The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War

Name: The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War
Genre: Action & Adventure, War & Politics
Released: 2015-02-14
Rating: 3.4

★ 3,4 /10 (7 Votes)

2015 KO 1 Seasons

Overview

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.

First air date

14/02/2015

Votes

Popularity

4.2

Genres

Action & Adventure War & Politics

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Networks

KBS1

Original title

징비록

Language

Last air date

2015-08-02

Episodes

Episode runtime

50 min

Website

program.kbs.co.kr

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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

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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

Ko Kyu-pil

Eunuch Hong

Lim Cheol-soo

Song Yoo-Jin

Oh Ji-young

Nene

Im Byeong-gi

Kim Myung Won

Original Soundtrack

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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…

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