MDL's 2025 Challenge

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MDL Watch Challenge 2024 Sign-up Sheet
Travel date: 01-01-2025	Link to your itinerary: Here	Stops so far: 0
Final destination: Seoul (Level 4)	Number of visits: 0	Districts: 0

Theme specific wording

Directions: Prompt/Requirement
Address: Title watched
Stop: Block
Destination: Level
Visits: Rounds
Districts: Bonuses and Substitutes

All roads lead to Dramaland
1. Duration of the Journey
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Short Film (Tag)	Lipstick
Drama with 10 episodes or less	Move to Heaven
Movie of 180 minutes or more	Cafe Noir
Drama with 25 episodes or more	Queen Seondeok
Drama with 2 seasons or more (watch any season, you must watch the whole season)	Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

2. Map Index
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Drama	When the Phone Rings
Movie	Emergency Declaration
Special	Mouse: the Predator
TV show	Elite League Season 2
Anthology	ThirTEEN terrors

*3. Popularity Count: Address* that has**
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
# of Watchers: Less than 1000 (write the date)	Contorted	198 watchers on January 2nd 2025
MDL Rating: 6 or less	Blue of Winter	5.7 on January 2nd 2025
Main cast member in top 50 on the stars leaderboard	Revenant	Kim Tae Ri has place #44 on January 4th
Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
Top 100 popularity for its country: China, Hong Kong, Japan Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan or Thailand (Links sorted by popularity)	It's Okay to Not Be Okay	Popularity #3

*4. Travel Guide: Address* that has/was**
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Never been reviewed (write the date)
More than 100 reviews	Flower of Evil	#427
Mentioned in an article/editorial (include link)	Firefighters	Mentioned here
Mentioned in a game (include link)	Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938	Mentioned in this game
Main cast member has a fanguide on MDL (include link)	The School Nurse Files	Nam Joo Hyuk is mentioned in this fanguide

*5. The Destination: Address* that has/was**
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
City in the name of the title	Lovestruck in the City
Cityscape view on the cover	Just Between Lovers
City views in the intro	Gangnam B-Side
Filmed in a city you wish to visit (name the city)	Island	Filmed in Jeju according to this website
Filmed in a city on the same continent as you live (name the city it is filmed in, not where you live)	Crash Landing on You	Filmed in Switzerland according to this website (I'm from the Netherlands so EU)

We are the city
6. We Protect This City: Main or Supporting character that is/was/training to be a
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Doctor/Nurse/Ambulance Worker	The First Responders
Firefighter	Naked Fireman
Cop/Detective	Beyond Evil
Teacher	Class of Lies
Maintenance Worker/ Park Attendant/ Traffic Director

7. We Serve This City: Main or Supporting character that is/was/training to be a
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Sex Worker/Host	Call Me Chihiro
Night Market/Convenience Store Worker
Court Official/ Office Worker
Performer/Celebrity	Our Beloved Summer
Lawyer/Advisor/Politician	Extraordinary Attorney Woo

8. We Built This City: Spot a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Architect
Construction Worker
Bank Attendant	The Interest of Love
Truck Driver
Real Estate Agent	Sell Your Haunted House

9. People In The City: Spot a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Group of delinquents/Gang members	Gokusen
Person sitting alone	Navillera
Politician/Victim handing out flyers	The Lies Within
Group of people exercising/dancing together in a park
Students in uniform	Please... Siang Riak Winyan

10. Hidden City: Spot a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Dead body	The Glory
Person hiding from the law/debt collectors
Main character playing hide and seek
Main or Supporting character burying something in the ground (time capsule/ treasure/ evidence/ body)
A spy/secret agent	The Worst of Evil

City Life
11. Moments In Time: A main character…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Attending a prayer ritual	The Devil Judge
Trying new food
Seeing scenery from a moving vehicle	Your Eyes Tell
Stargazing
On a rooftop	Doona!

12. Event: A main character involved in a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Wedding	No Gain, No Love
Festival/Faire	20th Century Girl
Graduation/ Inauguration
Funeral	Will Love in Spring
Date	Serendipity's Embrace

13. Food: Spot…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Food in a Bag
Food Cart/Truck	Falling Into Your Smile
Dine-In Restaurant	Dinner Mate
Rice dish -or- noodle dish	Ramen Shop
Traditional Food	K Food Show: A Nation of Banchan

14. Relationships: with one of the following tags or on the lists attached.
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Intercountry Romance or Interracial Relationship	Peach of Time
Long Distance	Memories of a Dead End
Friendship	Queen Woo
Family	Family Matters
Heterosexual Relationship or Same-Sex relationship	Semantic Error

