Secret Royal Inspector
Title: 암행어사 / Secret Royal Inspector
Full Title: 암행어사: 조선비밀수사단 / Royal Secret Agent: Joseon Secret Investigation Team
Also known as: New Secret Royal Agent / New Ambassador / Blade of the Phantom Master
Genre: Historical, Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2020-Dec-21 to 2021-Feb-09
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:30 (2 episodes back-to-back)
Synopsis
Set in the era of Joseon dynasty the series revolves around Sung Yi Kyum (L), a state examination top scorer who works in the administrative and research department of the government office. He is caught gambling and as punishment, he is re-assigned to a new position as a secret royal inspector to investigate the corrupt practices of public officers. Yi Kyum carries out his new job with the help of Hong Da In (Nara), a female inspector, and Park Chun Sam (Lee Yi Kyung), his talkative but affectionate servant.
Cast
Main Cast
L as Sung Yi Kyum
Nara as Hong Da In
Lee Tae Hwan as Sung Yi Bum
Han So Hee as Yoo Byul Na
Lee Yi Kyung Park Chun Sam
Supporting Cast
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 Byung 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
Ahn Se Ha as Eunuch Kim
Production Credits
Production Company: iWill Media
Director: Kim Jung Min
Screenwriters: Park Sung Hoon, Kang Min Sun
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2020-12-21 | 1-1 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
| 2020-12-21 | 1-2 | 4.6 | - | 5.0 | - |
| 2020-12-22 | 2-1 | - | - | 5.5 | - |
| 2020-12-22 | 2-2 | - | - | 5.8 (19th) | - |
| 2020-12-28 | 3-1 | - | - | 5.3 | - |
| 2020-12-28 | 3-2 | - | - | 5.2 | - |
| 2020-12-29 | 4-1 | - | - | 5.2 | - |
| 2020-12-29 | 4-2 | - | - | 6.1 (18th) | 5.7 (20th) |
| 2021-01-04 | 5-1 | - | - | 5.7 | - |
| 2021-01-04 | 5-2 | - | - | 5.0 | - |
| 2021-01-05 | 6-1 | - | - | 4.9 | - |
| 2021-01-05 | 6-2 | - | - | 6.5 (15th) | - |
| 2021-01-11 | 7-1 | - | - | 6.0 (17th) | 6.1 (17th) |
| 2021-01-11 | 7-2 | - | - | 8.7 (7th) | 8.6 (5th) |
| 2021-01-12 | 8-1 | - | - | 6.4 (16th) | - |
| 2021-01-12 | 8-2 | - | - | 9.7 (7th) | 9.0 (8th) |
| 2021-01-18 | 9-1 | 6.8 | - | 5.8 (19th) | - |
| 2021-01-18 | 9-2 | 10.1 | - | 9.7 (6th) | 8.9 (7th) |
| 2021-01-19 | 10-1 | 8.1 | - | 7.7 (11th) | 7.2 (12th) |
| 2021-01-19 | 10-2 | 11.3 | - | 11.6 (3rd) | 11.2 (4th) |
| 2021-01-25 | 11-1 | 8.8 | - | 8.4 (8th) | 8.0 (11th) |
| 2021-01-25 | 11-2 | 10.9 | - | 10.6 (4th) | 10.0 (4th) |
| 2021-01-26 | 12-1 | 8.7 | - | 8.6 (8th) | 8.0 (9th) |
| 2021-01-26 | 12-2 | 11.4 | - | 12.0 (4th) | 11.2 (4th) |
| 2021-02-01 | 13-1 | 9.1 | - | 9.7 (6th) | 8.7 (6th) |
| 2021-02-01 | 13-2 | 11.8 | - | 13.6 (3rd) | 12.6 (3rd) |
| 2021-02-02 | 14-1 | 8.6 | - | 8.8 (6th) | 7.9 (7th) |
| 2021-02-02 | 14-2 | 11.7 | - | 12.3 (3rd) | 11.1 (3rd) |
| 2021-02-08 | 15-1 | 8.4 | - | 8.8 (8th) | 7.9 (10th) |
| 2021-02-08 | 15-2 | 11.5 | - | 12.0 (4th) | 10.7 (4th) |
| 2021-02-09 | 16-1 | 9.2 | - | 10.2 (7th) | 9.8 (5th) |
| 2021-02-09 | 16-2 | 12.7 | - | 14.0 (3rd) | 13.2 (3rd) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
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Trailer:-
– Official Trailer
– Trailer I
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November 28th, 2020 at 10:04 pm
Sounds like a fun drama. 20 episodes though.
December 1st, 2020 at 11:04 pm
Sounds boring, about Corruption! How about Serial murders instead in the Joseon era! I love Korean historical dramas, with all the mesmerizing traditional Korean socio-cultural values, but need more gripping Thriller storyline.
And please, NO weak & stupid good guys!
December 4th, 2020 at 11:54 am
Any upcoming Korean Drama that will be shown in Philippines?
December 19th, 2020 at 8:55 pm
Where is Sweet Home posters???
December 27th, 2020 at 11:41 am
Where can I see this drama, it’s not on Viki.
December 29th, 2020 at 1:40 pm
Great drama.. Let’s show our support to this drama.. Available in iQiyi.. You can watch from this platform every Monday and Tuesday same time as the drama airs in KBS..
January 1st, 2021 at 10:00 am
Yeah I like it , especially as the two main characters start to show their feelings for each other. I like the mystery, action and a little humor, not too mention romance. I give a 8 star out of 10👌
January 11th, 2021 at 10:20 pm
When the servant has more dialogue and screen time than the male lead. LOL. Not to mention the wooden acting made this drama a flop from the start.
January 13th, 2021 at 5:53 pm
Hey Sanyi
i’m watching it on http://www.iq.com. It’s quite funny despite the investigation theme. It’s L’s last drama before he enlists for military so gonna watch him before he ‘disppears’ for 2 years 🙁
January 30th, 2021 at 5:40 pm
The script is about as exciting as watching doggy poop on a hot day.
February 19th, 2021 at 12:35 pm
Dramanya seru.. menghibur juga,,,recoment deh buat ditonton..
March 8th, 2021 at 6:14 pm
This drama is quite interesting. I like the L and Nara for their acting and chemistry. Lee Yi Kyung was comical and a good actor too. What I like most about this drama is the fact that they solve the crimes in one or two episodes and not draggy and boring. The crimes are different and the 3 display skills in solving. At lst I though the royal inspector is not talented but he turned out to be kind, a good fighter and archer. He is also crafty. The one I dislike most is the emperor. He should have more power and fighting skill and not swayed to his ministers demands. Corruption is obvious. Why must he depend on a whole load of dumps.
March 14th, 2021 at 4:30 pm
One of the best drama in 2020/2021 . Love the story and love main actor and actress and I think they were all great
L as Sung Yi Kyum
Nara as Hong Da In
Lee Tae Hwan as Sung Yi Bum
Lee Yi Kyung Park Chun Sam
L is a real good actor in this drama , and Lee Yi Kyung as usual a comedian and with that good looking half brother , the drama is perfect from start to end . Great drama