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Sher1264

Would really love to be able to search by character name. A lot of clips in youtube do not give the drama name or actor name but you can get the character name - it isnt easy to find a drama by character name in google so i was wondering if you could make character names searchable On MDL? 

thank you! 

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ASTER
 Sher1264:
A lot of clips in youtube do not give the drama name or actor name but you can get the character name

The clips usually only allow you to recognize the actors' faces, but they don't provide their names (real or reel) in the video. If you're thinking of searching for the character's name from the clip here on MDL (MyDramaList) after implementing such a feature, it seems nearly impossible. Most clips are cut from somewhere and uploaded elsewhere without any accompanying info or description.

That said, the suggestion is a good one. Wikipedia follows a similar approach—famous English shows often have individual pages for their fictional characters, but this is typically reserved for highly popular shows.

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Ji-N Admin

We are still working on our characters database. Hopefully, we will be able to add it later. @Aster I don't think @Sher1264 mean searching character name in clips.

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mjf314

You can use Google to search for character names on MDL. Just type the name of the character followed by site:mydramalist.com

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ASTER
 mjf314:

You can use Google to search for character names on MDL. Just type the name of the character followed by site:mydramalist.com

It seems that this separate page for characters already available, but it can only be accessed through search engines and not directly through MDL. I recently searched for the fictional character Jung Da Jeong from 18 Again (2020) using a search engine and discovered that this character has a dedicated page on MDL. Moreover, you can update the entire information about this fictional character using the "Edit This Page" option.

It seems like this feature has gone unnoticed. All that's needed is to integrate it into MDL's search algorithm. Alongside the existing options for "People," "Articles," "Dramas," "Movies," "Specials," and "TV Shows," there should also be an option for "Characters."

https://prnt.sc/LA694k3l340l  

When searched through MDL's search, there is no direct or exact indication of the character, but you can find the drama where the character is mentioned. For example, the drama appears as the third result in the list. So, while it isn't an exact search, it does provide some related results. 

https://prnt.sc/mkF88W1iCnmC 

edit : i also notice that not every fiction character has separate page

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