Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung

I'm surprised that not many people have commented how funny the show is, especially the romantic naivety of the Prince and the clownish ensemble of Historians. Some really hilarious moments - I'd definitely call it a comedy-drama.

Good plot, great characters, lovely romance, beautiful sets and costumes. 1000 times better than any historic Korean drama of the past.

First of all just treat it as fantasy. There were no female history writers of this time and an unmarried 26 year old woman would not have been allowed. Just enjoy the great sets and costumes, a story that zips along over 20 episodes and some really great comedy, Shin Se-Kyung is lovely and plays her self rather than acts as such. Cha Eun-Woo has the right sense of nievteand wonder. The comedy is spot on and laugh out loud. The story is preposterous but fun with a good ending. Enjoyed this a lot.

I was at Changdeokgung palace and the secret garden in Seoul a week ago, and started watching this when i got home to Australia a few days back as it is on my to-watch list. Along with a few squeals of "I've been there!", and "the pond has more lotus plants now", and "oooh they hid the fire hydrant & lighting well" i've been pleasantly surprised by the storyline and acting (Cha Eun-Woo isn't hard to watch either), but the storyline is a bit slow. I'm only a few episodes in but i'm going to keep watching as it's nice to see some empowered females in a storyline for a change, fighting against sexist gendered stereotypes with low expectations of women's abilities other than to breed and keep house. It's a nice pleasant watch.

Very nice korean series. Warm feelings and particurarly interesting to get to know korean culture. Good for Netflix to share this type of entertainment. The actress and main character is wonderful.