#the tale of nokdu

[cuddlybitch]

KDRAMAS OVER FLOWERS DAY 1: a love so beautiful 💖 (a favourite couple)

Nok-du, I don't think our time together will always be full of sunshine and rainbows. Some days will be windy like today, and some days will be sad and full of tears. But you see, as long as I am with you, I am more than willing to endure all those hardships. I will endure anything.

Dong-ju & Nok-du, THE TALE OF NOKDU (2019)

[zhoufeis]

The Tale of Nokdu 조선로코-녹두전 South Korea, 2019, dir. Kim Dong-hwi.

[xiaolanhua]

Jang Dong Yoon as Nokdu The Tale of Nokdu (2019)

[schnoobums]

TV Appreciation Week 2024 — Day 3: Favourite couple/dynamic

↳ Nokdu & Dongju (The Tale of Nokdu, 2019)

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dailyasiandramas’ sunday throwback ★ [WEEK 5]

THE TALE OF NOKDU 조선로코 녹두전 [2019] Dir. Kim Dong Hwi

[youknowihavenochingu]

Historical kdramas ⚔

The Red Sleeve

Sungkyunkwan Scandal

100 Days My Prince

The King's Affection

Love In The Moonlight

Mr Sunshine

The Moon Embracing The Sun

Tale Of Nokdu

Hwarang

Queen For Seven Days

[cottagehorror-lesbians-stuff]

it's the cross-dressing of nokdu that does it for me in the tale of nokdu. tbh it suggests that dong-ju is much more fluid in her feelings than the simple mlw narrative implies. she loves a man that dresses like a woman, that passes as a woman for the vast majority of the show.

in parallel, he loves a woman that dresses as a man, that passes as a man so that she can avenge her family. and it's the fact that she dresses as a man that leaves such a strong impression on him upon meeting her again at the kisaeng place.

i think the gender dynamics, the fluidity of emotions were so good in this show, it makes the lead pairing so interesting. on the other hand, a lot of secondary interactions between the characters become layered with deeper meaning due to the constant cross-dressing of the main characters, who appear to only be able to achieve their goals through their incessant back-and-forths between dressing as a woman or dressing as a man. for nearly the entire show, it's as if transgressing these lines are essential parts to their own identity. it is the way they choose to be able to fully navigate their worlds and cope with their quests for something else (both seeking a form of revelation by the way).

if we take this into account: she loves a man who dresses as a woman while trying to learn the truth about who he is. he loves a woman who dresses as a man while trying to reveal who she is. and their identity crises are both related to the king (symbolically the patriarchal figure). the concept is actually sooooo powerful.

it's such a good show, way more nuanced and complex than meets the eye.

(also huuuuge props for featuring only-women spaces <3)

[love-me-a-lotta-whump]

조선로코 녹두전 - The Tale of Nokdu - Whumplist - 🇰🇷

Whumpee: 정녹두 (Jeong Nok Du) played by 장동윤 (Jang Dong Yoon)

Synopsis: To find out who and why his family was attacked, Jeon Nok Du disguises himself as a woman and enters the widow's village. There, he meets Dong Dong Ju. He must find out who he is and why his father and brother were attacked.

Genre: Period, Romance, Comedy

Watch On: Viki, DramaCool, KissAsian

WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW

1.01 : fought, manhandled, emotional, crying ::: manhandled, arrested ::: forced to kneel, at sword-point ::: drugged, hunted, threw up (barely and barely shown), collapsed, passed out, concern for him

1.02 : beaten, bloody nose, (comical) ::: fought briefly

1.03 : coughing, fought, chased ::: burned (comical)

1.04 : (flashbacks: emotional, crying, scared, grieving, sobbing) ::: scared, chased, hit, groaning in pain

1.05 : cut on his wrist

1.06 : restrained (rope) (comical), cut on his wrist nursed

1.07 : sword held to his throat

1.08 : fought

1.09-1.11 : none

1.12 : fought

1.13 : at sword-point

1.14 : emotional, in shock, crying ::: concerned for someone

1.15 : fought, used himself as a human shield, stabbed with an axe, cut in the arm, stomach slashed with a sword ::: bleeding, fought ::: fought, stumbling, weak, condition slowly deteriorating, groaning, holding his wound, sweaty, bloody, concern for him, coughing up blood, collapsed ::: asleep, bandaged, feverish, fighting sleeping ::: woke up, in pain (semi comical) ::: in shock, weak, crying, half collapsed, supported, (flashbacks: asleep, bandaged)

1.16 : fought, chased, fought, chased, hunted

1.17 : fought (not shown), bloody nose, old wound opened up, concern for him ::: doctor examines the wound, looked after, bandaged

1.18 : fought ::: fought ::: fought, bleeding, in pain, bleeding, sweating, holding his wound ::: in pain, holding his wound ::: emotional

1.19 : protecting someone ::: protecting someone, using himself as a human shield, hand cut, concern for him ::: fought ::: in shock, heartbroken

1.20 : emotional ::: crying ::: concerned for someone, scared ::: emotional

1.21-1.23 : none

1.24: (visions? (Didn’t actually happen): forced to kneel, restrained (rope), hood over his head, slashed with a sword, killed) ::: crying

1.25 : crying

1.26 : crying ::: emotional, crying

1.27 : emotional

1.28 : at sword point

1.29 : fought ::: crying ::: arm grazed by an arrow

1.30 : concern for him ::: fought ::: fought ::: fought, slashed in the back with a sword, in shock, sword held to his throat, emotional, crying, weak, struggling to stand, emotional, groaning, helped to walk

1.31 : weak, helped to walk, concern for him, emotional, crying ::: bleeding, wounds treated, bleeding through bandages, asleep, woken up, sweaty, in pain, concern for him, struggling to stay awake, passed out ::: hunted ::: unconscious, bleeding out, held, concern for him ::: carried while unconscious

1.32 : none

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Kdrama: The Tale of Nokdu (2019)

respect 💯/GIRL SAVING ATTITUDE /koreanDrama status video #short KDRAMA the tale of nokdu

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XETLdhQ1ewo

[heyheyitsgrace]

Sometimes a family can be the discarded son of a mad king, a failed courtesan on a path of vengeance, a group of assassin-widows, an exiled former queen, and a single father martial arts master and his eight-year-old daughter and I think that's beautiful.

[myfavoriteskdramas]

what is the name of the drama that you have as your header ?

Hi there, I'm glad you asked, it's name is "the tale of nokdu" it's a kdrama and very good one, i really enjoyed it, they're one of my fave couples ❤️🫶🏻

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[xiaolanhua]

The Tale of Nokdu (2019) Dir. by. Kim Dong Hwi, Lee Hyun Jin & Kang Soo Yeon

[schnoobums]

THE TALE OF NOKDU + parallels

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