Series2015·50m·3.4

The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War

Action & AdventureWar & Politics

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.

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Cast

Kim Sang-joong

Ryu Seong-ryong

Kim Tae-woo

King Seon-jo

Lim Dong-jin

Yoon Du-Su

Lee Jae-yong

Lee San-hae

Kim Kyu-chul

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Choi Cheol-ho

Lee Hang-bok

Park Ji-il

Song Ik-pil

Kim Jong-soo

Hwang Yoon-gil

Nam Sung-jin

Lee Deok-hyeong

Park Cheol-ho

Kim Sung-il

Kim Hye-eun

Kim Gwi-in

Hwang In-yeong

Queen Eui-in Park

Cho Jae-wan

Lee Jang-pyung

Choi Il-hwa

Song Eung-chang

Kim Hyeong-il

Shin lip

Kim Min-sang

Hong Yeo-soon

Kim Jung-hak

Lee Won-ik

Jeong Tae-woo

Lee cheon-lee

Sun Dong-hyuk

Jung Cheol

Kim Dong-seok

Chungnyeolsa Shrine for Dongnae Magistrate Song Sang-hyeon

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Details

Status
Ended
Network
KBS1
First aired
2015-02-14
Last aired
2015-08-02
Seasons
1
Episodes
50
Languages
Korean
Age rating
Production
KBS

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Reviews

ParkMin

12/11/2023

5.0

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 structure because the potential was already there. The characters were as two-dimensional as stick figures, most of them were unable to convey the necessary emotions to the viewer. It would've been awesome to bring Japanese cast to play the Japanese. One thing the was missing was its own signature OST to match the atmosphere.