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: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR TV SHOW* | https://mydramalist.com/731399-love-is-dang-nyang-dang-nyang (web series) |
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| Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL | https://mydramalist.com/715809-plus-minus (Co-production between Taiwan and Japan) |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/30290-girl-from-no-where-the-series (anthology) |
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Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or | https://mydramalist.com/715177-future(Adapted from a novel) |
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2. Is it True? | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre) | https://mydramalist.com/32018-3-nen-a-gumi-ima-kara-minna-san-wa-hitojichi-desu (educational) | ||
OR | https://mydramalist.com/4802-r2b-return-to-base (Propaganda) | ||
| Documentary Genre OR Mockumentary | |||
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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 |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/29367-the-witch (thriller) |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/743769-everything-under-control (action) |
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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: 4/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR |
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OR the year a member on this page joined MDL (link to the account/challenge form) | https://mydramalist.com/2913-the-tower Year member joined 2012, https://mydramalist.com/profile/ZhouYanRan) |
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OR the month (not necessarily the year) you were born |
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year generated by this website OR | https://mydramalist.com/13316-the-chasing-world (year generated - 2015) |
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5. Duration of The HikeTutorial | Progress: 4/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | https://mydramalist.com/713117-please-tell-me-so (short film) |
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DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes Or | https://mydramalist.com/58165-love-when-the-stars-fall (40 episodes) |
| watching 16/40 |
DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | https://mydramalist.com/31632-the-wandering-earth (movie lasts 2 hr. 5 mins) |
| ✓ |
DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes OR MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | https://mydramalist.com/691827-the-wandering-earth-2 (movie last 2 hr. 53 mins) |
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DRAMA with at least one episode that last over 60 minutes OR DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | https://mydramalist.com/725031-hit-bite-lick (6 episodes) |
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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 | https://mydramalist.com/733261-alchemy-of-souls-part-2 (2nd season of a drama) |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/697563-kai-duan (time loop) |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/79607-youngest-son-of-a-conglomerate (time Travel) |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/703721-i-don-t-want-to-do-anything (summer ) |
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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 OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001) | https://mydramalist.com/721407-tin-tam-jai (less than 10,000 viewers) |
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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: 2/5 | ||
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) | |||
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). | https://mydramalist.com/699511-bed-friend (voting list - https://mydramalist.com/list/4YWGa8WL) |
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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 | https://mydramalist.com/30962-2-moons-the-series-season-2/reviews (over 10 reviews) |
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9. Your Fanciers and WestminstersFor this habitat, we ask you to link to the award/person's page.*List with awards | Progress: 3/5 | ||
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 | https://mydramalist.com/1425-house-of-flying-daggers (award winning director zhang-yimou) |
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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 | https://mydramalist.com/743911-hidden-agenda (same director as one of favs https://mydramalist.com/people/34423-tee-sintanaparadee) |
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| from an award-winning actress OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | https://mydramalist.com/734923-why-r-u-korean-remake (director I haven't seen anything from before kim-eun-hye) |
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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: 1/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Ex-Boyfriend Comes Back / Ex-Girlfriend Comes Back OR | |||
OR | https://mydramalist.com/755469-my-personal-weatherman (cohabitation) |
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11. Finding a Mate | Progress: 3/5 | ||
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 | https://mydramalist.com/716023-bucho-to-shachiku-no-koi-wa-modokashi (mild sexual content) |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/703897-unforgotten-night (Age Gap [Drama Life] ) |
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features a Heterosexual relationship OR | https://mydramalist.com/739423-cutie-pie-special-episode (same-sex relationship) |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/743921-dangerous-romance (enemies to lovers) |
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Nice Female Lead / Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Male Lead | https://mydramalist.com/22361-2-moons-the-series (nice male lead) |
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12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying | Progress: 3/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
| Slight Comedy OR Black Comedy | https://mydramalist.com/687167-xing-han-can-lan (slight comedy) |
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OR features some type of Doomsday | https://mydramalist.com/743993-bokura-no-micro-na-shuumatsu (doomsday) |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/729363-love-like-the-galaxy-part-2 (tragic past) |
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features a Celebration OR | |||
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13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff | Progress: 4/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
features a Religious Leader OR | |||
OR | https://mydramalist.com/726653-my-happy-marriage (character development) |
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Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot OR |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/59449-our-school-now (suspense) |
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Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR | https://mydramalist.com/715945-star-and-sky-star-in-my-mind-sky-in-your-heart (popular male lead) |
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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 |
