MDL 2026 CHALLENGE LIST

TOP 100 POPULARITY FOR ITS COUNTRY

7+, COVER: DARK COLORS, Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link), Tag: Death, Tag: Second Chance, Spot: Someone looking in a mirror, Genre: Mystery, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: Ghost, Spot: Survival (any kind), Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Main character is in some type of leadership position (class representative/student president), Tag: Artist Male Lead, Spot: Stage performance, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight, July, June, September, October, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Main character in Water, Released in October (any year), Spot: Main Character in the Woods, Spot: Main character crying, Spot: Someone winning something (student election), Spot: An act of forgiveness, Graphic violance or suicide: one of the following tags: Suicide & Domestic Violence

 Cover: Dark colors, Tag: Death, TAG: BLACK MAGIC, A Main or Support Character Dreaming, mystery, detective male lead, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: A Figurine, Spot: Beauty product product placement (PPL), fantasy, spot: ghost, Spot: Religious Leader, blood/minimal blood, Spot: Strategy meeting (military, corporate, sports), Spot: Someone spitting out blood, Spot: Tiger (alive, in a picture, on a coin… the word), romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight, Tag: ProtectiveMale Lead, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Tag: LGBTQ+, Released in October (any year)

7+, Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link), COVER: ORANGE (ADD A PHOTO), Genre: Comedy, Spot: Someone finding something or someone  - (COIN IN EP 2 OR 3), Mentioned in an Article or Editorial, June, August, Spot: Main character crying, Spot: Strategy meeting (military, corporate, sports), Tag: Happy Ending

7+, Start a title while at least one of the episodes has not been released yet,Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link) [blgl awards and dmd friendship season 2] , Award winning title (any award, add link) [blgl awards], Tag: Death, Genre: Historical, Tag: Reincarnation, Spot: Stargazing (EP 2), COVER: STARS (THE TYPE YOU SEE IN THE SKY)(ADD A PHOTO), Genre: Comedy, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: Someone looking in a mirror  (EP 2), Spot: Someone being poisoned(or assumed to be poisoned), Spot: Beauty product product placement (PPL)  (EP 1 - GOHAIR?), Genre: Fantasy, Cover: Lilac (add picture)?, Spot: Member of noble family, Tag: Traditional medicine?, Spot: Survival (any kind), Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Spot: Gold(EP 2), Tag: Character development, Tag: Slowburn story, Genre: Romance, July, June, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Fish (food, alive, in a picture..), Spot: Main character in Water (EP 1 & 2), Spot: Wedding, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main character crying, Spot: Someone winning something (lottery, plushie in a machine, raffle, a game, a championship) [sword fight practice match], Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: Main Character in the Woods

TITLE: INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE OF THE WORDS “SUN,” “SUMMER,” “SUNSHINE,” OR “WARM”,  Tag: Happy Ending, 'Cover: Blue (Add a photo)', 'Genre: Romance',  'Tag: Return to hometown', 'Tag: LGBTQ+', 'Spot: A Figurine', 'Spot: Someone overcoming fear', 'Spot: Main character crying', 'Spot: An act of forgiveness'

Movie of 90 min or more, Has a rating of 7 or more, Tag: Happy Ending, SPOT: A MAIN OR SUPPORT CHARACTER DREAMING (DAY/NIGHT), Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Genre: Action, Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Genre: Romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight (taking a drink instead of someone else) May also be used for someone taking the place of someone else to protect them, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main character crying, Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: Someone winning something (lottery, plushie in a machine, raffle, a game, a championship), December, October

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 'Genre: Romance', 'Lead Cast or Crew born in February', 'Lead Cast or Crew born in May' , 'Lead Cast or Crew born in June', 'Spot: Main character crying', 'Tag: LGBTQ+', 'Lead Cast or Crew born in November', 'Lead Cast or Crew born in December', 'Japan' , 'Has a rating of 7 or more', 'SPOT: MAIN CHARACTER LOOKING AT THE MOON / MENTIONING THE MOON IN SOME WAY - 44.22', 'Blue',  'Spot: Main Character in the Woods', 'Spot: Stargazing', Main character is in some type of leadership position (CEO, King, Religious leader, team captain, class representative, political leader) [head of student council]'

