『Retirement age 9』
Episode 41: The Sound of National Theater 005
Episode 42: Division and Misunderstanding 049
Episode 43: Those Who Leave, Those Left Behind 117
Episode 44: The Future of Those Left Behind 153
Episode 45: I Like Women 205
Special Appendix: Daily Life of the Maeran National Theater Troupe 259

『Retirement age 10』
Episode 46: How to Hide Your True Feelings 005
Episode 47: Back to the Place 091
Episode 48: "Twin Towers Legend" Audition 155
Final Episode: My Fan, My Actor 215
Special Appendix: Daily Life of the Maeran National Theater Troupe 268
Author's Note 273

The popular tvN drama [Jeongnyeon] is based on a webtoon.
A representative female narrative of today, a dazzling love story, now complete in single volume!

『Jeongnyeoni』, serialized on Naver Webtoon from 2019 to 2022, will be completed in volume form ahead of the drama's first broadcast on October 12th this fall.
During the approximately three years of serialization, each step taken by 『Jeongnyeoni』 was surprising.
In the year it began serialization, it was selected for the [Today's Our Cartoon Award], which is given to only five works a year, and the following year, it became the first webtoon to receive the [Gender Equality Cultural Content Award of the Year].
In 2023, the National Theater staged a Changgeuk play, which received encouraging reviews for stimulating interest in traditional arts among young women in their 20s and 30s.
In 2024, it was selected as the grand prize winner of the Bucheon Comics Awards as a single volume, sweeping the nation's leading comics awards.
And finally, the most anticipated good news of 『Jeongnyeoni』, the 'drama adaptation', has come true.
The drama [Jeongnyeon], which has been a hot topic every time its casting was announced, is sure to become the most successful female narrative, as it has a solid story, a production team, and the best actors.

“Listen to me carefully, Buyong.
I'm going to do a national opera.
One day, I will become a nobleman's son and hold a brush, and another day, I will become a general and swing a sword.
You can become an emperor who commands the world, or a crown prince who builds a country.
I will be singing, dancing and acting on stage.
I will become the prince of the world's most wonderful female national theater.
So if you want to see me… if you want to be with me… come to the extreme anytime.
I will always be on stage.
Just like now.
“You are my number one fan, and I am your actor.” _From the final episode of Volume 10 of 『Jeongnyeoni』

『Jeongnyeoni』, which has been read and known as a women's narrative, has a colorful and rich charm.
This is because it deals with the rare art form of women's national theater, women's national theater, in greater depth and focus than any other work, and because it deals with this subject matter with thorough research and verification, it allows one to experience the women's culture and history of the 1950s as realistically as any other historical work.
Here, the love stories of women, including Yeongseo and Juran, Okkyung and Hye-rang, and Jeongnyeon and Bu-yong, which become dramatic in the latter half of the work, make it a masterpiece as a queer work.
Above all, the influence and significance of 『Jeongnyeoni』 as a female narrative is immense.
In the Korean comics and webtoon content field, this is the work that comes to mind when thinking of a 'female narrative', and it is a work that everyone will remember in the future.
『Jeongnyeon』, a masterpiece of this era and a representative female narrative of today, is a story about women who dream.
Let's meet the final story in volumes 9 and 10, which were published simultaneously.