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— titles i am currently watching, ~~dropped~~, or completed in 2025.

for fun, will put in all the MDL Challenge prompts they can be used for.
the actual prompt I used them for can be tracked through my 2025 Sign Up Sheet.

requlus Dec 21, 2024

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1. Guardians of the Dafeng

Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

9.0
- completed
- started - 01/01; completed - 19/01
tags/themes:
- transmigration
- action, slapstick comedy, fantasy
- romance as a subplot
- BROMANCE
- chosen one trope
- investigation, mystery, secret societies
- at times it reminded me of priyadarshan comedies iykyk
- strong, smart, witty and green flag ML
- LOTS OF strong female characters, from the fighters to the princesses; even if a FL isnt a physically strong character, they are still emotionally and morally strong.
- court politics
- CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
negatives (things that might put you off):
- if you are looking for romance in it, dont. there is a healthy relationship in it, but that's not the point of the story.
personal note; if you are an avid anime watcher, this should be your first cdrama.

2025 MDL:
2. Married First Then Fall in Love

Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes

1.0
- completed
- started - 04/01; completed - 05/01
2025 MDL:
3. She and Her Girls

Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes
- ~~dropped~~
- started - 06/01; dropped - 31/01
2025 MDL:
- Drama
- # of Watchers: Less than 1000
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Teacher
- Construction Worker
- Mountain/Desert
- Bridge
- Hospital
- School
- China
4. Someday or One Day

Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes

7.0
- completed
- started - 11/01; completed - 29/01
2025 MDL:
5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Thai Movie - 2010

5.0
- completed
- watched - 12/01
2025 MDL:
6. Oh No! Here Comes Trouble

Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

8.0
- completed
- started - 15/01; completed - 27/04
2025 MDL:
- Drama
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Top 100 popularity for its country: Taiwan
- Mentioned in an article/editorial (How to Overcome a Drama Slump (2023 Version) - kisskh)
- Doctor/Nurse/Ambulance Worker
- Cop/Detective
- Teacher
- Real Estate Agent
- Person sitting alone
- Students in uniform
- Dead body
- Main or Supporting character burying something in the ground (time capsule/ treasure/ evidence/ body)
- Food in a Bag
- Food Cart/Truck
- Friendship
- Postcard/Letter (ep12)
- Photograph/Picture (ep11)
- Signage
- Other dialect / language spoken (thai)
- Is seen taking public transportation
- Bridge
- Police Station / Prison/ Courthouse
- Hospital
- School
- Taiwan
- Spot: people in an abandoned building
7. Us

Thai Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
- ~~dropped~~
- started - 19/01; dropped - 07/03
2025 MDL:
8. Hear Me: Our Summer

Korean Movie - 2024

9.0
- completed
- watched - 29/01
2025 MDL:
9. Love Child

Filipino Movie - 2024

8.0
- completed
- watched - 30/01
2025 MDL:
- Movie
- # of Watchers: Less than 1000
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Lawyer/Advisor/Politician
- Food Cart/Truck
- Suitcase/Trunk
- Other dialect / language spoken
- Has a goodbye scene before trip
- Out at sea
- Hospital
- School
- Philippines
10. Just an Encore

Chinese Drama - 2019, 31 episodes

5.5
- completed
- started - 01/02; completed - 26/02
2025 MDL:
11. Family Plan

Korean Movie - 2016

7.5
- completed
- watched - 08/02
2025 MDL:
- Short Film (Tag)
- Movie
- # of Watchers: Less than 1000
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Students in uniform
- Wedding
- Heterosexual Relationship or Same-Sex relationship (both)
- Hospital
- School
- South Korea
12. Shaolin Soccer

Hong Kong Movie - 2001

6.0
- completed
- watched - 08/02
2025 MDL:
- Movie
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Top 100 popularity for its country: Hong Kong
- Group of delinquents/Gang members
- Person sitting alone
- Friendship
- Athletic Competition
- Photograph/Picture
- Athletic arena
- Field
- Hong Kong
- Lead debuted before 2000
13. The Fish with One Sleeve

Japanese Movie - 2021

8.5
- completed
- watched - 08/02
2025 MDL:
- Short Film (Tag)
- Movie
- # of Watchers: Less than 1000
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Person sitting alone
- Goes on a trip out of town
- Is seen taking public transportation
- Japan
14. The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

