Sign up sheet MDL watch challenge 2022
Starting date: January 1, 2022
Link to your Drama list: My Drama List
Progress Recipe -Blocks: 12 / 12
[Mochi]
Basic ingredients
Time In The Oven
| 1. Episode Length (use the average time on the drama page) | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a DRAMA under 20 minutes episodes | Blueming | Aired: 2022 No. of Ep: 11 | ✔ |
| Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | Fox in the Screen | Aired: 2016 | ✔ |
| Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | Remember 15 | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | Love Mechanics | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes | Again My Life | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| 2. Total Length | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | Reincarnation Love | Aired: 2022 Time: 6 min. | ✔ |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | Recalled | Aired: 2021 | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | The Sound of Magic | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | First Love Again | Aired: 2022 No. of Ep: 6 | ✔ |
| Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | Luoyang | Aired: 2021 No. of Ep: 39 | ✔ |
Gather The Ingredients
| 3. Type | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title with the tag Web Series | In Your Heart | Aired: 2022 No. of Ep: 8 | ✔ |
| Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | Boku mo Aitsu mo Shinrodesu | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV SHOW. The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers | I Can See Your Voice Season 9 | Aired: 2022 No. of Ep: 12 | ✔ |
| Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | A Year-End Medley | Aired: 2021 | ✔ |
| Watch a title with the genre Documentary | KinnPorche: Behind the Scenes | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
The Finest Ingredients
| 5. My Favorites | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | Big Mouth | Kwak Dong Yeon | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Impersonation | Not Me | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | New World | Jo Hyo Jin | ✔ |
| Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | Star in Your Heart | Pratchaya Thavornthummarut | ✔ |
| Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | Money Heist - Joint Economic Area - Part 1 | Kim Hong Seon | ✔ |
Aged to perfection
| 8. Not as Vintage | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged Butterfly Effect | Secret | Aired: 2007 | ✔ |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 | My Sassy Girl | Aired: 2001 | ✔ |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 | Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp | Aired: 2010 | ✔ |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2016 | Sunny | Aired: 2011 | ✔ |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2017 to 2022 | Semantic Error | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
The international palate
Recipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!
In a double Recipe Block you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes . If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block , if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All tittles must be withing the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
| 9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 5/5 and 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title main focus is a Heist or Con Artist | Seoul Vibe | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title that has a number in the title (f.ex:1 Litre no Namida) | Weak Hero Class 1 | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title from Japan | Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai! | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title from Philippines | Lola Igna | Aired: 2019 | ✔ |
| Watch a title from South Korea | Tempted | Aired: 2018 | ✔ |
| Watch a title from Taiwan | Plus & Minus | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title from Thailand | The Stranded | Aired: 2019 | ✔ |
| Watch a title whose genre is Drama | Cutie Pie | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title whose genre is Comedy | Will You Marry? | Aired: 2021 | ✔ |
| Watch a title whose genre is Action | KinnPorche | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| 10. Adapted From A… -Search tag + country | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from Japan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni | Aired: 2021 | ✔ |
| Watch a title from South Korea adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Cherry Blossoms After Winter | Aired: 2022 No. of Ep: 8 | ✔ |
| Watch a title from Thailand adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers | Aired: 2021 | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Adapted From a Novel | Reset | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title Watch a title based on/inspired by a Real Person/ Event /True Story | Bad Genius | Aired: 2017 | ✔ |
Yummy
Open Fire Cooking
| 20. Adventure | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title where part of the plot Takes Place On An Island | Single's Inferno | Aired: 2021 | ✔ |
| Watch a title that features a Trip Abroad or To Space. | The Silent Sea | Aired: 2021 No. of Ep: 8 | ✔ |
| Watch a title from the Adventure genre. | The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Cliff Or in a Cave | The Pirates | Aired: 2014 | ✔ |
| Watch a title featuring a Reunion taking place | Ex-Wife Stop | Aired: 2022 Short Series | ✔ |
Heart Shaped Box
| 29. Falling In Love | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged First Love | Star In My Mind | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | Legally Romance | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | Reply 1997 | Aired: 2012 | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | Mama Gogo | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title from the Romance genre | Ocean Likes Me | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
Ginger and Ginseng
| 37. Hospital 1 | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title featuring a person taken care of or hospitalized after being Caught In The Rain | Ex-Girlfriend Club | Aired: 2015 | ✔ |
| Watch a title from the Medical genre | Ghost Doctor | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title that has an animal in the title: (f.ex: When a Dog Loves a Cat ) | Big Dragon (Season 1) | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Pregnancy and/or Abortion | P.S. I Hate You | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title featuring Counselling From A Professional | Love in Contract | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
Trapped In A Mold
| 42. Nail-Biting | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from the Horror genre | Death Bell | Aired: 2008 | ✔ |
| Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie.Zombies, Vampires, Demons or Kaij) | All of Us Are Dead | Zombie | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Transmigration | Alchemy Of Souls | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | Blind | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | Triage | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
Let´s mix it up
Peppermints – Bonuses and substitutions
Not a Dessert Block
| Recipe | Ingredient | Substitute for | Notes | Completed |
| 1.Watch a title that features Non-Verbal Communication ie Sign Language, Braille, Hand Signals, Pictures... | ||||
| 2. Watch a title tagged Adapted From An Essay | ||||
| 3. Watch a title tagged Adapted From A Play | ||||
| 4. Watch a title featuring a Reunion taking place | Ex-Wife Stop | Open Fire Cooking Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Train, Boat, airplane or a Spaceship | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| 5. Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | Remember 15 | Time In The Oven Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| 6. Watch a title featuring a Road Trip | ||||
