r/KDRAMA Challenge 2026
List of dramas I have completed for the r/KDRAMA Challenge 2026;
Extra rules/goals I made up for myself:
- max 3 rewatches allowed (0/3)
- watch exactly one (1) long form (1/1) ✅
- watch 6 sageuks (1/6)
| relaxed watcher level complete 12/02/2026 - serious watcher level completed XXX - dedicated watcher level XXX - chaebol watcher level XXX
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1. Mad for Each Other
Korean Drama - 2021, 13 episodes
challenge #1 A drama where a character eats alone at a convenience store (episode 1 at 10:47, FL specifically does not join ML, who is eating alone)
completed 06/01/2026
-- also fits: challenge #31 A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post (jjajangmyeon, ep6)
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2. Kingdom Season 2
Korean Drama - 2020, 6 episodes
challenge #2 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Wei's Wheel of Makjang -- A drama where a main character kills someone
completed 12/01/2026
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3. The Art of Sarah
Korean Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
challenge #3 A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Relationship Dynamics -- A drama where a Police - Suspect relationship is central to the plot (Park Mu Gyeong is police detective and Sarah Kim is a suspect first of fraud, later murder)
completed 13/02/2026
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4. Hit the Spot
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
challenge #7 A drama where the characters celebrate the New Year (the mains celebrates New Year at their workplace the New Year 2023 in ep8)
completed 18/01/2026
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5. No Tail to Tell
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
challenge #9 A drama where a character does an emergency U-turn (ep2, 14:35)
completed 28/02/2026
-- also fits:
- challenge #15 Character rushes to find someone at the airport (ep3, 14:15)
- challenge #19 Character goes camping or hiking (mains go hiking in eps1, 4, 5)
- challenge #20 Features a decades long friendship (Eun Ho and Geum Ho)
- challenge #28 Features a supernatural main character (Eun Ho (FL) is a gumiho)
- challenge #31 Mentioned on a Have You Eaten post (Jjajangmyeon, ep2)
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6. Love Me
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
challenge #13 A drama where a character leaves without drinking any of their beverage (ep10, 103:45)
completed 12/02/2026
-- also fits:
- challenge #1 Eats alone at a convenience store (ep10, 53:13)
- challenge #8 Cherry blossom tree (Ep 5, 30:33)
- challenge #16 Takes place on an island (Jeju island, ep3)
- challenge #19 Camping or hiking -(hiking on Jeju (ep3), Solo hiking (ep4, 25:40), camping (ep8, 26:18, ep10))
- challenge #20 Decades-long friendship (Jun-kyung and Bae Soo-jin)
- challenge #25 A drama with realistic bedtime rituals ((ep1, 30:10) showered and in PJs (ep 4, 4:20), (ep7, 38:30), (ep8, 21:10), (ep9, 14:30))
- challenge #31 Food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post: Jjajangmyeon (noodles with black bean sauce (ep5, 19:00), Tteokbokki (ep7, 27:20))
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7. Marry You
Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
challenge #16 A drama where some of the story takes place on an island (parts of eps1,2,10 happen on an island where ML has a house)
completed 26/01/2026
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8. The Director Who Buys Me Dinner
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
challenge #26 A drama where a character introduces themselves at a new school or workplace (ep1, MC got a new job)
completed 13/01/2026
-- also fits: challenge #29 A drama with fun episodic titles (IMDB episode list)
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9. Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life
Korean Drama - 2019, 100 episodes
challenge #35 A mid-long form drama
completed 27/02/2026
-- also fits:
- challenge #14 A drama with a scene where a character applies a sheet mask (FL in ep40)
- challenge #22 A drama where the main character’s parents own a food/drink related business (FL's mom has a fried chicken resturant at the beginning and later sells yakult)
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10. In Your Radiant Season
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
challenge #36 A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ (ep1, 1:00:50)
CW
-- fits:
- challenge #19 A drama where characters goes camping or hiking (both, ep4)
- challenge #31 Mentioned on a Have You Eaten post (tteokbokki, ep3)