Korean Drama - 2025, 8 episodes

9.0
- completed
- watched - 01/03
2025 MDL:
15. The First Frost

Chinese Drama - 2025, 32 episodes

9.5
- completed
- started - 02/03; completed - 15/03
tags/themes:
- ANGST
- slow burn
- second chance at romance
- from strangers to friends, friends into lovers, and strangers again.. but dw lovers again
- cohabitation
- MAJOR TW for SA, rape, sexual violence, PTSD
- healthy relationship
- green flag ML
- toxic family
negatives (things that might put you off):
- it breaks you apart, truly.
personal note; would recommend watching after Hidden Love, as it is a side story of a secondary character from that drama.

2025 MDL:
16. The Best Thing

Chinese Drama - 2025, 28 episodes

8.0
- completed
- started - 05/03; completed - 14/03
tags/themes:
- strangers to lovers
- nice FL/nice ML
- green flag ML
- healing drama
- slow burn, fluff, zero to minute angst *if you squint*
- rebound relationship
negatives (things that might put you off):
- it's so much fluff that at times it feels like literally nothing is happening in the story.
2025 MDL:
17. Blackout

Thai Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

7.5
- completed
- watched - 15/03
2025 MDL:
- Drama with 10 episodes or less
- Drama
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Performer/Celebrity
- Person sitting alone
- Students in uniform
- Friendship
- Club/Saloon/Bar
- Photograph/Picture
- City Lights (Neon lights, lanterns, etc.)
- Thailand
- Graphic violence or suicide: one of the following tags: Graphic Violence
18. AORB

Korean Special - 2019, 1 episode

7.0
- completed
- watched - 15/03
2025 MDL:
These are according to the choices I made:
- Special
- # of Watchers: Less than 1000
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Main cast member has a fanguide on MDL
- Bomb shelter/ Bomb dropped
- Field
- South Korea
19. Persona

Korean Drama - 2019, 4 episodes

7.0
- completed
- started - 16/03; completed - 22/03
2025 MDL:
20. Romance of a Twin Flower

Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes

6.5
- completed
- started - 17/03; completed - 18/05
2025 MDL:
21. Someday or One Day Extra Scene

Taiwanese Special - 2020, 1 episode

7.0
- completed
- watched - 22/03
22. When Life Gives You Tangerines

Korean Drama - 2025, 16 episodes

9.5
- completed
- started - 29/03; completed - 31/03
2025 MDL:
23. Weak Hero Class 1

Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

8.0
- completed
- started - 05/04; completed - 09/04
2025 MDL:
24. Troll Factory

Korean Movie - 2024

9.0
- completed
- watched - 12/04
2025 MDL:
25. A Distant Place

Korean Movie - 2020

9.0
- completed
- started - 12/04; completed - 13/04
2025 MDL:
26. Resident Playbook

Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

8.0
- completed
- started - 17/04; completed - 18/05
2025 MDL:
27. Drama Special Season 12: A Moment of Romance

Korean Special - 2021, 1 episode

8.5
- completed
- watched - 18/04
2025 MDL:
28. Frequency

Hong Kong Movie - 2021

7.0
- completed
- watched - 18/04
2025 MDL:
- Short Film
- Movie
- # of Watchers: Less than 1000
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Never been reviewed
- Maintenance Worker/ Park Attendant/ Traffic Director
- Person sitting alone
- On a rooftop
- Skyscraper/Tower
- Multi-family living (apartment, condo, penthouse, barracks, etc)
- Hong Kong
29. Love 911

Korean Movie - 2012

5.0
- completed
- watched - 19/04
2025 MDL:
30. Motherland

Korean Movie - 2022

9.0
- completed
- watched - 24/04
2025 MDL:
- Short Film
- Movie
- # of Watchers: Less than 1000 (7th May)
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Never been reviewed (7th May)
- Funeral
- Club/Saloon/Bar
- Photograph/Picture
- Other dialect / language spoken
- Field
- South Korea
31. Lovers of the Red Sky

Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

5.0
- completed
- started - 25/04; completed - 23/05
2025 MDL:
32. Weak Hero Class 2