| 7. Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | The Sound of Magic | Time In The Oven Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| 8. Watch a title that has an OST by your favorite singer | ||||
| 9.Watch a title featuring Digital Matchmakers | ||||
| 10. Watch a title from your “Not Interested” or “Dropped” list | ||||
| 11.Watch a title main focus is a Heist or Con Artist | Seoul Vibe | The International Palate Watch a title from the China | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| 12. Watch a title that features a Jobless Person or NEET (neither in education, employment or training) | ||||
| 13. Watch a title that has a number in the title (f.ex:1 Litre no Namida) | Weak Hero Class 1 | The International Palate Watch a title from Hong Kong | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| 14. Watch a title that has an animal in the title: (f.ex: When a Dog Loves a Cat ) | Big Dragon (Season 1) | Ginger And Ginseng Watch a title whose genre and/or tags include BOTH Hospital + Friendship | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| 15. Watch a title that has something connected to geography in the title (f.ex: Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village ) | ||||
| Watch a title about anything not covered in this challenge, you may use this 5 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category (you may also pick 5 from Recipe Blocks you will not be completing) | ||||
| Watch a title tagged Butterfly Effect | Secret | Substitute For: Aged To Perfection Watch title from the 1990s | Aired: 2007 | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Impersonation | Not Me | Substitute For: The Finest Ingredients Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Transmigration | Alchemy Of Souls | Substitute For: Trapped In A Mold Watch a title has a tag starting with the word Evil, by typing Evil in the tag search bar and choosing from the list ie: Evil King, Step Mom, Sister... | Aired: 2022 | ✔ |
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Basic ingredients
Time In The Oven
| 1. Episode Length (use the average time on the drama page) | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a DRAMA under 20 minutes episodes | |||
| Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | |||
| Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | |||
| Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | |||
| Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes | |||
| 2. Total Length | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | |||
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | |||
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | |||
| Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | |||
| Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | |||
Gather The Ingredients
| 3. Type | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title with the tag Web Series | Tinted With You (2021/2022) | SK || 8 eps | ✔ |
| Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko (2021) | JP || 1 ep of 2 hours | ✔ |
| Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV SHOW. The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates OR episode numbers | Idol Dictation Contest Season 2 (2021/2022) | SK || 18 eps | ✔ |
| Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | Signal 100 (2020) | JP | ✔ |
| Watch a title with the genre Documentary | 2 Kids Room (2022) | SK tv show || 28 eps | ✔ |
The Finest Ingredients
| 4. Award Winning (Tips) | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch an award-winning title | |||
| Watch a title from an award-winning director | |||
| Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter | |||
| Watch a title from an award-winning actor | |||
| Watch a title from an award-winning actress | |||
| 5. My Favorites | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | The Door Into Summer (2021) | JP movie || Yamazaki Kento | ✔ |
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | The Labyrinth (2021) | SK movie || Park Yoo Na | ✔ |
| Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | First Love (2019) | JP movie || Takashi Miike, director of As the Gods Will | ✔ |
| Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure (2022) | SK movie || Chun Sung Il, writer of All of Us Are Dead | ✔ |
| Watch a title by a director/ | All of Us Are Dead (2022) | SK drama || 12 eps || director Lee Jae Gyoo | ✔ |
Aged to perfection
| 6. Find The Year | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year 2022 | |||
| Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL | |||
| Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | |||
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. (It will generate 5 dates; choose any year you want, psst! we will not notice if you press the generator twice.) | |||
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life | |||
| 7. Vintage | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from the 1940s | |||
| Watch a title from the 1950s | |||
| Watch a title from the 1960s | |||
| Watch a title from the 1970s | |||
| Watch a title from the 1980s | |||
| 8. Not as Vintage | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch title from the 1990s | |||
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 | |||
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 | |||
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2016 | |||
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2017 to 2022 | |||
The international palate
Recipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!
In a double Recipe Block you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes . If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block , if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All tittles must be withing the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
| 9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 5/5 and /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from the China | Legend of Yun Qian (2020) | CH drama || 15 eps | ✔ |
| Watch a title from Hong Kong | In the Mood for Love (2000) | HK movie | |
| Watch a title from Japan | Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (2019) | JP movie | ✔ |
| Watch a title from Philippines | Isa Pa with Feelings (2019) | PH movie | |
| Watch a title from South Korea | Do You Want to Play the Truth or Dare with Me? (2019) | SK drama || 2 eps | ✔ |
| Watch a title from Taiwan | Man In Love (2021) | TW movie | |
| Watch a title from Thailand | Game Changer (2021) | TH movie | |
| Watch a title whos genre is Drama | White: The Melody of the Curse (2011) | SK movie | ✔ |
| Watch a title whos genre is Comedy | The Gossip (2021) | SK movie | |
| Watch a title whos genre is Action | Garo Gaiden: The Whistle of the Phantom Peach (2013) | JP movie | ✔ |
| 10. Adapted From A… -Search tag + country | Progress: 3/5 and /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from the China adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
| Watch a title from Hong Kong adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
| Watch a title from Japan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | Lychee Light Club (2016) | JP movie || manga by Usamaru Furuya | ✔ |
| Watch a title from Philippines adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
| Watch a title from South Korea adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
| Watch a title from Taiwan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | |||
| Watch a title from Thailand adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc a | School Tales the Series (2022) | TH drama || from 8 hit comics | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Adapted From a Novel | Little Women (2022) | SK drama || from Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" | |
| Watch a title tagged Adapted From Video Game | Detention (2020) | TW drama || 8 eps || video game of the same name | ✔ |
| Watch a title Watch a title based on/inspired by a Real Person/ Event /True Story | Pipeline (2021) | SK movie | |
