GL Watch Challenge 2026
Welcome to the first ever GL watch challenge on MDL!
How does this work?
Watch titles based on the prompts for each category.
Deadline: Jan 1st 2026 – December 31st, 2026
Rules:
- complete at least 3 prompts from each category
- titles can be dramas, movies, drama specials, short films, etc
- no TV shows type aka reality shows
- make sure all titles are fully watched in 2026
- re-watching something in 2026 is possible for the challenge
- a title can be added to a single prompt
- order in which you watch doesn’t matter
- only titles that are GL and are on MDL can be watched for this challenge
- feel free to customize your post however you like
- you can create your own prompts/categories as well
Badges:
badges by iota using Rien's template
badges by Vanessa using Rien's template
GL Watch Challenge 2026 |
.png) Start date: Jan 1st, 2026End date: ?? Progress: 10/40 Status: on-going |
1. Types: (1/5) |
Drama | Movie | Short length series (less than 10 episodes) | Drama Special | Short Film |
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2. Countries: (2/8) |
Thailand | South Korea | Japan | China |
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Taiwan | Hong Kong | Philippines | Singapore |
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3. Genres: (0/5) |
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Historical | Romance |
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4. Tags: (2/5) |
Adapted from a manga | Adapted from a novel | Bisexual female lead | Enemies to lovers | Steamy Kiss |
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5. Release Date: (1/5) |
Aired before 2010 | Aired between 2011-2015 | Aired between 2016-2020 | Aired between 2021-2025 | Aired in 2026 |
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6. Random favorites: (2/6) |
Title with your favorite GL couple | Title with your favorite director/screenwriter | Title containing a genre/theme you usually don’t watch |
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Title you found in the GL Drama Lovers Club | Title you’ve been meaning to watch since forever | Title from a random person’s profile/watchlist/custom list |
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7. Dates & Misc: (2/6) |
Title that starts with the letter of your username or display name | Title that aired in the year you started watching GL | Title with a poster in dark colors |
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Title with a poster in bright colors | Title someone recommended to you | Title from your on-hold/undecided/dropped list |
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Last Updated: Jan 23rd, 2026
Start date: Jan 1st, 2026 End date: Progress: Status: |
#C516D6 #5400FF
- TYPES
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( )Drama:
( )Movie:
( )Short length series (less than 10 episodes):
( )Drama Special:
( )Short Film:
0/5
- COUNTRIES:
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( )Singapore :
( )South Korea:
( )Japan:
( )China:
( )Filipinas:
0/5
- GENRES
Romance  | Melodrama | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy |
Thriller | Crime | Horror | Supernatural | Mystery |
0/10
- TAGS
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( ) Adapted from a manga:
( ) Adapted from a novel:
( ) Bisexual female lead:
( ) Cold woman/Warm woman:
( ) Death:
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( ) Enemies to lovers:
( ) First Love:
( ) Friendship:
( ) Friends to lovers:
( ) Ghost:
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( ) Happy Ending:
( ) Ex Comes Back :
( ) Love Triangle:
( ) Lovers To Rivals :
( ) Rich woman/Poor woman:
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( ) School Setting:
( ) Sismance:
( ) Steamy Kiss:
( ) Time Skip:
( ) University:
- RELEASE DATE:
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( ) Aired before 2010:
( ) Aired between 2011–2015:
( ) Aired between 2016–2020:
( ) Aired between 2021–2025:
( ) Aired in 2026:
0/5
GL Watch Challenge 2026 |
Start Date: End Date: 1.1.2026 Progress: 01/27 Status: On-going |
The Basics 0/5 |
Drama | Drama Special | Short-length drama (under 10 eps) | Movie | Short Film |
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Countries 0/6 |
Thailand | Korea | Japan |
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China | Hong Kong | Philippines |
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Genres 0/3 |
Romance | Youth | Fantasy |
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Tags 0/3 |
Enemies to Lovers | Cold Woman/Warm woman | University |
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Release Date 0/4 |
2011-2015 | 2016-2020 | 2021-2025 | 2026 |
Random Favorites 0/3 |
Title with your favorite GL couple | Title you've been meaning to watch since forever | Title from a random person's profile/watchlist/custom list |
Dates and Misc 1/3 |
Title that starts with the letter of your username | Title with a poster in dark colors ✓ | Title with a poster in bright colors |
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GL WATCH CHALLENGE 2026
