The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War
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.
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
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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 to bring Japanese cast to play the Japanese. One thing the was missing was its own signature OST to match the atmosphere.