Deconstructed MDL
| 11. Written About (Tutorials 1, 2) | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums | |||
| Watch a title that was mentioned in an Article on MDL | |||
| Watch a title that was mentioned in the Feeds (any feeds) | |||
| Watch a title with over 10 Reviews | |||
| Watch a title with 0 Reviews | |||
| 12. Plan To Watch (PTW, tutorials: 1,2,3,) | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch the title with the oldest release year, on your PTW (sort by year) | |||
| Watch the newest title on your PTW list (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did or use the App) | |||
| Watch the DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes on your PTW list | |||
| Watch the DRAMA with the highest number of episodes on your PTW list | |||
| Watch the title with the largest number of letters in the title in your PTW list | |||
| 13. Listed (tutorial) | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title with someone from the Stars Leaderboard | |||
| Watch a title Popularity ranked over 1000 | |||
| Watch a title Ranked over 1000 | |||
| Watch a title that was added to a Voting List in the list index. | |||
| Watch a title that was added to a custom list | |||
| 14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More (tutorial: 1, 2,) | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title on your Recommendations page | |||
| Watch a title that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section | |||
| Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats | |||
| Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres | |||
| Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge | |||
Blended ingredients
Traditional recipe
| 15. Historical | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features a Sword Fight | |||
| Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical | |||
| Watch a title where the genres are Romance +Historical | |||
| Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical | |||
| Watch a title from the genre historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military / War | |||
| 16.Signs Of The Times | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features people wearing silk robes | |||
| Watch a title that features a typewriter (either on display or being used) | |||
| Watch a title that features someone using walk man and/or pager | |||
| Watch a title that features someone using a stationary computer | |||
| Watch a title that features someone using a smartphone | |||
Yummy
| 17. Food | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features a Visit To a Food Stall or Food Market | |||
| Watch a title with the genre Food | |||
| Watch a title that features a Chef | |||
| Watch a title that features a Visit To a Traditional Restaurant | |||
| Watch a title that features a Family Dinner. | |||
| 18. Dessert | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features some kind of Candy (can be product placement - see list) | |||
| Watch a title that features a Dessert | |||
| Watch a title that features someone Making Dessert: it can be a pastry chef, confectioner (any kind) or just someone making a dessert for someone else (can be flirting, can be a murder weapon) | |||
| Watch a title that features a waitress or waiter | |||
| Watch a title that features someone Wealthy With a Connection To Sweets, they like sweets, own a café (or ten), own a bakery etc. | |||
Open Fire Cooking
| 19. Let´s Go Outside... | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features a Visit To The Beach/Seaside | |||
| Watch a title that features a Camping Trip | |||
| Watch a title that features a Visit to a Theme Park | |||
| Watch a title that features a visit to a mountain, lake or forest | |||
| Watch a title that features a Visit to a Desert or Ancient Ruins | |||
| 20. Adventure | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title where part of the plot Takes Place On An Island | |||
| Watch a title that features a Trip Abroad or To Space. | |||
| Watch a title from the Adventure genre. | |||
| Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Cliff Or in a Cave | |||
| Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Train, Boat, airplane or a Spaceship | |||
| 21. Indoors Is Better | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features a Night In An Internet Café or Bathhouse. | |||
| Watch a title that features a Person With Humble Living Arrangements (rooftop or basement apartment, shack). | |||
| Watch a title that features a person who Lives In a Mansion or Penthouse | |||
| Watch a title that features a stay in a Nation-Specific Traditional Home | |||
| Watch a title that features a Co-Habitation (dorms, roommates, share house, boarding house) | |||
Pop Rocks
| 22. Music | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features a People Singing Karaoke | |||
| Watch a title whose genre is Music | |||
| Watch a title that features someone Playing a Traditional Instrument | |||
| Watch a title that features an Idol Actor/ess (could be about an idol actor, could be one of the actors) | |||
| Watch a title where the main focus is Someone Famous In The Music Industry (composer, label owner, singer, pianist...) | |||
| 23. Performing Art | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features a Traditional Performing Art | |||
| Watch a title that features Dance | |||
| Watch a title that features Someone Preforming Or Watching a Play | |||
| Watch a title that features a Street Performance | |||
| Watch a title where the main focus is someone famous in the Entertainment Industry (director, actor/ess, dancer, idol, talent agent etc.) | |||
| 24. Quiet Art | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title where the main lead is An Artist (painter, sculptor, photographer etc. | |||
| Watch a title that features someone that Works With Books (librarian, author, publisher etc.) | |||
| Watch title tagged Poetry /Adapted from poem | |||
| Watch a title that features Graffiti or Street art | |||
| Watch a title that features an Art Gallery | |||
Energy bar + Red Bull
| 25. Break a Sweat | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while Gaming (console gaming, VR or computer games) | |||
| Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a Physical Sport, (basketball, paint ball, football, baseball, swimming etc.) | |||
| Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing Motor Sports and/or shows Great Interest for motor vehicles (collector, enthusiast etc) | |||
| Watch a title where one of the leads is featured while practicing a sport that is less physical more Precision or Strategic (chess, dart, pool, go, shooting, mathlete etc.) | |||
| Watch a title where one of the leads is featured practicing a Combat Sport (boxing, wrestling, MMA, Muai thai, Tae kwan do, Judo, Kyukushin, fencing etc.) | |||
| 26. Be a Good Sport | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features a Sports Competition | |||
| Watch a title that features a person who Works In The Sports Industry (manager, coach, shop owner) | |||
| Watch a title that features an Athlete Making a Come Back | |||
| Watch a that features a Race (can be a race to the door, race against time, or an actual race | |||
| Watch a title that features a Friendly Game (cards, drinking game, children's game) | |||
Buffet
Family Gathering
| 27. We Are Family | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title featuring a Single Parent | |||
| Watch a title that focuses on Found Family or non-blood related family | |||
| Watch a title featuring a person who is/was raised by someone who is Not Their Biological Parent. | |||
| Watch a title featuring a Within The Traditional Family Norm (Male + Female + Kid/s) | |||
| Watch a title featuring a person raised in a family Outside The Traditional Family Norm | |||
| 28.Relationships | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that focuses on a Non-Romantic Relationship | |||
| Watch a title that focuses on a relationship between a Human and a Non-Human (god, alien, animal, robot...) | |||
