Wilburrkins

Keen watcher of all types of dramas in whatever language but the majority that I have watched have been in Korean.  Looking forward to taking part in the KDrama Challenge again in 2025 after completing it in 2024. I am going for Chaebol status again.

Completed 28/36 challenges // Current status = Dedicated Watcher

Challenge #1 A drama featuring a sweater worthy of The Heirs - Shooting Stars / Kim Young Dae plays an actor called Gong Tae Seon who wears the most amazing variety of sweaters / Completed April 2025

Challenge #2.d A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Korean Culture Highlight - A drama where a character places a white chrysanthemum at a funeral - Undercover High School / Seo Kang Joon plays an NIS agent who goes undercover at Byeongmoon High School. In episode 11, white chrysanthemums are placed down at a funeral in a very touching scene / Completed March 2025

Challenge #3.e A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food Scenes - A drama where a character eats/drinks at a pojangmacha  - Love Scout / Kang Ji Yun & Yoo Eun Ho eat at a pojangmacha & the ML struggles with the spiciness of the food / Completed February 2025

Challenge #4.e A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Common Scenes - A drama where a character watches a news broadcast on television - Stranger / Several news broadcasts are shown on television during this drama / Completed February 2025

Challenge #5.b A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Character Surname - A drama with a main character whose surname is Lee  - Study Group / Three main characters have the surname Lee: Lee Han Gyeong, Lee Ji U & Lee Jun / Completed February 2025

Challenge #6.c A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Medical Emergency! - A drama where a character gets a nosebleed  - Light Shop / Female student has a nose bleed / Completed January 2025

Challenge #7 A drama that was originally broadcast on one of Korea's terrestrial big 3 stations - Currently watching Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (April 2025)

Challenge #8 A drama where a character watches a kdrama  - Plan to watch Prison Playbook where Reply 1988 is watched.

Challenge #9 A drama where a character makes a wish  - The Potato Lab / FL wishes for things to happen and they do e,g bird attacking ML after wishing for something to hit him on the head or the company being bought as part of an M&A after the FL wishes for it to go under / Completed April 2025

Challenge #10 A drama featuring a mentor-mentee relationship  - The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call / Baek Gang Hyeok is the mentor to mentee Jang Jae Won at the trauma centre / Completed February 2025

Challenge #11 A drama where a character has a pet  - My Lovely Liar / FL has a pet turtle called Rooney / Completed February 2025

Challenge #12 A drama where changes in time are visible  - Buried Hearts and the drama depicts events in the present day as well as events from 20+ years ago / Completed April 2025

Challenge #13 A drama which aired across two years  - Plan to watch Healer (Dec 8, 2014 - Feb 10, 2015)

Challenge #14 A drama with a character who moves or has previously lived abroad  - Heart Stain / Do Ha moves to Germany to study for 4 years and then comes back / Completed February 2025

Challenge #15 A drama starring a beloved grandma and grandpa of Kdramaland  - The Witch where Jeon Gook Hwan plays the role of the Chairman, Lee Jong Soo / Completed March 2025

Challenge #16 A drama where a character wears a nondescript black cap for no particular reason  - Squid Game 2 / Kang No Eul wears a black cap after finishing her shift at the theme park / Completed February 2025

Challenge #17 A drama featuring two characters wearing matching items - Unintentional love Story / They wear matching couple pyjamas at Christmas / Completed January 2025

Challenge #18 A drama starring a lead actor who goes by a stage name - Connection / Lead actor is Ji Sung, born Kwak Tae Geun / Completed January 2025

Challenge #19 A drama with an OST by a K-pop group member - Way Back Love / Kim Tae Rae of ZEROBASEONE sings the third song on the OST called If You. The song delicately expresses the poignant feelings between Ram-woo and Hee-wan. Starting with a tranquil guitar melody, the arrangement impressively builds toward a climax filled with emotion. Critics noted the harmonious blend of a dreamy atmosphere, smooth sound, and Kim Tae-rae's unique warm and cozy tone, delivering a deep emotional experience / Completed April 2025

Challenge #20 A drama where one of the main characters is a celebrity - Her Private Life / ML is a celebrity artist & art critic as well as being the Director of an art gallery / Kim Jae Wook plays Ryan Gold / Additionally One plays Cha Si An, who is an idol in the show. The FL runs a fan site dedicated to him / Completed May 2025

