r/KDRAMA Challenge 2024
List of dramas I have completed for the r/KDRAMA Challenge 2024;
Extra rules/goals I made up for myself:
- only dramas I haven't watched before
watch 6 sageuks (3/6)watch 6 pre-2015 dramas (4/6)
| relaxed watcher level completed 29/01/2024 - serious watcher level completed 24/02/2024 - dedicated watcher level 17/07/2024 - chaebol watcher level 25/10/2024
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1. Beleza Interior
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
challenge #1 A drama that shares a filming location with The Heirs (Gyeonggi Future Education — Paju Branch [경기미래교육 파주캠퍼스]; Incheon International Airport (ICN) [인천국제공항]; Ilsan Lake Park [일산호수공원])
completed 12/05/2024
- also fits:
- challenge #10 A drama in which a game is played (Go Stop), still where you can see the cards; still with cards 2
- challenge #19 A drama in which characters take a trip - ML and Fl travel to Geyeongju for a bussiness trip and FL spontaneously visits Donggung Palace (ep1)
- challenge #22 A drama with a character who is a chaebol - ML is a chaebol of airline company
- challenge #36 A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ (ep3)
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2. Desqualificação Humana
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
challenge #2 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Tropes - A character has a hair cut or cuts his or her hair during the drama (ep10)
completed 25/10/2024
- also fits: challenge #4 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: PPL - Coffee Shop/Coffee Machine/Instant Coffee/Kopiko (Maxim, ep14)
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3. Happy Merry Ending
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
challenge #3 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Common Scenes - A character riding the bus or at the bus station (MC rides the bus in ep3)
completed 05/06/2024
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4. A Esposa do Meu Marido
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
challenge #4 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: PPL - Coffee Shop/Coffee Machine/Instant Coffee/Kopiko (ep4 Kopiko)
completed 22/02/2024
- for me it also fits:
- challenge #2 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Tropes - A character has a hair cut or cuts his or her hair during the drama (ep3 haircut scene)
- challenge #18 A drama in which characters celebrate a special day (FL's birthday + Christmas)
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5. De Volta às Raízes
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
challenge #5 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Korean Culture Highlight - Scene showing Jeju's haenyeo (women divers)
completed 16/07/2024
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6. A Herdeira
Korean Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
challenge #6 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Number of People in Drama Poster - 0 (zero people; poster)
completed 21/01/2024
- also fits:
- challenge #14 A drama featuring an actor or actress who debuted before 2000 (Kim Hyun Joo)
- challenge #15 A drama with childhood flashback scenes
- challenge #17 A drama title that is not a direct translation of the Korean title
- challenge #21 A drama set in a rural/non-urban location
- challenge #23 A drama with a character who works for the government (police detective ML)
- challenge #25 A drama where a character wears a long wool coat (several characters throughout)
- challenge #27 A drama with a main character that is over 40 (ML)
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7. Profecia do Inferno
Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
challenge #7 A drama that started airing in your birth month (November)
completed 04/02/2024
- also fits: challenge #4 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: PPL - Coffee Shop/Coffee Machine/Instant Coffee/Kopiko (Maxim, ep1)
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8. Fiel ao Amor
Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
challenge #8 A drama with a title that includes a character's name (the Korean title includes FL's name Bo Ra)
completed 26/07/2024
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9. Sing My Crush
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
challenge #9 A drama with a character who is an artist (MC is a singer)
completed 24/01/2024
- also fits: challenge #16 A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community
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10. Reino da Conquista
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
challenge #10 A drama in which a game is played (baduk)
completed 03/03/2024
- also fits:
- challenge #17 A drama title that is not a direct translation of the Korean title
- challenge #18 A drama in which characters celebrate a special day (coronation day)
- challenge #28 A drama with a multigenerational main cast (ML, his mother, and his nephew)
- challenge #29 A drama from the sageuk genre
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11. Weather Forecast Love
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
challenge #11 A drama where a character wears a sports team uniform or jersey and/or watches a sports game (ML wears one in almost every ep)
completed 04/02/2024
- also fits:
- challenge #3 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Common Scenes - A character riding the bus or at the bus station (ep6)