| Watch a title that focuses on a Parental Relationship | |||
| Watch a title that focuses on a Marital Relationship (can also be about divorce) | |||
| Watch a title that focuses on a Relationship Between Siblings | |||
Heart Shaped Box
| 29. Falling In Love | Progress: 2/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged First Love | Kieta Hatsukoi (2021) | JP drama || 10 eps | |
| Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | Honey Lemon Soda (2021) | JP movie || tag - Love Triangle | |
| Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | Graduation, Present + Propose (2021) | SK short movie | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | Semantic Error (2022) | SK drama || 8 eps | ✔ |
| Watch a title from the Romance genre | Secrets of 1979 (2021) | TW movie | |
| 30. Is It Love? | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that focuses on a Pretend/Contract Relationship bringing the leads to fall in love | |||
| Watch a title featuring an Arranged Marriage (also okay with a blind date with intent to marry, matchmaking) | |||
| Watch a title where the main focus is Opposites Attract ie Rich/Poor, Cold/Warm, Strong/Weak | |||
| Watch a title featuring a Divorce or Break Up | |||
| Watch a title tagged Infidelity | |||
| 31. Let´s get physical | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title featuring two people Holding Hands | |||
| Watch a title featuring a Piggyback Ride | |||
| Watch a title with the tag Steamy Kiss | |||
| Watch a title featuring Skinship | |||
| Watch a title with the tag Sexual Content (If you are under age Mild Sexual Content) | |||
Sweet and sour mixed themes
| 32. Fish out of water | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title where one of the leads is a Transfer Student | |||
| Watch a title where the main focus is a New Person In A Small Town OR A Person From A Small Town Moving To A Big City | |||
| Watch a title where the main focus is someone in a Different Time, Dimension, or World than they come from | |||
| Watch a title featuring a person of a Different Ethnicity than the majority of the cast | |||
| Watch a title where Studying, Studying, Working, Or Being Raised Abroad is mentioned | |||
Fruit salad
| 33. Education | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title with the High School tag | |||
| Watch a title featuring a High School/University Dropout | |||
| Watch a title whose main focus is Students of Higher Education. (University, police academy, young scholar) | |||
| Watch a title featuring studying for an important exam | |||
| Watch a title featuring a Graduation Ceremony | |||
Bittersweet
| 34. Rare Ingredients | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Peppermint n° 5 | ✔ | ||
| Watch a title featuring a person with a Physical Disability | Midnight (2021) | SK movie || deaf main character | ✔ |
| Peppermint n° 16 | ✔ | ||
| Watch a title featuring a person with a Transgender Identity | Raise de wa Chanto Shimasu (2020) | JP drama || 12 eps | ✔ |
| Watch a title featuring a person Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Asexual or Pansexual identity | Red Devil and Heroine Su (2020) | CH short film || tag - Lesbian Character | ✔ |
| 35. Bitter Taste | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title featuring a person discriminated against because of their Ethnicity or Religion | |||
| Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Age-Based Discrimination | |||
| Watch a title featuring a person Discriminated Against Because of Poverty | |||
| Watch a title featuring a person subjected to Gender-Based Discrimination | |||
| Watch a title featuring Sexual Harassment | |||
Food wars
| 36.Action | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title featuring the Truck of Doom (or other vehicle used to cause harm) | |||
| Watch a title featuring a Gang/Mob Fight | |||
| Watch a title featuring some kind of Chase (rooftop, car, boat) | |||
| Watch a title featuring a Fight With Weapons (knives, swords, pipes) | |||
| Watch a title featuring a fight using Martial Arts | |||
Ginger and Ginseng
| 37. Hospital 1 | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title featuring a person taken care of or hospitalized after being Caught In The Rain | |||
| Watch a title from the Medical genre | |||
| Watch a title whose genre and/or tags include BOTH Hospital + Friendship | |||
| Watch a title tagged Pregnancy and/or Abortion | |||
| Watch a title featuring Counselling From A Professional | |||
| 38.Hospital 2 | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features someone Hiding An Illness from their loved ones | |||
| Watch a title featuring a Funeral In A Hospital or a Scene In A Morgue | |||
| Watch a title featuring Corrupt/lying Doctors | |||
| Watch a title featuring a Plague, Pandemic or Disease Containment | |||
| Watch a title featuring some sort of Disaster (ie earthquake, tsunami, bombing, mall collapse, terrorist attack) | |||
Trapped In A Mold
| 39. Locked Up | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title featuring someone in Prison | |||
| Watch a title featuring someone Staying In A Hospital | |||
| Watch a title featuring someone doing Military Service | |||
| Watch a title tagged Covid-19 | |||
| Watch a title featuring Slavery or Human Trafficking | |||
Black Sticky Rice
| 40. Pain | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a tagged Unrequited Love | |||
| Watch a title tagged Accident | |||
| Watch a title tagged Tragic Past | |||
| Watch a title tagged Healing | |||
| Watch a title tagged Drowning | |||
| 41. Death | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged Terminal Illness | |||
| Watch a title tagged Suicide | |||
| Watch a title tagged Death Of A Child or Parent | |||
| Wath a title tagged Death Of A Lover (or Partner, Spouse, Fiancé etc) | |||
| Watch a title tagged Murder | |||
| 42. Nail-Biting | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from the Horror genre | The Werewolf Game: The Villagers Side (2013) | JP movie | ✔ |
| Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie.Zombies, Vampires, Demons or Kaiju) | Inhuman Kiss (2019) | TH movie | ✔ |
| Watch a title has a tag starting with the word Evil, by typing Evil in the tag search bar and choosing from the list ie: Evil King, Step Mom, Sister... | Snowdrop (2021) | SK drama || 16 eps || tag - Evil Stepmother | ✔ |
| Peppermint n° 11 | ✔ | ||
| Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022) | SK movie | ✔ |
| 43. Just Dark... | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged Death | The Housemaid (1960) | SK movie | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged with any kind of Violence | KinnPorsche (2022) | TH drama || 14 eps || tag - Violence | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged with any kind of Bullying | Limit (2013) | JP drama || 12 eps || tag - School Bullying | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged something starting with the word Dark, by typing Dark and choosing from the list ie: Dark Fiction, Hero, Past | The Call (2020) | SK movie || tag - Dark Fiction | ✔ |
| Watch a title from the Psychological genre | The Sound of Magic (2022) | SK drama || 6 eps | ✔ |
Let´s mix it up
| 44. Mixed Mochi | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from the genre Supernatural | Omukae Desu (2016) | JP drama || 9 eps | ✔ |
| Peppermint n° 18 | | ✔ | |
| Watch a title that features Addiction (ie Drug, Gambling, Gaming) | The World of Kanako (2014) | JP movie || tag - Drug Addiction | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Age Gap | Daytime Shooting Star (2017) | ✔ | |
| Watch a title that features someone using the word D.N.A. | Black Butler (2014) | JP movie | ✔ |
| 45. Mixed fruit candy | Progress: /5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged Forbidden Love | |||
| Watch a title from the War genre | |||
| Watch a title tagged Genius | |||
| Watch a title that starts with the same letter as your username when you start this challenge | |||