15. Entertainment: Spot a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Street/Public Music Performance	Do You Like Brahms?
Athletic Competition	Twenty Five Twenty One
Club/Saloon/Bar	Itaewon Class
Traditional Performance	The Crowned Clown
Shopping

Travelers
16. Been There, Done That: Spot a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Globe/Map	Jirisan
Postcard/Letter	Dear Doctor, I'm Coming for Soul
Souvenir	Rugal
Photograph/Picture	The Midnight Studio
Suitcase/Trunk	The Fish with One Sleeve

17. See the Sights: Spot a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Cityscape/Skyline	Vagabond
Historical Monument
Signage	Time to Hunt
Other dialect / language spoken	Gyeongseong Creature
City Lights (Neon lights, lanterns, etc.)

18. Trip: Main character…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Goes on a trip out of town	Night in Paradise
Has an item of passage (Plane ticket, letter of introduction, badge)
Is seen taking public transportation	The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
Is seen getting directions/getting lost	Ashfall
Has a goodbye scene before trip	The Battle: Roar to Victory

19. Occupational Traveler: Main or supporting character is a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Flight Attendant	Wonderland
Tourist Guide
Taxi driver, Rickshaw runner Tuktuk driver etc…	Taxi Driver
Hotel Concierge	Hotel Del Luna
Student Studying Abroad

20. Out of Town: Main Character is spotted at a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Village	Love Sea
Beach
Mountain/Desert
Space
Out at sea	The Admiral: Roaring Currents

City Structures
21. Infrastructure: Spot a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Skyscraper/Tower	The Tower
Crosswalk/ Plaza/ Public Square/ Business Street
Bridge
Central station	Fabricated City
Subway (the restaurant is also acceptable)	Grid

22. Entertainment: Main Character is spotted at a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Parks (Nature, Playground)	Run On
Zoo/ Aquarium/ Menagerie	Queen of Tears
Theater (movie/ opera/ play)	The Trunk
Shopping mall	The K2
Athletic arena	Racket Boys

23. Housing: Either a Main or a Supporting character must stay at a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Multi-family living (apartment, condo, penthouse, barracks, etc)	The Penthouse: War in Life
Hotel/Hostel
Slums	A Model Family
Mansion	The House of Us
Nursing Home	The Light in Your Eyes

24. Official Buildings: Spot a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
City Hall
Police Station / Prison/ Courthouse	Nobody Knows
Hospital	Life
School	Mother
Waste Plant

25. No Go Zone: Spot a…
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
Bomb shelter/ Bomb dropped	Happiness
Ruins	The King: Eternal Monarch
Military zone	Escape
Scene shot under the ground (tunnel, underground, shelter, basement)	Sisyphus: The Myth
Field	My Country: The New Age

International Airport and the Districts
26. International Airport: Watch a Title from 5 of the following countries. (If you watch titles from all seven countries listed below, you will earn the Globetrotter stamp)
Directions	Address	Notes	Completed
China	The Untamed
Hong Kong	Stay Still
Japan	Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Philippines	Like in the Movies
South Korea	Twinkling Watermelon
Taiwan	Someday or One Day
Thailand	The Heart Killers

Districts - optional! These can be used to swap with other blocks and or prompts.
The Art District (make up your own prompt, max 5 per round)
Directions	Address	Used instead of...	Notes	Completed
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The Old District
Directions	Address	Used instead of...	Notes	Completed
Historical genre	Under the Queen's Umbrella
Released 1975 or earlier
Lead born before 1925
Lead debuted before 2000
Spot: Ancient town	River Where the Moon Rises

The New District
Directions	Address	Used instead of...	Notes	Completed
Sci-Fi genre	Kairos
Released in 2025	Squid Game Season 3
Lead born after 2015
Lead debuted 2025
Spot: Birth	Pachinko

The Abandoned District
Directions	Address	Used instead of...	Notes	Completed
Drop a drama after 4 episodes or less (exception from the must watch the whole Address in 2025 rule).
Watch a title you previously dropped or put on hold (exception from the must watch the whole Address in 2025 rule).
Watch a title that one of the other participants in this challenge has on their dropped list.
Spot: people in an abandoned building	The Cursed
Spot: Demolition

The Red Light District (18+) Must be tagged…
Directions	Address	Used instead of...	Notes	Completed
Nudity/sexual content: one of the following ~~Nudity~~ \| ~~Prolonged Nudity~~ \| ~~Sexual Content~~ \| Extreme Sexual Content	Call Boy
Graphic violence or suicide: one of the following tags: ~~Suicide~~ \| Graphic Violence \| ~~Torture~~ \| ~~Psychological Abuse~~ \| ~~Domestic~~ ~~Violence~~	The Judge From Hell
Substance abuse: Drug Addiction \| ~~Alcoholism~~	Believer
Rape or ~~incest~~	Silenced
Gore	Seoul Ghost Stories

