r/KDRAMA Challenge 2022

Challenge #24: A drama where one of the lead actors contributed an OST to the drama. (Medium)

Completed On: 18th January, 2022

The actors of this drama all sang their songs that were featured in the drama which were also the OSTs. 

Challenge #30: A drama directed by a female or written by a male. (Hard)

Completed On: 6th February, 2022

This drama is written by Han Sang-Woon who has written works like WATCHER & The Good Wife.

 Challenge #20: A drama set in multiple timelines. (Medium)

Completed On: 12th February, 2022

The story is set in multiple timelines depicted through flashbacks throughout the drama.

Challenge #28: A drama based on a myth, fable, fairy tale, or other folklore. (Hard)

Completed On: 14th February, 2022

This drama is based on the popular folktale "Princess Pyeong-gang and the Fool On-dal".

Challenge #27: A drama featuring a randomly selected trope. (Hard)

Completed On: 19th February, 2022

The trope I got was "Piggy Back Ride" and it was featured in the 5th episode.

Challenge #26:  A drama you dropped but decided to give another chance. (Hard)

Completed On: 22nd February, 2022

I dropped the drama on the 6th episode as I was going into a slump.

Challenge #17: A drama with a supernatural main character. (Medium)

Completed On: 8th March, 2022

The ML is in a coma and so his ghost is roaming around and possess the SML time to time.

Challenge #5: A drama with a main character under 25. (Easy)

Completed On: 17th March, 2022

All the main characters of the drama are under 25 and students of KNPU.

Challenge #34: A drama from the makjang genre. (Hard)

Completed On: 25th March, 2022

Drama is from the makjang-lite genre.

Challenge #13: A drama set in the not so distant past. (Medium)

Completed On: 27th March, 2022

The drama is set in the year 1979.

Challenge #8: A drama set in the season you were born. (Easy)

Completed On: 30th March, 2022

The drama is mostly set in the summer season which is the season I was born in.

Challenge #14: A drama featuring a found family. (Medium)

Completed On: 4th April, 2022

The drama features a found family as the five main characters come together like a small family.

Challenge #31: A drama featuring an umbrella on one of the promotional posters. (Hard)

Completed On: 5th April, 2022

One of the promotional poster features an umbrella.

Challenge #12: A drama  from the saeguk genre. (Medium)

Completed On: 8th April, 2022

This drama was adapted from a novel and based on the true story of King Jeongo (Yi San) from Joseon Dynasty.

Challenge #1: A drama featuring a member of The Heirs cast. (Easy)

Completed On: 15th April, 2022

Drama stars Park Hyung-Sik who played the character of Jo Myung-Soo in The Heirs.

Challenge #16: A drama starring a Kpop girl/boy group member that debuted before 2010. (Medium)

Completed On: 16th April, 2022

Features Lee Jun-Ho from 2PM that debuted on Sept 4, 2008.

Challenge #19: A drama that shows your profession or lifestyle. (Medium)

Completed On: 28th April, 2022

The drama features ML who is a college student and his basic activities like going to the library or studying are something I do in my daily life.

Challenge #36: A Korean Movie (Bonus)

Completed On: 10th May, 2022

This Korean movie was released in 2015 and stars Kim Woo-Bin, Lee Jun-Ho and Kang Ha-Neul.

Challenge #7: A drama that is a remake or an adaptation. (Easy)

Completed On: 11th May, 2022

This drama is an adaptation of the WebToon "Annarasumanara" by Ha Il-Kwon.

Challenge #6: A drama featured in a meme/screencap post on r/KDRAMA. (Easy)

Completed On: 31st May, 2022

The drama was featured in this meme/screencap on r/KDRAMA.

Challenge #18: A drama inspired by a review written in r/KDRAMA. (Medium)

Completed On: 4th June, 2022

This review inspired me to watch this drama.

Challenge #2: A drama as it airs. (Easy)

Completed On: 9th June, 2022

The drama airs from 20th April 2022 to 9th June 2022.

Challenge #4: A drama from the rom-com genre. (Easy)

Completed On: 13th June, 2022

The drama falls in the genres of Romance, Comedy, Drama.

Challenge #29: A drama that takes place in a fictional city, country, or world. (Hard)

Completed On: 15th June, 2022

The drama showcases a fictional world of grim reapers and mainly focuses on the grim reapers who save people from suiciding. 

Challenge #21: A drama that was nominated in a technical category of the Baeksang awards. (Medium)

Completed On: 21st June, 2022

This drama was nominated for Best Director & Best Screenplay at 56th Baeksang Awards.

Challenge #11: A drama that came out the year you joined the r/KDRAMA community. (Medium)

Completed On: 26th June, 2022

The drama came out in 2020 when I joined the r/KDRAMA community.

Challenge #3: A drama that won an award in the r/KDRAMA awards. (Easy)

Completed On: 2nd July, 2022

This drama won Best Romance Drama award at the 2018 r/KDRAMA Awards.

Challenge #15: A drama with a character that is part of the LGBTQ+ community. (Medium)

Completed On: 7th July, 2022

This drama is a BL and so both the main characters belong to the LGBTQ+ community.

Challenge #9: A drama featured on the r/KDRAMA or r/kdramarecommends banner. (Easy)

Completed On: 8th July, 2022

This drama featured on r/KDRAMA Banner 2020.

Challenge #10: A short form drama. (Easy)

Completed On: 9th July, 2022

This drama is 6 episodes long with each episode being 1 hr. long.

Challenge #25: A drama with a podcast episode about it. (Medium)

Completed On: 11th July, 2022

Evie's Podcast on Spotify has a podcast episode on this drama talking about her thoughts on it.

Challenge #32: A drama with less than 500 watchers on MDL. (Hard)

Completed On: 11th July, 2022

The drama has 413 watchers with 257 completed watchers, I'm the 258th one.

Challenge #22: A drama with a main character that is over 40. (Medium)

Completed On: 15th July, 2022

The character Park Bum-Goo (Kim Sung-Kyun)  is in his 40s.

Challenge #35: A long-form drama. (Hard)

Completed On: 23rd July, 2022

The drama is 50 episodes long with 60 mins. long episodes.

Challenge #23: A drama featuring sandwich product placement. (Medium)

Completed On: 23rd July, 2022

The drama features Subway sandwiches PPL.

Challenge #33: A drama released before 2010. (Hard)

Completed On: 28th July, 2022

This drama came out in 2009.