52 Weeks Drama Challenge 2023
New year, new challenge!
Final results:
220 dramas of varied lengths (K dramas mainly, no chinese long drama, just a few short ones, a lot of short bls and j dramas and a few korean web dramas!)
27 drama specials
26 short movies
30 full length movies
In addition to these MDL sanctioned pieces of entertainment, I saw also 26 vietnamese bl(dramas and movies) as well as 7 burmese and 2 cambodian ones.
I was a busy bee with my watching! Too busy!
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101. Shinya Shokudo 2
Japanese Drama - 2011, 10 episodes
More stories from the midnight restaurant!
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102. Magic of Zero
Thai Special - 2022, 3 episodes
Drink sponsored omnibus series: cute bl, gl and straight stories!
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103. Dong Lan Xue
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
Messy palace conspiracy love story with time travel and a dash of GL.
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104. What She Likes
Japanese Movie - 2021
Film version of Fujoshi: great though that final scene in school is still so wrong in my book!
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105. The Warp Effect
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Thai sex ed course series: hilarious time travel and rushed ending!
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106. Nagatan to Aoto: Ichika no Ryourijou
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
A 30yr old woman marries a 19yr old man in order to save her hotel: some great cooking ensues!
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107. Your Ship Is Real
Chinese Special - 2022, 1 episode
JUNE
A chinese gl ad, rather incomprehensible!
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108. Argon
Korean Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
Journalists fighting to get the truth known to wide public!
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109. Fall for You
Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
This was a fun, fall into novel, realize your worth drama!
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110. The Day I Loved You
Filipino Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
Pinoy bl which goes from cute to pathos and sadness.
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111. Yesterday Once More
Chinese Movie - 2023
Groundhog day in China...
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112. Shanai Marriage Honey
Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes
Overdose of kawai: indigestible!
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113. Star and Sky: Star in My Mind
Thai Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Joongs wooden acting ruined already bad school bl.
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114. Bokura no Shokutaku
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
A lonely man strikes friendship with a two brothers creating a new family together through eating together!
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115. The Queen of Attack
Chinese Drama - 2021, 18 episodes
A student falls into a drama and wants to change her character's fate!
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116. Cheat On Me, if You Can
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
A sleazy lawyer afraid of his mad crime writer wife tries to hide his infidelities but everything goes out of control.
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117. Chalna: Enough Time to Fall in Love
Korean Movie - 2019
Internet flirting while sitting in the same cafe.
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118. My 20th Twenty
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
The FL has to live her 20th year over and over again until she finds the witch who cursed her!
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119. Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
Cinderella and three prince chefs.
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120. Stand-In Love
Filipino Special - 2023, 1 episode
Friends to lovers by pretending to be lovers!
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121. Sherlock: The Untold Stories
Japanese Drama - 2019, 11 episodes
Japanese version of modern Sherlock: repetitive in the long run!
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122. Twenty
Korean Movie - 2015
How serious are you when you are 20yrs old?
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123. Sherlock Special
Japanese Special - 2019, 1 episode
Best of from the series!
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124. Secretary Bai Wants to Resign Everyday
Chinese Drama - 2022, 21 episodes
Chinese secretary Kim.
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125. Lemon vs Melon
Thai Special - 2023, 5 episodes
Enemies forced to live together...
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126. Muchuu-sa, Kimi ni
Japanese Drama - 2021, 5 episodes
Opposites attrackt, light and darkness.....
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127. Serendipity
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
Jumping from one parallel universe to another in search of a way out!
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128. The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock the Movie
Japanese Movie - 2022
Repetitive and should be a bl...
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129. Love Tractor
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
JULY
Hard to believe love story between a young country bumpkin and a jaded city dweller.
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130. May I Help You
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Funeral director with a magic touch!
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131. A Puppetry
Chinese Drama - 2022, 26 episodes
Author facing writing block falls into his own manhua and has to discover the mystery behind a fire .
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132. Project S: Skate Our Souls
Thai Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
Depression and how to start curing it through sports!
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133. The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
A ghost busting partnership!
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134. Long Vacation
Japanese Drama - 1996, 11 episodes
Two lone disappointed people take a break and fall in love!
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135. Hitohira no Hatsukoi
Japanese Drama - 2023, 4 episodes
Would you have the courage needed if you are given another chance? And another? And another...
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136. Word of Honor
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
Messy, complicated, pacing problems but bold chinese bromance
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137. Word of Honor - Epilogue
Chinese Special - 2021, 1 episode
Unnecessary epilogue, illogical and cringy!
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138. House of Stars
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Actors vying for fame and not afraid of anything to get it!
