MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: 1/1/2023

Link to your Drama list: PhantomPawPrints' Drama List

Progress: 7/87

Habitat: 0/17

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Taxonomy 

In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials 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


Paik's Spirit
January 3

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL


20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End

January 7

Co-Produced 


OR 

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


The Great Wall

July 20; Co-Produced with China & US; Also starring Pedro Pascal (Chile/US)


Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus


ThirTEEN Terrors
Anthology



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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book


Save Me

Webtoon


 

3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 1/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 




Comedy 

OR

Tragedy




Thriller

OR

Romance

Ice FantasyRomance; February 4 - February 23

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:  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







 

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. 

 

 

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God

In the Name of God: A Holy BetrayalJuly 28 - July 29

Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination




 

Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 


OR


In a Small Town




 

15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow




 

The Main Attraction 

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

17. Camouflage?

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist




Glasses 

OR

Tattoos




Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

SwitchedBody Swap; July 29 - July 30

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead


OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead




Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine




 

 

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War




 

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying




 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier




 

Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 




Color 


OR


Emotion 




Object 

OR

Verb 




Animal

OR

Number 




Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 




 

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 0/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 


OR


Wild Animal 




Flower 

OR 

Building 




Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 




Rainbow 

OR

Door 




Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 




 

Origin

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

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

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 1/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan

Run for the MoneyJanuary 2 - January 5

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 4, 2023
Completion date: December 25, 2023
Link to your Drama list: u_oui
Habitat & Level:  Plains - Japanese Marten

Completed Essentials:  53 / 52       Completed Habitats:  10 / 10 

Title Types: 
         Dramas  ( 36 )     Movies  ( 9 )     Specials  ( 5 )     TV Show  ( 3 )

Country: 
        SK  ( 29 )         Ch  ( 14 )         Jp  ( 6 )  
        Tw  ( 1 )           HK  ( 1 )           Th  ( 1 )         Ph  ( 1 )

Taxonomy   

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

1. TypeProgress:      0 / 5
2. Is it True?Progress:      0 / 5
3. All About the Gen(r)es  Progress:      0 / 5

Time is Relative   

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

4. Year of Origin              

Progress:      5 / 5

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes 
Status

in 2023

OR

1940-1959

Year: 2023

(Drama) (China)

Nov 8

10 ⭐

1990-1999

OR

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

MDL Member: emisfritish
Year: 2019

(Special) (SK)
Jan 22

8.0

✅ 2000-2010

OR

the month you were born

Year: 2010

(Movie) (Japan)

Feb 5

8.0 ⭐

✅ year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969

Generated year: 2003

(Movie) (SK)

✅ Nov 3

7.5

✅ 2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

Year: 2018

(Movie) (China)
May 28

7.0

5. Duration of The Hike     Progress:      0 / 5
6. Time  Can Be ConfusingProgress:      0 / 5

The Chronicles of MDL   

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

7. Sharing is Caring       
Progress:      0 / 5

8. Examined                          

Progress:      5 / 5

Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesStatus

on your Recommendations page

OR

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

Bride's Revenge
Trailer was on page 4 as of March 3

(Drama) (China)


✅ Mar 8

4.5

✅ 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).

Drama Special S13: Do You Know Ashtanga?
Custom List: KBS drama specials

(Special) (SK)
✅ Apr 30

9.0

your most viewed tags 

OR

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats

Military Prosecutor Doberman
Least viewed genre: Military

(Drama) (SK)
✅ Apr 9

8.0

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

OR

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

The Glory 
MDL Game -

(Drama) (SK)
Mar 11

8.5 ⭐

✅ with over 10 Reviews 

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it


Over 10 reviews

(Drama) (China)

✅ Oct 15

7.0 

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters    
  *List with awards   Add link to award/person's page.

Progress:      5 / 5

Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesStatus
Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites

Beyond Evil

Award Winning
2021 Daesang

(Drama) (SK)
✅ Feb 11

8.5 ⭐

from an award-winning director

OR

✅ that has one of your favorite actresses

Favorite actress: 

(Drama) (SK)
✅Oct 28

8.5

from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

 that has one of your favorite actors

Favorite actor: 

(Drama) (SK)
✅ Mar 30

9.0

from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles

Same director of a fave: You Are My Glory 

(Drama) (China)
✅ Apr 21

7.5

from an award-winning actress

OR

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

Director I've never seen anything from before: Lee Han Joon

(Drama) (SK)

✅ Jun 9

7.0

 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:      0 / 5

11. Finding a Mate

Progress:      5 / 5

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Status

 First Love

OR

 Nudity & Sexual Content


(Drama) (SK)
Feb 15

6.0

 Age Gap [Drama Life]

OR

Classmates' Relationship

Age Gap

(Drama) (Japan)

Nov 26

8.0

features a Heterosexual relationship 

OR

Same-Sex relationship

The New Employee 

Same-Sex relationship 

(Drama) (SK)

Feb 19

9.5

✅ Enemies to Lovers

OR

Love at First Sight

Enemies To Lovers

(Drama) (China)
✅ Jan 8

8.5 

Nice Female LeadMale Lead

OR

Aggressive Female Lead /Male Lead

Nice Male Lead

(Drama) (China)
Jul 14

8.0

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:      5 / 5

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Status
Slight Comedy

OR

Black Comedy
Slight Comedy

(Drama) (China)
Feb 18

8.0 ⭐  

Happy Ending

OR

features some type of Doomsday

Happy Ending

(Drama) (SK)

Jan 14

7.0 ⭐

 Tragic Past

OR

Sketch Comedy

Tragic Past

(Drama) (SK)

 Apr 29

8.5

features a Celebration

OR

 Mourning


Mourning

(Drama) (China)

 Feb 4

9.0 ⭐

 Healing

OR

✅ Suicide

Suicide

(Special) (SK)
 Dec 2

8.5 ⭐

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress:      5 / 5

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Status
✅ features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God

Religious Leader - Shaman

(Drama) (SK)


✅ Mar 18

8.5 


Misunderstanding 

OR 

Character Development

Misunderstanding

(Drama) (Japan)

Mar 14

8.5

Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot

 OR 

LGBTQ+

LGTBQ+

(Drama) (SK)
Jul 7

7.5
Suspense 

OR 

 Slow Burn Story Slow Burn Romance

Slow burn romance

(Drama) (SK)

May 12

9.5

Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

Popular Male Lead

(Drama) (Japan)
May 27

7.0

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
Status

On a Field 

OR

 On a Cliff

Time and Him Are Just Right

Cliff  (Ep 16)

(Drama) (China)

Mar 3

7.5 

In the Woods

OR

 By the Sea

One Piece

Sea

(Drama) (Japan)


✅ Nov 2

9.5

In a Jungle

OR

✅ On a Rooftop

Rooftop

(Movie) (SK)

✅ Apr 4

9.0 

On a Mountain

OR

✅ On an Island

Island

(Reality TV) (SK)

✅ Jun 21

9.0 

 In a City

OR

In a Small Town

In a City  (Seoul)

(Movie) (SK)

✅ Feb 25

8.0 

15. Humans Have So Many ThingsProgress:      0 / 5

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:      0 / 5

17. Camouflage

Progress:      6 / 5

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Status

Athlete 

OR

Artist

Drama Special S13: Stain

Artist: Painter
(Drama) (SK)



Artist: Pianist
(Special) (SK)

 Dec 4

8.0 ⭐



 May 29

8.0 ⭐

Glasses

OR

Tattoos

Glasses  - Participant: Zhang Gen Yuan

(Reality TV) (China)

✅ Jan 19

9.0

Identity Swap   

OR   

 Body Swap

Body Swap

(Drama) (China)

Mar 25

8.5 

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead   

OR 

 Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

Criminal Lead

(Movie) (SK)
Jan 15

6.5

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead   

OR  

 Antihero/Antiheroine

Antihero

(Drama) (SK)
 Jan 10

9.0
18. What Are You?Progress:      0 / 5

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash  

 In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. 

19. The Petting ZooProgress:      0 / 5
20. Where the Humans Are…Progress:      0 / 5
21. Friendly Ways to Live or Die       Progress:      0 / 5
22. Who Am I When I Am With You?Progress:      0 / 5

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) name. For the second one (24) cover. 

