r/KDRAMA Challenge 2024

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challenge #1 A drama that shares a filming location with The Heirs (Gyeonggi Future Education — Paju Branch [경기미래교육 파주캠퍼스]; Incheon International Airport (ICN) [인천국제공항]; Ilsan Lake Park [일산호수공원])

- also fits: 

• challenge #10 A drama in which a game is played (Go Stop), still where you can see the cards; still with cards 2
• challenge #19 A drama in which characters take a trip - ML and Fl travel to Geyeongju for a bussiness trip and FL spontaneously visits Donggung Palace (ep1)
• challenge #22 A drama with a character who is a chaebol - ML is a chaebol of airline company
• challenge #36 A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ (ep3)

challenge #2 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Tropes - A character has a hair cut or cuts his or her hair during the drama (ep3 haircut scene)

completed 22/02/2024

- for me it also fits: 

• challenge #4 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: PPL - Coffee Shop/Coffee Machine/Instant Coffee/Kopiko (ep4 Kopiko)
• challenge #18 A drama in which characters celebrate a special day (FL's birthday + Christmas)

challenge #4 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: PPL - Coffee Shop/Coffee Machine/Instant Coffee/Kopiko (Maxim, ep1)

completed 04/02/2024

challenge #6 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Number of People in Drama Poster - 0 (zero people; poster)

completed 21/01/2024

- also fits: 

• challenge #14  A drama featuring an actor or actress who debuted before 2000 (Kim Hyun Joo)
• challenge #15 A drama with childhood flashback scenes 
• challenge #17 A drama title that is not a direct translation of the Korean title 
• challenge #21 A drama set in a rural/non-urban location
• challenge #23 A drama with a character who works for the government (police detective ML)
• challenge #25 A drama where a character wears a long wool coat  (several characters throughout)
• challenge #27 A drama with a main character that is over 40  (ML)

challenge #9 A drama with a character who is an artist (MC is a singer)

completed 24/01/2024

- also fits: challenge #16 A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community 

challenge #10 A drama in which a game is played (baduk)

completed 03/03/2024

- also fits: 

• challenge #17 A drama title that is not a direct translation of the Korean title 
• challenge #18 A drama in which characters celebrate a special day (coronation day)   
• challenge #28 A drama with a multigenerational main cast (ML, his mother, and his nephew) 
• challenge #29 A drama from the sageuk genre

challenge #11 A drama where a character wears a sports team uniform or jersey and/or watches a sports game (ML wears one in almost every ep)

completed 04/02/2024

- also fits: 

• challenge #3 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Common Scenes - A character riding the bus or at the bus station (ep6)

• challenge #16 A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community

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challenge #13 OST by a K-pop group member — "Freeze!" - Seo Ho, Lee Do (ONEUS)

- also fits:

• challenge #9 Character (M/S) who is an artist — On Woo Joo, writer / Kim Jung Heon, singer
• challenge #10 A game is played — Basketball, Dodgeball (Ep. 1)
• challenge #14 Actor (M/S) who debuted before 2000 — Shin Jung Keun, debut in 1997 (movie)
• challenge #17 Title is not a direct translation — "No Secret"
• challenge #19 Takes a Road Trip / Camping / Vacation — Fishing Trip (Ep. 2)

challenge #14 A drama featuring an actor or actress who debuted before 2000 - Ahn Yun Hong starred in her first drama in supporting role in 1987

completed 14/03/2024

- also fits: challenge #9 A drama with a character who is an artist - SML is lead graphic designer 

challenge #15 A drama with childhood flashback scenes  

completed 09/03/2024

challenge #16 A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community 

completed 06/05/2024

challenge #18 A drama in which characters celebrate a special day - Episode 1, the king's birthday banquet

completed 27/02/2024

- also fits:

• challenge #9 A drama with a character who is an artist - ML is a clothes designer
• challenge #14 A drama featuring an actor or actress who debuted before 2000 - Woo Hee Jin debuted in 1988
• challenge #15 A drama with childhood flashback scenes
• challenge #29 A drama from the sageuk genre

challenge #21 - A drama set in a rural/non-urban location - Jeong Jinman's house (main setting) is literally in the middle of nowhere

completed 07/02/2024

- also fits:

• challenge #3: A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Common Scenes - A character riding the bus or at the bus station (has a scene at the bus station)
• challenge #6 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Number of People in Drama Poster - 0 (zero people; poster)
• challenge #14 A drama featuring an actor or actress who debuted before 2000 (Lee Dong Wook)
• challenge #15 - A drama with childhood flashback scenes - there's quite a few especially in ep 1-2
• challenge #19: A drama in which characters take a trip (a "survival" type of hiking trip)
• challenge #36: A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ (ep4)

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challenge #22 A drama with a character who is a chaebol

- also fits: 

• challenge #1 A drama that shares a filming location with The Heirs (Incheon International Airport (ICN) [인천국제공항]
• challenge #3 Bus / Bus station — (Ep. 6)
• challenge #4 Coffee PPL — Mega Coffee, Nespresso (credits)
• challenge #10 A game is played — Indoor Baseball (Ep. 1), Janggi (Ep. 2)
• challenge #13 OST by a K-pop group member — "The Reasons of My Smiles" - BSS (Seventeen)
• challenge #14 Actor (M/S) who debuted before 2000 — Kim Gab Soo, debut in 1977 (theater)
• challenge #15 Childhood flashback scenes (Ep. 6)
• challenge #18 Celebrates a special day — Wedding Day (Ep. 1 / 2) / Wedding Anniversary (Ep. 2)
• challenge #19 Takes a Road Trip / Camping / Vacation — Germany
• challenge #24 Meal with 3 banchan on the table
• challenge #30 An episode with 10% viewership rating — 13% (Ep. 4)
• challenge #36 Truck of Doom™

challenge #24 A drama with a meal scene featuring 3 or more banchan (side dishes) on the table (meal scene)

completed 06/01/2024

- also fits: challenge #32 A single episode drama 

challenge #25 A drama where a character wears a long wool coat (pic from ep10)

completed 04/02/2024

- also fits: challenge #16 A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community

challenge #28 A drama with a multigenerational main cast (MC, her grandma, then Kaka and Ma Ri who are the same generation as MC's dad)

completed 29/01/2024

- also fits: challenge #26 A drama found by searching existing recommendations (rec here) 

challenge #32 A single episode drama

completed 24/02/2024 

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challenge #33 A mid-long form drama 

- also fits: challenge #1 A drama that shares a filming location with The Heirs (Gyeonggi Future Education — Paju Branch [경기미래교육 파주캠퍼스]; Ilsan Cultural Park [일산문화공원])

challenge #34 A drama with less than 500 watchers on MDL (I was 75th MDL watcher to complete it)

completed 03/01/2023

challenge #36 A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ (Truck of Doom™ scene)

completed 20/01/2024

- also fits: challenge #35 A drama that is at least 10 years old