Airport District: Count the amount of titles you have watched from each country to earn a stamp in your passport 1 stamp for each 20 titles watched from the same country.
Country	Number of titles watched
China
Hong Kong
Japan
Philippines
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand

Runway district - Ways to get further faster, and earn an extra stamp in your passport.
Directions	Notes
Blockbuster - Watch one title that fits all the prompts in the same block, may only be used once in the whole challenge!
Call a Substitute Driver - ask a friend to watch follow direction to an address you wish to avoid. (watch a title instead of you).

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5 days ago

MDL Watch Challenge 2025 Sign-up Sheet

Traveling Date: January 1, 2025
Link to your itinerary (dramalist): Completed List

Stops so far: write the # of completed Blocks

Final destination: write the final level you achieve

Number of visits: write Rounds

Districts:

Theme Specific Wording

Directions: Prompt/Requirement

Address: Title watched

Stop: Block

Destination: Level

Visits: Rounds

Districts: Bonuses and Substitutes

Goal:

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1 (0/5)	2 (1/5)	3 (0/5)	4 (0/5)	5 (0/5)
6 (1/5)	7 (0/5)	8 (0/5)	9 (1/5)	10 (0/5)
11 (0/5)	12 (2/5)	13 (0/5)	14 (0/5)	15 (0/5)
16 (0/5)	17 (0/5)	18 (0/5)	19 (1/5)	20 (0/5)
21 (0/5)	22 (0/5)	23 (0/5)	24 (0/5)	25 (0/5)
		26 (0/5)

Plan to Watch

Currently Watching

Completed

All roads lead to Dramaland

1. Duration of the Journey:

Directions	Address	Notes
Short Film (Tag)	Love Buzz	2019 - Movie
Drama with 10 episodes or less	Weak Hero Class 1	2022 - 8 Episodes
Movie of 180 minutes or more	To My Star	2021 - Movie
Drama with 25 episodes or more	Hidden Love	2023 - 25 Episodes
Drama with 2 seasons or more (watch any season, you must watch the whole season)	Alice in Borderland	Rewatch

2. Map Index:

Directions	Address	Notes
Drama	When the Phone Rings	2024 - 12 Episodes 1/4/2025
Movie	1 Litre of Tears	2005 - Movie
Special	Mouse: The Predator	2021 - 2 Episodes
TV show	Busted	2018 - 10 Episodes
Anthology	Girl from Nowhere	2018 - 13 Episodes

3. Popularity Count: Address that has

Directions	Address	Notes
# of Watchers: Less than 1000 (write the date)	The White Haired Witch	# of watchers: 263 (as of 1/3/2025) 2020 - Movie
MDL Rating: 6 or less	Cafe Noir	2010 - Movie
Main cast member in top 50 on the stars leaderboard	Guardians of the Dafeng	Dylan Wang (Rank #8) 2024 - 40 Episodes
Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard	The Impossible Heir	Lee Jae Wook (Rank #149) 2024 - 12 Episodes
Top 100 popularity for its country: China, Hong Kong, Japan Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan or Thailand (Links sorted by popularity)	Flower of Evil	Rank #39 2020 - 16 Episodes

4. Travel Guide: Address that has/was

Directions	Address	Notes
Never been reviewed (write the date)	Seven Gods of Joy	No reviews as of 1/3/2025
More than 100 reviews	Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol	189 reviews 2020 - 16 Episodes
Mentioned in an article/editorial (include link)	Exhuma	Article 2024 - Movie
Mentioned in a game (include link)	A Shop for Killers	Game 2024 - 8 Episodes
Main cast member has a fanguide on MDL (include link)	When Life Gives You Tangerines	(release March 2025) Kim Seon Ho 2025 - 16 Episodes

5. The Destination: Address that has/was

Directions	Address	Notes
City in the name of the title	Seoul Busters	2024 - 20 Episodes
Cityscape view on the cover	Gyeongseong Creature Season 2	2024 - 7 Episodes
City views in the intro	Before We Get Married	2019 - 13 Episodes
Filmed in a city you wish to visit (name the city)	Goblin	City: Seoul 2016 - 16 Episodes
Filmed in a city on the same continent as you live (name the city it is filmed in, not where you live)	Tomorrow x Together: Our Lost Summer	North America 2023 - Movie

