The Joseon Romantic-Comedy Tale of Nok-Du
Other Title: The Joseon Romantic Comedy: Tale of Nok-Du / 조선로코: 녹두전 / 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 / 绿豆传
Genres: Action, Historical, Comedy, Romance
Episodes: 16
Country: South Korea
Director: Kim Dong Hwi
Writer: Im Ye Jin
Network: KBS
Release Date: September 30th – November 19th, 2019
Related Show: based on webcomic “Nokdujeon” by Hye Jin Yang
Cast:
- Jang Dong Yoon as Jun Nok Doo
- Kim So Hyun as Dong Dong Joo
- Kang Tae Oh as Cha Yul Moo / Prince Neungyang
- Jung Joon Ho as Kwang Hae
- Kim Tae Woo as Heo Yoon
- Yoon Yoo Sun as Chun Haeng Soo
- Lee Seung Joon as Jung Yoon Juh
- Lee Moon Shik as Hwang Jang Goon
- Song Gun Hee as Jun Hwang Tae
- Park Da Yun (박다연) as Aeng Doo
- Yoon Sa Bong (윤사봉) as Kang Soon Nyeo
- Hwang Mi Young (황미영) as Park Bok Nyeo
- Yoon Geum Sun Ah (윤금선아) as Lee Mal Nyun
Synopsis:
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.
