대장금
This has caused concern that the Korean Wave is ending, but many stated that the show had flat plots and generally uninteresting premise. Many cast members from "Dae Jang Geum" had been cast in "Hur Jun" in considerably different roles (e.g. the Emperor as a law enforcement official and Jang Geum's mentor as a palace chef), which earned a negative reaction from viewers outside of South Korea who were unaware that "Hur Jun" preceded "Dae Jang Geum" by a number of years.