We are the city

6. We Protect This City: Main or Supporting character that is/was/training to be a

Directions	Address	Notes
Doctor/Nurse/Ambulance Worker	It's Okay to Not be Okay	June 2020 - 16 Episodes
Firefighter	My Boyfriend in Orange	2022 - Movie
Cop/Detective	The Judge from Hell	1/2/2025
Teacher	Crash Course in Romance	2023 - 16 Episodes
Maintenance Worker/ Park Attendant/ Traffic Director

7. We Serve This City: Main or Supporting character that is/was/training to be a

Directions	Address	Notes
Sex Worker/Host	First Love	2019 - Movie
Night Market/Convenience Store Worker	Love Me, Love My Voice	2023 - 33 Episodes
Court Official/Office Worker	Strangers from Hell	2019 - 10 Episodes
Performer/Celebrity	You Are My Glory	February 2021 - 32 Episodes
Lawyer/Advisor/Politician	She and Her Perfect Husband	2022 - 40 Episodes

8. We Built This City: Spot a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Architect	The Trunk	rewatch
Construction Worker	Love in the Big City	2024 - Movie
Bank Attendant	Call it Love	September 2023 - 16 Episodes
Truck Driver	Mr. Plankton	2024 - 10 Episodes
Real Estate Agent	Sell Your Haunted House	2021 - 16 Episodes

9. People In The City: Spot a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Group of delinquents/Gang members	My Name	2021 - 8 Episodes
Person sitting alone	Flex X Cop	2024 - 16 Episodes
Politician/Victim handing out flyers	Save Me	2017 - 16 Episodes
Group of people exercising/dancing together in a park	You Are My Secret	2024 - 32 Episodes
Students in uniform	I am the Secret in Your Heart	1/1/2025

10. Hidden City: Spot a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Dead body	Fuujinshi	December 2022 - 9 Episodes
Person hiding from the law/debt collectors	My Name is Loh Kiwan	2024 - Movie
Main character playing hide and seek	King the Land	2023 - 16 Episodes
Main or Supporting character burying something in the ground (time capsule/ treasure/ evidence/ body)	Doubt	2024 - 10 Episodes
A spy/secret agent	Snowdrop	2021 - 16 Episodes

City Life

11. Moments In Time: A main character…

Directions	Address	Notes
Attending a prayer ritual
Trying new food	Mr. Bad	2022 - 24 Episodes
Seeing scenery from a moving vehicle	Your Eyes Tell	2020 - Movie
Stargazing	Perfect Her	2024 - 20 Episodes
On a rooftop	Fuujinshi	December 2022 - 9 Episodes

12. Event: A main character involved in a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Wedding	Perfect Marriage Revenge	2023 - 12 Episodes
Festival/Faire	20th Century Girl	2022 - Movie
Graduation/Inauguration	Serendipity's Embrace	2024 - 8 Episodes
Funeral	Drawing Closer	1/4/2025
Date	Coffee & Vanilla	1/5/2025

13. Food: Spot…

Directions	Address	Notes
Food in a Bag	Our Beloved Summer	2021 - 16 Episodes
Food Cart/Truck
Dine-In Restaurant
Rice dish -or- noodle dish	Link: Eat, Love, Kill	2022 - 16 Episodes
Traditional Food

14. Relationships: with one of the following tags or on the lists attached.

Directions	Address	Notes
Intercountry Romance or Interracial Relationship	The Secret Message	2015 - 18 Episodes
Long Distance	The Hospital Playlist	2020 - 12 episodes
Friendship	While You Were Sleeping	2017 - 32 Episodes
Family	The Untamed	2019 - 50 Episodes
Heterosexual Relationship or Same-Sex relationship	Run-On	March 2020 - 16 Episodes

15. Entertainment: Spot a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Street/Public Music Performance
Athletic Competition	Twenty-Five Twenty-One	2022 - 16 Episodes
Club/Saloon/Bar	Love in the Big City	2024 - 8 Episodes
Traditional Performance
Shopping	Love O2O	2016 - 30 Episodes

Travelers

16. Been There, Done That: Spot a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Globe/Map
Postcard/Letter	Love Letter	1995 - Movie
Souvenir
Photograph/Picture	The Warp Effect	2022 - 12 Episodes
Suitcase/Trunk	Light Shop	2024 - 8 Episodes

17. See the Sights: Spot a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Cityscape/Skyline
Historical Monument
Signage
Other dialect / language spoken	Gyeongseong Creature	2023 - 10 Episodes
City Lights (Neon lights, lanterns, etc.)

