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복녀 (1974)

복녀 poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
South Korea

How it feels

This is a daily drama set in a Joseon dynasty annex where concubines who could not bear children were confined for life. It follows the lives and struggles of these women across different time periods from late Goryeo to late Joseon.

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What happens

《복녀》는 1974년 5월 27일부터 1974년 10월 25일까지 MBC에서 방영된 일일연속극이다. 고려 말부터 조선 후기까지 자식을 낳지 못한 후궁들이 유폐되어 일생을 보냈던 정업원 별채를 중심으로 펼쳐지는 드라마이다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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