The ideal brother in the fantasy genre!
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| Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) and Lee Rang (Kim Bum) in the kdrama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (Doc. Kingkong by Starship/Kim Bum) |
Kdrama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 is a follow-up story to Tale of the Nine Tailed which aired in 2020. Although there are other more complicated issues, the relationship between brothers Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) and Lee Rang (Kim Bum) is still a spice in this drama. In the first season, Lee Rang was willing to die for his brother.
As a result of Lee Rang not being able to reincarnate, Lee Yeon felt guilty. This is because he has neglected his younger brother. To make up for her guilt, Lee Yeon’s affection for Lee Rang has been illustrated from the first few episodes of Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 as follows.
1. 4 months after Lee Rang’s death, Lee Yeon begged Taluipa (Kim Jung Nan) so that his younger brother could be reincarnated
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| Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) and Taluipa (Kim Jung Nan) in the drama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (Doc. Kingkong by Starship/Lee Dong Wook) |
2. Lee Yeon promised to become a 9-tailed fox and obey Taluipa’s orders. The agreement ended on the day of his wife’s death
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| Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) in the kdrama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (Doc. Kingkong by Starship/Lee Dong Wook) |
3. When he first met Lee Rang in 1938 on a mission to find the Guardian Stone, he was happy and surprised to see his younger brother become a bandit.
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| Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) and Lee Rang (Kim Bum) in the drama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (instagram.com/tvn_drama) |
4. Proving his affection for his younger brother, Lee Yeon gave in during a fight. Lee Yeon also advised Lee Rang not to steal anymore
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| Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) di kdrama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (instagram.com/tvn_drama) |
5. Suddenly, Lee Rang is slashed from behind by the Mask, the Protector Stone thief. Lee Yeon rushed Lee Rang to Myoyeongak.
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| Lee Rang (Kim Bum) and Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) in the kdrama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (Doc. tvN Drama/Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938)) |
6. Taluipa’s mission was fulfilled but Lee Rang was dying. Lee Yeon chooses not to go home and is ready to wait 29 days for the Death River Time Gate to open.
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| Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) in the kdrama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (instagram.com/tvn_drama) |
7. In healing Lee Rang, Lee Yeon had to fight with himself to take the Uturi Sword and fight the Leatherback Turtle
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| Lee Yeon 1938 (Lee Dong Wook) in kdrama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (instagram.com/tvn_drama) |
8. The demon targeted Lee Rang’s soul to stay young. Fortunately, it was defeated by Lee Yeon. Lee Rang also recovered
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| Dong Bang Sak (Young Hoon) and Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) in the drama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (instagram.com/tvn_drama) |
9. After Lee Rang recovered, Lee Yeon also changed his younger brother’s appearance to be more fashionable and neat
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| Lee Rang (Kim Bum) and Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) in the kdrama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (Doc. Kingkong by Starship/Kim Bum) |
10. Lee Yeon hopes his younger brother will find happiness in the present (1938) if it turns out he can’t be reincarnated
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| Lee Rang (Kim Bum) in the kdrama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (instagram.com/tvn_drama) |
It’s still the beginning of the episode, of course there are many more proofs of Lee Yeon’s affection for his younger sibling that will be shown to the audience. What is clear, Lee Yeon is a figure who is willing to sacrifice for his younger brother. For that, keep watching Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 so you know more about the development of the Lee bros relationship, OK?
