Sign-up SheetStarting date: May 1, 2023 Link to your Drama list: Rainbow's Drama List Stage: Mountains Level: Bapsae Korean Crow Habitats: 52/52 Titles: 264/264 |
TaxonomyIn the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.
Time is RelativeIn the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that have something to do with time, in the first habitat you are instructed to find essentials that started airing between certain dates, in the second and third one you get to dig deeper in to the concept of time
The Chronicles of MDLIn the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.
Getting up Close and PersonalIn the following habitats you are asked to find essentials that have to do with relationships and the human experience most of these are tags, but in some cases we have inclosed a list or used the words features so please pay attention. We would also like to warn sensitive participants , as some of the routes below are indeed dark. but remember you can always choose a lighter route.
Significant detailsIn the following habitats we ask of you to look for the details in the significant scenes, in the first one (14) we ask you to notice the surroundings, in the other the objects involved (15).
The Main Attraction-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials where one of the main characters (listed as a main) either is ..., gets a... has a... Each route will either include a a tag or a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
Name and CoverIn the following habitats we ask of you to pay attention to the name and cover of the title. For the first one (23) your mission is to find titles that have one of the following things. For the second one (24) your mission is to look at the cover. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
Origin-In the following habitat your mission is to find essentials from the countries of MDL. You get to choose either watch 5 titles from 5 different countries Or watch 7 titles from 7 different countries. Note: You must gather essentials from all 7 countries in every environment if you wish to get to the next stage (environment) of the challenge. You may not use treats in the international habitat if you wish to get the TIGER badge.
TreatsThis is where you gather treats, to use whenever you wish to avoid the paths given in a habitat. You come up with the treats on your own, they may not cover anything mentioned in this challenge (but you may use previous years' prompts for inspiration). Every time you start a new stage, you will be awarded a new number of treats according to the table below.
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MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet |
6. Time Can Be Confusing | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Full second season of a DRAMA OR
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11. Finding a Mate | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content | Brief Nudity | Prolonged Nudity | Partial Nudity | Mild Sexual Content | Sexual Content | Extreme Sexual Content | |||
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features a Heterosexual relationship OR | https://mydramalist.com/747811-osama-ni-sasagu-kusuriyubi | ||
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OR Aggressive Female Lead / Male Lead |
12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Slight Comedy OR Black Comedy | https://mydramalist.com/22160-seen-from-a-distance-green-spring | ||
OR features some type of Doomsday | |||
OR | https://mydramalist.com/716549-golden-spirit-joseon-marriage-prohibition | ||
features a Celebration OR | |||
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18. What Are You? | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead OR | |||
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead OR | |||
Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead OR | |||
Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead OR | |||
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Starting Date | January 1, 2023 |
Link to your Drama List | https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/yoondahyeon |
Progress Habitat | 13/13 |
Counts
Drama | 60 |
Drama Special/Variety Show | 4 |
Movie | 1 |
Total | 65 |
A N I M A L L E V E L S | |||
LEVEL | ANIMAL | HABITATS | COMPLETION DATE |
#1 | Baepsae Korean Crow | 2 | Sept 24 2023 |
#2 | Taiwan Blue Magpie | 4 | Nov 15 2023 |
#3 | Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel | 6 | Nov 20 2023 |
#4 | Philippine Palawan Peacock | 8 | Nov 24 2023 |
#5 | Japanese Marten | 10 | Dec 8 2023 |
#6 | Indo Chinese Rhesus Macaque | 13 | Dec 23 2023 |
Taxonomy
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.
1. Type | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR TV SHOW* | Seventeen in the Soop 2 |
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OR | Our Skyy: A Tale of Thousand Stars | ✅ | |
OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL | A Time called You | Ahn Hyo Seob - Canadian |
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OR | Good Old Days |
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Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or | Duty After School Part 1 |
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2. Is it True? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR
| Reincarnation Love | ✅ | |
OR | Curtain Call | ✅ | |
Documentary Genre OR | In the name of God: A Holy Betrayal | ✅ | |
OR | The Days | ✅ | |
OR | Destined | ✅ |
3. All About the Gen(r)es | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route. | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Black Knight | ✅ | |
OR | Behind your Touch | ✅ | |
OR | The Killer Vote | ✅ | |
OR | Doona | ✅ | |
OR | Moving | ✅ |
Time is Relative
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that have something to do with time, in the first habitat you are instructed to find essentials that started airing between certain dates, in the second and third one you get to dig deeper in to the concept of time
6. Time Can Be Confusing | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Full second season of a DRAMA OR
| D.P. Season 2 | ✅ | |
OR | Celebrity | ✅ | |
OR | My Prefect Stranger | ✅ | |
OR | Revenant | ✅ | |
OR | Parallel World | Dessert Setting gives Fall vibes | ✅ |
The Chronicles of MDL
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.
9. Your Fanciers and WestminstersFor this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.*List with awards | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR by the same writer as one of your favorites |
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OR that has one of your favorite actresses | Till the End of the Moon |
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f OR that has one of your favorite actors | The Good Bad Mother | Lee Do Hyun | ✅ |
OR by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Doctor Cha |
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OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before |
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Getting up Close and Personal
In the following habitats you are asked to find essentials that have to do with relationships and the human experience most of these are tags, but in some cases we have inclosed a list or used the words features so please pay attention. We would also like to warn sensitive participants , as some of the routes below are indeed dark. but remember you can always choose a lighter route.
10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism… | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Island | ✅ | |
OR | I Hear You | ✅ | |
OR | My School President | ✅ | |
OR | Perfect Marriage Revenge | ✅ | |
OR | The Glory: Part 2 | ✅ |
11. Finding a Mate | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR
| When I Fly Towards You | ✅ | |
OR | Hidden Love | ✅ | |
features a Heterosexual relationship OR | King the Land | ✅ | |
OR | Please be My Family | ✅ | |
Nice Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead OR | First Responders Season 2 | ✅ |
12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Missing: The Other Side Season 2 | ✅ | |
OR features some type of Doomsday | Duty After School : Part 2 | ✅ | |
OR | The Victims' Game | ✅ | |
features a Celebration OR | Twinkling Watermelon | ✅ | |
OR | The First Responders Season 1 | ✅ |
13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Kokdu: Season of Deity | ✅ | |
OR | As long as We Both Shall Live | ✅ | |
Female-Centered Plot /
| Mask Girl | ✅ | |
OR | The Kidnapping Day | ✅ | |
OR | Flight to You | Gender Discrimination | ✅ |
The Main Attraction
-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials where one of the main characters (listed as a main) either is ..., gets a... has a... Each route will either include a a tag or a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
17. Camouflage? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Castaway Diva | ✅ | |
OR | Salon De Nabi | Kwang Soo wears Glasses | ✅ |
OR | The Starry Love | ✅ | |
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead OR | Brain Works | ✅ | |
OR | The Glory | ✅ |
Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash
-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Supernatural OR | Island Part 2 | ✅ | |
OR | Midnight Museum | ✅ | |
OR | Reborn Rich | Corruption | ✅ |
OR | Imawa no Kuni no Alice S2 | Death Game | ✅ |
OR | Weak Hero Class 1 | School Bullying | ✅ |
22. Who Am I When I Am With You? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Divorce Attorney Shin | ✅ | |
OR | Crash Course in Romance | ✅ | |
OR | Oh No! Here Comes Trouble | ✅ | |
OR | Not Others | ✅ | |
OR | Military Prosecutor Doberman | ✅ |
Name and Cover
In the following habitats we ask of you to pay attention to the name and cover of the title. For the first one (23) your mission is to find titles that have one of the following things. For the second one (24) your mission is to look at the cover. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
23. It's Only Words in the Name | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Moonlight Chicken | ✅ | |
OR | Love to Hate You | ✅ | |
OR | Lighter and Princess | ✅ | |
OR | See you in my 19th Life | ✅ | |
| Daily Dose of Sunshine | ✅ |
Treats
This is where you gather treats, to use whenever you wish to avoid the paths given in a habitat. You come up with the treats on your own, they may not cover anything mentioned in this challenge (but you may use previous years' prompts for inspiration). Every time you start a new stage, you will be awarded a new number of treats according to the table below.
My Treats! | Plains Used: 3/5 | Forest Used: /4 | Mountain Used: /3 | Space Used: /2 | Black Hole Used: /1 | |
Route | Essential | Substitute for | Notes | Completed | ||
Medical Genre | Daily Dose of Sunshine | Calendar Related Word | ✅ | |||
Supernatural | Island Part:2 | Funeral Director | ✅ | |||
Single Mother/Single Father | Please be My Family | Love at first Sight | ✅ | |||
MDL WATCH CHALLENGE 2023 | |
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SD: January 1, 2022ED: Month Date, YearMDL ListStage: ForestLevel: Taiwan Blue MagpieProgress: 152/152Habitat Block: 30/30 |
Completed | #A05FF5 |
Plan to Watch | #1675B6 |
Links | #FD8A8A |
NAME OF HABITAT | PROGRESS | |
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Route | Essential 1 | Route Name |
Essential 2 | Route Name |
TAXONOMY |
1 - TYPE | Progress: 10/10 | |
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Web Series OR TV Show | Reset | China |
Love Is Blind: Japan | Japan | |
Movie OR Drama Special | Cherry Magic! The Movie | Movie |
Plus & Minus Extra | Drama Special | |
Co-Produced OR country NOT on MDL | Plus & Minus | Taiwan and Japan |
Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight | American | |
Anthology OR Omnibus | ThirTEEN Terrors | Horror |
Seoul Ghost Stories | 10 Stories | |
Adapted from a Video Game OR Novel | River Where the Moon Rises | Princess Pyeonggang |
Corpse Party: Book of Shadows | Novel Game |
2 - IS IT TRUE? | Progress: 10/10 | |
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Advertisement OR Educational | Reincarnation Love | Beer Ad |
Us in Your Distance | Autism | |
Independent Film OR Propaganda | Fukuoka | Zhang Lu |
The Hymn of Death | Japanese Colonialism | |
Documentary OR Mockumentary | UD: Happy Ending Party | Drama Special |
Incantation | Found Footage | |
Adapted from Folklore OR Inspired by Real Events / Person | Hansel and Gretel | Grimm Fairy Tale |
The Last 10 Years | Ruka Kosaka Life | |
Historical Fiction OR Historical + True Story | The Throne | Prince Sado |
The Sound of a Flower | Jin Chae Seon |
3 - All About the Genres | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Historical / Sci-Fi | Tokyo Girl | Japan |
