MDL 2023 Watch Challenge

6:3b Time Travel (past to future)
7:2a Less than 10,000 watchers (3749 as of 10th Aug)
10:2a Cohabitation (both MLs)
11:1a First Love (Kang San's high school gf)
12:3a Tragic past (Dong Joo's father was killed)
13:1a Features a Religious Leader (priest)
13:3a Male Centered plot
13:5a Popular Male Lead (author)
15:1b Backpack (contains manuscipt)
15:3b Phone booth (ML's brother Kai calls other ML's father)
16:5b Hidden Identity (Kang San's identity and Ha Neul as killer's identity)
17:2b Tattoos (man from the church has the tattoo of a cross on the back of his hand)
17:4a Cop FL
18:2b Naive ML
18:5a Killer
22:2a Bromance
22:3a Parent-Child (Dong Joo and his parents)
22:3b Sibling (Kang San and Ha Neul)

4:1a 2023
5:5b 8 episodes or less
6:1a Full second season
7:2a Less than 10,000 viewers (930 on 27th July)
7:4a Mentioned in MDL forums
12:3a Tragic Past
13:3 Male-centered plot
16:1b Veteran Actor
17:4a Cop FL/ML
18:1a Killer
21:3a Corruption
22:1a Colleagues

4:5a 2017 - 2022
7:2b Ranked 1 - 100 (307 on 26th July)

4:5a 2017 - 2022

5:4a Drama with 40 - 50 min episodes (50 mins)
8:3a Most viewed tags [death]
10:2a Cohabitation (soldiers living together)
10:3b Sexual Assault (Nina)
11:5a Nice ML
11:5b Aggressive ML
12:4b Mourning (soldiers killed in shooting, Nina passing away due to injury and blood loss)
13:2a Misunderstanding (Im Ji Sup mistakenly believes Shin Ah Wi is responsible for the death of his friend when it was an accident)
13:3b LGBTQ+ (Nina)
13:5b Discrimination (towards fatter soldiers, soldiers who were glasses, who seem weak, new recruits)
16:4b Living with disability (soldier with burn injuries, ML with PTSD)
17:2a Glasses (glasses shown of soldier who attempted suicide lying in the hospital)
17:4a Cop ML (military cop)
18:1a Strong ML/FL
18:5a Killer
21:3a Corruption (within the military)
21:3b Teamwork
21:5b Bullying (among soldiers)
22:1a Colleagues
22:3a Parent-Child (deserter soldier and his mother, ML and his mother)
22:4a Assailant-Victim (multiple)
22:5b Soldier
24:3b Dark Colours

1:3a Co-produced
2:2a Independent Film
4:4a Year generated by site (2012)
5:1b Short Film

7:2a Less than 10,000 watchers (6437 on 10th Aug)
7:3a Drama with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW (4)
8:5a Over 10 reviews (10th August)
10:5b Domestic Abuse (child abuse)
13:4a Suspense
18:1a Strong FL/ML
18:2a Smart FL
18:3a Cold ML
18:5a Killer

5:1b Short Film
16:4b Living with disability

5:1b Short Film
21:2b Ghosts

5:4a 40 - 50 minute episodes
6:3a Time Skip
7:3b highest number of episodes in PTW (40)
8:5a Over 10 reviews
11:5a Nice ML
11:5b Aggressive ML
12:3a Tragic Past
12:4a FEATURES a celebration
12:4b FEATURES a mourning
12:5b Suicide
13:1a Features a Religious Leader (monk)
13:2a Misunderstanding (related to LXY's senior's death)
13:a Male-centered plot
13:4b Character Development (LXY, DFB)
13:5a Popular ML
14:1b On a cliff (ML jumps off a cliff)
14:2b By the Sea (washed up on shore)
14:4a On a mountain (tomb was build inside a mountain)
16:5b Hidden Identity (ML)
17:2b Tattoos (back tattoo to destroy the karmic bugs)
17:4a Cop ML
17:5b Anti-hero (3rd ML - Di Fe...)
18:1a Strong ML (all 3)
18:1b Weak ML (LLH)
18:4a Rich ML (DFB)
18:4b Poor (LLH)
18:5a Killer
19:1a Pet (Fox Spirit - dog)
19:2b Animal Death (lynx)
20:2b Animal Attack (lynx, snake)
20:3a Animal in the wild (finch)
21:3b Teamwork
21:5a Friendship
22:2a Bromance
22:3a Parent-Child (DFB)
22:4a Assailant Victim (LXY is poisoned)
22:4b Student-Teacher (multiple shifu-students)

