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The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War

  • 3.4 /10

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Plot

Jingbirok, the name of a book written by real-life Joseon historian and scholar Ryu Seong Ryong (Kim Sang Joong),detailing the Imjin War (1592-1598). The drama will be a telling of historical events with the scholar as the central character, in the samevein as “Jung Do Jun”(who influenced the founding of the Joseon dynasty). Ryu Seong Ryong was an official who served during King Seonjo’s reign in the late 16th century. He was a brilliant Confucian scholar who was put in charge of military operations during the Imjin War, and greatly influenced AdmiralLee Soon Shin.

Cast

Kim Sang-joong as Ryu Seong-ryong
Kim Sang-joong

as Ryu Seong-ryong

Kim Tae-woo as King Seon-jo
Kim Tae-woo

as King Seon-jo

Lim Dong-jin as Yoon Du-Su
Lim Dong-jin

as Yoon Du-Su

Lee Jae-yong as Lee San-hae
Lee Jae-yong

as Lee San-hae

Kim Kyu-chul as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Kim Kyu-chul

as Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Choi Cheol-ho as Lee Hang-bok
Choi Cheol-ho

as Lee Hang-bok

Park Ji-il as Song Ik-pil
Park Ji-il

as Song Ik-pil

Kim Jong-soo as Hwang Yoon-gil
Kim Jong-soo

as Hwang Yoon-gil

Nam Sung-jin as Lee Deok-hyeong
Nam Sung-jin

as Lee Deok-hyeong

Park Cheol-ho as Kim Sung-il
Park Cheol-ho

as Kim Sung-il

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • February 14, 2015

Last Aired Date

  • August 2, 2015

Production Companies

  • KBS

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 50

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Reviews

I found the beginning to be quite poor, it took a handful of episodes before the drama started going. By then, most viewers would have dropped it already. A good initial hook is necessary, especially for a longer drama. The storytelling was as shallow as a kiddie pool. It felt like they were trying to cram an unedited history book into it. The drama really needed to be shorter with a better struc…

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2015|50 Episodes

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