The Nokdu Flower
Set during the period of the 1894 Donghak Peasant Revolution against the Japanese, the drama tells the story of two half-brothers, one illegitimate and low born, and one, part of the pro-Japanese ruling elite, who find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.
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As a peasant revolution for equality brews in 19th-century Joseon, two half-brothers fight for their beliefs on opposite sides of the conflict.
- Ep 1
1.Export Ban on Rice
26-04-201935mBaek I-hyeon returns home from studying abroad. As the townspeople's fury against the government grows, Jeon Bong-jun plans an uprising.
- Ep 2
2.New District Magistrate of Gobu
26-04-201935mYi Kang loses a fight with Deok Ki. Ja In goes to Bong Jun to buy some medicine. The new district magistrate of Gobu lifts the banggongnyeong, and Baek Ga gets anxious because he c...
- Ep 3
3.Baek Ga Getting Attacked By The Donghak Followers
27-04-201935mWhen his father is injured, Baek I-gang brings him to safety and finds reluctant help from Song Ja-in. Bong-jun and his followers blow up a dam.
- Ep 4
4.Yi Hyun Coming Back To Gobu
27-04-201935mYoo Wol begs Bong Jun to save Yi Kang’s life. Yi Hyun comes back to Gobu to find Baek Ga. A new district magistrate comes to Gobu. Si Hyung comes to Bong Jun and tells him to give...
- Ep 5
5.Yi Kang Taking Over Baek Ga's Position
03-05-201935mAs I-gang struggles to accept a loss, he's handed a new role in his family. A powerful supporter of the Donghak movement is imprisoned.
- Ep 6
6.Donghak Followers Burn Down the Rice Store
03-05-201935mYi Kang and Yoo Wol have dinner with Baek’s family. Yi Hyun tells Yi Kang to be different from Baek Ga. Ms. Chae prepares to greet Myung Sim as her daughter-in-law, and Donghak fol...
- Ep 7
7.Yoo Wol Being Falsely Accused
04-05-201935mYi Kang tells Baek Ga that he doesn’t want to take over Baek Ga’s position. Yi Kang plans to leave Gobu with Yoo Wol. Baek Ga puts the blame on Yoo Wol to make Yi Kang take over hi...
- Ep 8
8.Yi Kang and Yoo Wol's Reunion
04-05-201935mBong Jun asks Yi Hyun to join the Donghak followers, but Yi Hyun refuses. Ja In discovers unconscious Yi Kang. Yi Hyun goes back to his home and tells his family that he killed Yoo...
- Ep 9
9.Yi Hyun Gets Enlisted To The Army
10-05-201935mI-hyeon's sudden conscription stuns the Baek family. Meanwhile, I-gang shows up at the Donghak camp with a request for Bong-jun.
- Ep 10
10.Yi Kang Gets Accepted As a Donghak Member
10-05-201935mBong Jun goes to see Seok Ju, but Seok Ju acts distant and cold to Bong Jun. Baek Ga asks Yi Kang to bring Yi Hyun back and suggests to Yi Kang to live as they used to. However, Yi...
- Ep 11
11.Yi Kang Becomes A Donghak Member
11-05-201935mIn Bong-jun's army, I-gang has a long way to go to earn the others' trust. I-hyeon finds out who was responsible for sending him to war.
- Ep 12
12.The Ambush
11-05-201935mWhen the provincial army enters Hwangto-hyun, they are ambushed by the Donghak army. After the ambush, Yi Hyun confronts Hong Ga about the gyosaengan and learns that it was Lord Hw...
- Ep 13
13.Yi Hyun Comes Back Home
17-05-201935mWhen Ja-in is captured by Donghak soldiers, she and I-gang finally meet again. I-hyeon comes back with full intent to marry Hwang Myeong-sim.
- Ep 14
14.The Day Before The Wedding
17-05-201935mYi Kang leaves the Donghak army after hearing that it was Lord Hwang who had Yi Hyun enlisted and is now missing. And when Ja In gets released, she heads straight for Gobu knowing...
15.The Weapon To Defeat The Joseon Army
18-05-201935mI-gang refuses to return to his family. I-hyeon steps into his father's place. After a battle, the king sends a message to Bong-jun and his army.
