TV SERIES · 2019
Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung
ComedyDramaFantasyRomance32 min per episode
In Joseon court life, where women are shut out of scholarship and official records, Goo Hae-ryung pushes into a job reserved for men: historian to the royal court. As a rookie chronicler, she is expected to observe quietly, but the work puts her inside political disputes over what should be written down, who gets to shape history, and whether the record can stay honest under royal pressure. Her path keeps crossing with a secluded prince who secretly writes romance novels, played by Cha Eun-woo, and their growing connection collides with court rules and competing duties. Shin Se-kyung’s Hae-ryung meets ridicule, resistance, and intrigue as she insists on speaking and recording what others would rather erase.
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