17:4a Cop ML
18:5a Killer
19:2b Animal Death (cat tortured and killed)
20:4b Animal Abuse (cat tortured and killed)

17:4a Cop ML
18:1a Strong ML/FL
18:5a Killer
18:5b Healer
19:2b Animal Death (cat in a fire, stray cat)
20:4b Animal Abuse (stray cat killed)
21:3b Teamwork
23:4b Number (first)

10:5a Opposites Attract (out-going FL, reserved ML)
11:5a Nice FL/ML
12:3a Tragic Past (FL's mother blames her for her family's situation. ML lost someone he loved to suicide? and suffers from anxiety disorder.)
13:1a Features a Religious Leader (FL pretending to be a shaman)
13:2a Misunderstanding (ML is mistaken for a pervert)
13:2b Character development (ML slowly begins to come out of his shell)
13:5a Popular ML
15:2b Sports car (ML is afraid of getting recognised because of his car so he swaps it for another. FL's driver accidentally dents ML's car)
16:5b Hidden Identity (FL hides that she's a shaman, ML hides that he's a songwriter)
18:1a Strong FL
18:3a Cold ML
18:4a Rich FL/ML

17:4a Cop ML (one of the counters is a cop)
18:5a Killer (demons)

10:2a Co-habitation (ML and FL end up living in the same house)
10:5a Opposites Attract (FL is very serious and dedicated and ML doesn't have a care in the world)
11:2a Age-Gap [drama life] (age not revealed but FL is older)
11:5a Nice FL/ML
12:5a Healing
12:5b Suicide
13:2b Character Development
18:1a Strong FL
18:4a Rich ML
22:1a Colleagues

11:2b Classmates' Relationship
18:1a Strong ML
18:1b Weak ML ?
18:1a Smart ML
18:1b Naive ML
18:5a Killer

10:3b Sexual Assault
10:5b Domestic Abuse

22:3a Parent-Child 

16:5a Hidden Identity
17:4a Cop ML/FL
18:5a Killer

6:2b Time Loop

22:4b Student Teacher
22:5b Soldier

17:1a Athlete
17:4a Cop ML
18:2a Smart ML
18:5a Killer
22:2a Bromance

18:5a Healer
22:5a Doctor-Patient

1:2b Drama Special
14:2b By The Sea

3:1 HISTORICAL
10:4a Winter (mostly)
11:2a Age Gap [drama life]
12:4b Features a Mourning (death of SFL's father and death of scholars in the war)
12:5b Suicide (women jumping off a cliff)
13:1a Religious Leader (monks act as guide)
13:2a Misunderstanding (FL thinks ML is dead)
13:2b Character Development (FL)
13:4b Slow burn Romance
13:5b Popular FL (all men are attracted to her)
14:1a In a Field (first kiss)
14:1b On a cliff (women jump off to save themselves, FL screams for ML's return)
14:2b By the Sea (rescue of crown prince's heir)
14:4b On an Island (women and other civilians go to an island in order to escape invaders)
15:5b Crossbow
18:1a Strong FL/ML
18:2a Smart FL/ML
18:3 Cold FL/ML (they are cold towards each other)
18:3b Clingy FL (with 2ML)
19:2b Animal Death (horses dying due to exhaustion)
19:3b Farm Animal (chickens, donkey)
19:5b Horse ridden out to war
21:3b Teamwork (army + civilians working together to defeat the invaders)

5:1a Short Length Series

3:1b Sci-Fi
3:5a Action
5:3b Movie 90 mins or longer
6:3a Time Skip
12:3a Tragic Past (father committed suicide)
12:5b Suicide
12:4a Features a CELEBRATION (landing on the moon and safe rescue)
12:4b Mourning (loss of two astronauts)
21:3b Teamwork (rescue by astronauts of various countries)
22:1a Colleagues (astronauts + engineers at the Korean Space Facility)
23:1a Celestial Body

3:3a THRILLER
3:4a YOUTH
6:3a Time Travel
11:2b Classmates' Relationship
13:4a Suspense
22:4b Student Teacher

5:4a Drama 40 - 50 min episodes
17:3a Identity Swap
18:1a Strong Female Lead/ml
18:2a Smart FL
19:5b Horse Ridden Out To War

5:3b Movie 90 mins or longer (110 mins)
12:1a Slight Comedy
12:4a Celebration (winning a match)
12:4b Mourning (death of a boxer's father)
17:1a Athlete (boxer)
21:3a Corruption (match fixing)
22:4b Student-Teacher