Comedy | UD: Pity Girl | Thailand |
Thriller / Romance | Tale of the Nine-Tailed | South Korea |
Youth (+Political?) | U-Prince: The Badly Politics | Thailand |
Action and Life | May 18 | South Korea |
TIME IS RELATIVE |
4 - YEAR OF ORIGIN | Progress: 5/5 | |
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2023 | Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist S2 | January |
2017-2022 | The Law Cafe | 2022 |
2000-2010 | Nana 2 | 2006 |
year by this website | U-Prince: The Ambitious Boss | June 2017 |
Year a member joined MDL | UD: Boy's Paradise | flytosky 2015 |
5 - DURATION OF THE HIKE | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Short Length Series | Here Is My Exclusive Indulge S2 | 5 Mins |
DRAMA with 20-30 mins | Minato Shouji Coin Laundry | 26 Mins |
DRAMA with 30-40 mins | The Whirlwind Girl 2 | 40 Mins |
DRAMA with 40-50 mins | Adult Trainee | 40 Mins |
DRAMA with >60 mins | Birth of a Beauty | 60 Mins |
6 - TIME CAN BE CONFUSING | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Full 2ND season of a DRAMA | Money Heist: Korea Part 2 | 6 Episodes |
Different Timelines | Love Destiny The Movie | 2 Timelines |
Time Travel | Hello, Me! | Future |
Winter | When the Weather Is Fine | Countryside |
Fall and Spring | Woo Ri the Virgin | City |
THE CHRONICLES OF MDL |
7 - SHARING IS CARING | Progress: 5/5 | |
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oldest title on PTW | Niini no Koto wo Wasurenaide | 2009 |
with less than 10,000 viewers | Boss & Me | 3,116 |
DRAMA with the least episodes | Destiny Calls | 1 Episode |
mentioned in the MDL Feeds | Maid's Revenge | Feed |
with the newest release date | My Lethal Man | 2023 |
8 - EXAMINED... | Progress: 5/5 | |
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MDL Home Trailers | Bride's Revenge | Page 1 |
found on a Custom List | Doctor Lawyer | Best Drama 2022 |
Least viewed genres | Yan Zhi's Romantic Story | Short Length Series |
MDL Article | The Forbidden Marriage | Joseon Cinderella Tale |
with over 10 Reviews | Miracle | 15 Reviews |
9 - YOUR FANCIERS AND WESTMINSTERS | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Award-winning | The Untamed | Business Breakthrough Award Tencent Group |
Award-winning director | The Red Sleeve | Jung Ji-in and Song Yeon-hwa APAN Star Awards 2022 |
Award-winning screenwriter | SKY Castle | Yoo Hyun Mi 45th Baeksang Arts Award |
Award-winning actor | UD: Perfect Match | Puttichai Kasetsin MThai Top Talk-About 2016 |
Award-winning actress | Backstreet Rookie | Kim Yoo Jung SBS Drama Awards 2020 |
GETTING UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL |
10 - KISS, F***, KILL, EXORCISM | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back | U-Prince: The Absolute Economist | Minor Role |
Cohabitation | Please Be Married S1 | Child |
Fluffy | KinnPorsche Side Story | Comforting |
Contract Relationship | Love in Contract | Professional |
Opposites Attract | U-Prince: The Crazy Artist | Hippy VS Geek |
11 - FINDING A MATE | Progress: 5/5 | |
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First Love | The Night Of The Comet 2 | Cliche |
Classmates Relationship | U-Prince: The Extroverted Humanist | Opposites |
Heterosexual Relationship | The Beauty Inside | Man & Woman |
Enemies to Lovers | TharnType | Cliche |
Aggressive FL / ML | The Prince Who Turns into a Frog | ML |
12 - LAUGH IT OFF OR DIE TRYING | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Black Comedy | Pee Mak | Horror |
features Doomsday | Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu | Meteor |
Sketch Comedy | The Ingenuity of the House Husband | Care |
features a Celebration | My School President | Contest |
Suicide | The Untamed Special Edition | ML |
13 - SEEING IS BELIEVING... AND SOME OTHERS | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Some type of God | U-Prince: The Playful Comm-Arts | Death |
Misunderstanding | Go Back Couple | Life |
LGBTQ+ | Love in the Air: Special Episode | Gay |
Suspense | Monstrous | Thriller |
Discrimination | Coffee, Do Me a Favor | Fatphobia |
SIGNIFICANT DETAILS |
14 - WHERE ARE WE? | Progress: 5/5 | |
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On a Field and On a Cliff | The Blue Whisper: Part 2 | Many Scenes |
In the Woods and By the Sea | The Blue Whisper: Part 1 | Many Scenes |
on a Rooftop | Our Dating Sim | Confession |
On an Island | Our Blues | Jeju Island |
In a City | Put Your Head on My Shoulder | Setting |
15 - HUMANS HAVE SO MANY THINGS | Progress: 5/5 | |
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An Umbrella | U-Prince: The Gentle Vet | Important |
A Sports Car | Love in the Air | ML |
A Smartphone | Unlock My Boss | ML |
A Hoodie | U-Prince: The Lovely Geologist | ML |
A Book | U-Prince: The Badass Baker | Small Part |
THE MAIN ATTRACTION |
16 - WHO ARE WE? | Progress: 10/10 | |
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Child Actor/Actress OR Veteran Actor(ess) | Lie After Lie | Go Ha Nee |
Curtain Call | Go Doo Shim | |
Idol Actor(ess) OR Former Child Actor(ess) | Tsuge & Minato | Idol Actor |
Utsukushii Kare Season 2 | Child Actor | |
Transgender Identity OR Cis gender Identity | Joshi-teki Seikatsu | Boy to Girl |
Use for my Talent: SP | Cisgender | |
Able Bodied OR Living with a disability | U-Prince: The Single Lawyer | Able Bodied |
Lovers of the Red Sky | Disability | |
Public Figure OR Hidden Identity | U-Prince: The Foxy Pilot | Public Figure |
UD: Don't | Hidden identity |
17 - CAMOUFLAGE? | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Artist | Utsukushii Kare | Photographer |
Glasses | Unforgettable Love: ES | ML |
Identity Swap | Body Swap | The Day of Becoming You | ML & FL |
Cop Female Lead | Criminal Male Lead | Café Minamdang | Fraud |
Antihero | Antiheroine | Koi to Dangan | Mafia |
18 - WHAT ARE YOU? | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Strong Male Lead | Weak Female Lead | Cruel Romance | Mafia |
Smart Male Lead | Naive Male Lead | En of Love: TOSSARA | Cliche |
Cold Female Lead | Clingy Male Lead | I Need Romance Season 3 | Noona |
Rich Male Lead | Poor Female Lead | A Business Proposal | Cliche |
Killer | Healer | Kokdu: Season of Deity | God |
PAY ATTENTION, IT CAN BE GONE IN A FLASH |
19 - THE PETTING ZOO | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Pet | Cutie Pie 2 You | Dog |
Talking pet | Only You | Dog |
Farm Animal | Once Upon a Small Town | Multiple |
Veterinarian | Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey 2 | ML |
Horse: Romantic Ride | U-Prince: The Handsome Cowboy | ML |
20 - WHERE THE HUMANS ARE | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Human/ Animal shapeshifter | My Woofy Poofy Love | Dog |
Animal Attack | Gannibal | Wolf |
Animal in the Wild | Zombie Detective | Multiple |
Pet dressed in Clothes | Back | Cat |
SL Caring For Animals | Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey | Vet |
21 - FRIENDLY WAYS TO LIVE OR DIE | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Funeral Director | May I Help You | FL |
Virtual Reality | Love Better Than Immortality | Game |
Corruption and Teamwork | Money Heist: Korea Part 1 | Game |
Death Game | Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 2 | Game |
Friendship | Dear.M | Classmates |
22 - WHO AM I WHEN I AM WITH YOU? | Progress: 5/5 | |
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Inmates | One Ordinary Day | Prison |
Bromance | Suits | Main |
Parent-Child | Please Be Married Season 2 | Time Travel |
Student-Teacher | Sensei Kunshu | Romance |
Soldier | King2Hearts | FL |
NAME AND COVER |
23 - IT'S ONLY WORDS IN THE NAME | Progress: 10/10 | |
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Celestial Body OR Body Part | Ghost Doctor | Ghost |
Ousama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi | Kusuriyubi | |
Color OR Emotion | More Than Blue | Blue |
Married First Then Fall in Love S2 | Love | |
Object OR Verb | Red Balloon | Balloon |
Between Us | Us | |
Animal OR Number | Go Go Squid 2 | Squid |
See You in My 19th Life | 19 | |
Season OR Calendar Word | Forecasting Love and Weather | Season |
Youth of May | May |
24 - PRETTY PICTURE ON THE COVER | Progress: 10/10 | |
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Domesticated Animal OR Wild Animal | Hearty Paws 1 | Dog |
Unforgotten Night | Tiger | |
Flower OR Building | Gokusen Special | Gokusen |
Black Knight | City | |
Light Colors OR Dark Colors | TharnType Movie | White |
DS Season 11: My Teacher | Navy Blue | |
Rainbow OR Door | My Girlfriend Is an Alien 2 | Rainbow |
The Shoufu Can Read Mind | Partition Door | |
Only Words OR Geometrical Shapes | One Night | Black |
About Is Love 2 | Rectangles |
ORIGIN |
This is where you gather treats, to use whenever you wish to avoid the paths given in a habitat. You come up with the treats on your own, they may not cover anything mentioned in this challenge (but you may use previous years' prompts for inspiration). Every time you start a new stage, you will be awarded a new number of treats according to the table below. |
MY TREATS | Progress: 5 | |
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Circle of Love |
SIGN-UP FORM | |
USERNAME: | GUMMY_MARSHMALLOW |
STARTING DATE: | JANUARY 1, 2023 |
ENVIRONMENT: | MOUNTAIN |
ANIMAL LEVEL: | 56/56 - TAIWAN BLUE MAGPIE |
HABITAT PROGRESS: | 284/284 |
DRAMAS: 185 | MOVIES: 58 | SPECIALS: 39 | TV SHOWS: 04 |
LEVELS | ENVIRONMENT & NUMBER OF HABITAT REQUIRED TO REACH IT. | |||||
ANIMALS | PLAINS | FOREST | MOUNTAIN | SPACE | BLACK HOLE | |
1 | 2 | 27 | 52 | 77 | 102 | |
(✔) | (✔) | (✔) | ||||
2 | 4 | 29 | 54 | 79 | 104 | |
(✔) | (✔) | (✔) | ||||
3 | 6 | 31 | 56 | 81 | 106 | |
(✔) | (✔) | (✔) | ||||
4 | 8 | 33 | 58 | 83 | 108 | |
(✔) | (✔) | |||||
5 | 10 | 35 | 60 | 85 | 110 | |
(✔) | (✔) | |||||
6 | 13 | 38 | 63 | 88 | 113 | |
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7 | 16 | 41 | 66 | 91 | 116 | |
(✔) | (✔) | |||||
8 | 19 | 44 | 69 | 94 | 119 | |
(✔) | (✔) | |||||
9 | 22 | 47 | 72 | 97 | 122 | |
(✔) | (✔) | |||||
10 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 125 | |
(✔) | (✔) |
Taxonomy
1. Type: | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Web Series (P|F) | OR | TV Show* | P - U-PRINCE: THE CRAZY ARTIST | (4e)x(60m) (✔) |
F - KISS GOBLIN | (12e)x(12m) (✔) | |||
Movie (P|F) | OR | Drama Special | P - THE BLUE HOUR | 1x98m (✔) |
F - FANTASY MAGICIAN | 1x84m (✔) | |||
Co-Produced (P) | OR | Not on MDL* (F) | P - THAI CAVE RESCUE | (6e)x(60m) (✔) |
F - OH MY BOSS: SPECIAL | 1x19m (✔) | |||
Anthology (P|F) | OR | Omnibus | P - GIRL FROM NOWHERE S2 | (8e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - THIRTEEN TERRORS | (13e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
Manga/ Webtoon/ Manhua/ Manhwa/ Comic (P|F) | OR | Novel/Book | P - BAKER BOYS | (12e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - PEACH GIRL | (13e)x(75m) (✔) |
* 1. At least 5 episodes o f a title listed as a Tv Show The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers.
3. Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country not on MDL
2. Is It True? : | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Advertisement (P|F) | OR | Educational | P - MAGIC OF ZERO | (3e)x(47m) (✔) |
F - MY SCHOOL PRESIDENT: SPECIAL | (1e)x(16m) (✔) | |||
Independent Film | OR | Propaganda (P|F) | P - CRASH LANDING ON YOU | (16e)x(85m) (✔) |
F - 6/45 | 1x113m (✔) | |||
Documentary Genre (P|F) | OR | Mockumentary | P - HIGHLAND | (3e)x(20m) (✔) |
F - HOSPITAL PLAYLIST SPECIAL | (43e)x(28m) (✔) | |||
Adapted from Folklore (F) | OR | Inspired By Real Events/Person (P) | P - BAD GENIUS | (12e)x(55m) (✔) |
F - TALE OF THE NINE TAILED: AN UNFINISHED STORY | (3e)x(10m) (✔) | |||
Historical Fiction (P|F) | OR | Historical Genre + Tag (Based on True Story) | P - LOVE DESTINY: THE MOVIE | 1x166m (✔) |
F - LOVE DESTINY S2 | (26e)x(70m) (✔) |
3. All About The Gen(r)es: | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Historical (P) | OR | Sci-Fi (F) | P - QUEENS OF LANGKASUKA | 1x154m (✔) |
F - NIPPON NOIR: DETECTIVE Y'S REBELLION | (10e)x(55m) (✔) | |||
Comedy (P|F) | OR | Tragedy | P - LET'S FIGHT GHOST | (16e)x(65m) (✔) |
F - TOOTSIES AND THE FAKE | 1x108m (✔) | |||
Thriller (F) | OR | Romance (P) | P -SONG RUK SONG WINYARN | (11e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - LIES HIDDEN IN MY GARDEN | (8e)x(60m) (✔) | |||
Youth (P|F) | OR | Political | P - I'M TEE, ME TOO | (8e)x(35m) (✔) |
F - HORMONES S2 | (13e)x(70m) (✔) | |||
Action (P|F) | OR | Life | P -MONKEY TWINS | (13e)x(60m) (✔) |
F - THE POINT MEN | 1x108m (✔) |
Time Is Relative
4. Year Of Origin: | Progress: 15/15 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
in 2023 (P|F|M) | OR | 1940-1959 | P - PAYBACK: MONEY & POWER | (12e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - LOVE HURTS | (17e)x(70m) (✔) | |||
M - WORK LATER, DRINK NOW S2: AFTER PARTY | (2e)x(26m) (✔) | |||
