Kdrama Challenge 2025

1. A drama featuring a sweater worthy of The Heirs

FL in Episodes 8-9; ML in Episode 10

2. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Korean Culture Highlight
2.c - A drama where a money gift is given at a wedding

Episode 8

3. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food Scenes
3.b - A drama where a rooftop BBQ is had

Episode 12 

4. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Common Scenes
4.a - A drama where characters visit a jjimilbang (sauna)

Episode 5

5. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Character Surname
5.d - A drama with a main character whose surname is Ahn — must be first-billed

Ahn Ja Young - Joy is first billed

6. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Medical Emergency!
6.a - A drama where a character requires a bandaid

FL in Episode 3

7. A drama that was originally broadcast on one of Korea's terrestrial big 3 stations

MBC

8. A drama where a character watches a kdrama

Episode 6 - “Lovely Runner”

9. A drama where a character makes a wish (birthday, shooting star, wishing well)

Episode 10 -  birthday wish

10. A drama featuring a mentor-mentee relationship

ML & 2ML

11. A drama where a character has a pet

ML's dog, Stalker

12. A drama where changes in time are visible

e.g., The main leads' flashbacks are in a different aspect ratio with fuzzy edges; Ep 9 2ML flashes back to the same drinking scene over time, with different weather conditions/seasons (rain, snow)

13: A drama which aired across two years

Dec 1, 2023 - Jan 20, 2024

14. A drama with a character who moves or has previously lived abroad

ML moves back to Korea at beginning of series

15. A drama starring a beloved grandma and grandpa of Kdramaland - main or supporting role

ML's mom - Go Doo Shim as Kwak Deok Sun

16. A drama where a character wears a nondescript black hat for no particular reason

Younger ML wears a black hat for non-nefarious reasons for most of the series

17. A drama featuring two characters wearing matching items

Final episode, the women’s sales outfits

18. A drama starring a lead actor who goes by a stage name

ML Ju Ji Hoon (Joo Young Hoon)

19. A drama with an OST by a K-pop group member

"Butterfly" (Jessica of Girls' Generation and Krystal of f(x)); "It's Me" (Sunny of Girls' Generation and Luna of f(x)); "In Your Eyes" (Onew of SHINee); "Closer" (Kim Taeyeon of Girls' Generation); etc

20.  A drama where one of the main characters is a celebrity

ML is the Korean Stephen King

21. A drama which features a sibling relationship

ML and his brother

22. A drama where a main character has a part-time job

FL: washing trays, eating on camera

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

Studies  for midterm exam (Episode 4), midterms (Episode 5)

24. A drama that features location/tourism product placement

South Gyeongsang Province

25. A drama featuring a scene where characters are at a traditional market (can't be a historical show)

FL's mom's friend has a stall in a traditional market (seen, for example, in Episode 15, but also earlier).

26. A drama where a character calls another character by their professional title instead of name

daepyonim

27. A drama that fills a wheel of chance option from previous drama challenges you wish you got

2023 Challenge #4.b A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food - Tteokbokki (Spicy rice cakes)

30. A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community

Main leads are LGBTQ+ (also watched To My Star 2)

31. A drama that aired before 2010

2009

32. A drama that aired in the 2010's

2017

33. A drama from the sageuk genre

34. Single-episode drama

35. A mid-long form drama (20+ hours)

20 episodes that are 1+ hours long each

36. A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™

Inciting incident