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Hur Jun, The Original Story

2013 · 1 season

A slow, earnest historical drama that immerses you in a world of herbal medicine and caste struggle, rewarding patience with quiet emotional depth.

Created by
Kim Keun-Hong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Park Jin-hee, Park Eun-bin, Joo Ah-sung
Overview
Drama depicts the dramatic life of historical figure Heo Joon, who wrote the oriental medical textbook "Donguibogam" and became physician for King Seonjo.

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Created by
Kim Keun-Hong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Park Jin-hee, Park Eun-bin, Joo Ah-sung
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • ambition
  • identity
  • grief
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Kim Keun-Hong
Written by
Choi Wan-gyu
Starring
Park Jin-hee, Park Eun-bin, Joo Ah-sung, Kim Joo-hyuk, Namkoong Min, Kyeon Mi-ri, Kim Byeong-gi, Yoon Seul
Length
1 seasons, 135 episodes
Network
MBC
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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