1990-1999 (F) | OR | The Year someone on this page joined* (P|M) | P - THE SAND PRINCESS | (14e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - CITY HUNTER | 1x105m (✔) | |||
M - HORMONES S3 SPECIAL | (1e)x(90m) (✔) | |||
2000-2010 (F) | OR | The Month you were born (P|M) | P - CLOY: LUNAR NEW YEAR | (1e)x(60m) (✔) |
F - ANTIQUE | (11e)x(54m) (✔) | |||
M - SOTUS: SPECIAL | (1e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
Year generated by this website* (P|F|M) | OR | 1950-1969 | P - SENIOR SECRET LOVE: MY LIL BOY ('16) | (6e)x(40m) (✔) |
F - HERO ('07) | 1x149m (✔) | |||
M - HORMONES S2: SPECIAL | (1e)x(90m) (✔) | |||
2017-2022 (P|F|M) | OR | 1970-1989 | P - 2GETHER | (13e)x(50m) (✔) |
F - OKAMI NO HEYA | (4e)x(12m) (✔) | |||
M - BEGIN AGAIN SPECIAL | (1e)x(12m) (✔) |
LINKS FOR STARTED BLOCK (*) |
2. Plains(P) - Sunoomi (joined 2019) 4. Years generated by website - '93, '07, '16, '09, '14 |
5. Duration Of The Hike: | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Short Length Series (P|F) | OR | Short Film | P - 7 FIRST KISSES EXTRA ENDINGS | (7e)x(2m) (✔) |
F - SOMMELIER WA MEITANTEI | (9e)x(15m) (✔) | |||
Drama with 20-30 min Eps. (P) | OR | Drama with 30 Eps or more. (F) | P - DIARY OF TOOTSIES S1 | (13e)x(25m) (✔) |
F - SEE MAI KARN | (30e)x(60m) (✔) | |||
Drama with 30-40 min Eps. | OR | Movie that lasts 90 min or longer (P|F) | P - SHE DEVIL | 1x102m (✔) |
F - ENGLISH ONLY, PLEASE | 1x115m (✔) | |||
Drama with 40-50 min Eps. (P|F) | OR | Movie that lasts 180 min or longer | P - MY BUBBLE TEA | (13e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - DISCOVERY OF ROMANCE | (26e)x(42m) (✔) | |||
Drama with Eps. over 60 min (P) | OR | Drama with 8 Eps or less. (F) | P - YUTTAKARN PRAB NANG MARN | (18e)x(60m) (✔) |
F - SANAEHA DIARY SERIES: SAEB SANAEHA | (7e)x(70m) (✔) |
6. Time Can Be Confusing: | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Second Season of a Drama (F) | OR | One Episode of a Drama (P) | P - PAD THAI, SECRET RECIPE | (1e)x(49m) (✔) |
F - HERO S2 | (11e)x(54m) (✔) | |||
Different Timelines (P|F) | OR | Time Loop | P - BULGASAL: IMMORTAL SOULS | (16e)x(75m) (✔) |
F - ORANGE | 1x139m (✔) | |||
Time Skip (P) | OR | Time Travel (F) | P - THROUGH THE DARKNESS | (12e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - TUNNEL | (16e)x(64m) (✔) | |||
Winter | OR | Summer (P|F) | P - MUST BE.... LOVE | 1x95m (✔) |
F - OUR SKYY 2: THE ECLIPSE | (2e)x(46m) (✔) | |||
Fall (P) | OR | Spring (F) | P - LITTLE FOREST: SUMMER & AUTUMN | 1x111m (✔) |
F - LOVE AND LEASHES | 1x117m (✔) |
The Chronicles of MDL
7. Sharing Is Caring: | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Been longest on your PTW | OR | From watchlist of another user* (P|F) | P - BOSS & ME | (34e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - WORK LATER, HIKE NOW | (4e)x(105m) (✔) | |||
With less than 10,000 viewers (F) | OR | Ranked 1-1000 (P) | P - BIG MOUTH | (16e)x(71m) (✔) |
F - SENIOR SECRET LOVE: MY LIL BOY 2 | (8e)x(40m) (✔) | |||
Drama with least eps on your PTW (P|F) | OR | Drama with most eps on your PTW | P - TIE ME (K)NOT | (14e)x(90m) (✔) |
F - FLOWER EVER AFTER | (10e)x(15m) (✔) | |||
Mentioned in MDL Forums* (P) | OR | Mentioned in MDL Feeds* (F) | P - THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES | (16e)x(64m) (✔) |
F - STAR AND SKY: SKY IN YOUR HEART | (8e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
Newest release date on your PTW (P|F) | OR | With a release date older than oldest date on your watchlist | P - INNOCENT LIES | (17e)x(82m) (✔) |
F - WHY R U? | (8e)x(30m) (✔) |
LINKS FOR STARRED BLOCK (*) | |
1. Plains (P) - Link to Saya's Watchlist 1. Forest (F) - Link to gyuuvic's Watchlist | 4. Plains (P) - Link to Forum 4. Forest (F) - Link to Feed |
8. Examined: | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
On Recommendations Page* (P|F) | OR | On Trailers Section* | P - WELL INTENDED LOVE S1 | (20e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - THEORY OF LOVE | (12e)x(50m) (✔) | |||
Found on the Custom List* | OR | Found on the Voting List* (P|F) | P - HOSPITAL PLAYLIST S2 | (12e)x(100m) (✔) |
F - FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT | (14e)x(70m) (✔) | |||
Your most viewed tag (P|F) | OR | Your least viewed genre | P - ZOMBIE FIGHTERS | 1x104m (✔) |
F - HORMONES S3 | (13e)x(90m) (✔) | |||
Someone/Something mentioned in a Game* | OR | Mentioned in an Article* (P) | P - MILITARY PROSECUTOR DOBERMAN | (16e)x(65m) (✔) |
F - QUEEN OF MYSTERY S2 | (16e)x(65m) (✔) | |||
With over 10 Reviews (F) | OR | With 0 Reviews (P) | P - SUAY SORN KOM | (15e)x(95m) (✔) |
F - SAIFAHZON STORY | (3e)x(30m) (✔) |
LINKS FOR STARRED BLOCK (*) | ||
1.Plains(P)- Link to My Recommendation Page | 2. Plains (P) - Link to the Voting List 2. Forest (F) - Link to the Voting List | 4. Plains (P) - Link to the Article 4. Forest (F) - Link to the Article |
* 1. Appearing in first 5 page of Trailers section
9. Your Fanciers & Westminsters*: | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Award-winning Title | OR | By your Favourite Writer (P|F) | P - ATM 2: KOO VER ERROR ER RAK | (21e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - SANAEHA DIARY SERIES: BUANG SANAEHA | (11e)x(70m) (✔) | |||
From an award-winning Director (F) | OR | From your Favourite Actress (P) | P - SECRET GARDEN | (20e)x(60m) (✔) |
F - HORMONES | 1x122m (✔) | |||
From an award-winning Screenwriter | OR | From your Favourite Actor (P|F) | P - MY GIRLFRIEND IS AN ALIEN | (30e)x(50m) (✔) |
F - ONCE WE GET MARRIED | (24e)x(40m) (✔) | |||
From an award-winning Actor (F) | OR | By your Favourite Director (P) | P - I WANNA BE A SUP'TAR | (26e)x(50m) (✔) |
F - STRANGER S2 | (16e)x(62m) (✔) | |||
From an award-winning Actress (P) | OR | By a Director/Writer you haven't seen anything from before (F) | P - PLERNG BOON | (17e)x(110m) (✔) |
F - SONG NAREE | (15e)x(95m) (✔) |
LINKS FOR STARRED BLOCK (*) | |
1. Plains (P) - Fav Writer - Mez Tharatorn 1. Forest (F) - Fav Writer - Ying Wanwipa Samngamjam 2. Plains (P) - Fav Actress - Baifern Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul 3. Plains (P) - Fav Actor - Bie Thassapak Hsu 3. Forest (F) - Fav Actor - Wang Zi Qi 4. Plains (P) - Fav Director - Koo Ekkasit Trakulkasemsuk 5. Forest (F) - Director/Writer haven't seen anything from before - Lainam | 2. Forest (F) - Award-winning Director- 10th Nataraja Awards - Yong Songyos Sugmakanan 4. Forest (F) - Award-winning Actor - 54th Baeksang Arts Awards - Jo Seung Woo 5. Plains (P) - 10th Nataraja Awards - Bella Ranee Campen |
Getting Up Close And Personal
10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism... | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Ex-Boyfriend/ Girlfriend Comes Back (P|F) | OR | Exorcism | P - PRAOMOOK | (15e)x(90m) (✔) |
F - IN TIME WITH YOU | (13e)x(95m) (✔) | |||
Cohabitation (P|F) | OR | Long Distance Relationship | P - FLAVOUR IT'S YOURS | (25e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - FULL HOUSE TAKE 2 | (32e)x(30m) (✔) | |||
Fluffy (P) | OR | Sexual Assault (F) | P - MY SCHOOL PRESIDENT | (12e)x(53m) (✔) |
F - MARS - TADA, KIMI WO AISHITERU | 1x98m (✔) | |||
Contract Relationship (P|F) | OR | Secret Relationship | P - MY GIRL | (16e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - KOH RAK GON HUA JAI | (17e)x(90m) (✔) | |||
Opposites Attract (F) | OR | Domestic Abuse (P) | P - ANTIQUE BAKERY | 1x109m (✔) |
F - DON'T TOUCH ME, MASTER DEVIL | 1x88m (✔) |
11. Finding a Mate | Progress: 15/15 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
First Love (P|F|M) | OR | Sexual content | P - MORE THAN BLUE | 1x101m (✔) |
F - SENIOR SECRET LOVE: BAKE ME LOVE | (6e)x(40m) (✔) | |||
M - STAR & SKY: STAR IN MY MIND | (8e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
Age Gap [Drama Life] (P) | OR | Classmates' Relationship (F|M) | P - PAPA & DADDY S2 | (8e)x(33m) (✔) |
F - NEVER LET ME GO | (12e)x(53m) (✔) | |||
M - OUR SKYY 2: MY SCHOOL PRESIDENT | (2e)x(64m) (✔) | |||
Heterosexual relationship (P) | OR | Same-Sex relationship (F|M) | P - SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS | (47e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - YYY SPECIAL | (3e)x(55m) (✔) | |||
M - OUR SKYY 2: STAR & SKY- STAR IN MY MIND | (2e)x(46m) (✔) | |||
Enemies to Lovers (P|F) | OR | Love at First Sight (M) | P - JAD RUK VIVA LUANG | (15e)x(80m) (✔) |
F - UBAAT RAI UBAAT RAK | (16e)x(90m) (✔) | |||
M - U-PRINCE: THE ABSOLUTE ECONOMIST | (4e)x(60m) (✔) | |||
Nice Female/ Male Lead (P|F|M) | OR | Aggressive Female/ Male Lead | P - RUN ON | (16e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - 1% OF ANYTHING | (26e)x(52m) (✔) | |||
M - U-PRINCE: THE LOVELY GEOLOGIST | (4e)x(60m) (✔) |
12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Slight Comedy (P) | OR | Black Comedy (F) | P - THE LOST SOUL | (17e)x(90m) (✔) |
F - POLICE STORY 2 | 1x101m (✔) | |||
Happy Ending (P|F) | OR | Doomsday | P - BLADE MAN | (18e)x(60m) (✔) |
F - SOTUS | (15e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
Tragic Past (P|F) | OR | Sketch Comedy | P - HUA JAI LOOK POOCHAI | (15e)x(95m) (✔) |
F - USE FOR MY TALENT | (24e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
Celebration (P) | OR | Mourning (F) | P - A LITTLE THING CALLED FIRST LOVE | (36e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - DESTINED WITH YOU | (16e)x(70m) (✔) | |||
Healing (P|F) | OR | Suicide | P - UNLUCKY PLOY | (16e)x(65m) (✔) |
F - THE LAW CAFE | (16e)x(63m) (✔) |
13. Seeing is Believing.... and some other stuff | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Religious Leader | OR | Some type of God (P|F) | P - THE BRIDE OF HABAEK | (16e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - U-PRINCE: THE PLAYFUL COMM-ARTS | (4e)x(60m) (✔) | |||
Misunderstanding (P) | OR | Character Development (F) | P - PSYCHOPATH'S DIARY | (16e)x(80m) (✔) |
F - I DON'T LOVE YOU YET | (16e)x(48m) (✔) | |||
Female-/ Male- Centred Plot | OR | LGBTQ+ (P|F) | P - TO MY STAR S2 | (10e)x(25m) (✔) |
F - 'CAUSE YOU ARE MY BOY | (12e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
Suspense (P|F) | OR | Slow Burn Story/Romance | P - SWEET HOME S1 | (10e)x(52m) (✔) |
F - ABYSS | (16e)x(60m) (✔) | |||
Popular Male/ Female Lead (P|F) | OR | Discrimination | P - THE GODDESS OF REVENGE | (16e)x(62m) (✔) |
F - ONE TRUE PAIR | 1x36m (✔) |
Significant Details
14. Where Are We? | Progress: 15/15 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
On a Field (P) | OR | On a Cliff (F|M) | P - TALE OF THE NINE TAILED 1938 | (12e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - FLOWER OF EVIL | (32e)x(51m) (✔) | |||
M - HOSHI KARA KITA ANATA | (10e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
In the Woods (F) | OR | By the Sea (P|M) | P - TRIAGE | 1x10m (✔) |
F - OH MY SWEETHEART | (24e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
M - STAR & SKY SPECIAL | (1e)x(47m) (✔) | |||
In a Jungle | OR | On a Rooftop (P|F|M) | P - FAMILY: THE UNBREAKABLE BOND | (12e)x(80m) (✔) |
F - THE ECLIPSE | (12e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
M - OUR SKYY 2: ATOTS | (1e)x(66m) (✔) | |||
On a Mountain (P|F) | OR | On an Island (M) | P - KING THE LAND | (16e)x(80m) (✔) |
F - OURSKYY 2: BAD BUDDY X A TALE OF THOUSAND STARS | (2e)x(62m) (✔) | |||
M - LOM SORN RUK | (14e)x(110m) (✔) | |||
In a City (M) | OR | In a Small Town (P|F) | P - SEE YOU IN MY 19TH LIFE | (12e)X(70m) (✔) |
F - HERO SP | 1x138m(✔) | |||
M - FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT SPECIAL | (1e)x(30m) (✔) |
15. Humans Have So Many Things | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
An Umbrella (P|F) | OR | A Backpack | P - MAOU | (11e)x(54m) (✔) |
F - QI MEN DUN JIA 2 | 1x92m (✔) | |||
A Truck (P) | OR | A Sports Car (F) | P - REBORN RICH | (16e)x(75m) (✔) |
F - DUCKWEED | 1x102m (✔) | |||
A Smartphone (F) | OR | A Phone Booth (P) | P - MY LOVE FROM THE STAR | (21e)x(58m) (✔) |
F - THE VAMPIRE LIVES NEXT DOOR TO US | 1x18m (✔) | |||
A Suit /Dress (P) | OR | A Hoodie (F) | P - CELEBRITY | (12e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - KULARB TUD PETCH | (14e)x(60m) (✔) | |||
A Book (P) | OR | A Crossbow (F) | P - SOTUS S | (13e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - LEGEND OF FEI | (51e)x(46m) (✔) |
The Main Attraction
16. Who Are We? | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Child Actor/Actress (P) | OR | Veteran Actor/Actress (F) | P - ASHITA, MAMA GA INAI | (9e)x(60m) (✔) |
F - MISS GRANNY | 1x120m (✔) | |||
Idol actor/ Idol actress (P|F) | OR | Former Child Actor/Actress | P - YAKUZA LOVER | (9e)x(24m) (✔) |
F - SO I MARRIED AN ANTI-FAN | 1x95m (✔) | |||
Trans gender identity | OR | Cis gender Identity (P|F) | P - POISONOUS PASSION | (15e)x(90m) (✔) |
F - RAENG TIAN | (22e)x(60m) (✔) | |||
Able Bodied (P|F) | OR | Living with a disability | P - LIPGLOSS SPY | (15e)x(120m) (✔) |
F - SCANDAL MAKER | 1x103m (✔) | |||
