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The Nokdu Flower: Season 1

48 episodes Premiered Apr 26, 2019 Updated Jul 26, 2026

The Nokdu Flower is a 2019 South Korean television series. It is set during the 1894 Donghak Peasant Revolution against the Japanese. The drama tells the story of two half-brothers, one illegitimate and the other legitimate, who fight for their beliefs on opposite sides of the conflict. The series is a period drama that explores the themes of the peasant revolution for equality in 19th-century Joseon. The story revol

Season overview

The Nokdu Flower is a 2019 South Korean television series. It is set during the 1894 Donghak Peasant Revolution against the Japanese. The drama tells the story of two half-brothers, one illegitimate and the other legitimate, who fight for their beliefs on opposite sides of the conflict. The series is a period drama that explores the themes of the peasant revolution for equality in 19th-century Joseon. The story revolves around the struggles and conflicts of the two half-brothers as they navigate their opposing views on the revolution. The Nokdu Flower is a historical drama that delves into the complexities of the time period and the characters' experiences.

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Episodes

S1·E1

Export Ban on Rice

Apr 26, 2019 · 35 min

Baek I-hyeon returns home from studying abroad. As the townspeople's fury against the government grows, Jeon Bong-jun plans an uprising.

S1·E2

New District Magistrate of Gobu

Apr 26, 2019 · 35 min

Yi 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

S1·E4

Yi Hyun Coming Back To Gobu

Apr 27, 2019 · 35 min

Yoo 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

S1·E5

Yi Kang Taking Over Baek Ga's Position

May 3, 2019 · 35 min

As 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.

S1·E6

Donghak Followers Burn Down the Rice Store

May 3, 2019 · 35 min

Yi 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

S1·E7

Yoo Wol Being Falsely Accused

May 4, 2019 · 35 min

Yi 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

S1·E8

Yi Kang and Yoo Wol's Reunion

May 4, 2019 · 35 min

Bong 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

S1·E9

Yi Hyun Gets Enlisted To The Army

May 10, 2019 · 35 min

I-hyeon's sudden conscription stuns the Baek family. Meanwhile, I-gang shows up at the Donghak camp with a request for Bong-jun.

S1·E10

Yi Kang Gets Accepted As a Donghak Member

May 10, 2019 · 35 min

Bong 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

S1·E11

Yi Kang Becomes A Donghak Member

May 11, 2019 · 35 min

In 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.

S1·E12

The Ambush

May 11, 2019 · 35 min

When 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

S1·E13

Yi Hyun Comes Back Home

May 17, 2019 · 35 min

When 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.

S1·E14

The Day Before The Wedding

May 17, 2019 · 35 min

Yi 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

S1·E15

The Weapon To Defeat The Joseon Army

May 18, 2019 · 35 min

I-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.

S1·E16

A Message From The King

May 18, 2019 · 35 min

Ja 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

S1·E17

Yi Hyun Goes Into the Battlefield

May 24, 2019 · 35 min

As 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.

S1·E18

Yi Hyun Gets Appointed as the New Boss

May 24, 2019 · 35 min

For 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

S1·E19

Beon Gae’s Death

May 25, 2019 · 35 min

While hunting for the enemy marksman, I-gang's friend is wounded. The Qing army arrives, and with it another — and wholly unwanted — surprise.

S1·E20

The Treaty Of Tianjin

May 25, 2019 · 35 min

Ja 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

S1·E21

Ja In and Bong Jun's Deal

May 31, 2019 · 35 min

To 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.

S1·E22

Bong Jun Suggests the Peace Treaty to Joseon Army

May 31, 2019 · 35 min

Baek 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

S1·E24

Yi Hyun Gives Bong Jun Help With The Reform Bill

Jun 1, 2019 · 35 min

Ja 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

S1·E25

Yi Kang Heads To Hanyang

Jun 7, 2019 · 35 min

Bong-jun sends I-gang to Hanyang. I-hyeon grows suspicious when unexpected visitors come to Bong-jun with a strange proposal.

S1·E26

Yi Kang Finally Meets Park Dong Jin

Jun 7, 2019 · 35 min

Ja 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

S1·E28

Ja In And Yi Kang Encounter Again

Jun 8, 2019 · 35 min

Monk 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

S1·E29

The King Surrenders to Japan

Jun 14, 2019 · 35 min

Enraged 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.

S1·E30

Ja In Becomes Takeda's Business Partner

Jun 14, 2019 · 35 min

Bong 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

S1·E31

Takeda's Suggestion To Yi Hyun

Jun 15, 2019 · 35 min

I-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.

S1·E32

Yi Hyun's Decision To Join Hands With Takeda

Jun 15, 2019 · 35 min

Yi 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

S1·E33

Yi Kang Gets Expelled from the Donghak Army

Jun 21, 2019 · 35 min

I-gang stands trial for hiding his brother's identity as the feared marksman. Meanwhile, I-hyeon starts anew as the leader of the Tenyukyo.

S1·E34

Ja In's Offer to Bong Jun

Jun 21, 2019 · 35 min

Bong 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

S1·E35

Bong Jun's Preparation For War

Jun 22, 2019 · 35 min

At 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.

S1·E36

Yi Kang Comes Back To The Donghak Army

Jun 22, 2019 · 35 min

Yoo 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

S1·E38

Yi Hyun Notices Bong Jun's Plan

Jun 28, 2019 · 35 min

Yi 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

S1·E40

Japan's Strategy To Defeat The Loyal Army

Jun 29, 2019 · 35 min

Bong 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

S1·E41

Battle of Ugeumchi

Jul 5, 2019 · 35 min

The Donghak army and its allies engage in a mismatched battle against the Japanese. Bong-jun grapples with whether to keep going or to disband.

S1·E42

The Loyal Army's Miserable Defeat

Jul 5, 2019 · 35 min

The 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

S1·E43

Baek Ga Supports Yi Hyun's Act of Betrayal

Jul 6, 2019 · 35 min

The Japanese legation orders all Donghak followers to be killed. While I-hyeon returns to his family in Gobu, I-gang searches for fellow survivors.

S1·E44

Yi Kang and Yoo Wol's Reunion

Jul 6, 2019 · 35 min

Kim 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

S1·E45

Bong Jun Never Succumbs To The Japanese

Jul 12, 2019 · 35 min

I-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.

S1·E46

Yi Hyun Is Appointed As A District Magistrate

Jul 12, 2019 · 35 min

Kim 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

S1·E47

Beo Dul Performs Her Duty to the End

Jul 13, 2019 · 35 min

Soon 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.