MDL's 2021 Watch Challenge

Sign-up Form:  Lyli

• Starting date:  October , 11 , 2021

• Link to your Drama list:https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/lyli11

• Difficulty:  Medium  11 Blocks (55+) 

• Progress: 13/11 Blocks      57 /55

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  Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

A (5/5)  Ok

• (X ) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes He, She, It  
• (X ) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes Given
• (X ) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes  We Best Love Fighting Mr 2nd
• (X ) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes Tonhon Chonlatee
• (X ) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes Hôpital Playlist 2

B (5/5)   Ok

• (X ) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes A Tale Of Thousand Stars
• ?(X ) Watch a Mdrama about revange  The Veil
• (X ) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) Open
• (X ) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less I Promised You The Moon
• (X ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more Word Of Honor

Type (55) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  OK

• (X ) Watch a web series.  You Make Me  Dance
• (X ) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie--. (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes)  Kingdom Ashin Of The North
• ( X) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers  Sea Of Hope
• (X ) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie  Seobok
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary The Raincoot  Killer

Award-winning (5/5) --it all about the accolades Ok

• (X) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.   Misaeng
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director.  Steel Rain  Kwak Do Won
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  Deliver Us From Evil  Hong Won Chan
•  (X) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor.   Hellbound Yoo Ah In
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress.  Kairos Lee Se Youn

Favorite (5/5)  OK

• (X ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  Taxi Driver Lee Je Hoon
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. Sisyphus The Myth      Park Shin Hye
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies. LUCA The Beginning   Kim Hong Seon
• ( X) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies.   Navillera  Lee Eun Mi
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before.   Mouse Choi Joon Bae

Release Date (0/15)  

A (5/5)  OK

• (X ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. Move To Heaven
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL.  Light On Me (2021)
• ( X) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL Awaken.  (2020 )
• ( X) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.)   Bokura No Ai No  Kanade (2008)    
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life)                       The Suspect  (2013)

 Countries (7/7)   Ok

• (X ) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines.  Hello Stranger (Movie)
• ( X) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand.   Lovely Writer
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie from Japan.  Cherry Magic
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea.   D-Day
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie from China.  The Untamed Special Edition  
• ( X) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan.  We Best Love No1 For You 
• ( X) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong.I Go To School Not By Bus 

 Cast (6/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors Ok

• ( X) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high schooln Racket Boys    
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life Alice In Borderland 
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established                                   Be Loved In House I Do 
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents                                             60 Days Of Summer
• ?(X)Watch a drama/movie with an actor/actress you haven't seen anything from before  Moorim School Hong Bin
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions Squid Games  

Genres (Lite)  

A (5/5) OK

• (X ) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Wish You
• ( X) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) To My Star
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) Law school
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before) Secret Door
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future Space Sweepers

B (5/5)  OK

• ( X) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline Times
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) Witch's Diner
• ( X) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games.          Tazza The Hiden Card
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners With You
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc. The Devil Judge

C (5/5)  OK

• (X ) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) KKhondae Intern 
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.)  Silenced
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy The Man Inside Me
• ( X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery Dark Hole
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship School 2013

Genres (dark)  

A (5/5)  OK

• (X ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.)  The Divine Fury  
• ( X) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju) The Uncanny Counter
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War Northern No Limit
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics)  The Attorney
• ( X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller Deep

B (5/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) OK

• (X ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological Beyond Evil
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation /Detective Gap Dong
• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled)  Bleak Night
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) DP
• (X ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)  A Melody To Remember  

Sign-up Form:

• Starting date: October 24, 2021 (Counting dramas and movies I have watched since January 1, 2021)
• Link to your Drama list: Qissyn's Drama List
• Difficulty: Hard: 14 Blocks (70+)
• Progress: 77/70+ (Dramas: 38, Movies: 37, Drama Special: 1, TV Show: 1)
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Legend:

Completed                Plan To Watch (Probably use for 2022 Watch Challenge)