Public Figure (P|F) | OR | Hidden Identity | P - LOVE TO HATE YOU | (10e)x(52m) (✔) |
F - U-PRINCE:THE FOXY PILOT | (4e)x(60m) (✔) |
17. Camouflage? | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Athlete | OR | Artist (P|F) | P - HIRUGAO | (11e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - MARS - TADA, KIMI WO AISHITERU | (10e)x(23m) (✔) | |||
Glasses (P|F) | OR | Tattoos | P - LOVE AND DECEPTION | (16e)x(90m) (✔) |
F - HIRUGAO | 1x125m (✔) | |||
Identity Swap (F) | OR | Body Swap (P) | P - VICE VERSA | (12e)x(55m) (✔) |
F - INTENSE LOVE SPECIAL | 1x30m (✔) | |||
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead (P|F) | OR | Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead | P - THE ROUNDUP | 1x106m (✔) |
F - MRS. COP S2 | (20e)x(64m) (✔) | |||
Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead | OR | Antihero/Antiheroine (P|F) | P - THE VEIL | (12e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - THE WORLD OF THE MARRIED | (16e)x(80m) (✔) |
18. What Are You? | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead (P|F) | OR | Weak Female Lead / Weak Male Lead | P - RARNG RAK PRANG JAI | (17e)x(80m) (✔) |
F - SUDDENLY TWENTY | 1x130m (✔) | |||
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead (P|F) | OR | Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead | P - RETURN MAN | (12e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - LEGAL HIGH | (11e)x(54m) (✔) | |||
Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead (P|F) | OR | Clingy Female Lead/Clingy Male Lead | P - FORGET YOU REMEMBER LOVE | (38e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - BEAUTIFUL ACCIDENT | 1x104m (✔) | |||
Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead (P|F) | OR | Poor Female Lead/Poor Male Lead | P - MY LUCKY STAR | (16e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - YOU ARE MY DESTINY | (36e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
Killer (P|F) | OR | Healer | P - DECOY S1 | (6e)x(66m) (✔) |
F - LUCIFER | (20e)x(66m) (✔) |
Pay Attention, It Can Be Gone In A Flash
19. The Petting Zoo | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Pet (P|F) | OR | Pest | P - TO THE MOON AND BACK | (21e)x(72m) (✔) |
F - MOONLIGHT CHICKEN | (8e)x(61m) (✔) | |||
Talking Pet (F) | OR | Animal Death (P) | P - BLIND WITNESS | 1x128m (✔) |
F - ONLY YOU | (2e)x(14m) (✔) | |||
Zoo animal (F) | OR | Farm Animal (P) | P - CUPID'S LAST WISH | (10e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - KURAGEHIME | (10e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
Veterinarian (P|F) | OR | Animal Control | P - TRIAGE | (13e)x(44m) (✔) |
F - SENIOR SECRET LOVE: PUPPY HONEY | (6e)x(40m) (✔) | |||
Romantic Ride on a Horse (P|F) | OR | Horse Ridden to Out to War | P - DURIAN'S AFFAIR | (16e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - CONGRATS MY EX! | 1x98m (✔) |
20. Where The Humans Are .... | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Human Turns into an Animal | OR | Animal turns into a Human (P|F) | P - HEARTBEAT | (16e)x(60m) (✔) |
F - ALIENOID 1 | 1x142m (✔) | |||
Adorable animals (F) | OR | Animal Attack (P) | P - A BOSS AND A BABE | (12e)x(43m) (✔) |
F - SONO KOI MOUSUKOSHI ATATAMEMASUKA | (6e)x(11m) (✔) | |||
Animal in the Wild (P|F) | OR | Animal in a City | P - WORK LATER, DRINK NOW S2 | (12e)x(38m) (✔) |
F - MAE BIA | (17e)x(90m) (✔) | |||
Pet dressed in Clothes (F) | OR | Animal Abuse (P) | P - THE WITNESS | 1x72m (✔) |
F - U-PRINCE: THE GENTLE VET | (4e)x(60m) (✔) | |||
Second Lead Caring For Animals | OR | Antagonist Caring For Animals (P|F) | P - THE GLORY | (8e)x(50m) (✔) |
F - THE GLORY S2 | (8e)x(55m) (✔) |
21. Friendly Ways To Live Or Die | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Funeral Director (P|F) | OR | Birth care (Postpartum care) | P - PAGPAG: NINE LIVES | 1x105m (✔) |
F - LIGHTING UP THE STARS | 1x112m (✔) | |||
Virtual Reality (P) | OR | Ghosts (F) | P - SWITCH ON | (24e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - REVENANT | (12e)x(70m) (✔) | |||
Corruption (F) | OR | Teamwork (P) | P - TAXI DRIVER S2 | (16e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - DECOY S2 | (6e)x(58m) (✔) | |||
Friendly Game (P|F) | OR | Death Game | P - DIARY OF THE TOOTSIES S2 | (12e)x(30m) (✔) |
F - U-PRINCE:THE BADLY POLITICS | (4e)x(60m) (✔) | |||
Friendship (P|F) | OR | Bullying | P - THE UNCANNY COUNTER S2 | (12e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - A TALE OF THOUSAND STARS | (10e)x(65m) (✔) |
22. Who I Am When I Am With You? | Progress: 15/15 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Colleagues (P|F|M) | OR | Inmates | P - FABULOUS 30 | (12e)x(46m) (✔) |
F - ON THE VERGE OF INSANITY | (16e)x(70m) (✔) | |||
M - OUR SKYY 2: A BOSS AND A BABE | (2e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
Bromance (P|F|M) | OR | Sismance | P - GOBLIN | (16e)x(82m) (✔) |
F - MIMAM KEISATSU: MIDNIGHT RUNNER | (10e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
M - MIU 404 | (11e)x(54m) (✔) | |||
Parent-Child (P|F|M) | OR | Sibling | P - THE LOVE YOU GAVE ME | (28e)x(45m) (✔) |
F - ALL ABOUT SECRETS | (24e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
M - THE BETRAYAL | (16e)x(64m) (✔) | |||
Assailant-Victim (P) | OR | Student-Teacher (F|M) | P - REMEMBER YOU | (16e)x(60m) (✔) |
F - SECRET FRUIT | 1x99m (✔) | |||
M - LEGAL HIGH SP | (1e)x(108m) (✔) | |||
Doctor-Patient (P|M) | OR | Soldier (F) | P - HUSBAND IN DISGUISE | (24e)x(50m) (✔) |
F - D.P. S2 | (6e)x(50m) (✔) | |||
M - LEGAL HIGH SP 2 | (1e)x(115m) (✔) |
Name And Cover
23. It's Only Words In The Name | Progress: 15/15 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Celestial Body (M) | OR | Body Part (P|F) | P - YOUR EYES TELL | 1x123m (✔) |
F - ECLIPSE OF THE HEART | (20e)x(70m) (✔) | |||
M - DOTS: SPECIAL | (2e)x(60m) (✔) | |||
Color (P) | OR | Emotion (F|M) | P - MORE THAN BLUE (Filipino) | 1x112m (✔) |
F - NOBODY'S HAPPY IF I'M NOT | (22e)x(90m) (✔) | |||
M - MY LOVE FROM ANOTHER STARS | (16e)x(110m) (✔) | |||
Object (P) | OR | Verb (F|M) | P - DESIRABLE FLOWERS | (16e)x(69m) (✔) |
F - KEEP RUNNING, ZOMBIE SOLDIER! | 1x80m (✔) | |||
M - WORK LATER, DRINK NOW AFTER PARTY | (2e)x(26m) (✔) | |||
Animal | OR | Number (P|F|M) | P - TWENTY | 1x98m (✔) |
F - BACK TO 20 | 1x131m (✔) | |||
M - HP'S: MISSION 99 POSSIBLE | (2e)x(12m) (✔) | |||
Season (P|F|M) | OR | Calendar-related word | P - LITTLE FOREST: WINTER & SPRING | 1x120m (✔) |
F - MIDSUMMER IS FULL OF LOVE | (24e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
M - GROWING SEASON SPECIAL | (1e)x(10m) (✔) |
24. Pretty Pictures On The Cover | Progress: 10/10 | |||
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: | ||
Domesticated Animal (P|F) | OR | Wild Animal | P - GOU GOU, THE CAT | (4e)x(50m) (✔) |
F - SENIOR SECRET LOVE: PUPPY HONEY 2 | (8e)x(45m) (✔) | |||
Flower (P|F) | OR | Building | P - THE WORLD OF US | 1x94m (✔) |
F - TARM RUK KEUN JAI | (14e)x(110m) (✔) | |||
Light Colors (F) | OR | Dark Colors (P) | P - TUNNEL | 1x126m (✔) |
F - THE BEST ENDING | (8e)x(12m) (✔) | |||
Rainbow (F) | OR | Door (P) | P - STILL 2GETHER | (5e)x(55m) (✔) |
F - FULL HOUSE | (16e)x(70m) (✔) | |||
Only Words (F) | OR | Geometrical Shapes (P) | P - THE BEAUTY INSIDE | 1x127m (✔) |
F - PLAY2GETHER | (4e)x(20m) (✔) |
Origin
25. Countries On MDL | Progress: 21/21 | |
CHOICE OF ROUTE: | ESSENTIALS: | STATUS: |
China | P - LONG FOR YOU S2 | 1x72m (✔) |
F - PRESIDENT | 1x83m (✔) | |
M - USE FOR MY TALENT: SPECIAL | (1e)x(25m) (✔) | |
Hong Kong | P - POLICE STORY 3: SUPER COP | 1x95m (✔) |
F - NEW POLICE STORY | 1x123m (✔) | |
M - POLICE STORY 4: FIRST STRIKE | 1x107m (✔) | |
Japan | P - 3 NEN A GUMI: SPECIAL | (2e)x(40m) (✔) |
F - HERO (2015) | 1x120m (✔) | |
M - THE LIAR AND HIS LOVER - SIDESTORY | (10e)x(10m) (✔) | |
Phillipines | P - ALWAYS | 1x120m (✔) |
F - THE HOWS OF US | 1x117m (✔) | |
M - DEAR KARL | (1e)x(3m) (✔) | |
South Korea | P - PENINSULA | 1x116m (✔) |
F - ANOTHER MISS OH: SPECIAL | (2e)x(50m) (✔) | |
M - ENDING AGAIN: SPECIAL | (1e)x(5m) (✔) | |
Taiwan | P - BE LOVED IN HOUSE: I DO SPECIAL | (1e)x(25m) (✔) |
F - MORE THAN BLUE: THE SERIES | (10e)x(45m) (✔) | |
M - DISCOVER LOVE | (1e)x(23m) (✔) | |
Thailand | P - YOU TOUCHED MY HEART | (18e)x(70m) (✔) |
F - SENIOR SECRET LOVE: MY BEST SCENES | (1e)x(50m) (✔) | |
M - MY DEAR LOSER: IN-SUN | (3e)x(30m) (✔) |
M D L W A T C H C H A L L E N G E 2 0 2 3 |
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A N I M A L L E V E L S | |||
LEVEL #1 | ANIMAL Baepsae Korean Crow | HABITATS 2 | DATE November 05 - December 15 |
S T A G E A N D H A B I T A T S | ||
TAXONOMY: 3. All About the Gen(r)es | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | ✔︎ |
historical or sci-fi. | The Shoufu Can Read Mind ( dec 11 - dec 11 ) | ✔︎ |
comedy or tragedy. | Todome no Parallel ( dec 10 - dec 10 ) | ✔︎ |
thriller or romance. | Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 2 ( nov 5 - nov 5 ) | ✔︎ |
youth or political. | Twinkling Watermelon ( dec 12 - dec 15 ) | ✔︎ |
action or life. | Old Fashion Cupcake ( dec 8 - dec 8 ) | ✔︎ |
TIME IS RELATIVE: 5. Duration of the Hike | ||
Choice of Route | Essential | ✔︎ |
short length series or short film. | Where to Go ( nov 20 - nov 20 ) | ✔︎ |
drama with 20-30 minute episodes or drama with 30 episodes or more. | Dong Lan Xue ( nov 25 - nov 26 ) | ✔︎ |
drama with 30-40 minute episodes or movie that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | The Hymn of Death ( dec 5 - dec 5 ) | ✔︎ |
drama with 40-50 minute episodes or movie that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | Killer And Healer ( nov 28 - dec 1 ) | ✔︎ |
drama with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes or drama with 8 episodes or less. | From Now On, Showtime! ( nov 18 - nov 20 ) | ✔︎ |
M D LW A T C HC H A L L E N G E2 0 2 3 | |
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STARTING DATE : | 1st January, 2023 |
LINK TO DRAMALIST : | Tanii's DramaList |
PROGRESS : | 13/13 |
LEVEL : | 6 |
STAGE : | Plains |
ANIMAL : | Rhesus Macaque |
Taxonomy
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.
1. Type | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Web Series OR TV SHOW | Our Dating Sim | Web Series | ✔ |
Movie OR Drama Special | Impossibility Defense | Move | ✔ |
Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL | Our Winter | Co-Produced | ✔ |
Anthology OR Omnibus | Our Skyy 2 | Anthology | ✔ |
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic OR Adapted From a Novel / Book | Taikan Yoho | Adapted from a manga | ✔ |
3. All about the Gen(r)es | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Historical OR Sci-Fi | Jung_E | Sci-Fi | ✔ |
Comedy OR Tragedy | Fish Upon the Sky | Comedy | ✔ |
Thriller OR Romance | Provoke | Both | ✔ |
Youth OR Political | I Told Sunset about You | Youth | ✔ |
Action OR Life | Duty After School: Part 1 | Action | ✔ |
Time is Relative
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that have something to do with time, in the first habitat you are instructed to find essentials that started airing between certain dates, in the second and third one you get to dig deeper in to the concept of time
4. Year of Origin | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
in 2023 OR 1940-1959 | Shigatsu no Tokyo wa... | 2023 | ✔ |
1990-1999 OR the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form) | Never Let Me Go | Account on this page: saya (2022) | ✔ |
2000-2010 OR the month (not necessarily the year) you were born | Bed Friend | Aired from Feb-April (birthday month) | ✔ |
year generated by this website OR 1950-1969 | Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu | Generated Year (2016) | ✔ |
2017-2022 OR 1970-1989 | Island | 2022 | ✔ |
5. Duration of The Hike | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Short Length Series OR Short Film | Back to Seventeen | Short Length Series | ✔ |
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes OR DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | Senpai, Danjite Koidewa! | 25 minutes/ep | ✔ |
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | The Eighth Sense | 40 minutes/ep | ✔ |
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | Our Secret | 45 minutes/ep | ✔ |
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | The Sound of Magic | 1hr 10 minutes/ep | ✔ |
6. Time Can Be Confusing | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Full second season of a DRAMA OR Only 1 episode of a DRAMA | Sweet Home Season 2 | Full Second Season of a show | ✔ |
Different Timelines OR Time Loop | Secretary Bai Wants to Resign Everyday | Time Loop | ✔ |
Time Skip OR Time Travel | An Ancient Love Song | Time Travel | ✔ |
Winter OR Summer | A Breeze of Love | Summer | ✔ |
Fall OR Spring | Semantic Error: The Movie | Fall | ✔ |
The Chronicles of MDL
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.