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1. TYPES | Progress: 3/5 | |
Drama | ||
Drama special | ||
Short length series | C 30/03 | |
Film | C 14/03 | |
Short film | C 16/02 | |
2. COUNTRIES | Progress: 2/5 | |
Thailand | ||
Japan | ||
South Korea | C 02/04 | |
Philippines | C 18/02 | |
Taiwan | ||
3. GENRES | Progress: 1/5 | |
Youth | 23.5 | PTW |
Supernatural | Unlimited Love | PTW |
Thriller | C 16/03 | |
Psychological | Call Me by No-Name | PTW |
Fantasy | Reverse with Me | PTW |
4. TAGS | Progress: 1/5 | |
Cold woman/Warm woman | Blank | PTW |
Rich woman/Poor woman | Mate | PTW |
Bisexual female lead | Us | PTW |
Love triangle | C 07/02 | |
Adapted from a novel | Apple My Love | PTW |
5. RELEASE DATE | Progress: 1/5 | |
Before 2010 | ||
2011-2015 | ||
2016-2020 | ||
2021-2025 | ||
2026 | C 10/04 | |
6. RANDOM FAVOURITES | Progress: 0/5 | |
Favourite GL couple [MilkLove] | Whale Store xoxo | PTW |
Favourite GL actress [Namtan] | Pluto | PTW |
Favourite director/screenwriter [ZeroChou] | ||
Genre/theme you don't usually watch | ||
Found in GL Drama Lovers Club | Hometown Romance | PTW |
7. DATES & MISC | Progress: 2/5 | |
Aired in the year you created your MDL profile [2012] | C 08/01 | |
Aired in the year you started watching GL* [2014] | C 06/02 | |
Poster in dark colours | ||
Poster in bright colours | ||
On hold/Dropped/Undecided | Love Senior | PTW |
*I'm too lazy to check my notes, but presumably in 2014
GL Watch Challenge 2026 | ||
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| Started: January 1, 2026 Finished: xxx Latest update: January 8, 2026 Progress: 02/21 Status: Ongoing | | Not Started: O Completed: ✔ |
| 1. Types | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | Movie | Short length series (less than 10 eps) | Drama Special | Short Film |
|  | | ||
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | 4 episodes O 00/10 | O 00/10 | ✔ [2026.01.04] 8/10 |
| 2. Countries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | South Korea | Japan | China |
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| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| Taiwan | Hong Kong | Philippines | Singapore |
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| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| 3. Genres | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama |
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| Fantasy | Historical | Horror | Melodrama |
| |||
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| Mystery | Psychological | Romance | School |
| |||
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| Sports | Supernatural | Thriller | Youth |
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| 4. Tags | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adapted from a Manga | Adapted from a Novel | Bisexual Female Lead | Cold Woman/Warm Woman |
| | ||
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| Death | Enemies to Lovers | First Love | Friendship |
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| Friends to Lovers | Ghost | Happy Ending | High School |
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| Investigation | Love Triangle | Multiple Couples | Rich Woman/Poor Woman |
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| School Setting | Sismance | Steamy Kiss | Time Skip |
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| University | |||
| O 00/10 | |||
| 5. Release Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aired before 2010 | Aired between 2011-2015 | Aired between 2016-2020 | Aired between 2021-2025 | Aired in 2026 |
|  | |||
| aired in 2007 O 00/10 | O 00/10 | aired in 2020 O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| 6. Random favorites | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title with your fave GL couple | Title with your fave director/screenwriter | Title containing a genre/theme you usually don't watch | Title you found in the GL Drama Lovers Club |
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| Title you've been meaning to watch since forever | Title froma random person's profile/watchlist/custom list | ||
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | ||
| 7. Dates & Misc | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title that starts with the letter of your username/display name | Title that aired in the year you started watching GL | Title with a poster in dark colors | Title with a poster in bright colors |
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| ✔ [2026.01.07] 6.5/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 | O 00/10 |
| Title someone recommended to you | Title from your on-hold/undecided/dropped list | ||
| O 00/10 | O 00/10 | ||
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| 𝔾L Watch Challenge 2026 |
 | Start date: Jan 1st, 2026 |
𝟙. Types: (0 out of 5 finished) |
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| Drama | Movie | Short length | Drama Special | Short Film |
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| 𝟚. Countries: (2 out of 5 finished) |
| Singapore | South Korea | Japan | China | Philippines |