16.A Message From The King
18-05-201935mJa In feels guilty thinking that she takes privilege from the weak people. Baek Ga tells Yi Hyun to run away so that he won’t be conscripted again, but Yi Hyun tells Baek Ga that h...
- Ep 17
17.Yi Hyun Goes Into the Battlefield
24-05-201935mAs Donghak forces take over Jeonju, Hwang Seok-ju agrees to lead the conscripted army. With a rifle on his back, I-hyeon goes with him.
- Ep 18
18.Yi Hyun Gets Appointed as the New Boss
24-05-201935mFor being a marksman with a merciless rifle, Yi Hyun is ordered to kill General Nokdu on sight. And when the battle rages on Mount Wan, he takes aim and fires, severely injuring Ge...
- Ep 19
19.Beon Gae’s Death
25-05-201935mWhile hunting for the enemy marksman, I-gang's friend is wounded. The Qing army arrives, and with it another — and wholly unwanted — surprise.
- Ep 20
20.The Treaty Of Tianjin
25-05-201935mJa In thinks she has a possible solution, and as she presents it to her father, she asks him to spare Yi Kang's life. Worried of the Qing army's presence, Yi Hyun entreats his comm...
- Ep 21
21.Ja In and Bong Jun's Deal
31-05-201935mTo try and save her loved ones' lives, Ja-in delivers Bong-jun's peace treaty to Kim Hak-jin. I-gang accompanies her, and looks for I-hyeon.
- Ep 22
22.Bong Jun Suggests the Peace Treaty to Joseon Army
31-05-201935mBaek Ga goes to Seok Ju and tells him to wait for Yi Hyun’s return, but Seok Ju refuses. Hak Jin accepts the peace treaty. However, Bong Jun hesitates to sign the treaty because Ga...
- Ep 23
23.Gye Hoon Incites Yi Hyun To Assassinate Bong Jun
01-06-201935mAs Bong-jun and Hak-jin come together at one table to sign the treaty, I-hyeon is given a secret mission. The Donghak followers celebrate their win.
- Ep 24
24.Yi Hyun Gives Bong Jun Help With The Reform Bill
01-06-201935mJa In’s father says that he will go to Hanyang to meet Minister Min Hyun Joon, but Ja In stops him. Yi Kang gets to encounter Yi Hwa and treats her a meal. Yoo Wol packs her stuff...
- Ep 25
25.Yi Kang Heads To Hanyang
07-06-201935mBong-jun sends I-gang to Hanyang. I-hyeon grows suspicious when unexpected visitors come to Bong-jun with a strange proposal.
- Ep 26
26.Yi Kang Finally Meets Park Dong Jin
07-06-201935mJa In decides to go to Hanyang to find Yi Kang, so she goes to her father to get his consent. Yi Hyun tells the aristocrats to eliminate their slave documents. Bong Jun comes to se...
- Ep 27
27.Lord Daewon Delivers Bong Jun's Letter To The King
08-06-201935mWhile Japan seeks to meddle with Korea, the king is urged to listen to Bong-jun's plea for nationwide reforms. Ja-in meets Takeda Yosuke.
- Ep 28
28.Ja In And Yi Kang Encounter Again
08-06-201935mMonk Hae tells Beo Dul to tell Yi Kang that she has feelings for him, but Beo Dul refuses. Ja In meets Takeda and she is suspicious of him. Yi Kang gets to meet Ja In in Hanyang. M...
- Ep 29
29.The King Surrenders to Japan
14-06-201935mEnraged by Myeong-sim's forced marriage, I-hyeon snaps. When the Japanese army invades the palace, Ja-in is tasked by the queen to act as a spy.
- Ep 30
30.Ja In Becomes Takeda's Business Partner
14-06-201935mBong Jun gets to know that the Japanese army invaded the palace. Ja In is called before the queen. The queen wants Ja In to be the business partner with Takeda to spy on Japan’s mo...
- Ep 31
31.Takeda's Suggestion To Yi Hyun
15-06-201935mI-gang doesn't give up on rescuing a fellow Donghak follower who's been taken by the Japanese. Yosuke wants I-hyeon to join hands with him.
- Ep 32
32.Yi Hyun's Decision To Join Hands With Takeda
15-06-201935mYi Hyun decides to join hands with Takeda. Kim Ga tells Bong Jun that the ogre is Yi Hyun. Baek family starts to make straw shoes for a living. Yi Kang comes back to Jeonju with Se...
