2025 MDL Challenge Round 2
For the titles I have watched in Round one will be this link
This helps me keep track on what I have watched for this round. It is in order of the challenge format, not when completed. But the new ones will be likely be out of order because I am still in this round
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1. Snow
Filipino Movie - 2018
Short film
Duration: 8 minutes
Completed: 05/24
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2. Kimi ga Uso wo Tsuita
Japanese Drama - 1988, 9 episodes
A drama with 10 episodes or less
Episode count: 9 episodes
Completed: 03/09
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3. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Japanese Movie - 1959
A movie that is more than 180 minutes
Duration: 208 minutes (3 hours and 28 minutes)
Completed: 03/13
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4. Love in the Edge of Divorce
Chinese Drama - 2025, 31 episodes
A drama with more than 25 episodes
Episode count: 31 episodes
Completed: 03/23
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5. Journey to the West
Chinese Drama - 1986, 25 episodes
A drama with more than 1 season
How many: 2 seasons
Completed: 02/19
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6. Life Is Drama
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
Drama
Completed: 05/18
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7. The Boy Foretold by the Stars
Filipino Movie - 2020
Movie
Completed: 04/09
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8. A Head Coach’s Turnover
Korean Special - 2025, 2 episodes
Special
Completed: 06/07
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9. Love Is Blind: Japan
Japanese TV Show - 2022, 11 episodes
TV Show
Completed: 06/05
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10. The City of Lost Souls
Japanese Movie - 2000
A Title with less than 1000 watchers
How many?: 55 as of completion
Completed: 04/08
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11. Act
Korean Movie - 2013
A title with a rating below 6.0
Rating: 5.8 as of completion
Completed: 03/18
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12. Iljimae
Korean Drama - 2008, 20 episodes
A title with a main actor in the Top 50 in the Leaderboard
Who? Lee Joon Gi was #50 as of starting (03/25)
Completed: 04/08
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13. Extreme Job
Korean Movie - 2019
A title with a main lead who is not on the Leaderboard
Who?: Ryu Seung Ryeong as of completion
Completed: 02/27
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14. Safe Skies, Archer
Filipino Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
A title at the top 100 popularity in its country
Popularity ranking: #73 as of starting (05/14)
Completed: 05/21
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15. On the Edge
Korean Movie - 2022
A title with no reviews
Completed: 02/28
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16. Fabulous Boys
Taiwanese Drama - 2013, 13 episodes
A title that was mentioned in an article or editorial
Title of article/editorial: Ask MDL Harem/Reverse Harem
Note: Re-watched
Completed:02/24
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17. Mr. Plankton
Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
A title that was mentioned in a game
Game Title: Best 2024 Drama
Note: Re-watched
Completed: 03/23
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18. Tokyo Rhapsody
Japanese Movie - 1936
A City or the word City in the title
Completed: 04/08
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19. Our Time Will Come
Chinese Movie - 2017
A title with a Cityscape on the poster
Completed: 04/15
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20. Love Is for Suckers
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
A title with city view in the intro
Note: Re-watched episodes 1-7 (since it was on hold)
Completed: 05/13
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21. Hope on the Street
Korean TV Show - 2024, 6 episodes
A title that was filmed in a city that you wish to visit
Where?: Osaka, Japan
Completed: 02/26
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22. Hello, Love, Again
Filipino Movie - 2024
A title that was filmed in a city that is in the continent you live in
Where?: Calgary, Canada, North America
Completed: 05/24
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23. Dark Nuns
Korean Movie - 2025
A main/supporting character is a doctor
Who?: Doctor/Psychologist ML
Completed: 04/28
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24. A Legend
Chinese Movie - 2024
A main/supporting character is a teacher
Who?: Archaeologist professor ML
Completed: 05/14
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25. Citizen of a Kind
Korean Movie - 2024
A main/supporting character is a maintenance/park Attendant/ traffic director
Who?: FL works in a laundromat (according to the internet, laundry is consider maintenance)
Completed: 03/16
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26. Kono yo no Hate
Japanese Drama - 1994, 12 episodes
A main/supporting character is a sex worker or host/ess
Who?: The female lead works at a cabaret
Completed: 05/18
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27. Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Korean Movie - 2008
A main/supporting character works at a convenience store or night market
Who?: FL works at a 7-Eleven
Completed: 02/18
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28. Little Nights, Little Love
Japanese Movie - 2019
A main/supporting character working as a court official or office worker (court official is a judge, general, prosecutor, etc.)
Who?: Male lead is an office worker
Completed: 05/24
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29. My Sassy Princess: Snow White
Thai Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
A main/supporting character is a performer or celebrity (singers/idols, band group, actors, influencers, even famous athletes)
Who?: The Male Lead is a celebrity and the 2nd female lead is a beauty influencer
Completed: 03/15
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30. The Rain in Espana
Filipino Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
A main/supporting character is an architect
Who?: The female lead
Completed: 05/10
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31. Ossan's Love Thailand
Thai Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
A main/supporting character is a real estate agent
Who?: Most of the characters are real estate agents since it is an office drama
Completed: 03/24
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32. Perfect 10 Liners
Thai Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
A group of delinquents/gang members spotted
Who?: Random gang members going after some of our main characters (episodes 11-13?)
