r/KDRAMA Challenge 2023

List of dramas I have completed for the r/KDRAMA Challenge 2023

Extra rules I made up for myself: 

  • max 6 dramas from 2023, 
  • max 6 dramas from 2022 and 2021 combined,
  • max 12 dramas from 2020 - 2018,
  • no web or short-length series (aka total length less than 3hrs),  
  • only dramas I haven't watched before

| relaxed watcher level completed 01/02/2023 - serious watcher level completed 14/03/2023 - dedicated watcher level 11/06/2023 - chaebol watcher level 16/09/2023

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  • Drama Special Season 5: Bride in Sneakers

    1. Drama Special Season 5: Bride in Sneakers

    Korean Special - 2014, 1 episode

    challenge #1 A drama that has one or more tropes that are used in The Heirs (Imagine Spot)

    completed 14/08/2023

  • Tell Me It's Love

    2. Tell Me It's Love

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    8.0

    challenge #2 A drama which subverts a trope (this subverts "ML pulling FL out of the way of a moving car" trope) 

    completed 13/04/2023

    also possible for #22

  • Our Beloved Summer

    3. Our Beloved Summer

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    7.0

    challenge #3 A drama that was referenced in another drama (referenced in ep15 of Cheer Up)

    completed 10/09/2023

  • Late Night Restaurant

    4. Late Night Restaurant

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes

    7.0

    challenge #4 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food  (Jeon (Savory Pancake/Fritter) - episode 2 buckwheat jeon)

    completed 03/02/2023

  • Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    5. Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    8.0

    challenge #5 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Tropes (It's so pretty!' - 'Yes, (you are).') 

    completed 07/05/2023

  • Suriname

    6. Suriname

    Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes

    6.0

    challenge #6 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: PPL (Instant Coffee - Maxim)

    completed 25/02/2023

  • The Greatest Love

    7. The Greatest Love

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes

    7.0

    challenge #7 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Locations (Hospital - Soul Medical Center; Choonwondang Museum of Korean Medicine)

    completed 02/03/2023

  • Love According to Law

    8. Love According to Law

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    5.5

    challenge #8 A drama with a main lead that started off as a child actor (Lee Se Young)

    completed 08/08/2023

  • Perfume

    9. Perfume

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes

    9.5

    challenge #9 A drama starring a well known supporting actor (Kim Min Gue)

    completed 14/05/2023

  • Kairos

    10. Kairos

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    7.5

    challenge #10 A drama starring one of the actors from your first drama (Shin Sung Rok was in My Love From the Star)

    completed 29/01/2023

  • Damo

    11. Damo

    Korean Drama - 2003, 14 episodes

    6.0

    challenge #11 A drama starring an actor who has previously won the Baeksang best new actor or actress award (Ha Ji Won  won this award in 2001)

    completed 25/04/2023

  • Work Later, Drink Now Season 2

    12. Work Later, Drink Now Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    7.5

    challenge #12 A drama starring an actor who is a member of a Kpop group (Jung Eun Ji - Apink)

    completed 24/08/2023 

  • Tale of the Nine-Tailed Season 2

    13. Tale of the Nine-Tailed Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    8.0

    challenge #13 A drama where two of the main or support cast have been co-stars on multiple occasions (Kim Bum and Lee Dong Wook)

    completed 11/06/2023

    overall much much better than the first season, reasonably self-contained so you can watch it on its own

  • Mr. Sunshine

    14. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes

    4.0

    challenge #14 A drama with an OST by an artist who has been nominated for or won a MAMA Award for best OST (Park Hyo Shin nominated in 2018)

    completed 16/02/2023

    kudos to Byun Yo Han and Kim Min Jung for carrying this show; also works for #26

  • Park Ha Kyung Travel Diary

    15. Park Ha Kyung Travel Diary

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    8.0

    challenge #15 A drama with a multigenerational main cast

    completed 02/09/2023

  • Scent of a Woman

    16. Scent of a Woman

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes

    8.0

    challenge #16 A drama where one of the main cast shares your zodiac sign (like me Lee Dong Wook is a Scorpio)

    completed 14/03/2023

  • Law School

    17. Law School

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    4.5

    challenge #17 A drama where the college alma mater of a character was a plot point

