90/127

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
TV Show✔ 

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

Movie✔ 

Co-Produced 

OR 

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

Not on MDL

(Ma Dong Seok - American)
✔ 

Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus




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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book

Adapted from a webtoon✔ 

 

2. Is it True?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed

Advertisement  

OR 

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

Advertisement for OMO Thailand✔ 

Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda

Independent Film

Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary

Documentary

Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

Inspired by Real Events

(Humidifier Disinfectant Case in Korea)
✔ 

Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story

Historical Fiction

 

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 

Sci-Fi✔ 

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

Comedy

Thriller

OR

Romance

Romance

Youth 

OR

Political 

Youth✔ 

Action 

OR

Life

Action✔ 

 

Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  0/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959




1990-1999

OR

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







2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born





year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969







2017-2022

OR

1970-1989




 

5. Duration of The Hike

Tutorial

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

8 episodes
15 minutes

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

25 mins

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

movie lasts 119 minutes✔ 

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

48 mins

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

8 episodes

 

6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

Full second season✔ 

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

Different Timelines✔ 

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

Time Travel✔ 

Winter 

OR 

Summer

Winter✔ 

Fall  

OR

Spring

Spring Setting✔ 

 

The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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


OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge

Watchlist of another user

(
✔ 

with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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

Less than 10,000 viewers

(512 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: 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)

trailer link


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

OR

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


voting list link


from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats


Friendship


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

Or

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


article link



with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it


0 reviews

 

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites

Same writer

Fon Kanittha


from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses

Favorite Actress

IU

✔ 

from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors

Favorite Actor

Lee Do Hyun

✔ 

from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles

Award-winning Actor

Roy Chiu
23rd Taipei Film Awards
✔ 

from an award-winning actress

OR

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

Award-winning Actress

Jeon Do Yeon
56th Baeksang Arts Awards
✔ 

 

Getting up Close and Personal 

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

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back

Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

Cohabitation✔ 

Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault

Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship

Secret Relationship✔ 

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

Opposites Attract✔ 

 

11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed

 First Love 

OR 

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

Nudity

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

Classmates' Relationship

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

Heterosexual

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

Enemies to Lovers

Nice Female Lead / Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead /Male  Lead

Nice 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




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

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

Religious Leader

Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

Character Development / Misunderstanding

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

Female-Centered

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Suspense

Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

Discrimination

 

 

Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff

Field

In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea

Sea

In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop

Rooftop

On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island

Mountain

In a City 

OR

In a Small Town

City

 

15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack

Umbrella

A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth

Phone Booth

 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow

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: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 

Veteran Actor

Lee Soon Jae

Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

Idol Actor

Ong Seong Wu

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

OR

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

Trans gender

Jennie Panhan

Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 

Able Bodied

Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity

Public Figure

 

 

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

Weak Female Lead

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

Naive Female Lead
Smart Male Lead

Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead

Clingy Male Lead 

Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead 

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 

Rich and Poor Male Leads

Killer 

OR

Healer  

Killer

 

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control

Veterinarian

Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War




 

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork

Corruption

Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game

Death Game

Friendship 

OR

Bullying

Friendship

 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates

Colleagues

Bromance 

OR 

Sismance

Bromance

Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier

Soldier

 

Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 

Celestial Body

Color 

OR

Emotion 

Color

Object 

OR

Verb 

Verb

Animal

OR

Number 

Animal

Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 

Calendar-related

 

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal 




Flower 

OR 

Building 

Flower

Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 

Light

Rainbow 

OR

Door




Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 


Geometrical Shapes

 

Origin

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

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

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 5/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China



Hong Kong




Japan



Philippines



South Korea



Taiwan




Thailand



 

Treats

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

My Treats!

Plains

Used:

/5

Forest

Used:

 /4

Mountain

Used:

 /3

Space

Used: 

/2

Black Hole

Used:

/1

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed


 




















MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Starting date:January 1, 2023
Link to your Drama List:https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/SandraJB
Progress Habitat:
117 / 125

1. Type

Web Series - TV SHOW
  1. She Makes My Heart Flutter
    • W 1 1
  2. A Practical Guide to Being a Superstar's...
    • W 1 19
  3. Ben X Jim
    • W 3 30
  4. WBL Boys' Vacation
    • T 6 5
  5. First Love Again
    • W 7 29
Movie - Drama Special
  1. Journey to the Shore
    • M 1 1
  2. A Naked Boy
    • M 1 19
  3. City on Fire
    • M 3 30
  4. My Blessing
    • D 6 5
  5. Cassiopeia
    • M 7 29
Co-Produced - Actor Not On MDL
  1. The Forbidden Kingdom
    • C 1 1
  2. Shakespeare in Tokyo
    • C 1 19
  3. One for the Road
    • C 3 30
  4. Beauty Of Tang Men
    • A 6 5
  5. The Medium
    • C 7 30
Anthology - Omnibus
  1. Magic of Zero
    • A 1 1
  2. i STORIES
    • O 1 19
  3. School Tales the Series
    • A 3 30-31
  4. A Gift
    • O 6 5
  5. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
    • O 7 30
Adapted Manga Webtoon Manhua Manhwa Comic - Adapted Novel Book
  1. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity...
    • M 1 1
  2. Ryusei Kacho
    • M 1 20
  3. Shinya Shokudo - Tokyo Stories
    • M 3 31
  4. Oh! Boarding House (Movie)
    • W 6 6
  5. A Man Called Hero
    • U 7 30

2. Is it True?

Advertisement - Educational
  1. Meet Me Outside
    • A 1 1
  2. GTO: New Year Special! Winter Break...
    • E 1 20
  3. Siam 13 hours
    • A 3 31
  4. GTO: Final Chapter - Farewell Onizuka!...
    • E 6 6
  5. The Imprisoned Canary
    • A 7 30
Independent Film - Propaganda
  1. The Breeze
    • I 1 1
  2. Boys of Tomorrow
    • I 1 20
  3. 100
    • I 3 31
  4. The Flower Girl
    • P 6 6
  5. Fukuoka
    • I 7 30
Documentary Genre - Mockumentary
  1. Cheese in the Trap SP
    • D 1 1
  2. The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol
    • D 1 20
  3. In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal
    • D 4 1
  4. Incantation
    • M 6 6
  5. The Interviewees
    • M 7 30
Adapted Folklore - Real Events Real Person
  1. The Old Woman Skin
    • F 1 1
  2. Zhong Kui Subdues Demons
    • F 1 20
  3. Hurts Like Hell
    • E 4 1
  4. The Asadas!
    • P 6 6
  5. Ordinary Hero
    • E 7 30
Historical Fiction - Historical + tag Based on True Story
  1. Laborer's Love
    • F 1 1
  2. Forbidden Dream
    • T 1 20
  3. Tokyo Trial
    • T 4 2
  4. Remember
    • F 6 7
  5. Kingdom 2: To the Far Land
    • F 7 31

3. All About the Genres

Historical - Sci-Fi
  1. The Story of the Demon Cult Leader...
    • H 1 1
  2. Tinted With You (Movie)
    • H 1 20
  3. Futmalls.com
    • S 4 2
  4. Jung_E
    • S 6 7
  5. Mermaid’s Jade
    • H 7 31
Comedy - Tragedy
  1. My Dream Class
    • C 1 2
  2. Project Wolf Hunting
    • T 1 21
  3. The Fabulous
    • C 4 2-3
  4. The World of Kanako
    • T 6 7
  5. Dream
    • C 7 31
Thriller - Romance
  1. Carapace
    • T 1 2
  2. Eternal Summer
    • R 1 21
  3. The Glory Part 2
    • T 4 3-4
  4. Soulmate
    • R 6 7
  5. Irresistible Love: Secret of the Valet
    • R 7 31
Youth -  Political
  1. Smile of Tomorrow
    • Y 1 2
  2. Girlfriend & Boyfriend
    • P 1 21
  3. Konto ga Hajimaru
    • Y 4 4
  4. Hunt
    • P 6 7
  5. Our Shining Days
    • Y 7 31
Action - Life
  1. Sanctuary
    • A 1 2
  2. Young Adult Matters
    • L 1 21
  3. Narco-Saints
    • A 4 5
  4. Crush
    • L 6 7-9
  5. The Childe
    • A 7 31

4. Year of Origin

2023 - 1940-1959
  1. Hokusai
    • 1953 1 2
  2. Sansho the Bailiff
    • 1954 1 21
  3. Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san
    • 2023 4 5-6
  4. The Love You Give Me
    • 2023 6 9-11
  5. Yesterday Once More
    • 2023 8 1
1990-1999 - Member Joined MDL
  1. Embracing
    • 1992 1 2
  2. Twin Dragons
    • 1992 1 21
  3. Sensei wo Kesu Houteishiki
  4. Side Story of Fox Volant
  5. Flirting Scholar 1
    • 1993 8 1
2000-2010 - Birth Month
  1. Bus 44
    • 2001 1 2
  2. Rookies: Graduation
    • 2009 1 22
  3. Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
    • 2009 4 6-7
  4. Tiger & Dragon
    • 2005 6 14-15
  5. Swing Girls
    • 2004 8 1
Website Year - 1950-1969
  1. Remembrance
    • 1963 1 2
  2. Oto-na-ri
    • 2009 1 22
  3. Detention
    • 2020 4 7
  4. The Love by Hypnotic
    • 2019 6 15-17
  5. To My 19-Year-Old
    • 2018 8 1
2017-2022 - 1970-1989
  1. Attack on a Bakery
    • 1982 1 2
  2. Emergency Declaration
    • 2022 1 22
  3. Omameda Towako to Sannin no Motootto
    • 2021 4 8
  4. Ancient Love Poetry
    • 2021 6 17-21
  5. Hansan: Rising Dragon
    • 2022 8 1

5. Duration of The Hike

Short Length Series - Short Film
  1. Between Us Special
    • S 1 2
  2. The Transfer Student
    • F 1 22
  3. Utamonogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
    • F 4 8
  4. One Fine Week Season 2
    • S 6 21
  5. My Wife Got Fat
    • F 8 1
Drama 20-30 min ep- DRAMA with  30 ep more
  1. Happy Boys
    • 24m 1 2
  2. Fuujinshi
    • 30m 1 22-23
  3. Shinya Shokudo - Tokyo Stories Season 2
    • 25m 4 9
  4. Bokura no Shokutaku
    • 30m 6 21
  5. Buchou to Shachiku no Koi Modokashii
    • 30m 8 1-2
DRAMA 30-40 min ep - MOVIE 90 min longer
  1. Koko wa Greenwood
    • 30 1 2-3
  2. Imadoki no Wakai Mon wa
    • 30 1 23
  3. From Me to You
    • 34 4 9-10
  4. Even if This Love Disappears From the...
    • 121 6 21
  5. JK kara Yarinaosu Silver Plan
    • 30 8 2
DRAMA 40-50 min ep- MOVIE 180 min longer
  1. Artificial Beauty
    • 45 1 3-4
  2. 180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us
    • 46 1 23
  3. Kaseifu no Mita
    • 45 4 10
  4. The Revenge
    • 40 6 22
  5. Mahou no Rinobe
    • 45 8 2-3
DRAMA 60 min - DRAMA 8 epi less
  1. Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 2
    • 60 1 4-5
  2. Hometown Legends
    • 65 1 24
  3. Little Women
    • 75 4 10-12
  4. Rose In Da House
    • 7 6 22-23
  5. Gunjo Ryoiki
    • 60 8 3-4