Completed: 04/06
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33. The Witch
Korean Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
A person sitting alone spotted
Who?: The female lead in episode 2
Completed: 03/16
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34. Shoot My Heart
Korean Movie - 2015
A group of people dancing or exercising at a park
Who?: Main characters stretching and exercising outside the hospital
Completed: 02/26
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35. Bokura wa aruku, tada soredake
Japanese Movie - 2009
Students in uniforms spotted
Completed: 03/11
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36. The Imperial Coroner
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
A dead body spotted
who?: a lot of dead bodies since the FL is a coroner
Note: Re-watched
Completed: 04/20
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37. A Brand New Life
Korean Movie - 2009
A main/supporting character burying something (body, evidence, treasure, etc.)
What?: The female lead tries to bury herself alive
Completed: 04/29
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38. 3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
A spy or secret agent spotted
Who?: SPOLIER: A police officer is working as double agent between the police and the teacher
Note: Re-watched
Completed: 04/28
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39. The Haunted Palace
Korean Drama - 2025, 16 episodes
A main character is at a praying ritual
Who?: Both leads lead a shamen-type of ritual various episodes
Completed: 06/07
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40. My Sassy Princess: Cinderella
Thai Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
A main character trying new food
Who?: The female lead tries Abalone in episode 2
Completed: 03/07
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41. Ski into Love
Chinese Drama - 2025, 23 episodes
A main character seeing scenery in a moving vehicle
Who/what or when?: Episode 2
Completed: 04/20
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42. Dear Hongrang
Korean Drama - 2025, 11 episodes
A main character stargazing
Who?: Both leads in episode 9
Completed: 06/07
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43. Last Summer
Thai Movie - 2013
A main character on a rooftop
Completed: 03/21
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44. The Wedding Banquet
Taiwanese Movie - 1993
A main character involved in a wedding
Who?: All the main characters
Completed: 03/12
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45. Brocade Odyssey
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
A main character involved in a festival
Who?: Female lead when she was young in episode 1
Completed: 02/23
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46. The First Frost
Chinese Drama - 2025, 32 episodes
A main character involved in a graduation or inauguration
who?: Both leads in episode 12
Completed: 05/04
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47. Heart of Stone
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
A main character involved in a funeral
Who?: FL's father's funeral in episode 1
Completed: 04/20
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48. Ghost Friends
Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
A main character involved in a date
Who?: FL goes on a date with her friend's boyfriend after her friends pass away in a bus accident she was involved in episode 1,
Note: Re-watched
Completed: 06/01
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49. I Fine..Thank You..Love You
Thai Movie - 2014
A food cart/truck spotted
what?: Food cart
Completed: 03/18
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50. Tokyo DOGS
Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
A dine-in restaurant spotted
what?: The female lead works at a cafe to see if she can retrieve her memories that way
Note: re-watched
Completed: 04/10
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51. Ano Kuzu wo Nagutte Yaritainda
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
A Rice or Noodle dish spotted
What: Ramen in episode 1
Completed: 05/10
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52. The Prisoner of Beauty
Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes
Intercountry or interracial relationship
what: intercountry
Completed: 06/05
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53. Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
Japanese Drama - 1989, 10 episodes
Friendship relationship
Completed: 03/09
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54. Family of Two
Filipino Movie - 2023
Family relationship
Type: Mother-son
Completed: 03/12
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55. Permanent Residence
Hong Kong Movie - 2009
Heterosexual or same-sex relationship
Type: Same-sex
Completed: 02/28
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56. My Dearest Nemesis
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
Public or street music performance spotted
What: Public performance in various episodes
Completed: 03/24
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57. Pump Up the Healthy Love
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
Athletic Competition spotted
What?: Body building competition in episode 1( Male lead)
Completed: 06/07
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58. My Sassy Princess: Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty
Thai Drama - 2022, 7 episodes
A club/saloon/bar spotted
what?: Bar in episode 3
Completed: 03/15
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59. Blossom
Chinese Drama - 2024, 34 episodes
Traditional performance spotted
What: Shadow puppets in episode 1
Completed: 03/23
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60. Long Live the Island Frogs
Korean Movie - 1973
Globe or Map spotted
What?: Globe
Completed: 03/21
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61. Sadistic Love
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
Postcard or letter spotted
What?: Letter in episode 5
Completed: 04/19
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62. Honno Switch
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
Souvenir spotted
What?: Key chain from a date in episode 2
Completed: 06/01
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63. Honey and Clover
Japanese Movie - 2006
Photograph or picture spotted
What?: Paintings
Completed: 04/08
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64. Be Your Knight
Chinese Drama - 2024, 29 episodes
Suitcase or trunk spotted
What: female lead had a trunk in episode 1
Completed: 03/03
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65. Pink and Gray
Japanese Movie - 2016
signage spotted
What?: a commercial that one of the male leads was in
Completed: 02/18
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66. Noriko Goes To Seoul
Korean Special - 2011, 1 episode
other languages or dialect spoken
What?: Japanese (it is a Korean special)
Completed: 03/21
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67. Room 7
Korean Movie - 2017
City lights spotted
What?: Neon lights in the same block as the Male lead's workplace
Completed: 04/28
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68. They Kiss Again
Taiwanese Drama - 2007, 20 episodes
Main character going out of town on a trip
Who and what?: Both leads on their honeymoon in episode 1
Note: re-watched
Completed: 03/22
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69. Bu Su
Japanese Movie - 1987
main character taking public transportation
What?: a train
Completed: 04/20
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70. Five Breakups and a Romance
Filipino Movie - 2023
A main character has a goodbye scene
Who?: Both leads say goodbye at the airport
Completed: 03/12
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71. Blind
Korean Movie - 2011
A main/supporting character is a taxi driver/tuktuk driver/Rickshaw driver/etc.
