Also known as: Mung Bean Chronicles / The Joseon Romantic Comedy: Tale of Nok-Du
Genre: Historical, Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 32
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2019-Sep-30 to 2019-Nov-25
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00 (2 episodes back-to-back)
Synopsis
This drama is based on webcomic “Nokdujeon” by Hye Jin Yang which was published from 2014-Dec-16 to 2018-July-31 via comic.naver.com.
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.
Cast
Main 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 King Gwanghae
Yoon Yoo Sun as Chun Haeng Soo