r/KDRAMA Challenge 2026

challenge #1 A drama where a character eats alone at a convenience store (episode 1 at 10:47, FL specifically does not join ML, who is eating alone)    

completed 06/01/2026

-- also fits: challenge #31 A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post (jjajangmyeon, ep6)

challenge #2 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Wei's Wheel of Makjang -- A drama where a main character kills someone

completed 12/01/2026

challenge #3 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Relationship Dynamics -- A drama where a Police - Suspect relationship is central to the plot (Park Mu Gyeong is police detective and Sarah Kim is a suspect first of fraud, later murder)

completed 13/02/2026

challenge #4 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food Scenes -- A drama with a scene where a character prepares bean sprouts or dried anchovies (bean sprouts, ep2 44:35)

completed 28/05/2026

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• challenge #13 A drama where a character leaves without drinking their beverage (ep1, 24:00 - 25:20)

• challenge #17 A modern drama which features a character living or staying in a Hanok style house (ep 2)

• challenge #18 A drama with a scene where a character borrows floral ahjumma pants (ep2, 45:30)

• challenge #25 A drama with realistic bedtime rituals (ep1, ~27min shower, check tomorrow schedule, read, lights out, eye mask)

• challenge #31 A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post (ep1 chimaek)

challenge #5 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Literary World -- A drama with a scene in which a character visits a bookstore and crosses paths with someone they know (ep4 33:04, snooping detective kang meets detective kim who is on the case)

completed 11/08/2026

-- also fits:

• challenge #17 A modern drama which features a character living or staying in a Hanok style house (ML and several other characters)

• challenge #20 A drama with a decades-long friendship (Taeju & Jiwon are childhood friends)

• challenge #27 A drama where a character participates in a protest (Gi Beom, ep2)

• challenge #31 A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post (Jjajangmyeon, ep4 15:43)

challenge #6 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chaos: Diabolical Challenges -- A drama where a character leaves messages for a loved one in a bank book

completed 16/09/2026

challenge #7 A drama where the characters celebrate the New Year (the mains celebrates New Year at their workplace the New Year 2023 in ep8)

completed 18/01/2026

challenge #9 A drama where a character does an emergency U-turn (ep2, 14:35)

completed 28/02/2026

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• challenge #15 A drama where a character rushes to find someone at the airport (ep3, 14:15)    

• challenge #19 A drama where characters go camping or hiking (mains go hiking in eps1, 4, 5) 

• challenge #20 A drama with a decades-long friendship (Eun Ho and Geum Ho)

• challenge #28 A drama with supernatural main character (Eun Ho (FL) is a gumiho)

• challenge #31 A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post (Jjajangmyeon, ep2)    

challenge #10 A drama with a shower scene (ep1 ~15:40, ep4 15:29)

completed 26/07/2026

-- also fits: challenge #2 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Wei's Wheel of Makjang -- A drama where a main character kills someone

challenge #11 A drama where a character receives acupuncture treatment (the queen dowager recieves one, ep6 ~23:18)

completed 17/07/2026

-- also fits: challenge #8 A drama with a scene featuring a cherry blossom tree (ep2 ~5:43)

challenge #12 A drama where a character goes to MT and plays games (ep5 24:10)

completed 26/03/2026

-- also fits:

• challenge #9 A drama where a character does an emergency U-turn (ep 10)
• challenge #13 A drama where a character leaves without drinking their beverage (ep1 10:40 - 12:15)
• challenge #20 A drama with a decades-long friendship (Seo Mi-rae and Lee Ji-Yeon)
• challenge #25 A drama with realistic bedtime rituals (ep1 Pyjamas, Lights Off, Phone Charging)
• challenge #29 A drama with fun episodic titles (S1.E4 No Risk, High Return; S1.E10 An Utterly Normal Future )
• challenge #30 A drama which stars an actor playing dual roles (Seo In Guk as Gyeong Nam and Yeong Il)

challenge #13 A drama where a character leaves without drinking any of their beverage (ep10, 103:45)

completed 12/02/2026

-- also fits:

