2024 Kdrama Challenge Round 2
I've already achieved "chaebol" status in the 2024 Kdrama Challenge so I decided to attempt the whole challenge a 2nd time.
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1. The Third Charm
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
#1. Shares a filming location with The Heirs - Incheon International Airport, Yeouido Hangang Park [한강 공원 여의도 지구]
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2. Scent of a Woman
Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
#2. Wheel of Tropes: A character has a hair cut or cuts his or her hair during the drama (FL has cancer)
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3. Itaewon Class
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
#3. Wheel of Chance: A scene showing an office being raided by prosecutors with blue boxes. (Raiding Jangga Co. Ep 16)
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4. Our Beloved Summer
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
#4. Wheel of Chance: PPL: Restaurant (Subway Ep 14)
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5. Alchemy of Souls
Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
#5 Wheel of Chance: Scene featuring a shaman either fortune-telling or performing a shamanistic ritual.
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6. Things that Come After Love
Korean Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
#6 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Number of People in Drama Poster - 2
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7. My Liberation Notes
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
#7. A drama that started airing in your birth month (April 9 - May 29, 2022)
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8. The Queen 'Woo'
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
#8. A drama with a title that includes a character's name
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9. Love Affairs in the Afternoon
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
#9. A drama with a character who is an artist (Do Ha Yoon is an illustrator/artist)
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10. Squid Games
Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
#10. A drama in which a game is played - Squid (오징어) (Ep 1), "The Mugunghwa flower has blossomed" or Red Light, Green Light (Ep 1), Dalgona challenge (Ep 3), Juldarigi, or Tug of War (Ep 4), Ddakji (Ep 1, 9), Gganbu/marbles (Ep 6)
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11. Because This is My First Life
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
#11. A drama where a character wears a sports team uniform or jersey and/or watches a sports game - (FL & ML watch soccer together)
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12. Mom’s Friend’s Son
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
#12. A drama that revolves around a group of friends and features their friendship as a key part of the drama (The "Lavender Club" of mom friends and the 3 main/2nd leads' friendship)
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13. So I Married an Anti-Fan
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
#13. A drama with an OST by a K-pop group member "Pop Star" by Choi Young Jae (from Got7), "Starlight by Romin of E'LAST
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14. Save Me
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
#14. A drama featuring an actor or actress who debuted before 2000 - Jo Sung Ha (1997 film “Insh’allah”)
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15. Love in the Big City
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
#16 A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community (ML is gay)
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16. Bloodhounds
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
#17. Not a direct translation (사냥개들 The hunting dogs)
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17. A Prefabricated Family
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
#18. A drama in which characters celebrate a special day - (Christmas (Ep. 1), Birthday (Ep. 5), Graduation (Ep 9), Wedding (Ep 16)
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18. The Eighth Sense
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
#19. A drama in which characters take a trip (Surfing Club takes a field trip to the ocean to surf)
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19. Mr. Plankton
Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
#20. A drama chosen at random from your plan to watch list (I used https://wheelofnames.com/ and added all of my “plan to watch” titles into the wheel.)
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20. In the Name of Alcohol
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
#21. A drama set in a rural/non-urban location (ML runs a brewery in Baekgol-ri, Chungcheong Province)
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21. She Dreams of Cinderella
Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
#22. A drama with a character who is a chaebol (ML is a chaebol)
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22. Look at Me
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
#23. A drama with a character who works for the government (FL is a detective)
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23. Because I Want No Loss
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
#24. A drama with a meal scene featuring 3 or more banchan (side dishes) on the table (Ep. 1 / 4 / 8)
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24. Trunk
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
#25. A drama where a character wears a long wool coat (many episodes)
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25. Love to Hate You
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
#26. A drama found by searching existing recommendations https://www.reddit.com/r/kdramarecommends/comments/1gq6110/steamier_kdramas/
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26. My Mister
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
#27. A drama with a main character that is over 40 (Park Dong Hoon (45) = Lee Sun Kyun (43)
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27. The Good Bad Mother
Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
#28. A drama with a multigenerational main cast (Jung Gum Ja, Mi Soo, Ye Jin and Seo Jin)
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28. Joseon Lawyer
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
#29. A drama from the sageuk genre
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29. Our Blues
Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
#30. A drama with an episode which received more than 10% overall viewership ratings from Nielsen (14.60% 12-Jun-22)
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30. Drama Special Season 8: You Are Closer Than I Think
Korean Special - 2017, 1 episode
#32. A single episode drama
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31. Suspicious Partner
Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes
#33. A mid-long form drama (22 hours)
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32. Drama Special: Thief Sleep
Korean Special - 2020, 1 episode
#34. A drama with less than 500 watchers on MDL (471 watchers as of 8/14/2024)
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33. Coffee Prince
Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
#35. A drama that is at least 10 years old (2007)
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34. Are You Human Too?
Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
#36. A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ (Episode 2 - major plot point!)