- challenge #7 A drama that started airing in your birth month (November)
challenge #16 A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community
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12. Meu Mafioso Predileto
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
challenge #12. Group of friends and their friendship — Between the reformed mobsters
completed 02/08/2024
- also fits:
- challenge #3 Bus / Bus station — (Ep. 2 / 4)
- challenge #4 Coffee PPL — Tom N Toms Coffee (credits)
- challenge #13 OST by a K-pop group member — "See The Light" - Belle (Kiss of Life)
- challenge #14 Actor who debuted before 2000 — Park Chul Min, debut in 1988 (Theater)
- challenge #15 - Childhood flashback scenes
- challenge #17 A drama title that is not a direct translation of the Korean title - google says the direct translation is "A girl who plays"
- challenge #18c Celebrates a special day — Birthday (Ep. 13), 10K Subs (Ep. 14)
- challenge #19 Takes a Road Trip / Camping / Vacation — Seaside Town (Ep. 4), Mountain (Ep. 10)
- challenge #23.Character (M/S) works for the government — Jang Hyeon Woo, Prosecutor
- challenge #24 Meal with 3 banchan on the table — Several Episodes
- challenge #25 Character (A) wears a long wool coat — (Ep. 3)
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13. O Amante do Azar
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
challenge #13 OST by a K-pop group member (Milky Way by Seohyun (Girls' Generation))
completed 18/05/2024
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14. Branding in Seongsu-dong
Korean Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
challenge #14 A drama featuring an actor or actress who debuted before 2000 - Ahn Yun Hong starred in her first drama in supporting role in 1987
completed 14/03/2024
- also fits: challenge #9 A drama with a character who is an artist - SML is lead graphic designer
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15. Rei dos Porcos
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
challenge #15 A drama with childhood flashback scenes
completed 09/03/2024
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16. O Amor é Como um Gato
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
challenge #16 A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community
completed 06/05/2024
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17. The Time of Fever
Korean Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
challenge #17 A drama title that is not a direct translation of the Korean title (내 손끝에 너의 온도가 닿을 때 (When your temperature touches my fingertips))
completed 12/09/2024
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18. Canção de Amor Para Ilusão
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
challenge #18 A drama in which characters celebrate a special day - Episode 1, the king's birthday banquet
completed 27/02/2024
- also fits:
- challenge #9 A drama with a character who is an artist - ML is a clothes designer
- challenge #14 A drama featuring an actor or actress who debuted before 2000 - Woo Hee Jin debuted in 1988
- challenge #15 A drama with childhood flashback scenes
- challenge #29 A drama from the sageuk genre
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19. Um Homem Sem Filtros
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
challenge #19 Takes a Road Trip — Fishing Trip (Ep. 2), Filming Trip (Ep. 5 / 6)
completed 20/07/2024
- also fits:
- challenge #3 Bus / Bus station — (Ep. 3)
- challenge #9 Character (M/S) who is an artist — On Woo Joo, writer / Kim Jung Heon, singer
- challenge #10 A game is played — Basketball, Dodgeball (Ep. 1)
- challenge #11 Sports team uniform or Watches game — Karate uniforms (Ep. 3)
- challenge #13 OST by a K-pop group member — "Freeze!" - Seo Ho, Lee Do (ONEUS)
- challenge #14 Actor (M/S) who debuted before 2000 — Shin Jung Keun, debut in 1997 (movie)
- challenge #15 Childhood flashback scenes — Song Ki Baek, Song Woon Baek (Ep. 3)
- challenge #17 Title is not a direct translation — "No Secret"
- challenge #18 Celebrates a special day — Birthday (Ep. 6), Chuseok (Ep. 8)
- challenge #24 Meal with 3 banchan on the table — (Ep. 7)
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20. Te Conheci por Acaso
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
challenge #20 A drama chosen at random from your plan to watch list (pulled out of a jar)
completed 05/10/2024
- also fits: challenge #17 A drama title that is not a direct translation of the Korean title (어쩌다 마주친, 그대 (You Who I Met By Chance))
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21. Uma Loja Para Assassinos
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
challenge #21 - A drama set in a rural/non-urban location - Jeong Jinman's house (main setting) is literally in the middle of nowhere
completed 07/02/2024
- also fits:
- challenge #3: A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Common Scenes - A character riding the bus or at the bus station (has a scene at the bus station)
- challenge #6 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Number of People in Drama Poster - 0 (zero people; poster)
- challenge #14 A drama featuring an actor or actress who debuted before 2000 (Lee Dong Wook)
- challenge #15 - A drama with childhood flashback scenes - there's quite a few especially in ep 1-2
- challenge #19: A drama in which characters take a trip (a "survival" type of hiking trip)
- challenge #36: A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ (ep4)