    completed 20/01/2023

  • My Gold, My Jade

    18. My Gold, My Jade

    Korean Drama - 2023, 121 episodes

    4.0

    challenge #18 A drama with a dream interpretation (ep20 has dream interpretation (about golden frog as a good opportunity; AND ep110 Mr. Dong dreaming that he found a large wild ginseng and Auntie Dong ends up buying the dream from him)

    completed 16/09/2023

  • D.P

    19. D.P

    Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

    challenge #19 A drama with minimal or no romance 

    completed 20/05/2023

  • One Shot Scandal

    20. One Shot Scandal

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    8.5

    challenge #20 A drama with a main or supporting character that is an athlete  (FL if a former handball player)

    completed 05/03/2023

  • The High Priest Rembrary

    21. The High Priest Rembrary

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    6.0

    challenge #21 A drama featuring disguises or false identities 

    completed 23/03/2023

  • XX

    22. XX

    Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes

    challenge #22 A drama which features a character seeking revenge 

    completed 07/09/2023

  • 100 Days My Prince

    23. 100 Days My Prince

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    10

    challenge #23 A drama with at least one animal pet (supporting character has a dog)

    completed 27/03/2023

    also possible for #4 (jeon), #8, #12, #18 or #21

  • Drama Special Season 9: The Tuna and the Dolphin

    24. Drama Special Season 9: The Tuna and the Dolphin

    Korean Special - 2018, 1 episode

    7.0

    challenge #24 A drama you always wanted to watch but for some reason have not watched yet

    completed 04/01/2023

    also works for #32, #20

  • Liquor

    25. Liquor

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    6.0

    challenge #25 A drama whose poster you liked at first sight 

    completed 08/04/2023

  • Drama Special Season 6: Avici

    26. Drama Special Season 6: Avici

    Korean Special - 2015, 1 episode

    challenge #26 A drama from a screenwriter or director whose works you have previously enjoyed (same screenwriter as Flower Of Evil)

    completed 14/08/2023

  • Een lente nacht

    27. Een lente nacht

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes

    5.0

    challenge #27 A drama found by searching existing recommendations (specifically MDL personalized recommendations)

    completed 28/05/2023

  • Maybe A Little Spicy Today

    28. Maybe A Little Spicy Today

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    10

    challenge #28 A drama inspired by a review, recommendation or comment on r/KDRAMA or r/kdramarecommends (Recipe for Farewell (a review))

    completed 04/09/2023

  • Blueming

    29. Blueming

    Korean Drama - 2022, 11 episodes

    7.0

    challenge #29 A drama suggested by a fellow KDC participant (suggestion)

    completed 07/09/2023

  • Delivery Man

    30. Delivery Man

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    4.5

    challenge #30 A drama whose title is a direct translation of the Korean title (딜리버리맨 is Hangul transliteration of Delivery Man)

    completed 07/04/2023

  • I Don't Want To Do Anything

    31. I Don't Want To Do Anything

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    5.0

    challenge #31 A drama with an episode which received less than 2% overall viewership rate from Nielsen (all of the episodes received less than 2%)

    completed 10/01/2023

  • Drama Special Season 9: Review Notebook of My Embarrassing Days

    challenge #32 A single episode drama 

    completed 14/08/2023

  • You Are The Best!

    33. You Are The Best!

    Korean Drama - 2013, 50 episodes

    7.5

    challenge #33 A long form drama 

    completed 01/02/2023

  • Big Forest

    34. Big Forest

    Korean Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

    6.5

    challenge #34 A drama with less than 500 watchers on MDL (I was 85th MDL watcher to complete it) 

    completed 03/01/2023

  • Oh! My Lady

    35. Oh! My Lady

    Korean Drama - 2010, 16 episodes

    7.5

    challenge #35 A drama that is at least 10 years old

    completed 25/03/2023

    also possible for #9 (Kim Kwang Gyu)

  • Hei Yue Guang Wen Na BE Ju Ben

    36. Hei Yue Guang Wen Na BE Ju Ben

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes

    9.5

    challenge #36 A drama which fits a challenge from previous KDC years (#25 bonus challenge from 2021 KDC A drama that is not Korean)

    completed 01/06/2023

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