r/KDRAMA Challenge 2026
Thoughts and grouping together:
Modern only:
- Truck#36/ police-suspect#3 -> any drama
- rushes to airport#15
- camping#19/sheet mask#14
- Borrow pants#18/staying at hanok#17 -> jeju
- owe money loan sharks#24
- bedtime rituals#25/picture in photobooth(studio)#23
- secret meeting with sashimi#4 -> makjang
- Emergency u-turn#9
- goes to MT#12/eats alone at convenience#1
Sageuk only:
- "Jeon-ha"#33 -> political sageuk
Both:
- Long form#35/special#34/fun episodic titles#29
- particular food#31/supernatural main character#28/ plays dual roles#30 -> any drama
- dyes with balsam flowers#32 /hanging of cliff#21-> seen in a sageuk somewhere
- Own food business#22/shower scene#10/Decades long friendship#20
- takes place on island#16/leaves without drinking#13
- Character at new school or work#26/Participate in protest#27
- Acupuncture#11
- cherry blossom tree#8/celebrate new year#7
- Multicolor umbrella#6/gifts book#5/slapped with food#2
MatildaL Jan 1, 2026
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![Love Scout]()
1. Love Scout
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
- #4. A drama where characters have a secret meeting while dining on sashimi (ep 9)
- #5. A drama with a scene in which a character gifts another character a book (ep 1?)
- #6. A drama in which a character uses a patterned or multicoloured umbrella (Eun Ho's ep 3-4)
- #8. A drama with a scene featuring a cherry blossom tree (ep 2)
- #9. A drama where a character does an emergency U-turn (Eun Ho ep 6)
- #15. A drama where a character rushes to find someone at the airport (Eun Ho ep 1)
- #23. A drama that features characters taking pictures in a photobooth or photo studio (Eun Ho and Ji Yun ep 12)
- #25. A drama with realistic bedtime rituals (?)
- #26. A drama where a character introduces themselves at a new school or workplace (Eun Ho ep 2)
- #31. A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post (Tteokbokki ep 3)
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![Moon River]()
2. Moon River
Korean Drama - 2025, 14 episodes
- #8. A drama with a scene featuring a cherry blossom tree (ep 6)
- #11. A drama where a character receives acupuncture treatment (crown prince recieves ep 2 and 5)
- #29. A drama with fun episodic titles
- #33. A drama with a scene where the ministers all shout "Your Majesty" (ep 12)
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![The Red Sleeve]()
3. The Red Sleeve
Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
- #5. A drama with a scene in which a character gifts another character a book (king Yeong Jo to Deok Mi ep 1)
- #20. A drama with a decades-long friendship (Deok Mi and her friends)
- #29. A drama with fun episodic titles
- #33. A drama with a scene where the ministers all shout "Your Majesty" (ep 8)
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![Descendants of the Sun]()
4. Descendants of the Sun
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
- #9. A drama where a character does an emergency U-turn (Si Jin ep 6)
- #10. A drama with a shower scene (?)
- #11. A drama where a character receives acupuncture treatment (Gi Beom ep 9)
- #19. A drama where characters go camping or hiking (Mo Yeon and Si Jin ep 16)
- #21. A drama with a literal cliff hanger scene (Mo Yeon ep 5)
- #27. A drama where a character participates in a protest (Daniel ep 15)
- #29. A drama with fun episodic titles
- #31. A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post (?)
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![The Great Doctor]()
5. The Great Doctor
Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes
- #11. A drama where a character receives acupuncture treatment (ep 1)
- #29. A drama with fun episodic titles
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![When the Weather Is Fine]()
6. When the Weather Is Fine
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
- #1. A drama where a character eats alone at a convenience store (Hae Won ep 16)
- #9. A drama where a character does an emergency U-turn (ep ? taxi)
- #29. A drama with fun episodic titles
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![My ID Is Gangnam Beauty]()
7. My ID Is Gangnam Beauty
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
- #10. A drama with a shower scene (Gyeong Seok ep 9)
- #12. A drama where a character goes to MT and plays games (ep 1)
- #14. A drama with a scene where a character applies a sheet mask (Mi Rae ep 10)
- #25. A drama with realistic bedtime rituals (?)
- #26. A drama where a character introduces themselves at a new school or workplace (Mi Rae ep 1)
- #29. A drama with fun episodic titles
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![Six Flying Dragons]()
8. Six Flying Dragons
Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
- #29. A drama with fun episodic titles
