r/KDRAMA Challenge 2025

Challenge #1: A drama featuring a sweater worthy of The Heirs

Completed on 04 Mar 2025

Challenge #2a: Korean Culture Highlight - Character throws salt

Episode 3 - Villagers threw salt at Yong Ju

Completed on 04 Apr 2025

Challenge #3e. Food Scenes - Character eating/drinking at a pojangmacha

Episode 3

Completed on 16 May 2025

Challenge #4c: Common Scenes - Picnic by the Han river

Episode 7

Completed on 24 July 2025

Challenge #5a. Character Surname - Kim

Kim Bom

Completed on 30 May 2025

Challenge #6e: Medical Emergency - Character rips out their IV line

Episode 7

Completed on 02 Oct 2025

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

KBS2

Completed on 21 Aug 2025

Challenge #9: A drama where a character makes a wish

Completed on 19 November 2025

Challenge #12: A drama where changes in time are visible

Time travel

Completed on 28 July 2025

Challenge #13: A drama which aired across two years

Completed on 28 Jan 2025

Challenge#14: A drama with a character who moves or has previously lived abroad

Ha Won attended middle school and high school in Norway, and university in the US

Completed on 07 Apr 2025

Challenge #15: A drama starring a beloved grandma and grandpa of Kdramaland

Totally love Kim Hye Ja's portrayal of Shin's grandma in this, she was so cute.

Completed 26 Feb 2025

Challenge #16: A drama where a character wears a nondescript black hat for no particular reason

Taek wore a black cap to meet Deok Sun, Jung Hwan and Dong Ryong at the restaurant

Completed on 09 Aug 2025

Challenge #17: A drama featuring two characters wearing matching items

Yumi and Woong wears couple tee (ep 10)

Completed on 29 November 2025

Challenge #18: A drama starring a lead actor who goes by a stage name

Ju Ji Hoon

Completed on 29 May 2025

Challenge #19: A drama with an OST by a K-pop group member

This show was full of songs by K-pop group member, but my favourite is Forever by D. O. (Exo)

Completed on 19 May 2025

Challenge #21: A drama which features a sibling relationship

The brothers, Gyeom and Jun's relationship shone in this show for me. Deifnitely helps that they were portrayed by Choi Woo Shik and Kim Jae Wook.

Completed on 22 Feb 2025

Challenge #22: A drama where a main character has a part-time job

Song Yi and Ji Ahn have multiple part-time jobs

Completed on 19 Sep 2025

Challange #24: A drama that features location/tourism product placement

Incheon Airport, Korean Air

Completed on 16 Oct 2025

Challenge #26: A drama where a character calls another character by their professional title

Completed on 28 Sep 2025

Challenge #27: A drama that fills a wheel of chance option from previous drama challenge you wish you got  

2024's Challenge4e: PPL - Coffee Shop/Coffee Machine/Instant Coffee/Kopiko

Kopiko in several episodes

Completed on 31 Oct 2025

Challenge #31: A drama that aired before 2010

2007

Completed on 07 Mar 2025

Challenge #33: A drama from the sageuk genre

Completed on 29 July 2025

Challenge #35: A mid-long form drama

Completed on 11 Oct 2025

Challenge #36: A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™

Completed 22 Nov 2025