MDL's 2024 challenge

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ blooming time:

  • watched while airing: shōgun
  • title that aired 1900-2000: there is no poverty at the end of labour — released in 1920
  • title that aired 2000-2023: moon embracing the sun — aired in 2012
  • title that aired on a leap year: long vacation — aired in 1996
  • finish a drama in three days or less: kira kira hikaru — finished in two days: mar 13 & mar 14

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ greenhouse:

title or actor mentioned in/on:

  • forums: tell me that you love me
  • feeds: the king: eternal monarch
  • game: extraordinary you
  • list: when I fly towards you
  • stars leaderboard: weightlifting fairy kim bok joo — nam joo hyuk

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ bessy taxonomy:

  • romance: tokyo love story
  • life: reply 1988
  • political: empress ki
  • fantasy: alchemy of souls
  • sci-fi: godzilla minus one

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ cinquist taxonomy:

  • thriller: monster '23
  • action: seven samurai
  • youth: better days
  • comedy: dating in the kitchen
  • historical: atsu hime

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ divisions:

  • short length series: amachan
  • at least 5 episodes of a title listed as a tv show: single's inferno '03 — watched episodes #6-10 on feb 16
  • adapted from a novel, webtoon, comic, manga, etc: kono sekai no katasumi ni
  • listed as movie or drama special: we made a beautiful bouquet
  • web series (this includes paid services): lost you forever

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ fallow ground:

  • from your favorite writer: mother — screenplay: bong joon ho & park eun kyo
  • from your favorite director: lady vengeance
  • from your favorite actor: blood free — starring han hyo joo
  • award winning: extraordinary attorney woo — baeksang arts awards's grand prize winner park eun bin
  • new to you (cast or crew): perfect days

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ sowing seeds:

  • child actors and/or former child actors: a brighter summer day — starring chang chen
  • veteran: carnation — ono machiko
  • idol actor/actress: mama wa idol — starring nakayama miho
  • new (first leading role 2024): pyramid game — starring jang da a
  • who has passed away: when a woman ascends the stairs — starring hideko takamine (1924-2010)

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ crop rotation:

  • title that has 3 or more remakes/adaptations: late autumn
  • a remake/adaptation of a title with a flower name or the word flower in the title: flower of evil
  • has no remakes/alternate adaptations (so far): eye love you
  • a remake/adaptation of a title originally from outside mdl: the villainess
  • a remake/adaptation that has been remade/adapted again by the original country: ditto '00

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ classification: names

  • a character is named after a flower: teppan
  • a flower name or the word flower in the name of the title: daisy
  • starting with the same letter as your username: soredemo, ikite yuku
  • a flower name or the word flower in a song title from the soundtrack: our blues
  • a title mentioned/referenced in another title or that mentions/references another title: goong

spot a...

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ location, location, location:

  • plant farm/garden/agriculture: koisenu futari
  • flower in nature: alchemy of souls: light and shadow
  • flower shop: salut d'amour
  • flower in water: usokon
  • flower in hair: shanai marriage honey

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ home remedy:

  • flower in a pot: hana yori dango '95
  • tea: as long as we both shall live
  • flower in/as food: watashitachi wa douka shiteiru
  • pressed plant: goblin
  • healing plant: sweet home '02

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ for the love of flowers:

  • flower patterns on clothes, tapestry, furniture: run on
  • botanist: prism
  • gardening as a hobby: utsukushii hito
  • perfume: under your bed
  • kissing under some kind of plant (mistletoe, tree, flower archway): mischievous kiss the movie: campus

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ the darkest flowers:

  • flower physically harming someone (hit with flowers, thorns...): the hows of us
  • poisonous plant: spring, summer, autumn, winter... and spring
  • flowers to honor the deceased: ice world
  • plant in a crime: anyone anywhere
  • hawaiian shirt: mune ga narunoha kimi no sei

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ the sweetest flowers:

  • flowers as a gesture of apology: date '17
  • flowers as a romantic gesture: someday or one day
  • flower festival: what did you eat yesterday?
  • rare plant: my journey to you
  • flower boy/girl: queen seon deok

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ the scent of flowers:

spot someone...

  • hanging laundry: a resistance
  • stealing laundry: the thieves
  • leaving laundry out in the rain: boston 1947
  • visiting a laundromat: happy to have you here
  • laundering money: cruel city

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ in the same vase:

  • sibling: my liberation notes
  • parent-child: something in the rain
  • colleagues: love generation
  • student-teacher relationship: kou kou kyoushi
  • bromance/sismance: mr. sunshine

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ weeds:

  • perpetrator-victim: the glory '02
  • sexual assault: silenced
  • domestic abuse: memories of matsuko
  • discrimination: pachinko '02
  • bullying: the glory

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ window box:

  • cohabitation: le coup de foudre
  • contract relationship: full house '04
  • arranged relationship: our secret
  • ex-girlfriend/ex-boyfriend returns: aishiteiru to ittekure
  • long distance relationship: twenty-five twenty-one

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ pollination:

  • age gap: your eyes tell
  • enemies to lovers: mr. hong
  • same-sex relationship: a bride for rip van winkle
  • nudity: shoplifters
  • first love: churasan

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ 20 seeds packets on the shelf:

  • character development: kamisama mou sukoshi dake
  • rich and poor: the red sleeve
  • lgbtq+: sleep with me
  • smart female/male lead: jewel in the palace
  • living with a disability: beautiful life

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ winner gets the bouquet:

  • spot a friendly game: meet yourself
  • death game: squid game '02
  • competition: nodame cantabile in europe
  • teamwork: code blue '02
  • spot a amusement park: our secret diary

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ late bloomer:

  • misunderstanding: autumn's concerto
  • spot someone hiding behind a tree or a bush: houkago
  • secret relationship: the classic
  • behind-the-scenes: blackpink the show behind
  • spot a secret garden: love in the moonlight

spot a...

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ a dandelion in the wind:

  • flower on the cover: lady snowblood
  • insect on a plant: it's okay to not be okay
  • main character has a flower allergy: the love you give me
  • flower petals: tapestry
  • watering a plant: our beloved summer

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ supporting characters:

  • butterfly: the cat
  • bee: he won't kill, she won't die
  • firefly: grave of the fireflies '08
  • wasp: vincenzo
  • bug: welcome to samdal-ri

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ surprise bloom:

  • villain/antihero falls in love: the bridal mask
  • accidental kiss: itazura na kiss '96
  • flower in an art piece: perfect world
  • dead plant: egoist '22
  • an ancient artifact: lemon '13
apr 7 2024 ∞
may 11 2024 +