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress:      5 / 5

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Status

 Celestial Body 

OR 

Body Part

Sun

(Drama) (SK)
 Jan 27

7.5 ⭐

 Color 

OR 

Emotion

Blueming
Color

(Drama) (SK)

✅ Apr 14

8.0 

Object

OR 

Verb

(Drama) (China)

Nov 18

8.0 ⭐

Animal 

OR 

Number

Number

(Reality show) (SK)
 Feb 25

9.0 ⭐

 Season 

OR 

Calendar-related word

Season

(Special) (SK)
✅ Mar 5

7.5
24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover Progress:      0 / 5

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

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Status

(Drama) (China)

 Jan 30

8.5 ⭐
(Movie) (HK)
 Apr 20

5.5 ⭐

(Drama) (Japan)


Apr 7

8.0 ⭐


(Movie) (Ph)
Dec 3

5.0

(Movie) (SK)

 
May 28

5.5
Taiwan
(Drama) (Taiwan)
Dec 25

7.5
(Drama)  (Thailand)
 Feb 23

9.5

Starting date: January 3, 2023

Link to your Drama list: SavetheDate

Progress Habitat: 125 

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

Physical: 100


TV show 

9 episodes


21/02/23

MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL

The Secret (Love)


Drama Special 

20/01/23

Co-Produced 

OR 

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


Lee Long Shi is Singaporean 

22/05/23

Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus

At the Moment 


Anthology 


15/11/2023

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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book

Pachinko


Novel 

27/01/23


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)

18 Again 

Educational

28/03/23

Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda

Liway 

Independant film 

06/06/23

Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary

LiSA Another Great Day 

Documentary  

05/01/23

Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

Inhuman Kiss 

Folklore

30/10/23

Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story

Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River

Historical Fiction 

30/01/23


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 

Bossy Husband Who Loved Me 

Historical 

12/07/23

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

My School President 

Comedy 

24/01/23

Thriller

OR

Romance

Missing: The Other Side 

Thriller 

18/01/23

Youth 

OR

Political 

My Only 12% 

Youth  

02/01/23

Action 

OR

Life

 Kill Bok Soon 

Action

04/04/23


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:  

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959

Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Season 2 


2023 


09/02/23

1990-1999

OR

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

 New Dragon Gate Inn 


1992 

01/04/23

2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born


Liar Game  


2007

15/12/23

year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969


Liu San Jie 


1960 


21/12/23

2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

White Ant 

2017


15/05/23


5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

Dear Karl 

Short Film 

20/01/23

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

Unchained Love 

36 episodes 

23/01/23

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 Mission 1: Possible 

105 mn 

31/1/23

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 

The Revenge 

40 mn 

02/01/23

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Season 1 

75 mn  

31/01/23


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

Love Class Season 2  

Season 2 

10/10/23

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

An Ancient Love Song 

# timeloop

15/07/23

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

My Perfect Stranger 

Time Travel 

30/12/23

Winter 

OR 

Summer

Jack o' Frost 

Winter Setting 

31/03/23

Fall  

OR

Spring

Our Season: Spring with Park Jae Chan 

Spring 

14/02/23


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:

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

 Postmen in the Mountains  


  


26/11/23

with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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

I Hear Your Voice


#433 (on 23/02/23)


28/02/23

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list

Letter from the Sun 

2 episodes


08/09/23

mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)

The Tuxedo 

Recommendation by AthenaTheStorierX )==>here


29/01/23

with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

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

 East Palace, West Palace  

1996

09/09/23


8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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


The Heavenly Idol 


Trailer link - P1 25/01
 


23/03/23

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

OR

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


 Only Friends 


Voting list 

https://mydramalist.com/list/3rWawv94 


29/09/23

from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats


Your Eyes Tell 


Least tag Hidden Past 


22/03/23

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

Or

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

The Blood of Youth 


Wuxia 


30/01/23

with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it

Happy Ending Romance 

over 10 reviews 



12/01/23


9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites


Departures


Oscar, Foreign Language Film 2009 

25/12/23

from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses

Gasohug 

Best direction fiction on Asian Television Awards 2022 for F4 Thailand
O Patha Thongpan
(source


15/01/23

from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors

The World Between Us 


Lu Shih Yuan (source


28/12/23

from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles


Time to Hunt 


Park Hae Soo (source)
Lee Je Hoon (source


21/03/23

from an award-winning actress

OR

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

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble 

Lin Kuan Hui Director I haven't seen anything


15/05/23


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:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism

Moonlight Chicken 

Ex-boyfriend comes back 

06/03/23

Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

Utsukushii Kare Season 2

Cohabitation

01/03/23

Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

The Glory Part 2 

Sexual Assault 

19/03/23

Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship

Flash Marriage 

Contract relationship 

18/02/23

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower 

Domestic abuse 

27/03/23


11. Finding a Mate

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

OR 

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

  Never Let Me Go 

First love

28/02/23

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

The Forbidden Flower 

Older Man / Younger Woman 


28/02/23

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

mlm relationship 

14/02/23

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

The Eclipse 


Enemies to Lovers 

31/01/23

Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead

Hidden Love 

Nice ML 

06/07/23


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy

Till the End of the Moon 

Slight Comedy

09/05/23

Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu 

Doomsday

09/04/23

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

The Swindlers 

Tragic past  

16/02 /23

features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

Sorry Baker 

Mourning his  wife

17/10/23

 Healing 

OR

Suicide

My Broken Love Story 

Healing 

20/01/23


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God

 The Director Who Buys Me Dinner 

type of god

12/01/23

Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

My Lovely Liar 

Character Development

19/09/23

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

Let Me Hear It Barefoot 

LGBTQ+

04/03/23

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Isa Pa with Feelings 

Slow Burn Story

01/03/23

 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

Switch 

The ML was a famous actor before living in an alternative world where he is poor and a theatre actor. He returns to his original life at the end.

19/11/23



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

 Under the Microscope 

On a field

3/12/23

In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea

 Decision to Leave 

Sea

07/03/23

In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop

 Our Dating Sim 

Rooftop 

30/03/23

On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island

Amnesia Love 

Island setting

09/05/23

In a City 

OR

In a Small Town

Fabricated City 

City

05/02/23


15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack

 A Breeze of Love 



01/12/23

A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car

See You in My 19th Life 

White Truck of Doom

23/07/23

A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth

Midnight Museum 

One of the story is related to the possibility of talking with a person in a parallel universe through a phone booth 

 04/04 /23

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie

Semantic Error: The Movie

Hoodie

14/02/23

A Book 

OR

A Crossbow

A Girl Like Me 

The FL is shoot by a crossbow in Ep. 37 

25/02/23


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:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 

Hang in There, Kids! 


27/03/23

Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

King the Land 


06/08/23

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)

Moving in Between 

Transgender 

06/03/23

Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 

Be Alive Just Like You

ML is on wheelchair 

04/03/23

Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity

The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity 

Hidden Identity 

06/02/23


17. Camouflage?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

 Modern Art 

ML is a painter

17/10/23

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos

Between Us

Tattoos 

30/01/23


Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

(Identity swap, transmigration)

18/01/23

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

Psychopath Diary 


29/09/23

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine

One Piece 


19/09/23


18. What Are You?  

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead

Kaitou Yamaneko 

Strong FL / Strong ML 

30/04/23 

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

My Uncanny Destiny 

Smart FL 

15/06/23 

Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead

Todome no Parallel 

Cold FL 

28/01/23

Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead 

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 

A League of Nobleman 

Poor ML 

24/02/23 

Killer 

OR

Healer  

No Tears for the Dead 

Killer

31/05/23 



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

New Life Begins 

The main couple  have a dog 

30/01/23 

Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death

Woof & Meow – Do you Love Me? 