6. Time Can Be Confusing

2nd Season DRAMA - 1 ep DRAMA
  1. Make It Right 2
    • 2 1 5-6
  2. Papa & Daddy Season 2
    • 2 1 25
  3. Mada Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
    • 2 4 12-13
  4. B X J Forever
    • 2 6 23
  5. Hiru Season 2
    • 2 8 4
Different Timelines - Time Loop
  1. Lighter & Princess
    • D 1 6-8
  2. Love You Forever
    • T 1 25
  3. Into the White Night
    • D 4 13
  4. Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3
    • D 6 23
  5. The Blue Skies at Your Feet
    • T 8 4
Time Skip - Time Travel
  1. Decibel
    • S 1 8
  2. Alienoid 1
    • T 1 25
  3. My Blue Summer
    • S 4 13
  4. Father and Son
    • T 6 24
  5. Oversize Love
    • S 8 5
Winter - Summer
  1. Single’s Inferno Season 1
    • S 1 8-9
  2. Single’s Inferno Season 2
    • S 1 25-26a
  3. I Remember
    • W 4 13
  4. Hit the Spot
    • W 6 24
  5. Ocean Likes Me (Movie)
    • W 8 5
Fall  - Spring
  1. Semantic Error: The Movie
    • F 1 9
  2. Oh! My Assistant
    • S 1 26-27
  3. We're Not Trash
    • F 4 13
  4. Springtime
    • S 6 24-25
  5. Sing My Crush
    • F 8 5

7. Sharing is Caring

PTW For Longer - Another's Watchlist
  1. 252: Signal of Life
  2. Yukan Club
    • P 1 27
  3. The Big Boss
    • P 4 14-15
  4. Slam Dance
    • P 6 25-26
  5. The Fox's Summer
    • P 8 5-7
Less 10,000 Viewers - Ranked 1-1000
  1. Love 100° C
    • 2,165v 1 10
  2. 940920
    • 329v 1 28
  3. Dragon Day, You're Dead
    • 7443v 4 15-16
  4. Tiger & Dragon Special
    • 542v 6 26
  5. Jizoku Kanona Koi Desuka: Chichi...
    • 635v 8 7-8
DRAMA Least Ep PTW - DRAMA Most Ep PTW
  1. Yokai Ningen Bem
    • 10 1 10
  2. Bambino!
    • 11 1 28-29
  3. Shibatora
    • 11 4 16
  4. First Kiss
    • 11 6 26-27
  5. GTO: Remake
    • 11 8 8
MDL Forums - MDL Feeds
  1. Sekigahara
  2. TRICK
  3. Ore no Ie no Hanashi
  4. Mood Indigo
  5. Japanese Girls Never Die
Newest Release Date PTW - Release Date OlderThan Oldest WL Laborer's Love 1922
  1. Momijigari
    • 1903 1 11
  2. Jiraiya the Hero
    • 1921 1 30
  3. Souls on the Road
    • 1921 4 17
  4. The Science of Falling in Love
    • 2023 6 27-29
  5. Song of the Moon
    • 2022 8 9-11

8. Examined…

Recommendations - Trailers
  1. Airpocalypse
  2. Coffee & Vanilla
  3. My Girlfriend Is an Alien
  4. Sprout
  5. Long Vacation
Custom List - Voting List
  1. BROTHER
  2. Seigi no Mikata
  3. JIN
  4. Unrequited Love
  5. It's Okay, Daddy's Girl
Most Viewed Tags Friendship - Least Viewed Genres Adventure
  1. 20th Century Girl
    • M 1 11
  2. Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure
    • L 1 31
  3. Legally Romance
    • M 4 20-23
  4. Reunion 2: Mystery of the Abyss
    • L 7 1
  5. Marry My Dead Body
    • M 8 14
Game - Article
  1. A Million
  2. Bara no nai Hanaya
  3. About Youth
  4. Blowfish
  5. At Home Dad
Over 10 Reviews - 0 Reviews
  1. Light
    • 21 1 12
  2. Ase to Sekken
    • 11 2 1
  3. DNA Says Love You
    • 42 4 23
  4. The Shortest Distance Is Round
    • 16 7 1
  5. Zenra Meshi
    • 15 8 15-16

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters*Awards

Award-winning OR by the same writer as one of your favorites
  1. Island Keeper
  2. My Family
  3. Grand Maison Tokyo
  4. Trivisa
  5. Tokyo MER: Hashiru Kinkyuukyuumeishitsu
Award-winning Director - Favorite Actresses
  1. The Taking of Tiger Mountain
  2. Daisuki!!
  3. Reverse
  4. American Dreams in China
  5. It's Not That I Can't Marry, But I Don't...
Award-winning Screenwriter -  Favorite Actor
  1. B for Busy
  2. Tokyo Love Story
  3. Mondai no Aru Restaurant
  4. Vanguard
  5. Bring Happiness Home
Award-winning Actor - Director of Favorite Titles
  1. Lighting Up The Stars
  2. No Activity: Honjitsu mo Ijou Nashi
  3. Coffee Ikaga Deshou
  4. My Dictator
  5. Gyeongju
Award-winning Actress - Director/Writer Haven't Seen Anything
  1. Our New Life
  2. Zenkamono
  3. Stars in the Deep
  4. Life Is Beautiful
  5. Phases of the Moon

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back  - Exorcism
  1. Forbidden Love
    • B 1 13
  2. Once Upon a Small Town
    • G 2 4-5
  3. The Rope Curse 2
    • E 4 27
  4. My Bromance 2: Movie Edition
    • B 7 2
  5. It Comes
    • E 8 18
Cohabitation - Long Distance Relationship
  1. Love Will Tear Us Apart
    • C 1 13
  2. Honey Sir
    •  L 2 5
  3. Ending Again
    • C 4 28
  4. Behind the Blue Eyes
    • L 7 2
  5. Love Story in London
    • C 8 18
Fluffy - Sexual Assault
  1. The Girl Opposite to Me
    • F 1 13
  2. Under the Skin
    • S 2 5-7
  3. Wild Little Love
    • F 4 28
  4. The Silent Forest
    • S 7 3
  5. Watching
    • S 8 18
Contract - Secret
  1. Rent a Friend
    • C 1 13
  2. Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai!
    • S 2 7
  3. Bride for Rent
    • C 4 28
  4. Hirugao
    • S 7 3
  5. Godsend
    • C 8 18
Opposites Attract - Domestic Abuse
  1. The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese
    • O 1 13
  2. The Love Proposal
    • D 2 7-9
  3. Catch Me Baby
    • O 4 28-29
  4. My Broken Mariko
    • D 7 3
  5. Untouchable Lawmen
    • O 8 18

11. Finding a Mate

First Love - Nudity Brief Prolonged Partial Sexual Mild Extreme
  1. My Love
    • F 1 13
  2. Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou
    • P 2 9-10
  3. Pop Out Boy!
    • F 4 29
  4. Changing Partners
    • E 7 3
  5. Vertigo
    • M 8 19
Age Gap [Drama Life] - Classmates Relationship
  1. The Novelist: Playback
    • A 1 13
  2. Takara-kun to Amagi-kun
    • C 2 10
  3. We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd Special Ed...
    • A 4 29
  4. Kissable Lips (Movie)
    • C 7 3
  5. My Perfect Roommate
    • A 8 19
Heterosexual Relationship  - Same-Sex relationship
  1. Adoring
    • H 1 14
  2. The Eclipse
    • S 2 10-11
  3. Kingyo Tsuma
    • H 4 29-30
  4. A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
    • S 7 3
  5. Summer Breeze
    • S 8 19
Enemies to Lovers - Love at First Sight
  1. Are We In Love?
    •  E 1 14
  2. See You Tomorrow
    • L 2 11
  3. We Best Love: No. 1 For You Special Edition
    • E 4 30
  4. The Third Way of Love
    • L 7 4
  5. One Thing She Doesn't Have
    • E 8 19
Nice Female Male - Aggressive Female Male
  1. The Last 10 Years
    • NM 1 14
  2. Invisible
    • AM 2 11-12
  3. Love Is Phantom
    • NF 4 30-5 1
  4. The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
    • AF 7 4
  5. Midnight Diner 2
    • NM 8 19

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Slight Comedy - Black Comedy
  1. Decision to Leave
    • S 1 14
  2. Mystery to Iunakare
    • B 2 12-13
  3. IN-SEOUL Season 2
    • S 51 
  4. Voice of Silence
    • B 7 4
  5. Fist & Faith
    • S 8 19
Happy Ending - Doomsday
  1. One Week Friends
    • H 1 14
  2. The Killer Is Also Romantic
    • H 2 13
  3. Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu
    • D 51
  4. 0.1% World
    • H 7 4
  5. My SO Has Got Depression
    • H 8 19
Tragic Past - Sketch Comedy
  1. The Master Plan
    • T 1 14
  2. Kamisama no Ekohiiki
    • T 2 13-14
  3. The Post-Truth World
    • T 5 1
  4. Cloudy Mountain
    • T 7 4
  5. Ramen Shop
    • T 8 20
Celebration - Mourning
  1. Neko to Jiichan
    • M 1 15
  2. Hatsumori Bemars
    • C 2 14-15
  3. Suugaku Joshi Gakuen
    • C 5 1-2
  4. Under the Queen's Umbrella
    • M 7 4-6
  5. My Only 12% Special Episode
    • M 8 20
Healing - Suicide
  1. A Little Red Flower
    • H 1 15
  2. Koisenu Futari
    • H 2 15
  3. Road to HiGH&LOW
    • S 5 2
  4. The Book of Fish
    • S 7 6
  5. Bread of Happiness
    • H 8 20

