MDL 2021 Drama challenge
I have decided to enter the challenge! Pandemic giving me a lot of time, I am spending it usefully by exploring the Kdrama world! And what a world it is!!!!!
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1. Be Melodramatic
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
A drama about a drama writer writing the drama we are watching! Maddening!
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2. Tunnel
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Time travel drama, one of the best (better than Signal) which left me flabbergasted!
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3. WHY
Korean Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
A cute little web drama!
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4. Defendant
Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
Start watching it for Ji Sung, stay for Uhm Ki Joon and then you realize that the first half is a ripp off the Prison Break!
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5. Drama Special Season 11: Traces of Love
Korean Special - 2020, 1 episode
Share your worries with the person you love or you both end up miserable!
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6. The Happy Loner
Korean Special - 2017, 2 episodes
An introvert and an extrovert meet. Sparks fly!
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7. Drama Special: The Reason Not to Confess
Korean Special - 2020, 1 episode
Misunderstandings and missed opportunities....
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8. Perfect and Casual
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
Chinese version (subpar!) of the Kdrama Because This is My First Life!
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9. A Piece of Your Mind
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
Incomprehensible AI device acts as Deus ex machina to bring two main leads with zero chemistry together!
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10. My Wife’s Having an Affair this Week
Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
To cheat or not to cheat and why! This would have been perfect without the third ridiculous couple trashy lawyer and his rich wife! Jennifer stop it!!!!
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11. Spark
Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
Another idol web drama: guy meets an unlikable girl in ridiculous situation and they are forced to stay together! Cliches abound!
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12. Extraordinary You
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
Drama dealing with second lead syndrome sufffering from the second lead syndrome: Lee Jae Wook stole the show! Good for you!
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13. Circle
Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
Sci fi/distopian crime thriller at its best!
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14. Secret
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
Binge rewatch. Such a perfect revenge melodrama! Do they still make them like this? I wonder!
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15. Împreună Acasă
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Binge rewatch. One of two best rom coms ever: two fish-out-of-water characters create their own world together!
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16. Minciunile din Noi
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
The twisted crime story served by the best main lead actors ever!
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17. Drama Special Season 5: Bride in Sneakers
Korean Special - 2014, 1 episode
Falling in love in course of an adventurous night!
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18. Drama Special Season 8: You Are Closer Than I Think
Korean Special - 2017, 1 episode
Mistaken identity causes mayhem!
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19. Save the Last Dance for Me
Korean Drama - 2004, 20 episodes
Starring the king of melodramas in another story of rich families, poor girls, amnesias and corruption!
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20. 20th Century Boy and Girl
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
Cuteness all over except for the awful title!
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21. Frumusețe la Comandă
Korean Drama - 2014, 21 episodes
One hour episodes lasting an eternity: what a monumental waste of time! Unbelievable concept to begin with to try to show us that the outside is not important but what we have inside is!
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22. Very Ordinary Couple
Korean Movie - 2013
I love you but let's split up. No, let's get back together! Er no, we'd better split up! How about getting back together again?
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23. 365: Repeat the Year
Korean Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
A time travelling version of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None"
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24. A Poem a Day
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
A single rotten apple ruins the cartload: in this case the main actress! Beautiful poetry though!https://mydramalist.com/article/preview/6035
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25. Ești om?
Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
An unusual love story with a very wrong happy ending confirming no character development of the MFL!
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26. When the Weather Is Fine
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Like the snow falling, quietly and slowly love comes ....
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27. Barul Mistic
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
Funny fantasy with crazy chemistry all around!
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28. Beautiful Vampire
Korean Movie - 2018
An incompetent and stupid vampire girl falls in love! Overacting galore!
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29. Alone In Love
Korean Drama - 2006, 16 episodes
Drama based on a single Kdrama trope: "I won't tell you what you need to hear!"
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30. Star of the Universe
Korean Drama - 2017, 21 episodes
Idol web drama. 'nough said!
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31. Aleargă!
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Oddball characters who know what they want and how to go for it!
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32. Drama Special Season 9: The Tuna and the Dolphin
Korean Special - 2018, 1 episode
Is it possible for the fish to drown? Apparently yes!
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33. WATCHER
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
A rollercoaster ride of a crime drama with red herrings abound!
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34. Page Turner
Korean Special - 2016, 3 episodes
Music heals all wounds and gives you courage to face the world!
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35. Hospital Playlist
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
An overrated drama: too much medical and not enough human interest!
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36. Cruel City
Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
A guy with a tragic past goes undercover to bring a drug cartel down! A remake of Time Between Dog and Wolf with the same actor(though different role)?
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37. 4 Reasons Why I Hate Christmas
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
4 reasons to like this web drama: the cast ! The reasons to hate are inexistant!
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38. XX
Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
Why do people cheat? NO GL
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39. 6 Years in Love
Korean Movie - 2008
The seventh year itch: I cheat but you can't!
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40. Dragoste Urbană
Korean Drama - 2020, 17 episodes
Three couples in love? Been there, done that, seen many times.... Nothing new under the sun!
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41. Life on Mars
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
Crime! Life on Mars= Life in Purgatory! It's Lost all over again!
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42. When the Devil Calls Your Name
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
This is a very funny Devil!
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43. To My Star
Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
Wow! A chef, an actor and amazing chemistry!