Challenge #21 A drama which features a sibling relationship - When the Stars Gossip / Twin sisters work for the Korean Space Agency - one is an astronaut & the other works at mission control / Completed February 2025

Challenge #22 A drama where a main character has a part-time job - A Killer Paradox / Lee Tang works part time in a convenience store / Completed January 2025

Challenge #23 A drama featuring a scene where a character prepares for or takes an exam - The Tale of Lady Ok / Set during the Joseon period, Ok Tae Yeong is a legal expert but her husband studies for an exam to become a Royal Inspector / Completed January 2025

Challenge #24 A drama that features location/tourism product placement - The Time of Fever / Kim Dong Hui & Go Ho Tae take photos at the sign promoting Mangsang beach / Completed January 2025

Challenge #25 A drama featuring a scene where characters are at a traditional market - Heo’s Diner / In episode 4, Heo and Eun Sil go to a traditional market to buy ingredients such as mackerel, courgettes and red bean cake for the re-opening of the diner / Completed April 2025

Challenge #26 A drama where a character calls another character by their professional title instead of name - Individual Circumstances / Titles such as: CEO, screenwriter & director are all used in the show / Completed February 2025 / Also Hyper Knife / Completed April 2025

Challenge #27 A drama that fills a wheel of chance option from previous drama challenges you wish you got - From the 2023 KDrama Tropes Challenge, I would have liked the Childhood Connection trope. My Dearest Nemesis / Baek Su Jeong & Ban Ju Yeon meet again as adults after originally meeting online playing a computer game as Strawberry & Black Dragon / Completed March 2025

Challenge #28 A drama that is listed in last year’s Drama Database - One Dollar Lawyer / Completed April 2025

Challenge #29 A drama previously covered by r/KDRAMA's The Weekly Binge - Plan to watch Round 54: Flower Of Evil or Round 42: School 2013

Challenge #30 A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community - Plan to watch Love in the Big City

Challenge #31 A drama that aired before 2010 - Plan to watch Thank You (2007)

Challenge #32 A drama that aired in the 2010's - Kill Me, Heal Me originally aired in 2015. / Completed March 2025.

Challenge #33 A drama from the sageuk genre - Currently watching  The Haunted Palace / Completed June 2025

Challenge #34 A single episode drama - Love Attack / 2023 Drama Special Season 14 Episode 7 / Two geniuses are rivals within a campus. Cha Seok Jin makes a false love confession to Kang Kyung Joo to shake her mentality / Completed January 2025

Challenge #35 A mid-long form drama - Currently watching The Second Husband (150 episodes x 30 mins)

Challenge #36 A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ - Spice Up Our Love / Completed February 2025

Additional Challenges / 그냥  / Just Because....(Completed 10/20 additional challenges)

Challenge #2.a A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Korean Culture Highlight - A drama where a character throws salt / In Our Unwritten Seoul, the character of Yoo Mi Rae has salt thrown on her multiple times by the restaurant owner Kim Ro Sa / Completed June 2025

Challenge #2.b A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Korean Culture Highlight - A drama where tofu is given to a character coming out from jail

Challenge #2.c A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Korean Culture Highlight - A drama where a money gift is given at a wedding

Challenge #2.e A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Korean Culture Highlight - A drama where laundry is done by foot in a tub

Challenge #3.a A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food Scenes - A drama featuring a scene where kimchi is made (kimjang) / Heavenly Ever After / Kimchi is made in episode 1 of the drama / Completed May 2025

Challenge #3.b A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food Scenes - A drama where a rooftop BBQ is had

Challenge #3.c A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food Scenes - A drama featuring a scene where food being dried can be seen

Challenge #3.d A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food Scenes - A drama where gim (seaweed) is served as banchan

Challenge #4.a A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Common Scenes - A drama where characters visit a jjimilbang (sauna) / Way Back Love - In episode 2, Jung Hui Wan visits a sauna / Completed April 2025.

Challenge #4.b A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Common Scenes - A drama where a character learns to ride a bike as an adult

Challenge #4.c A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Common Scenes - A drama where characters have a picnic by the Han River / Business as Usual - Kim Min Jun & Chae Jin Hwan have a picnic beside the Han River / Completed May 2025.