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| 𝟛. Genres: (0 out of 5 finished) |
| Historical | ||||
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| 𝟜. Tags: (1 out of 5 finished) |
| Bisexual | |||
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| 𝟝. Release Date: (0 out of 5 finished) |
| 𝟞. Random favorites: (0 out of 5 finished) |
| Title you’ve been meaning to watch since forever | Title with | |||
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| 𝟟. Dates & Misc: (0 out of 5 finished) |
𝔾L Watch Challenge 2026 |
| Start date: 01.01.2026 |
1. Types: (1/5) |
Drama | Movie | Short length series (less than 10 episodes) | Drama Special | Short Film |
 this one only has a lesbian side character so I'll replace it at some point |
2. Countries: (1/8) |
Thailand | South Korea | Japan | China |
 | |||
Taiwan | Hong Kong | Philippines | Singapore |
3. Genres: (0/5) |
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Historical | Romance |
4. Tags: (0/5) |
Adapted from a manga | Adapted from a novel | Bisexual female lead | Enemies to lovers | Steamy Kiss |
5. Release Date: (0/5) |
Aired before 2010 | Aired between 2011-2015 | Aired between 2016-2020 | Aired between 2021-2025 | Aired in 2026 |
6. Random favorites: (0/6) |
Title with your favorite GL couple | Title with your favorite director/screenwriter | Title containing a genre/theme you usually don’t watch |
Title you found in the GL Drama Lovers Club | Title you’ve been meaning to watch since forever | Title from a random person’s profile/watchlist/custom list |
7. Dates & Misc: (0/6) |
Title that starts with the letter of your username or display name | Title that aired in the year you started watching GL | Title with a poster in dark colors |
Title with a poster in bright colors | Title someone recommended to you | Title from your on-hold/undecided/dropped list |
I'm fighting for my live against the formating over here lmao
GL watch challenge 2026 |
| I'm very new to GL's and one of my friends kinda got me here so I started watching this year!! Start date: Thursday 26th March, 2026 End date: ? Progress: Working Status: Working |
Types (0/5)
Drama | Movie | Short length series (less than 10 episodes) | Drama Special | Short Film |
ClaireBell | ||||
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Countries (0/8)
Thailand | South Korea | Japan | China |
23.5 | |||
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Hong Kong | Taiwan | Philippines | Singapore |
Genres (0/8)
Supernatural | Adventure | Comedy | Mystery |
Fantasy | Historical | Horror | School |
Tags (0/4)
Love Triangle | Enemies to lovers | Friends to lovers | Multiple Couples |
Reverse 4 you | Girl rules | ||
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Release Date (0/5)
Aired before 2010 | Aired between 2011-2015 | Aired between 2016-2020 | Aired between 2021-2025 | Aired in 2026 |
The loyal pin (2024) | ||||
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Random favorites (0/6)
Title with your favorite GL couple | Title with your favorite director/screenwriter | Title containing a genre/theme you usually don’t watch |
Title you found in the GL Drama Lovers Club | Title you’ve been meaning to watch since forever | Title from a random person’s profile/watchlist/custom list |
7. Dates & Misc:
Title that starts with the letter of your username or display name | Title that aired in the year you started watching GL | Title with a poster in dark colors |
Title with a poster in bright colors | Title someone recommended to you | Title from your on-hold/undecided/dropped list |
| Start date: March 30th 2026 End date: ungoing Progress: ongoing Status: ongoing | |
1. Types (0/5) : |
Drama: | Movie: | Short lengh series (less than 10 episodes) | Drama special: | Short Film: |
2. Countries (0/5): |
| Thailand | South Korea | China | Japan | Taiwan |
3. Genres: |
| Romance | Comedy | Drama |
| Historical | Action | Adventure |
4. Tags: |
| Rich woman/Poor woman | High School | |
Adapted from a manga
Adapted from a novel
Bisexual female lead
Cold woman/Warm woman
Death
Enemies to lovers
First Love
Friendship
Friends to lovers
Ghost
Happy Ending
High School
Investigation
Love Triangle
Multiple Couples
Rich woman/Poor woman
School Setting
Sismance
Steamy Kiss
Time Skip
University
5. Release Date (0/5) : |
| Aired before 2010 | Aired between 2011-2015 | Aired between 2016-2020 | Aired between 2021-2025 | Aired in 2026 |
6. Random favorites (0/6) : |
Title with your favorite GL couple
Title with your favorite director/screenwriter
Title containing a genre/theme you usually don’t watch
Title you found in the GL Drama Lovers Club
Title you’ve been meaning to watch since forever
Title from a random person’s profile/watchlist/custom list
7. Dates & Misc:
Title that starts with the letter of your username or display name
Title that aired in the year you started watching GL
Title with a poster in dark colors
Title with a poster in bright colors
Title someone recommended to you
Title from your on-hold/undecided/dropped list
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