MDL 2025 Watch Challenge

1:2 Drama 10 episodes or less (6)
5:4 filmed in a city you wish to visit
5:5 Filmed in a city in the same continent as you
9:5 Students in uniform
14:3 Friendship (tag - best friend's relationship, childhood friends' relationship )
14:5 Same-sex relationship
15:2 Athletic competition ?
18:1 goes on a trip out of town (ML leaves to study elsewhere)
18:5 has a goodbye scene before trip (before leaving school he says goodbye to his friend)
20:2 Beach (both boys visit the beach and have fun there)
24:4 School
25:5 Field (on the way to school)
26:5 South Korea

ART DISTRICT
5 Tag Steamy Kiss (ep4)
8 Cohabitation (ML lives with his friend after being kicked out of the house)

RED LIGHT DISTRICT
1 Partial Nudity, Prolonged Nudity
2 Domestic Violence (violence against children, abusive parent)

3:5 Top 100 popularity for it's country (China 15 Sept)
10:4 Main / Supporting character burying something in the ground (ep9 10:32 box of letters)

ART DISTRICT
8 Cohabitation

6:3 Cop/Detective (ep57 3rd friend turns out to be a detective)
7:2 Convenience Store Worker (ML ep1 & 2)
12:4 Funeral (ep46 0:13 ML's abusive father)
13:4 Rice Dish Or Noodle Dish (ep10 1:48 ramen)
16:1 Map (ep54 0:03 Seoul Special Map of criminals)
16:4 Photograph/Picture (ep58 0:16 MLs photo together)
17:2 Historical Monument (ep 58 0:04 Namson Tower)
17:5 City Lights (ep50 0:33 streets lights)

ART DISTRICT
3 Eating a sweet (lollipop)
8 Cohabitation 

5:4 Filmed in a city you wish to visit (Nam City, Jiang City)
5:5 Filmed in a city on the same continent as you live in
9:1 Gang Members (ML is a gangster)
10:1 Dead Body (many shot dead)
10:4 Main/Supporting character burying something in the ground (FL gets buried in the ground in ep9 & 10, ep20 7:08 burying a box with a jade pendant)
12:1 Wedding (ML marries FL's photo)
12:3 Inauguration (ep24 9:29 grand opening of Shiye Co. Ltd)
13:5 Traditional Food (dumplings)
16:4 Photograph/Picture (many photos)
17:3 Signage (ep2 Lu residence)
18:2 Main character has an item of passage (invite to a play given to FL)
18:3 Seen taking public transportation (arrives on a train then train forced to move in ep21)
22:3 Theatre (play performed at a theatre)
23:4 Mansion (FL moves into one)
24:3 Hospital (FL and ML both get hospitalised)
25:4 Scene shot under the ground (FL in a coffin with her buried in the ground)

ART DISTRICT
6 Fireworks (ep23 12:15)

NEW DISTRICT
2 Released in 2025 

1:2 Drama 10 episodes or less (3)
15:3 Club/Saloon/Bar (club setting)

ART DISTRICT
3 Eating a sweet (ice lolly)

NEW DISTRICT
1 Released in 2025

RED LIGHT DISTRICT
1 Partial Nudity, Prolonged Nudity

1:2 Drama 10 episodes or less (3)
14:5 Heterosexual or same-sex relationship

1:2 Drama 10 or less episodes
5:1 City in title
5:4 Filmed in a city you wish to visit (Seoul)
5:5 Filmed in a city on the same continent you live in (Seol/Asia)
7:3 Office Worker
9:2 Person sitting alone (ep10? outside other lead's home side of stairs)
13:4 Rice or Noodle Dish (ramyeon)
14:3 Friendship tag

6:3 Cop/detective (ep1 23:20 FL's friend in the real world is a cop)
9:5 Students in uniform (ep1 sitting outside a restaurant)
10:1 Dead Body ep2
10:4 Main/Supporting character burying something in the ground (ep2 18:25 burying a body)
11:3 Seeing scenery from a moving vehicle (ep6 29:31 beach views)
13:2 Food cart/truck (ep1 7:41)
15:3 Bar (17:00 hotel bar)
16:1 map (ep1 12:36 colourful world map wall hanging)
16:4 Photograph/Picture (ep1 12:31 photos of friend in Russia)
16:5 Suitcase (ep2 17:57 body in suitcase)
17:1 Cityscape/Skyline (ep1 0:27)
17:2 Historical Monument (ep1 photo in front of Russian Kremlin/St. Basil's Cathedral)
17:4 Other languages spoken (ep1 13:57 Russian)
19:4 Hotel concierge (ep2 13:44 Lee Jeong Oh - supporting cast)
20:2 Beach (ep2 0:28 driving along the beach, ep3 walk on the beach)
21:1 Crosswalk (ep1 24:31 at a traffic light)
21:3 Bridge (ep6 29:19)
23:2 Hotel (all characters)
24:2 Police Station (ep2 7:39 to report their boss missing)
25:4 Scene shot under the ground (ep3 6:55 underground bar)

