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| Genre: | Historical period drama | ||||||
| Director: | Shin Kyung-soo | ||||||
| Music: | Kim Soo-jin | ||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||
| Num Episodes: | 48 | ||||||
| Camera: | Single-camera | ||||||
| Runtime: | 35 minutes | ||||||
| Company: | C-JeS Entertainment[1] | ||||||
| Budget: | ₩20 billion[2] | ||||||
| Network: | SBS TV |
Nokdu Flower[3] is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Jo Jung-suk, Yoon Shi-yoon and Han Ye-ri. It aired from April 26 to July 13, 2019 on SBS TV.[4] [5]
The series tells the story of two half-brothers from separate mothers but share the same father who experienced different upbringings due to their respective mothers' different social statuses. The brothers find themselves fighting on the opposite sides of the Battle of Ugeumchi, which took place in 1894 during the Donghak Peasant Revolution.[4] [5] [6] Their relationship is tested as both find themselves questioning their loyalties and values.
Early working title of the series is Ugeumchi .[5]
| Broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[17] | TNmS | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | |||
| 1 | April 26, 2019 | 8.6% | 10.1% | 7.2% | |
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| 3 | April 27, 2019 | 6.5% | 7.3% | ||
| 4 | 8.6% | 9.5% | 6.8% | ||
| 5 | May 3, 2019 | 6.6% | 7.2% | 6.7% | |
| 6 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 8.3% | ||
| 7 | May 4, 2019 | 6.8% | 8.1% | 6.2% | |
| 8 | 8.1% | 9.4% | 7.4% | ||
| 9 | May 10, 2019 | 7.4% | 8.6% | 6.8% | |
| 10 | 8.6% | 9.9% | 7.7% | ||
| 11 | May 11, 2019 | 8.1% | 9.9% | 7.4% | |
| 12 | 9.1% | 10.9% | 8.0% | ||
| 13 | May 17, 2019 | 7.0% | 8.2% | 7.0% | |
| 14 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 8.2% | ||
| 15 | May 18, 2019 | 6.5% | 7.4% | 6.3% | |
| 16 | 7.7% | 8.6% | 6.8% | ||
| 17 | May 24, 2019 | 6.0% | 7.1% | 6.3% | |
| 18 | 7.1% | 8.3% | 7.2% | ||
| 19 | May 25, 2019 | 6.7% | 7.9% | 6.2% | |
| 20 | 7.4% | 8.7% | 6.6% | ||
| 21 | May 31, 2019 | 6.1% | 6.7% | 5.8% | |
| 22 | 6.9% | 7.9% | 6.5% | ||
| 23 | June 1, 2019 | 5.7% | 6.4% | 5.8% | |
| 24 | 6.7% | 7.4% | |||
| 25 | June 7, 2019 | 6.8% | 7.8% | 6.6% | |
| 26 | 7.5% | 8.4% | 7.0% | ||
| 27 | June 8, 2019 | 4.6% | 5.7% | rowspan="3" | |
| 28 | 5.7% | 6.7% | |||
| 29 | June 14, 2019 | 5.2% | 5.8% | ||
| 30 | 6.5% | 7.7% | 5.9% | ||
| 31 | June 15, 2019 | 5.6% | 6.2% | rowspan="2" | |
| 32 | 7.0% | 7.9% | |||
| 33 | June 21, 2019 | 5.1% | 6.3% | 5.0% | |
| 34 | 6.0% | 7.2% | 5.8% | ||
| 35 | June 22, 2019 | 4.5% | rowspan="2" | ||
| 36 | 6.2% | 7.0% | |||
| 37 | June 28, 2019 | 5.1% | 5.8% | 5.6% | |
| 38 | 5.9% | 6.6% | 6.4% | ||
| 39 | June 29, 2019 | rowspan="2" | |||
| 40 | 5.3% | 6.0% | |||
| 41 | July 5, 2019 | 4.9% | 5.7% | ||
| 42 | 5.9% | 7.1% | 5.5% | ||
| 43 | July 6, 2019 | 4.6% | |||
| 44 | 6.5% | 6.9% | 6.2% | ||
| 45 | July 12, 2019 | 4.7% | 5.3% | rowspan="4" | |
| 46 | 6.0% | 6.7% | |||
| 47 | July 13, 2019 | 6.0% | 7.2% | ||
| 48 | 8.1% | 9.1% | |||
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| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Jo Jung-suk | [18] | |
| 32nd Korean Broadcasting Writers’ Awards | Writer Award (Drama Division) | Jeong Hyun-min | [19] | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Jo Jung-suk | [20] | ||
| Producer Award | |||||
| Han Ye-ri | |||||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length Drama | Jo Jung-suk | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length Drama | Yoon Shi-yoon | ||||
| Choi Moo-sung | |||||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama | Han Ye-ri | ||||
| Best Supporting Team | Ahn Gil-kang, Jung Kyu-soo, No Haeng-na and Byung Hun | ||||
| Best Couple Award | Jo Jung-suk and Han Ye-ri |