Joseon Romantic-Comedy Tale of Nok-Du

TV Show · Romance · Comedy

After being attacked by a group of female assassins, young swordsman Jeon Nok Du (Jang Dong Yoon) sets out to track down one of his assailants. However, his quest leads him to a village populated entirely by widows. In order to evade detection, Nok Du disguises himself as a woman while he searches for clues. But one of the residents, Dong Dong Ju (Kim So Hyun), learns Nok Du’s secret identity… although she has a secret of her own: she has escaped from an ill-fated gisaeng (courtesan) apprenticeship. Will they succeed in keeping each others’ identities a secret? And what will happen when they begin to fall for each other? This 2019 South Korean drama series was based on the hit webtoon “Nok Du Jeon” by Hye Jin Yang and was directed by Kim Dong Hwi.

2019 · 31m
Starring Jang Dong-yoon, Kim So-hyeon, Kang Tae-oh
Director Kim Donghwi, Kang Su-yeon

Season 1

  • EPISODE 101
    Episode 1
    During the Joseon period, a man named Jeon Nok-du disguises himself as a woman to escape into a village of widows. There, he meets Dong Dong-ju, a kisaeng trainee who is more fond of crafts than singing or dancing.
    31m
  • EPISODE 102
    Episode 2
    During the Joseon period, a man named Jeon Nok-du disguises himself as a woman to escape into a village of widows. There, he meets Dong Dong-ju, a kisaeng trainee who is more fond of crafts than singing or dancing.
    31m
  • EPISODE 103
    Episode 3
    It's revealed that the widows' village serves a greater purpose than housing women. Dong Dong-ju keeps a wary eye on Nok-du.
    32m
  • EPISODE 104
    Episode 4
    To ensure secrecy, Nok-du asks to become Dong-ju's adoptive mother. Members of Muwoldan challenge Nok-du to steal from his father-in-law.
    31m
  • EPISODE 105
    Episode 5
    Nok-du professes his love for Cha Yul-mu to keep him away from Dong-ju. Meanwhile, the arrival of Nok-du's bride-to-be jeopardises his operation.
    33m
  • EPISODE 106
    Episode 6
    As the investigation moves forward, Nok-du learns that an unlikely player is involved. He finally finds out who is leading the group of assassins.
    31m

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Cast & Crew

  • Jang Dong-yoon
    Jeon Nok-du
  • Kim So-hyeon
    Dong Dong-ju
  • Kang Tae-oh
    Cha Yul-mu
  • Jung Joon-ho
    King Gwanghae
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    Jung Yoon-jeo
  • Lee Moon-sik
    Hwang Jang-gun
  • H‌J
    Hwang Jang Geun
    Jeon Hwang-tae
  • K‌D
    Kim Donghwi
    Director
  • K‌S
    Kang Su-yeon
    Director
  • L‌Y
    Lim Ye-jin
    Writer
  • B‌S
    Baek So-yeon
    Writer

About

Joseon Romantic-Comedy Tale of Nok-Du

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After being attacked by a group of female assassins, young swordsman Jeon Nok Du (Jang Dong Yoon) sets out to track down one of his assailants. However, his quest leads him to a village populated entirely by widows. In order to evade detection, Nok Du disguises himself as a woman while he searches for clues. But one of the residents, Dong Dong Ju (Kim So Hyun), learns Nok Du’s secret identity… although she has a secret of her own: she has escaped from an ill-fated gisaeng (courtesan) apprenticeship. Will they succeed in keeping each others’ identities a secret? And what will happen when they begin to fall for each other? This 2019 South Korean drama series was based on the hit webtoon “Nok Du Jeon” by Hye Jin Yang and was directed by Kim Dong Hwi.

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KBS2
Released
2019
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
South Korea

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