Korean Drama - 2025, 8 episodes

7.0
- completed
- watched - 26/04
2025 MDL:
- Drama with 10 episodes or less
- Drama with 2 seasons or more
- Drama
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Mentioned in an article/editorial (Park Ji Hoon and team fist up against the Union in 'Weak Hero Class 2' - kisskh )
- Mentioned in a game (Which season of weak hero Class is better? | Game - kisskh )
- Group of delinquents/Gang members
- Person sitting alone
- Students in uniform
- On a rooftop
- Food in a Bag (airport scene)
- Rice dish -or- noodle dish (buldak)
- Friendship
- Club/Saloon/Bar
- Globe/Map (navigation on phone)
- Photograph/Picture
- Cityscape/Skyline
- Signage
- City Lights (Neon lights, lanterns, etc.)
- Has an item of passage (Plane ticket, letter of introduction, badge)
- Is seen taking public transportation
- Skyscraper/Tower
- Crosswalk/ Plaza/ Public Square/ Business Street
- Multi-family living (apartment, condo, penthouse, barracks, etc)
- Police Station / Prison/ Courthouse
- Hospital
- School
- Scene shot under the ground (tunnel, underground, shelter, basement) (balling alley)
- Field (ep8)
- South Korea
- Released in 2025
33. 3:01 AM

Hong Kong Movie - 2022

7.5
- completed
- watched - 28/04
2025 MDL:
- Short Film
- Movie
- # of Watchers: Less than 1000
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Person sitting alone
- Main character playing hide and seek
- Date
- Is seen taking public transportation
- Skyscraper/Tower
- Bridge
- Hong Kong
34. Love in Pavilion

Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes

7.0
- completed
- started - 28/04; completed - 12/05
2025 MDL:
- Drama with 25 episodes or more
- Drama with 2 seasons or more
- Drama
- Mentioned in an article/editorial (Liu Shi Shi, Leon Zhang, Shen Yue, Ding Yu Xi, Zhang Ruo Nan's new C-drama unveils premiere date - kisskh )
- Dead body
- A spy/secret agent
- Stargazing
- Wedding
- Festival/Faire
- Funeral
- Food in a Bag
- Food Cart/Truck
- Friendship
- Heterosexual Relationship
- Traditional Performance
- Shopping
- Globe/Map (map ep2)
- Postcard/Letter (ep1)
- City Lights (Neon lights, lanterns, etc.)
- Goes on a trip out of town
- Has a goodbye scene before trip
- Mountain/Desert
- Police Station / Prison/ Courthouse (prison - ep1)
- China
- Released in 2025
- Spot: people in an abandoned building
35. One True Pair

Filipino Movie - 2021

8.0
- completed
- watched - 03/05
2025 MDL:
- Short Film (Tag)
- Movie
- # of Watchers: Less than 1000
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Performer/Celebrity
- Food in a Bag
- Other dialect / language spoken
- Skyscraper/Tower
- Crosswalk/ Plaza/ Public Square/ Business Street
- Philippines
- Lead debuted before 2000
36. Following

Korean Movie - 2024

8.5
- completed
- watched - 04/05
2025 MDL:
37. Perfect Days

Japanese Movie - 2023

9.0
- completed
- watched - 06/05
2025 MDL:
38. The Devil’s Plan Death Room

Korean TV Show - 2025, 12 episodes

10
- completed
- started - 07/05; completed - 20/05
2025 MDL:
- TV show
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Mentioned in an article/editorial (Netflix introduces its wide variety of 2025 K-entertainment lineup - kisskh )
- Person sitting alone
- Rice dish -or- noodle dish
- Globe/Map (seoul metro map)
- Other dialect / language spoken
- Police Station / Prison/ Courthouse (Prison Wing)
- Scene shot under the ground (tunnel, underground, shelter, basement)
- South Korea
- Released in 2025
39. Innocence

Korean Movie - 2020

8.0
- completed
- watched - 11/05
2025 MDL:
40. She's Dating the Gangster

Filipino Movie - 2014

6.0
- completed
- watched - 14/05
2025 MDL:
- Movie
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Top 100 popularity for its country: Philippines
- Mentioned in an article/editorial (My Journey of Discovering Filipino Movies - kisskh )
- Group of delinquents/Gang members
- Person sitting alone
- On a rooftop
- Wedding
- Postcard/Letter
- Photograph/Picture
- Other dialect / language spoken
- Goes on a trip out of town
- Hospital
- School
- Philippines
41. Little Forest: Winter & Spring

