# Check-in Hanyang (체크인 한양)
**Check-in Hanyang** (체크인 한양) is a South Korean youth romance historical drama that aired on Channel A from December 21, 2024, in a Saturday and Sunday 9:10 pm slot, running 16 episodes.[1](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20241217092000005) • [2](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=25536) Written by Park Hyun-jin and directed by Myung Hyun-woo, it is set in a fictional Joseon-era Korea in which hotels exist, and follows four young interns at Yongcheonru, the grandest inn in the country.[2](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=25536) • [3](https://allkstar.donga.com/tv/article/02/20241226/130725852/2) The series was also released internationally on Netflix and as a Viki original.[4](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3298360/netflix-k-drama-check-hanyang-review-long-winded-period-drama-reaches-predictable-end) • [5](https://popgeeks.com/check-in-hanyang-a-delightful-2024-viki-original-series/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network and run | Channel A Saturday-Sunday drama, first broadcast December 21, 2024 at 9:10 pm; 16 episodes[1](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20241217092000005) • [2](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=25536) |
| Premise | Four young people join the intern staff of Yongcheonru, Joseon's largest inn, whose motto is "The customer is king"[3](https://allkstar.donga.com/tv/article/02/20241226/130725852/2) |
| Lead cast | Bae In-hyuk (Muyeong-gun Lee Eun / Lee Eun-ho), Kim Ji-eun (Hong Jae-on / Hong Deok-su), Jung Gun-joo (Chun Jun-hwa), Park Jae-chan (Ko Su-ra)[2](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=25536) |
| Creative team | Written by Park Hyun-jin; directed by Myung Hyun-woo[2](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=25536) |
| Ratings | Episode 4 hit 3.0% (Nielsen Korea, nationwide paid households), a record for a Channel A weekend drama; the latest Nielsen rating cited in a February 2025 review was 4.16%[6](https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202501140099) • [4](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3298360/netflix-k-drama-check-hanyang-review-long-winded-period-drama-reaches-predictable-end) |
| Production | Produced by wimade, Artist Studio, and Story Networks, with co-production investment from PONY CANYON[7](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202502020958003) |
## Premise and setting
The drama departs from conventional sageuk (historical drama) by placing a modern institution, the luxury hotel, in the Joseon era. Yongcheonru is described as a lavish female pavilion so grand that, in the show's framing, money can buy treatment fit for a king, and the story follows four young people who join as trainee staff (educational interns) each with their own hidden purpose.[1](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20241217092000005) • [3](https://allkstar.donga.com/tv/article/02/20241226/130725852/2) Director Myung Hyun-woo presented the setting as a Joseon in which royal power and money power coexist, and said the hotel concept added a fantasy-like appeal; he also stated that planning the series took more than three years.[1](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20241217092000005)
Two of the four leads carry concealed identities that drive the plot. Bae In-hyuk plays the prince Muyeong-gun Lee Eun, who infiltrates Yongcheonru under the name Lee Eun-ho to save the royal family from the inn's Grand Proprietor. [Kim Ji-eun](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-ji-eun) plays Hong Jae-on, a woman who disguises herself as a man under the name Hong Deok-su to work at the inn.[1](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20241217092000005) • [2](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=25536) Their fellow interns are Chun Jun-hwa, heir of Yongcheonru played by Jung Gun-joo, and Ko Su-ra, played by Park Jae-chan.[2](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=25536)
## Cast and characters
The supporting cast includes Kim Eui-sung as Cheon Mak-dong, the Grand Proprietor of Yongcheonru; Kim Min-jung as Seol Mae-hwa; Yoon Je-moon as Oh Young-rak, a Minister of War and the king's father-in-law; Han Jae-seok as [Lee Hyun](https://www.edgepedia.org/lee-hyun)-wi; Jung Eun-pyo as Jang Sook-su, the food and supplies officer; and Choi Deok-moon as the late Hong Min-sik, Deok-su's father.[2](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=25536) • [8](https://aramco.tistory.com/104)