The dog speaks 

08/08/23 

Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal

Thirty But Seventeen 

Farm Animal 

23/04/23 

Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control

La Pluie 

ML is a veterinarian 

17/07/23 

Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War

Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 

Lee Rang and his mermaid girlfriend ride a horse

12/06/23 



20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Human Turns into an Animal   

OR

Animal turns into a Human

Multiples perspectives

Liar 


9/11/23

Adorable animals 

OR 

Animal Attack

 Story of Kunning Palace 

Animal Attack 

25/11/23

Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City

 Back From the Brink 

In the wild

12/06/23

Pet dressed in Clothes 

OR 

Animal Abuse

Censored  Romance


11/08/23

Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals

 Mysterious Lotus Casebook  

second lead

21/09/23

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)

Hoshi Furu Yoru ni 

Gynecologist FL

15/03/23

Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts

 Marry My Dead Body 

Ghost 

13/08/23 

Corruption 

OR

Teamwork

Escape from Mogadishu

Political corruption

28/01/23

Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game

 The Glory 

Moon Dong Eun and Ha Do Young played G o in episode 4

15/03/23 

Friendship 

OR

Bullying

 When I Fly Towards You 


14/11/23


22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates

A Christmas Carol 

Inmates 

30/01/23

Bromance 

OR 

Sismance

Bloodhounds 

Bromance

09/06/23

Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 

 The Child of Light 

Parent - child

19/03/23

Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher

Lesson in Love

Student Teacher romance 

21/01/23

Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier

Bed Friend 

Doc-Patient

22/04/23


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:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 

 Moon in the Day  

Celestial body

14/12/23

Color 

OR

Emotion 

Ameiro Paradox 

Color 

13/02/23 

Object 

OR

Verb 

Rerun 

Verb

19/10/23

Animal

OR

Number 

0.1% World 


Number 

02/03/23 

Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 

Shigatsu no Tokyo wa... 

April 

04/08/23 



24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal 
River Knows Fish Heart

Wild animal

21/09/23

Flower 

OR 

Building 

Hitohira no Hatsukoi 

Flower 

15/07/23 

Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 

Love Tractor 

light  color

28/06/23 

Rainbow 

OR

Door 

609 Bedtime Story 

The glass door leading to the balcony can be seen in a corner.

26/02/23

Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 

Classroom 2022 

Geometrical shapes

06/06/23


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: 

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China

Papa  


26/10/23

Hong Kong

 I Miss You When I See You  


22/09/23

Japan

Once Upon a Crime  


23/10/23.

Philippines

 I Love You, Beksman 


21/09/23

South Korea

The Eighth Sense 


26/04/23

Taiwan

The Silence of Om 


20/01 /23

Thailand

Love Destiny The Movie 


28/03/23


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

Censored Romance 

 Stay with Me 

Pet dressed in Clothes 

OR 

Animal Abuse



Multiples perspectives 

Liar 

Human Turns into an Animal   

OR

Animal turns into a Human














Starting date:  January 3, 2023 

Link to your Drama list: PANDA

Progress Habitat:  25/25

Essentials: 241/241

Countries :  07/07

Achieved:  November 19, 2023 

CONCLUÍDO!!!

December 30st, 2023 



 #F5C585 #CC3C54 #54A484 

-  TAXONOMY

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

1. Type 

Choice of Route / Notes
Essentials / Completed  3/10





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






2. Is it True?











3. All About the Gen(r)es  









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



















5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial





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





6. Time Can Be Confusing 



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









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



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


  • from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge:

"zekkou"



  • with less than 10,000 viewers
  • 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 
  • DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list


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


  • with the newest release date in your PTW list


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

8. Examined…

Tutorial



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




  • from your most viewed tags "Death"




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




  • with over 10 Reviews "Ballerina (2023) - Oct. 3,2023"
  • 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



  • Award-winning





From an award-winning director



from an award-winning screenwriter

  • that has one of your favorite actors

  • from an award-winning actor

by the same director as one of your favorite titles



  • from an award-winning actress


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…













11. Finding a Mate


Essentials / Completed  6/10










12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying











13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff












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?     












15











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?



Child Actor
 "Zhang Yan Bo"

Veteran Actress : 

"Kim Hye Ja"




Former Child Actor:

" Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat"

Idol Actor : 


"Bae Suzy"

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

-

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







17. Camouflage?
















18. What Are You?  











Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo
















20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress: 2/10













21











22












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











24










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


  • CHINA

  • SOUTH KOREA 

  • PHILLIPINES

  • JAPAN

  • TAIWAN

  • HONG KONG

  • THAILAND

...To the Top

LINK: https://mydramalist.com/list/4a6ja8m1

MDL 2023 Watch Challenge Sign-up Sheet


  • Starting date: January 3, 2023
  • Link to your drama list: Liffy's Drama list
  • Progress habitat: /

Taxonomy 

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

3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress 2/5

Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 

Glitch


14.01.2023

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy




Thriller

OR

Romance

Through the Darkness


11.01.2023

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 RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted

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 1/5

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Completed

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA




Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop




Time Skip 

OR

Time Travel

The Glory


12.01.2023

Winter 

OR

Summer




Fall  

OR

Spring





The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Completed
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember

OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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







DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list







mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)







with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

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







8. Examined… Tutorial

Progress 1/5

Choice of Rote
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

Toshimaen: Haunted Park

started 16.01.2023 (0 reviews)

16.01.2023


9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

Progress

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites







from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses







from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors






from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles







from an award-winning actress

OR

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








Getting up Close and Personal 

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

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Completed

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism




Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship




Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault




Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship




Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 




11. Finding a Mate

Progress

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Completed

 First Love 

OR 

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




Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 




features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship




 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight




Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead





12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Completed
Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




 Healing 

OR

Suicide





13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Completed

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination






Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Completed

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 

OR

In a Small Town





15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Completed

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow





The Main Attraction 

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

17. Camouflage?

Progress

Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted

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)

Taipei Suicide Story



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 2/5

Choice of Route
Essentials
Notes
Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan

Sing in Love


17.01.2023

Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan

Taipei Suicide Story


16.01.2023

Thailand





Treats

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

My Treats!

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


 


















MDL Watch Challenge 2023

 


Starting date: January 1st, 2023


Link to your Drama list:

https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Silvermoon21


Progress Habitat: 0/??



Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

OR

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







MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL






Co-Produced 

OR 

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







Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus







Adapted from a mangawebtoonmanhuamanhwa / Comic

Or

Adapted From a NovelBook








2. Is it True?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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




Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda




Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary




Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real EventsReal Person




Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story





3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress:

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 




Comedy 

OR

Tragedy




Thriller

OR

Romance




Youth 

OR

Political 




Action 

OR

Life





Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959







1990-1999

OR

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







2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born







year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969







2017-2022

OR

1970-1989








5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 




DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 




DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 



DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 




DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  





6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA




Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop




Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel




Winter 

OR 

Summer




Fall  

OR

Spring





The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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







DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list







mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)







with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

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







8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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







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

OR

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







from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats







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

Or

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







with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it








9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites







from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses







from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors






from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles







from an award-winning actress

OR

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








Getting up Close and Personal 

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

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: January 3rd 2023

Link to your Drama list: here

Progress Habitat: 4 / 4 (Taiwan Blue Magpie (Plains))

 


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 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

Put Your Head on My Shoulder 



2023-01-25

MOVIE OR DRAMA SPECIAL

Peninsula 



2023-01-19

Co-Produced  OR 

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

Train to Busan 

Choi Woo Shik  (Canadian)

Ma Dong Seok (American)

2023-01-18

Anthology OR Omnibus

Persona 




2023-05-27

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

Or Adapted From a NovelBook

Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 2 




2023-05-22


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)

Two Lights: Relumino 


2023-01-09

Independent Film OR Propaganda

Just Friends? 


2023-01-09

Documentary Genre
OR 
Mockumentary
Treat: Picked on the fly

My Name 


2023-09-22

Adapted from Folklore OR Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

Hansel and Gretel 


2023-05-27

Historical Fiction OR Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story

The Great Wall


2023-01-29


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 

Kingdom: Ashin of the North


2023-03-10

Comedy OR Tragedy

Hotel del Luna


2023-06-23

Thriller OR Romance

Kingdom Season 2


2023-03-10

Youth  OR Political 

Kingdom 


2023-03-07

Action OR Life

 Put Your Head On My Shoulder Special Episode


2023-01-26


Getting up Close and Personal 

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

11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

OR 

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

20th Century Girl 


2023-04-16

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

From Me to You (2010)


2023-12-26

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

 Go Go Squid 2: Dt. Appledog's Time 


2023-06-30

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

From Me to You (2023)


2023-04-03

Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female LeadMale  Lead

Extraordinary Attorney Woo 


2023-05-20


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: 4/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 

Born With It 


2023-11-27

Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

Ashes of Love 

Yang Zi


2023-11-26

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

OR

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

The Meg 

e.g. Jason Statham

2023-10-27

Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 

Meg 2: The Trench 

e.g. Jason Statham

2023-10-27

Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity





My Treats!

