The King in Love

TV-14

40 episodes1 season

US Release

Overview:

Set during the Goryeo dynasty, Won, crown prince, has a sweet appearance hiding a lust for conquest. He is best friends with Rin, an elegant man of royal descent and Won's bodyguard. When beautiful San, the sole daughter of the wealthiest man in the nation, enters the lives of the two young men, the three at first become friends but a tragic romance ensues afterwards. Based on the novel of the same name by Kim Yi-Ryung.

Created by:

Song Ji-na

Status:

Ended

Language:

Korean

First air date:

7/17/2017

Last air date:

9/19/2017

Key words:

love triangle
based on novel or book
royal family
romance
historical
historical drama
goryeo dynasty

Seasons

Season 1

40 Episodes

Cast

Yim Si-wan

~ as ~

Wang Won

Yoona

~ as ~

Eun San

Hong Jong-hyun

~ as ~

Wang Rin

Park Hwan-Hee

~ as ~

Wang Dan

Oh Min-suk

~ as ~

Song In

Yoon Jong-hoon

~ as ~

Wang Jeon

Jung Bo-seog

~ as ~

King Chungnyeol

Jang Young-nam

~ as ~

Princess Wonsung

Lee Ki-young

~ as ~

Eun Young-Baek

Uhm Hyo-seop

~ as ~

Lee Seung-Hyoo

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Reviews (1)

ParkMin
Written 1 year(s) ago
1
The way they handled things was just all over the place. This loathsome love triangle infested its core amidst everything else. Forcefully pushing it in our throats around every single detour. It got trashier the longer it kept going. The drama was covered with palace politics, as always, but it was impossible to care about anything because they just obsessed over who's in love with whom, overshadowing anything the drama tried to offer. The pacing followed through in that regard—slow moments that dragged on forever for what could have been a quick tale. The drama fell way short of establishing a watchable narrative. It was like biting into a cookie and finding out it's all crumbs.