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Religious Leader - God
  1. The Eye of the Dragon Princess
    • G 1 15
  2. Ms. Cupid in Love
    • G 2 15-17
  3. Island Part 2
    • R 5 2-3
  4. Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938
    • R 7 6-8
  5. I Will Knock You
    • R 8 20-21
Misunderstanding - Character Development
  1. Meet Me After Fall
    • M 1 15
  2. Shoujiki Fudousan
    • C 2 17
  3. Why Does Every Handsome Guy Have a...
    • M 5 3
  4. All These Years
    • C 7 8
  5. Switch
    • C 8 21
Female Male Centered Plot - LGBTQ+
  1. Superpower Girl
    • F 1 15
  2. Last Friends
    • L 2 17-18
  3. Love Poison 2
    • M 5 3
  4. The Confidence Man JP: Princess
    • L 7 8
  5. Perhaps Love
    • L 8 21
Suspense - Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance
  1. Ghost Machine
    • S 1 15
  2. My Ride
    • R 2 18-19
  3. Smaller and Smaller Circles
    • B 5 3
  4. I Wish I Had a Wife
    • R 7 8
  5. Confidential Assignment 2: International
    • S 8 21
Popular Male Female Lead - Discrimination
  1. Sweet Curse
    • M 1 15
  2. Tenno no Ryoriban
    • D 2 19-20
  3. Suddenly, I Miss You
    • F 5 3-4
  4. Hafu
    • D 7 8
  5. Neck
    • F 8 21

14. Where Are We?

Field - Cliff
  1. Restaurant From The Sky
    • F 1 15
  2. The Forbidden Marriage
    • C 2 20-21
  3. Girl Gun Lady
    • F 5 4
  4. The Origin of Eternity
    • C 7 8-9
  5. Princess Dayareese
    • C 8 22
Woods - Sea
  1. Down the River
    • W 1 15
  2. Secret Crush on You
    • S 2 21-23
  3. Stolen Identity
    • W 5 4
  4. Love in the Air: Special Episode
    • S 7 9
  5. Our Skyy 2: BB x AToTS
    • W 8 22
Jungle - Rooftop
  1. Worldly Desires
    • J 1 15
  2. Ameiro Paradox
    • R 2 23
  3. Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
    • J 5 4
  4. The Tasty Florida (Movie)
    • R 7 9
  5. Our Skyy 2: A Tale of Thousand Stars
    • R 8 22
Mountain - Island
  1. The Drummer
    • M 1 16
  2. Island
    • I 2 23-24
  3. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
    • M 5 5
  4. Ruri no Shima Hatsu Koi
    • I 7 9
  5. A Tale of Thousand Stars
    • M 8 22-23
City - Small Town
  1. Hectopascal: Uzuku onna
    • S 1 16
  2. Summer Strike
    • S 2 24-25
  3. The First Responders
    • C 5 5-6
  4. Falling in Love Like a Romantic... Season 1
    • C 7 9-10
  5. Our Skyy 2: Bad Buddy
    • S 8 23

15. Humans Have So Many Things

Umbrella - Backpack
  1. Almost Love
    • U 1 16
  2. First Love: Hatsukoi
    • B 2 25
  3. I Am Your Bleating Phone
    • U 5 6
  4. Gaus Electronics
    • B 7 10-11
  5. Drama Special Season 13: Nineteen Otters
    • B 8 23
Truck  - Sports Car
  1. Bao Bao
    • T 1 16
  2. Eien no Kinou
    • T 2 26
  3. Love in the Air
    • S 5 6-7
  4. Ryosangata Riko: Puramo Joshi no Jinsei...
    • S 7 11
  5. Tabi Suru Sandwich
    • T 8 23
Smartphone - Phone Booth
  1. Unspeakable Love
    • S 1 16
  2. Afraid Of
    • S 2 26
  3. Midnight Museum
    • P 5 7
  4. Oh! Youngsim
    • P 7 11-12
  5. Drama Special Season 13: Self-Indulgence
    • S 8 23
Suit /Dress - Hoodie
  1. Family Plan
    • D 1 16
  2. Weak Hero Class 1
    • H 2 26
  3. Hidden Blade
    • S 5 8
  4. Our Dating Sim
    • H 7 12
  5. Dirty Laundry
    • D 8 23-24
Book - Crossbow
  1. Tenshi no Iru Toshokan
    • B 16
  2. Kabe Sa Doujin Sakka no Neko Yashiki-kun...
    • B 2 26-27
  3. A Shoulder to Cry On
    • C 5 8
  4. The Director Who Buys Me Dinner
    • C 7 12-13
  5. Chalna: Enough Time to Fall in Love
    • B 8 24

16. Who Are We?

Child Actor/Actress - Veteran Actor/Actress
  1. Swingin'
    • C 1 16
  2. Thai Cave Rescue
    • C 2 27
  3. His Lost Name
    • V 5 8
  4. Everglow
    1. V 7 13
  5. The Great Magician
    • V 8 24
Idol Actor/ Actress - Former Child Actor/Actress
  1. Thorough Investigation
    • I 1 16
  2. Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou
    • I 2 27-28
  3. Ditto
    • F 5 8
  4. 4 Horror Tales: Forbidden Floor
    • F 7 13
  5. Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
    • I 8 24
Trans gender identity - Cis gender Identity
  1. TransParent
    • T 1 16
  2. The Comments
    • T 2 28
  3. Kill Bok Soon
    • C 5 8
  4. Ajoomma
    • C 7 13
  5. Napat
    • T 8 24
Able Bodied - Living with a disability
  1. Once in Memory: Wish Me Luck
    • A 1 16
  2. Dragon Zakura
    • A 2 28-3 1
  3. Kimi ni Sasageru Emblem
    • L 5 9
  4. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
    • L 7 13
  5. Parallel Novel
    • A 8 24
Public Figure - Hidden Identity
  1. Cat in the Eastern Palace
    • H 1 17
  2. Tsumari Suki tte iitai n Dakedo
    • P 3 1-2
  3. Your Ship Is Real
    • P 5 9
  4. The Incite Mill
    • H 7 13
  5. Nobleman Ryu's Wedding (Movie)
    • H 8 24

17. Camouflage?

Athlete - Artist
  1. Focus
    • R 1 17
  2. Fight Song
    • T 3 2
  3. Have a Good Neighbor
    • T 5 9
  4. My Fairy Ghost
    • R 7 13
  5. Oh! My Assistant (Movie)
    • R 8 25
Glasses - Tattoos
  1. Pornographer: Continued Spring Life
    • G 1 17
  2. Ore no Kawaii wa Mousugu Shohikigen!?
    • G 3 3
  3. The Panti Sisters
    • T 5 9
  4. Drama Special... S 1: Dream of 400 Years
    • T 7 14
  5. Enigma
    • G 8 25
Identity Swap - Body Swap
  1. If I Were You
    • B 1 17
  2. Proud of Love
    • I 3 3-4
  3. A Rose and a Tulip
    • I 5 9
  4. Reon
    • B 7 14
  5. Key of Life
    • I 8 25
Cop Female Male Lead - Criminal Female Male Lead
  1. The Immeasurable
    • O 1 17
  2. Money Heist: Korea - Part 2
    • R 3 4
  3. Buy Bust
    • O 5 9
  4. Confession
    • R 7 14
  5. The White Storm 1
    • O 8 25
Superhero Lead - Antihero/Antiheroine
  1. The Folding Stool Killer
    • S 1 17
  2. Joker Yurusarezaru Sousakan
    • A 3 4-5
  3. Shin Ultraman
    •  S 5 9
  4. Lychee Light Club
    • A 7 14
  5. Shin Kamen Rider
    • S 8 25


18. What Are You?

Strong Female Male Lead - Weak Female Male Lead
  1. Ground Zero
    • S 1 17
  2. Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku
    • W 3 5-6
  3. Hell Dogs
    • S 5 9
  4. Kinematics Theory
    • W 7 14
  5. The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die
    • S 8 26
Smart Female Male Lead - Naive Female Male Lead
  1. Skip School
    • S 1 17
  2. Enchanté
    • N 3 6
  3. Parasite in Love
    • S 5 10
  4. Yowamushi Pedal
    • N 7 14
  5. ST Aka to Shiro no Sousa File The Movie
    • S 8 26
Cold Female Male Lead - Clingy Female Male Lead
  1. Let Go
    • O 1 17
  2. Gasohug
    • L 3 6-7
  3. The Bullet Vanishes
    • O 5 10
  4. The Confidence Man JP: Ep of the Hero
    • L 7 15
  5. Where Your Eyes Linger (Movie)
    • L 8 26
Rich Female Male Lead - Poor Female Male Lead
  1. It's Rumored That She's a Woman Who...
    • R 1 17
  2. One Night Morning
    • P 3 7
  3. A Very Special Love
    • R 5 10
  4. The Golden Holiday
    • P 7 15
  5. Grand Prix
    • R 8 26
Killer - Healer
  1. 69 Days Later
    • H 1 17
  2. Uzukawamura Jiken
    • H 3 7
  3. Yurigokoro
    • K 5 10
  4. Watashi no Otto wa Reitouko ni...
    • K 7 15
  5. Decoy: Part 1
    • K 8 26-27

20. Where the Humans Are…

Human Turns into an Animal - Animal turns into a Human
  1. Journey to the North
    • A 1 17
  2. Meow Ears Up
    • A 3 10
  3. Hanson and the Beast
    • A 5 14
  4. My Fantastic Mrs Right
    • H 7 18
  5. My Fantastic Mrs Right Season 2
    • H 9 2
Adorable Animals - Animal Attack
  1. Trail of the Panda
    • D 1 17
  2. I'm Tee, Me Too
    • D 3 10-11
  3. Be With You
    •  D 5 14-16
  4. Gannibal
    • T 7 18-19
  5. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
    • T 9 2
Animal in the Wild - Animal in a City
  1. Return to the Wolves
    • W 1 18
  2. Work Later, Drink Now Season 2
    • W 3 11
  3. A Girl Like Me
    • W 5 16-19
  4. Falling in Love Like a Romantic... Season 2
    • C 7 19-20
  5. Pending Train: 8:23, Ashita Kimi to
    • W 9 2
Pet dressed in Clothes - Animal Abuse
  1. The Final Escape
    • A 1 18
  2. Definitely Not Today
    • A 3 11-12
  3. Crash Course in Romance
    •  A 5 19-21
  4. Back
    • C 7 20
  5. The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker
    • A 9 2
Second Lead Caring For Animals - Antagonist Caring For Animals
  1. The Glory Season 1
    • A 1 18
  2. Alchemy of Souls Season 2
    • S 3 12-13
  3. Love in Contract
    • S 5 21-22
  4. Qing Qing Zi Jin
    • A 7 20-23
  5. Mysterious Lotus Casebook
    • S 9 3-5

