It’s like the screenwriter can read my mind and gives me everything I ask for and more with The Tale of Nokdu. I get tired of Nokdu cross-dressing and the widow’s village is wiped out, he returns to being a dude permanently, and the action moves to Hanyang and the central birth secret and palace intrigue plot. The romance also ups the stakes as now we know Dong Joo’s target is Nokdu’s royal daddy so that’s some major Romeo and Juliet angst, but the drama doesn’t keep them separated for long and also reunites them with the same sass and bickering we love. This week’s episodes cement for me that Tale of Nokdu is the best of traditional young romance sageuk storytelling, ten years ago this drama would have way more viewers and buzz during the heyday of Hallyu dramas and we’d probably see Jang Geun Seok and Park Shin Hye as the leads as it’s basically reverse You’re Beautiful and hot damn it’s just marvelous to watch. Jang Dong Yoon just made himself a K-drama male lead career and Kim So Hyun has found her best onscreen male lead if you ask me.
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Great drama! Such a fun watch. Too bad have to wait for 6 more days... Love both leads. The King has very warm eyes when he looks at Nokdu, wonder how the story will proceed on all these entangled relationships. Still not clear on Dongju back story, she must be from a noble family...
She must be from a very high class noble family to be engaged to a prince. Next week will give us more back story about her.
Tale of nokdu is currently the IT drama at the moment. Undoubtedly one of the best drama of 2019. And yes this show would have been crazy hit back then when hallyu fever was on.
Back then these two would be flooded with endorsement love calls and fan meeting tours. It's harder now but I hope they still get to do all those things.
Younger actors have to struggle more these days. Just because a drama is successful or popular doesn't mean they get rewarded for it. This is a great drama with great acting by these two young stars. Good luck to them. They deserve much more recognition.
fan meetings do not interest me. With gaining popularity, I hope JDY will receive more drama offers and maybe a movie with great veterans so he can continue to grace us on screen with his talents. He is really good at everything as Nokdu - can fight, can dance (he tried to teach DJ the dance which she could not learn), can fish, can cook... needless to say being beautiful all around, shirtless especially. hee hee... I am so mesmerized!
KSH and JDY are a match made in heaven. You know they love acting with each other and it shows in their on screen chemistry. Too bad hallyu is dead because these two would be the biggest hallyu stars of the year. I think in some way they still are. It's career making for both of them.
I'm so giddy over their chemistry!! ❤️❤️❤️
Moi aussi, ils sont juste trop mignons ensemble, on aurait pu croire de voir un vrai couple dans la vie, hâte de voir un nouveau drama avec eux deux
TTON is still an 'IT' drama even without the hey day of Hallyu. The actors and staff should be proud of their work.
Kim So Hyun has had a great year. With the global success of not 1 but 2 dramas she basically cemented her status as the next generation of stalwarts. Jang Dong Yoon is going to bask in this role for many years to come. His leading man role is set in stone. Congratulations to both of them for giving us this amazing drama.
This is pure drama crack.
This is one of the best airing dramas on air. The writing is excellent but kim so hyun and jang dong yoon win me over with their acting and chemistry. The pacing for this drama is perfect and packs a punch everytime.
LOVE this drama! I was surprised at how GREAT the storytelling, direction, lead and supporting cast are. I hope it continues to be great until the end. So happy for these 2 lead actors!!
I like this drama! I would like to know more about DJ because her story is stagnating. But in the same time, she wants to kill the King, father of Nokdu... So will it follow the Romeo and Juliet or Moonlight Drown by Clouds's story?
The cast is great. I knew that Jang Dong Yoon was a great choice! He's killing this role. KSH is really lovely in this role.
LOVE ALARM SEASON 2 IS COMING!!!! KSH STAY WINNING!!!!