The plot combines the interns' romance and friendship with a political mystery centered on a ledger connected to the death of Hong Deok-su's father. In episode 13, Lee Eun-ho's identity as the king's son is revealed to Deok-su, and the final episodes turn on the competing attempts of the Grand Proprietor, Muyeong-gun, Deok-su, and the king to obtain the ledger.[7](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202502020958003) • [9](https://carpett5.tistory.com/1988?category=1207825)
## Production and business context
The series was planned by Channel A and produced by wimade, Artist Studio, and Story Networks, with PONY CANYON as co-production investor.[7](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202502020958003) Separately, the production company RaemongRaein disclosed a 15.9 billion won production supply contract with Channel A for *Check-in Hanyang*, with the contract period running to December 31, 2025.[10](https://securities.miraeasset.com/bbs/download/2128692.pdf?attachmentId=2128692) Equity analysts also flagged the December 2024 broadcast as a point of expectation for Artist Studio, whose production lineup had been constrained by a management dispute.[11](https://static.roa.ai/research/company/20241212_company_839689000.pdf)
## Reception
Early ratings were strong for the channel. Episode 4 recorded 3.0% nationwide (Nielsen Korea, paid households), which the report described as the highest rating ever for a Channel A weekend drama, and the series later reached a self-record with two episodes remaining.[6](https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202501140099) • [12](https://www.wikitree.co.kr/articles/1022859) A February 2025 review in the *South China Morning Post* by Pierce Conran gave the series 2.5 out of 5 stars, judging that after a promising start built on hotel drama it settled into a long-winded, predictable palace mystery.[4](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3298360/netflix-k-drama-check-hanyang-review-long-winded-period-drama-reaches-predictable-end)
The series fits within a broader run of genre-mixing Korean historical dramas, following cross-dressing leads in works such as *Sungkyunkwan Scandal*, *Moonlight Drawn by Clouds*, and *The King's Affection*, and it was cited as the start of a 2025 wave of sageuk across terrestrial broadcasters and global streaming platforms.[13](https://v.daum.net/v/FxpRBame9A) • [14](https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20250421/131451785/1)
## References
1. [남장여자와 왕자의 조합 '체크인 한양'…"충분히 차별화될 것", 연합뉴스 (2024-12-17)](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20241217092000005)
2. [체크인 한양, 씨네21 시리즈 정보](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=25536)
3. ['Check-in Hanyang' Kim Ji-eun's honest charm, All kstar (2024-12-26)](https://allkstar.donga.com/tv/article/02/20241226/130725852/2)
4. [Netflix K-drama Check-in Hanyang review, South China Morning Post (2025-02-12)](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3298360/netflix-k-drama-check-hanyang-review-long-winded-period-drama-reaches-predictable-end)
5. [Check in Hanyang: Historical Korean Inn & Secret Mission Drama, PopGeeks](https://popgeeks.com/check-in-hanyang-a-delightful-2024-viki-original-series/)
6. ['체크인 한양' 배인혁, 응원단 선배→사극 왕자님까지 접수 [RE스타], 일간스포츠 (2025-01-15)](https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202501140099)
7. ['체크인 한양' 김지은, 배인혁=왕의 아들 알았다, 스포츠경향 (2025-02-02)](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202502020958003)
8. [체크인 한양 등장인물 집중분석](https://aramco.tistory.com/104)
9. [채널A 드라마 "체크인 한양" 14회 리뷰 및 분석](https://carpett5.tistory.com/1988?category=1207825)
10. [래몽래인-채널A 159억원 제작 공급 계약, 미래에셋증권 리서치 (2024-06-18)](https://securities.miraeasset.com/bbs/download/2128692.pdf?attachmentId=2128692)
11. [아티스트스튜디오 Company Update, IBK투자증권 (2024-12-12)](https://static.roa.ai/research/company/20241212_company_839689000.pdf)
12. [첫방 1%대였는데…딱 2회 남기고 '자체 최고 시청률' 경신한 한국 드라마, 위키트리 (2025-02-04)](https://www.wikitree.co.kr/articles/1022859)
13. ['19금'부터 호텔까지… 사극의 변신은 무죄?, 다음/경향](https://v.daum.net/v/FxpRBame9A)
14. ['사극 열풍' 계속된다, 스포츠동아 (2025-04-21)](https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20250421/131451785/1)
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