Tofu Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Secret Royal Inspector 암행어사 Literal Title: Secret Royal Inspector: Joseon Secret Investigation Team (암행어사: 조선비밀수사단)Director: Kim Jung MinWriter: Park Sung Hoon and Kang Min SunNetwork: KBS2Episodes: 16Release Date: December 21st, 2020 -- February 9th, 2021Air Time: Monday and Tuesday @ 9:30PM KSTEnglish Subtitles: ----Official Website: KBS2 Synopsis Set towards the end of the Joseon era, Sung Yi-Gyeom (Kim Myung-Soo) placed first in the state examination and he now works at the Hongmungwan (administrative and research department). He doesn't have a goal or ambition for his life. One day, Sung Yi-Gyeom is caught gambling. As punishment, he is assigned to work as a secret royal inspector. His job is to eradicate illegal acts and corruption by public officers. He carries out his new job with the help of Hong Da-In (Kwon Na-Ra) and Park Chun-Sam (Lee Yi-Kyung). Hong Da-In is a female inspector and solves cases with Sung Yi-Gyeom. Park Chun-Sam is Sung Yi-Gyeom’s servant. Park Chun-Sam is talkative, affectionate, and tearful. Meanwhile, Sung Yi-Beom (Lee Tae-Hwan) is Sung Yi-Gyeom’s younger stepbrother. His father is a nobleman, but his mother is a slave. Due to his mother's low social status, his father does not accept him as his real son and he is barred from having certain opportunities. He opposes his older stepbrother Sung Yi-Gyeom. (Credit) Some historical background on secret royal inspector: The secret royal inspector was a temporary position unique to the Joseon Dynasty, in which an undercover official directly appointed by the king was sent to local provinces to monitor government officials and look after the populace while traveling incognito. Unlike regular inspectors whose activities under Office of Inspector General were official and public, the appointment and activities of secret royal inspectors were kept strictly secret throughout the mission. (Credit) Cast Kim Myung Soo (L) as Sung Yi Gyeom Kwon Na Ra as Hong Da In Lee Yi Kyung as Park Chun Sam Lee Tae-Hwan as Sung Yi-Beom Jo Soo-Min as Kang Soon-Ae Ahn Nae-Sang as Jang Tae-Seung Choi Jong-Won as Kang In-Chung Son Byung-Ho as Kim Byeong-Geun Chae Dong-Hyun as Kim Man-Hee Park Joo-Hyung as Seo Yong Shin Ji-Hoon as Choi Do-Gwan Han Jae-Suk as Kang Jong-Gil Kim Ju-Young as Sa-Wol 2 Link to comment
Tofu Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Trailers Script Reading Spoiler 2 Link to comment
abs-oluteM Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Didn't expect such a comedic tone to the trailer 1 1 Mon-Tues: - DongJae Wed-Thurs: - Fri-Sat: The Judge From Hell Sat-Sun: - Daily: - C-drama: - Link to comment
Tofu Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 @abs-oluteM - I love the caption in the video that says, "The fate of Joseon lies in their hands" at the end. Stills were released for the drama recently. I forget how nice L looks in a hanbok, maybe he should do more sageuk (honestly, those are the only dramas I've seen him in too....haha!) 1 1 Link to comment
Tofu Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 It seems like iQIYI will be getting this drama to sub. I saw it listed under their "Coming Soon" page. 1 Link to comment
Tofu Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Lots of stills and photos coming out because it's going to air next week! Spoiler iQIYI promoting it on their Twitter: Spoiler 1 Link to comment
Tofu Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Kim Myung Soo talks about how great everyone is to work with at, what seems like the photoshoot for their drama posters. Some lovely photos of Kwon NaRa. =) 1 Link to comment
Tofu Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 All of the videos coming out about the drama have been hilarious. Haha! 1 Link to comment
mademoiselle Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I tried episode 1 and couldn't get into it... maybe I should give it another go... @abs-oluteM https://thingskateknows.tumblr.com/post/638620141974913024/a-gentleman-must-always-mind-his-manners 3 Link to comment
abs-oluteM Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Wow those are some lovely abs @mademoiselle . I approve 3 Mon-Tues: - DongJae Wed-Thurs: - Fri-Sat: The Judge From Hell Sat-Sun: - Daily: - C-drama: - Link to comment
Tofu Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 4 hours ago, mademoiselle said: I tried episode 1 and couldn't get into it... I agreed. The trailers and everything are hilarious but I was only able to watch, maybe, the first 20 or so minutes of episode one. I read that the ratings weren't too bad and many people seem to be enjoying it. I'll have to pick it up again after more episodes are aired. 3 Link to comment
jeijei Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 I started with Ep 2-3 and so far I like it. Kwon Nara is gorgeous in gisaeng outfit and Li Yikyung injects the Waikiki-esque humor. L is okay in fight scenes but is not compelling as an inspector. The best scene for me is when Spoiler he cries over the buried body of the previous Royal Inspector. And I caught a glimpse of my eucalyptus tree. I reckon he'll also have fight scenes, and maybe against L. 2 1 Link to comment
SilverMoonTea Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 So my new year is (wasted), I meant spent with sageuk 😂. Since Mr Queen is a bit abnormal romance, decided to give this a try too. So far I like it, L and Nara both looked gorgeous. 1 Link to comment
SilverMoonTea Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 They also share same bday 13 March! 1 Link to comment
jeijei Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) Just dropping by to say that Taehwanie finally appears. Such a cutie bandit. 😘 Edited January 5, 2021 by jeijei 1 Link to comment
Tofu Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 I feel bad that I haven't been updating this thread. Here are some new stills released: Spoiler Link to comment
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