r/KDRAMA challenge 2025

1. A drama featuring a sweater worthy of The Heirs. Simple but nice, many good sweaters.

2. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Korean Culture Highlight (A drama where laundry is done by foot in a tub). A really nice drama!! IU has never steered me wrong.

3. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food Scenes: A drama where a rooftop BBQ is had. Sometimes you finally get around to watching a drama everyone loves and it's really that good. 

4. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Common Scenes: A drama where a character yells "바다"! (bada/sea) at the ocean. Did not care about the main relationship at all but there were some funny moments and ML is very cute and sometimes just that is not bad!

5. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Character Surname: Oh. Plot felt different and interesting even if imho it didn't live up to its full potential in the end. 

8. A drama where a character watches a kdrama. Very wholesome! Liked the lead and the OST.

9. A drama where a character makes a wish. (Episode 8) Kinda the Welcome to Waikiki of family sitcoms.

10. A drama featuring a mentor-mentee relationship. The kind of plotline that I always really like in a drama! Needed a couple more episodes at the end I think.

12. A drama where changes in time are visible. Second time watching....it's still such a weird story, but in a way that works for me I think. 

14. A drama with a character who moves or has previously lived abroad. Hit pretty much all the notes I predicted, they were notes I enjoyed though!

15. A drama starring a beloved grandma and grandpa of Kdramaland (Jeon Gook Hwan in supporting role) Rewatch, loved it just as much the second time around. <333

16. A drama where a character wears a nondescript black cap for no particular reason. (At least 2 different characters in different scenes.) I lowkey don't think this season needs to exist, that said the formula still works for me.

18. A drama starring a lead actor who goes by a stage name. (Gong Myung) Really exceeded my expectations! Liked both leads a lot too.  

20. A drama where one of the main characters is a celebrity. Very bleak drama with some odd pacing in places but pretty good.

21. A drama which features a sibling relationship. The plot and characters left like no impression on me at all, but the fight scenes were intense as promised and it was inoffensively short! 

23. A drama featuring a scene where a character prepares for or takes an exam. Thrillingly bananas.

24. A drama that features location/tourism product placement. (Cathay Pacific in ep 3, probably other things too.) Just a very pleasant slice of life/workplace drama! 

26. A drama where a character calls another character by their professional title instead of name. (Various characters call Lee Ju Yeon "Doctor"/"선생님".) This required a lot of suspension of disbelief, but I enjoyed it pretty well! If I could rate it like...8.75, I would.

30. A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community. First 3 episodes are 8-8.5 territory, last ~2 and a half episodes would probably be a 7 max for me. =/ PS: Why does the summary of this show on MDL call the games "The Squid Game"? That's a pet peeve of mine lol.  

33. A drama from the sageuk genre. This one ended up being DARK. I sort of didn't feel invested in the characters at first, but the makjang/crime drama plot held my interest and moved at a pace that worked for me, plus it felt like something a little different for a sageuk drama which was a treat. Also good OST!

36. A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™. All the drama was really drama-ing for me!! I personally liked the ending. Fun performances from the 3 main male roles, also the RUDEST Truck of Doom of all time probably lol.