The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War

3.4 / 1020151 Seasons

Synopsis

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.

Genre: Action & Adventure, War & Politics

Status: Ended

Creator: N/A

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Main 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

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User Reviews

ParkMin

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.