We Watch Challenge 2023

We Watch Challenge 2023

Fancy taking part in a Watch Challenge that is less time demanding, and in the process watch a drama you have not watched before and make MDL friends? Join the inaugural We Watch Challenge 2023 and get your customized badge*. Participants who collected at least three customized badges in 2023 will be placed in the We Watch Challenge 2023 – Hall of Fame. See Hall of Fame post below.

1. Recommend a drama to the prior user before you and include a drama image or weblink of a drama image of this drama at the same time.
2. Be recommended a drama by the next user after you.
3. Watch the drama recommended (at (2)), and then rate the drama with a tag line or comment on what you like/don't like of the drama, after completing the drama.
4. Be awarded a customized* "We Watch Challenge 2023" badge. See Badge post below for details.
5. Tip: Browse the prior user’s Profile and Watchlist to better understand the types of dramas the prior user likes/dislikes.

Challengers are welcomed to customise the Example Templates, but do include the basic info as shown on the Example Templates below.

Ms B I recommend Mr A to watch Alchemy of Souls [Ms B recommends prior user (Mr A) to watch AoS and includes a drama image or a weblink to a drama image of AoS at the same time. This drama image will be used for the customised badge if awarded] Edit 1: I accepted Mr C's recommendation to watch Reset. Status: Currently watching (Ms B accepted the next user's (Mr C) recommendation and watches the recommended drama) Edit 2: Status - Completed and rated it 8.0/10 - Not perfect, but quite addictive that could lead to slight post-drama traumas (Ms B watched and completed the recommended drama and rated 8.0/10) edited

Ms D I recommend Mr C to watch Alice in Borderland [Ms D recommends prior user (Mr C) to watch AiB and includes a drama image or a weblink to a drama image of AiB at the same time, and waits for the next user to recommend her a drama to watch and rate]

Simple? Remember that when you recommends a drama for the prior user to watch and rate, you are immediately signed up to receive a recommended drama to watch by the next user.

So now, who would like to be the very first participant and be recommended a drama? Note that as the very first participant, you would not have a badge, as only Recommender gets a badge.

Edit 1 on March 5th, 2023 

1. Re-formatted for dark mode compatibility
2. Revised Example Templates for clarity
3. Important! Made a slight change in challenge mechanics for the Recommender to include a drama image when recommending a drama. This is to cut the step for the Recommender to track when the drama he/she recommended is completed and add a drama image after prior user completed and rated drama, to allow easier tracking and quicker customisation of badges.

Edit 2 on Apr 7th, 2023

1. Added in steps to insert image.
2. Added in to rate the drama with a tag line or comment on what you like/don't like of the drama, after completing the drama.

We Watch Challenge 2023 - Hall of Fame

Participants who collected at least three customized badges in 2023 will be placed in the We Watch Challenge 2023 – Hall of Fame.

As at Jan 15th, 2024 (UTC) 

Challenger Status (Updated at least once fortnightly)

As the number of Challengers is still manageable, here's the table of current status of the challengers. (Will keep this table going for as long as the challenger number is manageable).

