The Duo

Season

2011

6.6

The Duo is swashbuckling tale of a bandit hero who fights for the people. Chun Doong is born into a noble family, but he's switched at birth with the son of peasants. Growing up poor and downtrodden, he gradually grows angry as he watches the oppression around him, and becomes a heroic outlaw. Meanwhile, Gwi Dong, the child he was switched with, grows up as a privileged nobleman, and becomes a head of the police. The two men, unconsciously living each other's lives, are total opposites-one stands for justice through the law, and the other seeks justice through crime. Fate has plans to reunite them, however, when they both fall for the same beautiful woman. A fusion sageuk-or historical drama-that combines action and romance in a fun blend, The Duo is an easy hit with audiences.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Episode #1.1

Two boys are born in a village on the same night: Chundong to a woman who ran away from the man who raped her, Gwidong to a nobleman whose wife dies immediately after giving birth. The nobleman forcibly conscripts the woman to nurse Gwidong, leaving Chundong behind in the care of the man with whom she escaped. When she learns that the nobleman has forbidden her from leaving his household, her maternal instincts compel her to switch the children so she can raise Chundong instead.

S1 • E2

Episode #1.2

It's been 15 years since Map-Soon switched the two boys so she could keep an eye on the one to whom she gave birth. The two show obvious signs of their upbringing, yet they seem out of place: Gwi-Dong prefers to fight for the state rather than attend to his studies, while Chun-Doong's thievery belies his intelligence.

S1 • E3

Episode #1.3

Switched at birth, Chun-Doong and Gwi-dong are beginning to show even more signs of their respective biological traits. Chun-Doong's thirst for knowledge endears him to the local teacher, who takes him on as his protege. Gwi-Dong has tried to woo the teacher's daughter, who has befriended Chun-Doong despite his indigent upbringing. Meanwhile, unrest is abound and Map-Soon has fallen out of favor with Lord Kim's wife because of Gwi-Dong's misadventures in the countryside.

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Episode #1.9

Chun-Doong can't quite bring himself to kill Gwi-Dong's father, Lord Kim, at the height of the insurgency. Ten years later, the two have returned to where it all started, but it's clear that one of them has yet to grow up; Gwi-Dong has yet to mature despite his commission as a police officer, while Chun-Doong travels the world as a merchant -- but it's clear that he yearns to be something more. Many things have changed in the village, but others have actually stayed the same: The disparity between rich and poor remains, and there are more than enough people who are willing to resort to violence on behalf of the oppressed.

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Episode #1.25

Mak Sun is being blackmailed about an important secret concerning Chundoong and Gwidong's births. Angry townspeople burn down the regulation office during a protest against current laws and harsh penalties.