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The Tale of Nokdu (2019)
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The Tale of Nokdu (2019)
Original name: 조선로코 - 녹두전
Genre: Action, Comedy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: While on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.
Style: dorama, romantic, exciting, sweet, epic, romantic comedy, historical romance, period drama
Plot: joseon dynasty, gender bending, cross dressing, hidden identity, switching roles, love and romance, disorder, escape, friendship, lifestyle, pretense, strong female character, fish out of water, fake identity, dishonesty, couples, first love, master warrior, village, swinger, mother daughter relationship, widow, false identity, secret identity, adaptation ...
Keyword: korean

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dorama, captivating, romantic and touching films and TV series with plots about friendship, couples, love and romance, fall in love, asian, joseon dynasty and love triangle mostly in Romance, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like The Tale of Nokdu: Love in the Moonlight (2016), Arang and the Magistrate (2012), Mr. Queen (2020), Arsenal Military Academy (2019), 100 Days My Prince (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Love in the Moonlight (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Hong Ra On, disguises herself as a man and counsels men on dating. Due to a love letter she wrote for a client, she meets Lee Young - future Crown Prince Hyomyeong. Hong Ra On is unaware that he is the Crown Prince and Lee Young is unaware that Hong ...
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Time: 19th century
Place: korea
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The Scholar Who Walks the Night (2015)
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Country: South Korea
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Story: When Jo Yang Sun is driven out of house and home after her father is framed for a crime, she is forced to crossdress in order to make ends meet as a bookseller, where she meets Kim Sung Yeol, a handsome, but mysterious scholar who is actually a ...
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Arang and the Magistrate (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Arang and the Magistrate is a 2012 South Korean historical television drama, starring Lee Joon-gi, Shin Min-ah and Yeon Woo-jin. The period horror-romance is based on the folklore of Arang, who died unjustly and returns as a ghost in order to reveal ...
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Plot: undead, ghost, supernatural power, amnesia, immortality, afterlife, supernatural, interspecies romance, murder, death, grim reaper, healing power ...
Place: korea
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Mr. Queen (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: In the present day, Jang Bong Hwan works as a chef at the President's Blue House. She has a free spirit, but her spirit somehow finds its way into the body of Queen Kim So Yong in the Joseon period. King Cheol Jong has secrets. He seems like a ...
Style: captivating, touching, romantic, sweet, dorama ...
Plot: joseon dynasty, romantic relationship, sent to the past, time travel, body swapping, gender bending, political intrigue, historical figure, queen, chef, political unrest, rivalry ...
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Arsenal Military Academy (2019)
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Country: China
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Story: Xie Xiang disguises herself as a man in order to attend military school, where she and her classmates become embroiled in a series of tale-worthy events. After an academic career that wins her classmates’ and instructors’ respect, Xie sets out ...
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100 Days My Prince (2018)
Genre: Action, Comedy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: Lee Yool falls off a cliff and nearly dies in an attempted assassination. He loses his memory, and wanders for 100 days under a new name and personality. During this period, he meets Hong Sim, head of the first detective agency in Joseon.
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 47 min.
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The Emperor: Owner of the Mask (2017)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
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Story: In the 1700's, Crown Prince Lee Sun fights against Pyunsoo hwe. Pyunsoo hwe is an organization that has accumulated power and wealth through privatizing water all over Joseon. Crown Prince Lee Sun becomes a hope for the people who suffers. ...
Style: disturbing, sincere, captivating, psychological, tense
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
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Style: dorama, romantic, sweet, uplifting, romantic comedy
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Haechi (2019)
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Country: South Korea
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