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.

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Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung (2019)

★ 7.6/10 July 17, 2019 1 season

Drama

Creator: Sohn Hyung-suk

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.

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Creators

Sohn Hyung-suk Sohn Hyung-suk

Cast

Shin Sae-kyeong Shin Sae-kyeong Goo Hae-Ryung / Hui Yeon Cha Eun-woo Cha Eun-woo Prince Yi Rim / Maehwa / Prince Dowon Park Ki-woong Park Ki-woong Lee Jin Lee Ji-hoon Lee Ji-hoon Min Woo-Won Park Ji-hyun Park Ji-hyun Song Sa-Hee Kong Jeong-hwan Kong Jeong-hwan Goo Jae-Kyung Kim Min-sang Kim Min-sang Lee Tae Choi Deok-moon Choi Deok-moon Min Ik-Pyeong Jeon Ik-ryoung Jeon Ik-ryoung Mo-hwa Kim Gwi-seon Kim Gwi-seon Second Vice-Premier Lee Jung-ha Lee Jung-ha Kim Chi-gook

User Reviews (1)

ParkMin
ParkMin December 23, 2023
★ 2/10

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 …