Challenge #4.d A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Common Scenes - A drama where a character yells "바다"! (bada/sea) at the ocean / The Divorce Insurance - In the final episode, the team visits the ocean and Jo A Yeong yells "바다"! (bada/sea) / Completed May 2025.

Challenge #5.a A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Character Surname - A drama with a main character whose surname is Kim / In Heesu in Class 2, Lee Sang Jun plays the role of Kim Seung Won / Completed April 2025

Challenge #5.c A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Character Surname - A drama with a main character whose surname is Park / Weak Hero Class 2 - Ryeo Un plays the role of Park Hu Min / Completed May 2025.

Challenge #5.d A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Character Surname - A drama with a main character whose surname is Ahn

Challenge #5.e A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Character Surname - A drama with a main character whose surname is Oh

Challenge #6.a A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Medical Emergency! - A drama where a character requires a band aid / Mouse - Both Han Seo Jun & O Bong I's halmeoni require band aids / Completed May 2025.

Challenge #6.b A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Medical Emergency! - A drama where a character is rushed to the hospital (either by ambulance or piggyback) / In Secret Relationships, a character is rushed to hospital by ambulance after being stabbed / Completed March 2025

Challenge #6.d A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Medical Emergency! - A drama where a character has a fever after being caught in the rain

Challenge #6.e A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Medical Emergency! - A drama where a character rips out their IV line / In episode 5 of Mercy for None, Nam Gi Jun rips out his IV line / Completed June 2025

Completed 36/36 challenges // Current status = Chaebol Watcher

Challenge 1 - A drama that shares a filming location with The Heirs - Completed Wonderful World (Ilsan Lake Park) / (July 2025)

Challenge 2 - A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Tropes (Haircuts) - Completed My Sweet Mobster / (August 2024)

Challenge 3 - A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Common Scenes (Bus/Bus station) - Completed The Impossible Heir / (April 2024)

Challenge 4 - A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: PPL (Location/Tourism) - Completed  Destined With You / (January 2024)

Challenge 5 - A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Korean Culture Highlight (Jeju's Haenyeo) - Completed Welcome to Samdal-ri / (November 2024)

Challenge 6 - A drama chosen by the wheel of chance: Number of People in Drama Poster (5+) - Completed Flex X Cop / (March 2024)

Challenge 7 - A drama that started airing in your birth month (January) - Completed  Marry My Husband /  (February 2024)

Challenge 8 - A drama with a title that includes a character's name - Completed Death's Game / (January 2024)

Challenge 9 - A drama with a character who is an artist - Completed Cinderella at 2am / (September 2024)

Challenge 10 - A drama in which a game is played - Completed  The Glory S1 / (March 2024) & Completed The Glory Part 2 / (April 2024)

Challenge 11 - A drama where a character wears a sports team uniform or jersey and/or watches a sports game - Completed Like Flowers In Sand / (January 2024)

Challenge 12 - A drama that revolves around a group of friends and features their friendship as a key part of the drama - Completed Black Out / (October 2024)

Challenge 13 - A drama with an OST by a K-pop group member - Completed  The King's Affection / "No Goodbye in Love" by Rowoon from SF9 / (May 2024)

Challenge 14 - A drama featuring an actor or actress who debuted before 2000 - Completed Tomorrow (Kim Hae Sook) / (January 2024)

Challenge 15 - A drama with childhood flashback scenes - Completed Queen of Tears / (April 2024)

Challenge 16 - A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community - Completed Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo / (November 2024)

Challenge 17- A drama title that is not a direct translation of the Korean title - Completed Lovely Runner / (May 2024)

Challenge 18 - A drama in which characters celebrate a special day - Completed Unlock My Boss / (April 2024)

Challenge 19 - A drama in which characters take a trip - Completed Twinkling Watermelon / (June 2024)

Challenge 20 - A drama chosen at random from your plan to watch list -  Completed Kingdom S1 & Kingdom S2 / (July 2024)

Challenge 21 - A drama set in a rural/non-urban location - Completed Beyond Evil / (May 2025)

Challenge 22 - A drama with a character who is a chaebol - Completed Wedding Impossible / (April 2024)