• challenge #1 A drama where a character eats alone at a convenience store  (ep10, 53:13)     

• challenge #8 A drama with a scene featuring a cherry blossom tree (ep5, 30:33)    

• challenge #16 A drama where some of the story takes place on an island (Jeju island, ep3)

• challenge #19 A drama where characters go camping or hiking (hiking on Jeju ep3, Solo hiking ep4, 25:40; camping ep8, 26:18, ep10)

• challenge #20 A drama with a decades-long friendship (Jun-kyung and Bae Soo-jin)

• challenge #25 A drama with realistic bedtime rituals ((ep1, 30:10) showered and in PJs (ep 4, 4:20), (ep7, 38:30), (ep8, 21:10), (ep9, 14:30))

• challenge #31 A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post (Jjajangmyeon, ep5 19:00; Tteokbokki, ep7 27:20)

challenge #14 A drama with a scene where a character applies a sheet mask (ep1 19:05)

completed 09/08/2026

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• challenge #16 A drama where some of the story takes place on an island (ep9, visiting FL's grandpa)

• challenge #17 A modern drama which features a character living or staying in a Hanok style house (ep10, FL's grandpa's house)

challenge #15 A drama where a character rushes to find someone at the airport (beginning of ep18)

completed 05/08/2026

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• challenge #8 A drama with a scene featuring a cherry blossom tree (ep1 10:45; more in eps 6, 7)

• challenge #19 A drama where characters go camping or hiking (the guys go camping in the beginning of ep11)

• challenge #20 A drama with a decades-long friendship (22 year old frineship between the four guy friends)

• challenge #31 A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post (Mango Six’s Mango Coconut)

challenge #16 A drama where some of the story takes place on an island (parts of eps1,2,10 happen on an island where ML owns a house)

completed 26/01/2026

challenge #17 A modern drama which features a character living or staying in a Hanok style house (FL’s hometown house, ep1 5:53)

completed 26/05/2026

-- also fits:

• challenge #14 A drama with a scene where a character applies a sheet mask (ep6 21:53)

• challenge #16 A drama where some of the story takes place on an island

• challenge #29 A drama with fun episodic titles (ep1 reckless living, ep2 the puss punk)

• challenge #31 A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post (myeok guk, ep1 9:15)

challenge #18 A drama with a scene where a character borrows floral ahjumma pants (ep11 ~41:34)

completed 21/09/2026

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• challenge #10 A drama with a shower scene (ep2 54:30, ep5 11:10)

• challenge #26 A drama where a character introduces themselves at a new school or workplace (ep2 39:20)

challenge #19 A drama where characters go camping or hiking (hiking ep7, ~45min)

completed 09/04/2026

-- also fits:

• challenge #14 A drama with a scene where a character applies a sheet mask (ep1 39:13; ep2 17:14)

• challenge #22 A drama where the main character’s parents own a food/drink related business (FL's mother is the owner of an oyster place, ep10 35:16)

challenge #20 A drama with a decades-long friendship (Moon-jae and Soo-hyun have been friends since high school)

completed 15/09/2026

-- also fits:

• challenge #2 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Wei's Wheel of Makjang -- A drama where a main character kills someone (Noja kills one of Seung-gyu's henchme, ep9)

• challenge #3 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Relationship Dynamics -- A drama where a Police - Suspect relationship is central to the plot (Sun-yong and Moon-jae)

• challenge #10 A drama with a shower scene (Moon-jae takes a shower, ep1)

• challenge #13 A drama where a character leaves without drinking any of their beverage (Moon-jae leaves the meeting with his editor before drinking his beverage, ep6)

• challenge #16 A drama where some of the story takes place on an island (Moon-jae and Noja go to an island to find other Moon-jae, ep5)

• challenge #24 A drama where a character owes money to loan sharks (Yu-min owes money to a loan shark, ep5)

• challenge #25 A drama with realistic bedtime rituals (Moon-jae wears pajamas, ep1)