16:5 Suitcase (ML taking suitcase while leaving for Colombia/Columbia - 2:04:51 - single YT link)
20:2 Beach (ep8 FL standing on the beach
21:3 Bridge (ep8 seen from beach - YT link)
22:5 Athletic Arena (basketball court)

ABANDONED DISTRICT
4 Spot people in an abandoned building (ep2 8:21 - abandoned medical department - leads and security guard)

11:4 Stargazing (ep3 15:55 FL while escaping looks at the stars)
11:5 On a rooftop (ML's jester/guard observes people from rooftops)
13:4 Rice Dish (ep1 Bibimbap in a bowl)
13:5 traditional Food (Bibimbap, Korean/chinese/French food)
15:4 Traditional Performance (ep10 1:8:44 king dances for the FL, ep11/2 king dances for his grandmother)
15:5 Shopping (ep6 47:29 king goes shopping)
16:1 Map (ep7 15:41 map to the army man)
16:4 Photograph (ep5 FL's passport photo)
17:3 signage (ep7 15:48 warning sign in front of army man's house)
17:4 Other dialect/Language spoken (FL speaks modern Korean; French)
24:2 Prison (ep2 FL gets put in a jail with other women)
25:1 Bomb dropped (ep12 40:19 ex soldier comes to save the king and FL)

ART DISTRICT
6 Fireworks ep2 45:09 explosion of flavours, ep3 16:40

6:3 Cop/Detective (ep1 Sung Dong Il's character)
9:1 Gang Members (many gangs)
9:4 Group of people exercising together in the park (ep2 12:32 support characters angels exercising in a park/outdoor area)
11:5 on a rooftop (ep2 24:55 Park Hyung Sik)
13:3 Dine-in restaurant (ep2 20:31)
15:3 Club/Bar (ep2 23:38)
15:5 Shopping (ep1 9:59 suit shopping)
17:1 Cityscape/Skyline (ep2 44:33
17:2 City Lights (ep1 20:22)
21:1 Skyscraper/Tower (ep2 24:59 Easem Tower)
21:2 Crosswalk/Business Street (ep2 19:17)
21:3 Bridge (ep2 12:32)
24:2 Prison (ep1)

12:1 Wedding (FL marries the uncle)
12:4 Funeral (grandfather dies 1:00:18)
17:1 Cityscape/Skyline (1:18:46)
17:5 City Lights (1:18:46)
21:1 Skyscraper/Tower (1:18:46)
21:3 Bridge (1:18:46)

1:2 Drama with 10 or less ep
3:1 Less than 1000 watchers (998 as of 4th Nov)
3:4 Main cast NOT on stars leaderboard
14:5 Same-sex relationship

RED LIGHT DISTRICT
1 Nudity

9:2 Person sitting alone (ep6 1:24)
9:5 Students in uniform (university clothes)
11:3 Seeing scenery from a moving vehicle (ep4 46:38)
11:4 Stargazing (ep4 47:55)
15:5 Shopping (ep5 22:31)
23:4 Mansion (ep6 7:15 Knight's house)

ART DISTRICT
6 Fireworks (ep1 24:52 NYE fireworks)

11:4 Stargazing (ML goes to watch shooting stars ep1?, ep9 51:41 stargazing by the fire, ep10 35:26)
12:2 Festival (ep7 34:31 Hanok Village Autumn Festival)
13:2 Food cart/truck (ep11 3:46)
15:1 street or public music performance (ep7 34:31 dance)
15:4 Traditional performance (ep7 34:31 dance)
16:1 Globe (ep8 11:53)
16:4 Photograph/Picture (ep12 1:01:45)
16:5 Suitcase/trunk (ep1 going on a trip & ep12 1:01:05)
17:1 Cityscape/Skyline (ep10 30:19)
17:2 Historical Monument (ep7 38:53 Namsan Tower)
17:5 City Lights (ep10 32:22 lights bokeh, ep11 32:00 neon lights)
18:5 Has a goodbye scene before a trip (ep10 35:00 FL tells ML too study in USA, ep 12 10:33, 13:59)
19:5 Student Studying abroad (ep12 25:00 ML in USA)
20:5 Out at sea (ep9 23:09 on a boat)
21:1 Skyscraper/Tower (ep10 30:28 Lotto World tower)
21:3 Bridge (ep11 15:33)
22:5 Athletic Arena (ep8 20:13 football field)
25:5 Field (ep8 20:13 football field)

5:4 filmed in a city you wish to visit (Busan)
5:5 Filmed in a city on the same continent  you live in (Busan)
9:2 Person sitting alone (ML sits alone in his classroom)
9:5 Students in uniform
11:4 Stargazing (1:29:32 FL + family)
12:3 Graduation
12:5 Date 1:23:23
16:4 Photograph/Picture polaroids
17:4 Other language spoken (English class)
17:5 City lights (confession, lights set up)
18:1 Goes on a trip out of town (ML goes to USA & to Seoul)
18:3 Seen taking public transportation (takes a train and a bus)
18:5 Has a goodbye scene before trip (1:32:21 ML tells FL he has to go to Seoul)
20:2 Beach (1:30:11 & 1:54:00)
20:5 Out at sea (swimming in the ocean)
21:2 Crosswalk/Business street/public square/ plaza (4:27)
21:3 Bridge (1:30:08)
21:4 Central station (FL takes a train to Seoul)
24:3 Hospital (ML's mother is admitted)
25:5 field (sports field)
26:5 SOUTH KOREA