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

My Treats!

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

Picked on the fly

My Name 

Documentary Genre
OR Mockumentary


2023-09-22


















Links: Top of entry | First page

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Starting date: 3rd January, 2023
Link to your Drama list: KCDramaLOVER 
Progress Habitat: Plane(Dwarf Flying Squirrel)


1. Type

Progress:5/5

Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted
 TV SHOW Keep Running: Yellow River Season 2 DONE!
MOVIEEmergency Declaration  DONE!
Co-Produced One Piece  DONE!
OmnibusWild GrassDONE!
webtoonTaxi Driver Season 2  DONE!


2. Is it True?

Progress:5/5

Choice of Route Essentials NotesCompleted 
Educational When You Love Yourself 
DONE!
Independent FilmJuvenile OffenderDONE!
Documentary GenreEN-CORE Dimension: Dilemma DONE!
Inspired by Real EventsThe Silent ForestDONE!
Historical Fiction Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow DONE!


3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress:

Watch a title from one of the following genres 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Sci-Fi 

The Witch: Part 2. The Other One

DONE!

Comedy 

 Strong Woman Do Bong Soon 

DONE!

Thriller

 Ballerina 

DONE!

Youth 

 Youtuber Class 

DONE!

Action

Taxi Driver 

DONE!


4. Sharing is Caring

Progress:1/4

Choice of RouteEssentialsNotesCompleted
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can rememberThe Negotiation DONE!
with less than 10,000 viewersReincarnation Love  DONE!
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list Afraid Of DONE!
mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)As Long as We Both Shall Live 
https://mydra
malist.com/pr
ofile/Misunde
rst0_od/feed
s/E1gOZH3
with the newest release date in your PTW listDONE!


5. Examined…

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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


Perfect Marriage Revenge  


DONE!

https://mydramalist.com/trailers


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

Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo 

https://mydramalist.com/list/1Xz66Dm3

from your most viewed tags 


Soundtrack #1 


DONE!

with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL 


Hidden Love 


https://mydramalist.com/games/4PekPuP1

with over 10 Reviews

Crazy Love 

DONE!


6. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

The Glory 

DONE!

A Sports Car

Celebrity 

DONE!

A Smartphone 

Unlocked 

DONE!

 

A Suit 

Choco Bank 

DONE!

A Book 

0.1% World 

DONE!


MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: january 3 , 2023

Link to your Drama list: HERE

Progress Habitat: ( Red panda  16 for now .)

 

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

OR

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







MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL






Co-Produced 

OR 

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







Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus







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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book








2. Is it True?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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




Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda




Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary




Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person




Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story





3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress:

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 




Comedy 

OR

Tragedy




Thriller

OR

Romance




Youth 

OR

Political 




Action 

OR

Life





Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959







1990-1999

OR

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







2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born







year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969







2017-2022

OR

1970-1989








5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 




DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 




DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 



DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 




DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  





6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA




Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop




Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel




Winter 

OR 

Summer




Fall  

OR

Spring





The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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







DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list







mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)







with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

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







8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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







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

OR

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







from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats







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

Or

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







with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it








9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites







from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses







from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors






from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles







from an award-winning actress

OR

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








Getting up Close and Personal 

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

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism




Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship




Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault




Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship




Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 




11. Finding a Mate

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

OR 

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




Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 




features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship




 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight




Nice Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive Female Lead / Aggressive Male  Lead





12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




 Healing 

OR

Suicide





13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination






Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 

OR

In a Small Town





15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow





The Main Attraction 

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

 16. Who Are We?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 




Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 




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

OR

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




Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 




Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity





17. Camouflage?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist




Glasses 

OR

Tattoos




Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap




Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead




Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine





18. What Are You?  

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead




Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead




Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead




Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead 

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 




Killer 

OR

Healer  





Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War





20. Where the Humans Are…

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Human Turns into an Animal   

OR

Animal turns into a Human




Adorable animals 

OR 

Animal Attack




Animal in the Wild 

OR

Animal in a City




Pet dressed in Clothes 

OR 

Animal Abuse




Second Lead Caring For Animals 

OR 

Antagonist Caring For Animals




 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying





22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier





Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 




Color 

OR

Emotion 




Object 

OR

Verb 




Animal

OR

Number 




Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 





24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 

OR

Wild Animal 




Flower 

OR 

Building 




Light Colors 

OR

Dark Colors 




Rainbow 

OR

Door 




Only Words 

OR 

Geometrical Shapes 





Origin

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

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

25.  Countries of MDL

Progress: 

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea




Taiwan




Thailand





Treats

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

My Treats!

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


 


















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MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

 

Starting date: 1/3/2023

Link to your Drama list: Miguk_saram's Profile - MyDramaList

Progress Habitat:

 

 

Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

OR

 TV SHOW*

At least 5 episodes 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

Life is beautiful 
KR

Completed

Co-Produced 


OR 

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







Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus







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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book







 

2. Is it True?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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




Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda




Documentary Genre


OR


 Mockumentary




Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person




Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story




 

3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 1/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 




Comedy 

OR

Tragedy




Thriller

OR

Romance




Youth 

OR

Political 




Life

Recipe for Farewell
16 Ep - KRCompleted

 

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: 1/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 




DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 




DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

Hit The Spot8 Ep - KRCompleted

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 




DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  




 

6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA




Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop




Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel




Winter 

OR 

Summer




Fall  

OR

Spring




 

The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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


OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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







DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list







mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)







with the newest release date in your PTW list


OR

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






 

8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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







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

OR

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







from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats







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

Or

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







with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it







 

9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites







from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses







from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors






from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles







from an award-winning actress


OR

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







 

Getting up Close and Personal 

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

 

 

12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress:

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 


OR


Black Comedy




Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday




Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy




features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning




 Healing 

OR

Suicide




 

13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

features a Religious Leader 

OR

Some type of God




Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development




 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+




Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance




 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination




 

 

Significant details 

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

14. Where Are We?     

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

On a Field  

OR 

On a Cliff




In the Woods 

OR

By the Sea




In a Jungle 

OR 

On a Rooftop




On a Mountain 

OR 

On an Island




In a City 


OR


In a Small Town




 

15. Humans Have So Many Things

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

An Umbrella 

OR

A Backpack




A Truck  

OR

A Sports Car




A Smartphone 

OR

A Phone Booth



 

A Suit /Dress 

OR

A Hoodie




A Book 

OR

A Crossbow




 

The Main Attraction 

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

 16. Who Are We?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Child Actor/Actress 

OR 

Veteran Actor/Actress 




Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 




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

OR

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




Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 




Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity




 

 

 

Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash

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

19. The Petting Zoo

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Pet  

OR 

Pest




Talking Pet  

OR

Animal Death




Zoo animal  

OR

Farm Animal




Veterinarian  

OR

Animal Control




Romantic Ride on a Horse  

OR

Horse Ridden to Out to War




 

 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)




Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts




Corruption 

OR

Teamwork




Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game




Friendship 

OR

Bullying




 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates




Bromance 

OR 

Sismance




Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 




Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher




Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier




 

Name and Cover 

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

23. It's Only Words in the Name 

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Celestial Body 

OR  

Body Part 




Color 


OR


Emotion 




Object 

OR

Verb 




Animal

OR

Number 




Season 

OR

Calendar-related word 




 

24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover   

Progress: 1/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Domesticated Animal 


OR


Wild Animal 




Building 

The First Responders S1
12 Ep - KRCompleted

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: 2/7

Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

China




Hong Kong




Japan




Philippines




South Korea

The Forbidden Marriage12 EpIn Progress

Taiwan




Thailand

Flash Marriage
17 EpCompleted



MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet

Link to your Drama list: 

Starting Date:
1 January 2023
Completed Date: 
20 November 2023
Animal Goals
Plains Elephant - 25 Habitats
Tiger - 7 Countries
Total Essentials: 127

Stretch Goal
Forest Japanese Marten
Habitats: 35
Essentials: 177
Habitat Progress: 50 / Essentials: 254
Animal Achievements
PLAINS: Level 10 Elephant
 Completed: ✓✓ Sep 13 
Tiger
Completed: ✓✓ May 14
 FOREST: Level 10 Elephant 
Completed: ✓✓ Nov 20



Taxonomy 

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

1. Type✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route
Essentials
NotesCompleted
Plains


❤️ 5/5

Web Series

  A Love Journal


✓✓ Jan 8

MOVIE

My Sassy Girl


✓✓ Jan  3

Co-Produced 

You With Me

Korea / Philippines

✓✓ Jan 14

Omnibus

Triple - Do You Want?