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44. Temptation of Wolves
Korean Movie - 2004
Two leaders of opposing packs fight for a girl! Secrets and bromance !
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45. Mistress
Korean Drama - 2018, 12 episodes
Everybody cheats but some react violently!
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46. Another Way
Korean Movie - 2017
If someone understands you, it's OK not to be OK...
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47. Falling for Innocence
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
Wrong poster, wrong title for a serious melodrama!
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48. Windstruck
Korean Movie - 2004
I'll turn into wind for you....
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49. The Colors of Our Time
Korean Drama - 2020, 4 episodes
This region's Tourist Office publicity film....
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50. Înțelepciunea Închisorii
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Slice of life taking accidentally place in a prison! The story would have been same anywhere else!
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51. Someday or One Day
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
Romcom Tunnel style: let's reboot our lives by changing one event in the past!
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52. Greutățile Vieții
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Cute couple,the rest is cringeworthy!
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53. Do You Like Brahms?
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Music heals all wounds? Or is it a source of unhappiness?
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54. Love Forecast
Korean Movie - 2015
He is a pushover asking for more...sad!
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55. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
A greek tragedy gone wrong ....
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56. Call Boy
Japanese Movie - 2018
Fascinating story, beautiful cinematography, moody jazzy soundtrack....
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57. Live Up to Your Name
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
A funny time travelling love story...
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58. Method
Korean Movie - 2017
Tel est pris qui croyait prendre!
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59. White Night
Korean Movie - 2012
Trying to heal old wounds during an eventful 24 hours...
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60. Shopping King Louie
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
For once the chaebols are not too evil and the heir is far too cute and deceptively silly...
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61. Addicted
Korean Movie - 2002
A solution to unrequited love...
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62. No Regret
Korean Movie - 2006
How to deal with the unrequited love of an escort's customer: fall in love with him!
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63. Drama Special Season 10: Socialization – Understanding of Dance
Korean Special - 2019, 1 episode
Dancing erases all differences...
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64. The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese
Japanese Movie - 2020
How to deal with the unrequited love of an old friend? Fall in love with him!
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65. Shut Up: Flower Boy Band
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Friends, band, music and the Yoko Ono effect...
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66. Life Senjou no Bokura: Director's Cut
Japanese Movie - 2020
A life: we meet, fall in love, live together, split up, get together again! Forever! Boring!
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67. Zi și noapte
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Crazy scientist created....
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68. Hot Stove League
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Cold and silent but extremely smart man turns the lives around him about!
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69. Night Flight
Korean Movie - 2014
Poverty and insecurity lead to tough life...nothing cute here: the poster is wrong!
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70. The Most Ordinary Romance
Korean Movie - 2019
A man and a woman clash...and then fall in love!
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71. Medicul Închisorii
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
Cold and silent but extremely smart man exacts revenge!
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72. No Touching At All
Japanese Movie - 2014
I like you ...why won't you like me?
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73. My Fuxxxxx Romance
Korean Drama - 2020, 6 episodes
A 21st century relationship that dreams of being romance!
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74. Drama Special Season 3: When I Was The Prettiest
Korean Special - 2012, 1 episode
The last love!
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75. The Light in Your Eyes
Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
Weird, uncomfortable, strange drama that turns to be a dream!
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76. The King and the Clown
Korean Movie - 2005
Minstrels are not stronger than the King...
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77. Summer Scent
Korean Drama - 2003, 20 episodes
Fated to love you...and to take a few acting lessons!
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78. Love Playlist
Korean Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
College romance and unrequited love...
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79. His
Japanese Movie - 2020
Why did we meet again years after our breakup?
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80. Misty – O Crimă Misterioasă
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned! Man too?
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81. Turn Left, Turn Right
Hong Kong Movie - 2003
What is my destiny? Never to meet you?
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82. Dear My Name
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
Your name is written here...are you mine?
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83. Monster
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Serial killers, policemen, corruption and secrets...
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84. Restart After Come Back Home
Japanese Movie - 2020
Going back to your hometown and discovering love!
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85. Kiss Goblin
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
The more you kiss, the more you become human!
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86. 3-Iron
Korean Movie - 2004
Silently they fall in love...
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87. Soul Mechanic
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
How to fix your soul?
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88. To.Jenny
Korean Special - 2018, 2 episodes
Shy musician stumbles upon his first love...and tiramisu!
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89. In Between Seasons
Korean Movie - 2018
The consequences of a secret love and a car accident.
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90. Go Ho's Starry Night
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
Wrist grabbing men fight over a star rating girl...
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91. Kairos
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Mind bending mystery with a magic time slip phone.
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92. Devilish Joy
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
White truck of doom, amnesia and evil rich aunts make for a fun ride!
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93. The Hows of Us
Filipino Movie - 2018
Cute little romcom about lovers reunited...
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94. Present Perfect
Thai Movie - 2017
A love story far from home....
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95. Present Still Perfect
Thai Movie - 2020
We meet again a bit closer to home!
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96. Something About 1 Percent
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Spunky girl teaches a rich boy what life is really about!
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97. Wonderful Nightmare
Korean Movie - 2015
Would you have made different choices?
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98. Forest
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
Nature brings out the best in you!
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99. Bad Guys
Korean Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
Bad guys with conscience save the day...many times!
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100. Does the Flower Bloom?
Japanese Movie - 2018
An asperger's boy falls for a man who sees, really sees, his paintings.