7. Sharing is Caring | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember OR from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge | Quantum Physics | I don't even remember when I added this to my PTW list | ✔ |
with less than 10,000 viewers OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001) | Strangers from Hell | #122 on Top Shows | ✔ |
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list OR DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list | Duty After School: Part 2 | Smallest Number of Episodes (4) when I started the challenge | ✔ |
mentioned in the MDL Forums OR mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds) | Only Friends | Everyone seemed to be watching it, lol | ✔ |
with the newest release date in your PTW list OR with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist | You Are Mine | Newest release date (after those used as other essentials) | ✔ |
Getting up Close and Personal
In the following habitats you are asked to find essentials that have to do with relationships and the human experience most of these are tags, but in some cases we have inclosed a list or used the words features so please pay attention. We would also like to warn sensitive participants , as some of the routes below are indeed dark. but remember you can always choose a lighter route.
10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism... | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essential | Notes | Completed |
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back OR Exorcism | Moonlight Chicken | Ex Boyfriend Comes Back | ✔ |
Cohabitation OR Long Distance Relationship | Stay by My Side | Cohabitation | ✔ |
Fluffy OR Sexual Assault | My School President | Fluffy | ✔ |
Contract Relationship OR Secret Relationship | Better a Lie Than a Truth | Contract Relationship | ✔ |
Opposites Attract OR Domestic Abuse | A Boss and a Babe | Opposites Attract | ✔ |
11. Finding a Mate | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
First Love OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content | Brief Nudity | Prolonged Nudity | Partial Nudity | Mild Sexual Content | Sexual Content | Extreme Sexual Content | Love Between Fairy and Devil | First Love (for ML) | ✔ |
Age Gap [Drama Life] OR Classmates' Relationship | Naughty Babe | Age Gap | ✔ |
features a Heterosexual relationship OR Same-Sex relationship | Cutie Pie 2 You | Same-sex relationship | ✔ |
Enemies to Lovers OR Love at First Sight | Dangerous Romance | Enemies to Lovers | ✔ |
Nice Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead | Female CEO Love Me | Aggressive Female Lead | ✔ |
13. Seeing is Believing... and some other stuff | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essential | Notes | Completed |
features a Religious Leader OR Some type of God | Kamisama no Ekohiiki | Some Type of God | ✔ |
Misunderstanding OR Character Development | The Love You Give Me | Misunderstanding (between ML and FL) | ✔ |
Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot OR LGBTQ+ | Hidden Agenda | LGBTQ+ | ✔ |
Suspense OR Slow Burn Story / Slow Burn Romance | Blind | Suspense | ✔ |
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR Discrimination | Celebrity | Popular Female Lead | ✔ |
Significant details
In the following habitats we ask of you to look for the details in the significant scenes, in the first one (14) we ask you to notice the surroundings, in the other the objects involved (15).
15. Humans Have So Many Things | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
An Umbrella OR A Backpack | Mystery to Iunakare | Both | ✔ |
A Truck OR A Sports Car | Love Syndrome III | Sports Car | ✔ |
A Smartphone OR A Phone Booth | Unlocked | Smartphone | ✔ |
A Suit /Dress OR A Hoodie | Plus & Minus | Suit/Dress | ✔ |
A Book OR A Crossbow | Weak Hero Class 1 | Book | ✔ |
The Main Attraction
-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials where one of the main characters (listed as a main) either is ..., gets a... has a... Each route will either include a a tag or a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
17. Camouflage? | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Athlete OR Artist | Run On | Athlete | ✔ |
Glasses OR Tattoos | Between Us | Both | ✔ |
Identity Swap OR Body Swap | Vice Versa | Body Swap | ✔ |
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead OR Criminal Female Lead/Criminal Male Lead | Under the Skin | Cop Male Lead | ✔ |
Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead OR Antihero/Antiheroine | Strong Girl Namsoon | Superhero Female Lead | ✔ |
Name and Cover
In the following habitats we ask of you to pay attention to the name and cover of the title. For the first one (23) your mission is to find titles that have one of the following things. For the second one (24) your mission is to look at the cover. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
23. It's Only Words in the Name | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Celestial Body OR Body Part | My Tooth Your Love | Body Part | ✔ |
Color OR Emotion | Mad for Each Other | Emotion | ✔ |
Object OR Verb | Remember Me | Verb | ✔ |
Animal OR Number | 3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu | Number | ✔ |
Season OR Calendar-related word | Our Beloved Summer | Season | ✔ |
Origin
-In the following habitat your mission is to find essentials from the countries of MDL. You get to choose either watch 5 titles from 5 different countries Or watch 7 titles from 7 different countries.
Note: You must gather essentials from all 7 countries in every environment if you wish to get to the next stage (environment) of the challenge. You may not use treats in the international habitat if you wish to get the TIGER badge.
25. Countries of MDL | Progress: | ||
Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
China | Legend of Lin Ye | ✔ | |
Hong Kong | Stay Still | ✔ | |
Japan | Ishiko to Haneo: Sonna Koto de Uttaemasu? | ✔ | |
Philippines | Gameboys | ✔ | |
South Korea | Little Women | ✔ | |
Taiwan | Kiseki: Dear to Me | ✔ | |
Thailand | Love Destiny Uncut | ✔ |
MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet |
Taxonomy
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.
1. Type | Progress: 10/10 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
TV SHOW* | All the Liquors | Web Series TV SHOW- All episodes | YES- 26/03 YES- 24/04 |
Special Delivery | Movie Drama Special | YES-20/12 YES- 11/02 | |
Co-Produced Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL | Knights of the Zodiac | Co-produced by Japan, USA and Hungary Starring an Actor in a project from a country NOT on MDL- Ma Dong Seok (American) | YES-28/12 YES- 11/01 |
OR (Treat used) |
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Adapted from a manga / | Maiko-san Chi no Makanai- san Step By Step | Adapted from the manga series 'Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san' Adapted from the novel series "Khoi Khoi Rak" (ค่อยๆ รัก) by summer december | YES- 22/01 YES-08/07 |
2. Is it True? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre) | 1 Litre no Namida | Educational | YES- 04/02 |
OR | Propaganda | YES- 16/04 | |
OR Mockumentary | Mockumentary | YES- 14/02 | |
OR | Inspired by Real Events | YES- 01/02 | |
OR | Historical Fiction | YES- 09/01 |
Time is Relative
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that have something to do with time, in the first habitat you are instructed to find essentials that started airing between certain dates, in the second and third one you get to dig deeper in to the concept of time
4. Year of OriginTutorial | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Kiseki Dear to Me | 2023 (Aired from 22/08/2023 to 07/11/2023) | YES-08/11 |
YES OR the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form) | Sexy Central |
| YES- 25/01 |
OR
| 2000-2010 Series aired in 2008 | YES-11/04 | |
year generated by this website OR |
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OR | Series aired on July 15, 2022 |
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5. Duration of The HikeTutorial | Progress: 10/10 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
| Warm Time With You The Right Man- Christmas Gift | Short Length Series- Episodes are five (5) minutes long. Short Film- 16 mins | YES-12/04 YES- 17/02 |
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | Love Mate Love is Sweet | Drama with 20-30 minute episodes- Love Mate has a duration of 20 minutes. Drama with 30 episodes or more- Love is Sweet has 36 episodes | YES-25/05 YES- 22/03 |
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | Along With Me xxxHOLIC | Drama with 30-40 min episodes- Along With Me has a duration of 30 mins Movie that lasts 90 minutes or longer- Movie has a duration of 1 hour and 50 minutes (110 minutes) | YES- 25/01 YES-14/01 |
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. (Treat used) | I Will Knock You | Drama with 40-50 minute episodes- I Will Knock You has a duration of 45 mins | YES- 03/02 |
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | Yong Jiu Grocery Store | Drama with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes- Yong Jiu Grocery Store duration of an episode is 1 hour and 30 minutes. Drama with 8 episodes or less- Hello, Heart has 8 episodes | YES- 27/02 YES- 01/09 |
6. Time Can Be Confusing | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Full second season of a DRAMA OR
| Kinou Nani Tabeta? Season 2 | Full Second Season of a DRAMA | YES- 23/12 |
OR | Individual Circumstances | Different Timelines | YES- 10/02 |
OR | Kiss Goblin | Time Skip | YES-04/11 |
OR | Jack o' Frost | Winter | YES-16/04 |
OR | Semantic Error: The Movie | Fall | YES- 23/01 |
The Chronicles of MDL
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.
7. Sharing is CaringTutorials: 1 2 3 | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember OR
| Has been on my PTW for longer than you can remember- I have this on my PTW list since either late 2019 or early 2020 |
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OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001) | Oh No! Here Comes Trouble | Ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001)- As at 11/06/2023, this series was ranked at # 70 | YES- 21/05 |
OR DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list | Drama with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list-This has the highest number of episodes with 63 episodes |
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Or mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds) | Mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds)-mentioned on pg 213 of 'Last Drama You Completed? Link |
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with the newest release date in your PTW list OR
| The Middleman's Love | With the newest release date in your PTW list-this series was released on November 10, 2023 | YES- 29/12 |
8. Examined…Tutorial | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Or appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer) |
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OR found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list). |
Best Korean Actors - Lee Dong Wook |
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from your most viewed tags Or
| Jun & Jun | From your most viewed tags- My most viewed tags is LGBTQ+ | YES-07/09 |
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game) Or
| with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL Choose Your Fav Thai BL Actor Pair- Earth and Mixx | YES- 02/03 | |
OR with 0 Reviews when you started watching it | with 0 reviews when you started watching it- I watched this the day that it came out on Netflix (02/06/2023). And it had no reviews until 10/06/2023. | YES- 02/06 |
9. Your Fanciers and WestminstersFor this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.*List with awards | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR by the same writer as one of your favorites | Never Let Me Go | One of the screenwriters for this series is Game Kirati Kumsat. He co-wrote two of my fave Thai series- Mama Gogo and The Warp Effect. |
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OR that has one of your favorite actresses | The Uncanny Counter Season 2: Counter Punch | The Uncanny Counter Season 2: Counter Punch stars one of my fave actresses, Kim Se Jeong. |
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from an award-winning screenwriter OR
| Big | Big is the work of the Hong sisters, who have won many awards over the years for thier other works. | YES- 13/11 |
from an award-winning actor OR
| Jung Hae-In won Best New Actor at the Grand Bell Awards in 2020 for his role in this movie. | YES-29/05 | |
OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | This is the first movie that I have watched by this Screenwriter and Director- Kim Sung Soo. | YES- 29/01 |
Getting up Close and Personal
In the following habitats you are asked to find essentials that have to do with relationships and the human experience most of these are tags, but in some cases we have inclosed a list or used the words features so please pay attention. We would also like to warn sensitive participants , as some of the routes below are indeed dark. but remember you can always choose a lighter route.
10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism… | Progress:10/10 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / OR (Treat used) | A Boss and a Babe | Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back | YES- 19/05 |
Cutie Pie 2 You | Cohabitation Long Distance Relationship | YES- 18/06 YES-27/01 | |
My School President Only Friends | Fluffy Sexual Assault | YES-13/03 YES-28/10 | |
Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu Hit Bite Love | Contract Relationship Secret Relationship | YES- 21/02 YES-25/02 | |
Just The Way You Are Ass Long as We Both Shall Live | Opposites Attract Domestic Abuse | YES- 13/05 YES-30/11 |
11. Finding a Mate | Progress: 10/10 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content | | First Love: Hatsukoi Kill Bok Soon | First Love Nudity/Sexual Content | YES-20/12 YES- 31/03 |
Unintentional Love Story Kimi ni Todokanai | Age Gap [Drama Life] Classmates' Relationship | YES-26/04 YES-13/12 | |
features a Heterosexual relationship | Romance With A Blind Master Dinosaur Love | Heterosexual Relationship Same-Sex relationship | YES- 21/02 YES-26/08 |
Provoke Bon Appetit | Enemies to Lovers Love at First Sight | YES-30/05 YES-01/10 | |
Nice Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Aggressive Male Lead (Treat used) | Hua Jai Sila | Nice Female Lead/ Aggressive Male Lead | YES- 19/01 |
12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR Black Comedy | The Roundup: No Way Home | Black Comedy | YES- 15/07 |
OR features some type of Doomsday. | Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu | features some type of Doomsday | YES- 19/03 |
OR | Hello Ghost | Tragic Past | YES- 19/02 |
features a Celebration OR | The Day I Loved You | features a Celebration- Prom | YES- 15/06 |
OR | The Eighth Sense | Healing | YES-06/05 |
13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
features a OR | Rainless Love in a Godless Land | Some Type of God | YES-13/06 |
OR | My Beautiful Man: Eternal | Misunderstanding | YES- 19/08 |
OR | His Man Season 2 | LGBTQ+ | YES- 04/08 |
OR | The Promise | Slow Burn Story | YES- 02/08 |
Popular Male Lead / OR | Utsukushii Kare Season 2 | Popular Male Lead | YES- 28/02 |
Significant details
In the following habitats we ask of you to look for the details in the significant scenes, in the first one (14) we ask you to notice the surroundings, in the other the objects involved (15).
