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KDrama Challenge 2026: Aiming to be a 3rd generation chaebol!

Completed 14/36 challenges // Current status = Serious Watcher

Challenge #1 A drama where a character eats alone at a convenience store - Idol I / Ep 7 / Completed February

Challenge #2.b A drama where a character has a birth secret - Surely Tomorrow / Completed January

Challenge #3.d A drama where a Fan-Idol relationship is central to the plot  - My Bias Is Showing?! / Completed February

Challenge #4.e A drama where characters have a secret meeting while dining on sashimi -  The Judge Returns / Ep 3 / Completed February

Challenge #5.e A drama with a scene in which a character studies in the library /  - Still Shining / Ep 1 / Completed XXXXX

Challenge #6.c A drama with three or more actors playing the same character - XXXXXXX

Challenge #7 A drama where the characters celebrate the New Year -  XXXXXXX

Challenge #8 A drama with a scene featuring a cherry blossom tree - To My Beloved Thief / Ep 1 / Completed March

Challenge #9 A drama where a character does an emergency U-turn - No Tail To Tell / Episode 2 / Completed March

Challenge #10 A drama with a shower scene - Cashero / Ep 3 / Completed January

Challenge #11 A drama where a character receives acupuncture treatment - Crash Course in Romance / Ep 7 / Completed January

Challenge #12 A drama where a character goes to MT and plays games - XXXXXXX

Challenge #13 A drama where a character leaves without drinking any of their beverage - Honour / Ep 1 / Completed March

Challenge #14 A drama with a scene where a character applies a sheet mask - XXXXXXX

Challenge #15 A drama where a character rushes to find someone at the airport - Thundercloud Rainstorm / Ep 8 / Completed January

Challenge #16 A drama where some of the story takes place on an island - XXXXXXX

Challenge #17 A modern drama which features a character living or staying in a Hanok style house - Pro Bono / Ep 5 / Completed January

Challenge #18 A drama with a scene where a character has to borrow floral ahjumma pants - XXXXXXX

Challenge #19 A drama where characters go camping or hiking - XXXXXXX

Challenge #20 A drama with a decades-long friendship - XXXXXXX

Challenge #21 A drama with a literal cliff hanger scene - Positively Yours / Completed March

Challenge #22 A drama where the main character’s parents own a food/drink related business - Undercover Miss Hong / Her parents own Ullala, a chicken restaurant / Completed March

Challenge #23 A drama that features characters taking pictures in a photobooth or photo studio - XXXXXXX

Challenge #24 A drama where a character owes money to loan sharks - XXXXXXX

Challenge #25 A drama with realistic bedtime rituals - XXXXXXX

Challenge #26 A drama where a character introduces themselves at a new school or workplace - Beyond the Bar / Ep 1 / Completed January

Challenge #27 A drama where a character participates in a protest - Bloody Flower / Ep 3 / 

Challenge #28 A drama with a supernatural main character - XXXXXXX

Challenge #29 A drama with fun episodic titles - 18 Again / Completed March

Challenge #30 A drama which features an actor playing dual roles - First Man / O Jang Mi | Ma Seo Rin played by Ham Eun Jung (120 episodes)

Challenge #31 A drama featuring a food/drink that was focused on in a "Have You Eaten?" post - Our Universe / Ep 1 / Woo Hyeon Ju makes both japchae and tteokbokki for her sister, Woo Hyeon Jin.

Challenge #32 A drama in which a character dyes their nails with balsam flowers - When Life Gives You Tangerines

Challenge #33 A drama with a scene where the ministers all shout "Your Majesty" - Moon River / Episodes 10 & 14

Challenge #34 A drama special with four or less episodes - Sirius (2013 KBS Drama Special) / Completed February

Challenge #35 A mid-long form drama - Taxi Driver S1-S3 / Total is 51 hours 57 minutes and 51 seconds / S1 completed March / S2 completed XXXXX / S3 completed XXXXX

Additional Challenges / 그냥  / Just Because....(Completed 0/25 additional challenges)