Movie of 90 min or more, Has a rating of 7 or more, Award winning actor, Tag: Death, Spot: Main involved in a Funeral (The main characters participated in the funeral for one of the ghost's victims.), Genre: Comedy, SPOT: SNAKE (A SNAKE COMES OUT FROM UNDER THE MAIN CHARACTER'S BLANKET.), Spot: A Figurine (Gold religious figurines could be spotted in a room.), Spot: Ghost (The anatagonist in this movie is a ghost.), Spot: Veins (We can see the main lead's hand veins in the movie.), Spot: Survival (The main characters try to survive against the ghost's attacks), Mentioned in an Article or Editorial, Spot: Gold (Gold religious figurines could be spotted in the movie.), Spot: Main character visiting a temple or shrine (The main characters go to a temple to get ordained.), August, September, December, November, July, Spot: Lead without a shirt on (Main lead comes out after taking a bath.), Spot: Main character crying (Main character cries for forgiveness after destroying a shrine), Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: Main Character in the Woods (Temple is located in a woodsy area.)

7+, blue cover, mystery, RESEARCHER MALE LEAD, Art Installation, Someone smoking a cigarette, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main Character in the Woods, March , someone being poisoned, spot blood, red light, smoke from a fire, death

7+, Genre: Comedy, Tag: Happy Ending, TAG: WRITER MALE LEAD, Spot: Pictures of a main character on a wall, February, July, Tag: LGBTQ+

 Start a title while at least one of the episodes has not been released yet, 7+,  Death, Spot: A Main or Support Character Dreaming (Day/Night), mystery, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, TAG: JOURNALIST MALE LEAD, Spot: Veins (any type), Spot: Strategy meeting (military, corporate, sports), Spot: The words Good Luck (or any words in any language meaning ”good luck”), romance, march, October, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Smoke from a fire, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main character crying, Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: An act of forgiveness, Spot: Wedding, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight (taking a drink instead of someone else)May also be used for someone taking the place of someone else to protect them, 

7+, Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link), Tag: Death, Genre: Historical, Genre: Mystery, Spot: Someone finding something or someone (EP 11- they find an entry point to the tomb / underground ming palace), Spot: A Figurine (EP 1), Spot: Survival (EP 18 - One of the ML's and his team are fighting to survive against the enemy group), Spot: Veins (EP 20 - forehead veins on the FL), Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Main character is in some type of leadership position, May, January, April, Spot: Main Character in the Woods, Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette (EP 2), Spot: Smoke from a fire (EP 2), Spot: Someone being poisoned(or assumed to be poisoned) (EP 2 - One of the MC's is poisoned into temporary paralysis), Spot: Snake (EP 3 - Alive snake observing MC's group), Spot: Main involved in a Funeral (EP 10 - Involved in their dead comrades funeral), Mentioned in an Article or Editorial, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight (taking a drink instead of someone else) (EP 9 - FL takes the drink for ML), Spot: Explosion (EP 7 - characters use explosives to try and break down a stone door. EP 11 - explosives are set in a mountain's weak points in order to find a tomb), Spot: Main character crying (EP 8 - Mc cries over his friend's death), Spot: Gold (EP 13 - Lock made out of gold), Spot: Someone spitting out blood (EP 14 - FL spits out blood after being hit by a giant centipede), TAG: TRADITIONAL MEDICINE (TRADITIONAL MEDICINE DOCTOR MALE LEAD, FEMALE LEAD, SUPPORTING CHARACTER) (A FEMALE SUPPORTING CHARACTER IS THE HEALER OF THE GROUP WHO TREATS PEOPLE WITH TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE. EP 8 SHOWS HER TREATING PATIENTS WITH IT.), Genre: Action, Spot: Lead without a shirt on (EP 18), Tag: Return to hometown (ep 21 - One of the MLs goes back to his hometown. )

7+, December, March, February, July, October, January, Spot: Someone winning something, Spot: Main character crying (EP 1), Spot: Main character in Water, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight (EP 1), Spot: Gold (EP 2), Spot: Strategy meeting (military, corporate, sports) (EP 1), Spot: Veins, Spot: Survival?, Spot: A Figurine, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Genre: Comedy, Award winning actor/actress, Beauty PPL (EP 2 - Sunscreen), SPOT: TIGER (ALIVE, IN A PICTURE, ON A COIN… THE WORD)

