The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War (2015)
| First Air Date: | 2015, February 14 |
| Last Air Date: | 2015, August 2 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 50 |
| Episode Runtime: | 50 min |
| Countries: | South Korea |
| Production: | KBS |
| Cast: | Kim Jong-soo, Park Ji-il, Ko Kyu-pil, Kim Hyeong-il, Choi Il-hwa, Kim Min-sang, Kim Tae-woo, Oh Ji-young, Kim Hye-eun, Lee Jae-yong, Kim Jung-hak, Kim Sang-joong |
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.