Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938

What an amazing kdrama

I'm coming here after I just finished watching the final episode. Usually I'm not really a person who gives a lot of reviews but I just couldnt pass on this one, after how much I liked it.

First, I saw a few people who said that Tale of The Nine Tailed didnt deserve a season 2 and that other kdramas deserved it way more. Which I can understand (even if I dont agree with them), because for some people, the first season didnt have a big impact on them. Maybe, after looking back and after I watched the 2nd season, season 1 also paled a bit for me. But please believe me when I say that the 2nd season is better. I also liked the first one, no doubt, but the 2nd season was just the cherry on top for me. Just give it a chance and you will not regret it.

Second, you will see a lot of character development and bromance here. I loved every second of Lee Yeon's and Lee Rang's relationship. I loved Lee Yeon's relationship with the other mountain gods, Hong Joo and Moo Yeong.
The character development for each of the characters is so great to see, especially when you know that they went through a lot. If I go through each of them, my review will be so much longer and it may be boring for some people ahaha But just look forward to it and you will not be disappointed. My heart also ached for Moo Yeong but in the end, he had his place.
What I wished the most though, was for Lee Rang to have his happy ending in this season, since in the first one he was surrounded by pain. I wished the writers would have mercy on him (and us, the viewers) and wouldnt torture him anymore. And my wish finally came true. I'm not sure if this is a spoiler or not, but I was really happy and my heart swelled with happiness after seeing how Rang ended up in this season.

Third, the music was so on point. I loved the OSTs and the other bg music was really fitting for every scene it happened to be there. To be honest, I was listening to Kihyun's OST a few days in a row since it came out and I'll probably go and listen to it again once I'm done with this review ahaha

All in all, the season 2 was a great one and I loved it every second of it. I was impatienly waiting for every episoade and I'm still frustrated that it had only 12 eps and it wasnt a full length kdrama but it is what it is. I'm quite sad that it's the end, but it brought me great joy and happiness, especially since I'm a sucker for amazing bromance and this drama just kept feeding me this. I'll miss the nine tailed fox brothers and their bond and I really hope we will get a season 3 bcs there was still a thing which wasnt addressed, and that's why I took 0.50 points from the story. But I hope everyone will give this kdrama a chance because it's so good. I hope you will enjoy it just as much as I did.


Now, I will explain why I took 0.50 points from the story BUT THIS IS A SPOILER SO PLEASE DONT READ IT IF YOU DONT LIKE SPOILERS, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S ABOUT THE END!!!






I took 0.50 points from the story part (I was indecisive if to take 1 point or just 0.50 points) because I was curious about The First/Original Mountain God. They showed him in the last episode, at the end, when Lee Yeon and Shin Joo were about to go home, in their era. I would have liked to know why he just stood there. Bcs even Taluipa said that The Original Mountain God is too quiet and that he is planning something. And he saw when Lee Yeon and Shin Joo got there but didnt do anything to stop them to get back home, even if he needed the stone. It didnt sit right with me and it made me very confused. I would've liked to know more about him. But maybe we will have a season 3 and we will know more about it in the next season. At least I hope so bcs it would be a shame to not be like this, especially since I loved season 2 so much and this is the only minus thing that it has.

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Pretty, punchy, and strangely hollow.

Coming off the emotional gravity of the original Tale of the Nine-Tailed, this one felt like a reunion that looked right on paper but didn’t quite land in the heart. I went in with soft expectations — just a hope, really, that the bond between Yeon and Rang might be explored again with that same raw, aching tenderness. But this wasn’t that kind of show. This was louder, faster, glossier — a polished spectacle trying to recreate magic by turning up the volume.

And sure, it was fun in moments. Time travel, new characters, chaotic brawls in vintage suits — there’s no denying 1938 was swinging big. Lee Dong-wook still wore Yeon like a well-cut coat: smooth, stoic, and self-aware. He knows this role, and he knows how to give it enough gravity that it doesn’t float off into camp, even when the plot veers close. But even he couldn’t summon the emotional resonance of the original season — because the writing didn’t go looking for it.

The Yeon-Rang dynamic, which in the first season was this thread of complicated brotherhood you felt even in the silences, here felt like a nod to a past connection more than something actively unfolding. Kim Bum showed up with the same sharp charisma, but without that soul-deep grief driving his actions, Rang became more of a sidekick than a wound. That emotional rawness was missing — replaced with quips and fight choreography.