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Colleagues - Inmates
  1. The Men Scolded the Woman Who...
    • C 1 18
  2. Behind Every Star
    • C 3 17-18
  3. Love Is Sweet
    • C 5 29-61
  4. 2037
    • I 7 24
  5. The New Employee
    • C 9 7
Bromance - Sismance
  1. Forget Me Not
    • B 1 19
  2. Glitch
    • S 3 18-19
  3. Super Me
    • B 6 1
  4. The Twins Effect 1
    • S 7 25
  5. My Heart Puppy
    • B 9 7
Parent-Child - Sibling
  1. Do you, Andy?
    • P 1 19
  2. Candy Online
    • S 3 19
  3. There Was a Father
    • P 6 1
  4. Double Me
    • S 7 25
  5. You & Me & Me
    • S 9 8
Assailant-Victim - Student-Teacher
  1. Private Lessons
    • S 1 19
  2. Somebody
    • A  3 19-20
  3. The Demonic Lord and the Virtuous...
    • A 6 1
  4. The Gifted
    • S 7 25
  5. Connect
    • A 9 8
Doctor-Patient - Soldier
  1. Military Dog
    • S  1 19
  2. Kimi to Sekai ga Owaru Hi ni Season 2
    • S 3 20-21
  3. The Taebaek Mountains
    • S 6 1
  4. Bed Friend
    • D 7 25
  5. Code Blue Season 2
    • D 9 8-9

23. It's Only Words in the Name

Celestial Body - Body Part 
  1. Walking to the Moon
    • 1 19
  2. Love vs Stars
    • 3 21
  3. Don't Go Breaking My Heart 1!
    • 6 2
  4. Painted Skin
    • 7 25
  5. Moonlight Chicken
    • 9 9-10
Color - Emotion
  1. The Lonely 19:00
    • 1 19
  2. Black Kousoku
    • 3 21
  3. More Than Blue
    • 6 2
  4. Fast and Feel Love
    • 7 25
  5. The Blue Whisper: Part 1
    • 9 10-11
Object - Verb
  1. Yuwol: The Boy Who Made the World Dance
    • 1 19
  2. The House Arrest of Us
    • 3 21-22
  3. Call Me Chihiro
    • 6 2
  4. Ingredients
    • 7 25
  5. Wait, My Youth
    • 9 12-13
Animal - Number
  1. 187cm 167cm 157cm Friend
    • 1 19
  2. MIU 404
    • 3 22-23
  3. She's the One
    • 6 2
  4. Goldfish on the Seaside
    • 7 25
  5. Horse Doctor
    • 9 13-18
Season - Calendar-related word
  1. The Summer Pasta Recipe
    • 1 19
  2. Haru no Noroi
    • S 3 23
  3. LiSA Another Great Day
    • 6 2
  4. A Christmas Carol
    • 7 25
  5. Winter Begonia
    • 9 18-22

 24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover

Domesticated Animal - Wild Animal
  1. DOG x POLICE: The K-9 Force
    • D 1 19
  2. Gou Gou, the Cat 2: Good Good...
    • D 3 23-24
  3. Be My Cat
    • D 6 2-3
  4. Aquarium Girl
    • W 7 26
  5. My Husband in Law
    • D 9 22-25
Flower - Building
  1. Even If
    • B 1 19
  2. Otomen
    • F 3 24
  3. Date
    • F 6 3
  4. Georama Boy Panorama Girl
    • B 7 26
  5. Invisible Life
    • F 9 25-28
Light Colors - Dark Colors
  1. Something, Crunchy Crunchy
    • L 1 19
  2. Moyashimon
    • L 3 24-25
  3. Original Sin
    • D 6 3
  4. We Are Gamily
    • D 7 26
  5. The Starry Love
    • L 9 28-10 1
Rainbow - Door
  1. Irreversible
    • D 1 19
  2. Something in My Room
    • D 3 26-26
  3. Love Is Color Blind
    • R 6 3
  4. Ito-kun A to E
    • D 7 26-27
  5. King the Land
    • D 10 1-3
Only Words - Geometrical Shapes
  1. DOOR
    • W 1 19
  2. Girlfriend Project Day 1
    • W 3 26
  3. Behind Her Radiance
    • G 6 4
  4. Killing Romance
    • G 7 28
  5. Kimcheed Radish Cubes
    • G 10 3-7

25.  Countries of MDL

China
  1. AI
    • 1 19
  2. Mystic Whispers
    • 3 26
  3. The Unbeatable
    • 6 4
  4. Hi, Mom
    • 7 28
Hong Kong
  1. No Distance Left to Run
    • 1 19
  2. i.SWIM
    • 3 26-27
  3. Rob B Hood
    • 6 4
  4. The Monkey King 2
    • 7 38
Japan
  1. Boku ga Kimi no Mimi ni Naru
    • 1 19
  2. Animals
    • 3 27-28
  3. The Woodsman and the Rain
    • 6 4
  4. And So The Baton Is Passed
    • 7 28
Philippines
  1. Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss
    • 1 19
  2. Hello Stranger
    • 3 28
  3. Exes Baggage
    • 6 4
  4. Kita Kita
    • 7 29
South Korea
  1. In the Absence
    • 1 19
  2. My Love: Six Stories of True Love
    • 3 28
  3. The Labyrinth
    • 6 4
  4. 6/45
    • 7 29
Taiwan
  1. My Broken Love Story
    • 1 19
  2. My Type
    • 3 29
  3. Abyssal
    • 6 4
  4. Take Me to the Moon
    • 7 29
Thailand
  1. Morning Boy
    • 1 19
  2. Krachao Seeda
    • 3 29
  3. Check Out: The Movie
    • 6 5
  4. OMG! Oh My Girl
    • 7 29

My Treats!

Plains

Used:

/5

Forest

Used:

 /4

Mountain

Used:

 /3

Space

Used: 

/2

Black Hole

Used:

/1

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed


 



















MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Starting date: January 2nd

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

Progress Habitat: 8 (plain palawan peacock)


Taxonomy

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

1. Type

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

OR TV SHOW*

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




MOVIE

 OR DRAMA SPECIAL




Co-Produced 

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




Anthology 

OR Omnibus




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

Or Adapted From a Novel / Book





2. Is it True?

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Advertisement 

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




Independent Film 

OR Propaganda




Documentary Genre 

OR Mockumentary




Adapted from Folklore 

OR Inspired by Real Events / Real Person




Historical Fiction 

OR Historical genre + tag Based on True Story





3. All About the Gen(r)es

Progress: 5/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route.

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Historical 

OR Sci-Fi

alchemy of souls 2

12/1

Comedy 

OR Tragedy

30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii


22/5

Thriller 

OR Romance

Noroi

18/3

Youth 

OR Political



Vigilante



30/11

Action 

OR Life



moonlight chicken




8/3


Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin 

Tutorial

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023 

OR 1940-1959




1990-1999 

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




2000-2010 

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




year generated by this website 

OR 1950-1969




2017-2022 

OR

1970-1989





5. Duration of The Hike

Tutorial

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

OR

Short Film



Craving






13/1

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more.

Utsukushii Kare 2

9/4

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

Weak Hero Class 1


5/2

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer.

Cupid's last wish

6/4

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.





The Glory





22/1


6. Time Can Be Confusing

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

sweet home 2
15/12

Different Timelines

OR

Time Loop

Us and Them
2/12

Time Skip

OR

Time Travel

Alone

16/7

Winter

OR

Summer

Destined with You
17/10

Fall

OR

Spring

Daily dose of Sunshine
21/11


The Chronicles of MDL

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1 2 3

Progress:5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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


OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge

a tale of thousand stars

22/3

with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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





the glory part 2






21/3

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list

Enigma

5/8

mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)

D.P season 2

30/7

with the newest release date in your PTW list


OR

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

Dream

31/7


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)






Black Knight (link)







15/5

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).

I Promised you the moon (link)

16/4

from your most viewed tags

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats

A Christmas Carol

28/4

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)






Kil Bok Soon (link)






10/4

with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it

midnight museum

5/4


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





Kimi no Hana ni Naru
(link)





19/9

from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses




Beasts clawing at straws (link)





24/3

from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors





King the Land  (link)





17/8

from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles

See you in my 19th life (link)

24/8

from an award-winning actress


OR

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







2gether (link)







8/6


Getting up Close and Personal

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

10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress:4/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back

OR

Exorcism

Only Friends
28/10

Cohabitation

OR

Long Distance Relationship

Dangerous Romance
4/11

Fluffy

OR

Sexual Assault





wednesday club





16/12

Contract Relationship

OR

Secret Relationship





love all play





14/12

Opposites Attract

OR

Domestic Abuse



Castaway Diva






8/12


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





Light





7/2

Age Gap [Drama Life]

OR

Classmates' Relationship




My school president




1/3

features a Heterosexual relationship 

OR

Same-Sex relationship




Never let me go




28/2

 Enemies to Lovers

OR

Love at First Sight

love to hate you

24/2

Nice Female Lead / Male Lead

OR

Aggressive Female Lead /Male Lead

Crash course in romance

5/3


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: 4/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

features a Religious Leader

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding

OR

Character Development





the jungle





12/9

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot

OR

LGBTQ+





Dew the Movie





4/7

Suspense

OR

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Suicide Forest Village

23/9

 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead

OR

Discrimination

F4 Thailand: Boys over Flowers
21/10


Significant details

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

14. Where Are We?

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

On a Field 

OR

On a Cliff




In the Woods

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle

OR

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain

OR

On an Island




In a City


OR


In a Small Town





15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

An Umbrella

OR

A Backpack




A Truck

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone

OR

A Phone Booth




A Suit /Dress

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow





The Main Attraction

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

 16. Who Are We?

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Child Actor/Actress

OR

Veteran Actor/Actress




Idol actor/ Idol actress

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress




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

OR

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




Able Bodied

OR

Living with a disability




Public Figure 

OR

Hidden Identity





17. Camouflage?

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Athlete

OR

Artist




Glasses

OR

Tattoos




Identity Swap

OR

Body Swap




Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead


OR

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead




Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine





18. What Are You?

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead

OR

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead




Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead


OR


Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead




Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead




Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead

OR

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead




Killer

OR

Healer 





Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Pet

OR

Pest




Talking Pet 

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal 

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse 

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War





20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Human Turns into an Animal 

OR

Animal turns into a Human




Adorable animals

OR

Animal Attack




Animal in the Wild

OR

Animal in a City




Pet dressed in Clothes

OR

Animal Abuse




Second Lead Caring For Animals

OR

Antagonist Caring For Animals





21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Funeral Director

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality 

OR

Ghosts




Corruption

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game 

OR

Death Game




Friendship

OR

Bullying





22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Colleagues

OR

Inmates




Bromance

OR

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling




Assailant-Victim

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient

OR

Soldier





Name and Cover

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Celestial Body

OR

Body Part




Color


OR


Emotion




Object

OR

Verb




Animal

OR

Number




Season

OR

Calendar-related word





24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Domesticated Animal


OR


Wild Animal 




Flower

OR

Building




Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors




Rainbow

OR

Door




Only Words 

OR

Geometrical Shapes





Origin

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

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

25. Countries of MDL

Progress:

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand





Treats

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

My Treats!