5:5b Drama 8 episodes or less
3:3a Thriller genre
12:3a Tragic Past
17:4a Cop ML

1:2b Actress from a country not on MDL
5:1a Short Length Series
7:2a Less than 10,000 viewers
8:5b 0 Reviews when you started watching (30th Sept)
10:3a Sexual Assault
11:2b Classmates' Relationship
11:5a Nice ML
12:5a Healing
13:3a Female-centered plot
21:5a Friendship
21:5b Bullying
22:4a Assailant-Victim
23:3a Object
24:5a Only Words

1:5b Adapted from a Novel
3:3b Romance genre
13:4a Suspense
16:5b Hidden Identity
17:2b Tattoos
18:2a Smart FL/ML
21:3b Teamwork
21:5a Friendship

3:2a COMEDY genre
3:3a THRILLER
5:5a Drama 60 mins or longer
10:5a Opposites Attract (Cold ML/Warm FL)
11:4a Enemies to Lovers
12:2a Happy Ending
12:4a Mourning
13:1a Religious Leader (Shaman)
13:2a Misunderstanding (ML misunderstands SML)
13:2b Character Development
13:4b Slow-burn Romance
14:5b In a Small Town
16:2a Idol Actor
17:2a Glasses (sunglasses)
17:4a Cop ML
18:1a Strong ML
18:2b Naive FL
18:3a Cold ML
18:5a Killer
19:1a Pet
19:3b Farm Animal (cow)
19:4a Veterinarian
20:2a Adorable Animals
20:5a Second lead caring for animals (?)
21:3b Teamwork
22:2b Sismance

6:3b Time Travel
10:5a Opposites Attract (warm man/cold woman)
13:5b Popular FL
15:3b Phonebooth
16:5b Living with disability (hearing disability)
18:3a Cold FL
22:3a Parent-Child relationship

1:3a Co-produced
1:5a Adapted from a Manga
6:3a Time Skip
11:1b Brief Nudity
11:5a Nice ML
12:3a Tragic Past
14:4b On an Island
17:5a Superhero ML
17:5b Antiheroine
18:1a Strong FL
21:3b Teamwork
21:5a Friendship

6:2a Different Timelines (multiple)
6:2b Time Loop
6:3b Time Travel
11:1a First Love
11:3b Same-sex relationship
11:5b Nice ML
12:3a Tragic Past
12:4b Mourning (fiance/best friend)
12:5a Healing
12:5b Suicide
13:2b Character Development
13:4a Suspense
16:5b Living with disability (hearing disability)
18:1a Strong FL
18:2a Smart FL
21:5a Friendship
21:5b Bullying
22:2a Bromance

10:4b Secret Relationship

1:1b The Devil's Plan
21:4a Friendly Game

12:4a Mourning
13:1a Religious Leader

13:3a Female-centered plot
14:5a In a City (Gangnam)
17:4a Cop ML
18:1a Strong FL
22:3a Parent-Child relationship

10:2a Cohabitation

3:3a THRILLER genre
13:4a SUSPENSE
14:4a Celebration (birthday)
14:4b Mourning (ML's mom)
17:2a Glasses
18:4a Rich ML
18:4b Poor ML
18:5a Killer
22:3b Sibling

1:5a Adapted from a webtoon
6:3a Time Skip (1 year)
6:3b Time Travel
9:5b Director/Writer haven't seen anything before
10:2a Cohabitation
10:4a Contract Relationship
11:5a Nice FL/ML
12:1a Slight comedy
12:2a Happy Ending
12:3a Tragic Past (FL lost her mother and was adopted, ML feels guilt over his brother's accident and developed a panic disorder)
12:4a Celebration (marriage and birth)
13:1a Features a Religious Leader (shaman)
15:2a Truck (of doom)
16:4b Living with disability (ML's brother has a limp)
17:1b Artist
18:2a Smart FL
18:4a Rich ML
21:3b Teamwork
22:3a Parent-Child
22:3b Sibling

15:4b Hoodie
17:4a Cop ML
17:5b Antihero
18:1a Strong ML
18:5a Killer
22:4a Assailant Victim

1:5b Adapted from a Novel
3:3a THRILLER
5:4a 45 min episodes
6:5b Spring (April Fool's Day)
12:4b Mourning
18:5a Killer

11:4a Enemies to Lovers
13:1a Features a Religious Leader (monk)
14:1b On a Cliff
22:3b Sibling
22:5a Doctor-Patient

12:4b Mourning
17:2a Tattoos

13:1a Features a Religious Leader (shaman?)
18:5a Killer
21:2b Ghosts

3:1 HISTORICAL

3:4 YOUTH

19:4a Veterinarian (FL)