Analysis

Total: 124/223

# of Dramas: 69 (only completed)

# of Movies: 53 (only completed)

# of Blocks Completed: 14

# of Hetero Films: 44

# of LGBTQ+ Films: 35

*Starting and Completion Dates are in MM/DD Format

*Underlined words means there are links inserted

Time (Episode Length, Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  

A (5/5) Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama with 20 min or less episodes Hello, My Youth (01/13 - 01/20) --> 6 min

• (X) Watch a drama with 20-30 minutes episodes HIStory4: Close to You (05/31 - 06/06) --> 24 min

• (X) Watch a drama with 30-40 minutes episodes Tokyo Kaiki Sake (Completed: 08/02) --> 31 min

• (X) Watch a drama with 40–50 minutes episodes 46 Days (07/08 - 09/02) --> 48 min

• (X) Watch a drama with 50-60 Minutes Episodes U-Prince: The Playful Comm-Arts (05/15 - 06/12) --> 60 min

B (3/5) 

• (X) Watch a Drama with at least 1 episode over 60 minutes Karn La Krang Neung... Nai Hua Jai (11/20 - 12/06) --> 100 min per episode

• ( ) Watch a Movie 180 or more minutes

• (X) Watch a Movie less than 30 minutes (may be a web movie but has to be in MDL database) To You, For Me (Completed: 02/03) --> 25 min

• (X) Watch a Drama with 8 episodes or less The Collector (Completed: 10/15) --> 6 Episodes

• ( ) Watch a Drama with 30 episodes or more The Lost Tomb 2 

Type (5/5) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Type of production. Dramas only unless indicated in the prompt)  Block Completed

• (X) Watch a web series. Papa & Daddy (06/06 - 06/15)

• (X) Watch a drama special --made for tv movie-- (Not the behind-the-scenes episodes or the interviews or extra scenes) TharnType 2 Special: The Wedding Day (Completed: 03/11)

• (X) Watch a game/variety/non drama/reality type (listed as a TV SHOW) show (10 Episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list dates OR episode numbers Produce Camp 2021 (All 10 Episodes) (02/24 - 04/24)

• (X) Watch a Theatrical (released in the theater) released movie Sinkhole (Completed: 09/14) --> Evidence

• (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Documentary The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol (Completed: 10/29)

Award-winning (3/5) --it all about the accolades 

• ( ) Watch an award-winning drama/movie.  

• (X) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning director. Parasite (Completed: 10/04) --> Bong Joon Ho won Best Director award in Academy Awards 2020

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning screenwriter.  

• (X) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actor. Train to Busan (Completed: 09/07) --> Kim Eui Sung won Best Supporting Actor award in Baeksang Arts Award

• (X) Watch a drama/movie from an award-winning actress. The 8th Night (Completed: 09/22) --> Kim Yoo Jung won Excellence Award - Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama

Favorite (4/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actors.  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has one of your favorite actresses. Girl Next Room: Richy Rich (12/01 - 12/03) --> Mild Lapassalan Jiravechsoontornkul

• (X) Watch a drama/movie by the same director as one of your favorite dramas/movies. 7 Project (09/05 - 10/13) --> New Siwaj Sawatmaneekul also directed My Gear and Your Gown which I rated 9.5

• (X) Watch a drama/movie by the same writer as one of your favorite dramas/movies. I Hate You, I Love You (11/16 - 11/19) --> Boss Naruebet Kuno also wrote I Told Sunset About You which I rated 10

• (X) Watch a drama/movie by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before. Latitude 6 (Completed: 01/19) --> James Thanadol Nuansut

Release Date (10/15)  

A (5/5) Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered this year. Run (Completed: 03/21) --> 2021

• (X) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL. We Best Love: No. 1 For You (01/12 - 02/05) --> 2021

• (X) Watch a drama/movie that started airing the same year you joined MDL. Wuliang (Completed: 03/28) --> 2020

• (X) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want.) God's Quiz (11/09 - 11/14) --> 2010 (Year Obtained)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie that began airing/premiered in the year you were born/graduated/married/found dramas/first born etc. (or other major event in your life) The Eye (Completed: 08/31) --> 2002 

B (0/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1940s.  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1950s.  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1960s. 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1970s.  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from the 1980s.  

