The Duo
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In a story of two men switched at birth, noble-born Chun Doong lives as a slave and becomes a heroic outlaw, while beggar-born Gwi Dong lives as a nobleman and police chief; then each falls in love with the same girl, Dong Nyeo.

2011 · 1h 2m
Starring Kim Myeong-su, Lee Sang-yoon, Lee Seol-ah
Director Im Tae-woo, Kim Keun-hong

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Two boys are born in a village on the same night; a nobleman forcibly conscripts the woman to nurse Gwidong, leaving Chundong behind in the care of the man with whom she escaped; maternal instincts compel her to switch the children.
    1h 2 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    It's been 15 years since Map-Soon switched the two boys. The two show obvious signs of their upbringing, yet they seem out of place.
    1h 2 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Chun-Doong and Gwi-dong are beginning to show more signs of their biological traits.
    1h 2 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    Chun-Doong demands Map-Soon and Soe-Dol to reveal the identity of his birth parents. Gwi-Dong has his own ghosts to chase. The village has more serious issues to confront.
    1h 2 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Episode 5
    The beggars cast Chun-Doong out of their guild. Chun-Doong wakes up in the company of the butchers and the cobblers.
    1h 3 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Episode 6
    The schoolmaster puts his house up for sale, burns all of his journals and notes, and prepares to leave for the capital; Dongnyeo visits the cobbler to ask for new shoes for her father's trip but is rejected; Chundoong steps in.
    1h 1 min

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Cast & Crew

  • K‌M
    Kim Myeong-su
    Actor
  • Lee Sang-yoon
    Gwi-Dong
  • L‌S
    Lee Seol-ah
    Actor
  • K‌G
    Kim Gi-bang
    Actor
  • Ra Mi-ran
    Actor
  • I‌C
    Im Chae-won
    Actor
  • Jung Kyung-ho
    Actor
  • K‌K
    Kim Kyung-jin
    Actor
  • L‌M
    Lee Moon-sik
    Jang Kkokji
  • J‌H
    Jung Hanhun
    Actor
  • C‌D
    Cha Do-jin
    Actor

About

The Duo

Drama

In a story of two men switched at birth, noble-born Chun Doong lives as a slave and becomes a heroic outlaw, while beggar-born Gwi Dong lives as a nobleman and police chief; then each falls in love with the same girl, Dong Nyeo.

Information

Studio
MBC
Released
2011
Region of Origin
South Korea

Languages

Original Audio
Korean
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Korean (South Korea)

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  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
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  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
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  • Singapore
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  • Vietnam

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