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| 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: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
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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) | |||
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17. Camouflage? | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | https://mydramalist.com/719155-our-days (athlete) |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/52939-can-this-person-be-translated (body swap) |
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| Cop Female Lead/ Cop Male Lead OR | |||
Superhero Male Lead/Superhero Female Lead OR | |||
18. What Are You? | Progress: 3/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead OR | https://mydramalist.com/67107-girl-from-nowhere-season-2 (strong female lead) |
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| Smart Female Lead/Smart Male Lead OR Naive Female Lead/Naive Male Lead | https://mydramalist.com/56933-love-storm (naïve male lead) |
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Cold Female Lead/Cold Male Lead OR | |||
Rich Female Lead/ Rich Male Lead OR | https://mydramalist.com/66371-unforgettable-love (rich male lead) |
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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: 1/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/745185-naughty-babe (has a dog dressed in clothes) |
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Second Lead Caring For Animals OR | |||
21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
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OR | https://mydramalist.com/748473-one-piece (friendship) |
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22. Who Am I When I Am With You? | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
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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: 2 / 5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
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| Color OR | https://mydramalist.com/721427-love-syndrome (emotion - love) |
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24. Pretty Pictures on the Cover | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
| Domesticated Animal OR Wild Animal | |||
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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 |
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: /5 | Forest Used: /4 | Mountain Used: /3 | Space Used: /2 | Black Hole Used: /1 | |
| Route | Essential | Substitute for | Notes | Completed | ||
competed
dramas: 30, drama specials: 2, movies: 10, tv show: ,
☽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: 1/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR TV SHOW* | SK drama || 10 eps | ✔ | |
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| Co-Produced OR Starring an Actor/Actress in a project from a country NOT on MDL | |||
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Adapted from a manga / webtoon / manhua / manhwa / Comic Or | |||
2. Is it True? | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR Educational (tries to teach viewers something-not the same as the school genre) | |||
OR | |||
| Documentary Genre OR Mockumentary | |||
OR | |||
OR | |||
3. All About the Gen(r)es | Progress: | ||
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route. | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | |||
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OR | |||
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: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR |
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DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes Or | |||
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 | |||
OR | |||
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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: | ||
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 OR ranked 1-1000 (if you have seen them all you can go for 1001) | |||
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: 5/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
Award-winning OR by the same writer as one of your favorites | JP drama || 8 eps || Kuramitsu Yasuko, screenwriter of "Imawa no Kuni no Alice - Season 1" | ✔ | |
from an award-winning director OR that has one of your favorite actresses | JP movie || Tsuchiya Tao | ✔ | |
from an award-winning screenwriter OR that has one of your favorite actors | The Glory - Season 2 (2023) | SK drama || 8 eps ||Lee Do Hyun | ✔ |
from an award-winning actor OR by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Laplace's Witch (2018) | JP movie || Takashi Miike, director of "As the Gods Wil" | ✔ |
| from an award-winning actress OR by a director/ | GAP (2022) | TH drama || 12 eps || A Natthaphong Wongkaweepairod | ✔ |
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 | Ugetsu Monogatari (1953) | JP movie | ✔ |
OR | Where Your Eyes Linger (2020) | SK drama | ✔ |
OR | KinnPorsche Side Story (2022) | TH drama special || 1 ep | ✔ |
OR | On Air (2018) | SK movie | ✔ |
OR |
The Glory - Season 1 (2022) | SK drama || 8 eps | ✔ |
11. Finding a Mate | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR Nudity: one of the following | |||
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features a Heterosexual relationship OR | |||
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Nice Female Lead / Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / | |||
12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
| Slight Comedy OR Black Comedy | |||
OR features some type of Doomsday | |||
OR | |||
features a Celebration OR | |||
OR | |||
13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
features a Religious Leader OR | |||
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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: /5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | |||
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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 | |||
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17. Camouflage? | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | |||
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 |
OR | |||
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20. Where the Humans Are… | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | |||
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Second Lead Caring For Animals OR | |||
21.Friendly Ways to Live or Die | Progress: 1/5 | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
OR | |||
OR | |||
OR | Seoul Vibe (2022) | SK movie | ✔ |
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22. Who Am I When I Am With You? | Progress: | ||
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes | Completed |
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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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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 |
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: /5 | Forest Used: /4 | Mountain Used: /3 | Space Used: /2 | Black Hole Used: /1 | |
| Route | Essential | Substitute for | Notes | Completed | ||
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☽Turn-In Sheet☾ |
2023 MDL Watch Challenge Sign-up Sheet
Starting date: January 1, 2023 Link to your Drama list: My Drama List (My 2023 Journey) Progress Habitat: 6/6 Habitats (Plains - Dwarf Flying Squirrel) |
 My Sign-In Form |  My Turn-In Form |
Taxonomy
In the following habitats your mission is to find essentials that according to type or genre.