Award winning actor, Has a rating of 7 or more, Tag: Death, Spot: Sunshine  (EP 12 - The sun is shining on the characters when they go on a beach trip.), Genre: Mystery, Spot: Someone finding something or someone (EP 12 - The main lead find the location of the criminals they're looking for.), Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood (EP 1 - The main lead shoots suspect. We can see the blood from the gunshot wound.), Spot: Veins (EP 12 - We can see one of the the main lead's veins while he's grilling meat.), Spot: Survival (EP 12 - One of the characters kills another character in order to ensure his survival.), Spot: Gold  (EP 2 - We can see a painting with gold colors at hotel main lead is staying at.), Tag: Character development (One of the main leads goes from cold and not showing his emotions to more expressive and warm.), Tag: Happy Ending, MAIN CHARACTER IS IN SOME TYPE OF LEADERSHIP POSITION (ONE OF THE MAIN LEADS IS A POLICE INSPECTOR WHO HAS HIS OWN TEAM.), Spot: Red Lighting (EP 2 - We can see the red lighting from flashing ambulance/cop lights), Tag: Calm Male Lead, March, October, Genre: Romance, Tag: Infidelity (One of the side characters cheated on his girlfriend with her friend.), Tag: Any tag that includes the word “Sexual”  (Sexual Violence), Spot: Lead without a shirt on (EP 12 - The main leads play in the beach without shirts on.), Spot: Main character in Water (EP 7 - The main leads are swimming in the pool ), Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette (EP 2 - A side character smokes), Spot: Smoke from a fire (EP 12 - Smoke from a fire that's burning the house down.), Spot: Passion (EP 12 - The antagonist commits crimes with passion.), Spot: Explosion (EP 12 - An explosion happens because of a bomb.), Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: Someone winning something (EP 6 - The main lead wins a boxing/fighting match.), Rape, Nudity, Graphic Violence

7+, Tag: Happy Ending, Spot: Sunshine (ep 5), Spot: Someone finding something or someone (EP 2), Spot: Someone looking in a mirror (ep 1), Spot: Veins (any type), TAG: ARTIST MALE LEAD, Tag: Countryside Setting, Romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on (ep 1), Spot: Main character in Water(ep 2), Spot: Smoke from a fire (ep 3), Tag: LGBTQ+, October, January, Nudity/sexual content: Prolonged Nudity, main lead crying (ep 5), main lead dreaming (ep 6), Spot: Passion

7+, Start a title while at least one of the episodes has not been released yet, Comedy, Tag: Cheerful, Optimistic, or Energetic Male Lead, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: Someone looking in a mirror, Cover: Blue (Add a photo), Tag: Artist Male Lead, SPOT: STAGE PERFORMANCE, Tag: Calm Male Lead , Romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, March, October, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main character crying, Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: An act of forgiveness, Spot: Someone winning something (lottery, plushie in a machine, raffle, a game, a championship), Tag: Includes the word “Rich” , Spot: Main character in Water, Spot: Someone overcoming fear, Spot: Beauty product product placement (PPL), Tag: Happy Ending. Tag: Healing

7+, Award winning actor/actress, Comedy, Tag: Happy Ending, Spot: Someone finding something or someone , Spot: Someone looking in a mirror , Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Mentioned in an Article or Editorial, Tag: Character development, SPOT: SOMEONE OVERCOMING FEAR, Tag: Slowburn story, August, March

RED LIGHTING

7+, Tag: Happy Ending, Spot: Sunshine (ep 5), Spot: Someone finding something or someone (EP 2), Spot: Someone looking in a mirror (ep 1), Spot: Veins (any type), Tag: Artist Male Lead, TAG: COUNTRYSIDE SETTING, Romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on (ep 1), Spot: Main character in Water(ep 2), Spot: Smoke from a fire (ep 3), Tag: LGBTQ+, October, January, Nudity/sexual content: Prolonged Nudity, main lead crying (ep 5), main lead dreaming (ep 6), Spot: Passion

SPOT: MAIN CHARACTER VISITING A TEMPLE OR SHRINE, Spot: Someone overcoming fear, Cover: Blue (Add a photo),  October main lead, September main lead, 