Challenger #	User Name	Recommend Drama to Prior User	Recommended Drama by Next User	Status	Badge
001	xBBBLUE	n/a	Mouse	Completed: 8/10	Inaugural Participant
002	Gummy_Marshmallow	Mouse	Through the Darkness	Completed: 8.5/10	Bronze
003	Saygo	Through the Darkness	Hua Jai Sila	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
004	Tanii	Hua Jai Sila	Run On	Completed: 9/10	Bronze
005	cal0ri3	Run On	At a Distance, Spring is Green	Completed: 7.5/10	Silver
006	Vanessa_	At a Distance, Spring is Green	Extraordinary Attorney Woo	Accepted	Blue
007	Rien	Extraordinary Attorney Woo	Boys' Lockdown	Completed: 8/10	-
008	Giuca / Giochi	Boys' Lockdown	Ototo no Otto	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
009	moonchild	Ototo no Otto	Not Me	Completed: 10/10	Bronze
010	Benizakura	Not Me	Mother	Accepted: PTW	Gold
011	Elbee	Mother	Our Blues	Completed: 9/10	-
012	Abby	Our Blues	A Tale of Thousand Stars	Completed 8/10	Silver
013	novastar93	A Tale of Thousand Stars	The Miracle of Teddy Bear	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
008	Giuca x2	The Miracle of Teddy Bear	The Gifted	Completed: 9.5/10	Bronze
009	moonchild x2	The Gifted	Navillera	Completed: 9.5/10	Silver
'014	Bilu	Navillera	The Fiery Priest	Completed: 8/10	Silver
002	Gummy_Marshmallow	The Fiery Priest	Sweet Home S1	Completed: 8.5/10	Bronze
015	Xiao Zi	Sweet Home S1	The King ofPigs	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
003	Saygo x2	The King ofPigs	Train	Completed: 8.5/10	Bronze
016	Mushroom_	Train	Weak Hero Class 1	Completed: 8.5/10	Bronze
017	jenn	Weak Hero Class 1	Hospital Playlist	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
002	Gummy_Marshmallow x2	Hospital Playlist	Kiss Goblin	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
009	Giuca x3	Kiss Goblin	The Untamed	Completed: 9/10	Bronze
004	Tanii x2	The Untamed	Weak Hero Class 1	Completed: 5/10	Silver
018	Gelatinne	Weak Hero Class 1	3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu	Completed: 6/10	Blue
015	Xiao Zi x2	3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu	Taxi Driver	Completed: 6.5/10	Blue
019	ColorMePurple	Taxi Driver	Sh**ting Stars	Completed: 8.5/10	Blue
020	dearuto	Sh**ting Stars	My Mister	Completed: 8.5/10	Bronze
021	_Choa's_	My Mister	Not Me	Accepted: PTW	Bronze
016	Mushroom_ x2	Not Me	Happiness	Completed: 9/10	-
002	Gummy_Marshmallow x4	Happiness	Cupid's Last Wish	Completed: 6/10	Silver
007	Rien x2	Cupid's Last Wish	Lighter & Princess	Completed: 9/10	Blue
015	Xiao Zi x3	Lighter & Princess	Word of Honor	Completed: 9/10	Silver
004	Tanii x3	Word of Honor	Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu	Completed: 5/10	Silver
022	maltreti	Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu	Bara no nai hanaya	Accepted: CW	Blue
018	Gelatinne x2	Bara no nai hanaya	Kyuo Kara Ore Wa	Completed: 6/10	-
023	Sam	Kyuo Kara Ore Wa	Terius Behind Me	Completed: 8.5/10	Blue
020	dearuto x2	Terius Behind Me	Under the Queen's Umbrella	Completed: 9/10	Bronze
011	Elbee x2	Under The Queen's Umbrella	dele	Completed: 9/10	Silver
024	specs	dele	Search: WWW	Accepted: PTW	Silver
020	dearuto x3	Search: WWW	Reset	Completed: 9.5/10	-
004	Tanii x4	Reset	Mystery of Lunakare	Completed: 6/10	Silver
023	Sam x2	Mystery of Lunakare	Mad Dog	Completed: 8.5/10	Blue
009	moonchild x3	Mad Dog	You Are My Hero	Completed: 10/10	Bronze
020	dearuto x4	You Are My Hero	Gaus Electronics	Completed: 7/10	Gold
025	Staccie	Gaus Electronics	The Forbidden Marriage	Completed: 7/10	Blue
026	Selbee	The Forbidden Marriage	18 Again	Completed: 9/10	Blue
005	cal0ri3 x2	18 Again	Gaus Electronics	Completed: 9/10	Silver
003	Saygo x3	Gaus Electronics	Sell Your Haunted House	Completed: 8.5/10	Silver
004	Tanii x5	Sell Your Haunted House	I Told Sunset About You	Completed: 6/10	Bronze
015	Xiao Zi x4	I Told Sunset About You	Strong Woman Do Bong Soon	Completed: 6.5/10	Blue
005	cal0ri3 x3	Strong Woman Do Bong Soon	Go Ahead	Completed: 7/10	Blue
004	Tanii x6	Go Ahead	Mad for Each Other	Completed: 4/10	Blue
027	zen violet	Mad for Each Other	Hot Stove League	Completed: 8/10	Blue