| Watch a title tagged Body Swap | |||
| 46. Mixed Chocolates | Progress: 5/5 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Peppermint n° 17 | ✔ | ||
| Peppermint n° 14 | ✔ | ||
| Watch a title tagged Musical | Lupin no Musume (2019) | JP drama || 11 eps | ✔ |
| Watch a title featuring CGI effects | The Curse of Turandot (2021) | CH movie | ✔ |
| Watch a title tagged Fluffy | Happy to Have You Here (2021) | TH short film | ✔ |
Peppermints – Bonuses and substitutions
Not a Dessert Block
| Recipe | Ingredient | Substitute for | Notes | Completed |
| 1.Watch a title that features Non-Verbal Communication ie Sign Language, Braille, Hand Signals, Pictures... | ||||
| 2. Watch a title tagged Adapted From An Essay | ||||
| 3. Watch a title tagged Adapted From A Play | ||||
| 4. Watch a title featuring a Reunion taking place | ||||
| 5. Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | The Handmaiden (2016) | Block 34, Recipe 1 | SK movie || tag - Sexual Abuse | |
| 6. Watch a title featuring a Road Trip | ||||
| 7. Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | ||||
| 8. Watch a title that has an OST by your favorite singer | ||||
| 9.Watch a title featuring Digital Matchmakers | ||||
| 10. Watch a title from your “Not Interested” or “Dropped” list | ||||
| 11.Watch a title main focus is a Heist | Time to Hunt (2020 | Block 42, Recipe 4 | SK movie | |
| 12. Watch a title that features a Jobless Person or NEET (neither in education, employment or training) | ||||
| 13. Watch a title that has a number in the title (f.ex:1 Litre no Namida) | ||||
| 14. Watch a title that has an animal in the title: (f.ex: When a Dog Loves a Cat ) | Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016) | Block 46, Recipe 2 | JP movie | |
| 15. Watch a title that has something connected to geography in the title (f.ex: Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village ) | ||||
| Watch a title about anything not covered in this challenge, you may use this 5 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category (you may also pick 5 from Recipe Blocks you will not be completing) | ||||
| 16. Tag - BDSM | Love and Leashes (2022) | Block 34, Recipe 3 | SK movie | ✔ |
| 17. Tag - Unhealthy Mains' Relationship | He Won't Kill, She Won't Die (2019) | Block 46, Recipe 1 | JP movie | ✔ |
| 18. Tag - Death Game | Judge (2013) | Block 44, Recipe 2 | JP movie | ✔ |
| 19. Tag - Heartbreak | Kamisama no Ekohiiki (2022) | Block 44, Recipe 4 | JP drama || 8 eps | |
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Starting date: January 1, 2022
Finished date: December 23, 2022
Link to your Drama list: sone's MyDramaList
Difficulty: Level 10 ♡ Black Sesame Soup ♡ 28 Blocks
Progress Recipe-Blocks: 141 / 141, 28 / 28
Blocks | Dramass | Movies | TV Shows | Specials |
| 28 | 41 | 92 | 2 | 6 |
Plan To Watch / Currently Watching / Completed / ⟳ Rewatching
Basic ingredients
Time In The Oven
| 1. Episode Length (use the average time on the drama page) | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 22, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a DRAMA under 20 minutes episodes | The Sound of Your Heart | 15 min | 12/22/2022 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes | XX | 25 min | 11/26/2022 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes | The Hymn of Death | 35 min | 12/12/2022 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes | Wolf | 45 min | 11/03/2022 |
| Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes | Live | 1 hr. 15 min. | 11/12/2022 |
| 2. Total Length | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 6, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. (Try the "Short Film" tag) | Love from Outta Space | 22 min | 01/16/2022 |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. | Be with You | 131 min | 05/01/2022 |
minutes or longer. | Substitution: Girl From Nowhere Season 2 | Peppermint #1 5. Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | 05/05/2022 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. | She makes my heart flutter | 5 episodes | 12/06/2022 |
| Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. | It's Beautiful Now | 50 episodes | 11/28/2022 |
Gather The Ingredients
| 3. Type | Progress: 5/5 Completed: September 5, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title with the tag Web Series | Fortuneteller’s Secret Recipe | 05/20/2022 | |
| Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL | Liar Game X | 05/13/2022 | |
| Watch at least 5 episodes of a title as a TV SHOW. The episodes do not need to be in consecutive order. Please list episode air dates or episode numbers | Hyori's Bed And Breakfast | Episodes watched: 4-10 | 09/04/2022 |
| Watch a title listed as a MOVIE | Summerdaze | 09/05/2022 | |
| Watch a title with the genre Documentary | IU Documentary 'Pieces: 29th Winter' | 04/27/2022 |
The Finest Ingredients
| 4. Award Winning (Tips) | Progress: 5/5 Completed: September 10, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch an award-winning title | Winner of Palme d'Or at 2019 Cannes Film Festival | 05/28/2022 | |
| Watch a title from an award-winning director | True Mothers | Kawase Naomi (Winner of Best Director at 2020 Mainichi Film Award) | 07/25/2022 |
| Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter | Two Weddings and a Funeral | Park Hae Young (Winner of Best Screenplay at 55th Baeksang Arts Awards for My Mister) | 05/13/2022 |
| Watch a title from an award-winning actor | The Happy Loner | Gong Myung (Winner of Best New Actor at 2109 24th Chunsa Film Art Awards) | 09/10/2022 |
| Watch a title from an award-winning actress | The Man Standing Next | Kim So Jin (Winner of Best Supporting Actress at 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards) | 07/23/2022 |
| 5. My Favorites | Progress: 5/5 Completed: May 20, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors | Twenty | 05/20/2022 | |
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses | Sisters on the Road | 04/27/2022 | |
| Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles | Can't Help Falling in Love | Mae Cruz-Alviar (Four Sisters Before the Wedding) | 03/27/2022 |
| Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites | The Master's Sun (Rewatch) | Hong Sisters (Hong Mi Ran & Hong Jung Eun): Hotel Del Luna | 05/14/2022 |
| Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before | The King’s Case Note | 04/04/2022 |
Aged to perfection
| 6. Find The Year | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 21, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year 2022 | Button Life | 12/21/2022 | |
| Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/ | Pieces of Memories | Michiyo: 2012 | 12/12/2022 |
| Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL | The Coldest Day | 2017 | 12/12/2022 |
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website. | The Beast and the Beauty | 1995 2003 2005 2009 2018 | 12/12/2022 |
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life | Along with the Gods 1: The Two Worlds | 2017: rescued my cat❤️ | 09/04/2022 |
| 8. Not as Vintage | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 10, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch title from the 1990s | Raise the Red Lantern | 1991 | 07/25/2022 |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 | The President's Barber | 2004 | 11/03/2022 |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 | Christmas on July 24th Avenue | 2006 | 11/30/2022 |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2016 | Alice: Crack of Season | 2016 | 12/10/2022 |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2017 to 2022 | Le Vrai Où | 2020 | 12/10/2022 |
The international palate |
Recipe-Blocks 9 and 10 are double Recipe-Blocks!
In a double Recipe Block you can choose 5 out of 10 Recipes OR watch Ingredients that fit all 10 Recipes . If you watch 5 titles it counts as 1 Recipe- Block , if you watch 10 titles it counts as 2 Recipe- Blocks. All titles must be within the Recipe Block, but you may also use Peppermints.