✓✓ Mar 16

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

 Hiyama Kentaro no NinshinManga

✓✓ Feb 14

Forest

❤️ 5/5
Web Series The Westwind Is Strong
✓✓ Sep 16

MOVIE

And Yet, You Are So Sweet
✓✓ Nov 4
Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDLStar With A SecretHoang Yen Chibi (Vietnam)✓✓ Jan 21

Anthology 

The Reason I Hate You
✓✓ Oct 15
 Adapted From a Novel / Book 

The Journey
✓✓ Aug 19


2. Is it True?
✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route Essentials NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5

Advertisement

≥75℃
✓✓ Mar 11

Independent Film

 ✓✓ Mar 5

Documentary Genre

BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
✓✓ Jan 14

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

Unspeakable Love 
✓✓ Jan 3

Historical Fiction

Warning Ahead
✓✓ Aug 7
Forest

❤️ 5/5
Advertisement  Your Ship Is Real
✓✓ Sep 7
Independent Film  Summer & Yuki
✓✓ Sep 13
Documentary GenreTake 1
✓✓ Feb 10

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person

Love Stories from Fukuoka 13
✓✓ Oct 22
Historical Fiction  As Long as We Both Shall Live
✓✓ Oct 21


3. All About the Gen(r)es ✅ Progress: 10/10
Watch a title from one of the following genres
Choice of Route 
Essentials NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5

Historical

Romance of a Twin Flower 
✓✓ Apr 25

Comedy

Magic Grocery Store
✓✓ Jan 28

Romance

My Sunshine
✓✓ Jun 25

Youth

Meeting You
✓✓ Jun 3

Life 

Summer Strike ✓✓ Jul 1 
Forest

❤️ 5/5
Historical  My Decoy Bride
✓✓ Aug 5
Comedy  Murai No Koi
✓✓ Oct 22

Romance

King The Land
✓✓ Oct 29

Youth 

Exclusive Fairytale✓✓ Sep 23

Action 

Mysterious Love
✓✓ Aug 20


Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin  
Tutorial
✅ Progress:  10/10
Choice of Route
Essentials
NotesCompleted
Plains

❤️ 5/5

in 2023

The Shoufu Can Read Mind

2023

✓✓ Mar 11

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

Liffy (2020)

Challenge form

✓✓ Apr 2

2000-2010

My Best Friend's Girlfriend 

2008

 

✓✓ Jan  3

year generated by this website

1990, 2011,
2015,
 2017,
2020

✓✓ Jul 2

2017-2022

Legend of Yunze

2021

✓✓ Sep 8

Forest

❤️ 5/5
in 2023 Dong Lan Xue
✓✓ Sep 23
1990-1999  Maging Sino Ka Man1991✓✓ Sep 26

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born

Because I Don't Want to Go HomeJune ✓✓ Sep 5
year generated by this website  The Ark of Mr. Chow2002, 2003, 20102015, 2019 ✓✓ Sep 27
2017-2022  Legend of Yunze Season 22022✓✓ Sep 16


5. Duration of The Hike
 Tutorial
✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route
Essentials
NotesCompleted
Plains
 
❤️ 5/5

Short Length Series

Love For Two Lives 8 mins / episode✓✓ Jan 26

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes

Kakegurui 24 mins✓✓ Jan 15

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

Time and Him Are Just Right40 mins✓✓ Feb 11

DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

46 mins✓✓ Feb  20

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.

Kakegurui Season 25 episodes✓✓ Feb 5
Forest

❤️ 5/5

Short Length Series

Revival10 mins / episode✓✓ Nov 11

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

Zui Ai30 episodes✓✓ Aug 6

DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

Meet You30 mins ✓✓ Aug 13
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes My Lethal Man45 mins ✓✓ Oct 15

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. 

Sleep With Me6 episodes✓✓ Oct 31


6. Time Can Be Confusing 
✅ Progress: 10/10 
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5

Full second season of a DRAMA

My Girlfriend Is An Alien Season 2
✓✓ Mar 12

 Time Loop

 A Puppetry
✓✓ Feb 18

Time Skip

My Best Summer
✓✓ Feb 24

Winter

4 Reasons Why I Hate Christmas
✓✓ Jan 22

 Spring

One Spring Night 
✓✓ Mar 20
Forest

❤️ 5/5
Full second season of a DRAMA  The Queen of Attack Season 2
✓✓ Sep 10
Different Timelines   

Legend of Yun Qian
✓✓ Nov 5

Time Travel

Shuang Sheng Jie
✓✓ Sep 14
Winter Us and Them
✓✓ Jun 17

Spring 

It Was Spring
✓✓ Oct 20


The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring
Tutorials: 1 2 3
✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route
Essentials
NotesCompleted
Plains

❤️ 5/5
from the Watchlist of another user doing this challengeAll These YearsMiguk_saram /
Challenge Entry Form

✓✓ Aug 26

with less than 10,000 viewers Love From Divorce



✓✓ Aug 24

TREAT: Watch a title with a score of 7.0 or below

 My Little Chef

6.1

✓✓ Jun 27

mentioned in the MDL ForumsMy Fairy DoctorTime travel drama recommendation 

✓✓ Feb 7

with the newest release date in your PTW list

Hidden LoveJune 20, 2023
(latest release as of viewing)

✓✓ Jul 15

Forest

❤️ 5/5
from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge Are We In Love?Aims / Challenge Entry Form✓✓ Nov 16
with less than 10,000 viewers Broken Dimension Love
✓✓ Nov 13
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list   The Dragon King's Bride3 episodes✓✓ Nov 7
mentioned in the MDL Forums Zhang Gong Zhu Zai ShangFL who's not trying to be a role-model ✓✓ Sep 7
with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist Story of Three LovesOct 10, 1982
(Bagets 1 - Feb 2, 1984)
✓✓ May 8


8. Examined…
Tutorial
✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route
Essentials
NotesCompleted
Plains

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

When I Fly Towards You

Trailer

✓✓ Aug 27
found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).Yes, Her MajestyC-Curious 

✓✓ Apr 19

from your most viewed tags

You Are My Exclusive Surprise

Web series

✓✓ Apr 5

 found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article)Channel wa Sonomama!   The Kawaii Factor in J-Dramas: Female Leads ✓✓ Feb 10

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it Till I Met You

0 reviews as of Jan 13

✓✓ Jan 13

Forest

❤️ 5/5
on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page) The Deliberations of LoveRecommendations✓✓ Nov 18
found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list).Forever LoveBest On-screen Chemistry ✓✓ Sep 17

from your most viewed tags

RomanticWeb Series✓✓ Nov 13
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game)Healing IslandWho Is Your Favorite Actor? (2023) - Yang Yang

✓✓ Oct 7
with 0 Reviews when you started watching it

Mermaid 0 review as of Oct 29✓✓ Oct 29


9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters
For this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.
*List with awards
✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route
Essentials
NotesCompleted
Plains

❤️ 5/5

by the same writer as one of your favorites

Meet Yourself

Wang Xiong Cheng 

✓✓ Feb 8
that has one of your favorite actressesCall Me Chihiro Arimura Kasumi

✓✓ Mar 25

that has one of your favorite actors

Road HomeJing Bo Ran

✓✓ Apr 11

by the same director as one of your favorite titles

Provoke Zeng Qing Jie
(A Familiar Stranger)