009	Giuca x4	Hot Stove League	Gannibal	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
003	Saygo x4	Gannibal	Just Between Lovers	Completed: 9/10	Bronze
004	Tanii x7	Just Between Lovers	Love Between Fairy and Devil	Completed: 9/10	Silver
007	Rien x3	Love Between Fairy and Devil	Ye Ye Xiang Jian Bu Shi Jun	Completed: 8/10	Silver
009	Giuca  x5	Ye Ye Xiang Jian Bu Shi Jun	Divorce Attorney Shin	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
020	dearuto x5	Divorce Attorney Shin	Joseon Attorney: A Morality	Completed: 7/10	Bronze
028	Alex	Joseon Attorney: A Morality	Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha	Completed: 9/10	Blue
029	Snow Flake / Priyanka	Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha	Cherry Magic	Completed: 10/10	-Silver
003	Saygo x5	Cherry Magic	The Gifted	Completed: 8.5/10	Gold
011	Elbee x5	The Gifted	From Now On, Showtime!	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
001	xBBBLUE x2	From Now On, Showtime!	Sh**ting Stars	Completed: 9/10	Bronze
009	Giuca x6	Sh**ting Stars	Star & Sky: Star In My Mind	Completed: 7.5/10	Silver
004	Tanii x8	Star & Sky: Star In My Mind	The Love You Give Me	Completed: 8/10	Blue
020	dearuto x6	The Love You Give Me	Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha	Completed: 8.5/10	Bronze
001	xBBBLUE x3	Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha	Tale of the Nine-Tailed	Completed: 10/10	Bronze
029	Snow Flake / Priyanka  x2	Tale of the Nine-Tailed	Beyond Evil	Accepted: CW 2/16	Gold
027	zen violet x2	Beyond Evil	Pipeline	Completed: 7.5/10	-
007	Rien x4	D.P. *	Gaus Electronics	Accepted	-
020	dearuto x7	Gaus Electronics	First Romance	Completed : 4.5/10	-
029	Snow Flake / Priyanka x3	First Romance	D.P.	Accepted: CW 2/6	Blue
004	Tanii x9	Pipeline	Kamisama no Ekohiiki!	Completed: 8/10	Blue
009	Giuca x7	Kamisama no Ekohiiki!	May I Help You	Completed: 8.5/10	Bronze
012	abby x2	May I Help You	Black	Accepted: CW 6/18, rated 8/10	Bronze
001	xBBBLUE x4	Black	Doom At Your Service	Completed: 10/10	Bronze
020	dearuto x8	Doom At Your Service	Semantic Error	Completed: 10/10	Gold
004	Tanii x10	Semantic Error	Ishiko to Haneo: Sonna Koto de Uttaemasu?	Completed: 6/10	Gold
027	zen violet x3	Ishiko to Haneo: Sonna Koto de Uttaemasu?	It's Okay, That's Love	Completed: 7.5/10	Blue
001	xBBBLUE x5	It's Okay, That's Love	Someday or One Day	Completed: 9.5/10	Blue
013	novastar x2	Someday or One Day	A Familiar Stranger	Completed: 8/10	Silver
009	Giuca x8	A Familiar Stranger	Word of Honor	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
004	Tanii x11	Word of Honor	Sound of Magic	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
013	novastar x3	Sound of Magic	The Uncanny Counter	Completed: 8.5/10	Bronze
028	Alex x2	The Uncanny Counter	Arthdal Chronicles	Completed: 9/10	Bronze
011	Elbee x4	Arthdal Chronicles	Reset	Completed: 9/10	Silver
004	Tanii x12	Reset	Gameboys	Completed: 8/10	Silver
009	Giuca x9	Gameboys	Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938	Completed: 7.5/10	Bronze
030	Thyella	Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938	Black Knight	Accepted	Blue
031	distoortion	Black Knight	Signal	Completed: 8.5/10	-
027	zen violet x4	Signal	Imawa no Kuni no Alice	Completed: 9.5/10	Bronze
003	Saygo x6	Imawa no Kuni no Alice	Signal	Completed: 9.5/10	Silver
011	Elbee x5	Signal	Yumi's Cells	Completed: 9/10	Silver
013	novastar x4	Yumi's Cells	Prison Playbook	Completed: 9/10	Silver
003	Saygo x7	Prison Playbook	Better Days	Completed: 9/10	Silver
004	Tanii x13	Better Days	Choco Milk Shake	Completed: 4/10	Silver
014	Bilu x2	Choco Milk Shake	Gannibal	Completed: 8/10	Blue
003	Saygo x8	Gannibal	Present Perfect + Present Still Perfect	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
008	Giuca / Giochi x10	Present Perfect + Present Still Perfect	Late Night Restaurant (aka Midnight Diner)	Completed: 8.5/10	Bronze
011	Elbee x6	Late Night Restaurant (aka Midnight Diner)	May I Help You	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
009	moonchild x4	May I Help You	To the Moon and Back	Completed: 9/10	Bronze