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139. An Algorithm
Korean Movie - 2017
A gl story gone wrong
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140. Pumpkin Time
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Be careful what you wish for!
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141. Love Me Again
Thai Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
A noona romance with unconvincing make up!
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142. The Only Girl You Haven't Seen
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
Soul swapping in a chinese court!
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143. The Only Girl You Haven't Seen Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
More of the soul swapping royalty!
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144. Service Charge
Thai Drama - 2022, 3 episodes
Belle and the cleaning lady!
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145. Step by Step: Uncut Version
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Cute office romance if only Ben could act!
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146. Circle of Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
Amnesias, toxicity and revenge!
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147. Sing My Crush
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Secret crush and toxic music teacher!
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148. Maybe, Maybe Not
Korean Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
Fantasy opposites attract in the university!
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149. Addicted
Chinese Drama - 2016, 15 episodes
Love addiction, unhealthy and scary!
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150. Tale of the Nine-Tailed
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
A fox who wants to be a man with too much lipstick on!
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151. Shigatsu no Tokyo wa...
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Reunited school friends become more in April!
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152. Time Renegades
Korean Movie - 2016
Timelines 30 years apart, crossing!
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153. Go, Back Diary
Korean Drama - 2018, 4 episodes
Ten years of a relationship: stand still or go forward?
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154. Takara-kun to Amagi-kun
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
High school is a difficult time, but weknew that already?!?
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155. Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me?
Japanese Movie - 2021
Stay married or go looking for greener pastures?
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156. 4-punkan no Marigold
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
How to save your stepsister from dying you know when will happen?
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157. Be My Favorite
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Time travel, misunderstandings, stubborness and some pretty bad chemistry.
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158. My Beautiful Man: Eternal
Japanese Movie - 2023
Hira & Kiyoi forever. The thirs part of their story, beautifully filmed and acted!
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159. Love Upon a Time Pilot
Thai Special - 2023, 1 episode
Going back in time to fix things, how unusual!!!
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160. The Table
Korean Movie - 2017
Four conversation at a café table during one day: interesting!
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161. Utsukushii Kare
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
The King and his Servant; part one!
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162. The Substitute
Taiwanese Movie - 2017
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163. I'm a Fool for You
Hong Kong Drama - 2021, 4 episodes
Three boys meet four years after high school graduation: secrets start coming out....
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164. I'm a Fool for You 3
Hong Kong Drama - 2022, 5 episodes
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165. I'm a Fool for You 2
Hong Kong Drama - 2021, 4 episodes
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166. Bossy Husband Who Loved Me
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
Fall into a novel and try to change the outcome!
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167. The Other Half of Me and You
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
Parallel universe: matriarchy with men always wearing shorts: funny concept!
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168. Double Mints
Japanese Movie - 2017
The King and his Slave who rebels!
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169. Astrophile
Thai Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
Home shopping and secret university crush!
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170. Secret Love: Love Behind One's Back
Thai Movie - 2014
Thruple: accept or not?
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171. Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi
Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
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172. Romance Written Differently
Korean Drama - 2018, 8 episodes
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173. Secret
Taiwanese Movie - 2007
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174. Seal of Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
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175. Masquerade
Korean Movie - 2012
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176. Komorebi
Taiwanese Movie - 2021
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177. I Wish I Had a Wife
Korean Movie - 2001
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178. Is You
Thai Movie - 2020
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179. Someday or One Day: The Movie
Taiwanese Movie - 2022
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180. Siew Sum Noi
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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181. The Crush
Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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182. Our Relationship Ended Before It Began
Korean Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
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183. Legend of Yunze
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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184. Made on the Rooftop
Korean Movie - 2021
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185. Saikou no Rikon
Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes
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186. Once in Memory: Let Me Be Yours
Thai Movie - 2023
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187. My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday
Japanese Movie - 2016
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188. Recalled
Korean Movie - 2021
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189. The Right Man: Because I Love You
Thai Movie - 2016
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190. The Origin of Eternity
Chinese Drama - 2022, 23 episodes
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191. Dear Doctor, I'm Coming for Soul
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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192. Destined to Meet You
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
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193. Legend of Yunze Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes
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194. Wifi Society: Gray Secret
Thai Special - 2015, 1 episode
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195. Legend of Yunze Special
Chinese Special - 2021, 14 episodes
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196. Kono Koi Atatamemasu ka
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
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197. In Between
Filipino Drama - 2020, 14 episodes
SEPTEMBER
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198. Laws of Attraction
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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199. Secret Boutique
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
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200. Nitiman
Thai Drama - 2021, 10 episodes