MDL 2026 CHALLENGE LIST

TOP 100 POPULARITY FOR ITS COUNTRY

7+, Cover: Dark Colors, Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link), Tag: Death, Tag: Second Chance, Spot: Someone looking in a mirror, Genre: Mystery, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: Ghost, Spot: Survival (any kind), Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Main character is in some type of leadership position (class representative/student president), Tag: Artist Male Lead, Spot: Stage performance, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight, July, June, September, October, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Main character in Water, Released in October (any year), Spot: Main Character in the Woods, Spot: Main character crying, Spot: Someone winning something (student election), Spot: An act of forgiveness, Graphic violance or suicide: one of the following tags: Suicide & Domestic Violence

 dark colors, death, BLACK MAGIC, A Main or Support Character Dreaming, mystery, detective male lead, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: A Figurine, Spot: Beauty product product placement (PPL), fantasy, spot: ghost, Spot: Religious Leader, blood/minimal blood, Spot: Strategy meeting (military, corporate, sports), Spot: Someone spitting out blood, Spot: Tiger (alive, in a picture, on a coin… the word), romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight, Tag: ProtectiveMale Lead, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Tag: LGBTQ+, Released in October (any year)

7+, Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link), Cover: Orange (add a photo), Genre: Comedy, Spot: Someone finding something or someone  - (COIN IN EP 2 OR 3), Mentioned in an Article or Editorial, June, August, Spot: Main character crying, Spot: Strategy meeting (military, corporate, sports), Tag: Happy Ending

7+, Start a title while at least one of the episodes has not been released yet,Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link) [blgl awards and dmd friendship season 2] , Award winning title (any award, add link) [blgl awards], Tag: Death, Genre: Historical, Tag: Reincarnation, Spot: Stargazing (EP 2), Cover: Stars (the type you see in the sky) (Add a photo), Genre: Comedy, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: Someone looking in a mirror  (EP 2), Spot: Someone being poisoned(or assumed to be poisoned), Spot: Beauty product product placement (PPL)  (EP 1 - GOHAIR?), Genre: Fantasy, Cover: Lilac (add picture)?, Spot: Member of noble family, Tag: Traditional medicine?, Spot: Survival (any kind), Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Spot: Gold(EP 2), Tag: Character development, Tag: Slowburn story, Genre: Romance, July, June, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Fish (food, alive, in a picture..), Spot: Main character in Water (EP 1 & 2), Spot: Wedding, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main character crying, Spot: Someone winning something (lottery, plushie in a machine, raffle, a game, a championship) [sword fight practice match], Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: Main Character in the Woods

Properties this would work in: 

'Title: includes at least one of the words “Sun,” “Summer,” “Sunshine,” or “Warm”',  Tag: Happy Ending, 'Cover: Blue (Add a photo)', 'Genre: Romance',  'Tag: Return to hometown', 'Tag: LGBTQ+', 'Spot: A Figurine', 'Spot: Someone overcoming fear', 'Spot: Main character crying', 'Spot: An act of forgiveness'

Movie of 90 min or more, Has a rating of 7 or more, Tag: Happy Ending, Spot: A Main or Support Character Dreaming (Day/Night), Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Genre: Action, Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Genre: Romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight (taking a drink instead of someone else) May also be used for someone taking the place of someone else to protect them, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main character crying, Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: Someone winning something (lottery, plushie in a machine, raffle, a game, a championship), December, October

Properties this would work in:

 'Genre: Romance', 'Lead Cast or Crew born in February', 'Lead Cast or Crew born in May' , 'Lead Cast or Crew born in June', 'Spot: Main character crying', 'Tag: LGBTQ+', 'Lead Cast or Crew born in November', 'Lead Cast or Crew born in December', 'Japan' , 'Has a rating of 7 or more', 'Spot: Main character Looking at the moon / mentioning the moon in some way - 44.22', 'Blue',  'Spot: Main Character in the Woods', 'Spot: Stargazing', Main character is in some type of leadership position (CEO, King, Religious leader, team captain, class representative, political leader) [head of student council]'

Movie of 90 min or more, Has a rating of 7 or more, Award winning actor, Tag: Death, Spot: Main involved in a Funeral (The main characters participated in the funeral for one of the ghost's victims.), Genre: Comedy, Spot: Snake (A snake comes out from under the main character's blanket.), Spot: A Figurine (Gold religious figurines could be spotted in a room.), Spot: Ghost (The anatagonist in this movie is a ghost.), Spot: Veins (We can see the main lead's hand veins in the movie.), Spot: Survival (The main characters try to survive against the ghost's attacks), Mentioned in an Article or Editorial, Spot: Gold (Gold religious figurines could be spotted in the movie.), Spot: Main character visiting a temple or shrine (The main characters go to a temple to get ordained.), August, September, December, November, July, Spot: Lead without a shirt on (Main lead comes out after taking a bath.), Spot: Main character crying (Main character cries for forgiveness after destroying a shrine), Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: Main Character in the Woods (Temple is located in a woodsy area.)

