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The King in Love( 2017)

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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.

  1. Song Ji-na

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Yim Si-wan

    Wang Won

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    Yoona

    Eun San

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    Hong Jong-hyun

    Wang Rin

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    Park Hwan-Hee

    Wang Dan

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    Oh Min-suk

    Song In

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    Yoon Jong-hoon

    Wang Jeon

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    Jung Bo-seog

    King Chungnyeol

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    Jang Young-nam

    Princess Wonsung

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    Lee Ki-young

    Eun Young-Baek

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    Uhm Hyo-seop

    Lee Seung-Hyoo

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    Park Young-woon

    Moo Suk

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    Choo Soo-hyun

    Ok Boo Yong

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    Nam Da-reum

    Young Wang Won

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    Lee Seo-yeon

    Young Eun San

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    Yoon Chan-young

    Young Wang Rin

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    Ki Do-hun

    Jang Ui

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    Kim Jeong-wook

    Eunuch Kim

Current Season

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Season 1

2017 | 40 Episodes

Season 1 of The King in Love premiered on Jul 17 2017

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A review by ParkMin

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Written by ParkMin on Tue Dec 19 2023
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...

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Facts

Status

Ended

Status

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

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