Plains

Used:

/5

Forest

Used:

/4

Mountain

Used:

/3

Space

Used:

/2

Black Hole

Used:

/1

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed





















My MDL Watch Challenge 2023 

 

Starting date: Januar 2nd, 2023

Link to your Drama list:

Progress Habitat:


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

Perfect Mariage Revenge

9

3/12/23

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

The negociation (2019)

7




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




MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: January 03, 2023

Link to your Drama list: Link

Progress Habitat:  1/16


 

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



Jan 06 - Jan 11

MOVIE



Jan 06 - Jan 06

Co-Produced 


Jan 13 - Jan 14

Anthology



Jan 27 -  Feb 05

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



Jan 03 - Jan 03

2. Is it True?

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  



Jan 14 - Jan 14

Propaganda


Jan 21 - Jan 25

Documentary Genre


Jan 25 - Jan 25

Inspired by Real EventsReal Person


Jan 27 -  Jun 25

Historical Fiction 



Jun 27 -

3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Sci-Fi 




Tragedy



Romance


Jan 03 - Feb 12

Youth 




Action


Mar 05 -

 



Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023






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



kuzkan 
- link
Jan 03 - Mar 12

2000-2010


2004



year generated by this website


2020



2017-2022


2018



5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 Mr. Heart



DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

35 ep
Jan 03 -

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

35m 

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

50m

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  


6 ep


6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA



Jun 27 - Jul 21

Different Timelines  




Time Skip 




Winter 




Fall  







The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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


8 years on the list 



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


#76

Aug 12 - Aug 14

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 


2 ep



mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)


Jan 04 -

with the newest release date in your PTW list


2022 



8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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





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





from your least viewed genres under your profile stats


horror



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





with over 10 Reviews


22 reviews


9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress:  2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

by the same writer as one of your favorites

writer of my mister & another miss oh - link


that has one of your favorite actresses



IU- link

Aug 05 - Aug 05

that has one of your favorite actors


Lee Jong Suk - link 

Feb 13 -  Mar 05

by the same director as one of your favorite titles


Oh Choong Hwan directed hotel del luna - link


from an award-winning actress





Jung Yu Mi  won the 2019 Grand Bell Awards -  link




 


MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet



Starting date: January 03, 2023 
Link to your Drama list:

Progress Habitat:

                                                      


1. Type

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Web Series






MOVIE

 


Jan  06

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





Anthology





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




Jan 03

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: 02/01/2023

Link to your Drama list: My Watchlist

Current Animal: Forest Taiwan Blue Magpie (Level 2 Forest with 29 habitats completed) 

+ Tiger Badge 

(5 plain treats used in Habitats 2 / 13 / 19 / 20 / 24)

(4 forest treats used in Habitats 1 and 11)

Progress Habitat:

STAGE ONE HABITAT : PLAIN
1 (5/5)2 (5/5)3 (5/5)4 (5/5)5 (5/5)
6 (5/5)7 (5/5)8 (5/5)9 (5/5)10 (5/5)
11 (5/5)12 (5/5)13 (5/5)14 (5/5)15 (5/5)
16 (5/5)17 (5/5)18 (5/5)19 (5/5)20 (5/5)
21 (5/5)22 (5/5)23 (5/5)24 (5/5)25 (7/7)

STAGE TWO HABITAT : FOREST
1 (5/5)2 (0/5)3 (0/5)4 (5/5)5 (5/5)
6 (0/5)7 (0/5)8 (0/5)9 (0/5)10 (0/5)
11 (5/5)12 (0/5)13 (0/5)14 (0/5)15 (0/5)
16 (0/5)17 (0/5)18 (0/5)19 (0/5)20 (0/5)
21 (0/5)22 (0/5)23 (0/5)24 (0/5)25 (0/5)


ongoing

completed


Taxonomy 

1. Type

Progress Plain: 5/5 

Forest: 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

1. 2 Days & 1 Night Season 4 (South Korea - 2019 - 159 ep (ongoing))


1.  TV SHOW - watched ep 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 in January


1. ✅ 

seven episodes of the show watched in January (and I plan to continue watching it)

1. Run BTS Season 1 (South Korea - 2015 - 10 ep)1. TV SHOW - watched 10 episodes

1. ✅

*started: 25 November 2023

*completed: 26 November 2023

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

1. Irresistible Love: Secret of the Valet (China - 2016)



1. Movie

1. ✅

*started: 24 April 2023

*completed: 25 April 2023

1. TharnType Special: Our Final Love (Thailand - 2020)1. Drama Special1. ✅

*started: 15 April 2023

*completed: 16 April 2023

Co-Produced 

OR 

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

1. The Policeman's lineage (South Korea - 2022)


1. Movie starring Choi Woo Shik (Canadian)

1. ✅

*started: 27 March 2023

*completed: 27 March 2023

1. Plus & Minus (Taiwan - 2022 - 12 ep)1. Co-Produced1. ✅

*started: 10 May 2023

*completed: 13 July 2023

Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus

1. Persona (South Korea - 2019 - 4 ep)


1. Anthology

1. ✅ 

*started: 07 October 2023

*completed: 13 October 2023

1. Camp ZeroBaseOne (South Korea - 2023 - 3 ep)FOREST TREAT USED

1. ✅ 

*started: 25 June 2023

*completed: 07 July 2023

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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book

1. Love is Light (Japan - 2022)



1. Adapted from a manga



*started: 15 August 2023

*completed: 15 August 2023

1. Missions of Love (Japan - 2018)1. Adapted from a manga

*started: 13 December 2023

*completed: 15 December 2023


2. Is it True?

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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

1. Summer Love (South Korea - 2015 - 2 ep)

1. Advertisment

1. ✅

*started: 27 March 2023

*completed: 27 March 2023

Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda


1. Tomorrow x Together: Our Lost Summer (South Korea - 2023)

PLAIN TREAT USED

1. ✅ 

*started: 31 August 2023

*completed: 06 September 2023

Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary

1. I Told Sunset About You: The Documentary  (South Korea - 2020 - 8 ep)

1. Documentary Genre

1. ✅ 

*started: 07 June 2023

*completed: 07 June 2023 

Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

1. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (South Korea - 2016 - 16 ep) 

1. Inspired by real person

1. ✅ 

*started: 17 January 2023

*completed: 22 January 2023

Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story

1. As Long as We Both Shall Live  (Japan - 2023)

1. Historical Fiction

1. ✅ 

*started: 07 October 2023

*completed: 29 December 2023


3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress Plain: 5/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 

1. The Handmaiden (South Korea - 2016)

1. Historical

1. ✅ 

*started: 12 June 2023

*completed: 12 June 2023

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

1. Fall in Love at first kiss (Taiwan - 2019)

1. Comedy

1. ✅  

*started: 30 August 2023

*completed:  30 August 2023

Thriller

OR

Romance

1.  Love By Chance (Thailand - 2018 - 14 ep)

1.  Romance

1. ✅ 

*started: 17 April 2023

*completed: 01 May 2023

Youth 

OR

Political 

1. One week friend (Japan - 2017)

1. Youth

1. ✅ 

*started: 26 March 2023

*completed: 27 March 2023

Action 

OR

Life

1. The Uncanny Counter S2: Counter Punch (South Korea - 2023 - 12 ep)

1. Action

1. ✅ 

*started: 07 August 2023

*completed: 03 September 2023



Time is Relative

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress Plain: 5/5 

Forest:  5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959

1. The Childe (South Korea - 2023)



1. in 2023 


1. ✅  

*started: 21 September 2023

*completed: 21 September 2023

1. Congrats My Ex!1. in 2023

1. ✅ 

*started: 16 November 2023

*completed: 17 November 2023

1990-1999

OR

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

1. Tharntype (Thailand - 2019 - 12 ep)


1. 2019 is the year member below this post has joined MDL (emisfritish profile)


1. ✅ 

*started: 12 April 2023

*completed: 15 April 2023

1. The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale  (South Korea - 2019)1. 2019 is the year member below this post has joined MDL (emisfritish profile)

1. ✅ 

*started: 18 November 2023

*completed: 20 November 2023

2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

1. Jun &Jun (South Korea - 2023 - 8 ep)

1. Started airing in July (month of birth)



1. ✅ 

*started: 03 September 2023

*completed: 08 September  2023

1. Boys! Please Kiss Him, Instead of Me  (Japan - 2020)1. Released in July (month of birth)

1. ✅ 

*started: 22 November 2023

*completed: 22 November 2023

year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969

1. Rough Play (South Korea - 2013)

1. 2013 was the year randomly generated 



1. ✅ 

*started: 19 December 2023

*completed: 21 December 2023

1. I'm Underage But I'm Not a Child (Japan - 2017)1. 2017 was the year randomly generated

1. ✅ 

*started: 15 November 2023

*completed: 15 November 2023

2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

1. I-land (South Korea - 2020 - 12 ep)


1. 2017-2022

1. ✅ 

*started: 16 May 2023

*completed: 18 August 2023

(But in fact marathoned much quicker in 2-4 days, just skipped through last episode who made me crazy and then rewatch it more calmly in August lol ^^""")

1. Sing in Love (Japan - 2022)1. 2017-2022

1. ✅ 

*started: 03 December 2023

*completed: 04 December 2023


5. Duration of The Hike:

 Tutorial

Progress Plain: 5/5 

Forest: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 1. Tale of the Nine Tailed: An Unfinished Story (South Korea - 2020 - 3 ep)


1. Short Length Series

1. ✅ 

*started: 22 January 2023

*completed: 23 January 2023

2. Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang (China - 2022 - 27 ep)2. Short Length Series 2. ✅

*started: 05 December 2023

*completed: 05 December 2023

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

1. 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii (Japan - 2020 - 12 ep)


1. Drama with 20-30 minute episodes (25 minutes duration)


1. ✅ 

*started: 11 March 2023

*completed: 13 March 2023 

1. Kimi ni wa Todokanai. (Japan - 2023 - 8 ep)1. Drama with 20-30 minute episodes (20 minutes duration)1. ✅

*started: 16 October 2023

*completed: 11 November 2023

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 1. Antique Bakery (South Korea - 2008)