18. Trip: Main character…

Directions	Address	Notes
Goes on a trip out of town
Has an item of passage (Plane ticket, letter of introduction, badge)
Is seen taking public transportation
Is seen getting directions/getting lost
Has a goodbye scene before trip

19. Occupational Traveler: Main or supporting character is a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Flight Attendant	Wonderland	2024 - Movie 1/1/2025
Tourist Guide
Taxi driver, Rickshaw runner Tuktuk driver etc…
Hotel Concierge
Student Studying Abroad

20. Out of Town: Main Character is spotted at a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Village	A Tale of Thousand Stars	July
Beach
Mountain/Desert
Space
Out at sea

City Structures

21. Infrastructure: Spot a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Skyscraper/Tower
Crosswalk/ Plaza/ Public Square/ Business Street
Bridge
Central station
Subway (the restaurant is also acceptable)

22. Entertainment: Main Character is spotted at a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Parks (Nature, Playground)
Zoo/ Aquarium/ Menagerie
Theater (movie/ opera/ play)
Shopping mall
Athletic arena

23. Housing: Either a Main or a Supporting character must stay at a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Multi-family living (apartment, condo, penthouse, barracks, etc)
Hotel/Hostel
Slums	Mouse
Mansion
Nursing Home

24. Official Buildings: Spot a…

Directions	Address	Notes
City Hall	Destined with You
Police Station / Prison/ Courthouse	A Good Day to be a Dog
Hospital	Blind
School	Revenge of Others
Waste Plant

25. No Go Zone: Spot a…

Directions	Address	Notes
Bomb shelter/ Bomb dropped
Ruins
Military zone
Scene shot under the ground (tunnel, underground, shelter, basement)	Moving
Field

International Airport and the Districts

26. International Airport: Watch a Title from 5 of the following countries.

(If you watch titles from all seven countries listed below, you will earn the Globetrotter stamp)

Directions	Address	Notes
China	Bride Wars	2015 - Movie
Hong Kong	Love in Time	2015 - 9 Episodes
Japan
Philippines	Can't Help Falling in Love	2017 - Movie
South Korea	Death's Game	2023 - 4 Episodes
Taiwan	Fall in Love at First Kiss	2019 - Movie
Thailand	Girl from Nowhere - Season 2	2021 - 8 Episodes

Districts - optional!

These can be used to swap with other blocks and or prompts.

Directions	Address	Used instead of...	Notes
The Art District (make up your own prompt, max 5 per round)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Old District
Historical Genre	Alchemy of Souls		rewatch
Released 1975 or earlier	Godzilla		rewatch 1/3/2025
Lead born before 1925
Lead debuted before 2000
Spot: Ancient town
The New District
Sci-Fi Genre	Signal
Released in 2025	When the Stars Gossip
Lead born after 2015
Lead debuted 2025
Spot: Birth	Butterflied Lover
The Abandoned District
Drop a drama after 4 episodes or less (exception from the must watch the whole Address in 2025 rule).	Go Back Lover		1/5/2025 (dropped at 3)
Watch a title you previously dropped or put on hold (exception from the must watch the whole Address in 2025 rule).
Watch a title that one of the other participants in this challenge has on their Dropped list.
Spot: people in an abandoned building	See You in My 19th Life
Spot: Demolition
The Red Light District (18+) Must be tagged…
Nudity/sexual content: one of the following ~~Nudity~~ \| ~~Prolonged Nudity~~ \| ~~Sexual Content~~ \| Extreme Sexual Content	Hit the Spot
Graphic violence or suicide: one of the following tags: Suicide \| Graphic Violence \| Torture \| Psychological Abuse \| Domestic Violence	As Long as we both Shall Live
Substance abuse: Drug Addiction \| Alcoholism	Mine
Rape or incest	Silenced		1/1/2025
Gore	Connect

Airport District:

Count the amount of titles you have watched from each country to earn a stamp in your passport 1 stamp for each 20 titles watched from the same country.

Country

Number of titles watched

China

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

Hong Kong

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

Japan

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

Philippines

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

South Korea

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

Taiwan

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

Thailand

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

Runway district - Ways to get further faster, and earn an extra stamp in your passport.

Directions	Notess
Blockbuster - Watch one title that fits all the prompts in the same block, may only be used once in the whole challenge!
Call a Substitute Driver - ask a friend to watch follow direction to an address you wish to avoid. (watch a title instead of you).

Passport:

(Successfully visited 7 countries with 20+ titles)

hal

5 days ago

MDL Watch Challenge 2025 Sign-up Sheet

Travelling Date: 01 January 2025
Link to your itinerary: Here
Stops for far: 00/26
Final destination: ehhh we shall see
Number of visits: 1
Districts: ehhh we shall see