r/KDRAMA Challenge 2025

2.a Korean Culture Highlight - Character throws salt
>> Salt is used troughout the drama during the exorcisms. (But it's more sprinkling...)
>> Actual throwing: in Ep. 5 he is carelessly throwing it around :) And in Ep. 7 she is throwing it at him for taking of his necklace :)))

2.b Korean Culture Highlight - Tofu is given to character coming out of jail
>> Ep. 2 His mother prepared tofu but Kim Je Hyuk didn't get released because his appeal failed.
>> Ep. 15 His mother mentions (slapping him with) tofu and carries a black bag when they gather to welcome Yoo Han Jang upon his release.
>> Ep.16 Kim Je Hyuk receives tofu from his lawyer upon his release.

2.c Korean Culture Highlight - Money gift is given at a wedding
>> An enveloppe being handed over is shown when Ha Gyeong is introduced in the interview.

2.d Korean Culture Highlight - Character places white carnation at a funeral
>> Ep. 1

2.e Korean Culture Highlight - Laundry is done by foot in a tub
>> Ep. 14 Lee Eun Jung at the Orphanage

3.b Food Scenes - Rooftop BBQ
>> Ep. 3 (and also later, after they move?)

3.c Food Scenes - Food being dried is showed
>> Ep. 10

3.e Food Scenes - Character eating/drinking at a pojangmacha
>> Ep. 8, 12

4.a Common Scenes - Character(s) visit a jjimilbang (sauna)
>> Ep. 5/6

4.b Common Scenes - Adult character learns to ride a bike
>> Ep. 7 Hong Seo Cheol

4.c Common Scenes - Picnic by the Han river
>> Ep.9 Beer and chicken

4.e Common Scenes - Character watches news broadcast on television
>> Ep. 4

5.a Character Surname - Kim
>> Kim Jun Ho

5.b Character Surname - Lee
>> Lee Yeon

5.c Character Surname - Park
>> Park Soon Deok

5.d Character Surname - Anh
>> An Ju Hyeong

5.e Character Surname - Oh
>> Oh Ah Young

6.a Medical Emergency - Character requires a bandaid
>> Ep. 5 Jay after he falls down during exercising

6.b Medical Emergency - Character is rushed to the hospital (either by ambulance or piggyback)
>> Ep. 1

6.c Medical Emergency - Character gets a nosebleed
>> Ep.13 (25&26), Ep.14 (28), Ep.15 (30) Lee Soo Yeon

6.d Medical Emergency - Character has a fever after being caught in the rain
>> Ep.2 Jung Da On

7. Originally broadcast on one of Korea's terrestrial big 3 stations (KBS, SBS or MBC)
>> Originally broadcasted by SBS

8. A drama where a character watches a kdrama
>> FL watches a lot of drama's but the screen is often blurred or this is just mentioned instead of shown. Ep. 4, 5, 6 show actual footage.

9. A drama where a character makes a wish
>> Ep. 5

10. A drama featuring a mentor-mentee relationship
>> Baek Ma Ri is interning for Cheon Ji Hoon

11. A drama where a character has a pet
>> Jong Chan has a cat

12. A drama where changes in time are visible
>> Second story (ep. 3-4) ML can reverse the last ten minutes 6 times using his bracelet

13. A drama which aired across two years
>> Nov '23 - Jan '24

14. A drama with a character who moves or has previously lived abroad
>> Chae Jin Hwan studied abroad

15. A drama starring a beloved grandma and grandpa of Kdramaland
>> Kim Young Ok (guest appearance ep.1)

16. A drama where a character wears a nondescript black cap for no particular reason
>> Ep. 5 Dennis (idol)

17. A drama featuring two characters wearing matching items
>> Ep. 3 'I ❤️ California' shirts
>> Ep. 16 Matching pink trainers

18. A drama starring a lead actor who goes by a stage name
>> Kim Min Woo is known professionally as Cha Woo Min

19. A drama with an OST by a K-pop group member
>> 'Backpackers' by Seok Matthew & Park Gun-wook (ZEROBASEONE)

20. A drama where one of the main characters is a celebrity
>> Choi Si Yeol is an idol

21. A drama which features a sibling relationship
>> The story features 5 brothers (one of which dies early on in the drama)

22. A drama where a main character has a part-time job
>> Ep. 1 The zombie gets a parttime job folding pizzaboxes

23. A drama featuring a scene where a character prepares for or takes an exam
>> Ep. 3 Jung Hyeok prepares for the police civil servants exam

24. A drama that features location/tourism product placement
>> Seoul Land

25. A drama featuring a scene where characters are at a traditional market
>> Ep. 16

26. A drama where a character calls another character by their professional title
>> Ep 1 & 3 Coach-nim

27. A drama that fills a wheel of chance option from previous drama challenges
>> KDC 2023, 4.b Food - Tteokbokki, Ep. 2 & 6

29. A drama previously covered by r/KDRAMA's The Weekly Binge
>> Round 24, Nov/Dec 2018

30. A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community
>> All three MLs

31. A drama that aired before 2010
>> Aired in 2007

32. A drama that aired in the 2010's
>> Aired in 2017

33. A drama from the sageuk genre
>> Set in the late Joseon Dynasty

34. A single episode drama

35. A mid-long form drama
>> 51 episodes

36. A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™
>> Ep. 5