- Ep 33
33.Yi Kang Gets Expelled from the Donghak Army
21-06-201935mI-gang stands trial for hiding his brother's identity as the feared marksman. Meanwhile, I-hyeon starts anew as the leader of the Tenyukyo.
- Ep 34
34.Ja In's Offer to Bong Jun
21-06-201935mBong Jun actually is planning to raise an army. Doo Hwang visits Takeda to bribe him, and he is surprised to see Yi Hyun there. Yoo Wol gets attacked by a masked gang, and Yi Kang...
- Ep 35
35.Bong Jun's Preparation For War
22-06-201935mAt the king's orders, Bong-jun begins to raise an army to fight the Japanese. A dead body placed in front of the palace causes a stir.
- Ep 36
36.Yi Kang Comes Back To The Donghak Army
22-06-201935mYoo Wol tells Yi Kang to go back to Bong Jun and serve him. Yi Hyun gets to encounter Hong Ga and tells him to be his subordinate. Meanwhile, Yi Kang tells Bong Jun that he wants t...
- Ep 37
37.The Correlation Between Straw Shoes and War
28-06-201935mIn Jeonju, I-gang and I-hyeon meet again. I-hyeon looks into what Bong-jun is hiding, and I-gang is reinstated as a Donghak army leader.
- Ep 38
38.Yi Hyun Notices Bong Jun's Plan
28-06-201935mYi Hyun comes to the Jeonju Hostel to hide, and Deok Ki locks him in the barn. Yi Hyun gets to discover a pile of straw shoes in the barn and notices that Ja In is on Bong Jun’s si...
- Ep 39
39.The King's Instruction Letter To The Loyal Soldiers
29-06-201935mThe king is forced to issue a statement that reflects not his wishes, but Japan's. Ja-in's plans to get to Samnye place her in danger.
- Ep 40
40.Japan's Strategy To Defeat The Loyal Army
29-06-201935mBong Gil tells Deok Ki that he should stop his plan if he wants to save Ja In’s life. Seok Ju tells Bong Jun that he wants to participate in the loyal army to help them defeat the...
- Ep 41
41.Battle of Ugeumchi
05-07-201935mThe Donghak army and its allies engage in a mismatched battle against the Japanese. Bong-jun grapples with whether to keep going or to disband.
- Ep 42
42.The Loyal Army's Miserable Defeat
05-07-201935mThe loyal army suffers a crushing defeat in the battle, and they consider whether to disperse or not. Bong Jun asks Yi Kang what to do, and Yi Kang suggests him that he should list...
- Ep 43
43.Baek Ga Supports Yi Hyun's Act of Betrayal
06-07-201935mThe Japanese legation orders all Donghak followers to be killed. While I-hyeon returns to his family in Gobu, I-gang searches for fellow survivors.
- Ep 44
44.Yi Kang and Yoo Wol's Reunion
06-07-201935mKim Ga offers shelter to Bong Jun and Kyeong Sun. The government announces to the public that there will be a reward for someone who reports Bong Jun’s whereabouts, and Kim Ga happ...
- Ep 45
45.Bong Jun Never Succumbs To The Japanese
12-07-201935mI-gang and his fellow soldiers intend to keep on fighting. Before his trial, Bong-jun speaks to I-hyeon. A traitor is given his dues.
- Ep 46
46.Yi Hyun Is Appointed As A District Magistrate
12-07-201935mKim Ga asks for forgiveness, but Beo Dul punishes him. Yi Hyun is appointed as a new district magistrate of Gobu. Yi Hyun gets to know that Takeda is planning to take over Joseon a...
- Ep 47
47.Beo Dul Performs Her Duty to the End
13-07-201935mSoon after I-hyeon is appointed as Gobu's new magistrate, I-gang's presence in town gets found out. The brothers bid each other farewell.
- Ep 48
48.The Mung Bean Flowers That Follow Bong Jun in His Footstep
13-07-201935mBaek Ga tells Yi Kang to take his own life for Yi Hyun’s sake. Yi Hyun wants Myung Sim to understand his difficulties, but Myung Sim tells him that the Yi Hyun that she loved doesn...
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