The Nokdu Flower (2019) (2019)

The Nokdu Flower (2019)

Name: The Nokdu Flower (2019)

Original name: 녹두꽃 우금티 녹두꽃 - 사람 하늘이 되다 緑豆の花綠豆花 Nokdoo Kkot Haneulyi Dweda Green Bean Flower Mung Bean Flower Nokdu Flower Nokdu Kkot: Saram

Release year: 2019

Status: Completed

Country: Korean

Genre: Corruption, Drama, Family, Historical, life, political

Plot

Set during the Donghak Peasant Revolution which took place from 1894-1895. Two half-brothers fight on opposite sides of this rebellion.

Baek Yi Kang is the first son of an important family. His father is wealthy and he is notorious as a local government officer. But, Yi Kang’s mother is from the the lowest class. Due to his mother's low social class, people look down on Baek Yi Kang.

Song Ja In is the only daughter for the head of a large peddlers group. She is the owner of Jeonjoo Yeokak, which sells merchandise and is also an inn. She has courage, stays calm under pressure and has charisma. Song Ja In dreams of becoming the best merchant in Joseon.

Baek Yi Hyun is Yi Kang’s younger half-brother. He is smart, handsome and polite. Unlike Yi Kang, Baek Yi Hyun was not born out of wedlock. Yi Hyun has everything and he treats his half-brother politely.