2023 Kdrama Challenge Options

2. A drama which subverts a trope (woman carries a man)

2.  A drama which subverts a trope (Amnesia)

#3 referenced in another drama (that being cheer up)

14. A drama with an OST by an artist who has been nominated for or won a MAMA Award for best OST 

3. A drama that was referenced in another drama  -- Referenced in My Father is Strange Ep 22

4. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food (Bungeo-ppang (Carp bread))  - Ep 11

4. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food (Bungeo-ppang (Carp bread))  -- Ep 12

14. A drama with an OST by an artist who has been nominated for or won a MAMA Award for best OST 

16. Lee Jong Suk born year of the snake

4. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Food (Bungeo-ppang (Carp bread))  - Ep 13

14. A drama with an OST by an artist who has been nominated for or won a MAMA Award for best OST 

20. A drama with a main or supporting character that is an athlete 

5. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Tropes (Blind dates with the wrong person) 

5. A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: Tropes (Blind dates with the wrong person)

[#8] A drama with a main lead that started off as a child actor.

Park Shin Hye debuted in 2003 in the drama ‘Stairway to Heaven’ at the age of 13.

8. A drama with a main lead that started off as a child actor  (Yeo Jin Goo, Lee Se Young)

#8 main lead started as child actor

3. Referenced in another drama (ep 7 of Pegasus Market)

14. A drama with an OST by an artist who has been nominated for or won a MAMA Award for best OST 

9. Well known supporting actor

14. OST (The Miracle by Paul Kim, he was nominated in 2018 and 2019)

15. multigenerational cast

17. college alma mater is plot point

22. character seeking revenge

10. A drama starring one of the actors from your first drama  (Rowoon)

OR

12. A drama starring an actor who is a member of a Kpop group 

Challenges 1, 2, 3, 13, 18,  21, 22, 28, 30, 35 (most likely 13 or 18 or 35?) or 17 (Lee Jong Suk born year of the snake )

Subs are best on Kocowa or Netflix, but not available in all regions.  Viki subs are so-so, youtube/SBS World subs are awful. "If you want the authentic 2013 experience, grab the old DramaFever subs from Subscene to overlay them on your video of choice"

12. A drama starring an actor who is a member of a Kpop group (Cha Eunwoo, Astro)

Cha Eun Woo is a member of South Korean boy band Astro and stars as a young exorcist priest known as Yohan.

11. A drama starring an actor who has previously won the Baeksang best new actor or actress award (Kim Nam Gil, 2010) 

11.  A drama starring an actor who has previously won the Baeksang best new actor or actress award  (Jang Na Ra)

11. A drama starring an actor who has previously won the Baeksang best new actor or actress award (Kim Hye Joon)

12. A drama starring an actor who is a member of a Kpop group  (ML)

12. A drama starring an actor who is a member of a Kpop group 

[#13] A drama where two of the main or support cast have been co-stars in multiple occasions.

Lee Do Hyun and Go Min Si starring as Lee Eun Hyuk and Lee Eun Yoo in Sweet Home also starred in Youth of May as Hwang Hee Tae and Kim Myung Hee.

#14 nominated or won MAMA award for best OST

14. A drama with an OST by an artist who has been nominated for or won a MAMA Award for best OST 

14. A drama with an OST by an artist who has been nominated for or won a MAMA Award for best OST 

14. A drama with an OST by an artist who has been nominated for or won a MAMA Award for best OST 

#15 multigenerational main cast

16. Lee Jong Suk born year of the snake

16. Kim Hee Sun born year of the snake

16. Ryu Deok Hwan is a Gemini AND Kim Hee Sun born year of the snake!

16. Ji Sung born year of the snake

17. A drama where the college alma mater of a character was a plot point 

18. A drama with a dream interpretation 

23. A drama with at least one animal pet

21. A drama featuring disguises or false identities  

23. A drama with at least one animal pet 

16. So Ji Sub born year of the snake

14. A drama with an OST by an artist who has been nominated for or won a MAMA Award for best OST 

23. A drama with at least one animal pet

23. A drama with at least one animal pet (hedgehog)

#23 A drama with at least one animal pet, also possible for #8, #12, #18 or #21

#30 direct translation of korean title

30. A drama whose title is a direct translation of the Korean title 

31. A drama with an episode which received less than 2% overall viewership rate from Nielsen 

31. A drama with an episode which received less than 2% overall viewership rate from Nielson (actually never reached 2% -- highest episode was 1.197%) 

34. A drama with less than 500 watchers on MDL 

34. A drama with less than 500 watchers on MDL 

34. A drama with less than 500 watchers on MDL 

14.  A drama with an OST by an artist who has been nominated for or won a MAMA Award for best OST 

35. A drama that is at least 10 years old

Challenges 1, 2, 35, or 36

1, 8, 30, or 32

36. A drama which fits a challenge from previous KDC years  (2022 - Challenge 36 - Korean movie)