C (5/5) Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama/movie from the 1990s. Taboo (Completed: 02/17) --> 1999

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005. Fleeing By Night (Completed: 03/08) --> 2000

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010. Departures (Completed: 06/15) --> 2008

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2015. Always (Completed: 08/08) --> 2011

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which began airing/premiered between 2016 to 2020. More Than Blue (Completed: 03/24) --> 2018

 Relationships (1/5)

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on non-romantic relationships.  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a non-human main character.  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that focuses on a Parental relationship 

• () Watch a drama/movie with a Pet parent relationship (a character that takes care of an animal/has no children/talks to animal when alone/possible dresses animal and stuffs it in her purse for outings/must be in at least half of the episodes. 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with Siblings Because of You (03/24 - 03/28)

Countries (7/7)  Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama/movie from the Philippines. Love the Way U Lie (Completed: 03/12)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie from Thailand. Driver (Completed: 09/20)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie from Japan. Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store (03/31 - 04/02)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie from South Korea. Nobleman Ryu's Wedding (Completed: 05/31)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie from China. May The River and Sea Flow Upward (Completed: 03/21)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie from Taiwan. Gatao: The Last Stray (Completed: 07/04)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie from Hong Kong. Rule #1 (Completed: 08/28)

Countries Comics/reading material (3/8) (5/8 must be completed for this block to count) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manga (Japan) The Ingenuity of the House Husband (Completed: 08/30)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhwa (South Korea) Hellbound (11/26 - 11/28) --> Webcomic

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua – Taiwan 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua - China 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Manhua - Hong Kong 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Komik - Philippines  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Thai Comics 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie adapted from a Novel U-Prince: The Gentle Vet (Completed: 08/19) --> Novel

Cast (3/6) Refers to the ages of the characters not the actors 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with students or children as the main cast. (any time from birth to any form of school) Child to high school Girl From Nowhere (11/11 - 11/14) --> High School Students

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with young adults as the main cast. (out of school but not married and not at the “deadline” age for the female character) 20-29 single finding place in life 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with Median age (marriageable/Deadline (for female characters) age or parents) 30 – 40 age bracket: usually financially established 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii (02/12 - 03/30) --> 30 years old

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Elderly characters or grandparents 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Animals as the focus (real life animals, not a person that turns into an animal) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie where a Place or Location is the focus (the shooting location is limited to one location with limited excursions The Great Wall (Completed: 10/22) --> Great Wall of China 

Genres (Lite)  

A (5/5) Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama/movie about Art (music, dance, painting, photography etc.) Step For You (Completed: 02/13)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie about Food (cooking, baking, restaurants, cafes, etc.) U-Prince: The Badass Baker (09/13 - 09/17)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie about School (Pre-k-University, graduate and trade school) I Promised You the Moon (06/24 - 07/04) --> University

• (X) Watch a drama/movie about Historical (must be from your parents’ era or before) My Country: The New Age (02/24 - 03/09) --> Joseon Dynasty (1392 - 1910)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie about Sci-Fi /Space/Future Imawa no Kuni no Alice (Completed: 08/07) 

B (2/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Fantasy/Alternate past timeline 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Supernatural/Magic/ESP etc. (not within our normal physics as the majority of the world recognizes so yes zombies, vampires, ghosts can be considered. Use this for non-scary versions) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie about Non-combat Sports: (chess/checkers/cards/shogi/Mahjong etc.) Anything that uses the brain muscle not the body muscle and has games. Animal World (Completed: 02/28) --> Rock Paper Scissors via cards

• (X) Watch a drama/movie about Medical staff: Surgeons/doctors/nurses/vets/coroners My Ambulance (01/31 - 02/17)

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Law/Lawyers/Judges/paralegals etc.