Challenge #2.a A drama where a character is slapped with any food or beverage / 

Challenge #2.c A drama where a character wiretaps another character / 

Challenge #2.d A drama with a hair-grabbing fight scene /

Challenge #2.e A drama where a character has plastic surgery to assume a new identity / 

Challenge #2.f A drama where a main character kills someone /

Challenge #3.a A drama where a Parent - Child relationship is central to the plot / 

Challenge #3.b A drama where a Boss - Employee relationship is central to the plot / 

Challenge #3.c A drama where an Ex-Romantic Partners relationship is central to the plot / 

Challenge #3.e A drama where a Police - Suspect relationship is central to the plot / 

Challenge #3.f A drama where a Coach - Athlete relationship is central to the plot / 

Challenge #4.a A drama with a scene where a character prepares bean sprouts or dried anchovies / 

Challenge #4.b A drama with a scene where a character brings a fruit basket to a patient in hospital /

Challenge #4.c A drama with a scene where a character cracks an egg on someone else's head / 

Challenge #4.d A drama with a scene where a character drinks sikhye at a jjimjilbang / 

Challenge #4.f A drama with a scene where a character prepares a lunch box for another character / 

Challenge #5.a A drama with a scene in which a character reads a book /

Challenge #5.b A drama with a scene in which a character grabs a book from a high-shelf for someone els

Challenge #5.c A drama with a scene in which a character visits a bookstore and crosses paths with someone they know / 

Challenge #5.d A drama with a scene in which a character gifts another character a book / 

Challenge #5.f A drama which references a real life book /

Challenge #6.a A drama where a character enlists or receives their enlistment letter / 

Challenge #6.b A drama in which a character uses a patterned or multicoloured umbrella / 

Challenge #6.d A crime drama without a serial killer storyline / 

Challenge #6.e A drama which features equine based house or office furnishings /

Challenge #6.f A drama where a character leaves messages for a loved one in a bank book /

KDrama Challenge 2025: Aiming to be a 2nd generation chaebol!

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

Challenge #1 A drama featuring a sweater worthy of The Heirs - Shooting Stars 

Challenge #2.d A drama where a character places a white chrysanthemum at a funeral - Undercover High School

Challenge #3.e A drama where a character eats/drinks at a pojangmacha  - Love Scout 

Challenge #4.e A drama where a character watches a news broadcast on television - Stranger 

Challenge #5.b A drama with a main character whose surname is Lee  - Study Group 

Challenge #6.c A drama where a character gets a nosebleed  - Light Shop 

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

Challenge #8 A drama where a character watches a kdrama  - Prison Playbook

Challenge #9 A drama where a character makes a wish  - The Potato Lab

Challenge #10 A drama featuring a mentor-mentee relationship  - The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

Challenge #11 A drama where a character has a pet  - My Lovely Liar

Challenge #12 A drama where changes in time are visible  - The Art of Negotiation

Challenge #13 A drama which aired across two years  - The Tale of Lady Ok

Challenge #14 A drama with a character who moves or has previously lived abroad  - Heart Stain

Challenge #15 A drama starring a beloved grandma and grandpa of Kdramaland  - The Witch

Challenge #16 A drama where a character wears a nondescript black cap for no particular reason  - Buried Hearts

Challenge #17 A drama featuring two characters wearing matching items - Unintentional love Story

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

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

Challenge #20 A drama where one of the main characters is a celebrity - Her Private Life

Challenge #21 A drama which features a sibling relationship - When the Stars Gossip

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

Challenge #23 A drama featuring a scene where a character prepares for or takes an exam - Shin's Project

Challenge #24 A drama that features location/tourism product placement - The Time of Fever

Challenge #25 A drama featuring a scene where characters are at a traditional market - Heo’s Diner

Challenge #26 A drama where a character calls another character by their professional title instead of name - Individual Circumstances / Hyper Knife

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

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

Challenge #29 A drama previously covered by r/KDRAMA's The Weekly Binge - The Weekly Binge Round 54: Flower Of Evil

Challenge #30 A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community - Ball Boy Tactics