1. Movie that lasts 90 minutes or longer (duration: 1h49 minutes)


1. ✅ 

*started: 23 January 2023

*completed: 23 January 2023

1. Ballerina (South Korea - 2023)1. Movie that lasts 90 minutes or longer (duration: 1h32 minutes)1. ✅

* started: 09 December 2023

*completed: 09 December 2023

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

1. Love Between Fairy and Devil (China - 2022 - 36 ep)


1. Drama with 40-50 minutes episodes (45 minutes duration) 


1. ✅ 

*started: 13 January 2023

*completed: 16 February 2023

1. Vigilante (South Korea - 2023 - 8 ep)1. Drama with 40-50 minutes episodes (44 minutes duration)

1. ✅ 

*started: 28 November 2023

*completed: 28 December 2023

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

1. Roommates of Poongduck 304 (South Korea - 2022 - 8 ep)


1. Drama with 8 episodes or less


1. ✅ 

*started: 16 April 2023

*completed: 16 April 2023

1. The Middleman's Love (Thailand - 2023 - 8 ep)1. Drama with 8 episodes or less

1. ✅ 

*started: 11 November 2023

*completed: 31 December 2023


6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

1. Color Rush S2 (South Korea - 2022 - 8 ep) 

1. Full second season of a drama

1. ✅ 

*started: 29 March 2023

*completed: 17 May 2023

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

1. The door into summer (Japan - 2021)

1. Time Loop

1. ✅ 

*started: 28 May 2023

*completed: 28 May 2023

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

1. I Promised You the Moon (Thailand - 2021 - 5 ep)

1. Time Skip

1. ✅  

*started: 07 June 2023

*completed 10 June 2023

Winter 

OR 

Summer

1. Jack o' Frost (Japan - 2023 - 6 ep)

1. Winter

1. ✅

*started: 06 May 2023

*completed: 06 May 2023

Fall  

OR

Spring

1. Orange (Japan - 2015)

1. Spring

1. ✅ 

*started: 21 January 2023

*completed: 21 January 2023


The Chronicles of MDL 

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge

1. Why R U? (Thailand - 2020 - 13 ep)

1.from the Watchlist of another user: RoseQ doing this challenge

1. ✅

*started: 24 August 2023

*completed: 30 October 2023



with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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

1.  Produce 101 Season 2 (South Korea - 2017 - 11 ep) 

1. TV Show with less than 10,000 viewers (at the time of the watch)

 1. ✅  

*started: 02 January 2023

*completed:  06 February 2023



DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list

1. I told Sunset About You (Thailand - 2020 - 5 ep)

1. Drama with the smallest number of episodes in my PTW

1. ✅ 

*started: 18 May 2023

*completed: 07 June 2023



mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)

1.  Moonlight Chicken (Thailand - 2023 - 8 ep)

1. mentioned on this thread in the MDL Forums

1. ✅ 

*started: 02 October 2023

*completed: 30 December 2023

with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

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

1. Island Part 2 (South Kora - 2023 - 6 ep)

1. Newest release date in my PTW list (as of 28/02/2023)

 1. ✅  

*started: 28 February 2023

*completed: 11 March 2023




8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress Plain: 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)

1. Naughty Babe (Thailand - 2023 - 10 ep)

1. Appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (trailer seen on 19 August 2023, drama starts on 02 September 2023)

1. ✅ 

*started: 02 September 2023

*completed: 03 December 2023

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).

1. Only Friends (Thailand - 2023 - 12 ep)

1. Found on a Voting List

1. ✅ 

*started: 14 August 2023

*completed: 28 October 2023

from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats

1. Love Mechanics (Thailand - 2022 -10 ep)

1. from my most viewed tag: "friendship"

1. ✅ 

*started: 03 April 2023

*completed: 05 April 2023

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

Or

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

1. Hidden Love (China - 2023 - 25 ep)

1. From the following game  "Favourite Drama starring Zhao Lu Si" (main actress of Hidden Love)

1. ✅ 

*started: 14 August 2023

*completed: 23 November 2023

with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it

1. B SIDE: Stray Kids (South Korea - 2019 - 3 ep)

1. With 0 reviews written when started watching it

1. ✅ 

*started: 09 January 2023

*completed: 09 January 2023




9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress Plain: 5/5 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites

1. Glory Part 1 (South Korea - 2022 - 8 ep)

1. Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook

1. ✅ 

*started: 27 March 2023

*completed: 28 March 2023



from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses

1. Oldboy (South Korea - 2003)

1. from award-winning director Park Chan-wook (Grand Bell (Daejong) Film awards - Best Director in 2004)

1. ✅ 

*started: 30 September 2023

*completed: 30 September 2023



from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors

1. Dream (South Korea - 2023)

1.that has one of your favorite actors (Park Seo Joon)

1. ✅ 

*started: 30 September 2023

*completed: 30 September 2023

from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles

1. Midnight runners (South Korea - 2017)

1. from award-winning actor Park Seo Joon (Grand Bell (Daejong) Film awards - Best New Actor in 2017)

1. ✅

*started: 09 April 2023

*completed: 09 April 2023

from an award-winning actress

OR

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

1. D.P. (South Korea - 2021 - 6 ep)

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

1. ✅ 

*started: 21 July 2023

*completed: 22 July 2023


Getting up Close and Personal 

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism

1. The Eighth Sense (South Korea - 2023 - 10 ep)

1. Ex-girlfriend comes back 

1. ✅ 

*started: 13 June 2023

*completed: 13 June 2023

Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

1. Addicted Heroin (China - 2016 - 15 ep)

1. Cohabitation

1. ✅ 

*started: 03 August 2023

*completed: 03 August 2023

Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

1. 2gether (Thailand - 2020 - 13 ep)

1. Fluffy

1. ✅ 

*started: 09 October 2023

*completed: 26 October 2023

Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship

1. Utsukushii Kare: Eternal (Japan - 2023)

1. Secret Relationship

1. ✅

*started: 18 August 2023

*completed: 18 August 2023

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 1. Bad Buddy (Thailand - 2021 - 12 ep)

1. Opposites Attract

1. ✅ 

*started: 11 January 2023

*completed: 23 January 2023


11. Finding a Mate

Progress Plain: 5/5 

Forest: 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

1. Love in the Air (Thailand - 2022 - 13 ep)


1.  Nudity


1. ✅

*started: 06 January 2023

*completed: 07 January 2023

1.  Sweet Curse (South Korea - 2021)1. Nudity 

1. ✅

*started: 15 December 2023

*completed: 15 December 2023

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

1. Old Fashion Cupcake (Japan - 2022 - 5 ep)


1. Age Gap [Drama Life]


1. ✅ 

*started: 03 July 2023

*completed: 03 July 2023

1. Hot Young Bloods (South Korea - 2014)FOREST TREAT USED1. ✅ 

*started: 03 December 2023

*completed: 03 December 2023

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

1. Irresistible Love 2(China - 2016)


1. Same-Sex relationship


1. ✅ 

*started: 13 May 2023

*completed: 13 May 2023

1. One Summer Night 1. Same-Sex relationship

1. ✅

*started: 02 December 2023

*completed: 02 December 2023

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

1.  Color Rush Season 1 (South Korea - 2020 - 8 ep)


1. Love at First Sight


1. ✅ 

*started: 04 January 2023

*completed: 04 January 2023

1. Boys' Voice (South Korea - 2023 - 8 ep)FOREST TREAT USED

1. ✅ 

*started: 15 October 2023

*completed: 18 October 2023

Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead

1. Light On Me (South Korea - 2021 - 16 ep)


1. Nice Male Lead


1. ✅ 

*started: 29 May 2023

*completed: 13 June 2023

1. Only Friends: Behind the Scenes (Thailand - 2023 - 12 ep)FOREST TREAT USED

1. ✅ 

*started: 19 August 2023

*completed: 11 November 2023


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy

1. I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (South Korea - 2006)

1. Black Comedy

1. ✅ 

*started: 07 August 2023

*completed: 08 August 2023

Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

1. My School President (Thailand - 2022 - 12 ep)

1. Happy Ending

1. ✅ 

*started: 14 July 2023

*completed: 03 August 2023

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

1. Silenced (South Korea - 2011)

1. Tragic Past

1. ✅  

*started: 27 February 2023

*completed:  27 February 2023

features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

1. My annoying brother (South Korea - 2016)

1. Mourning

1. ✅  

*started: 23 February 2023

*completed:  24 February 2023

 Healing 

OR

Suicide

1. The Eclipse (Thailand - 2022 - 12 ep)

1. Suicide

1. ✅  

*started: 28 August 2023

*completed:  01 September 2023


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God

1. Light (Taiwan - 2021)

PLAIN TREAT USED 

1. ✅ 

*started: 13 October 2023

*completed: 13 October 2023

Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

1. Sweet Home (South Korea - 2020 - 10 ep)

1. Character Development

1. ✅ 

*started: 27 September 2023

*completed: 29 September 2023

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

1. Utsukushii Kare Season 2 (Japan - 2023 - 4 ep)

1. LGBTQ+

1. ✅ 

*started: 28 February 2023

*completed: 09 March 2023

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

1. Seobok (South Korea - 2021)

1. Suspense 

1. ✅  

*started: 31 August 2023

*completed: 31 August 2023

 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

1. Bed Friend (Thailand - 2023 - 10 ep)

1. Discrimination

1. ✅  

*started: 07 May 2023

*completed: 13 May 2023


Significant details 

14. Where Are We?     

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff

1. The King and the Clown (South Korea - 2005)

1. On a Field

1. ✅ 

*started: 19 August 2023

*completed: 29 August 2023

In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea

1. A Werewolf Boy (South Korea - 2012)

1. In the Woods 

1. ✅ 

*started: 29 May 2023

*completed: 29 May 2023

In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop

1.  Fight for my way (South Korea - 2017 - 16 ep)

1. On a rooftop (rooftop of the building is the happy/secret place of the 4 main characters)

1. ✅ 

*started: 24 January 2023

*completed: 29 January 2023

On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island

1. Island Part 1 (South Korea  - 2022 - 6 ep)

1. On an Island

1. ✅ 

*started: 11 January 2023

*completed: 13 January 2023

In a City 

OR

In a Small Town

1. A tale of thousands stars (Thailand - 2021 - 10 ep)

1. In a Small Town

1. ✅ 

*started: 12 August 2023

*completed 13 August 2023


15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack

1. Shigatsu no Tokyo wa... (Japan Korea - 2023 - 8 ep)

1. An Umbrella

(2 main characters under the rain and with umbrella for crucial moment in their relationship when they were teenagers)

1. ✅ 

*started: 05 August 2023

*completed: 05 August 2023

A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car

1. Seoul Vibe (South Korea - 2022)

1. A Sports Car

(Many sports cars used during the movie)

1. ✅ 

*started: 19 February 2023

*completed: 19 February 2023

A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth

1. His Man S2 (South Korea - 2023 - 14 ep)

1. A Phone Booth

(Phone Booth highly featured, the men call each other to express their feelings within a Phone Booth)

 1. ✅

*started: 29 June 2023

*completed: 04 August 2023

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie

1. Cherry Blossoms After Winter(South Korea - 2022 - 8 ep)

1. A Hoodie

(one of the main lead is always wearing an hoodie and has some big moments for the story wearing it). 