7+, blue cover, mystery, researcher male lead, Art Installation, Someone smoking a cigarette, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main Character in the Woods, March , someone being poisoned, spot blood, red light, smoke from a fire, death

7+, Genre: Comedy, Tag: Happy Ending, Tag: Writer Male lead, Spot: Pictures of a main character on a wall, February, July, Tag: LGBTQ+

 Start a title while at least one of the episodes has not been released yet, 7+,  Death, Spot: A Main or Support Character Dreaming (Day/Night), mystery, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, TAG: JOURNALIST MALE LEAD, Spot: Veins (any type), Spot: Strategy meeting (military, corporate, sports), Spot: The words Good Luck (or any words in any language meaning ”good luck”), romance, march, October, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Smoke from a fire, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main character crying, Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: An act of forgiveness, Spot: Wedding, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight (taking a drink instead of someone else)May also be used for someone taking the place of someone else to protect them, 

7+, Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link), Tag: Death, Genre: Historical, Genre: Mystery, Spot: Someone finding something or someone (EP 11- they find an entry point to the tomb / underground ming palace), Spot: A Figurine (EP 1), Spot: Survival (EP 18 - One of the ML's and his team are fighting to survive against the enemy group), Spot: Veins (EP 20 - forehead veins on the FL), Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Main character is in some type of leadership position, May, January, April, Spot: Main Character in the Woods, Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette (EP 2), Spot: Smoke from a fire (EP 2), Spot: Someone being poisoned(or assumed to be poisoned) (EP 2 - One of the MC's is poisoned into temporary paralysis), Spot: Snake (EP 3 - Alive snake observing MC's group), Spot: Main involved in a Funeral (EP 10 - Involved in their dead comrades funeral), Mentioned in an Article or Editorial, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight (taking a drink instead of someone else) (EP 9 - FL takes the drink for ML), Spot: Explosion (EP 7 - characters use explosives to try and break down a stone door. EP 11 - explosives are set in a mountain's weak points in order to find a tomb), Spot: Main character crying (EP 8 - Mc cries over his friend's death), Spot: Gold (EP 13 - Lock made out of gold), Spot: Someone spitting out blood (EP 14 - FL spits out blood after being hit by a giant centipede), Tag: Traditional medicine (traditional medicine doctor male lead, female lead, supporting character) (One of the side characters (A female supporting character is the healer of the group who treats people with traditional Chinese medicine. EP 8 shows her treating patients with it.), Genre: Action, Spot: Lead without a shirt on (EP 18), Tag: Return to hometown (ep 21 - One of the MLs goes back to his hometown. )

7+, December, March, February, July, October, January, Spot: Someone winning something, Spot: Main character crying (EP 1), Spot: Main character in Water, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight (EP 1), Spot: Gold (EP 2), Spot: Strategy meeting (military, corporate, sports) (EP 1), Spot: Veins, Spot: Survival?, Spot: A Figurine, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Genre: Comedy, Award winning actor/actress, Beauty PPL (EP 2 - Sunscreen), Spot: Tiger (alive, in a picture, on a coin… the word)

7+, Tag: Happy Ending, Spot: Sunshine (ep 5), Spot: Someone finding something or someone (EP 2), Spot: Someone looking in a mirror (ep 1), Spot: Veins (any type), Tag: Artist Male Lead, Tag: Countryside Setting, Romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on (ep 1), Spot: Main character in Water(ep 2), Spot: Smoke from a fire (ep 3), Tag: LGBTQ+, October, January, Nudity/sexual content: Prolonged Nudity, main lead crying (ep 5), main lead dreaming (ep 6), Spot: Passion

7+, Start a title while at least one of the episodes has not been released yet, Comedy, Tag: Cheerful, Optimistic, or Energetic Male Lead, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: Someone looking in a mirror, Cover: Blue (Add a photo), Tag: Artist Male Lead, Spot: Stage performance, Tag: Calm Male Lead , Romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, March, October, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main character crying, Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: An act of forgiveness, Spot: Someone winning something (lottery, plushie in a machine, raffle, a game, a championship), Tag: Includes the word “Rich” , Spot: Main character in Water, Spot: Someone overcoming fear, Spot: Beauty product product placement (PPL), Tag: Happy Ending. Tag: Healing

7+, Award winning actor/actress, Comedy, Tag: Happy Ending, Spot: Someone finding something or someone , Spot: Someone looking in a mirror , Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Mentioned in an Article or Editorial, Tag: Character development, Spot: Someone overcoming fear, Tag: Slowburn story, August, March

RED LIGHTING

7+, Tag: Happy Ending, Spot: Sunshine (ep 5), Spot: Someone finding something or someone (EP 2), Spot: Someone looking in a mirror (ep 1), Spot: Veins (any type), Tag: Artist Male Lead, Tag: Countryside Setting, Romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on (ep 1), Spot: Main character in Water(ep 2), Spot: Smoke from a fire (ep 3), Tag: LGBTQ+, October, January, Nudity/sexual content: Prolonged Nudity, main lead crying (ep 5), main lead dreaming (ep 6), Spot: Passion

