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Tale of the Nine Tailed(TV show/series, 2020)

Original title: "구미호뎐" (Korean/KO)
1h 10min per episode | Genres: Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Mystery

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 16 episodes

Tale of the Nine TailedRating: 4.2/5 (with 206 votes)
Tale of the Nine Tailed (Korean: 구미호뎐) is a 2020 South Korean television drama starring Lee Dong-wook, Jo Bo-ah, and Kim Bum. It aired on tvN from October 7 to December 3, 2020, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) with 16 episodes. On November 18, 2020, the series took a one-week break from airing to ensure better production for the remaining four episodes, and aired a behind-the-scene special titled Tale of the Nine Tailed: A 600 Year Legend (Korean: 구미호뎐-600년의 전설; RR: Gumihodyeon – 600nyeon-ui jeonseol). From November 18 to December 4, it also aired a three-part spin-off titled Tale of the Nine Tailed: An Unfinished Story (Korean: 구미호뎐: 못다한 이야기; RR: Gumihodyeon: Motdahan i-yagi), centering around Lee Yeon's younger brother Lee Rang and his accomplice Ki Yu-ri. A second season, titled Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 premiered on May 6, 2023 with Lee Dong-wook and ()
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About Tale of the Nine Tailed

A TV producer discovers a secret supernatural world as she becomes entangled with a former deity who's spent centuries searching for his lost lover.

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Tale of the Nine Tailed Seasons and Episodes

10/07/2020Season 1 - 16 episodes
An urban fantasy drama about a kumiho who settles into the city and a producer who is after the Gumiho.
#1 | 10/07/2020The Incident That Occurred On Yeou Gogae
4.0/5 (with 2 votes)
After living a thousand years, Lee Yeon still takes care of those who are lost between the Afterlife and the Living Realm. Nam Ji A is a director who is always looking for urban legends. The two cross path at a wedding hall and seem to keep encountering each other after that. Is it fate? Or is there some unsolved business from the past?
#2 | 10/08/2020I've Been Waiting for You
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Yeon and Ji A shake hands on a fearless deal as she is desperately searching for her long-lost parents. One day, she has a nightmare and finds it odd how her coworkers also had bad dreams last night. Right when she was about to brush it off, she gets a phone call that her coworker’s mother died. And another shocking news takes her to an obscure island.
#3 | 10/14/2020The Secret of the Dragon King
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
On the suspicious island, Eohwa Island, Ji A discovers the truth behind the decapitated head along with some leads to her missing parents. But Rang who appears before her puts her in danger, and Yeon breaks a taboo to save her.
#4 | 10/15/2020Verge of Death
Yeon and Ji A wake up to see the island empty. All of the villagers vanished without a trace. They return to Seoul only knowing that a mysterious baby was born the night before. Yeon faces a trial for killing the shaman, and Rang pays a visit to Ji A.
#5 | 10/21/2020I Also Waited For You
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Yeon has finally found A Eum. But he doesn’t tell her the whole story as he wants her to live as human in this life. Then they set off to look for A Eum’s parents. Yeon finds out that the governor has something to do with the disappearance of her parents.
#6 | 10/22/2020Four Pillars of Destiny
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Yeon and Ji A go to the Korean Folk Village to look for the governor. The governor refuses to give information on Ji A’s missing parents, and he starts attacking Yeon. Meanwhile, Rang is at the Korean Folk Village, looking for the item that let one see their past life.
#7 | 10/28/2020The Trap of Samsara
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
The Imoogi that has been reborn starts approaching Ji A and Yeon. Yeon barges into Ji A’s house to stay and protect her at all times. In the meantime, Rang loses the eyebrows of a tiger and asks Yu Ri to find it.
#8 | 10/29/2020Reincarnation
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Ji A sees her past life and how she was killed by Yeon. The two turn cold towards each other and Yeon dares not approach Ji A to prevent history from repeating itself. One day, a mysterious woman appears at the Snail Bride restaurant. She asks the same one question to everyone, “What do you fear the most?”
#9 | 11/04/2020Spirit of Darkness
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Yeon and Rang trapped in the Forest of the Starved fight the evil spirits endlessly. Meanwhile, Ji A reunites with her parents in her dream and begins to forget her memories with Yeon. Will they be able to get out of the trap set by the Spirit of Darkness?
#10 | 11/05/2020Deja-vu
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
#11 | 11/11/2020Ground Cherries
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Ji A visits Taluipa to ask where her parents are trapped.
#12 | 11/12/2020Catching Tails
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Ji A finds her parents and Yeon is more than happy for her. But they still have to get rid of Imoogi. They find ways by researching all kinds of folk tales, myths, and stories, but nothing comes easy. Meanwhile, Imoogi keeps attacking Yeon and Ji A by secretly approaching them.
#13 | 11/25/2020The Other Imoogi
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
The other Imoogi inside Ji A’s body woke up. In order to end this long fight without hurting anyone, Yeon comes up with a plan of using the Sin Slayer. Yeon, Ji A, Rang, Shin Ju, and the Snail Bride work together to get rid of the Imoogi. Will their plan succeed?
#14 | 11/26/2020Dead End
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Taluipa changes the date of death for Ji A on the list, and her husband leaves her to save Ji A. Yeon begs Taluipa to give him some time to catch Imoogi, but she flatly refuses. Meanwhile, people start dying of a strange disease that spreads so fast. And to stop Yeon from sacrificing himself, Rang comes up with a plan of his own.
#15 | 12/02/2020Without Knowing Imoogi's Plan
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Yeon teams up with Immogi without knowing that Imoogi is plotting something against him. Yeon thinks he can put an end to everything and save Ji A by eating Imoogi’s scale himself and jumping into the Samdo River with Imoogi. Taluipa decides to help both Yeon and Ji A survive, but then Imoogi comes to visit her.
#16 | 12/03/2020The Rewritten Tale of the Nine Tailed
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Ji A is in despair after watching Yeon jumping into the Samdo River to save her. She even goes to visit Taluipa to ask if there’s any way to bring him back. But then, Ji A and Rang get to meet the king of darkness who is one of the afterlife judges. He suggests that Ji A or Rang should sacrifice their life to bring Yeon back to life.
#17 | 12/03/2020Episode 17
#18 | 12/03/2020Episode 18
#19 | 12/03/2020Episode 19
#20 | 12/03/2020Episode 20
#21 | 12/03/2020Episode 21
#22 | 12/03/2020Episode 22
#23 | 12/03/2020Episode 23
#24 | 12/03/2020Episode 24

Additional Information

Official websites:
Production country: South Korea
Original language: Korean (KO)
Spoken languages: Korean (KO)
Translated into 19 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/07/2020
Last episode released on: 12/03/2020
Cast: Lee Dong-wook, Jo Bo-ah, Kim Bum, Hwang Hee, Lee Tae-ri, Aysha
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"O Conto de Nove Caudas"
"Tale of The Nine-Tailed"
"La historia del de nueve colas"
"Le conte des neuf queues"
"九尾狐 クミホ 伝 不滅の愛"
"九尾狐<クミホ>伝~不滅の愛~"
"九尾狐伝(クミホ伝)"
"구미호뎐"
"Сказание о Кумихо"
"ตำนานรักจิ้งจอกเก้าหาง"
"เทพบุตรจิ้งจอกเก้าหาง"
"Легенда про Куміхо"
"Tale of Gumiho"
"Tale of The Nine-Tailed Fox"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:40525, Added: 09/05/2020, Last updated: 03/11/2024