52 Weeks Drama Challenge 2022

JANUARY

Very sweet and surprisingly good thai university bl!  Perth, wow that guy can act!!!

A slow burn drama involving a math genius and a teacher who inspired him. Very slow burn but gripping...

When private and public lives clash....

A single set drama about a drama  workshop and two actors overcoming misunderstandings....

Anthology series. Seven different stories where some actors known for their bl roles play straight students (which garnered them a lot of hate in comments on MDL) showing us that they can actually act!

Another, unfortunately average, time slip webdrama: a painter from today finds himself suddenly a few centuries ago...

Friends to enemies to friends to lovers to secret relatioship....because of an incomprehensible family feud!

Different love stories taking place in a hotel...

An amateur looking short movie...maybe on purpose? About a hookup!

How to take the next step in a relationship? Slowly...and sweet!

Practically silent short movie...

A reboot, a better one where the love story stays imaginary!

A tutor and his student fall for each other: problems ensue!

How to hide your live in gay relationship from your family? Comedy ensues!

Two boys remain alone in a hostel and bond in spite of their differences!

A cohabitation comedy about six guys named Tee starring the top GMMTV bl actors. This is not a bl BTW!

A time loop web drama! The need is to understand why and how to get out of it!

Another nailbiting makjang with the usual suspects: chaebols and revenge!

A version of Leverage including a revenge and corruption subplots...

What brought us together ten years ago and why we broke up! Not enough of the ML friend's story and he turns out to be the best character!

FEBRUARY

Twins taking advantage of their resemblance until it does not work anymore!

Independent journalists fighting against the big newspaper in order to make the truth public!

Love the folk tales and animation at the beginning of every episode but the FL is annoying, the story is too compilcated and there is too much ecology shoved down our throats!

An insomniac and a clumsy person forge an odd relationship based on her shoulder!

Police investigation: hard to watch because it is about the child abuse and what happens to the victims if they are lucky enough and grow up! Amazing SML!

A couple of professors meet every day in their secret spot for a cup of coffee and a chat about their relationship! Connected to Fingers After (see below!).

A man organizes a birthday dinner for his boyfriend unaware that it is his boyfriend's ex's restaurant!

Something good comes from something bad! Wayufilms short. Beautiful!

Two roommates, a big secret and a lot of misunderstandings!

A guy with a double personality falls for/ hates his temporary care giver

A man is unconsciously abusing his girlfriend: she finally says stop! He does not understand why?

For fans only or if you do not want to watch the series: it is just an edited cut with a couple of new scenes: them graduating from the University!

Manga adaptation with all the manga exaggerations! Unconvincing love story, the ML has better chemistry with the FL!

Ghosts, ghost seeing people and a secret village! Suspensefull mystery!

An immortal goddess and aa singer fall in love. SLS !

A cute friends to lovers with tea leaves or how to tell your friend you love him?

Love on a farm!

Unlikable characters from the beginning develop an amazing bromance why trying to solve a mystery!

MARCH

How to get back to the top once you'd been thrown to the bottomless pit? With sass and smarts and strength!

How to remember what you forgot under the influence of alcohol?

High school boys fall for each other, sweet and forgettable!

How would you live, what decisions would you not make,  if you had been given a chance to do over while keeping all your memories? An amazing drama!

Cute enemies to lovers story! Great characters but the height difference is distracting!

An ordinary love triangle: which boy will get the girl?

A town mouse and a country mouse in the country! Part one! WeyuFilms another gem!

Another university bl: some stalking involved! Not that cute!

Fantasy bl with zero chemistry and a messy story.

Cute body swap bl. Why has Mix put on so much weight?!? He is supposed to like eating a lot in this drama...

Another university bl. Beautiful cinematography is the only thing it makes it stand out!

Appearances can be deceptive: a pretty but totally forgettable drama...

Great female friendship with romances...just another web drama!

How were the profiling methods introduced and applied in Korea? Not very well, unfortunately!

APRIL

Weird sort of romcom: a fireman, a computer genius, spied, self learning fridge!

Time travel omnibus

Sci fy with a brilliant cat!

Easily bingeable, easily forgettable romcom. A pale copy of What Happened To Secretary Kim!

Another pinoy lockdown bl!

Cute but illogical short movie...

An accidental encounter can lead to more....

On a camping trip together with a ton of ppl...

Country mouse boy comes to town to meet the town mouse boy and is almost eaten by evil cat of the uncle!

Height difference, uncomplete and odd story. But I hated the webtoon so I am biased!

A girl comes to the all male hostel and turns their world upside down!

Lovers separated by time, distance and covid...

Silly, unconvincing story of a musician and a t  shirt...

Ring with imaginary power gives you confidence when you think you're ugly!

MAY

Writer deals with his demons by writing a screenplay about his family and his love life! A bl lakorn with a splash of fantasy!

Two friends who love each other but dare not say anything!

No chemistry but nice dimples...

Old lovers meet again...

A short, confusing time loop movie. Great cinematography and promising idea!

A sci fy ad: an alien in a bl!

Awful title and poster for a serious story of backstabbing in the world of private education! And those dance moves make this drama worth the watch...

Two students thrown together: emotions develop!

A musician looking for a life...

Emptiness in beautiful scenery(due to covid restrictions), an adult story and beautiful OST!

A bl ghost in love story done right!

Simple story of two strangers who meet in a beautiful countryside! Nice and forgettable!

Enemies to lovers done right!

Do you come out to your university friend or not? A nice lesson!

Best friend, unrequited love, realisation, nice music... Sort and sweet watch!

After all the hype, a great premise is half baked. A guy in coma becomes a grim reaper in order nnot to stay comatose for too long. Instead of telling us more about grim reapers, the writers concentrate too much on the story of the week. Some are really good (war veteran a major tearjerker) and some are so stupid (dog story!) Great cast wasted!

A couple who broke up are forced to keep living together due to unforseen circumstances. Are they going to realize why they broke up and whether they still are in love really?

How to assume one's homosexuality in highschool? Excellent drama dealing with acceptance in a rigid society but managing to do it lightly and still seriously!

A genius robotics engineer manipulates the man she has a crush on, with technology! The problems arise when the man's real girlfriend shows up!

JUNE

A thai bl sitcom. Hilarious without being cringy! A newly employed designer finds that his boss is renting a house from him. Cohabitation sparks fly!

A barista meets his former best friend whom he rejected when she confessed to loving him and realizes the mistake he'd made!

An anthology series! Some hits and misses! A good watch nevertheless!

How to express regret after a nigh spent together? Why regret it at all? Short movie!

A short, cheap looking web drama ending on a worst possible cliffhanger!

BFF realize they are in love only after one of them becomes ghost! A short film ad!

Another chance on love! A short film ad!

Chaebols, their family, little people they trample and a lot of backstabbing makjang!

Speed dating in 30s Korea! Sweet and funny!

GL short movie questionning our addiction to apps!

Enemies to lovers in the entertainment industry! Fun!

A time travel web drama: a musician from the past comes to present day Seoul. No chemistry between the leads, second lead syndrome...

A ghost story: a bit draggy web drama!

A rigid, law abiding teacher clashes with a rebelious student during 80s dictatorship in Korea. And learns that not everything is black&white!

Rewatch: cut edition of the drama featuring only Pete & Kao's love story!