Japanese Movie - 2015

9.0
- completed
- watched - 18/05
2025 MDL:
42. Fallen Angels

Hong Kong Movie - 1995

8.0
- completed
- watched - 20/05
2025 MDL:
43. The Bookstore After 10pm

Taiwanese Movie - 2020

7.0
- completed
- watched - 22/05
2025 MDL:
- Short Film (Tag)
- Movie
- # of Watchers: Less than 1000
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Never been reviewed (write the date)
- Court Official/Office Worker
- Person sitting alone
- Wedding
- Globe/Map
- Photograph/Picture
- Cityscape/Skyline
- Beach
- Skyscraper/Tower
- Taiwan
44. Revenant

Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

8.5
- completed
- started - 24/05; completed - 26/05
2025 MDL:
45. Call Me Chihiro

Japanese Movie - 2023

7.5
- completed
- watched - 27/05
2025 MDL:
46. Fukushu Kareshi: Dekiai Shacho no Kao ni wa Ura ga Aru

Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes

5.0
- completed
- started - 27/05; completed - 29/05
2025 MDL:
47. Ten Years of Loving You

Chinese Movie - 2022

6.5
- completed
- watched - 28/05
2025 MDL:
- Movie
- Mentioned in an article/editorial (Winter Dramas & Movies with Blue Theme - kisskh )
- Doctor/Nurse/Ambulance Worker
- Group of delinquents/Gang members
- Person sitting alone
- Students in uniform
- On a rooftop
- Wedding
- Graduation/Inauguration
- Club/Saloon/Bar
- Globe/Map
- Photograph/Picture
- Cityscape/Skyline
- Other dialect / language spoken
- Goes on a trip out of town
- Has a goodbye scene before trip
- Beach
- Skyscraper/Tower
- Bridge
- Theater (movie/ opera/ play)
- Hospital
- School
- China
- Graphic violence or suicide: one of the following tags: Suicide
48. Better Days

Chinese Movie - 2019

9.0
- completed
- watched - 30/05
2025 MDL:
- Movie
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Top 100 popularity for its country: China
- More than 100 reviews
- Mentioned in an article/editorial (The Bully War: Tales of Violence - kisskh )
- Cop/Detective
- Teacher
- Group of delinquents/Gang members
- Person sitting alone
- Students in uniform
- Dead body
- Person hiding from the law/debt collectors
- Main or Supporting character burying something in the ground (time capsule/ treasure/ evidence/ body)
- Seeing scenery from a moving vehicle
- Rice dish -or- noodle dish
- Friendship
- Photograph/Picture
- Cityscape/Skyline
- Signage
- Other dialect / language spoken
- City Lights (Neon lights, lanterns, etc.)
- Bridge
- Police Station / Prison/ Courthouse
- School
- Ruins
- Scene shot under the ground (tunnel, underground, shelter, basement)
- China
- Spot: people in an abandoned building
- Nudity/sexual content: one of the following Nudity
- Graphic violence or suicide: one of the following tags: Suicide
49. Marry My Dead Body

Taiwanese Movie - 2022

8.0
- completed
- watched - 30/05
2025 MDL:
- Movie
- Main cast NOT on the stars leaderboard
- Top 100 popularity for its country: Taiwan
- Mentioned in an article/editorial (How to Overcome a Drama Slump (2023 Version) - kisskh )
- Cop/Detective
- Group of delinquents/Gang members
- Person sitting alone
- Group of people exercising/dancing together in a park
- Dead body
- Wedding
- Food in a Bag
- Food Cart/Truck
- Friendship
- Same-Sex relationship
- Club/Saloon/Bar
- Globe/Map
- Photograph/Picture
- Cityscape/Skyline
- City Lights (Neon lights, lanterns, etc.)
- Is seen getting directions/getting lost
- Beach
- Skyscraper/Tower
- Bridge
- Parks (Nature, Playground)
- Police Station / Prison/ Courthouse
- Hospital
- Taiwan
- Nudity/sexual content: one of the following Nudity | Prolonged Nudity
- Graphic violence or suicide: one of the following tags: Graphic Violence

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