✓✓ May 6

by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before
Sigrid Andrea Bernardo (Screenwriter)

✓✓ Feb 14

Forest

❤️ 5/5

by the same writer as one of your favorites

Alchemy of SoulsHong Jung Eun 
Hong Mi Ran 
✓✓ Nov 20
that has one of your favorite actressesBack to SeventeenZhang Miao Yi ✓✓ Sep 21
that has one of your favorite actorsReincarnation LoveLee Do Hyun ✓✓ Nov26

by the same director as one of your favorite titles

Twin Souls of DestinyZhi Zhu 
(Dong Lan Xue)
✓✓ Nov 7

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

Tsumari Suki tte iitai n DakedoTanazawa Takayoshi  (Director)✓✓ Nov 11


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: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back

Ending Again
✓✓ Feb 21

Long Distance Relationship

Binary Love
✓✓ Apr 5

 Sexual Assault

More and More Loves You
✓✓ May 31

Contract Relationship

Perfect and Casual
 ✓✓ Jun 4

Opposites Attract 

 Dali and the Cocky Prince


✓✓ Jul 22
Forest

❤️ 5/5
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

How Old Are You
✓✓ Sep 1

Cohabitation 

 First Kisses
✓✓ Aug 13
Sexual Assault

Tale of the Ancient Snake ✓✓ Oct 3
Contract Relationship  My Lovely Wife
✓✓ Oct 15
Opposites Attract 

Crash Course In Romance
✓✓ Oct 8

 

11. Finding a Mate
✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5

First Love


✓✓ Apr 5

 Age Gap [Drama Life]

The Forbidden Flower


✓✓ Mar  4

features a Same-Sex relationship

 Love Tech
✓✓ Mar 10

Enemies to Lovers

My Uncanny Destiny 
✓✓ Feb 25

Aggressive Female Lead / Male Lead

Love To Hate You
✓✓ Mar 18
Forest

❤️ 5/5

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

Unlock Your Heart
✓✓ Oct 22
Classmates' Relationship   From Me To You
✓✓ Jul 15

features a Same-Sex relationship 

Transit Girls
✓✓ Oct 12

Love at First Sight 

Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo
✓✓ Nov 1

Nice Female Lead / Nice Male Lead

The Princess's New Clothers
✓✓ Nov 6


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying
✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5

Slight Comedy 


✓✓ Jan 17

Happy Ending


✓✓ Jul 2

Tragic Past

Eternal Love
✓✓ Mar 10

features  Mourning

You Complete Me
✓✓ Apr 1

 Suicide

Remembrance of Things Past   
✓✓ Jan 7
Forest

❤️ 5/5
Black Comedy Violence Action
✓✓ Aug 7
Happy Ending  Go! My Hero!
✓✓ Oct 14
Tragic Past Extremely Perilous Love
✓✓ Sep 9

features  a Celebration

Emperor or BossBirthday✓✓ Jun 16

 Healing 

Nv Er Hong
✓✓ Oct 15


13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff
✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains


❤️ 5/5

Some type of God

The Origin of Eternity
✓✓ Mar 19

Misunderstanding

Never Too Late  
✓✓ Feb 17

 LGBTQ+


✓✓ Mar 11

Suspense

He Dun's Happiness
✓✓ Apr 24

Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead

Love Scenery
✓✓ Mar 3
Forest

❤️ 5/5
features a Religious Leader 

My Chinese Chic BoutiqueHigh Priest antagonist✓✓ Aug 19

Character Development

 Honey Lemon Soda
✓✓ Nov 1
LGBTQ+   Led Astray By Love
✓✓ Nov 15

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Extraordinary Attorney Woo
✓✓ Aug 12

Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

Revenge
✓✓ Aug 25

 

 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: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials

Notes

Completed
Plains

❤️ 5/5

On a Cliff

Betrayed Love
✓✓ Feb 11

In the Woods


✓✓ Jan 8

On a Rooftop

Confrontation between Ichigo and Uryu on school rooftop✓✓ Jan 15 

 On an Island

When I Met UStranded on an island after plane crash✓✓ Jan 3

In a Small Town

After-School Starlight
✓✓ Jun 25
Forest

❤️ 5/5

 On a Cliff

 Marry Me, My Queen Ep10: FL pretended to fall down the cliff✓✓ May 7

In the Woods

Yes, I Am A Spy
✓✓ Sep 2

On a Rooftop

The Day I Met YouSuicide attempt on hospital rooftop✓✓ Sep 9
On an Island The Truth of Immortality
✓✓ Jun 18
In a City 
Hong Kong: Flow
✓✓ Sep 16


15. Humans Have So Many Things✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5

An Umbrella

Ep1: ML used umbrella as a weapon ✓✓ Feb 17

A Truck

Pangako... Ikaw Lang ML's car was hit by a truck✓✓ Jan 28

A Phone Booth

  20th Century Girl

✓✓ Apr 2

A Suit /Dress

Large Queen  Ep14: Runway dress reveal✓✓ Mar 8
 A Book 

Miss Ye in Wonderland
✓✓ May 14
Forest

❤️ 5/5
A Backpack 

  Triple FlingStudents with backpacks✓✓ Oct 20

A Sports Car

The Promise of Forever
✓✓ Oct 6

A Smartphone 

Out of BreathDating App✓✓ Oct 9
A Hoodie  Xia Ye Zhi Dao Feng De Tian
✓✓ Sep 15
A Crossbow My Bossy Girl
✓✓ May 27

 

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: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains❤️ 5/5

Child Actor/Actress

Because Of Meeting You  Wang Ting Wen✓✓ Jan 21

Former Child Actor/Actress

Upcoming Summer  Leo Wu
Zhang Zi Feng 
 
✓✓ Feb  13

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

Love Starts from Marriage Season 2
✓✓ Jun 24

Living with a disability

Romance With Blind Master
✓✓ Feb 16

Public Figure  

Empress Won't Go To Court

✓✓ Apr 19
Forest❤️5/5
Child Actor/Actress Fanletter, PleaseShin Yeon Woo ✓✓ Sep 29

Idol actor/ Idol actress 

Confess Your LoveNene✓✓ Aug 14
Cis gender Identity   (same as the gender assigned to them at birth) Yue Rou Fu
✓✓ Oct 14
Living with a disability  We're Not Trash ✓✓ Sep 6
Hidden IdentitySoul Plate
✓✓ Nov 20


17. Camouflage?

✅ Progress: 10/10

Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5

Athlete


✓✓ Apr 22

Glasses

My Lady Boss
✓✓ Jan 14
Identity Swap Double Identity Crown Princess
✓✓ Mar 29

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

Somebody
✓✓ Jul 8

Antihero/Antiheroine

Zhao Ge Fu
✓✓ Sep 13
Forest

❤️ 5/5

Athlete 

Rookie
✓✓ Oct 27

Glasses

Love at First Sight by Yi Zong
✓✓ Aug  23

Identity Swap

Exploration Method of Love
✓✓ Oct 7
TREAT: Watch a title that features a ChefLet's Date, Professor Xie
✓✓ Jul 30

Antihero/Antiheroine 

Ye Mu
✓✓ Oct 5

 

18. What Are You? ✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead


✓✓ May 6 

Smart Female Lead / Smart Male Lead 

Search: WWW
✓✓ Feb 4

Clingy Female Lead / Clingy Male Lead

Coffee & Vanilla
✓✓ May 20

Rich Female Lead / Rich Male Lead

Promise In The Summer
✓✓ May 13

Healer  


✓✓ Apr 30
Forest

❤️ 5/5
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

Heart Medicine
✓✓ Nov 6
Smart Female Lead / Smart Male Lead Miss Mystery
✓✓ Oct 28

Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead

This Young Hero Is a Little Cold
✓✓ Sep 24
Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 

Legally, Dad
✓✓ Jun 8
Killer  Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
✓✓ Aug 7

 

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: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5

