Set during the Joseon period, a beautiful gumiho (nine-tailed fox in Korean folklore) named Gu San-daek leaves her husband after he breaks his promise— "be trustworthy; do not speak of the gumiho who tried to kill you to anyone"—, and his betrayal renders her unable to shapeshift(after the tenth year of their marriage. if he had kept his promise, she would have been free of the "curse"). San-daek has a daughter, Yeon-yi. Born of a human father and a fox mother, the innocent young girl has yet to gain the ability to use her gumiho powers. The two cursed souls wander searching for a safe place to stay, and arrive at a village where they meet Yoon Doo-soo, a seemingly kind and gentle former official. But Doo-soo's daughter Cho-ok suffers from a mystical disease, and the only way to save her is to feed her the liver of a girl of the same age. When he realizes that San-daek and her daughter have no place to go, and that Yeon-yi is the same age as his daughter, he takes them in and awaits the perfect time to strike. But Doo-soo begins to fall for San-daek, and Cho-ok starts to envy her father's interest in the mysterious mother and daughter. Meanwhile, as Yeon-yi turns ten years old, her physical transformation begins, and thus the tale of love, betrayal, friendship and jealousy begins.
Directors:
Lee Gun-joon, Lee Jae-sang
Writers:
Oh Sun-hyung, Jung Do-yoon
Running Time:
Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (
Network:
Korean Broadcasting System
Country of Origin:
South Korea
