2025 Connection Board Challenge

Hello and welcome to the 2025 Connection Board Challenge!

I know, I know, it's a bit late for a yearly challenge but hear me out! 

This challenge is a little different from other challenges. The idea is to connect titles (dramas/movies) through a connection theme they have a common. 

How it works. 
• Pick a random starting title and watch it in it's entirety.
• Select a connection theme (cast, cover, genre, title, or tag) to make your next selection.
• Find another drama/movie that fits the criteria and watch it in its entirety.
• Repeat however many times you want. 

A 'connection' can be the following:
• Cover: color, item, etc.
• Cast: lead actor/actress, supporting actor/actress.
• Genre: any of the available (tags don't count).
• Title: any word or word combo.
• Tags: any of the available (optional)

Example: 
Starting title: RoOT | Connection: Cover (colour) | Next title: Exhuma | Connection: Actor (lead) | Next title: The Glory | Connection: Title | Next title: You Are My Glory 

It could look something like this:

RULES:
1. You can only use a title once in the challenge (no repeats even if you rewatched the title).
2. Titles must be watched in order.
3. Only post once in this thread and edit that initial post with progress.
4. Sequels and prequels are discouraged since those would otherwise be very easy (side stories are fine).
5. Have fun!

INFO:  
• The deadline is December 31st, 2025 (the challenge will be renewed next year if everything goes well)
    • You can end it earlier if you're so inclined.
• You can join at any point in the year and participate.
• Any kind of title works (movies, dramas, tv-shows, & specials).
• Titles from any MDL country count.
• Since the challenge 'starts' halfway through the year you can opt to either use titles you watched since January 2025 or start from this point onwards.  
• You can edit the format for the challenge however you see fit.
• Feel free to add extra difficulties.
• You can connect titles through more than one thing if you want (bonus points for all 5)

Extra difficulty ideas:
• Only 1 type of media (e.g. only movies).
• Only 1 kind of connection (e.g. connection only through covers).
• Only from 1 country.
• Use the basic wheel to randomly select an connection for you.
    • Use the advanced wheel for even more specific and harder connection points.
• Never letting the connections meet (not using the same connection one after another).
• Never letting the countries meet (never the same country twice in a row).
• Get recommendations from others based on your previous pick (ask here).
• No rewatches.
• Perfect matches (match every connection perfectly. E.g. actor connection has to have the same role (e.g. leads in both), color has to match very closely, etc).

In 2024, a challenge called Connect the Title was created but was promptly cancelled. I didn't have time to check it out before it was removed and thus have no clue what the challenge was actually about, nor why it was cancelled (I believe this challenge might be similar which is why I'm mentioning it). If you know anything, let me know [here]!

Normally I would let an idea cook for longer before turning it into a challenge so that everything is accounted for but since we're past the midpoint of the year and I want this to be a yearly challenge, I'm doing this now and might edit some things later on. The challenge name for instance, is subject to change since I'm not too keen on it. It's supposed to be a reference to the detective's evidence board 'cause that's how I see this challenge in my mind, lol.

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to DM me or ask me [here], and I’ll answer to the best of my ability.

BADGES:

Coming soon...

If you wanna contribute badges, please DM me and I'll add them! 

✓ = Completed | ✗ = Not Started | CW = Ongoing

Titles	Connection	Connection	Notes
When Life Gives You Tangerines	"Life" in the title	X	✓
For the First Time in My Life			✗

Cover	Title	Connection Type	Connection notes	Progress
	The Glory	-	Starting title	Completed on 16/7 10/10
	Weak Hero Class 2	Tag	"School Bullying" as the same as Glory	✗
	Vigilante	Cover	"Blue-toned posters" aligning with WHC 2	✗
	Seoul Busters	Actor (Lee Seung Woo)	Supporting role in Vigilante, "lead role" in Seoul Buster	✗

✓ = Completed | ✗ = Not Started | CW = Ongoing