The Tale of Nokdu – 조선로코 녹두전
Other name: Nok Du Jeon, Mung Bean Pancake, Mung Bean Chronicle, Tale of Nok-Du, The Joseon Romantic-Comedy Tale of Nok-Du, Joseon Roko Nok Du Jeon, Joseon Loco – Mung Bean Chronicles, 녹두전, Nok Du Chronicle, Mung Bean Chronicles
Country: Korea
Genre(s): Action, Historical, Comedy, Romance
Release: September 30, 2019 Runtime: Monday & Tuesday 22:00
Episode(s): 32
Broadcast: KBS2
Director(s): Kim Dong Hwi
Writer(s): Im Ye Jin, Baek So Yun
Cast: Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun, Song Gun Hee, Jo Soo Hyang, Kang Tae Oh
Summary
This drama is based on webcomic “Nokdujeon” by Hye Jin Yang which was published from 2014-Dec-16 to 2018-July-31. Set in Joseon dynasty, the series is about a man who disguises as a woman to enter a mysterious women-only village; and a young woman who does not want to become a kisaeng.
Jun Nok Du (Jang Dong Yoon) is the son of a noble family. He is not happy that his family has arranged for him to marry a young girl. To avoid the marriage, Jun Nok Du runs away from home. He disguises himself as a woman and goes to a widow village. There, he meets Dong Dong Joo (Kim So Hyun) who is an apprentice to become a gisaeng. She does not want to become a gisaeng, but Dong Dong Joo doesn’t have a choice. She happens to know that Jun Nok Du is not a woman and she hears the reason why he is hiding in the widow village. Jun Nok Du saves Dong Dong Joo from a dangerous situation. She becomes Jun Nok Du’s adopted daughter and he decides to live in the widow village for 1 year.
Jeon Nok-Du lives on an island with his father and older brother. He is smart and a good swordsman. Since he was little, his father did not let him study or go to the mainland. One day, his father and older brother are attacked by a group of female assassins. Jeon Nok-Du chases after one of the assassins to the capital. During that time, Jeon Nok-Du meets Dong Dong-Ju. She wants to shoot the King with her arrow, but Jeon Nok-Du saves her from trouble. Meanwhile, the assassin that Jeon Nok-Du chases goes into a widow village. To find out who and why his family was attacked, Jeon Nok-Du disguises himself as a woman and enters the widow village. There, he meets Dong Dong-Ju again. She is an apprentice to become a gisaeng.