7+, Cover: Dark Colors, Tag: Second Chance?, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: Someone looking in a mirror, Spot: Veins (any type), minimal blood, Tag: Character development, Spot: Stage performance, Genre: Romance, Tag: Any tag that includes the word “Sexual”, Tag: Infidelity, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, SPOT: SOMEONE RECOVERING FROM AN ADDICTION (ANY TYPE WILL DO), Spot: Main character in Water, Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette, Tag: Includes the word “Rich”, Spot: Main character crying, Tag: LGBTQ+, Tag: Based on a true story, Spot: An act of forgiveness, 

7+, July, February, September, January, August, MARCH

7+, Cover: Orange (add a photo), Genre: Comedy, Spot: A Main or Support Character Dreaming (Day/Night), Spot: Veins (any type), Tag: Character development?, Main character is in some type of leadership position (CEO, King, Religious leader, team captain, class representative, political leader), February, July, Spot: Lead without a shirt on,   Genre: Romance, Spot: Main character in Water, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main character crying, Spot: An act of forgiveness,  red light, LGBTQ+, Tag: Includes the word “Rich”, Spot: Wedding, SPOT: MAIN RECEIVING A DIAMOND, Spot: Fish (food, alive, in a picture..), signet ring?, Spot: Stage performance, Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, 

Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link), July, June, September, October, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Main character in Water, Spot: Gold (EP 12 - Main leads wearning gold ornaments for their wedding.), SPOT: MAIN WEARING AT LEAST ONE DIAMOND EARRING (OR WHAT LOOKS LIKE COULD BE A DIAMOND EARRING) (EP 12 - MAIN LEADS LOOK LIKE THEY'RE WEARING DIAMOND EARRINGS WHILE FILMING THEIR WEDDING SCENE), Spot: Wedding (EP 12 - Main leads filming a wedding scene.), Spot: Main character visiting a temple or shrine (EP 12 - Main leads were filming a scene at the temple, Spot: Veins (EP 12 - We can see the main lead's veins.), Has a rating of 7 or more 

7+, Tag: Death, Spot: A Main or Support Character Dreaming(Day/Night), Genre: Mystery, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: A Figurine, Genre: Fantasy, Spot: Ghost, Tag: Illness, Spot: Survival (any kind), Genre: Action, Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Main character is in some type of leadership position, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Tag: Infidelity?, Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette, Spot: Smoke from a fire , Spot: Main character crying, Spot: Someone winning something, June, September, August, Tag: Exorcism, Spot: Someone being purified, red lighting, Spot: Main character Looking at the moon / mentioning the moon in some way, Suicide, Spot: An act of forgiveness , Tag: Loyal Male/Female Lead, Spot: Explosion, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Tag: Protective Female/ Male Lead, SPOT: PREGNANCY (EP 2), Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight, Spot: Main character visiting a temple or shrine, Spot: Pictures of a main character on a wall, Tag: Character development, Spot: Gold, Tag: Second Chance

Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link), July, June, SEPTEMBER, October, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Main character in Water.

 7+,  Award winning title (any award, add link), Award winning actor, dark colors?, Tag: Death, Spot: Main involved in a Funeral, Spot: Stargazing, Genre: Mystery, Spot: Someone finding something or someone, Spot: Someone looking in a mirror, Spot: Survival (any kind), Mentioned in an Article or Editorial, Spot: Fish (food, alive, in a picture..), Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette, TAG: SCIENTIST MALE LEAD, June, May, February,  Spot: A Figurine, Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood, Spot: Someone overcoming fear, Spot: Smoke from a fire, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Explosion

7+, lgbtq+, blue, OCTOBER, romance,  passion (kiss)

March, October, April, August, June, September, February, July, January, 7+, Award winning title (any award, add link), Award winning actor/actress (any award will do, add link), Spot: Someone looking in a mirror , Cover: Blue (Add a photo), RELEASED IN OCTOBER (ANY YEAR), Spot: Someone winning something (lottery, plushie in a machine, raffle, a game, a championship),

7+, Genre: Comedy, Tag: Happy Ending, Tag: Character development, July, January, Genre: Romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Passion (kiss, crime, fruit), Spot: Main character crying, Tag: LGBTQ+, SPOT: AN ACT OF FORGIVENESS (EP 7)