• challenge #30 A drama which features an actor playing dual roles (Ryu Jun-yeol played Moon-jae and Yu-min)

challenge #23 A drama that features characters taking pictures in a photobooth or photo studio (photobooth, ep8)    

completed 03/04/2026

-- also fits:

• challenge #1 A drama where a character eats alone at a convenience store (Ha-ran eats by herself in flashback, ep7 43:43)

• challenge #17 A modern drama which features a character living or staying in a Hanok style house (Project team goes on trip to Gyeongju and stays in a Hanok style house, ep5)

• challenge #19 A drama where characters goes camping or hiking (both, ep4)

• challenge #25 A drama with realistic bedtime rituals (Ha-ran washes her face, ep6 7:17)

• challenge #31 A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post (tteokbokki, ep3)

• challenge #36 A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ (ep1, 1:00:50)

challenge #24 A drama where a character owes money to loan sharks (FL's aunt and later FL)

completed 29/04/2026

-- also fits: challenge #16 A drama where some of the story takes place on an island (takes place in Japan)

challenge #25 A drama with realistic bedtime rituals (wearing PJs and turning off lights, ep13 59:29)

completed 24/05/2026

-- fits:

• challenge #8 A drama with a scene featuring a cherry blossom tree (trip to jinan ep11,12 3:16)

• challenge #10 A drama with a shower scene (ep5 17:38)

• challenge #19 A drama where characters go camping or hiking (ep1 13:40, also ep4)

• challenge #20 A drama with a decades-long friendship (Ji Hyun, In Jung and Seo Woo were friends since school days)

• challenge #28 A drama with a supernatural main character (FL is a coma ghost, Scheduler is basically grim reaper)

• challenge #30 A drama which features an actor playing dual roles (Lee Yo Won plays both Song Yi Kyung and Shin Ji Hyun in her body)

• challenge #31 A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post (sujebi, ep14 25:52)

• challenge #35 A mid-long form drama (20 eps of 1hour)

challenge #26 A drama where a character introduces themselves at a new school or workplace (ep1, MC got a new job)

completed 13/01/2026

-- also fits: challenge #29 A drama with fun episodic titles (IMDB episode list)

challenge #27 A drama where a character participates in a protest (Min Wo Won and the scholars' Wailing protest, the rest of historians join in, ep22)

completed 15/07/2026

-- also fits:

• challenge #26 A drama where a character introduces themselves at a new school or workplace (when FL first joins the office of Royal Decrees)

• challenge #33 A drama with a scene where the ministers all shout "Your Majesty" (ep40)

• challenge #35 A mid-long form drama (40 eps of 35mins)

challenge #29 A drama with fun episodic titles (ep1 A Goodbye Confession; ep4 Something Started to Go Wrong)

completed 03/08/2026

-- also fits: challenge #20 A drama with a decades-long friendship (Ba Woo and Hun have been friends since they were kids)

challenge #30 A drama which stars an actor playing dual roles (Im Ji Jeon as Sin Seo Ri and Kang Dan Sim)

completed 20/06/2026

-- also fits:

• challenge #8 A drama with a scene featuring a cherry blossom tree (ep1 34:37)

• challenge #10 A drama with a shower scene (ep2 23:35)

• challenge #29 A drama with fun episodic titles (ep1 the vixen and the beast, ep2 guide to optimizing your fate)

challenge #32 A drama in which a character dyes their nails with balsam flowers (ep2, ~13:05)

completed 23/09/2026

challenge #34 A drama special with four or less episodes 

completed 16/03/2026

challenge #35 A mid-long form drama

completed 27/02/2026

-- also fits:

• challenge #14 A drama with a scene where a character applies a sheet mask (FL in ep40)
• challenge #22 A drama where the main character’s parents own a food/drink related business (FL's mom has a fried chicken resturant at the beginning and later sells yakult)

challenge #36 A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ (ep7 14:40)

completed 13/08/2026

-- also fits: challenge #17 A modern drama which features a character living or staying in a Hanok style house (sister and brother-in-law)