Spot: Main character visiting a temple or shrine, Spot: Someone overcoming fear, Cover: Blue (Add a photo),  October main lead, September main lead, 

7+, Cover: Dark Colors, Tag: Second Chance?, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: Someone looking in a mirror, Spot: Veins (any type), minimal blood, Tag: Character development, Spot: Stage performance, Genre: Romance, Tag: Any tag that includes the word “Sexual”, Tag: Infidelity, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, SPOT: SOMEONE RECOVERING FROM AN ADDICTION (ANY TYPE WILL DO), Spot: Main character in Water, Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette, Tag: Includes the word “Rich”, Spot: Main character crying, Tag: LGBTQ+, Tag: Based on a true story, Spot: An act of forgiveness, 

7+, July, February, September, January, August, March

7+, Cover: Orange (add a photo), Genre: Comedy, Spot: A Main or Support Character Dreaming (Day/Night), Spot: Veins (any type), Tag: Character development?, Main character is in some type of leadership position (CEO, King, Religious leader, team captain, class representative, political leader), February, July, Spot: Lead without a shirt on,   Genre: Romance, Spot: Main character in Water, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main character crying, Spot: An act of forgiveness,  red light, LGBTQ+, Tag: Includes the word “Rich”, Spot: Wedding, SPOT: MAIN RECEIVING A DIAMOND, Spot: Fish (food, alive, in a picture..), signet ring?, Spot: Stage performance, Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, 

TBD: 7+, Tag: Death, Spot: A Main or Support Character Dreaming(Day/Night), Genre: Mystery, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: A Figurine, Genre: Fantasy, Spot: Ghost, Tag: Illness, Spot: Survival (any kind), Genre: Action, Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Main character is in some type of leadership position, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Tag: Infidelity?, Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette, Spot: Smoke from a fire , Spot: Main character crying, Spot: Someone winning something, June, September, August, Tag: Exorcism, Spot: Someone being purified, red lighting, Spot: Main character Looking at the moon / mentioning the moon in some way, Suicide, Spot: An act of forgiveness , Tag: Loyal Male/Female Lead, Spot: Explosion, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Tag: Protective Female/ Male Lead, Spot: Pregnancy (ep 2), Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight, Spot: Main character visiting a temple or shrine, Spot: Pictures of a main character on a wall, Tag: Character development, Spot: Gold, Tag: Second Chance

Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link), July, June, September, October, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Main character in Water.

 7+,  Award winning title (any award, add link), Award winning actor, dark colors?, Tag: Death, Spot: Main involved in a Funeral, Spot: Stargazing, Genre: Mystery, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: Someone looking in a mirror, Spot: Survival (any kind), Mentioned in an Article or Editorial, Spot: Fish (food, alive, in a picture..), Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette, TAG: SCIENTIST MALE LEAD, June, May, February,  Spot: A Figurine, Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Spot: Someone overcoming fear, Spot: Smoke from a fire, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Explosion

7+, lgbtq+, blue, October, romance,  passion (kiss)

March, October, April, August, June, September, February, July, January, 7+, Award winning title (any award, add link), Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link), Spot: Someone looking in a mirror , Cover: Blue (Add a photo), Released in October (any year), Spot: Someone winning something (lottery, plushie in a machine, raffle, a game, a championship),

7+, Genre: Comedy, Tag: Happy Ending, Tag: Character development, July, January, Genre: Romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main character crying, Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: An act of forgiveness (EP 7),

CURRENTLY WATCHING: Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link), July, June, September, October, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Main character in Water.

CURRENTLY WATCHING: Award winning actor/actress, Has a rating of 7 or more, Tag: Death?, Genre: Historical, Genre: Mystery, Spot: Someone finding something or someone (EP 1 - The main characters find the weasels they're searching/hunting for), Spot: A Figurine, Genre: Fantasy, Spot: Survival?, Spot: Veins?, Genre: Action, Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Spot: Someone spitting out blood?, Tag: Countryside Setting?, November, May, August, December, Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette (EP 1), Spot: Smoke from a fire (EP 1 - There's smoke from the fire stick they're carrying in the woods), Spot: Main Character in the Woods (EP 1 - The main characters go into the woods in search of weasels)

CURRENTLY WATCHING: Has a rating of 7 or more, Spot: Beauty product product placement (PPL)? (EP 1 - Face masks?), Spot: Veins, Spot: Gold (EP 1 - MC wears a gold earring.), Tag: Character development, Spot: Red Lighting (EP 1 - One of the side characters goes to a club-like place that has red lighting on the walls.), October, January, July, Genre: Romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on (EP 1 - ML removes his tank top and gives it to the drunk MC.), Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette (EP 1 - Side character smoking cigarette at the club.), Spot: Smoke from a fire (EP 1 - Smoke from campfire that the male leads are sitting near.), Spot: Passion (kiss), Spot: Main character crying (EP 1 - MC gets drunk and cries over his ex.), Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: Main Character in the Woods