CURRENTLY WATCHING: Has a rating of 7 or more, Spot: Beauty product product placement (PPL)? (EP 1 - Face masks?), Spot: Veins, Spot: Gold (EP 1 - MC wears a gold earring.), Tag: Character development, Spot: Red Lighting (EP 1 - One of the side characters goes to a club-like place that has red lighting on the walls.), October, January, July, Genre: Romance, Spot: Lead without a shirt on (EP 1 - ML removes his tank top and gives it to the drunk MC.), Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette (EP 1 - Side character smoking cigarette at the club.), Spot: Smoke from a fire (EP 1 - Smoke from campfire that the male leads are sitting near.), Spot: Passion (kiss), Spot: Main character crying (EP 1 - MC gets drunk and cries over his ex.), Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: Main Character in the Woods, Spot: Sunshine (EP 2 - Main leads walking on a bridge while the sun is shining on them.), Spot: Someone finding something or someone  (The main leads find bamboo worms.), Spot: A Figurine (A figurine of a bald and bearded man could be spotted in the Male Lead's house.), Spot: Main Character in the Woods (EP 2 -The ML goes into the mountain woods and the MC follows him there)

CURRENTLY WATCHING: Start a title while at least one of the episodes has not been released yet , Has a rating of 7 or more, Tag: Death, Spot: A Main or Support Character Dreaming(Day/Night) (EP 1 - MC dreams about his dad.), Genre: Mystery, Spot: Snake (EP 2 - A bunch of snakes wrap around the MC's legs as a metaphor to showcase MC's trauma), Spot: Someone finding something or someone (EP 1 - MC finds a piece of evidence on a victim's body.), Tags: Trauma + Happy Ending (must have both tags)?, Spot: Veins (EP 2 - We can see veins on the main lead's hand. ), Spot: Survival (any kind), Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood (EP 1 - In the MC's dream, we see MC's dad murdering someone by stabbing them in the neck. We can see the blood pouring out.), Tag: Character development?, Genre: Romance, February, May, Spot: Lead without a shirt on, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight (EP 5 - MC takes the knife attack to save the ML from getting hurt.), Tag: Insomnia (EP 1 MC takes sedative-hypnotic drugs to treat his insomnia. ML also takes it because he has trouble sleeping EP 7), Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette?, Spot: Passion, Spot: Main character crying (EP 4 - Mc cries because of what the main lead says to him - telling him to investigate his own father's case.), Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: Pictures of a main character on a wall  (EP 4 - There's a picture of the main lead and his father on the wall.), red lighting (EP 6 - A motel they went to had color-changing lights, and there was a flash of red.)

CURRENTLY WATCHING:Start a title while at least one of the episodes has not been released yet, Has a rating of 7 or more, Cover: Dark Colors, Tag: Death, Tag: Happy Ending, Spot: A Main or Support Character Dreaming(Day/Night) (EP 1 - MC dreams about the loss of his family.), Spot: Someone finding something or someone (EP 1 - MC finds out the truth about what happened to his brother.), Tags: Trauma + Happy Ending (must have both tags), Spot: Someone looking in a mirror, Spot: Veins (EP 4 - We can see Main Leads's Veins when he clenches his hand.), Spot: Survival (any kind), Tag: Blood or Minimal Blood (EP 1 - MC's brother is stabbed to death, We can see the blood.), Spot: Someone spitting out blood (EP 1 - MC spits on blood on the loan shark boss.), Tag: Character development, Spot: Gold (EP 1 - Gold ring worn by a loan shark victim.), Main character is in some type of leadership position (Main Lead is the Director/CEO of an entertainment company.), Spot: Stage performance (EP 4 - A side character performs in a stage play.), Spot: Someone overcoming fear (EP 7 - A side character overcomes his fear of cameras and acts in a film.), Spot: Red Lighting (EP 3 - The interior of a club has red lighting.), Genre: Romance, Tag: Any tag that includes the word “Sexual” (Sexual Content), Spot: Lead without a shirt on (EP 1 - MC showering), March, October, Spot: Someone taking on the role of a black rose/knight, Spot: Diamond pattern (EP 3- The tile walls of the food place has some diamond patterns.) Spot: Diamond card (game or credit) (EP 1 - MC's family home has a decor that looks the the King of Diamonds Card), Spot: Someone smoking a cigarette (EP 1 - MC smokes a cigarette on a company rooftop.),, Spot: Passion (EP 8 - The main leads kiss each other.), Spot: Main character crying (EP 8 - The main lead cries.), Tag: LGBTQ+, Spot: Someone winning something (EP 5 - The MC wins a boxing match.), Spot: An act of forgiveness?, Spot: A Figurine?,