C (5/5) Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama/movie about Business (CEO/Starting a business/Office setting/Bank) The CEO (Completed: 01/06) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie based on a real Event or person (can be but not limited to a documentary etc.) Dong Ju: The Portrait of a Poet (Completed: 01/19) --> Yun Dong Ju (Real Person)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Comedy Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (Completed: 02/27)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Mystery Bangkok Breaking (10/26 - 10/28)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Friendship Love Me, Love Me Not (Completed: 08/24)

Genres (dark)  

A (4/5) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Horror (includes jump scares, Creepy voices/noises, vengeful ghosts, etc.) Inhuman Kiss (Completed: 10/13)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which has Horror Monsters (Zombies/Vampires/Demons/Kaiju) Red Wine in the Dark Night (Completed: 02/20) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Military/War 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which has Politics (this can include office/business politics/palace/government official ANY kind of politics) Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (08/08 - 08/10) --> Politics is one of the tags

• (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Thriller Hwayi: A Monster Boy (Completed: 08/22)

B (2/6) (4/6 of these for it to be completed) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Psychological Roommate (Completed: 08/12)

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Criminal investigation/Detective 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre is Medical and Tag is Terminal or Chronic illness  

• () Watch a drama/movie with any genre but has a Suicide (tag may be hidden or it may not be labelled) Enjiya --> Attempted Suicide

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Occupation of one country by another (usually under the Historical or Military genre) Ip Man (Completed: 10/30) --> Japanese Occupation 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which depicts Post Occupation Recovery (look at dramas set in time frames we know post occupation happened (example 1950’s Japan)

Genres (Action – martial arts)  

A (1/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Kung Fu (or another Chinese/Taiwan/Hong kong Martial art) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Karate/Judo (or another Japanese Martial Art) My Annoying Brother

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Gungdo/ Subak /Taekkyon (or another South Korean Martial art) Falling Into You --> Taekwondo 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Arnis, Eskrima, and Kali (or another Philippines Martial Art) Maria (Completed: 11/13) --> Reference

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Muay Thai (or another Martial art from Thailand) Ong Bak --> Reference

B (3/5) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Sports: Physical Don't Say No (08/08 - 10/23) --> Basketball

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features E-Sports: Gaming for example  

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which features action CGI scenes The Yin Yang Master (Completed: 03/20)

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Tokusatsu 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie whose genre Wuxia or Xanxia or Xuanhuan The Silent Criminal (09/10 - 09/29)

Theme (Occupations)  

A (5/5) Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Computer business (Information Technology) jobs (hackers/programmers/websites/Internet) -- can be a supporting character but in most of the episodes not one character in 1 episode Catman (Completed: 05/27) --> App developer

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Fashion/Make up/Modeling/Hair styling Kinou Nani Tabeta? (10/25 - 11/01)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Thieves/Criminals/Gang members Yakuza and The Family (Completed: 09/13)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Customer service (for example: clerk/waitress/help desk) Meet Me Outside (Completed: 01/03) --> Hotel Concierge 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Writers/Journalists Lovely Writer (03/08 - 08/17)

B (2/5)  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Housekeeper/butler/Maid 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Farming or agriculture of some kind (orchards/rice paddies/vineyard) U-Prince: The Handsome Cowboy (01/05 - 09/01)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Tv personality (actor/comedian/tv reporter/talk show host—but has to be a drama or movie about someone having the job) Spark Jai Nai Jomying (Completed: 07/24) --> Youtuber 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Fisherman/sailor/Someone who works with the ocean/ocean creatures  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Mechanic/builder/someone good with machines 

Theme (School) (1/6) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Bad student (delinquent) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Former Delinquent teacher 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features Teacher has a past job not suitable for teaching (If someone finds out they are fired)  

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Transfer student Otomen

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie which features a Student festival 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Bullying Second Chance (07/25 - 08/06)

