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> Navigation Tips & Guides

> Karma, Coins and Contribution Points

> MDL Dictionary

> Shiro

> User's Guide

If terms such as BL, HK, NDD or DOTS are foreign to you, check the MDL dictionary and you'll be enlightened.  It contains acronyms of drama titles, countries, people and other stuff and explains terms like Oppa or Spoiler. 

Shiro's profile contains lots of info for new members. 

> Guide to the Feeds

> Spoiler Guide for Feeds

Gives advise of what to be cautious about when you post on feeds and how you should treat spoilers on feeds before you post to avoid giving away important parts of a story that will ruin the fun for others. 

> Watchlist Theme (CSS Tutorial) 

• List Styles
• CSS
• Edit
• CSS Tutorial

First three links lead to MDL discussion threads in the VIP forum, the last to an actual CSS Tutorial outside MDL. 

Changing the background of your watchlist to a custom theme is a VIP feature so if you're not a donator of MDL you can't access this feature. Regardless of this you can visit this tutorial if you're interested in CSS. 

> MDL User Projects

> Guideline to Editing and Submitting New People or Titles to MDL

When you're looking for a drama or person and can't find it here you can add it to MDL yourself. The above link leads you to a guide that tells you what you should know first before doing a submission or edit.

> (MDL Writers) Article Ideas & Discussion

> MDL Article Guide 2021 (update annually)

> Editors' Guide

> Articles Overview

For  writers or hopefuls who want to write an article for MDL and share ideas for an article, have any questions regarding writing for MDL or need advise. 

> A Book A Month: Discussion Thread (from 2022)

> BL Novel Recs

> Asian Novels

This links to the discussion forum for the drama lovers book club: “A Book A Month”.  This isn’t literally a challenge, but a way to motivate each other to start reading books again and an opportunity to discover new titles among people whom share similar tastes in dramas and movies with! 

> MDL's 2023 Watch Challenge

> Spring Cleaning Watch Challenge (start 2023)

> r/KDRAMA Challenge 2023 

A list of challenges I want to attempt or currently undertaking. Completed challenges will be moved to []. 

> Reddit Recommendations

> A - Z of Dramas

the best of r/kdramarecommends

reddit recommendations based on the English alphabet 

> Asian Short Films

> Drama Specials

> Web Dramas

> Coproduction Titles

Movies and dramas produced with other non-Asian countries

> Titles with single location setting

A list by Sam with recommendations that fulfil the above stated challenge.

> Filmed Abroad

List by The Butterfly

> Meta-References Dramas

These dramas are heavy on meta-references, trope jokes, parody of itself & its genre, characters being aware of the fact that they're... characters in a drama, or acting like it, or breaking the fourth wall.  

List by Estelll

> GL Short Films

> BLs & Bromance with Happy/Open Endings

> BLs & Other Hints

> BLs with watch links

> Japanese Dorama Club Forum

> Big 10 J-Doramas on MDL

> Fantasy or Alternate Past Titles from Japan

> Old Lady's Chest

> Chiha's List

Treasure trove of resources from Old Anime Lady and chi-ha-nzhillazz

> Beginner Friendly Titles

> The Queen's Treasury

> Fansubbers a.k.a Angels

Lists by soju and Brownie who also has helpful articles

> Why You Should Try Filipino Dramas

> Filipino Movies

> Non-Dubbed Chinese Dramas

> Introduction to Wuxia/Xianxia/Xuanhuan dramas

Chinese dramas that use the actors' real voices

In three articles, Blizzardahm explains the terms Wuxia, Xianxia and Xuanhuan which you will come across once you discover Chinese dramas. The articles also list the differences between those genres and gives drama recommendations for each genre.

> Why You Should Try Taiwanese Dramas

> Why You Should Try Hong Kong Dramas

> Non-Combat Sports Dramas/Movies

> Death Games

Lists by moonchild and fatema

> Drama/Movies set in multiple seasons

> Drama/movie set in the Rainy/Spring season

> Drama/movie set in the Summer season

> Drama/movie set in the Windy/Fall season

> Drama/movie set in the Winter season

Lists by Nine with recommendations that fulfil the above criteria

> Best Food & Cooking related Dramas/Movies

List by penel

> Titles With Animals

List by penel