*started: 19 April 2023

*completed: 24 April 2023

A Book 

OR

A Crossbow

1. A Shoulder to Cry On (South Korea - 2023 - 7 ep)

1. A Crossbow

(one of the main character is in Archery club with some impactful scenes with bow and arrows)

1. ✅

*started: 07 April 2023

*completed: 08 April 2023


The Main Attraction 

 16. Who Are We?

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 

1. Space Sweepers (South Korea - 2021)

1. Child Actress : Park Ye Rin

1. ✅ 

*started: 08 August 2023

*completed: 09 August 2023

Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

1. 20th Century Girl (South Korea - 2022)

1. Former Child Actress: Kim Yoo Jung

1. ✅ 

*started: 07 October 2023

*completed: 07 October 2023

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)

1. Love Buzz (South Korea - 2019)

1. Cis gender identity

1. ✅ 

*started: 05 January 2023

*completed: 05 January 2023

Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 

1. Taikan Yoho (Japan - 2023 - 8 ep)

1. Able Bodied

1. ✅ 

*started: 01 October 2023

*completed: 16 October 2023

Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity

1. Cutie Pie (Thailand - 2022 - 12 ep)

1. Hidden Identity

1. ✅

*started: 03 July 2023

*completed: 23 August 2023


17. Camouflage?

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

1. Physical 100 (South Korea - 2023 - 9 ep)

1. Athlete

*started: 22 February 2023

*completed: 23 February 2023

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos

1. Big Dragon (Thailand - 2022 - 8 ep)

1. Tattoos (one of the lead as a massive dragon tatoo)

1. ✅ 

*started: 24 January 2023

*completed: 04 February 2023



Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

1. Kasane (Japan - 2018)

1. Identity Swap

1. ✅ 

*started: 28 June 2023

*completed: 07 August 2023

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

1. Happiness (South Korea - 2021 - 12 ep)

1. Cop Male Lead

1. ✅ 

*started: 15 June 2023

*completed: 18 June 2023

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine

1. Moving (South Korea - 2023 - 20 ep)

1. Superhero Male Lead

1. ✅ 

*started: 23 September 2023

*completed: 25 September 2023


18. What Are You?  

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead

1. Black Knight (South Korea - 2023 - 6 ep)

1. Strong Male Lead

1. ✅ 

*started: 17 May 2023

*completed: 18 May 2023

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

1. Glory Part 2 (South Korea - 2023 - 8 ep)

1. Smart Female Lead

1. ✅

*started: 28 March 2023

*completed: 29 March 2023

Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead

1. Where your eyes linger (South Korea - 2020 - 8 ep)

1. Clingy Male Lead

1. ✅ 

*started: 05 January 2023

*completed: 05 January 2023

Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead 

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 

1. To My Star S1 (South Korea - 2021 - 9 ep)

1. Rich Male Lead

1. ✅ 

*started: 26 January 2023

*completed: 26 January 2023

Killer 

OR

Healer  

1. Beyond Evil (South Korea - 2021 - 16 ep)

1. Killer

1. ✅ 

*started: 02 September 2023

*completed: 10 September 2023


Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest

1. Cutie Pie 2 You (Thailand - 2023 - 4 ep)

1. Pet

1. ✅

*started: 31 August 2023

*completed: 31 August 2023

Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death

1. Kiseki: Dear to Me (Taiwan - 2023 - 13 ep)

PLAIN TREAT USED

1. ✅ 

*started: 20 October 2023

*completed: 11 November 2023

Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal

1. Silver Spoon (Japan - 2014)

1. Farm Animal

1. ✅

*started: 24 April 2023

*completed: 24 April 2023

Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control

1. The Cat (South Korea - 2011)

1. Animal Control

1. ✅ 

*started: 08 August 2023

*completed: 08 August 2023

Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War

1. My Dearest (South Korea -2023 - 10 ep)

1. Horse Ridden to Out to War

1. ✅ 

*started: 30 October 2023

*completed: 13 November 2023


20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Human Turns into an Animal   

OR

Animal turns into a Human

1. Choco Milk Shake (South Korea - 2022 - 11 ep)

1. Animal turns into a human

1. ✅ 

*started: 07 January 2023

*completed: 08 January 2023

Adorable animals 

OR 

Animal Attack

1. Love Tractor (South Korea - 2023 - 8 ep)

1. Adorable animals

1. ✅

*started: 09 August 2023

*completed: 09 August 2023

Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City

1. Adoring (China - 2019)

1. Animal in a city

1. ✅ 

*started: 31 March 2023

*completed: 31 March 2023

Pet dressed in Clothes 

OR 

Animal Abuse

1. Confessions (Japan - 2010)

1. Animal Abuse

1. ✅ 

*started: 06 June 2023

*completed: 06 June 2023

Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals

1. Extreme Job (South Korea - 2019)

PLAIN TREAT USED

1. ✅ 

*started: 06 October 2023

*completed: 07 October 2023

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)

1. The Warp effect (Thailand - 2022 - 12 ep)

1. Birth care

1. ✅

*started: 09 August 2023

*completed: 10 August 2023

Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts

1. Marry My Dead Body  (Taiwan - 2023)

1. Ghosts

1. ✅

*started: 11 August 2023

*completed: 11 August 2023

Corruption 

OR

Teamwork

1. We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd Special Edition (Taiwan - 2021 - 12 ep)

1. Teamwork

(colleagues team up together to build an application)

1. ✅

*started: 01 July 2023

*completed: 02 July 2023

Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game

1. We Best Love: No. 1 For You (Taiwan - 2021 - 6 ep)

1. Friendly Game

(friendly competition of various games at a fair)

1. ✅

*started: 01 July 2023

*completed: 01 July 2023

Friendship 

OR

Bullying

1. Between Us (Thailand - 2022 - 12 ep)

1. Friendship

1. ✅

*started: 01 May 2023

*completed: 06 May 2023


22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates

1. Our Dating Sim (South Korea - 2023 - 8 ep)

1. Colleagues

1. ✅ 

*started: 06 May 2023

*completed: 06 May 2023

Bromance 

OR 

Sismance

1. Bad and Crazy (South Korea - 2021 - 12 ep)

1. Bromance

1. ✅ 

*started: 27 February 2023

*completed: 24 March 2023

Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 

1. Not Me (Thailand - 2021 - 14 ep)

1. Sibling

1. ✅ 

*started: 01 March 2023

*completed: 11 March 2023

Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher

1. 3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu (Japan - 2019 - 10 ep)

1. Student-Teacher

2. ✅  

*started: 13 February 2023

*completed: 18 February 2023

Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier

1. D.P. S2 (South Korea - 2023 - 6 ep)

1. Soldier

1. ✅ 

*started: 01 August 2023

*completed: 02 August 2023


Name and Cover 

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 

1. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (Japan - 2017)

1. Body Part

1. ✅ 

*started: 16 April 2023

*completed: 16 April 2023

Color 

OR

Emotion 

1. Blueming (South Korea - 2022 - 11 ep) 

1. Color

1. ✅ 

*started: 19 February 2023

*completed: 20 February 2023

Object 

OR

Verb 

1. Stay Still (Hong-Kong - 2023 - 5 ep)

1. Verb

1. ✅ 

*started: 09August 2023

*completed: 31 August 2023

Animal

OR

Number 

1. Wolf Girl and Black Prince (Japan - 2016)

1. Animal

1. ✅ 

*started: 05 January 2023

*completed: 05 January 2023

Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 

1. 365: Repeat the Year (South Korea - 2020 - 24 ep)

1. Calendar-related word

1. ✅ 

*started: 29 January 2023

*completed: 04 February 2023


24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress Plain: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal 

1. You and me (Japan - 2011)

1. Domesticated Animal

1. ✅ 

*started: 17 May 2023

*completed: 17 May 2023

Flower 

OR 

Building 

1. Utsukushii Kare (Japan - 2021 - 6 ep)

1. Flower

1. ✅ 

*started: 24 January 2023

*completed: 24 January 2023

Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 

1. Double Mints (Japan - 2017)

1. Dark Colors

1. ✅ 

*started: 4 December 2023

*completed: 4 December 2023

Rainbow 

OR

Door 

1. Stay By My Side (Taiwan - 2023 - 10 ep)

PLAIN TREAT USED

1. ✅

*started: 07 September 2023

*completed: 16 September 2023

Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 

1. Boys Planet (South Korea - 2023 - 12 ep)

1. Geometrical Shapes

1. ✅

*started: 13 February 2023

*completed: 23 April 2023


Origin

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress Plain: 7/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China

1. Go Ahead (China - 2020 - 46 ep)


1. ✅ 

*started: 02 June 2023

*completed: 23 December 2023

Hong Kong

1. Stay Still Episode 0 (Hong Kong - 2023 - 1 ep)


1. ✅

*started: 09 August 2023

*completed: 09 August 2023

Japan

1. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!: The Movie (Japan - 2022)


1. ✅

*started: 27 March 2023

*completed: 27 March 2023

Philippines

1. She's Dating the Gangster (Philippines - 2014)


1. ✅  

*started: 25 February 2023

*completed:  26 February 2023

South Korea

1. Juvenile Justice  (South Korea - 2022 - 10 ep)


1. ✅

*started: 08 April 2023

*completed: 05 May 2023

Taiwan

1. Kiseki+ (Taiwan - 2023 - 1 ep)


1. ✅ 

*started: 20 October 2023

*completed: 20 October 2023

Thailand

1. Theory of Love (Thailand - 2019 - 12 ep)


1. ✅ 

*started: 01 April 2023

*completed: 02 April 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:
5/5
Forest
Used:
 4/4
Space
Used: 
/2
Black Hole
Used:
/1
RouteEssentialSubstitute forNotesCompleted

Plain treat - Genre: Music

 Tomorrow x Together: Our Lost Summer (South Korea - 2023)

Habitat 2: Propaganda OR Independent Movie

1st treat used 

(plain stage)

1. ✅ 

*started: 31 August 2023

*completed: 06 September 2023

Plain treat - Tag: Roommates' Relationship


Stay By My Side (Taiwan - 2023 - 10 ep)Habitat 24: Door OR Rainbow

2nd treat used

(plain stage)

1. ✅ 

*started: 07 September 2023

*completed: 16 September 2023

Plain treat - Tag: Multiple Mains

Extreme Job (South Korea - 2019)

Habitat 20: Second Lead Caring for Animals OR Antagonist Caring For Animals

3rd treat used

(plain stage)

1. ✅ 

*started: 06 October 2023

*completed: 07 October 2023

Plain treat - Tag: Sexual Assault

Light (Taiwan - 2021)Habitat 13: features a Religious Leader OR Some type of God4th treat used

(plain stage)

1. ✅ 

*started: 13 October 2023

*completed: 13 October 2023

Plain treat - Tag: drugs
Kiseki: Dear to Me (Taiwan - 2023 - 13 ep)
Habitat 19: Talking Pet OR Animal Death5th treat used

(plain stage)

1. ✅ 

*started: 20 October 2023

*completed: 11 November 2023



Forest treat - Tag: ZEROBASEONECamp ZeroBaseOne (South Korea - 2023 - 3 ep)
Habitat 1: Anthology OR Omnibus6th treat used