Pet

Royal Rumours
✓✓ Apr 16

Talking Pet

Only You
✓✓ Mar 9

Farm Animal

Ngayon At KailanmanML and FL live on a ranch/farm✓✓ Feb 15

Veterinarian

Noble, My Love
✓✓ Mar 5

Romantic Ride on a Horse 

The Palace  OTP rode off into the sunset✓✓ Jan  2
Forest

❤️ 5/5

Pet  


Love Starts After DivorcePet dog✓✓ Sep 23
Talking Pet  The Sound of MagicBella the Parrot✓✓ May 15
Zoo animal Daytime Shooting Star Aquarium✓✓ Mar 12

Veterinarian  

Once Upon A Small Town
✓✓ Oct 20

Horse Ridden to Out to War 

My Lady General
✓✓ Sep 9


20. Where the Humans Are…✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5

Animal turns into a Human

My Woofy Poofy Love

✓✓ Jan 21

Adorable animals

This Is Not What I Expected
✓✓ Jan 2

Animal in a City

tvN O'PENing: What Are You Doing in the Office?Franscesa the dog✓✓ May 4 

Pet dressed in Clothes

You To Me Are Everything Piglet in tutus✓✓ Jan 9

 Antagonist Caring For Animals

 The Glory  
✓✓ Mar 19
Forest

❤️ 5/5
Animal turns into a Human Cat in the Eastern PalaceCat Spirit✓✓ Sep 10
Adorable animals A Search Through Nine LifetimesFluffy White Cat✓✓ Sep 12
Animal in a CityThe Name in My HeartML almost runs over a dog✓✓ Aug 28
Pet dressed in ClothesNever Said GoodbyeFrench bulldog in sweaters✓✓ Sep 27
Antagonist Caring For Animals The Glory Part 2
✓✓ Mar 25


21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5

Birth care (Postpartum care)

 ✓✓ May 17

 Virtual Reality 

The Queen System 
✓✓ Mar 31

Corruption 

One The Woman
✓✓ Aug 5

Friendly Game 

Mr DurianEp 15: Spin the Bottle / Truth or Dare✓✓ Apr 23

Friendship

The Mermaid Prince: The Beginning

✓✓ Jan  14
Forest

❤️ 5/5

TREAT: Watch a title tagged Death 

Secretary Hit Me
✓✓ Aug 15

Virtual Reality 


Supervisor Husband

✓✓ Sep 28

Teamwork

Yuube wa Otanoshimi Deshita neOnline gaming✓✓ Sep 25
Friendly Game  Qiu Qiu Ni Bie Xin DongML and SML played Go✓✓ Nov 13

Bullying


My ID is Gangnam Beauty
✓✓ Nov 19

 

22. Who Am I When I Am With You?✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5

Colleagues


✓✓ Apr 27
Bromance 


✓✓ Feb  13

Parent-Child 

Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang?Father-Son✓✓ Jan 14

Student-Teacher

Don't Lie, Rahee
✓✓ Aug 23

Doctor-Patient 

Shake, Rattle & Roll 10 1st story - hospital setting✓✓ Jan 2
Forest

❤️ 5/5

Colleagues 

Am I The Only One With Butterflies? Season 1Workplace setting✓✓ Sep 8
Bromance 

My Love Story!!
✓✓ Oct 23
Parent-Child 

Love EverlastingMother-Son✓✓ Sep 28

Student-Teacher 

 Youtuber Class Season 2
✓✓ Nov 13

Soldier 

 What's Wrong With My Princess
✓✓ Oct 5


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: 10/10
Choice of Route 
Essentials 
NotesCompleted 
Plains

❤️ 5/5
Body Part 

She Makes My Heart Flutter
✓✓ Mar 16

Emotion 

Happy To Have You Here 
✓✓ Mar 12

Verb

Follow My Dear General
✓✓ Apr 2

Number

 2PM Campus
✓✓ Apr 13

Calendar-related word 

Love Me In Three Days
✓✓ Jan 8
Forest

❤️ 5/5
Body Part  The Witch's Eye
✓✓ Aug 31
Color  Blue Temperature
✓✓ Sep 6

Verb

Cheating Men Must Die
✓✓ Aug 16
Number

A Flower for Three Lifetimes
✓✓ Nov 1

Calendar-related word 

Three Hundred Years Later
✓✓ Sep 12


24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover ✅ Progress: 10/10
Choice of Route Essentials NotesCompleted 
Plains ❤️ 5/5
Domesticated Animal  The Rational Life: The Proposal Battle
✓✓ Aug 26
BuildingPlease Don't Spoil Me Season 5
✓✓ Mar 5
Light Colors 
Love and Fortune  ✓✓ Jan 29
Door
✓✓ Feb 20
Only Words 
I Like You, Unnie 
✓✓ Mar 10
Forest❤️ Progress: 5/5
Domesticated Animal Bring Happiness Home
✓✓ Sep 27
Building Hong Xiu An Wei
✓✓ Nov 3
Light Colors The Immortal Promise
✓✓ Aug 12

Door 

Chart Running Scholar
✓✓ Sep 2

Only Words 

  A Practical Guide to Being a Superstar's Assistant
✓✓ Sep 10


Origin

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

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

25. Countries of MDL✅ Progress: 14/14
Route
Essentials
NotesCompleted
Plains  ❤️ 7/7

China

Men Zhu  ✓✓ May 20

Hong Kong

Look For a Star
✓✓ Apr 25

Japan

Kono Koi Atatamemasu ka
✓✓ Jan 1

Philippines

No Boyfriend Since Birth

✓✓ Jan 7

South Korea


✓✓ Jan 14

Taiwan

Take Me To The Moon
✓✓ May 14

Thailand

The Trapped 13: How We Survived the Thai Cave ✓✓ Jan  27
Forest❤️ 7/7
China Don't Forget Your Original Heart
✓✓ Sep 5
Hong Kong God Knows 
✓✓ Sep 16
JapanCommuting to School Series: Commuter Tram
✓✓ Jul 29
PhilippinesOne True Pair
✓✓ Aug 21
South Korea Really Lily?
✓✓ Sep 10
Taiwan The Taste of Raw Onion
✓✓ Sep 13
Thailand Yes Or No
✓✓ Oct 28


 

Treats

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

My Treats!

Plains
Used:
1/5

Forest
Used:
2/4

Mountain
Used:
 /3

Space
Used: 
/2

Black Hole
Used:
/1

Route

Essentials

Substitute for

Notes

Completed

Watch a title with a score of 7.0 or below  My Little Chef7. Sharing is Caring:

DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list
6.1✓✓ Jun 27
Watch a title that features a Chef Let's Date, Professor Xie17. Camouflage? 
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

✓✓ Jul 30
Watch a title tagged Death Secretary Hit Me21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)


✓✓ Aug 15


 


 

MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: 1/3

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

Progress Habitat: 11/10

Plan to Watch    Currently Watching    Completed

Taxonomy 

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

3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress: 5/5

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 

Black Knight

Sci-Fi

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy

Hotel del Luna

Comedy

Thriller

OR

Romance

Flower of Evil


Youth 

OR

Political 

Night Has Come

Youth

Action 

OR

Life

The Uncanny Counter Season 2: Counter Punch

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:  5/5

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959


Song of the Bandits


2023


1990-1999

OR

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


Move to Heaven


2021



2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born


The King's Avatar 


Started Airing in July


year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969


He is Psychometric


1991
1995
2005
2018
2019


2017-2022

OR

1970-1989

Mr. Queen

2020



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

Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

Full Second Season

Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop

Reset

Time Loop

Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel

My Perfect Stranger

Time Travel

Winter 

OR 

Summer

The Fortress

Winter

Fall  

OR

Spring

Love and Leashes

Spring


Getting up Close and Personal 

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

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism

Fight for My Way

Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back

Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

Heartbeat

Cohabitation

Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

The Glory Part 2

Sexual Assault

Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship

A Business Proposal

Contract Relationship

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

Healer

Opposites Attract


11. Finding a Mate

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

OR 

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

Twinkling Watermelon

First Love

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

My Love from the Star

Age Gap

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

Heterosexual relationship

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

Youth of May

Love at First Sight

Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead

One Piece

Nice Male Lead


12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying

Progress 5/5

Choice of Route  

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Slight Comedy 

OR

Black Comedy

Till the End of the Moon

Slight Comedy

Happy Ending 

OR 

features some type of Doomsday

Dream

Happy Ending

Tragic Past 

OR 

Sketch Comedy

Vincenzo

Tragic Past

features a Celebration 

OR

Mourning

See You in My 19th Life

Mourning

 Healing 

OR

Suicide

Revenant

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

The Heavenly Idol

Religious Leader

Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

Joseon Attorney: A Morality

Character Development

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

Kill Bok Soon

LGBTQ+

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

Taxi Driver Season 2

Suspense

 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

Bo Ra! Deborah

Popular Female Lead


The Main Attraction 

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

17. Camouflage?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

Her Private Life

Artist

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos

My Name

Tattoos

Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

Love Between Fairy and Devil

Body Swap

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

Psychopath Diary

Criminal Male Lead

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine

Mr. Sunshine

Antihero


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

The Day of Becoming You

Strong Female Lead

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

Delightfully Deceitful

Smart Female Lead

Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead 

OR

Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead

My Lovely Liar

Clingy Female Lead

Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead 

OR 

Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead 

Devil Judge

Rich Male Lead

Killer 

OR

Healer  

Ballerina

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. 