ART DISTRICT
7 Drowning/Near-drowning 11:55 &16:02

RED LIGHT DISTRICT
2 Domestiv Violence (ML's father beats his mother and puts her in a hospital)

10:1 Dead Body (dead contestants)
10:5 Spy/Secret agent (ML is secretly trying to find Enigma)
15:3 Club (ML meets FL outside a club in ep1)
17:1 Cityscape/Skyscraper (ep5)
18:2 Has an item of passage (ML has a lanyard for the staff/film crew allowing him to work with the FL)
23:4 Mansion (ep1 38:21 contestants living in it)
26:7 THAILAND

10:1 Dead body (ep3 52:06 multi-ep link man's body)
12:1 Wedding (ep1 & 2 FL is forced to marry ML)

10:1 Dead Body (Suri's body)
10:2 Person hiding from the law/debt collectors (second FL)
10:3 Main character playing hide and seek (1:00 SFL and prince)
10;5 Spy/Secret agent (FL & ML)

13:5 Traditional food (food served to the king)
24:1 City Hall (?)

5:4 Filmed in a city you wish to visit (Tokyo)
5:5 Filmed in a city on the same continent as you live (Tokyo)
7:4 Performer/Celebrity (FL's bf is an internet celebrity and dancer)
8:1 Architect (one of the two MLs)
10:4 Main/Supporting character burying something in the ground (ep6 6:24 ML and his brother burying stuff in a childhood flashback)
12:4 Funeral (rabbit's funeral in ep1)
13:1 Food in a bag (cakes in a brown paper bag)
15:1 street or public music performance (ep10/11 bf does street performance before leaving for Korea)
17:1 Cityscape/Skyline (ep2 2:48)
17:2 Historical monument (ep8 12:21 Tokyo Skytree)
211 Skyscraper/Tower (ep2 2:48)
21:2 Crosswalk Plaza Public Square Business Street (ep2 2:38)
23:1 Multi-family living  (apartment complex)

ART DISTRICT
8 Cohabition 

1:2 Drama with 10 episodes or less (8)
2:5 Anthology
7:3 Office Worker (leads in ep 7 & 8)
13:3 Dine-in Restaurant (ep3 1:04 ML confronts the other about his love confession)
14:5 Same Sex relationship
16:1 Map (ep8 2:04 map where the leads lay their heads)
17:5 City Lights (ep4 8:51)
21:5 Bridge (ep2 0:57)
22:1 Parks (ep4 4:52 playground where one ML gives the other the bracelet, 8:45 lake park confession)

2:3 Drama Special
9:5 Students in uniform (0:20 both MLs)
14:5 Same-sex relationship
18:5 goodbye scene before a trip (7:03 before ML is leaving for university in  Tokyo)
21:3 Bridge (16:24 foot bridge)
22:1 Parks (10:11 playground in the background where ML kisses the other ML)
26:3 Japan

ART DISTRICT
3 Eating a sweet (1:35 ice lolly)

1:2 Drama 10 episodes or less
2:1 Drama
4:2 More than 100 reviews (342 as on 7th December)
5:5 Filmed in a city on the same continent (Seoul?)
6:4 Teacher (professor who ML complains about students to, drunk professor in ep3) ?
8:5 Real Estate Agent (ep8 16:16 Agent is showing ML's flat to new tenants)
9:2 Person sitting alone (ep8 ML leaves and other ML sits alone on a park bench)
12:2 Festival/Fair (ep1 1:07 Bancy International Animation Festival)
12:5 Date (ep5 20:57 F classmate thinks ML brought her to a restaurant on a date)
13:3 Dine-in restaurant (ep5 20:54 ML goes to a restaurant where the other ML works part-time)
15:3 Bar (ep7 0:15 restaurant bar)
16:4 Photograph/Picture (ep5 15:24 ML looks at other ML's instagram page and takes screenshots of his photos and reels)
16:5 Suitcase (ep8 11:54 ML is going to France and comes to meet the other ML with his suitcase)
17:1Cityscape/Skyline (ep1 0:15 skyline, ep7 21:21 skyline)
17:5 City Lights (ep7 21:21 city lights in the distance)
18:5 Has a goodbye scene before trip (ep8 12:45 ML bids other ML farewell before he goes to France)
21:1 Skyscraper/Tower (ep1 0:14 in the distance)
21:3 Bridge (ep1 0:14 opening scene)
22:1 Parks (ep8 8:43 ML sitting on a park bench)
22:5 Athletic Arena (ep8 22:08 basketball court in the background)

ART DISTRICT
5 Tag Steamy Kiss