3. All About the Gen(r)es | Progress: 5/5 | |
Watch a title from one of the following genres Choice of Route. | Essentials | Notes |
OR | As Long as We Both Shall Live
| Historical Completed: 19/12/2023 |
OR | King the Land | Comedy Completed: 10/8/2023 |
OR | Lost You Forever | Romance Untypical romance with multiple male leads Completed: 1/10/2023 |
OR | The Blood of Youth
| Youth Completed: 2/2/2023 |
OR | Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow | Action Completed: 9/1/2023 |
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.
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 |
Award-winning OR by the same writer as one of your favorites | Meet Yourself
| Favourite Screenwriters - Wang Xiong Cheng & Shui Qian Mo From Go Ahead & Find Yourself (great life dramas) Completed: 5/2/2023 |
from an award-winning director OR that has one of your favorite actresses | Hidden Love
| Favourite Actress - Zhao Lu Si Completed: 6/7/2023 |
from an award-winning screenwriter OR that has one of your favorite actors | Mysterious Lotus Casebook | Favourite Actor - Cheng Yi Completed: 8/11/2023 |
from an award-winning actor OR by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Story of Kunning Palace | Favourite Directors - Chu Yui Bun & Gu Zhi Wei From Ashes of Love, The Long Ballad, Eternal Love of Dream, The Starry Love & The Blue Whisper Completed: 26/11/2023 |
| from an award-winning actress OR by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | My Journey to You
| New Directors - Edward Guo & Luo Luo Amazing slow-motion action sequences & gorgeous thriller aesthetics Completed: 17/9/2023 |
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 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.
11. Finding a Mate | Progress: 5/5 | |
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes |
OR Nudity: one of the following Nudity/Sexual content | Brief Nudity | Prolonged Nudity | Partial Nudity | Mild Sexual Content | Sexual Content | Extreme Sexual Content | Love Me, Love My Voice
| First Love Completed: 17/12/2023 |
OR | Warm on a Cold Night
| Age Gap [Drama Life] Male lead older than female lead in drama (but funnily it's the opposite in real life) Completed: 13/4/2023 |
features a Heterosexual relationship OR | Wonderland of Love
| Heterosexual Relationship Completed: 10/12/2023 |
OR | Destined
| Enemies to Lovers Completed: 14/12/2023 |
Nice Female Lead / Male Lead OR Aggressive Female Lead / Male Lead | Exclusive Fairytale
| Nice Female Lead Completed: 1/10/2023 |
12. Laugh it Off or Die Trying | Progress: 5/5 | |
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes |
| Slight Comedy OR Black Comedy | Love You Seven Times | Slight Comedy Completed: 17/11/2023 |
OR features some type of Doomsday | The Deliberations of Love
| Happy Ending Completed: 11/11/2023 |
OR | Till the End of the Moon
| Tragic Past Completed: 23/6/2023 |
features a Celebration OR | Legend of Anle
| Mourning Female lead mourned her family who got executed for false accusation of treason Completed: 7/8/2023 |
OR | When I Fly Towards You
| Healing Completed: 7/12/2023 |
13. Seeing is Believing… and some other stuff | Progress: 5/5 | |
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes |
features a Religious Leader OR | The Starry Love
| Some type of God Male lead is a heavenly prince (god in the heaven realm) Completed: 12/3/2023 |
OR | Rising With the Wind
| Character Development Completed: 25/11/2023 |
Female-Centered Plot / Male-Centered Plot OR | To My Star
| LGBTQ+ Completed: 30/12/2023 |
OR | Flight to You | Slow Burn Romance Completed: 14/1/2023 |
Popular Male Lead / Popular Female Lead OR | Happiness
| Discrimination Completed: 23/5/2023 |
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.
22. Who Am I When I Am With You? | Progress: 5/5 | |
Choice of Route | Essentials | Notes |
Only For Love
| Colleagues Workplace settings & co-workers' relationships Completed: 25/11/2023 | |
Trillion Game
| Bromance Completed: 23/12/2023 | |
The Love You Give Me
| Parent-Child Father/mother & son relationship Completed: 16/5/2023 | |
My Lethal Man
| Assailant-Victim Male lead's sister and her doppelganger (female lead) were kidnapped. He confronted his aunt who's the pepertrator. Completed: 28/2/2023 | |
Fireworks of My Heart
| Soldier Flashbacks of male Lead as a soldier Completed: 31/7/2023 | |
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: /5 | Forest Used: /4 | Mountain Used: /3 | Space Used: /2 | Black Hole Used: /1 | |
| Route | Essential | Substitute for | Notes | Completed | ||
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