And look, I get it — prequels are tricky. You’re working backward from resolution, trying to carve tension out of a story where you already know the ending. But the emotional stakes in 1938 felt… manufactured. Almost like the show knew it needed something to fill the space left by the original’s quiet devastation, and it filled it with noise. Stylish, well-produced noise, but noise all the same.

The humor was hit-or-miss. Sometimes it landed with a wink. Other times, it barged into scenes that could’ve had weight and deflated them before they had a chance to breathe. It often felt like the show didn’t trust its own audience to sit in a feeling for more than ten seconds.

What hurts most is that there was potential. The time period offered a new lens, the cast had solid chemistry, and the cinematography — clean, rich, confident — did the heavy lifting when the script sagged. But without the emotional ache, without the stillness and sincerity that made the first season so unexpectedly moving, this installment felt more like a fanservice loop than a continuation of something meaningful.

I didn’t hate it. But I didn’t carry it with me either. It showed up dressed to impress, full of tricks and flourishes — but it never really said anything new. And for a story built around ancient spirits and timeless bonds, that silence said more than it meant to.

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Nine Tails returned with a Bang.....

I think as everyone knows, this show did surpass its prequel both in terms of action and story. The characters introduced and their relationship development was damn good. The show was captivating and engaging right from the first episode and didn't feel as if it was dragged unnecessarily.

By the end of S1 I hoped that Rang's character deserved a happy ending too and BOOM when the announced the sequel I was so happy. Rang getting his one love and going all fiesty foxy to protect her was so good to watch. LY as the big bro getting to meet his little bro again, from fighting against one another to side by side with him was cherry on top. Honestly I felt Yeon chemistry with the FL here way more than the one in S1 but dude is a one woman man and won't look at anyone else other than his own lady.

Overall the show was a bang and ended quite wholesomely.

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A Must Watch!(And I don't say that often)

Best drama I've seen in a ages! The Bromance was lit, the romance was fleshed out perfectly & was the sweetest mix of dramatic and beautiful, it made me want a boyfriend. 🥰The storyline was truly award winning! 👏 Every moment was pure joy, not a second wasted. They built relationships you root for and a plot that keeps you on your toes one story at a time. It was one major story threaded inside multiple well crafted small stories. All 4 villains kept you from getting bored or from one of them lacking, because there was a new threat every time you turned around. It was intense, heartwarming and had just enough humor to keep it from being too heavy. The beautiful 9 tailed Brothers are addictive, I could watch them for 10 seasons. Can't wait for season 3. The ending didn't even leave me devastated like I thought it would. It was exceptional, immaculate, a masterpiece!! It's gonna be real hard to top.

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Superior sequel, filled with humour and more bromance

Tail of the Nine Tailed became one of 2020’s biggest K-dramas thanks to its engaging blend of fantasy, action, romance, comedy and horror.

Fast forward to 2023 and Tale of the Nine Tailed is back. The second season unfolds with Lee Yeon and his returning assistant, Shin-joo, thrust back into the thick of drama, jumping back to 1938 and becoming embroiled in the politics and fantasy of the era. The episodic storytelling follows the same sort of format as season 1, with a variety of different spirits and demons springing forth to test their power against Yeon and his group. There’s an almost anime-like feel to some of these confrontations, especially late on when a group called the Shinigami Mercenaries enter the fold.

With no focus on the romance between Ji-ah and Yeon this time, Tale of the Nine Tailed feels far stronger and streamlined, instead turning its attention on the brotherly love between Rang and Yeon, with Hong-joo and how she slots into all of this another stand out element too. The show does a great job with its character development overall though, with the added additions of characters.

The blend of fantasy, drama, horror and comedy is much better balanced this time around, with some legitimately creative and well-written segments that stand out across the 12 episodes. This is arguably one of the best K-dramas of the year and bettering the prequel, that’s quite an achievement.

My Rating : 8.5/10

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Rich in Myth, But Overwhelming

When I first started watching Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938, I was really into it. It felt different from the first season, which was a good thing. The show went deeper into fairy tales and mythology, which was interesting and added a lot of cool details. It was nice to see the stories and characters from these old tales come to life in a new way.

However, as the show went on, I felt like there was too much happening in just 12 episodes. It was a bit overwhelming and hard to keep track of everything. By the end of the season, there were still a lot of unanswered questions, and some parts of the story didn't make sense to me. It felt like they tried to do too much in a short amount of time, and this made the ending a bit confusing.

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