Reception
When "Hur jun" was broadcast in South Korea, it was a strong commercial success. It was also considered one of the turning points in Korean dramas. Some Koreans started showing interest in traditional Korean medicine after watching the show.
When TVB bought "Hur Jun", it had great hopes for its success, as it was a Korean drama aired immediately after the finale of "Dae Jang Geum", which had an extremely successful run. However, Hong Kong people, it turns out, were not very receptive to this show, and its ratings were considerably lower than "Dae Jang Geum".
This has caused fear that the Korean Cultural Fever (which has gripped most of Southeast Asia for years) is ending, but many disagree, blaming the show's flat plots and generally uninteresting premises for its uninspiring ratings. Also not helping the series is that it used many of the same actors and actresses that appeared on "Dae Jang Geum". So, viewers were in for a surprise when the Emperor in "Dae Jang Geum" became a law officer, while Lady Han, who became Jang Geum's mentor in the series and died in the middle of the series, was "resurrected" from the dead and once again became a Palace chef.
However, what many non Koreans are not aware of is that "Hur Jun" was broadcast years before "Dae Jang Gum", and that it was immensely more popular than the latter in South Korea.
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