Challenge 23 - A drama with a character who works for the government - Completed  Knight Flower (February 2024)

Challenge 24 - A drama with a meal scene featuring 3 or more banchan (side dishes) on the table - Completed Doctor Slump (March 2024)

Challenge 25 - A drama where a character wears a long wool coat - Completed Goblin / (June 2024)

Challenge 26 - A drama found by searching existing recommendations - Completed Behind Your Touch / (September 2024)

Challenge 27 - A drama with a main character that is over 40 - Completed Miss Night and Day / (August 2024)

Challenge 28 - A drama with a multigenerational main cast - Completed Under The Queen's Umbrella (June 2024)

Challenge 29 - A drama from the Sageuk genre - Completed Captivating The King (March 2024)

Challenge 30 - A drama with an episode which received more than 10% overall viewership ratings from Nielsen - Completed The Judge from Hell (November 2024)

Challenge 31 - A drama that has been reviewed in one of our past Spotlight On posts - Completed A Shop for Killers  / SPOTLIGHT ON THRILLER & SUSPENSE APRIL 2024 / Completed (July 2024) 

Challenge 32 - A single episode drama - Completed the 2023 KBS KDrama Special - Behind the Shadows / (January 2024)

Challenge 33 - A mid-long form drama - Completed Empress Ki / (April 2024)

Challenge 34 - A drama with less than 500 watchers on MDL - Completed Dreamers | 도피자들 [2018 KBS Drama Special/ENG/2018.11.30] (359 watchers) / (January 2024)

Challenge 35 - A drama that is at least 10 years old - Completed Coffee Prince (2007) / (July 2024)

Challenge 36 -  A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ - Completed Vincenzo / (September 2024)

Additional Challenges / 그냥  / Just Because....(Completed 54/72 challenges)

Challenge 37 - Tropes  / A character crying while eating - Completed Serendipity’s Embrace (August 2024)

Challenge 38 - Tropes  / A drama featuring first snow - Completed Boys Be Brave (May 2024)

Challenge 39 - Tropes  / A drama where a character holds over/ shares an umbrella with another person - Completed Jazz for Two (March 2024)

Challenge 40 - Tropes  / Passing by an old person collecting cartons/newspapers (like with handcart) -Completed Crash (June 2024)

Challenge 41 - Tropes  / A character getting a driver after drinking -

Challenge 42 - Common Scenes / A character singing at the noraebang -

Challenge 43 - Common Scenes / A scene with lighthouse(s) - (Island)

Challenge 44 - Common Scenes / A scene showing an office being raided by prosecutors with blue boxes -

Challenge 45 - Common Scenes / A character riding the subway or at the subway station - Completed Doubt (November 2024)

Challenge 46 - Common Scenes  / A drama with an underwater scene - (Joseon Attorney)

Challenge 47 - Product Placement / Coffee Shop/Coffee Machine/Instant Coffee/Kopiko  - Completed No Gain No Love (October 2024)

Challenge 48 - Product Placement / Health Supplement (Tonics, Vitamins, Ginseng) -

Challenge 49 - Product Placement / Restaurant -

Challenge 50 - Product Placement / Jewellery  -

Challenge 51 - Product Placement / Makeup/Skincare -

Challenge 52 - Number of People in the Poster / 0 - 

Challenge 53 - Number of People in the Poster / 1 - 

Challenge 54 - Number of People in the Poster / 2 - Completed Gray Shelter (April 2024)

Challenge 55 - Number of People in the Poster / 3 - Completed Mr Plankton (November 2024)

Challenge 56 - Number of People in the Poster / 4 - 

Challenge 57 - Korean Culture Highlight / Scene where character hands in a resignation letter - Completed You Make Me Dance (December 2024)

Challenge 58 - Korean Culture Highlight / Scene showing a jesa table  -

Challenge 59 - Korean Culture Highlight / Scene featuring a shaman either fortune-telling or performing a shamanistic ritual  - Completed Moon Embracing the Sun (November 2024)

Challenge 60 - Korean Culture Highlight / Scene where a character wears hanbok - Completed Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born / (December 2024)

Challenge 61 - Korean Culture Highlight / Scene where characters agree to drop honorifics - Completed Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Ju (December 2024)

Challenge 62 - A show that started airing in February - Completed Love For Love's Sake (February 2024)