Theme (Lets get physical) (3/5) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with Sexual Content The Medium (Completed: 09/21) --> Hidden Tag

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with LGBTQ+ A Tale of Thousand Stars (01/31 - 04/02)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie which features Age Gap We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (03/05 - 04/09) --> Hidden Tag

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Reverse Harem 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with Harem

Theme (Family)  

A (3/6) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie about Marriage contract or arranged Marriage Triad Princess (04/11 - 08/28)

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Large Family (Multiple generations or 6 or more people under one roof) In Family We Trust

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Single Parent Miracle in Cell No. 7 --> Single Father

• (X) Watch a drama/movie about a Grandparent raising a Child The Uncanny Counter (01/02 - 01/28) --> Hidden Tag

• (X) Watch a drama/movie about an Aunt or Uncle raising a Child Move to Heaven (06/08 - 06/12) --> Uncle

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Found Family (people not related becoming a family) Navillera

B (0/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Sibling raising child 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a person not related raising a child 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Orphan 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Twins 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about Pregnancy

 Theme (Misc.) (0/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Clone 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Android 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about an Alien 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Lab experiment/construct 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about a Talking animal (the animal only needs to talk once or can even narrate) 

Tags (Leads)  

 A (5/5) (Male or Female or other you decide) Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Strong Lead No Mercy (Completed: 08/16) --> Strong Female Lead

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Nice lead You Make Me Dance (03/12 - 03/20) --> Nice Male Lead

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Rich lead Love at First Hate (03/08 - 03/11) --> Rich Female Lead

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Smart/Genius Lead U-Prince: The Ambitious Boss (07/13 - 07/22) --> Smart Male Lead

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Naïve/innocent/pure Lead Full House (Thai) (03/02 - 03/04) --> Naïve Female Lead

B (1/5) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Mean/Aggressive Lead The Guest (01/04 - 01/13) --> Aggressive Female Lead

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Eccentric Lead (weird) Rich Man, Poor Woman --> Eccentric Male Lead

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Poor lead Happy Birthday --> Poor Female Lead

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Weak lead

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Cold lead Hospital Playlist --> Cold Male Lead

Tags (Love) (5/5) Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama/movie about First love Our Times (03/24 - 03/25)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with Cohabitation Golden Blood (08/28 - 08/30)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with Love shape (Triangle/Square/Pentangle) My Secret Romance (06/19 - 07/25)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with Unrequited Love/one way love/one sided love Fish Upon the Sky (05/13 - 06/25)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with Friend to Lovers Notification (11/05 - 11/08)

Tags (Misc Lite) (8/8) Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with a Bromance/Sismance vibe. Time Raiders (Completed: 09/11) --> Bromance

• (X) Watch a Slice of Life drama/movie. Time (Completed: 09/03) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Hidden Identity Oh My God Father (Completed: 02/09)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Happy Ending Oh My Boss (09/01 - 09/13) --> Hidden Tag

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Childhood friends Kiss Me (04/10/21 - 06/13)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Idol Actor (someone who sings and acts or has another job besides acting) appearing in it does not have to be starring and can be a cameo. To My Star (01/25 - 02/06) --> Son Woo Hyun

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Time Travel Blue Birthday (09/04 - 09/11)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Superhero Haunters (Completed: 11/02)

Tags (Misc Dark) (8/8) Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Death/murder Painted Skin: The Guo Jingming Edition (Completed: 03/28)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Obsession Ghost Lab (Completed: 05/31)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Mental Health Innocent (10/13 - 10/20) --> Hidden Tag

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Tragic Past The Divine Fury (Completed: 10/22)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Amnesia Take Me Home (Completed: 10/01)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Revenge Girl's Revenge (Completed: 10/13)

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie Corruption 3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu (11/28 - 12/04) --> Hidden Tag

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Betrayal My Name (10/19 - 10/22) 

By the numbers  

A (5/5) Statistics Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama or movie more than 50% have completed (there is pie chart under statistics) A Tale of Two Sisters (Completed: 07/21) --> 74.4% (As of 10/25)

