Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 (구미호뎐 1938) is a sequel to the much-loved fantasy Kdrama of the same named and is directed by Kang Shin-hyo and Jo Nam-hyung. The Kdrama stars Lee Dong-wook, Kim So-yeon, Kim Bum, Ryu Kyung-soo, Kim Young-ji, and Hwang Hee alongside other cast members.
The sequel brings the gumiho Lee Yeon away from his happy ending and back to the year 1938 where he once again comes face to face with his brother Lee Rang and Ryu Hong-joo. Now, he has to find a way to return to the present and to his loved one, but this isn’t something that will come to him easily.
The show will have 16 episodes and be broadcasted on tvN’s Saturday-Sunday 9:20 PM KST timeslot previously occupied by Pandora Beneath the Paradise. Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 episode 4 has a run time of 73 minutes.
The synopsis of the show reads:
A K-FANTASY ACTION UNFOLDS AS THE NINE-TAILED FOX (PLAYED BY LEE DONG-WOOK) MAKES A CRASH LANDING IN THE YEAR 1938, AN ERA OF CHAOS, AND HE STRUGGLES TO RETURN TO THE PRESENT.
-Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 Episode 4 Recap Contains Spoilers-
Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 episode 4 begins with Yeon and Shin-joo teasing Rang while the mermaid Jang Yeo-hee takes care of him. With a wish to fall in love with another half-demon, she tries to throw clues at Rang only to be blocked. Finding no other way, she requests multiple smaller wishes for him to grant to her.
Meanwhile, Yeon wishes for Rang to have a family around him too before leaving to meet Rang’s subordinate who brings him information about the masked man. Upon finding that the masked man is going around stealing jewellery boxes, he plans to do the same to trap the man.
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Later, he makes Shin-joo sneak into Seon Woo-chang’s house and steal his wife’s jewellery when Eun-ho catches the man. Shin-joo is surprised to see her there but soon realises that it is not Yu-ri. He then escapes and hands the box to Yeon when suddenly they are chased by the masked man.
Yeon successfully traps the masked man and the two get into a brawl while he tries to find the man’s identity. However, even with Rang and his subordinates surrounding him, the masked man escapes. Elsewhere, Hong-joo asks Ui-ong whom he would side with between Yeon and Moo-young. This is a tough choice for them both but Hong-joo is curious about the oddity that she finds in them both.
At Myoyeongak, Shin-joo takes out the content of the box that was moved onto his body and the trio finds the Golden Ruler which is capable of bringing back the dead. While Yeon is curious about whom the masked man wants to revive, Moo-young arrives back home to see Taluipa waiting for him.
She asks him about the reason why he arrived in this particular era while not asking about how he was freed. Moo-young tells her that he is here to bring his brother back to life while taking his revenge on Yeon. Taluipa hears him out but doesn’t stop him, she just points out that he isn’t completely cured yet and leaves.
The next day, Hong-joo is released from her imprisonment and finds Moo-young waiting for her outside with tofu. She tells him that she doesn’t recognise the person that he is right now. However, now that she has witnessed the fight between him and Yeon, she has decided to not sit back and just watch.
At Myoyeongak, Rang prepares a horse for Yeo-hee according to her request when Yeon and Shin-joo see him. They begin another round of teasing him before Rang leaves and meets Yeo-hee. Unaware that Yeo-hee put forth this request to further their relationship, he seriously teaches her. But looking at her talent, he offers her to be part of his bandit which surprises her.
When the two leave from there, Yeo-hee’s expectations for some romance are unintentionally fulfilled and she leaves with a smile. Back at Myoyeongak, Yeon and Shin-joo find an infant at the gate and bring her in. While the latter is excited and wants to take care of the little one, Yeon rejects the idea.
Later, Rang joins in and also opposes taking care of the child. When Shin-joo leaves to get some preparations done, Yeon and Rang decide to get rid of the baby. The two are soon met with a surprise when the infant keeps appearing back at the doors of Myoyeongak every time they leave her somewhere else.
Left with no choice, the two begin taking care of the infant. Elsewhere, Hong-joo finds out that Yeon is an opium addict in another place and is surprised. She decides to test the Yeon staying and Myoyeongak to find out the truth.
Later, she smokes opium herself and tests Yeon by asking him questions about their childhood. She finds out that he is not a fake and decides to go look at the Yeon who is an opium addict. On the other hand, Seon Woo-chang is celebrating having found another gold mine when he gets the news of a mysterious man appearing everywhere a gold mine is found.
The group then sees the man coming out of the mind and soon rush to capture him so that they can get more gold mines in their hands. Elsewhere, Rang finds out that the baby is lucky when he is met with multiple wins while gambling on the street. Meanwhile, Moo-young reminisces about the time spent with his brother and is determined to bring him back.
Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 Episode 4 Ending
The next day, Shin-joo and Rang name the child Lee Mi-ho and are excited about raising her while Yeon warns the former that it is better to let her go into a better family. Meanwhile, the Japanese military question the mysterious man who agrees to help them if they bring him the baby with seven dots on its forehead.
The posters are soon put up everywhere while the trio take Mi-ho to be sent to an orphanage. They then come across the poster and the crowd around them notice Mi-ho. A chase then begins and the trio work hard to get Mi-ho away from them. Yeon runs around with Mi-ho in his arms, but when the people behind begin shooting bullets, he puts Mi-ho down and begins fighting back.
Unfortunately, while he is fighting, a pickup truck takes the basket in which Yeon kept Mi-ho and he is dejected when he finds out that he has lost her. The dejected Yeon makes his way back to Myoyeongak when he is surprised to find Mi-ho back at the door.
He is overjoyed and decides to take care of her from here on. He begins baby-proofing Myoyeongak and takes care of Mi-ho with all his heart, unaware that one of the gisaengs has informed a Japanese about the baby.
The next day, Detective Jung Dae-seung comes with some men from the military to take Mi-ho away. But messing with a fox is not easy, thus begins Yeon and Rang’s session to defend their beloved Mi-ho.
Meanwhile, Hong-joo arrives where the opium addict Yeon is and is surprised by what she finds there.
Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 Episode 4 Review
With 4 episodes released, we can say that this sequel has already taken over our hearts and we are loving this new tale of our beloved fox brothers. And while the fox brothers are back to steal our hearts, Hong-joo is no less of a scene stealer than this duo.
As the plot for this sequel continues to rise with each weekend, we can put down our worries and fully enjoy this season that has already brought us a lot more entertainment and drama. With a new being appearing every time, the story of their time with Lee Mi-ho is certainly here to keep us excited.
But the questions are also building up with each episode. Who released Moo-young and why is he doing what he is doing? Whose side will Hong-joo finally take? Will Rang have a better ending this season? As the questions rise, our excitement doesn’t stay behind and grows with every moment.
So let us wait and continue to look forward to what this sequel continues to bring for us all.
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Watch Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 on Prime Video.