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22. Vejo Você na Próxima Vida
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
challenge #22 A drama with a character who is a chaebol (ML is a chaebol)
completed 26/07/2024
- also fits: challenge #36 A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™
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23. Nosso Destino
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
challenge #23 A drama with a character who works for the government (FL is a civil servant)
completed 16/07/2024
- also fits:
- challenge #3 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Common Scenes - A character riding the bus or at the bus station (FL often rides the bus, example eps 4, 6, 7)
- challenge #17 A drama title that is not a direct translation of the Korean title
- challenge #19 A drama in which characters take a trip (in ep3 they make trip a Jirisan and in ep7 they visit the seaside)
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24. Drama Special Season 3: Butcher Barber
Korean Special - 2012, 1 episode
challenge #24 A drama with a meal scene featuring 3 or more banchan (side dishes) on the table (meal scene)
completed 06/01/2024
- also fits: challenge #32 A single episode drama
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25. Unintentional Love Story
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
challenge #25 A drama where a character wears a long wool coat (pic from ep10)
completed 04/02/2024
- also fits: challenge #16 A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community
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26. Bem-vindos a Waikiki
Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
challenge #26 A drama found by searching existing recommendations (found in my personalized MDL recommendations)
completed 19/08/2024
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27. Meu Ahjussi
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
challenge #27 A drama with a main character that is over 40 (the ML)
completed 28/07/2024
- also fits: challenge #4 A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: PPL - Coffee Shop/Coffee Machine/Instant Coffee/Kopiko (Maxim)
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28. Finnish Papa
Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
challenge #28 A drama with a multigenerational main cast (MC, her grandma, then Kaka and Ma Ri who are the same generation as MC's dad)
completed 29/01/2024
- also fits: challenge #26 A drama found by searching existing recommendations (rec here)
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29. Papel de Rainha
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
challenge #29 A drama from the sageuk genre
completed 17/07/2024
- also fits: challenge #30 A drama with an episode which received more than 10% overall viewership ratings from Nielsen (Under the Queen's Umbrella 16.85% 4-Dec-22)
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30. Conexões Traiçoeiras
Korean Drama - 2024, 14 episodes
challenge #30 A drama with an episode which received more than 10% overall viewership ratings from Nielsen - 14.2% (Ep. 14)
completed 28/07/2024
- also fits:
- challenge #3 A character riding the subway or at the subway station - Ep. 1
- challenge #4 PPL - Kopiko
- challenge #12 A drama that revolves around a group of friends and features their friendship as a key part of the drama
- challenge #14 A drama featuring an actor or actress who debuted before 2000 - Ji Sung (Jang Jae Kyung)
- challenge #15 A drama with childhood flashback scenes - several throughout
- challenge #18 A drama in which characters celebrate a special day - Oh Yun Jin's Birthday
- challenge #23 A drama with a character who works for the government - Jang Jae Kyung (detective), Park Tae Jin (prosecutor) and more
- challenge #25 A drama where a character wears a long wool coat - several characters throughout, a lot in Ep. 2 & 3
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31. Conexão: Comer, Amar e Matar
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
challenge #31 A drama that has been reviewed in one of our past Spotlight On posts (one of two cooking dramas reviewed here)
completed 19/07/2024
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32. Drama Special Season 4: The Strange Cohabitation
Korean Special - 2013, 1 episode
challenge #32 A single episode drama
completed 24/02/2024
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33. A Bela e o Sr. Romântico
Korean Drama - 2024, 50 episodes
challenge #33 A mid-long form drama
completed 26/09/2024
- also fits: challenge #1 A drama that shares a filming location with The Heirs (Gyeonggi Future Education — Paju Branch [경기미래교육 파주캠퍼스]; Ilsan Cultural Park [일산문화공원])
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34. The Law of Web Drama
Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
challenge #34 A drama with less than 500 watchers on MDL (I was 75th MDL watcher to complete it)
completed 03/01/2024
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35. Amantes Musicais
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
challenge #35 A drama that is at least 10 years old
completed 28/05/2024
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36. Minha Namorada é Uma Gumiho
Korean Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
challenge #36 A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ (Truck of Doom™ scene)
completed 20/01/2024
- also fits: challenge #35 A drama that is at least 10 years old