• (X) Watch a drama or movie where the Verified/Stars Rating is the same (the whole number not after the decimal) as the completed Rating The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window (Completed: 08/22) --> 7.5 (As of 10/25)

• (X) Watch a drama or movie Ranked in the top 200 (1-200) add link Midnight Runners (Completed: 01/24) --> Rank 104 (As of 10/25)

• (X) Watch a drama or movie Ranked over 1000 add link if available NightTime (Completed: 09/13) --> Rank 5134 (As of 10/26)

• (X) Watch a drama or movie with more than 25% in the “plan to watch” section of the pie Peach of Time (09/04 - 09/28) --> 53.8% (As of 10/25)

B (4/4) Block Completed

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with over 10 Reviews. Close Friend (05/25 - 05/27) --> 33 reviews (As of 10/26)

• (X) Watch a drama/movie with 0 Reviews. Nemesis (Completed: 09/18) (As of 10/26)

• (X) Watch a highly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (rated 10, 9 or 8 by the user, not overall) #Alive (Completed: 02/13) --> User rated 9.5 (As of 10/26)

• (X) Watch a poorly rated and completed drama/movie from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on. (Rated 5.0 at most) So Young 2: So You're Still Here (Completed: 10/30) --> User rated 5.0 (As of 10/26)

Plan To Watch List (0/6) 

• ( ) Watch the oldest dated item (drama/movie) on your list. Lan Yu (As of 10/24) --> 2001

• ( ) Watch the newest item on your list. (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did) A Girl Like Me (As of 10/24)  

• ( ) Watch the shortest drama on your list (least amount of episodes). The Best Story (As of 10/24) --> 3 Episodes

• ( ) Watch the longest drama on your list (most amount of episodes). The Story of Ming Lan (As of 10/24) --> 78 Episodes

• ( ) Watch the item in the middle of your list (e.g. 70 items in total, you should watch #35). My Dear Lady (As of 10/24)

• ( ) Watch the Movie/Drama with the longest name. Kiwadoi Futari: K2: Ikebukurosho Keijika Kanzaki Kuroki (As of 10/24)

Seasonal Settings (0/5) *Does not have to be a festival but contain something that marks the season if the weather does not. 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Snowy (winter holiday/Festival) setting (not all countries have snowy so just go with winter if that is the case with your country of choice) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Rainy (spring holiday/festival) setting 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Sunny (summer Holiday/Festival) setting 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie with a Windy (Fall Holiday/Festival) setting 

• () Watch a drama/movie with multiple season settings 

Not from here (3/4) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie that has foreign actor(s) - A different ethnicity than the rest of the titles cast Squid Game (09/22 - 09/23) --> Anupam is the only Indian in the cast

• (X) Watch a drama/movie Set not Filmed in a different country to the one in which it was aired.  (50% or more and can be film in another country but does not have to be) Stay (12/08 - 12/09) --> Filmed in Japan, Aired in Thailand

• ( ) Character that is the Same ethnicity but raised abroad 

• (X) New person in a small town OR Small town person moves to big city Lakan (01/14 - 03/01) --> New person in a small town

Remakes – same story different note (2/4)  

• (X) Watch a story that has been remade by at least 1 other countries beside the origin story Ossan's Love (Japan) (02/17 - 02/18) --> Origin: Japan, Remake: Hong Kong

• ( ) Watch a story that has been remade by 2 other countries Mother (Japan) --> China, Korea, Thailand

• ( ) Watch a drama that is a next season or a movie that is a sequel to a remade story (example: Hana Nochi Hara is a sequel to Hana Yori Dango) 

• (X) Watch a remake from the same country The Hymn of Death (11/02 - 11/04)

Random (1/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as your username OR Display name.  Choose at the beginning and list here: Qissyn (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) Q Series: 1000 Walls in Dream

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that starts with the same first letter as someone on your friends list. (Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters) After Dark --> Anusaya