| 9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 5/5 and 5/5 Completed: December 8, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Completed |
| Watch a title from the China | Help, I Accidentally Stole My Shixiong's Crush! | 11/28/2022 |
| Watch a title from Hong Kong | Twin Dragons | 05/13/2022 |
| Watch a title from Japan | Kiss Me Through the Window | 11/30/2022 |
| Watch a title from Philippines | Momshies! Ang Soul Mo'y Akin! | 01/08/2022 |
| Watch a title from South Korea | One Last Order | 12/08/2022 |
| Watch a title from Taiwan | The Bookstore After 10pm | 11/13/2022 |
| Watch a title from Thailand | 10/09/2022 | |
| Watch a title whos genre is Drama | Broject | 07/26/2022 |
| Watch a title whos genre is Comedy | In a Trance with the Tempo of Temple Street | 12/08/2022 |
| Watch a title whos genre is Action | 71: Into the Fire | 09/08/2022 |
| 10. Adapted From A… -Search tag + country | Progress: 5/5 and /5 Completed: December 12, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from the China adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | |||
| Watch a title from Hong Kong adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | |||
| Watch a title from Japan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | Manga | 02/05/2022 | |
| Watch a title from Philippines adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | |||
| Substitution: A Bizarre Love Triangle | Peppermint #5: 10. Watch a title from your “Not Interested” or “Dropped” list | 11/13/2022 | |
| Watch a title from Taiwan adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | |||
| Watch a title from Thailand adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | |||
| Watch a title tagged Adapted From a Novel | 12/09/2022 | ||
| Watch a title tagged Adapted From Video Game | 01/17/2022 | ||
| Watch a title Watch a title based on/inspired by a Real Person/ Event /True Story | 12/12/2022 |
Deconstructed MDL
| 11. Written About (Tutorials 1, 2) | Progress: 5/5 Completed: November 28, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums | Bad Buddy | Forum Thread: Bad Buddy - the music! | 10/08/2022 |
| Watch a title that was mentioned in an Article on MDL | Kakegurui the Movie | Article: 3 Reasons Why Kakegurui is a MUST Watch! | 11/02/2022 |
Substitution: The Summer Pasta Recipe | Peppermint #3 4. Watch a title featuring a Reunion taking place | 7/26/2022 | |
| Watch a title with over 10 Reviews | The Classic | 27 reviews upon completion | 11/28/2022 |
| Watch a title with 0 Reviews | Tadaima | 0 reviews as of January 4th, 2022 | 01/04/2022 |
| 12. Plan To Watch (PTW, tutorials: 1,2,3,) | Progress: 5/5 Completed: May 11, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch the title with the oldest release year, on your PTW (sort by year) | Postmen in the Mountains | 1999 | 04/02/2022 |
| Watch the newest title on your PTW list (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did or use the App) | Four Sisters and a Wedding | 01/18/2022 | |
| Watch the DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes on your PTW list | Do You Want to Play the Truth or Dare with Me? Reboot | 2 episodes | 01/17/2022 |
| Substitution: Love Alarm | Peppermint #2 9. Watch a title featuring Digital Matchmakers | 05/11/2022 | |
| Watch the title with the largest number of letters in the title in your PTW list | 3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu | 04/16/2022 |
| 13. Listed (tutorial) | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 22, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title with someone from the Stars Leaderboard | Barcelona: A Love Untold | Kathryn Bernardo: #91 on Leaderboard upon completion | 10/01/2022 |
| Watch a title Popularity ranked over 1000 | December Hide-and-Go-Seek | Popularity Rank: #99999 | 05/01/2022 |
| Watch a title Ranked over 1000 | Mr. Nice Guy | Rank Upon Completion: #16327 | 11/02/2022 |
| Watch a title that was added to a Voting List in the list index. | Kimi no Koto Dake Mite Itai | From voting List: BK1 - Favorite BL/GL of the year 2022 | 12/22/2022 |
| Watch a title that was added to a custom list | Kaiji | 05/03/2022 |
| 14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More (tutorial: 1, 2,) | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 22, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title on your Recommendations page | My Sassy Girl | 11/29/2022 | |
| Watch a title that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section | Korea No. 1 | Page 3 | 12/22/2022 |
| Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats | The Courtesan and the Female Scholar | Upon completion: Least viewed tag: Hidden Identity | 11/01/2022 |
| Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres | Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku | Upon completion: Most viewed genre: Drama Lease viewed genre: Sports | 12/15/2022 |
| Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge | Crash | from user: ayreath | 11/01/2022 |
Blended ingredients
Traditional recipe
| 15. Historical | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 21, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features a Sword Fight | The Emperor's Sword | 11/15/2022 | |
| Substitution: Being Me | Peppermint #4 7. Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | 11/12/2022 | |
| Watch a title where the genres are Romance +Historical | Moonshine | 04/01/2022 | |
| Watch a title where the genres are Fantasy + Historical | Alchemy of Souls | 08/30/2022 | |
| Watch a title from the genre historical that is either tagged or from the genre Military / War | Red Cliff | 12/21/2022 |
| 16. Signs Of The Times | Progress: 5/5 Completed: November 6, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Completed |
| Watch a title that features people wearing silk robes | The Autumn Ballad | 07/15/2022 |
| Watch a title that features a typewriter (either on display or being used) | Radio Romance | 11/07/2022 |
| Watch a title that features someone using walk man and/or pager | Hit the Top | 04/02/2022 |
| Watch a title that features someone using a stationary computer | The Girls on the Phone | 08/02/2022 |
| Watch a title that features someone using a smartphone | Bite Sisters | 01/12/2022 |
Yummy
| 17. Yummy | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 16, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Completed |
| Watch a title that features a Visit To a Food Stall or Food Market | Mei | 12/13/2022 |
| Watch a title with the genre Food | The Aobas' Dining Table | 07/24/2022 |
| Watch a title that features a Chef | Pasta | 10/31/2022 |
| Watch a title that features a Visit To a Traditional Restaurant | Very Ordinary Couple | 12/16/2022 |
| Watch a title that features a Family Dinner. | Bon Appetit | 07/25/2022 |
Open Fire Cooking
| 20. Adventure | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 23, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Completed |
| Watch a title where part of the plot Takes Place On An Island | Neko to Jiichan | 12/23/2022 |
| Watch a title that features a Trip Abroad or To Space. | Summer Holiday | 11/28/2022 |
| Watch a title from the Adventure genre. | AORB | 11/01/2022 |
| Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Cliff Or in a Cave | The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure | 04/28/2022 |
| Watch a title where a significant scene takes place on a Train, Boat, airplane or a Spaceship | Happy Flight | 12/23/2022 |
Pop Rocks
| 22. Music | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 19, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title that features a People Singing Karaoke | All the Crows in the World | 12/13/2022 | |
| Watch a title whose genre is Music | Farewell Song | 09/04/2022 | |
| Watch a title that features someone Playing a Traditional Instrument | Shadow | 05/05/2022 | |
| Watch a title that features an Idol Actor/ess (could be about an idol actor, could be one of the actors) | DASADA | Majority of cast are members of idol group Hinatazaka46 | 12/19/2022 |
| Watch a title where the main focus is Someone Famous In The Music Industry (composer, label owner, singer, pianist...) | No Distance Left to Run | 11/01/2022 |
| 23. Performing Art | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 17, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Completed | |
| Watch a title that features a Traditional Performing Art | Dancing Lion | features the Chinese traditional form of dance: Lion Dance | 12/17/2022 |
| Watch a title that features Dance | You Make Me Dance | 03/25/2022 | |
| Watch a title that features Someone Performing Or Watching a Play | Konto ga Hajimaru | 11/30/2022 | |
| Watch a title that features a Street Performance | As if You Whisper | busking | 12/17/2022 |
| Watch a title where the main focus is someone famous in the Entertainment Industry (director, actor/ess, dancer, idol, talent agent etc.) | The Producers | 01/18/2022 |
Buffet
Family Gathering