14. Where Are We? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 | On a Cliff | YES-11/06 |
OR | The Director Who Buys Me Dinner | In the Woods | YES-12/01 |
OR | Love Class 2 | On a Rooftop | YES- 08/09 |
OR | Night in Paradise | On an Island | YES- 26/03 |
OR In a Small Town | Wedding Plan | In a Small Town- Namnuea visits his hometown in episodes 5 and 6 | YES- 30/08 |
15. Humans Have So Many Things | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Taikan Yoho | An Umbrella | YES-13/10 |
OR | My Lethal Man | A Truck | YES- 11/02 |
OR | Unlocked | A Smartphone | YES- 13/03 |
OR | Our Dating Sim | A Hoodie | YES- 30/03 |
OR | A Shoulder To Cry On | A Crossbow | YES-29/03 |
The Main Attraction
-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials where one of the main characters (listed as a main) either is ..., gets a... has a... Each route will either include a a tag or a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
16. Who Are We? | Progress:5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Bokura no Shokutaku | Child Actor- Maeyama Kuuga | YES- 26/09 |
OR | Boss-dol Mart | Idol Actor- Xiumin (Exo) and Hyungwon (MonstaX) | YES- 29/10 |
Trans gender identity (different than the gender assigned to them at birth) OR
| Call Me Chihiro | Trans gender identity | YES- 14/04 |
OR | The Victims' Game | Living with a disability- The main character has autism spectrum disorder. | YES- 24/04 |
OR | Taxi Driver | Hidden Identity | YES- 07/04 |
17. Camouflage? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Precise Shoot | Athlete- Air pistol shooting | YES- 04/08 |
OR | Love and Deception | Glasses | YES-30/06 |
OR | Momshies! Your Soul Is Mine | Body Swap | YES-04/11 |
OR | Marry My Dead Bodu | Cop Male Lead | YES- 12/08 |
Superhero Male Lead/
| One Piece | Superhero Male Lead | YES- 06/09 |
18. What Are You? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Strong Female Lead /
| Work Later, Drink Now | Strong Female Lead | YES- 05/07 |
Smart Female Lead/ OR Naive Female Lead/ | Kaitou Yamaneko | Smart Female Lead | YES-08/08 |
OR | Another Miss Oh | Cold Male Lead | YES- 15/10 |
OR | Silhouette of Your Voice | Poor Male Lead | YES- 16/02 |
OR | The Villainess | Killer | YES-02/02 |
Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash
-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
19. The Petting Zoo | Progress:5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | The House Arrest of Us | Pet | YES-12/04 |
OR | Laws of Attraction | Animal Death | YES-03/09 |
OR | Secret Zoo | Zoo Animal- Polar Bear | YES- 22/07 |
OR | Adoring | Veterinarian | YES-11/11 |
OR | Be Mine Superstar | Romantic Ride on a Horse | YES- 18/09 |
20. Where the Humans Are… | Progress:5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Alienoid 1 | Animal turns into a Human | YES- 18/11 |
OR | Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead | Animal Attack | YES-06/08 |
OR | My Woofy Poofy Love | Animal in a City | YES- 12/12 |
OR | Remember Me | Pet dressed in Clothes | YES-19/02 |
Second Lead Caring For Animals OR | Behind Your Touch | Second Lead Caring For Animals | YES-01/10 |
21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | The Warp Effect | Birth care (Postpartum care) | YES- 25/03 |
OR | Let's Fight Ghost | Ghosts | YES-01/10 |
OR | Ameiro Paradox | Teamwork | YES-11/02 |
OR | Dream | Friendly Game | YES-30/07 |
OR | Between Us | Friendship | YES-29/01 |
22. Who Am I When I Am With You? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | You Are Mine | Colleagues | YES-10/11 |
OR | 2 Moons: The Ambassador | Bromance | YES-19/01 |
OR | The Good Bad Mother | Parent-Child | YES-08/06 |
OR | Lesson In Love | Student-Teacher | YES-16/09 |
OR | Bed Friend | Doctor-Patient | YES-22/04 |
Name and Cover
In the following habitats we ask of you to pay attention to the name and cover of the title. For the first one (23) your mission is to find titles that have one of the following things. For the second one (24) your mission is to look at the cover. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
23. It's Only Words in the Name | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Celestial Body | YES-30/06 | |
OR | Can't Help Falling in Love | Emotion-Love | YES- 08/07 |
OR | Minato Shouji Coin Laundry Season 2 | Object | YES- 20/09 |
OR | The 9th Precinct | Number | YES-29/12 |
OR | Shigatsu no Tokyo wa... | Calender-realted word- April | YES-04/08 |
24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Domesticated Animal OR | Quill | Domesticated Animal | YES- 17/06 |
OR | Koi to Dangan | Flower | YES- 28/03 |
OR | Honey Lemon Soda | Light Colors | YES- 24/06 |
OR | Twinkling Watermelon | Rainbow | YES-28/12 |
OR | Boku no Yabai Tsuma | Geometrical Shapes | YES-18/12 |
Origin
-In the following habitat your mission is to find essentials from the countries of MDL. You get to choose either watch 5 titles from 5 different countries Or watch 7 titles from 7 different countries.
Note: You must gather essentials from all 7 countries in every environment if you wish to get to the next stage (environment) of the challenge. You may not use treats in the international habitat if you wish to get the TIGER badge.
25. Countries of MDL | Progress: 7/7 | ||
Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Xiang Long | Chinese series | YES-02/05 | |
House of Spirits | Hong Kong series | YES-15/05 | |
Invisible | Japanese series | YES-17/05 | |
Tie the Not | Philippines series | YES-18/07 | |
Happy Merry Ending | South Korean series | YES-18/05 | |
No Regrets in Life | Taiwanese series | YES-17/07 | |
Mafia The Series: Guns and Freaks | Thai series | YES-29/05 |
Treats
This is where you gather treats, to use whenever you wish to avoid the paths given in a habitat. You come up with the treats on your own, they may not cover anything mentioned in this challenge (but you may use previous years' prompts for inspiration). Every time you start a new stage, you will be awarded a new number of treats according to the table below.
MDL Challenge 2023
- START DATE: 01/01/23
- FINISH DATE: 21/09/23
- LINK TO MY COMPLETE LIST: MDL COMPLETE
plan to watch: red complete: yellow currently watching: green
Taxonomy
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.
1. Type | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR TV SHOW* | Episodes: 45,46,47,48,49,50 | 04/01/23 ✅ | |
OR | 31/01/23 ✅ | ||
Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL | Ahn Hyo Seop (Canadian) | 15/03/23✅ | |
OR | 16/02/23 ✅ | ||
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or | Adapted from a webtoon | 18/05/23 ✅ |
2. Is it True? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre) | 17/02/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 22/08/23 ✅ | ||
Documentary Genre OR Mockumentary | 10/09/23 ✅ | ||
OR | Inspired by Real Events, True Story | 17/01/23 ✅ | |
OR | Joseon Attorney: A Morality | 25/05/23 ✅ |
3. All About the Gen(r)es | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route. | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | My Perfect Stranger | 20/06/23 ✅ | |
OR | Angry Mom | 12/07/23 ✅ | |
OR | Clean with Passion for Now | 04/04/23 ✅ | |
OR | Goong | 25/07/23 ✅ | |
OR | Stealer: The Treasure Keeper | 29/05/23 ✅ |
Time is Relativea
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that have something to do with time, in the first habitat you are instructed to find essentials that started airing between certain dates, in the second and third one you get to dig deeper in to the concept of time
4. Year of OriginTutorial | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | 31/03/23 ✅ | ||
OR the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form) | Gummy_Marshmallow | 18/03/23✅ | |
OR the month (not necessarily the year) you were born | 11/05/23 ✅ | ||
year generated by this website OR | 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2014 | 03/01/23✅ | |
OR | 2018 | 29/07/23 ✅ |
5. Duration of The HikeTutorial | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | 6 minutes | 01/01/23 ✅ | |
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes Or | Angel's Last Mission: Love | 32 episodes | 08/04/23 ✅ |
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | 127 minutes | 21/09/23 ✅ |
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | 50 minutes | 12/04/23✅ | |
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | 7 episodes | 25/06/23 ✅ |
6. Time Can Be Confusing | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Full second season of a DRAMA OR Only 1 episode of a DRAMA | Dream High 2 | 31/01/23 ✅ | |
OR | 08/05/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 31/08/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 04/05/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 07/09/23 ✅ |
The Chronicles of MDL
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.
7. Sharing is CaringTutorials: 1 2 3 | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember OR from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge | Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung | 27/07/23 ✅ | |
with less than 10,000 viewers OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001) | 1,400 views | 05/02/23 ✅ | |
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list OR DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list | 3 episodes | 10/01/23 ✅ | |
mentioned in the MDL Forums Or mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds) | 05/08/23 ✅ | ||
with the newest release date in your PTW list OR with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist | 2003 | 02/01/23 ✅ |
8. Examined…Tutorial | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page) Or appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer) | 07/07/23 ✅ | ||
found on a Custom List (add a link to the list). OR found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list). | 02/08/23 ✅ | ||
from your most viewed tags Or from your least viewed genres under your profile stats | Friendship | 21/05/23 ✅ | |
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game) Or found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article) | 17/04/23✅ | ||
with over 10 Reviews OR with 0 Reviews when you started watching it | 12/02/23 ✅ |
9. Your Fanciers and WestminstersFor this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.*List with awards | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Award-winning OR by the same writer as one of your favorites | Yang Hee Sung (same writer to Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo) | 20/08/23 ✅ | |
from an award-winning director OR that has one of your favorite actresses | Hwang Dong-hyuk (Baeksang Arts Awards 2022) | 21/07/23 ✅ | |
from an award-winning screenwriter OR that has one of your favorite actors | Lee Do Hyun | 01/05/23 ✅ | |
from an award-winning actor OR by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Park Shin Woo (same It's Ok to Not Be OKay director) | 05/07/23 ✅ | |
from an award-winning actress OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | Ha Ji Won (Baeksang Arts Awards 2011) | 05/02/23 ✅ |
Getting up Close and Personal
In the following habitats you are asked to find essentials that have to do with relationships and the human experience most of these are tags, but in some cases we have inclosed a list or used the words features so please pay attention. We would also like to warn sensitive participants , as some of the routes below are indeed dark. but remember you can always choose a lighter route.
10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism… | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back OR | 27/08/23 ✅ | ||
OR | Personal Taste | 09/02/23 ✅ | |
OR | 16/07/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 07/01/23 ✅ | ||
OR | Encounter | 08/07/23 ✅ |
11. Finding a Mate | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content | Brief Nudity | Prolonged Nudity | Partial Nudity | Mild Sexual Content | Sexual Content | Extreme Sexual Content | The K2 | 15/08/23 ✅ | |
OR | Mental Coach Jegal | 15/01/23 ✅ | |
features a Heterosexual relationship OR | Family: The Unbreakable Bond | 04/06/23 ✅ | |
OR | 14/05/23 ✅ | ||
Nice Female Lead / Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Male Lead | 12/04/23✅ |
12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Slight Comedy OR Black Comedy | 02/02/23 ✅ | ||
OR features some type of Doomsday | 08/08/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 18/01/23 ✅ | ||
features a Celebration OR | 30/04/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 18/08/23 ✅ |
13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
features a Religious Leader OR | Doom at Your Service | 14/07/23 ✅ | |
OR | 21/05/23 ✅ | ||
Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot OR | 31/05/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 11/01/23 ✅ | ||
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR | Bo Ra! Deborah | 28/05/23 ✅ |
Significant details
In the following habitats we ask of you to look for the details in the significant scenes, in the first one (14) we ask you to notice the surroundings, in the other the objects involved (15).
14. Where Are We? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | 10/07/23✅ | ||
OR | 07/05/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 11/08/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 10/01/23 ✅ | ||
In a City OR In a Small Town | 13/02/12 ✅ |
15. Humans Have So Many Things | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | 25/02/23 ✅ | ||
OR | Black Knight | 25/06/23 ✅ | |
OR | 07/07/23 ✅ | ||
OR | Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 | 25/06/23 ✅ | |
OR | 30/07/23 ✅ |
The Main Attraction
-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials where one of the main characters (listed as a main) either is ..., gets a... has a... Each route will either include a a tag or a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
16. Who Are We? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Mother | 14/09/23 ✅ | |
OR | Sulli and Min Ho | 24/01/23 ✅ | |
Trans gender identity (different than the gender assigned to them at birth) OR Cis gender Identity (same as the gender assigned to them at birth) | 29/06/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 20/09/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 09/01/23 ✅ |
17. Camouflage? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Cheer Up | 28/04/23 ✅ | |
OR | 29/04/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 01/03/23 ✅ | ||
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead OR | 12/09/23 ✅ | ||
Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead OR | 26/01/23 ✅ |
18. What Are You? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead OR | 26/04/23✅ | ||
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead OR Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead | Oasis | 16/05/23 ✅ | |
Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead OR | 19/03/23✅ | ||
Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead OR | 13/02/23✅ | ||
OR | 18/06/23 ✅ |
Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash
-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
19. The Petting Zoo | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | 10/09/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 09/09/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 06/03/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 13/08/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 10/03/23 ✅ |
20. Where the Humans Are… | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | 23/07/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 21/07/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 17/09/23 ✅ | ||
OR | Crash Course In Romance | 26/03/23 ✅ | |
Second Lead Caring For Animals OR | Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow | 18/02/23 ✅ |
21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | 06/08/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 29/08/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 07/02/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 18/09/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 29/01/23 ✅ |
22. Who Am I When I Am With You? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | 06/01/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 14/05/23 ✅ | ||
OR | The Good Bad Mother | 01/07/23 ✅ | |
OR | 25/01/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 24/03/23 ✅ |
Name and Cover
In the following habitats we ask of you to pay attention to the name and cover of the title. For the first one (23) your mission is to find titles that have one of the following things. For the second one (24) your mission is to look at the cover. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
23. It's Only Words in the Name | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Longing Heart | 16/08/23 ✅ | |
Color OR | 12/06/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 22/06/23 ✅ | ||
OR | 25/04/23✅ | ||
OR | 30/06/23 ✅ |
24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Domesticated Animal OR Wild Animal | My Roommate is a Gumiho | 20/02/23 ✅ | |
OR | The Heavenly Idol | 25/03/23 ✅ | |
OR | 13/04/23✅ | ||
OR | 22/02/23 ✅ | ||
OR | Boys Planet | 20/04/23 ✅ |
Origin
-In the following habitat your mission is to find essentials from the countries of MDL. You get to choose either watch 5 titles from 5 different countries Or watch 7 titles from 7 different countries.
Note: You must gather essentials from all 7 countries in every environment if you wish to get to the next stage (environment) of the challenge. You may not use treats in the international habitat if you wish to get the TIGER badge.
25. Countries of MDL | Progress: 7/7 | ||
Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
25/08/23 ✅ | |||
21/09/23 ✅ | |||
17/07/23 ✅ | |||
20/09/23 ✅ | |||
27/06/23 ✅ | |||
07/09/23 ✅ | |||
02/09/23 ✅ |
MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
Starting date: January 1, 2023
Link to your Drama list: Anny's Drama List
Stage: Plains, Level: Palawan Peacock Habitats: 8/8 Titles: 40/40
Taxonomy
3. All About the Gen(r)es | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | ✅ |
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Time is Relative
5. Duration of The Hike | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | ✅ |
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DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | ✅ | ||
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | ✅ | ||
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | ✅ | ||
DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | ✅ |
6. Time Can Be Confusing | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | ✅ |
Full second season of a DRAMA | ✅ | ||
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The Chronicles of MDL
8. Examined… | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | ✅ |
appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer) | ✅ | ||
found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list). | ✅ | ||
Most Viewed Tags: | ✅ | ||
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game) | ✅ | ||
with 0 Reviews when you started watching it | ✅ |
Getting up Close and Personal
11. Finding a Mate | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | ✅ |
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features a Same-Sex relationship | ✅ | ||
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The Main Attraction
-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials where one of the main characters (listed as a main) either is ..., gets a... has a... Each route will either include a a tag or a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
16. Who Are We? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | ✅ |
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Name and Cover
My Treats! | Plains Used: /5 | ||||
Route | Essential | Substitute for | Notes | ✅ | |
Actor with less than 10 credits on MDL | ✅ | ||||
MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet
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Taxonomy
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.
