r/KDRAMA Challenge 2025

1. A drama featuring a sweater worthy of The Heirs

2. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Korean Culture Highlight - A drama where a money gift is given at a wedding

3. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food Scene - A drama featuring a scene where kimchi is made (kimjang)

4.e. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Common Scenes - A drama where a character watches a news broadcast on television

Finished: 30.03.2025 - How can two actors have so much chemistry???? Absolutely LOVED this. This was SO wholesome, no misundertanding, no withholding information, and honesty all the time (like Oh My Venus), I wish more k-drama couples were like that! I would definitely watch this show again yes.

5. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Character Surname - Ahn

Finished: 17/04/2025 - If only I could forget everything about this show to be able to watch it again. Absolutely stunning, great performances and the bonds amongs all the characters were done beautifully. A solid 9 out of 10 for me!

6. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Medical Emergency! - A drama where a character gets a nosebleed

7 . A drama that was originally broadcast on one of Korea's terrestrial big 3 stations

8. A drama where a character watches a kdrama

9. A drama where a character makes a wish

10. A drama featuring a mentor-mentee relationship

11.  A drama where a character has a pet

Finished: 12.04.2025 - I think this show was done beautifully. The way it tackled topics like masculinity and femininity, and how people "should" be was really really nice! I really liked the characters too, you feel bad even for the "big bad" of the show, because at the end of the day they're just people with their own personal problems. As a side note, the village chief being a BTS fan and Bang Beauty buying her own engagement ring were peak moments, girlbossing all the way to the last chapter! And let's all bow down for president (village chief) Zhu Yen!

P.S.: Damn Kopiko coming strong in all these shows!

12. A drama where changes in time are visible

Finished: 16.02.2025 - That was an AMAZING show. I would definitely rewatch it again, just to be able to enjoy episodes 8, 9, 11, 12 and 14 again! I read on Reddit that they thought the show should be called "Flashbacks", because they kept telling the parents' stories instead of the high schoolers, but I actually enjoyed their stories even more!

*SPOILERS* I can't wait for season 2 to drop, I can't believe we weren't able to see Doo-sik reunite with his family for more than 1 minute, that was absolutely tragic. It was also really interesting how people with powers weren't really good nor bad, and just tools to their governments, so that's an aspect I really enjoyed (because the whole show didn't use the whole "North Korea bad because North Korea" trope, so that was really refreshing).

I'd absolutely watch this show again, and I'm actually going to create a custom list with shows I'd definitely rewatch thanks to it!

13. A drama which aired across two years

14. A drama with a character who moves or has previously lived abroad

15. A drama starring a beloved grandma and grandpa of Kdramaland

16. A drama where a character wears a nondescript black cap for no particular reason

17. A drama featuring two characters wearing matching items

Finished: 02.02.2025 - That was really good, and I wasn't expecting the ending! Always love good survival media, so this was quite unexpected!

18. A drama starring a lead actor who goes by a stage name

Finished: 25.02.2025 - After years and years of putting it off I FINALLY watched this show, and I absolutely loved it! All the characters were charming, even the ones you wanted to hate, and the main characters had a lot of chemistry! I also like how they subverted some really common tropes, and how Mr. Kim ended up being part of the permanent gang!

19. A drama with an OST by a K-pop group member

20. A drama where one of the main characters is a celebrity

21. A drama which features a sibling relationship

22. A drama where a main character has a part-time job

23. A drama featuring a scene where a character prepares for or takes an exam

24. A drama that features location/tourism product placement

25 A drama featuring a scene where characters are at a traditional market

26. A drama where a character calls another character by their professional title instead of name

27. A drama that fills a wheel of chance option from previous drama challenges you wish you got - 6.c. A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Number of People in Drama Poster - 2 (I got 3 last year)

Finished: 22.03.2025 - That was way too short! I don't think there'll be a season 2, but I REALLY liked it (I'm actually going to watch another show by the actor that plays Aaron Park, he was great!

28. A drama that is listed in last year’s Drama Database

Finished (part 1): 01.01.2025 - I've been wanting to watch this drama since it was released back in 2023, as I first read the Webtoon when it was being traslated to English in 2015 and absolutely LOVED it. The acting was amazing and it was pretty surpising to see how the high school children behave just like that, like children, and not like some war machines. Can't wait to see part too! Also, and *MAJOR SPOILER*, I LOVED the platoon leader, and I just glad he had his scenes in the last episode without his helmet on, because wow if he isn't a pretty man.

Finished (part 2): 02.01.2025 - Did I binge the whole show? Yeah. Was it worth it? Absolutely! I've read that some people weren't happy with how part 2 was done and how it finished, but I think it was a great as part 1! Of course there's a tone shift after the events that happened before, but I think it was done great, and I really loved the last episode and the ending, as it tried to recreate what happened in the Webtoon too, which is something I missed.

29. A drama previously covered by r/KDRAMA's The Weekly Binge

30. A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community

31. A drama that aired before 2010

32 A drama that aired in the 2010's

33. A drama from the sageuk genre

34. A single episode drama

Finished: 02.02.2025 - These drama specials are actually quite good, and the actos are pretty great, I'm surprised they don't have a whole show!

35. A mid-long form drama

Finished: 18.01.2025 - This show was absolutely gorgeous. The way the characters changed from the first to the last episode, and there were moments that actually made me cry! 

- Spoiler- I thought it was sad but really realistic that the grandma's dementia got worse and she was only able to remember her daughter, that part did make me cry, but I also think it's really interesting how they actually showed that, and not have a "Wow grandma suddenly is 100% OK and can remember everyone" moment.

36. A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™