I initially had made this challenge for myself in a list because I have 0 self restrain and want to expand to more countries but my friend @fazola convinced me to make it into a public challenge so everyone can participate too!
How it works is fairly straightforward. Watch a drama, miniseries/short length series, TV show, movie, short film, and special for each country currently available in MDL.
If you really want to, you can skip some of the types per coutry (e.g. you don't watch TV shows, so you can skip that one and instead of 6, watch 5 titles per country). Note: I couldn't find any subbed Hong Kong TV shows so feel free to skip that one if you can't find any either. The challenge will still count as completed ^^
Similar challenges: Mandarin Drama Challenge (Chinese and Taiwanese dramas), Japanese Watch Challenge (New), & Thai Watch Challenge (The 2025 one isn't out yet).
Handy Lists (not by me): Asian Short Films (with links) & TinkerBell Size Tales...Under an Hour
RULES:
1. 6 titles per country (1... Drama, miniseries/short length series, TV show, movie, short film, and special.)
2. No countries skipped
3. No end date
4. You can’t use titles you already watched unless you rewatch them.
5. Only post once in this thread and edit that initial post with progress. (You can edit the form to your liking!)
6. You can use the titles used in this challenge in any other challenge!
7. Have fun!MINIGAME: (not mandatory, just for fun) I thought it would be fun for those who want to compare their favorite titles and check which country is their favorite (based on the titles watched for this list).
How it works:
Version 1.
• State what your favorite country is (in terms of media produced) at this moment (before starting the challenge).
• Watch titles and either as you go along or at the end, select favorites. You can mark them in the form itself.
• Compile your favorites, separated per country. The country with the most favorite titles wins!
Version 2.
• State what your favorite country is (in terms of media produced) at this moment (before starting the challenge).
• Watch titles and either as you go along or at the end, select favourites. You can mark them in the form and/or add them to the extra section at the bottom of the challenge form.
• There are 3 rounds. 8 for the first, 4 for the second, and 2 for the last.
• Select 8 favourite titles and pit them against each other using the minigame section. From those 8 titles, select 1 favourite from each "vs" category which will make it to the next round.
• Repeat this until you are left with your two most favourite!
• You are free to conclude it here and have two favorites OR you can select a favorite from the two and nominate it as your challenge favorite!
BADGES:
| China |  |  |  | |
| South Korea |  |  |  |  |
| Japan |  |  |  | |
| Thai |  |  |  | |
| Taiwan |  |  | ||
| Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |
| Philippines |  |  | ||
| Mixed |  |  | ||
| Long Badges | ||||
 | Hong Kong |  | ||
 |  | |||
If you want to volunteer some, please dm me and I'll add your badges!
MDL Countries Challenge |
Summary | | |
| Started: 02/01/2025 Finished: xx/xx/202x Goal: 01/42 Last Updated: 02/01/25 | Minigame Results: 1. Country won:2. Title won: | |
| CW: Currently Watching: - | ||
| Country | Drama | TV Show | Movie | Special | Total |
| China Korea Japan Thailand Taiwan Hong Kong Philippines | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
【✓】= Completed | 【✗】= Not Started | 【...】= Ongoing
China | Drama | Miniseries | TV Show |
 Snowfall |  To the Wonder |  Let Go of My Baby Season 1 | |
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | |
0/6 | Movie | Short Film | Special |
 Flaming Cloud |  I, Butterfly |  Live for Real | |
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 |
South Korea | Drama | Miniseries/SLS | TV Show |
 Under the Queen's Umbrella | We're Not Trash |  Agents of Mystery | |
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | |
0/6 | Movie | Short Film | Special |
 Codename: Jackal |  My Wife Got Fat |  TvN O’PENing: Grand Shining Hotel | |
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 |
Japan | Drama | Miniseries | TV Show |
 Soroban Samurai Kaze no Ichibei |  Falling in Love Like a Romantic Drama | ||
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | |
1/6 | Movie | Short Film | Special |
 My SO Has Got Depression |  Chikakute Toi Kono Heya de | Laundry Snow | |
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✓】 02/01/2025 7.5/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 |
Thailand | Drama | Miniseries | TV Show |
 Peaceful Property | U-Prince: The Lovely Geologist |  Food Truck Battle | |
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | |
0/6 | Movie | Short Film | Special |
| Jaifu Story | The Serpent's Song / Heartbeat | The Universe | |
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 |
Taiwan | Drama | Miniseries | TV Show |
 Oh No! Here Comes Trouble |  At the Moment |  WBL Boys' Vacation | |
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | |
0/6 | Movie | Short Film | Special |
 Mama Boy |  The Bookstore After 10pm |  Of Love and Rain | |
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 |
Hong Kong | Drama | Miniseries | TV Show |
| Your Highness |  Killing Procedures | ||
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | |
0/6 | Movie | Short Film | Special |
 Beyond the Dream |  Mut Yat Tong Hok Wui | ||
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 |
Philippines | Drama | Miniseries | TV Show |
| Osmosis |  Roadkillers | Comedy Island Philippines | |
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | |
0/6 | Movie | Short Film | Special |
 As If It's True |  How to Die Young in Manila | She’s Dating a Youngster | |
| 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 | 【✗】 xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx x.x/10 |
Minigame | |||||||
| [title] | [title] | ||||||
| VS | [winner title] | [winner title] | VS | ||||
| [title] | VS | [winner title] | VS | [winner title] | VS | [title] | |
| [title] | [title] | ||||||
| VS | [winner title] | [winner title] | VS | ||||
| [title] | [title] | ||||||
Fazola's MDL Countries Challenge |
| Started: 04/01/2025 Finished: X/X/2025 | | Goal: X/42 Last Updated: 04/01/25 |
Not Started: ✘ | Ongoing: ❀ | Completed: ✔
| KR | JP | CH | HK | TH | TW | PH | Total | |
| Drama | ||||||||
| Movie | ||||||||
| TV Show | ||||||||
| Special | ||||||||
| Total |
South Korea | Drama | Miniseries | TV Show |
| Run On (2020) ✘ | Love Scout (2025) ❀ | ||
Movie | Short Film | Special | 0/6 |
China | Drama | Miniseries | TV Show |
| The Legend of Zhuohua (2023) ✘ | WayV Dream Pla (2019) ✘ | ||
Movie | Short Film | Special | 0/6 |
Japan | Drama | Miniseries | TV Show |
Movie | Short Film | Special | 0/6 |
Thailand | Drama | TV Show | |
Movie | Short Film | Special | 0/6 |
Taiwan | Drama | TV Show | |
Movie | Short Film | Special | 0/6 |
Hong Kong | Drama | TV Show | |
Movie | Short Film | Special | 0/6 |
Philippines | Drama | TV Show | |
Movie | Short Film | Special | 0/6 |
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