002	Gummy_Marshmallow x5	To the Moon and Back	The Killer's Shopping List	Completed: 7/10	Silver
028	Alex x3	The Killer's Shopping List	Hidden Love	Completed: 8/10	Blue
015	Xiao Zi x5	Hidden Love	Destined	Completed: 8.5/10	Bronze
032	cdramaqueen	Destined	The Bad Kids	Completed: 7/10	Bronze
033	marblebees	The Bad Kids	Sweet Home	Completed: 9.5/10	Blue
003	Saygo x9	Sweet Home	Oh No! Here comes trouble	Completed: 9.5/10	Silver
033	marblebees	Oh No! Here comes trouble	Not Me	Completed: 8.5/10	Silver
001	xBBBLUE x6	Not Me	My Dearest	Completed: 10/10	Bronze
011	Elbee x7	My Dearest	Plus & Minus	Completed: 8/10	Gold
004	Tanii x4	Plus & Minus	Our Beloved Summer	Completed: 5/10	Bronze
015	Xiao Zi x6	Our Beloved Summer	Danger Zone	Completed: 8/10	Blue
034	112	Danger Zone	Youth of May	Accepted: PTW	Bronze
035	songsforyou	Youth of May	Prison Playbook	Accepted	-
011	Elbee x8	Prison Playbook	Hua Jai Sila	Completed: 7/10	-
004	Tanii x15	Hua Jai Sila	Love Destiny	Completed: 8/10	Blue
023	Sam x3	Love Destiny	A Familiar Stranger	Accepted: CW 2/8	Bronze
019	ColourMePurple x2	A Familiar Stranger	Save Me	Completed: 6/10	-
001	xBBBLUE x7	Save Me	A Tale of Thousand Stars	Completed: 10/10	Blue
017	jenn x2	A Tale of Thousand Stars	Sweet Home	Completed: 9/10	Gold
015	Xiao Zi x7	Sweet Home	Descendants of the Sun	Completed: 8.5/10	Silver
017	jenn x3	Descendants of the Sun	Reset	Completed: 9/10	Bronze
013	novastar x5	Reset	Hi Bye, Mama!	Completed: 9/10	Silver
017	jenn x4	Hi Bye, Mama!	XX	Completed: 8.5/10	Silver
028	Alex x4	XX	Mysterious Lotus Case	Completed: 10/10	Bronze
032	cdramaqueen x2	Mysterious Lotus Case	A Familiar Stranger	Completed: 7.5/10	Gold
017	jenn x5	A Familiar Stranger	Mr. Queen	Completed: 9/10	Blue
011	Elbee x9	Mr. Queen	He's Coming To Me	Completed: 8.5/10	Silver
017	jenn x6	He's Coming To Me	Alchemy Of Souls	Completed: 7.5/10	Bronze
013	novastar x6	Alchemy Of Souls	Behind Your Touch	Completed 8/10	Blue
027	zen violet x5	Behind Your Touch	Someday or One Day	Accepted: PTW	Bronze
011	Elbee x10	Someday or One Day	A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower	Completed: 9/10	-
031	disdoortion x2	A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower	Reset	Dropped 6/15	Silver
020	dearuto x9	Reset	Alchemy of Souls	Completed: 7/10	Blue
019	ColourMePurple x3	Alchemy of Souls	Pegasus Market	Completed: 8/10	Blue
011	Elbee x11	Pegasus Market	Designated Survivor: 60 Days	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
036	2.857e-7	Designated Survivor: 60 Days	My Country: The New Age / Bloody Heart	-	Bronze
009	moonchild x5	My Country: The New Age / Bloody Heart	One Day Off	Completed: 8.5/10	-
011	Elbee x12	One Day Off	Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi	Completed: 9/10	Bronze
026	Selbee x2	Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi	Kingdom	Completed: 9/10	Silver
031	disdoortion x3	Kingdom	Oh No! Here Comes Trouble	Completed: 10/10	Silver
003	Saygo x10	Oh No! Here Comes Trouble	The Blood of Youth	Completed: 8.5/10	Gold
012	cdramaqueen x3	The Blood of Youth	A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
011	Elbee x13	A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower	A Tale of Thousand Stars	Completed: 9/10	Bronze
014	Bilu x3	A Tale of Thousand Stars	Manner of Death	Completed: 9.5/10	Silver
009	moonchild x6	Manner of Death	Oh No! Here Comes Trouble	Completed: 8.5/10	Silver
031	distoortion x4	Oh No! Here Comes Trouble	The Killer's Shopping List	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
003	Saygo x11	The Killer's Shopping List	Mad of Each Other	Completed: 8.5/10	Bronze
011	Elbee x14	Mad of Each Other	Oh No! Here Comes Trouble	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
003	Saygo x12	Oh No! Here Comes Trouble	The Boy Next Door	Completed: 8/10	Bronze
009	moonchild x7	The Boy Next Door	Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi	Completed: 9/10	Bronze
015	Xiao Zi x8	Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi	Continued on WeWatch 2024	Continued on WeWatch 2024	SIlver