| 28. Relationships | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 21, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Completed |
| Watch a title that focuses on a Non-Romantic Relationship | My Dad's Story | 12/21/2022 |
| Watch a title that focuses on a relationship between a Human and a Non-Human (god, alien, animal, robot...) | Cat in the Eastern Palace | 11/01/2022 |
| Watch a title that focuses on a Parental Relationship | Eat Drink Man Woman | 09/10/2022 |
| Watch a title that focuses on a Marital Relationship (can also be about divorce) | Four Sisters Before the Wedding | 01/15/2022 |
| Watch a title that focuses on a Relationship Between Siblings | Midnight Sun | 12/11/2022 |
Heart Shaped Box
| 29. Falling In Love | Progress: 5/5 Completed: September 4, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged First Love | Reincarnation Love | 09/04/2022 |
| Watch a title tagged with a Love Shape tag (Love Triangle, Love Square) | Oh My Ghost | 05/16/2022 |
| Watch a title tagged Friends to Lovers | Must Be... Love | 07/23/2022 |
| Watch a title tagged Enemies To Lovers | Red Devil and Heroine Su | 07/23/2022 |
| Watch a title from the Romance genre | Summer Guys | 04/23/2022 |
| 30. Is It Love? | Progress: 5/5 Completed: November 27, 2022 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a title that focuses on a Pretend/Contract Relationship bringing the leads to fall in love | She's Dating the Gangster | 05/24/2022 |
| Watch a title featuring an Arranged Marriage (also okay with a blind date with intent to marry, matchmaking) | Good Job | 11/27/2022 |
| Watch a title where the main focus is Opposites Attract ie Rich/Poor, Cold/Warm, Strong/Weak | Art Museum by the Zoo | 11/02/2022 |
| Watch a title featuring a Divorce or Break Up | The Hows of Us | 08/13/2022 |
| Watch a title tagged Infidelity | Spellbound | 09/03/2022 |
Sweet and sour mixed themes
| 32. Fish out of water | Progress: 5/5 Completed: September 13, 2022 |
| Recipe | Ingredients | Completed |
| Watch a title where one of the leads is a Transfer Student | Kakegurui Season 2 | 09/13/2022 |
| Watch a title where the main focus is a New Person In A Small Town OR A Person From A Small Town Moving To A Big City | A Gentle Breeze in the Village | 09/05/2022 |
| Watch a title where the main focus is someone in a Different Time, Dimension, or World than they come from | Tinted With You | 04/30/2022 |
| Watch a title featuring a person of a Different Ethnicity than the majority of the cast | A Single Rider | 01/24/2022 |
| Watch a title where Studying, Studying, Working, Or Being Raised Abroad is mentioned | Hello, Love, Goodbye | 07/24/2022 |
Bittersweet
| 34. Rare Ingredients | Progress: 5/5 Completed: November 1, 2022 | |
| Recipe | Ingredient | Completed |
| Watch a title featuring a person with a Mental Disability | Our Blues | 07/09/2022 |
| Watch a title featuring a person with a Physical Disability | 04/30/2022 | |
| Watch a title featuring a person with a Chronic Illness and/or Has Received An Organ Transplant | Angel's Last Mission: Love | 08/08/2022 |
| Watch a title featuring a person with a Transgender Identity | Mosaic Street | 11/01/2022 |
| Watch a title featuring a person Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Asexual or Pansexual identity | Graduation, Present + Propose | 07/24/2022 |
Black Sticky Rice
| 42. Nail-Biting | Progress: 5/5 Completed: November 13, 2022 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title from the Horror genre | 01/12/2022 | ||
| Watch a title that focuses on Scary Monsters (ie.Zombies, Vampires, Demons or Kaij) | Kingdom | 05/08/2022 | |
| Watch a title has a tag starting with the word Evil, by typing Evil in the tag search bar and choosing from the list ie: Evil King, Step Mom, Sister... | Evil Father | 11/13/2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged Investigation + Murder, Serial Killer. Psychopath etc. | 11/12/2022 | ||
| Watch a title from the Thriller genre. | 04/23/2022 | ||
| 43. Just Dark... | Progress: 5/5 Completed: December 14, 2022 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title tagged Death | 07/22/2022 | ||
| Watch a title tagged with any kind of Violence | Ground Zero | 12/11/2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged with any kind of Bullying | Dalgona | 08/03/2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged something starting with the word Dark, by typing Dark and choosing from the list ie: Dark Fiction, Hero, Past | The End of Endless Love | When clicking on the Dark Past tag linked in the recipe box, this title comes up in the search results | 12/14/2022 |
| Watch a title from the Psychological genre | Alice in Liar Game | 09/04/2022 | |
Let´s mix it up
| 46. Mixed Chocolates | Progress: 5/5 Completed: November 5, 2022 | ||
| Recipe | Ingredient | Notes | Completed |
| Watch a title where one of the leads plays Two Roles | 08/03/2022 | ||
| Watch a title from the first page of results when you search a country of your choice + sort by most popular. If you have seen all of the titles on page 1, then go to page 2... | Like in the Movies | Country of choice: Philippines | 08/07/2022 |
| Watch a title tagged Musical | Girl with a Thermal Gun | 09/04/2022 | |
| Watch a title featuring CGI effects | Once Upon a Time | 11/05/2022 | |
| Watch a title tagged Fluffy | Dear Karl | 08/07/2022 | |
Peppermints – Bonuses and substitutions
Not a Dessert Block
| Recipe | Ingredient | Substitute for | Completed |
| 1.Watch a title that features Non-Verbal Communication ie Sign Language, Braille, Hand Signals, Pictures... | |||
| 2. Watch a title tagged Adapted From An Essay | |||
| 3. Watch a title tagged Adapted From A Play | |||
| 4. Watch a title featuring a Reunion taking place | The Summer Pasta Recipe | 07/26/2022 | |
| 5. Watch a title featuring Non-Consensual Sex Acts | Girl From Nowhere Season 2 | 2. Total Length Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. | 05/05/2022 |
| 6. Watch a title featuring a Road Trip | |||
| 7. Watch a title tagged Coming Of Age | Being Me | 15. Historical Watch a title that is tagged Political + genres is Historical | 11/12/2022 |
| 8. Watch a title that has an OST by your favorite singer | |||
| 9. Watch a title featuring Digital Matchmakers | 12. Plan To Watch Watch: the DRAMA with the highest number of episodes on your PTW list | 05/11/2022 | |
| 10. Watch a title from your “Not Interested” or “Dropped” list | A Bizarre Love Triangle | 9. Countries of MDL Watch a title from South Korea adapted from a Webtoon , Manga, Manhwa, etc | 11/13/2022 |
| 11.Watch a title main focus is a Heist or Con Artist | |||
| 12. Watch a title that features a Jobless Person or NEET (neither in education, employment or training) | |||
| 13. Watch a title that has a number in the title (f.ex:1 Litre no Namida) | **available for substitution** | 09/02/2022 | |
| 14. Watch a title that has an animal in the title: (f.ex: When a Dog Loves a Cat ) | |||
| 15. Watch a title that has something connected to geography in the title (f.ex: Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village ) | |||
| Watch a title about anything not covered in this challenge, you may use this 5 times and it may be used for future challenges if we like the category (you may also pick 5 from Recipe Blocks you will not be completing) | |||
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Basic ingredients | ||
| 1. Time In The Oven - Episode Length | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch a DRAMA under 20 minutes episodes - Behind Cut (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a DRAMA with 20-30 minute episodes - Coffee & Vanilla (2019) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a DRAMA with 30-40 minute episodes - Crush (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a DRAMA with 40-50 minute episodes - Intense Love (2020) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a DRAMA with at least one episode over 60 minutes - Valid Love (2014) | Drama | ✓ |
| 2. Time In The Oven - Total Length | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 30 minutes or less. - Night of Love (2020) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 90 minutes or longer. - Golden Blood: The Movie (2021) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a MOVIE that lasts 180 minutes or longer. - A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a DRAMA with 8 episodes or less. - Color Rush 2 (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a DRAMA with 30 episodes or more. - Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
Gather The Ingredients | ||
| 3. Type | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch a title with the tag Web Series - Adult Trainee (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title listed as a DRAMA SPECIAL - Miss the Dragon Special (2021) | Special | ✓ |
| Watch at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a TV SHOW. - Single’s Inferno Season 1 (2021) | TShow | ✓ |