21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die

Progress:5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Funeral Director 

OR

Birth care (Postpartum care)

May I Help You

Funeral Director

Virtual Reality  

OR 

Ghosts

Tale of the Nine-Tailed

Ghosts

Corruption 

OR

Teamwork

Gaus Electronics

Teamwork

Friendly Game  

OR

Death Game

Cheer Up

Friendly Game

Friendship 

OR

Bullying

Prison Playbook

Friendship


22. Who Am I When I Am With You?

Progress: 5/5

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Colleagues 

OR

Inmates

Duty After School: Part 2

Inmates

Bromance 

OR 

Sismance

Crash Course in Romance

Sismance

Parent-Child 

OR

Sibling 

The Good Bad Mother

Parent-Child

Assailant-Victim 

OR

Student-Teacher

The Glory

Assailant-Victim

Doctor-Patient 

OR

Soldier

Duty After School: Part 1

Soldier


MDL watch challenge 2023

Starting date: January 1st, 2023

Link to your Drama list: Vicky

Progress Habitat:



1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25






*Currently working on

 *Completed

✩  ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩  


Taxonomy 

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

1. Type

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Web Series

OR

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







MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL






Co-Produced 

OR 

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







Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus







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

Or

Adapted From a Novel / Book








2. Is it True?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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




Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda




Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary




Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real Events / Real Person




Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story





3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress:

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 


✔︎

Comedy 

OR

Tragedy


✔︎

Thriller

OR

Romance


✔︎

Youth 

OR

Political 


✔︎

Action 

OR

Life


✔︎


Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959







1990-1999

OR

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







2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born







year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969







2017-2022

OR

1970-1989








5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Special Episode


✔︎

DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 

Mysterious Lotus Casebook


✔︎

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. 

Swing Kids


✔︎

DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  

Gannibal


✔︎


6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA




Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop




Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel




Winter 

OR 

Summer




Fall  

OR

Spring





The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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







DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list







mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)







with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

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







8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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







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

OR

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







from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats







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

Or

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







with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it








9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites







from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses







from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors






from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles







from an award-winning actress

OR

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








Getting up Close and Personal 

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

10.  Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism…

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back 

OR

Exorcism

The Eighth Sense


✔︎

Cohabitation 

OR

Long Distance Relationship

Minato Shouji Coin Laundry Season 2


✔︎

Fluffy 

OR

Sexual Assault

Reset


✔︎

Contract Relationship 

OR

Secret Relationship

Takara-kun to Amagi-kun


✔︎

Opposites Attract 

OR

Domestic Abuse

 Ode to My Father


✔︎


11. Finding a Mate

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

 First Love 

OR 

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

Old Boy


✔︎

Age Gap [Drama Life]  

OR 

Classmates' Relationship 

A Shoulder to Cry On


✔︎

features a Heterosexual relationship  

OR 

Same-Sex relationship

Wuliang


✔︎

 Enemies to Lovers 

OR 

Love at First Sight

Not Me


✔︎

Nice Female Lead /  Male Lead 

OR 

Aggressive  Female Lead / Male  Lead

As Long as We Both Shall Live


✔︎


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

Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds


✔︎

Misunderstanding 

OR

Character Development

HIStory3: Trapped


✔︎

 Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot 

OR

LGBTQ+

Kissable Lips


✔︎

Suspense 

OR 

Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance

The Glory


✔︎

 Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead 

OR 

Discrimination

About Youth


✔︎



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 

Bloodhounds


✔︎

Idol actor/ Idol actress 

OR

Former Child Actor/Actress 

Minato Shouji Coin Laundry


✔︎

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)

Drive My Car


✔︎

Able Bodied 

OR

Living with a disability 

Revenant


✔︎

Public Figure  

OR

Hidden Identity

Death Note


✔︎


17. Camouflage?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Athlete 

OR 

Artist

Tinted With You


✔︎

Glasses 

OR

Tattoos

Duty After School: Part 1


✔︎

Identity Swap 

OR

Body Swap

Alchemy of Souls


✔︎

Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead

OR 

Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead

Unlocked


✔︎

Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead

OR

Antihero/Antiheroine

The Untamed


✔︎


18. What Are You?  

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead 

OR 

Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead

Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow


✔︎

Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead 

OR

Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead

My Dearest


✔︎

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 

The Glory Part 2


✔︎

Killer 

OR

Healer  

Battle Royale


✔︎


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


 


















2023 MDL Watch Challenge Sign-up Sheet
 

Starting date: 04.01.2023 / 4th january 2023

Link to your Drama list: aurie's watchlist

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







MOVIE

OR

DRAMA SPECIAL






Co-Produced 

OR 

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







Anthology 

OR 

Omnibus







Adapted from a mangawebtoonmanhuamanhwa / Comic

Or

Adapted From a NovelBook








2. Is it True?

Progress:

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Advertisement  

OR 

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




Independent Film 

OR 

Propaganda




Documentary Genre

OR

 Mockumentary




Adapted from Folklore 

OR 

Inspired by Real EventsReal Person




Historical Fiction 

OR 

Historical genre  + tag Based on True Story





3. All About the Gen(r)es  

Progress:

Watch a title from one of the following genres

Choice of Route. 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Historical 

OR 

Sci-Fi 




Comedy 

OR

Tragedy




Thriller

OR

Romance




Youth 

OR

Political 




Action 

OR

Life





Time is Relative

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

4. Year of Origin   

Tutorial

Progress:  

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

in 2023

OR

1940-1959







1990-1999

OR

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







2000-2010

OR

the month (not necessarily the year) you were born







year generated by this website

OR

1950-1969







2017-2022

OR

1970-1989








5. Duration of The Hike

 Tutorial

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

 Short Length Series

 OR

 Short Film 

 




DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes 

Or

DRAMA with  30 episodes or more. 




DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer.

 



DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes

OR

MOVIE that lasts  180 minutes or longer. 




DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes

OR

DRAMA with 8 episodes or less.  





6. Time Can Be Confusing 

Progress: 

Choice of Route 

Essentials 

Notes

Completed 

Full second season of a DRAMA

OR 

Only 1 episode of a DRAMA




Different Timelines  

OR 

Time Loop




Time Skip 

OR  

Time Travel




Winter 

OR 

Summer




Fall  

OR

Spring





The Chronicles of MDL 

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

7. Sharing is Caring

Tutorials: 1  2  3

Progress:

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

OR

from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge







with less than 10,000 viewers

OR

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







DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list 

OR

DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list







mentioned in the MDL Forums

Or

mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)







with the newest release date in your PTW list

OR

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







8. Examined…

Tutorial

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

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

Or

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







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

OR

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







from your most viewed tags 

Or

from your least viewed genres under your profile stats







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

Or

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







with over 10 Reviews

OR

with 0 Reviews when you started watching it








9. Your Fanciers and Westminsters

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

*List with awards

Progress: 

Choice of Route

Essentials

Notes

Completed

Award-winning

OR

by the same writer as one of your favorites







from an award-winning director

OR

that has one of your favorite actresses







from an award-winning screenwriter

OR

that has one of your favorite actors






from an award-winning actor

OR

by the same director as one of your favorite titles







from an award-winning actress

OR

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








Getting up Close and Personal 

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

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