Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung

Overview:

The story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century. Goo Hae-Ryung is a historian who tries to fight gender stereotypes as her work is often looked down on. She meets Prince Yi Rim.

Created by:

Sohn Hyung-suk

Status:

Ended

Language:

Korean

First air date:

7/17/2019

Last air date:

9/26/2019

Key words:

romance
historical fiction
novelist
joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Seasons

Season 1

40 Episodes

Cast

Shin Se-kyung

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Goo Hae-Ryung / Hui Yeon

Cha Eun-woo

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Prince Yi Rim / Maehwa / Prince Dowon

Park Ki-woong

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Lee Jin

Lee Ji-hoon

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Min Woo-Won

Park Ji-hyun

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Song Sa-Hee

Kong Jeong-hwan

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Goo Jae-Kyung

Kim Min-sang

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Lee Tae

Choi Deok-moon

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Min Ik-Pyeong

Jeon Ik-ryoung

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Mo-hwa

Kim Gwi-seon

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Second Vice-Premier

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Reviews (1)

ParkMin
Written 1 year(s) ago
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This is one of the best examples I've came across to what I like to call a "cosplay show", it had little to no serious consideration for its proposed era. The trend continued when the drama started to get preachy from a modern society point of view while being in no position to allow it to attempt such a thing. These could have been avoided if the drama was a parody, of which, it was not. There were obvious other problems and inconsistencies too, but what stood out the most was the mundane sequences filling the biggest portion of the drama, these were a real brain rot.

What did the drama want to be? A social commentary, a political play, a profession spotlight, a slice of life, or a light romcom? It never embraced any aspect of fully committed to a theme. Whenever it tried to delve deeper, it pulled itself back up to the surface. Unsuccessful mix, regardless. There were other points to be made about the cast, chemistry, and romance but I don't feel like repeating myself.