K-Drama Challenge 2023

#1  One or More Tropes used in The Heirs

Delinquents!  

#1  As above!

#2   Subeverts a trope:

Childhood sweethearts getting together

#3  Was referenced in another drama

This is referenced in episode 8 of Kokdu: Season of Deity

#4  Wheel of Chance: Tteokbokki

Tteokbokki appears a few times but most noticeably in Episode 11.

#5a  Truck of Doom

Two major instances, not being specific to avoid spoilers

#6b   A drama chosen by the Wheel of Chance: PPL - Makeup/Skincare

The FML uses the pink stick cosmetic thingie  a lot!

#7h  Wheel of Fortune:  Mansion

Thirty Nine {Private Pyeongchang Mansion No. 150} 

#8  Main lead started as a child actor 

Lee Seyoung

#9 Starring a well known supporting actor 

Both Jang Youngnam and Ahn Naesang

#10 Actor from your first drama

Uhm Ki Woon from my first drama, I am not a robot 

#11  Actor who has won Baeksang

Kim Namgil won 2010 

#12  Starring an actor who is part of a kpop group

The wonderful Doyoung from NCT is one of the leads in this - sadly even he couldn't save it :(.

#13 Two of the main or support cast have been co-stars on multiple occasions

 Lee seung ki and Lee se young 

#14 OST by an artist who has been nominated for or won a MAMA Award for Best OST 

Gummy – "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds" 

#15 Multi generational cast

# 16  One of the main cast shares your zodiac sign

Ha Yoonkyung is also a Libran

# 17 College Alma Mater plot point

The story follows a daughter traveling back in time and trying to find her mother's alma mater

#18  A dream interpretation

Conception dream Ep 7

#19  Minimal or No Romance

No romance in this masterpiece!

#20  Main or supporting characer that is an athlete

FML is a former athlete

#21  Featuring disguises or false identities

The whole story is this category in a nutshell

#22  Features a character seeking revenge

Revenge, revenge and more revenge.

#23  Includes an animal pet

The King's turtle

# 24 A drama I've always wanted to watch but for some reason haven't watched yet

I'd read so much about this being a "basket case" that although the premise interested me, I was put off - I finally decided to watch and was really pleasantly surprised, I loved it!

#25  A poster I liked at first sight

I am a sucker for post apocalyptic/dystopia, and I love Kim Woobin

#26  From a screenwriter or director whose works you have previously enjoyed

Oh Sang Ho, also screenwriter  for Taxi Driver and Fabricated City 

#27  Found by searching existing recommendations 

#28  Inspired by a review, recommendation or comment on r/KDRAMA or r/kdramarecommends 

Review here

#29   A drama suggested by a fellow KDC participant

(My link was wrong, will update)

#30   Title Is a direct translation of Korean title

#31  Episode that recieved less than 2% overall viewership rate from Nielson

Has only 3 episodes over 2%

# 32   A single episode drama

#33  A long form drama

50 long long long episodes, so glad this is over, torture

#34  A drama with less than 500 watchers on MDL 

494 watchers at time of watching, January 2023.

#35  A drama that is at least 10 years old

Inspired by my enjoyment of King Eternal Monarch and because I loved The Healer, which has a similar premise to City Hunter, I thought I'd give this a go.  It was kind of dated and cringey in places, but it was a fun watch.

#36  A drama which fits a challenge from previous years

2021 #26 a non Korean drama