(forest stage)

1. ✅ 

*started: 25 June 2023

*completed: 07 July 2023


Forest treat - Tag: GangHot Young Bloods (South Korea - 2014)Habitat 11: Age Gap [Drama Life] OR Classmates' Relationship7th treat used

(forest stage)

1. ✅ 

*started: 03 December 2023

*completed: 03 December 2023

Forest treat - Tag: Voice ActingBoys' Voice (South Korea - 2023 - 8 ep)Habitat 11: Ennemies to Lovers OR Love at First Sight8th treat used

(forest stage)

1. ✅ 

*started: 15 October 2023

*completed: 18 October 2023


Forest treat -  Tag: Behind The ScenesOnly Friends: Behind The Scenes (Thailand - 2023 - 12 ep)Habitat 11: Nice Female Lead / Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Male Lead9th treat used

(forest stage)

1. ✅ 

*started: 19 August 2023

*completed: 11 November 2023

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Starting date: 02/01/2023
Link to your Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/emisfritish
Goal animal & stage : Plain Dwarf Flying Squirrel
Current animal & stage reached : 
Progress in habitats:  6/6
Progress in routes :  30/30
Treats used : 
Link to the animals and stages : HERE
LINK TO BOTTOM


Completed                    Currently  Watching                       To Watch 

Dramas :  24               Drama Specials :  1                   Movies :  3               TV Shows :  2

Korean :  17              Thai :  9                Chinese :  2              Taïwanese :  0              Japanese :  2 

Hong-Kong :  0        Philippines :  0


Habitats completely occupied : 

1. Type

Progress:  5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Done

 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



The Idol Band: Boy's 
Battle (All season)



TV Show



OK

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL


Drama Special Season
10: Scouting Reports

(Drama Special)



Drama
 Special



OK

Co-Produced 

OR 

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



Our Beloved Summed
(Actor from another
country)



Drama
(Choi Woo Shik)



OK

Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus



Our Skyy 2



Drama



OK

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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book


Ototo no Otto
(Adapted from a
manga)




Drama



OK


3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 4/5

Watch a title from one of the 
following genres / Choice of 
Route.

Essentials 

Notes

Done

Historical   OR  Sci-Fi 

OR

Treat n° 1 used (Genre : Music)






Comedy 

OR

Tragedy


Hidden Love
(Comedy)



Drama



OK

Thriller

OR

Romance


Starstruck
(Romance)



Drama



OK

Youth 

OR

Political 


Never Let Me Go
(Youth)


Drama


OK

Action

OR

Life


Mysterious Love
(Action)




Drama



OK


5. Duration of The Hike
Tutorial

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Done

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 

Rerun



Movie



OK

DRAMA with 20-30 minute
episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or 
more. 



Sing My Crush
(25 minutes)



Drama



OK

DRAMA with 30-40 minute
episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or
longer.


(114 minutes)



Movie



OK

DRAMA with 40-50 minute
episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or 
longer. 






Drama




OK

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  



Bon Appétit
(8 episodes)



Drama



OK


6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Done

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA



Love Class 2
(Second season)



Drama



OK

Different Timelines  OR
Time Loop

Treat n° 2 used (Tag : Archery)








Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel


I Promised You The 
Moon
(Time Skip)


Drama



OK

Winter 

OR 

Summer



Love Tractor
(Summer)



Drama



OK

Fall  

OR

Spring


Semantic Error:
The Movie
(Fall)


Movie



OK


7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Done

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


OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge



My Mister
(On KuzKan's watchlist)




Drama



OK

with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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



Great Seoul Invasion
(190 watchers)



TV Show




OK

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number
of episodes in your PTW list




Soundtrack #1
(4 episodes)




Drama




OK

mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any
feeds)



Perfect Mariage 
Revenge
(Mentioned here -
Forum)



Drama



OK 

with the newest release date in
your PTW list

OR

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



Love Mate
(2023)




Drama




OK


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

Done

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of
your favorites


Vice Versa
"Bee" Pongsate Lucksameepong also wrote A Tale of 
Thousand Stars)



Drama



OK

from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite
actresses


Extraordinary Attorney
Woo

Yoo In Shik - Best director
at the 53rd BaekSang 

awards




Drama




OK

from an award-winning
screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite
actors

(Favourite actor :
Gun Atthaphan)



Drama



OK

from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles


Midnight Museum
(Gun Atthaphan - Best
actor in a supporting role at the : Asian Television
Awards in 2020
)



Drama




OK

from an award-winning actress

OR

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



Our Dating Sim
(Director & Writer I haven't seen anything from)




Drama




OK


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


Genre : Music


My School
President

Genre : Historical or Sci-Fi


Drama


OK


Tag : Archery


A Shoulder 
to Cry On

Different Timelines OR
Time Loop


Drama


OK














MDL watch challenge 2023 Sign-Up Sheet



Link to my drama list:

Starting date:
January 1, 2023


Ending date: xxx x, 2023

Goal:  Level 3(=6 habitats=30 essentials)- realistic dream
Level 4 (=8 habitats=40 essentials)- unrealistic dream
Essentials: 13/40
Finished habitats: 1/8

 

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

A. Web Series

OR

 TV SHOW*

B. 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

To My Star
A.
Web series
25/02

A. MOVIE

OR

B. DRAMA SPECIAL

Bad Genius
A. Movie

26/02

A. Co-Produced 


OR 

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

The witch: Part 1
B.
Starring an actor from a country NOT on MDL; Choi woo shik


24/01


A. Anthology 

OR 

B. Omnibus

Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo 
A. Anthology






14/08

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

Or

B. Adapted From a Novel / Book

Mask girlA. Adapted from a webtoon


14/10



2. Is it True?

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

A. Advertisement  

OR 

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

Please tell me soA. Advertisement05/06

A.Independent Film 

OR 

B.Propaganda

Hellbound
B. Propaganda



A. Documentary Genre


OR


B.  Mockumentary

The medium
B. 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: 4/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

A. Historical 

OR 

B. Sci-Fi 

Alice in borderlandA. Sci-Fi18/10

 A. Comedy 

OR

B. Tragedy

One dollar lawyer 
A. Comedy17/09

A. Thriller

OR

B. Romance

The victims' gameA. Thriller16/06

A. Youth 

OR

B. Political 

A-TEEN

currently

A. Action 

OR

B. Life

My nameA. Action 


Time is Relative

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


4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

A. in 2023

OR

B. 1940-1959

currently watching



1990-1999

OR

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



https://mydramalist.com/profile/Midnightfluffy



A. 2000-2010

OR

B. the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

Tidal wave A.

13/10

year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969



  • 1993
  •  2005
  •  2017
  •  2019
  • 2020 



2017-2022

OR

1970-1989








5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 




DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 




DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 



A. DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

B. MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

The glory Pt 1
A. Drama with 50 min episodes

A. DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

B. DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

The killing vote
A. at least on episode las over 60 min17/11


6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

A. Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

B. Only 1 episode of a DRAMA

TrolleyB.

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

Our dating sim

currently 

A. Time Skip 

OR  

B. Time Travel

Twinkling watermeloncurrently

Winter 

OR 

Summer

The tower

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

CHIP-IN
B. https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/KangJia



A.with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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

Mistress

A. 7.210



A.DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

A.DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list


She knows everthing
A.



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









Getting up Close and Personal 

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





12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 


OR


Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

The glory part 2
B. mourning


30/09

 Healing 

OR

Suicide






13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination






Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 


OR


In a Small Town






15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow






The Main Attraction 

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


 16. Who Are We?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 




Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 




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

OR

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




Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 




Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity









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 





MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: 1/2/2023

Link to your Drama list: :)

Progress Habitat:

 

 Other Stats:

Movies: 7

Dramas:  7

TV Show: 1


Countries:

Korea: 11

China: 1

Japan: 3

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 3/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

OR

 TV SHOW*

At least 5 episodes 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

Singles Inferno Season 1

Watched entire S1
2/10/23



MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

Animal World


1/3/23

Co-Produced 


OR 

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

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan





Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus

Persona

4/4

1/3/23



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

Or

Adapted From a NovelBook

Sweet Home





 

 

3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 4/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 

Kingdom Season 1

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy


A Business Proposal
12/12

1/4/23

Thriller

OR

Romance

Switched1/9/23

Youth 

OR

Political 

20th Century Girl
1/4/23

Action 

OR

Life

Violence Action2/10/23

 

Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959


Crash Course in Romance




1990-1999

OR

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


Love Letter




2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

The Beast and the Beauty


2005

1/4/23


year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969

The Beauty Inside

2015



2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

Sweet & Sour

2021

1/25/23



 

5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress: 2/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 Somehow 18




DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 


Hiyama Kentaro no Ninshin
26 mins/ep

1/5/23

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

Moonlit Winter

105 mins

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

A Brighter Summer Day237 mins

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

The Glory Season 18 eps

2/9/23

 

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

Alice in Borderland S2

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

One More Time

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

Live Up To Your Name

Winter 

OR 

Summer

Us and Them

Fall  

OR

Spring

Orange

 

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

Hotel Del Luna




with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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


A Taxi Driver

Rank #6


DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list


Ototo no Otto
3 episodes



mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)







with the newest release date in your PTW list


OR

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






 

8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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

Perfume





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).


All of us are Dead
https://mydramalist.com/list/4q6pPDo1



from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats

So Not Worth It

Least viewed: Sitcom



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

Or

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

The Forbidden Marriage

https://mydramalist.com/article/the-forbidden-marriage-joseon-cinderella-tale-but-better



with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it

My Name

Over 10 reviews
2/12/23



 

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

My Love from the Star
Park Ji Eun (Crash Landing on You)



from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses

The Princess's Man
Moon Chae Won



from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors

Arthdal Chronicles Part 1
Song Joong Ki



from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles

Chicago Typewriter

Kim Chul Gyu (Flower of Evil)



from an award-winning actress


OR

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

Remarriage and Desires


2/12/23


 

Getting up Close and Personal 

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

 

 

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 


OR


Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




 Healing 

OR

Suicide




 

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination




 

 

Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 


OR


In a Small Town




 

15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow




 

The Main Attraction 

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

 16. Who Are We?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 




Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 




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

OR

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




Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 




Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity




 

 

 

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War




 

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying




 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier




 

Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 




Color 


OR


Emotion 




Object 

OR

Verb 




Animal

OR

Number 




Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 




 

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 


OR


Wild Animal 




Flower 

OR 

Building 




Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 




Rainbow 

OR

Door 




Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 




 

Origin

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

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

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand




 

Treats

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

My Treats!

Plains

Used:

/5

Forest

Used:

 /4

Mountain

Used:

 /3

Space

Used: 

/2

Black Hole

Used:

/1

Route

Essential

Substitute for

Notes

Completed