#rookie historian

[kittychicha]

Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung (2019)

[theboookwitch]

I love when I get like ten likes in a row on all of my unhinged live reaction posts bc like yes I know that person is also bingeing and going through the exact insane emotions. Hello, friend, welcome.

[rabbit-chicken-witch]

I wanted to give you my favorite poem as a gift.

“I hope you live a long healthy life,

And I hope you will be the owner of my heart.”

Me: “dies and cries internally”

[cervidame]

i finally got around to finishing rookie historian goo hae-ryung and gotta say it's really good but the ending did feel... a little rushed!! still would recommend.

[traveltherightroad]

Rookie Historian first two episodes last night, I like it a lot. I can't help but do the Western brain thing of equivocating it with whatever the Western time period was; Joseon fancy dress and cultural mannerisms are so different than like British/French ones. There was a scene in episode 2 where the police comes in and breaks up a book-reading party, and I had to mentally envision a group of French soldiers in redcoats stampeding through a salon to wrap my mind around it.

[dazzlingkai]

ROOKIE HISTORIAN GOO HAE-RYUNG (2019) Cha Eun-Woo + Shin Se-kyung as Yi Rim and Goo Hae-ryung

[steamedsiopao]

started & finished kusuriya no hitorigoto manga and omw to read the light novels now 🏃

i said the previous week that i was CRAVING casefic (unfortunately svsss doesn't have as much as md does) or mystery novels and here it is!!!!!!! this is what i was craving!!! political intrigue and an herbalist mc!!!!

also pathetic pretty boy second lead is. yeah . always good. please observe him being damp and growing mushrooms in the corner

[candlewinds]

CHA EUN-WOO as PRINCE DOWON/YI RIM Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung (2019)

[cloudcowboy]

i’m genuinely enjoying A Good Day to Be a Dog so far, i think it’s very cute but like…. imho cha eunwoo’s best roles have been…. the giggly lovesick prince in Rookie Historian…. the cunty little priest in Island….

and it’s very tragic to me that he keeps playing these stoic tsundere ass men when I Know. he was destined for more.

[alihi]

@userdramas event 05: women 

“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”

Favourite characters in kdramas : The Fiery Priest - Park Kyung Sun Happiness - Yoon Sae Bom Rookie Historian - Goo Hae Ryung

insp

[kittychicha]

why cant there ever be a sageuk thats just like a romcom or whatever why does it ALWAYS have to be about whatever old fuck wants to plan a revolution or something like i do notttt careeee about the politics

[rosyfingered-moon]

they are the blueprint

[imsailorpluto]

Merry Christmas ⛄🎄🎁

[intothestacks]

I just started watching a period k drama on Netflix (Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung) and holy cow, I was not expecting such serious social commentary on book/media censorship on episode 2 of a quirky romcom and I'm loving it.

[mysteriousboo]

Why I prefer cdramas over kdramas(as an international fan)

kdramas ive watched - business proposal, sweet home, rookie historian goo hae-ryung, mr queen, link: eat, love, kill , the glory , crash landing on you, what's wrong with secretary kim, true beauty, romance is a bonus book, goblin, meow-the secret boy, hometown cha cha cha, see you in my 19th life

cdramas ive watched - the untamed, word of honor, blood of youth, ten miles of peach blossom(i regret watching this one), love between fairy and devil, the starry love, till the end of the moon, put your head on my shoulder, mr honesty, the romance of tiger and rose, love o2o, go go squid!, love and destiny, currently watching back from the brink

1) Cdramas tend to have more developed side characters

ive seen a good variety of kdramas, and i always find the side characters to be lacking! they are often treated as props or only used for comical purposes. meanwhile, in cdramas, they tend to have more personality and are important to the plot as well rather than just being a plot device! (i agree that not all cdramas do it well, but the ones that do leave behind a good impression)

2) Cdramas make the characters interact well

one thing that i have noticed in cdramas is that they make character interactions to be deep and meaningful! personally, i prefer consuming media where both the main characters and side characters stand out, and while it's hard to create something like that, cdramas do it better than kdramas! side characters often don't get enough screen time or are too one-dimensional to make an impact on the viewers! im not saying that kdramas don't do it at all, im saying that a lot of times, it just doesn't hit as hard as in cdramas.

3)The angst hits harder in cdramas!!

now, don't get me wrong, im not saying that kdramas can't be angsty! it's just that a lot of angst in kdramas tends to be more romance related, and as an aroace person, i don't care much for romance and that's why the angst in cdramas(not just romance related) feels and hits way harder! yes, i absolutely adored the angst in the glory freaking loved it! i live for it, but angst in cdramas tends to focus a lot more on familial and platonic relationships, and my lil heart just loves it too much!!

4) kdramas have a lot more filler than cdramas

yes, ik that cdramas are longer, but just hear me out! i have noticed that a lot of times, if you remove a couple of episodes from a kdrama, it makes no impact on the plot whatsoever! or a lot of arcs just feel like they don't deserve as much screen time, and some arcs don't make much sense either after being dragged on for so long!! meanwhile, cdramas are definitely longer, but most of them, if not all of them, are adapted from a webnovel, and that, in general, leads to them being super long! yes, it feels like they are dragging some parts out, but it all seems significant to the plot and is not just filler!

5) relationships between females are better portrayed in cdramas!!

i absolutely adore female friendships or just respectful relationships between females. and cdramas definitely do it better than kdramas! look at li susu and pian ran from TTEOTM or jiele and xiao lan hua from LBFAD or WOH or back from the brink! female connections are better portrayed in cdramas!

6) cdramas tend to be more fantasy focused than kdramas

i enjoy fantasy as a genre a lot, and cdramas tend to be more fantasy based! chinese fantasy is so interesting, and i absolutely adore wuxia/xianxia as a genre! kdramas don't have something similar, and while i adore a lot of historical kdramas, fantasy just hits differently! especially cause there is just so much to explore in chinese fantasy! look at the blood of youth, i had so much fun watching that show. and the fight scenes were so well done!

7) cdramas have beautiful platonic relationships, and i adore the found family arc a lot more in cdaramas

there is definitely a found family arc going on in most of the cdramas ive watched, and i live for it! a lot of time, the characters might not have as much screen time, but they all seem to have depth, and that makes the drama so much fun! yes, kdramas also have found family arcs, but a lot of times, the characters are purely used for comical purposes and have no back stories! they are mostly just used to fill screetime! whether it's the untamed or the starry love, the found family arc would make my heart go so soft cause all those characters have back stories and depth and i am so in love with all of them and even losing one of them can make me go feral and that's exactly why i adore cdramas!!!!!!

shortcomings of cdramas:-

a) the re-dubbing in cdarams- as you all know that China re-dubs their drama, and that can be annoying cause it's always the same va!!

b) the chinese censorship is so strict, and a lot of times, some scenes don't make it into the final cut which can be frustrating or a lot of time even getting past the censorship can be impossible!!

c) i feel that fans seem to be more critical towards cdramas! people behind the scenes put way too much effort so that we can watch their work, but how the drama changes after the censorship is not in their control! they try their best, and adapting novels is not easy!! yet the fans are less understanding towards them! i just wish the audience was a little more understanding!!

d) another problem that's persistent with most cdramas are the poorly translated subtitles! sometimes, the subtitles can be very unclear, or the translation is not accurate at and that can create a disconnect with the international fans in general!!

this is just my opinion! im not saying that cdramas are better than kdramas. i adore them both a lot! im just saying that i PREFER cdramas more! please be understanding and try to be polite when interacting with this post!! that being said, feel free to leave recommendations cause i WILL check em out ;))

[detectivekirby]

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