Updated as at Jan 15th, 2024 (UTC) - new updates are in red,

I recommend xBBBLUE to watch Mouse (2021).

Accepted Saygo's recommendation. - Through the Darkness. 

Status - Completed (8.5/10) - A good watch, if you are looking for genius leads (they were still ahead though) who would outsmart everyone or drama with complex/outstanding plot, I think it's not for you. Yes, it is like every another crime-investigation show, but it direct towards the involvement of profiling in Korea. It is set in 90s, when profiling was not main stream approach for solving crimes esp. in Asian Countries and profiler themselves & profiling as process were evolving with every case they experience.

I recommend Saygo to watch Hua Jai Sila, because we seem to share similar tastes! :)

I accept cal0ri3's recommendation to watch Run On.

Status : Completed 

Rating: 9/10

Run On had been on my list for a while  and I didn't know when I'd get around to watching it. I'm glad I watched it! It's been long since I enjoyed a Kdrama! 

Image link for badge: here :)

I recommend cal0ri3, At a distance spring is green. I really hope you like it as much as I love it.  

I accept Rien 's recommendation to watch Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Super excited to watch. Gonna update when I watch it

This is so much easier and more fun than the yearly challenge! 

So, @Rien, would you like to watch a pinoy series Boys' Lockdown? So sweet, so cute and short and since you haven't seen that many series from the Philippines, I hope you enjoy it!

BTW, I love the badges you make! You are so skilled and talented!

EDIT: @moonchild challenge accepted! Ototo no Otto here I come!

EDIT2: Completed My Brother's Husband. And just as moonchild said, it is a sweet and heartwarming short drama! 8/10

With a bit of research I recommend "Not Me" to moonchild. It's already in your PTW list and I have a feeling that you could like it. Hope you enjoy :)

I accept EIBee's recommendation to watch Mother! Looks promising, I'm very excited to start watching it ^^

Status: PTW

I'm glad you liked my recommendation, moonchild :33

The picture I would want in my badge is this:

https://i.mydramalist.com/R77qP_3f.jpg

if that doesn't work then this:

https://mydramalist.com/photos/E11mp_3

i recommend @ElBee to watch "Our Blues". It's on your PTW list, and i think you'll like it ^_^

badge image link: this or this 

i accept novastar93's recommendation to watch "A Tale of Thousand Stars" :)

status - completed | 8/10

it took me so long to finish this series because of busy schedules, but it was actually a good watch. the series also showed real-life situations and problems, plus the OST is great.