What?: Taxi driver
Note: re-watched
Completed: 04/06
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72. Under Parallel Skies
Filipino Movie - 2024
A Main/supporting character is a hotel concierge
Who?: Female lead
Completed: 03/21
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73. Molave Street
Filipino Movie - 2018
Main character spotted in a village
Completed: 05/24
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74. The Rocking Horsemen
Japanese Movie - 1992
Main character spotted on a beach
Completed: 03/12
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75. Futari Solo Camp
Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
Main character spotted in the mountains or dessert
where?: Mountain setting
Completed: 03/16
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76. House of the Owl
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
Skyscraper or tower spotted
Where or When?: Episode 3
Completed: 05/18
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77. Watashi no Takaramono
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
A scene happens at a crosswalk, plaza, public square or business street
Where?: The Male lead was having a panic attack on a crosswalk (ep. 2)
Completed: 04/06
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78. The Best Day of My Life
Chinese Drama - 2024, 14 episodes
A Bridge spotted
where or when?: Episode 1 - someone asks the leads questions when they are alone,they win a prize because they participated.
Completed: 02/03
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79. Elegant Lies
Korean Movie - 2014
Central Station spotted
When or what happens?: one of the female leads talks on the phone while she is at central station
Completed: 06/08
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80. Operation Proposal
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Main character spotted in a park (nature or playground)
Where?: Various scene at a playground
Completed: 02/27
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81. Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
Main character spotted in a theater (movie, play or opera)
Where?: Pansori is a traditional play that involves singing- various episodes
Completed: 04/21
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82. Heart Signal
Korean TV Show - 2017, 12 episodes
Main character in an athletic arena
Where?: Race car track
Completed: 03/17
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83. Kinou Nani Tabeta? SP
Japanese Special - 2020, 1 episode
Main/supporting character staying in a multi-family house (apartment, condo, penthouse, etc.)
Where?: Both leads staying in an apartment
Completed; 03/21
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84. The Con-Heartist
Thai Movie - 2020
Main/supporting character staying at a hotel/hostel
Where?: Main leads at a hotel to catch a con artist
Completed: 03/18
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85. How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)
Thai Movie - 2015
Main/supporting character living in the slums
Completed: 02/27
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86. 18-sai, Niizuma, Furin Shimasu.
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
Main/supporting character living in a mansion
Completed: 03/01
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87. My Palpitating Life
Korean Movie - 2014
Hospital spotted
Completed: 04/09
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88. Blue Gate Crossing
Taiwanese Movie - 2002
School spotted
Completed: 03/05
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89. Down With Love
Taiwanese Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
A bomb shelter spotted or a bomb being dropped
What?: bomb explosion in episode 3
Note: re-watched
Completed: 03/11
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90. Brave: Gunjou Senki
Japanese Movie - 2021
Military Zone spotted
Where or when: during the past timeline
Completed: 05/23
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91. Rainkissed Fate
Chinese Special - 2025, 30 episodes
A scene shot underground, tunnel, basement, shelter, etc.
Where?: Underground boxing ring in episode 1
Completed: 04/19
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92. Monster
Japanese Movie - 2023
A field spotted
Completed: 04/08
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93. Never Too Late
Chinese Drama - 2022, 22 episodes
China
Completed: 03/05
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94. Twin Dragons
Hong Kong Movie - 1992
Hong Kong
Completed: 05/14
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95. Chasing in the Wild
Filipino Drama - 2024, 19 episodes
Philippines
Completed: 06/07
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96. Our Chocolate Moments
Korean Special - 2025, 2 episodes
South Korea
Completed: 03/15
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97. Devil Beside You
Taiwanese Drama - 2005, 20 episodes
Taiwan
Note: Re-watched
Completed: 05/10
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98. My Golden Blood Special
Thai Special - 2025, 1 episode
Thailand
Completed: 03/09
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99. Door to the Night
Korean Movie - 2013
Art District #1
A shower/bath scene or someone coming out of the shower
Completed: 02/28
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100. Ang Mutya ng Section E
Filipino Drama - 2025, 16 episodes
Art District #2
Features a scene at a locker room, cubby or shoe locker(Japanese school drama for reference)
What?: Lockers in ep. 1
Completed: 04/28