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from an actor/actress who has 5 or fewer credits to their name.  (think new actors and can exclude Variety show appearances) Black Kousoku --> Takahashi Kaito 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie that begins with one of the following letters: (Generate 3 from this site and choose one.) Hook (11/06 - 11/09) --> Letter: H 

• Random Word generator for titles (here) pick 3 list and watch one with one of these words. The Prince Who Turns into a Frog --> Keyword: Frog

MDL Related  

A (1/5) 

• (X) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in an article on MDL. A Gift to the People You Hate (07/10 - 07/11) --> Article

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that was mentioned in the feeds. (your friends feed counts and if you are the one posting it counts so in theory you can post and never go back if you don’t like what you see) Aozora no Tamago --> Feed (As of 10/28)

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie from your least viewed tags under your profile stats. Missing Noir M --> Open Ending (Hidden Tag)

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres. (top Genre and bottom genre on you stats page or one that never even made it to your stats) The Devil Punisher --> Top Genre: Romance, Bottom Genre: Adventure

• ( ) Watch a drama that was added to a popular voted list in the list index. Beyond Evil --> Chosen Popular Voted List 

B (1/5) 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie on your Recommendations page. Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey

• ( ) Watch a drama from a staff member’s completed page rated 8 or more Voice in the Rain --> Staff rated 8.0

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section The Tasty Florida (As of 10/27)

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Explore Top Dramas/Movies category –If you have watched everything from your comfort country of choice (favorite) in those first 5 pages you may go to the VERY NEXT TITLE for that country on the subsequent pages Tunnel --> Top Dramas Page 4

• (X) Watch a drama/movie that was added to a Custom List (yours or other MDL’ers lists) Ugly Duckling Series: Perfect Match (11/15 - 11/20) --> Custom List Chosen

°°° Substitutions and Extras°°° 

These can substitute anything in the challenge to help you complete a block each one can only be used once (unless otherwise specified) and are NOT a block. 

•  ( ) Watch an Asadora 

• ( ) Watch a Taiga 

• ( ) Watch a Lakorn 

• ( ) Watch a Seoguk 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie that has historical cultural entertainment elements (a title about Kabuki, Rakugo, P’ansori, etc)  I searched Storyteller or theater +country. 

• ( ) Watch a drama/movie about soldiers  

• () Watch a drama/movie about Royalty 

• () Watch a drama/movie about Anything not covered in this challenge (you may use this 3 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category) 

TURN IN FORM

• Starting date: January 1, 2021
• Finishing date: December 28, 2021  
• Link to your sign-up form: https://mydramalist.com/discussions/forum-games/58165-mdl-s-2021-watch-challenge?pid=1466523&page=12#p1466523
• Link to your turn-in form: https://mydramalist.com/discussions/forum-games/58165-mdl-s-2021-watch-challenge?pid=2115243&page=33#p2115243
• Link to your completed Drama list: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/rvcruickshank
• Difficulty: super easy (4 blocks)
• The number of completed dramas for the challenge: 26
• The number of completed drama specials for the challenge: 1
• The number of completed movies for the challenge:  13
• The number of completed variety shows for the challenge: 0
• Number of Blocks: 4
• Progress: 38/20

TURN IN FORM

• Starting date: January 1, 2021 
• Finishing date: December 28, 2021)  
• Link to your sign-up form: Sign in Form
• Link to your turn-in form: Turn in Form
• Link to your completed Drama list: My DramaList
• Difficulty: Intervention 40 blocks + 7 extras
• The number of completed dramas for the challenge: 124
• The number of completed drama specials for the challenge: 1
• The number of completed movies for the challenge: 91
• The number of completed variety shows for the challenge: 2 (that covers the 10 episodes required)
• Number of Blocks: 40
• Progress: 218/224

❤️2021s challenge has now been closed fore submissions, thank you!
All those who have participated will shortly be added to the hall of fame .❤️

2️⃣ It is now two days until this years alterations, including the levels will be reviled... Are you as exited as we are?

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