1. Type | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR At least 5 episodes of a title listed as a Tv Show The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers | Feng Yue Bu Zhi Qiu (Drama, China, 2020) | "Web Series" tag | 22/01/2023 |
OR | Love in Blood (Movie, China, 2020) | Movie | 01/10/2023 |
OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL | The Legend of the Demon Cat (Movie, China, 2017) | "Co-Produced" tag missing, but it's jointly produced by Japan and China | 22/04/2023 |
OR | Adorkable Shimei x Shijie (Movie, China, 2021) | Route substituted by Treat #1 | 02/10/2023 |
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic OR | Sword Stained With Royal Blood (Drama, China, 2007) | Adapted from the novel "Sword Stained With Royal Blood" by Louis Cha | 23/08/2023 |
2. Is it True? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre) | The Little Disciple and Her Beautiful Shifu (Special, China, 2021) | "Advertisement" tag | 20/01/2023 |
OR | How to Die Young in Manila (Movie, Philippines, 2020) | "Independent Film" tag | 14/05/2023 |
OR | Truth or Dare (Movie, South Korea, 2022) | Route substituted by Treat #2 | 18/11/2023 |
OR | Chunhyang (Movie, South Korea, 2000) | "Adapted From Folklore" tag | 04/05/2023 |
OR | I'm Her Weapon (Movie, China, 2022) | "Historical Fiction" tag | 05/03/2023 |
3. All About the Gen(r)es | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Cheng Xi's Song (Drama, China, 2023) | "Historical" genre | 18/09/2023 |
OR | Go Princess, Go! (Drama, China, 2015) | "Comedy" genre | 16/09/2023 |
OR | 1 in 10,000 (Act I) (Movie, South Korea, 2018) | "Romance" genre | 16/07/2023 |
OR | 1 in 10,000 (Act III) (Movie, South Korea, 2018) | "Youth" genre | 16/07/2023 |
OR | 1 in 10,000 (Act II) (Movie, South Korea, 2018) | "Life" genre | 16/07/2023 |
Time is Relative
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that have something to do with time, in the first habitat you are instructed to find essentials that started airing between certain dates, in the second and third one you get to dig deeper in to the concept of time.
4. Year of OriginTutorial | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | The Imprisoned Canary (Special, China, 2023) | Aired in 2023 | 17/07/2023 |
OR the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form) | Lich Hands to Destroy Flowers (Movie, China, 2020) | 2020 is the year Gummy_Marshmallow on this page joined MDL (link to post HERE) | 10/08/2023 |
OR the month (not necessarily the year) you were born | Can I Kiss My Best Friend? (Movie, South Korea, 2021) | June (month I was born) | 13/02/2023 |
year generated by this website OR | "Hello, Stepmother" (Movie, China, 2020) | Year generated -> 2020 | 11/12/2023 |
OR | Led Astray by Love (Drama, China, 2022) | Aired in 2022 (2017-2022) | 17/07/2023 |
5. Duration of The HikeTutorial | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Afterlife of Love and Revenge (Drama, China, 2022) | Episode duration ~4 min (Short Length Series) | 08/01/2023 |
DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes OR DRAMA with 30 episodes or more | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (Drama, China, 2018) | # of Episodes: 39 (Drama with 30 episodes or more) | 05/05/2023 |
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer | The Man from Nowhere (Movie, South Korea, 2010) | Movie duration ~119 min (Lasts 90 minutes or longer) | 31/03/2023 |
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer | Royal Rumours (Drama, China, 2023) | Episode duration ~45 min (Drama with 40-50 minute episodes) | 01/04/2023 |
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less | The New Employee (Drama, South Korea, 2022) | # of Episodes: 7 (Drama with 8 episodes or less) | 19/05/2023 |
6. Time Can Be Confusing | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Full second season of a DRAMA OR Only 1 episode of a DRAMA | Utsukushii Kare Season 2 (Drama, Japan, 2023) | Second season | 03/03/2023 |
OR | Story of Kunning Palace (Drama, China, 2023) | Different Timelines (Past life and rebirth-Present life are both presented in the drama, and many events happened again albeit altered, while others changed) | 26/11/2023 |
OR | The Young Master and the Tea-Picking Girl (Movie, China, 2020) | Time Skip | 05/03/2023 |
OR | Taikan Yoho (Drama, Japan, 2023) | Summer is the rainy season in Tokyo which this takes place | 17/10/2023 |
OR | Some More (Movie, South Korea, 2018) | Autumn is the harvest season for apples in South Korea | 20/11/2023 |
The Chronicles of MDL
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.
7. Sharing is CaringTutorials: 1 2 3 | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember OR from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge | A Battle of Wits (Movie, Hong Kong, 2006) | Has been in my PTW since forever | 13/01/2023 |
with less than 10,000 viewers OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001) | A Practical Guide to Being a Superstar's Assistant (Drama, China, 2022) | # of Watchers: 384 - as seen in July 2023 | 05/04/2023 |
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list OR DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list | Afraid Of (Drama, South Korea, 2019) | Episodes: 3 (Smallest number of episodes) | 02/10/2023 |
mentioned in the MDL Forums OR mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds) | You Were Once My Light (Movie, China, 2021) | Mentioned in the MDL Feeds HERE | 02/11/2023 |
with the newest release date in your PTW list OR with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist | The Blood of Youth (Drama, China, 2022) | Release date 2022 (newest) - as seen in January 2023 | 29/01/2023 |
8. Examined…Tutorial | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page) OR appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer) | The Origin of Eternity (Drama, China, 2022) | It's on the 2nd page of the recent trailers in MDL Home Trailers section, as seen on December 26th 2023 (link to the trailer HERE) | 24/09/2023 |
found on a Custom List (add a link to the list) OR found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list) | The Fox Spirit and the Little Priest (Movie, China, 2021) | Found on THIS custom list | 25/03/2023 |
from your most viewed tags OR from your least viewed genres under your profile stats | Memories of the Sword (Movie, South Korea, 2015) | "Death" (Most viewed tag, as seen in January 2023) | 15/01/2023 |
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game) OR found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article) | Asa ga Kita (Drama, Japan, 2015) | Title is mentioned in a Game on MDL [THIS game] | 12/12/2023 |
with over 10 Reviews OR with 0 Reviews when you started watching it | Back From the Brink (Drama, China, 2023) | Has over 100 reviews, as of November 2023! | 21/06/2023 |
9. Your Fanciers and WestminstersFor this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.*List with awards | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Award-winning OR by the same writer as one of your favourites | In the Mood for Love (Movie, Hong Kong, 2000) | Award-winning (List of awards HERE) | 28/12/2023 |
from an award-winning director OR that has one of your favourite actresses | The Storm Riders (Movie, Hong Kong, 1998) | Directed by Andrew Lau (List of awards HERE) | 26/08/2023 |
from an award-winning screenwriter OR that has one of your favourite actors | The Longest Promise (Drama, China, 2023) | Has a favourite actor: Xiao Zhan | 21/07/2023 |
from an award-winning actor OR by the same director as one of your favourite titles | The Moon Brightens for You (Drama, China, 2020) | Same director as one of my favourite titles (Young Blood): Wang Fei | 31/10/2023 |
from an award-winning actress OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | Story of Kunning Palace Extra (Special, China, 2023) | Award-winning actress: Bai Lu (List of awards HERE) | 26/11/2023 |
Getting up Close and Personal
In the following habitats you are asked to find essentials that have to do with relationships and the human experience most of these are tags, but in some cases we have enclosed a list or used the words features so please pay attention. We would also like to warn sensitive participants, as some of the routes below are indeed dark. But remember you can always choose a lighter route.
10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism… | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back OR | |||
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11. Finding a Mate | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content | Brief Nudity | Prolonged Nudity | Partial Nudity | Mild Sexual Content | Sexual Content | Extreme Sexual Content | Love Between Fairy and Devil (Drama, China, 2022) | "First Love" tag | 16/04/2023 |
OR | Old Fashion Cupcake Epilogue: Apple Pie (Special, Japan, 2022) | "Age Gap" tag | 09/02/2023 |
features a Heterosexual relationship OR | Back to Back (Movie, China, 2022) | Lesbian Relationship (Same-Sex) | 03/01/2023 |
OR | Follow My Dear General (Drama, China, 2022) | "Enemies To Lovers" tag | 15/01/2023 |
Nice Female Lead / Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead /Male Lead | 8.2 Byo no Hosoku (Drama, Japan, 2022) | "Nice Male Lead" tag | 26/02/2023 |
12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | The Novelist: Playback (Movie, Japan, 2021) | Route substituted by Treat #3 | 06/12/2023 |
OR features some type of Doomsday | Handsome Siblings (Drama, China, 2020) | "Happy Ending" tag (hidden) | 26/04/2023 |
OR | Dong Lan Xue (Drama, China, 2023) | "Tragic Past" tag (hidden) | 28/04/2023 |
features a Celebration OR | Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (Drama, Taiwan, 2023) | Features Mourning | 19/05/2023 |
OR | General, Can I Sleep with You? (Movie, China, 2021) | "Suicide" tag (hidden) | 02/10/2023 |
13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
features a Religious Leader OR | The Starry Love (Drama, China, 2023) | ML is a god | 12/03/2023 |
OR | Chinese Paladin (Drama, China, 2005) | "Character Development" tag | 26/03/2023 |
Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot OR | Craving You (Drama, Taiwan, 2020) | "LGBTQ+" tag | 16/01/2023 |
OR | Bargain (Drama, South Korea, 2022) | "Suspense" tag | 12/05/2023 |
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR | A Tale of Yearning (Special, China, 2022) | "Discrimination" tag missing, but should be there: FL is discriminated against for being an opera singer (any entertainer was seen the same as a prostitute) and an indentured slave to the entertainment house, to be used and abused however they saw fit! | 16/11/2023 |
Significant details
In the following habitats we ask of you to look for the details in the significant scenes, in the first one (14) we ask you to notice the surroundings, in the other the objects involved (15).
14. Where Are We? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Is Xian Zun Whitewashed Today? (Drama, China, 2022) | On a Cliff | 14/12/2023 |
OR | The Eighth Sense (Drama, South Korea, 2023) | By the Sea | 27/04/2023 |
OR | Our Dating Sim (Drama, South Korea, 2023) | On a Rooftop | 30/12/2023 |
OR | The Ingenious One (Drama, China, 2023) | On a Mountain | 19/06/2023 |
OR | Order of the Sommelier (Drama, China, 2022) | In a Small Town | 28/11/2023 |
15. Humans Have So Many Things | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Scarlet Heart (Drama, China, 2011) | An Umbrella | 07/02/2023 |
OR | Fearless (Drama, China, 2023) | A Sports Car | 21/11/2023 |
OR | Days of Being Wild (Movie, Hong Kong, 1990) | A Phone Booth | 20/01/2023 |
OR | Farewell My Concubine (Movie, China, 1993) | A Suit | 03/04/2023 |
OR | Under the Microscope (Drama, China, 2023) | A Book | 23/02/2023 |
The Main Attraction
-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials where one of the main characters (listed as a main) either is..., gets a... has a... Each route will either include a a tag or a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
16. Who Are We? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Qing Luo (Drama, China, 2021) | One of the main characters (Nan Nan) is a child actor | 17/03/2023 |
OR | Given (Drama, Japan, 2021) | Both main characters are played by idol actors | 11/04/2023 |
Trans gender identity (different than the gender assigned to them at birth) OR Cis gender Identity (same as the gender assigned to them at birth) | There’s No Sex, Only Fans (Movie, Taiwan, 2022) | Transgender female lead | 11/12/2023 |
OR | Why Try to Change Me Now (Drama, China, 2023) | FL has a prosthetic leg (living with a disability) | 12/03/2023 |
OR | My Beautiful Man: Eternal (Movie, Japan, 2023) | Kiyoi is a Public Figure (actor & idol) | 29/10/2023 |
17. Camouflage? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | A Familiar Stranger (Drama, China, 2022) | Female lead is a painter (Artist) | 19/07/2023 |
OR | Parallel World (Drama, China, 2023) | Female lead has a tattoo | 07/10/2023 |
OR | Yes, Her Majesty (Drama, China, 2023) | "Identity Swap" tag (hidden) | 18/02/2023 |
Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead OR | Decision to Leave (Movie, South Korea, 2022) | "Detective Male Lead" tag (ML is a police officer) | 20/04/2023 |
Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead OR | Love Better Than Immortality (Drama, China, 2019) | "Antihero Male Lead" tag (hidden) | 05/04/2023 |
18. What Are You? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead OR | The Legend of Zhuohua (Drama, China, 2023) | "Strong Female Lead" tag | 10/09/2023 |
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead OR | The Deliberations of Love (Drama, China, 2023) | "Smart Male Lead" tag | 02/11/2023 |
Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead OR | Xiaoshimei's Strategy Guide for Winning Her Shijie's Heart (Movie, China, 2021) | "Clingy Female Lead" tag missing, but needed! | 16/11/2023 |
Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead OR | My Decoy Bride (Drama, China, 2023) | "Rich Male Lead" tag (hidden) | 12/09/2023 |
OR | The Blood of Youth Extra (Special, China, 2023) | Xiao Se & co. killed (and/or caused the death of) many people who were against them | 29/01/2023 |
Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash
-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
19. The Petting Zoo | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
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20. Where the Humans Are… | Progress: 4/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | The Female Doctor and Rabbit Spirit (Movie, China, 2020) | A rabbit spirit takes human form (Animal turns into a Human) | 13/09/2023 |
OR | The Elephant Joke (Movie, South Korea, 2020) | Adorable animals (a cat) | 17/11/2023 |
OR | Ferryman: Manjusaka (Movie, China, 2018) | Route substituted by Treat #4 | 24/12/2023 |
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Second Lead Caring For Animals OR | Miss Mystery (Drama, China, 2023) | Antagonist Caring For Animals | 31/12/2023 |
21. Friendly Ways to Live or Die | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | The Vampire Lives Next Door To Us (Movie, South Korea, 2015) | ML takes care of the newly diseased bodies (Funeral Director) | 19/09/2023 |
OR | Catch Up My Prince (Drama, China, 2023) | Leads get trapped in a VR game (Virtual Reality) | 30/01/2023 |
OR | A Journey to Love (Drama, China, 2023) | Teamwork | 19/12/2023 |
OR | Oh! My Sweet Liar! (Drama, China, 2020) | They're playing mahjong (Friendly Game) | 21/01/2023 |
OR | Better Days (Movie, China, 2019) | Bullying | 03/02/2023 |
22. Who Am I When I Am With You? | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Ameiro Paradox (Drama, Japan, 2022) | Features Colleagues | 12/02/2023 |
OR | I've Fallen For You (Drama, China, 2020) | Features Sismance | 15/02/2023 |
OR | Kidnapping Game (Drama, China, 2020) | Features Father-Daughter | 19/04/2023 |
OR | Qing Qing Zi Jin (Drama, China, 2020) | Features Student-Teacher | 24/02/2023 |
OR | The Longest Day in Chang'an (Drama, China, 2019) | Features Soldiers | 04/08/2023 |
Name and Cover
In the following habitats we ask of you to pay attention to the name and cover of the title. For the first one (23) your mission is to find titles that have one of the following things. For the second one (24) your mission is to look at the cover. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
23. It's Only Words in the Name | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | Wonderful Hand (Drama, China, 2023) | "Hand" (body part) | 02/02/2023 |
OR | The Eternal Love (Drama, China, 2017) | "Love" (emotion) | 09/04/2023 |
OR | The Director Who Buys Me Dinner (Drama, South Korea, 2022) | "Buys" (verb) | 14/01/2023 |
OR | The Fox Fairy (Drama, China, 2021) | "Fox" (animal) | 22/01/2023 |
OR | Three Hundred Years Later (Special, China, 2021) | "Years" (calendar-related word) | 18/01/2023 |
24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | The Romance of Tiger and Rose (Drama, China, 2020) | There are cranes on the cover (Wild Animal) | 24/06/2023 |
OR | The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (Drama, South Korea, 2023) | Building on the cover | 18/05/2023 |
OR | The Story of the Demon Cult Leader and the Decent Miss (Movie, China, 2019) | Light Colours on the cover | 02/05/2023 |
OR | The Princess and the Werewolf (Drama, China, 2023) | Door on the cover | 28/08/2023 |
OR | Painted Skin (Movie, China, 2023) | Only Words on the cover | 23/12/2023 |
Origin
-In the following habitat your mission is to find essentials from the countries of MDL. You get to choose either watch 5 titles from 5 different countries Or watch 7 titles from 7 different countries.