| Watch a title listed as a MOVIE - 71: Into the Fire (2010) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title with the genre Documentary - Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (2022) | Movie | ✓ |
The Finest Ingredients | ||
| 4. Award Winning | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch an award-winning title - Bad Buddy (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title from an award-winning director - Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from an award-winning screenwriter - Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from an award-winning actor - 13 Assassins (2010) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from an award-winning actress - Kingdom (2019) | Movie | ✓ |
| 5. My Favorites | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actors (Jeff Satur) - Love Area Part 2 (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title that has one of your favorite actresses (Shin Min Ah) - The Naked Kitchen (2009) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title by the same director as one of your favorite titles - The Third Way of Love (2015) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title by the same writers as one of your favorites ( Kim Yong Hwa) - Mr. Go (2013) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title by a director/writer you haven't seen anything from before (Park Hyun Jin) - Love and Leashes (2022) | Movie | ✓ |
Aged to perfection | ||
| 6. Find The Year | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered this year 2022 - First Love Again (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MDL (2019 - Saralele) - The Untamed Special Edition (2019) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title that started airing the same year you joined MDL - Poisoned Love (2020) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered in one of the years generated by this website.(99/05/09/16/19) - Mulan (2009) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title that began airing/premiered in the year you were born or had a major event in your life (2022 - Started MBA) - Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1 (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| 7. Vintage | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch a title from the 1940s - Spring on the Korean Peninsula (1941) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from the 1950s - A Flower in Hell (1958) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from the 1960s - Madam White Snake (1960) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from the 1970s - Lady Snowblood (1973) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from the 1980s - Hachiko Monogatari (1987) | Movie | ✓ |
| 8. Not as Vintage | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch title from the 1990s - Bloom in the Moonlight (1993) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2000 to 2005 - Bungee Jumping of Their Own (2001) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2006 to 2010 - Coffee Prince (2007) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2011 to 2016 - Protect the Boss (2011) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title which began airing/premiered between 2017 to 2022 - Kissable Lips (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
The international palate | ||
| 9. Countries of MDL (+ most common genres) | Progress: 5/5 and 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch a title from the China - Make My Heart Smile (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title from Hong Kong - The Butterfly Lovers (2008) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from Japan - XxxHolic (2013) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from Philippines - The Boy Foretold by the Stars (2020) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from South Korea - V.I.P (2019) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title from Taiwan - The Rooftop (2013) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from Thailand - Paint with Love (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title whos genre is Drama - Boys of Tomorrow (2007) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title whos genre is Comedy - Ossan's Love (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title whos genre is Action - The Beast (2011) | Movie | ✓ |
| 10. Adapted From A… | Progress: 5/5 and 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch a title from the China adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa - I Love You (2022) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from Hong Kong adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa - Initial D (2005) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from Japan adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa - Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko 2 (2022) | Special | ✓ |
| Watch a title from Philippines adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa - Full House (2009) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title from South Korea adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa - Love Revolution (2020) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title from Taiwan adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa - Fall in Love at First Kiss (2019) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch a title from Thailand adapted from a Webtoon, Manga, Manhwa - Love Stage!! (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title tagged Adapted From a Novel - Star and Sky: Star in My Mind (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title tagged Adapted From Video Game - Unique Lady Season 1 - Part 1 (2019) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title Watch a title based on/inspired by a Real Person/ Event /True Story - The Legendary Courtesan Hwang Jin Yi (2007) | Movie | ✓ |
Deconstructed MDL | ||
| 11. Written About (Tutorials 1, 2) | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch a title mentioned in the MDL Forums - Tinted With You (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title that was mentioned in an Article on MDL - The Psychologist (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title that was mentioned in the Feeds (any feeds) - Reborn Rich (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title with over 10 Reviews - Kinou Nani Tabeta? (2019) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title with 0 Reviews - A Diary About Desire (2014) | Movie | ✓ |
| 12. Plan To Watch (PTW, tutorials: 1,2,3,) | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch the title with the oldest release year, on your PTW (sort by year) - Maundy Thursday (2006) | Movie | ✓ |
| Watch the newest title on your PTW list (on your profile page it lists the last 9 actions you did or use the App) - The Wolf Princess (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch the DRAMA with the smallest number of episodes on your PTW list (2 Episodes) - Fudanshi Bartender no Tashinami (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch the DRAMA with the highest number of episodes on your PTW list (133 Episodes) - Ugly Alert (2013) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch the title with the largest number of letters in the title in your PTW list - Kono Otoko wa Jinsei Saidai no Ayamachidesu (2020) | Drama | ✓ |
| 13. Listed (tutorial) | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch a title with someone from the Stars Leaderboard (Dylan Wang) - Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title Popularity ranked over 1000 - Star and Sky: Sky in Your Heart (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title Ranked over 1000 - Once We Get Married (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title that was added to a Voting List in the list index. [x] - A Business Proposal (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title that was added to a custom list [x] - Takara-kun to Amagi-kun (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| 14. Just When You Thought You Had Seen All of MDL, We Found Even More | Progress: 5/5 | |
| Recipe - Ingredient | Notes - Completed | |
| Watch a title on your Recommendations page - My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho (2010) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title that appears in the first 5 page of MDL Home Trailers section - Hard Love Mission (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title from your least viewed tags under your profile stats (Smart Male Lead) - Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1 (2022) | Drama | ✓ |
| Watch a title that combines one of your most viewed genres with your least viewed genres (Romance + Documentary) - MaxTul Extended Memory (2021) | Special | ✓ |
| Watch a title from another user’s watchlist doing this challenge (Liz) - Let Me Be Your Knight (2021) | Drama | ✓ |