Challenge #31 A drama that aired before 2010 - Stairway to Heaven

Challenge #32 A drama that aired in the 2010s - Kill Me, Heal Me

Challenge #33 A drama from the sageuk genre - The Murky Stream

Challenge #34 A single episode drama - Love Attack / 2023 Drama Special Season 14 Episode 7

Challenge #35 A mid-long form drama - Second Husband

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

Additional Challenges / 그냥  / Just Because....(Completed 16/20 additional challenges)

Challenge #2.a A drama where a character throws salt / In Our Unwritten Seoul

Challenge #2.b A drama where tofu is given to a character coming out from jail / Plan to watch Good Manager

Challenge #2.c A drama where a money gift is given at a wedding / Plan to watch Something in the Rain

Challenge #2.e A drama where laundry is done by foot in a tub / Heavenly Ever After

Challenge #3.a A drama featuring a scene where kimchi is made / Tastefully Yours

Challenge #3.b A drama where a rooftop BBQ is had / The Defects

Challenge #3.c A drama featuring a scene where food being dried can be seen / Bon Appétit, Your Majesty

Challenge #3.d A drama where gim (seaweed) is served as banchan / Plan to watch I Am Not A Robot 

Challenge #4.a A drama where characters visit a jjimilbang (sauna) / Way Back Love

Challenge #4.b A drama where a character learns to ride a bike as an adult / Rooftop Prince

Challenge #4.c A drama where characters have a picnic by the Han River / Oh My Ghost Clients

Challenge #4.d A drama where a character yells "바다"! (bada/sea) at the ocean / The Divorce Insurance

Challenge #5.a A drama with a main character whose surname is Kim / Heesu in Class 2

Challenge #5.c A drama with a main character whose surname is Park / Weak Hero Class 2

Challenge #5.d A drama with a main character whose surname is Ahn / The Manipulated

Challenge #5.e A drama with a main character whose surname is Oh / Plan to watch Little Women

Challenge #6.a A drama where a character requires a band aid / Mouse

Challenge #6.b A drama where a character is rushed to the hospital (either by ambulance or piggyback) / Secret Relationships

Challenge #6.d A drama where a character has a fever after being caught in the rain / The King: Eternal Monarch

Challenge #6.e A drama where a character rips out their IV line / Mercy for None

KDrama Challenge 2024: Aiming to be a chaebol!

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

Challenge 1 - A drama that shares a filming location with The Heirs - Wonderful World

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

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

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

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

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

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

Challenge 8 - A drama with a title that includes a character's name - Death's Game

Challenge 9 - A drama with a character who is an artist - Cinderella at 2am

Challenge 10 - A drama in which a game is played - The Glory S1 & The Glory Part 2

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

Challenge 12 - A drama that revolves around a group of friends and features their friendship as a key part of the drama - Black Out

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

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

Challenge 15 - A drama with childhood flashback scenes - Queen of Tears

Challenge 16 - A drama with a character that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community - Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo

Challenge 17- A drama title that is not a direct translation of the Korean title - Lovely Runner

Challenge 18 - A drama in which characters celebrate a special day - Unlock My Boss

Challenge 19 - A drama in which characters take a trip - Twinkling Watermelon

Challenge 20 - A drama chosen at random from your plan to watch list -  Kingdom S1 & Kingdom S2

Challenge 21 - A drama set in a rural/non-urban location - Beyond Evil

Challenge 22 - A drama with a character who is a chaebol - Wedding Impossible

Challenge 23 - A drama with a character who works for the government - Knight Flower

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

Challenge 25 - A drama where a character wears a long wool coat - Goblin

Challenge 26 - A drama found by searching existing recommendations - Behind Your Touch

Challenge 27 - A drama with a main character that is over 40 - Miss Night and Day

Challenge 28 - A drama with a multigenerational main cast - Under The Queen's Umbrella

Challenge 29 - A drama from the Sageuk genre - Captivating The King

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

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

Challenge 32 - A single episode drama - 2023 KBS KDrama Special - Behind the Shadows

Challenge 33 - A mid-long form drama - Empress Ki

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

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

Challenge 36 -  A drama featuring a Truck of Doom™ - Vincenzo