Challenge 63 - A show that started airing in March - Completed Chicken Nugget (March 2024)

Challenge 64 - A show that started airing in April - Completed Love Is Like A Cat (August 2024)

Challenge 65 - A show that started airing in May - 

Challenge 66 - A show that started airing in June -

Challenge 67 - A show that started airing in July - Completed Good Partner (November 2024)

Challenge 68 - A show that started airing in August - 

Challenge 69 - A show that started airing in September - 

Challenge 70 - A show that started airing in October - Completed ChocoMilkshake (February 2024)

Challenge 71 - A show that started airing in November -

Challenge 72 - A show that started airing in December - Completed Gyeongseong Creature S1 (February 2024)

Spotlight Posts

2024 BL Drama Challenge

Completed 30/30 challenges

 
 Challenge #1 / From before 2018 - Completed HIStory 1 (2017) (February 2024)

 Challenge #2 / That's set in the past - Completed the 2023 KBS KDrama Special - Behind the Shadows (January 2024)

Challenge #3 / Sponsored by Canon Printers - Completed My School President (January 2024)

Challenge #4 / GL - Completed Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko (December 2024)

 Challenge #5 / From GMMTV - Completed Star in My Mind (February 2024)

Challenge #6 / From Vietnam - Completed You Are Ma Boy (May 2024)

Challenge #7 / With a trans character - Completed City of Stars (April 2024) 

Challenge #8 / With a musician main character - Completed Kiseki in Tokyo Chapter 2 (April 2024)

Challenge #9 / With fantasy elements - Completed Love For Love's Sake (February 2024) & Memory in the Letter (May 2024)

Challenge #10 / A comedy - Completed Love Mate (February 2024)

Challenge #11 / That you had left halfway - Completed My Love Mix-Up (November 2024)

Challenge #12 / With a second season -  We Best Love S1 & S2 (February 2024) 

Challenge #13 / With a good OST - Completed I Told Sunset About You (& I Promised You The Moon) (January 2024)

Challenge #14 / That somebody recommended - Completed Not Me (January 2024)

Challenge #15 / From the Philippines - Completed Gaya Sa Pelikula (May 2024)

Challenge #16 / That you didn't like - Completed 1000 Years Old (December 2024)

Challenge #17 / That you had already watched - Completed I Cannot Reach You (March 2024)

Challenge #18 / Western - Completed S1 of Heartstopper (UK) (May 2024) 

Challenge #19 / Dark themed - Completed Manner of Death (May 2024)

Challenge #20 / With a Z in the title - Completed Jazz for Two (March 2024)

Challenge #21 / 18+ - Completed Naughty Babe (April 2024)

Challenge #22 / Where an actor is an idol - Completed To Be Continued (April 2024)

Challenge #23 / Where the main character has a sister - Completed  Unknown (April 2024)

Challenge #24 / That has the Raikantopini - Completed Love Mechanics (January 2024)

Challenge #25 / With a red poster - Completed My Strawberry Film (April 2024)

Challenge #26 / Where the main character has long hair - Completed  Boys Be Brave (May 2024)

Challenge #27 / From a country with less than 10 - Completed Reason of Love (from Myanmar) (April 2024)

Challenge #28 / With a daddy - Completed Sunset X Vibes (August 2024)

Challenge #29 / With a scene in the hospital - Completed Jack O' Frost (February 2024)

Challenge #30 / With rookie actors - Completed Choco Milk Shake (February 2024) / Completed Let free the Curse of Taekwondo (November 2024)

My Personal Top 10 KDramas that I have watched in 2024 (They don't have to be from 2024):

1. Tomorrow

2. Lovely Runner

3.  Flex X Cop

4. Twinkling Watermelon

5, Mr Plankton

6, Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo

7, Kingdom S1 & S2

8, My Sweet Mobster

9, Moon Embracing the Sun (I loved your performance Song Jae Rim                                                                                      (I hope you know how many people loved your performances and wished nothing but the best for you).

10, Empress Ki

Honourable Mentions

11. Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born

12. Good Partner

13, Doctor Slump

14. The Judge from Hell

15. Under the Queen's Umbrella

16. Miss Night & Day

17. Destined With You

18. Black Out

19. Jazz for Two

20. Captivating the King