The Tale of Nokdu / 조선로코 녹두전 (2019) [Ep 1 – 32]

 

• Drama: The Tale of Nokdu (English title) / The Joseon Romantic-Comedy Tale of Nok-Du (literal title)
• Revised romanization: Joseonroko Nokdujeon
• Hangul: 조선로코 녹두전
• Release Date: September 30, 2019 —
• Runtime: Mon & Tue 22:00

Synopsis

Jeon Nok-Du 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, Jeon Nok-Du runs away from home. He disguises himself as a woman and goes to a widow village. There, he meets Dong Dong-Ju (Kim So-Hyun) who is an apprentice to become a gisaeng. She does not want to become a gisaeng, but Dong Dong-Ju doesn’t have a choice. She happens to know that Jeon Nok-Du is not a woman and she hears the reason why he is hiding in the widow village. Jeon Nok-Du saves Dong Dong-Ju from a dangerous situation. She becomes Jeon Nok-Du’s adopted daughter and he decides to live in the widow village for 1 year.