Note: You must gather essentials from all 7 countries in every environment if you wish to get to the next stage (environment) of the challenge. You must not use treats in the international habitat if you wish to get the TIGER badge.
25. Countries of MDL | Progress: 5/7 | ||
Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Your Ship Is Real (Special, China, 2022) | 01/04/2023 | ||
Zu Warriors From the Magic Mountain (Movie, Hong Kong, 1983) | 05/08/2023 | ||
Luisa at Guada (Movie, Philippines, 2018) | 07/01/2023 | ||
Dear Uranus (Drama, Taiwan, 2021) | 09/03/2023 | ||
Lost Story (Movie, Thailand, 2020) | 04/01/2023 |
Treats
This is where you gather treats, to use whenever you wish to avoid the paths given in a habitat. You come up with the treats on your own, they may not cover anything mentioned in this challenge (but you may use previous years' prompts for inspiration). Every time you start a new stage, you will be awarded a new number of treats according to the table below.
My Treats! | Plains Used: 4/5 | |||||
Route | Essential | Substitute for | Notes | Completed | ||
#1 Features Lesbian Romance in Ancient times | Adorkable Shimei x Shijie (Movie, China, 2021) | 1.4 - Anthology | "Lesbian Romance" tag, set in an ancient China wuxia setting | 02/10/2023 | ||
#2 Features Drinking | Truth or Dare (Movie, South Korea, 2022) | 2.3 - Documentary Genre | They're already drunk, and they're playing a drinking game | 18/11/2023 | ||
#3 Writer Lead | The Novelist: Playback (Movie, Japan, 2021) | 12.1 - Black Comedy | One of the leads is a writer | 06/12/2023 | ||
#4 Chinese Mythology | Ferryman: Manjusaka (Movie, China, 2018) | 20.3 - Animal in the Wild | Chinese Mythology | 24/12/2023 | ||
#5 |
Total Count: 114
Dramas: 65 | Movies: 41 | Specials: 08 | TV Shows: 00
Japan: 09 | China: 74 | South Korea: 19 | Hong Kong: 05 | Taiwan: 04 | Thailand: 01 | Philippines: 02
MDL's 2023 WATCH CHALLENGE | |
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REFERENCES/LEGENDS
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COMPLETED TITLES | ||
KR ; — d [ 004 ] — m [ 004 ] | CH ; — d [ 004 ] — m [ # ] | JP ; — d [ 003 ] — m [ 003 ] |
TH ; — d [ 004 ] — m [ # ] | TW ; — d [ 003 ] — m [ # ] | HK ; — d [ 001 ] — m [ 001 ] |
PH ; — d [ 001 ] — m [ 001 ] | TOTAL — d [ #020 ] — m [ #010 ] — general [ #030 ] |
LEVELS & STAGES | |||
# & ANIMAL (PLAINS STAGE) | HABITATS | ESSENTIALS | [ ✓ / X ] |
01. Baepsae Korean Crow | 2 | 10/10 | ✓ |
02. Taiwan Blue Magpie | 4 | 20/20 | ✓ |
03. Dwarf Flying Squirrel | 6 | 30/30 | ✓ |
MDL Watch Challenge 2023 Sign-up Sheet | |||
Staring Date: Jan 01 2023 Ending Date: XXX XX 2023 Link to Drama List: Link Progress Habitat: 2 (stage: plains) (lvl: 1) | Dramas: 7 TV Shows: 1 Specials: 1 Movies: 12 | Total 021 | |
Cross #9e9693 | PTW #c9c1c1 | CW #d4c7b0 | Compl #c2c2b0 |
STAGE 1 HABITATS
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Taxonomy1. Type (5)
2. Is it True? (2)
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Time is Relative 4. Year of Origin (1)
6. Time Can Be Confusing (2) |
The Chronicles of MDL 7. Sharing is Caring (0)
8. Examined (2)
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Getting up Close and Personal 10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism… (0)
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Significant details 14. Where Are We? (0)
15. Humans Have So Many Things (0) |
Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash 19. The Petting Zoo (0) 20. Where the Humans Are… (0)
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Name and Cover 23. It's Only Words in the Name (0) 24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover (0) |
Origin-In the following habitat your mission is to find essentials from the countries of MDL. You get to choose either watch 5 titles from 5 different countries Or watch 7 titles from 7 different countries. Note: You must gather essentials from all 7 countries in every environment if you wish to get to the next stage (environment) of the challenge. You may not use treats in the international habitat if you wish to get the TIGER badge. |
TreatsThis is where you gather treats, to use whenever you wish to avoid the paths given in a habitat. You come up with the treats on your own, they may not cover anything mentioned in this challenge (but you may use previous years' prompts for inspiration). Every time you start a new stage, you will be awarded a new number of treats according to the table below.
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Starting Date: | Drama List: | Current Animal: |
January 1, 2023 | xBBBLUE's Drama List | -- |
Habitat's Progress | ||
Stage | Current Level | Habitat's Finished |
Plains | 00/10 | 01/25 |
Forest | 00/10 | 00/50 |
Mountain | 00/10 | 00/75 |
Space | 00/10 | 00/100 |
Black Hole | 00/10 | 00/125 |
CW | PTW | Completed | On Hold |
#94C4C0 | #C494C2 | #C3FF91 | #FF6666 |
Taxonomy
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.
1. Type | Progress: 02/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Web Series (1) OR TV SHOW* (2) | - (2) Single's Inferno Season 2 | - episodes 3-8 | - Completed |
MOVIE (1) OR | - (1) 3-Iron | - | - Completed |
Co-Produced (1) OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL (2) | |||
Anthology (1) OR | |||
Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic (1) Or |
2. Is it True? | Progress: 2/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre) | - (1) Buying Ears | - Completed | |
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Documentary Genre OR Mockumentary | - (1) The Night | - Completed | |
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3. All About the Gen(r)es | Progress: 5/5 | ||
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route. | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | - (1) I'm Her Weapon | - Completed | |
OR | - (1) Girls on Top | - Completed | |
OR | - (2) Kiss Me Through the Window | - Completed | |
OR | - (1) 1 in 10,000 (Act I) | - Completed | |
Action (1) OR Life (2) | - (1) Master | - -- | - Completed |
Time is Relative
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that have something to do with time, in the first habitat you are instructed to find essentials that started airing between certain dates, in the second and third one you get to dig deeper in to the concept of time
4. Year of OriginTutorial | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | |||
OR the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form) | |||
OR the month (not necessarily the year) you were born | |||
year generated by this website OR | |||
OR |
5. Duration of The HikeTutorial | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR |
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DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes (1) Or DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. (2) | - (1) 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii | - 24 min. | - Completed |
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | |||
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | |||
DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. |
6. Time Can Be Confusing | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Full second season of a DRAMA OR Only 1 episode of a DRAMA | |||
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The Chronicles of MDL
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials by exploring MDL, your personal favourites and those others have awarded or written about.
7. Sharing is CaringTutorials: 1 2 3 | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
that has been on your PTW for longer than you can remember OR from the Watchlist of another user doing this challenge | |||
with less than 10,000 viewers (1) OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001) (2) | (1) The Courtesan and the Female Scholar | - 246 viewers | - Completed |
DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes in your PTW list OR DRAMA with the highest number of episodes in your PTW list | |||
mentioned in the MDL Forums Or mentioned in the MDL Feeds (any feeds) | |||
with the newest release date in your PTW list OR with a release date older than the oldest title in your Watchlist |
8. Examined…Tutorial | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
on your Recommendations page (add a link to the page) Or appearing in the first 5 pages of MDL Home Trailers section (add a link to the trailer) | |||
found on a Custom List (add a link to the list). OR found on a Voting List in the list index (add a link to the list). | |||
from your most viewed tags Or from your least viewed genres under your profile stats | |||
with someone or something mentioned in a Game on MDL (add a link to the game) Or found mentioned in an Article on MDL (add a link to the article) | |||
with over 10 Reviews OR with 0 Reviews when you started watching it |
9. Your Fanciers and WestminstersFor this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.*List with awards | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Award-winning OR by the same writer as one of your favorites | |||
from an award-winning director OR that has one of your favorite actresses | |||
from an award-winning screenwriter OR that has one of your favorite actors | |||
from an award-winning actor OR by the same director as one of your favorite titles | |||
from an award-winning actress OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before |
Getting up Close and Personal
In the following habitats you are asked to find essentials that have to do with relationships and the human experience most of these are tags, but in some cases we have inclosed a list or used the words features so please pay attention. We would also like to warn sensitive participants , as some of the routes below are indeed dark. but remember you can always choose a lighter route.
10. Kiss, F***, Kill, Exorcism… | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back OR | |||
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11. Finding a Mate | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content | Brief Nudity | Prolonged Nudity | Partial Nudity | Mild Sexual Content | Sexual Content | Extreme Sexual Content | |||
OR | |||
features a Heterosexual relationship OR | |||
OR | |||
Nice Female Lead / Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Male Lead |
12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Slight Comedy OR Black Comedy | |||
OR features some type of Doomsday | |||
OR | |||
features a Celebration OR | |||
Healing (1) OR Suicide (2) | - (2) After My Death | - -- | - Completed |
13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
features a Religious Leader OR | |||
OR | |||
Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot OR | |||
OR | |||
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR |
Significant details
In the following habitats we ask of you to look for the details in the significant scenes, in the first one (14) we ask you to notice the surroundings, in the other the objects involved (15).
14. Where Are We? | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | |||
OR | |||
OR | |||
OR | |||
In a City OR In a Small Town |
15. Humans Have So Many Things | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
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The Main Attraction
-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials where one of the main characters (listed as a main) either is ..., gets a... has a... Each route will either include a a tag or a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
16. Who Are We? | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | - (1) Present Perfect | - UK | - Completed |
OR | |||
Trans gender identity (different than the gender assigned to them at birth) OR Cis gender Identity (same as the gender assigned to them at birth) | |||
OR | |||
OR |
17. Camouflage? | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | |||
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Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead OR | |||
Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead OR |
18. What Are You? | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead OR | |||
Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead OR Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead | |||
Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead OR | |||
Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead OR | |||
OR |
Pay attention, it can be gone in a flash
-In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that feature the following things. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
19. The Petting Zoo | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
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20. Where the Humans Are… | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | |||
OR | |||
OR | |||
OR | |||
Second Lead Caring For Animals OR |
21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Funeral Director (1) OR | - (2) Birthcare Center | - -- | - Completed |
OR | |||
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OR | |||
OR |
22. Who Am I When I Am With You? | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | |||
Bromance (1) OR Sismance (2) | - (2) Bride Wars | - -- | - Completed |
OR | |||
OR | |||
OR |
Name and Cover
In the following habitats we ask of you to pay attention to the name and cover of the title. For the first one (23) your mission is to find titles that have one of the following things. For the second one (24) your mission is to look at the cover. Each route includes a link to a list with more detailed instructions.
23. It's Only Words in the Name | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | |||
Color OR | |||
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OR | |||
OR |
24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Domesticated Animal OR Wild Animal | |||
OR | |||
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OR |
Origin
-In the following habitat your mission is to find essentials from the countries of MDL. You get to choose either watch 5 titles from 5 different countries Or watch 7 titles from 7 different countries.
Note: You must gather essentials from all 7 countries in every environment if you wish to get to the next stage (environment) of the challenge. You may not use treats in the international habitat if you wish to get the TIGER badge.
25. Countries of MDL | Progress: | ||
Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
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