The King in Love
| The King in Love | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | The King Loves by Kim Yi-ryung[1] |
| Developed by | Lim Hwa-min |
| Written by | Song Ji-na[2] Park Chan-kyung No Sun-jae |
| Directed by | Kim Sang-hyeop[3] |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 40[a] |
| Production | |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production company | U-Story9 |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC |
| Release | July 17, 2017 |
The King in Love[6] (Korean: 왕은 사랑한다; RR: Wangeun Saranghanda; lit. The King Loves) is a South Korean historical drama directed by Kim Sang-hyeop with screenplay by Song Ji-na, Park Chan-kyung and No Sun-jae, based on the novel of the same name by Kim Yi-ryung. It stars Im Si-wan, Im Yoon-ah and Hong Jong-hyun. The pre-produced drama airs on MBC starting July 17, 2017.
Synopsis
Set in the Goryeo dynasty, it tells the story of a young and ambitious monarch Won (Im Si-wan) with a desire to conquer, and two people who shape his destiny; childhood friend Rin (Hong Jong-hyun) and a beautiful woman named San (Im Yoon-ah).
Cast
Main
- Im Si-wan as Wang Won[1]
- Nam Da-reum as young Wang Won
- The crown prince of Goryeo; whose good looks and eloquence hide his cruel and ambitious nature.
- Im Yoon-ah as Eun San[1]
- Lee Seo-yeon as young Eun San
- The daughter of the wealthiest man in town; San possesses striking beauty and deadly charm.
- Hong Jong-hyun as Wang Rin[3]
- Yoon Chan-young as young Wang Rin
- Won's childhood friend and bodyguard; an elegant and refined man with an upright nature.
Supporting
Royal Family
- Jeong Bo-seok as King Chungnyeol [7], 25th king of Goryeo, Wang Won's father
- Jang Young-nam as Princess Wonseong (Qutlugh Kelmysh Beki) [8], Kublai Khan's daughter; Chungnyeol's wife & Wang Won's mother
- Kim Byung-chun as Choi Se-yeon, Princess Wonseong's eunuch
- Kim Jae-woon as Hulatai
- Min Young-won as Lady Jo, Princess Wonseong's court lady
- Baek Song-yi as Princess Wonseong's female bodyguard
Wang Won's side
- Kim Jeong-wook as Eunuch Kim, Wang Won's attending eunuch
- Bang Jae-Ho as Jin Kwan, Wang Won's boydguard
- Ki Do-hoon as Jang-ui, Wang Won's bodyguard
Wang Rin's side
- Kim Ho-jin as Wang Young, Wang Rin's father
- Park Hwan-hee as Wang Dan [9], Wang Rin's younger sister who has a crush on Wang Won
- Yoon Jong-hoon as Wang Jeon, Wang Rin's elder brother
Eun San's side
- Lee Ki-young as Eun Young-baek, Eun San's father
- Um Hyo-sup as Lee Seung-hyu, Eun San's teacher
- Park Ji-hyun as Bi-yeon, Eun San's personal maid
- Song Soo-hyun as young Bi-yeon
- Kim Jung-hak as Goo Hyung
Song In's side
- Oh Min-suk as Song In
- Choi Jong-hwan as Song Bang-young, Song In's cousin
- Choo Soo-hyun as Moo-bi, masquerades as kisaeng "Ok Bu-yong"
- Park Young-woon as Moo-suk
Others
- Ahn Se-ha as Gae-won
- Kim Kyung-jin as Yum Bok
- Moon Jeong-soo as Dol-bae
- Jeon Heon-tae
- Yeom Jae-wook
- Kim Hwa-Yeon
- Park Sung-kwang
- Lee Han-wi
- Yeom Jae-wook
- Jeong Ji-hoon
- Kim Ki-tak
Production
- The series is one of a handful of youth sageuk set in production after the success of Love in the Moonlight (2016) starring Park Bo-gum and Kim Yoo-jung.[10][11]
- Its first script reading took place on December 21, 2016 at MBC in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.[12] Filming commenced in late 2016 and concluded on June 2017.[13][14][15] It is invested by Chinese company Tencent.[16]
Original soundtrack
| Untitled | |
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OST Part 1
(Released July 18, 2017)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Starlight" | December 32nd | Taebong | Roy Kim | 03:27 |
| 2. | "Starlight" (Inst.) | Taebong | 03:27 | ||
| Total length: | 06:54 | ||||
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[17] | AGB Nielsen[18] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | July 17, 2017 | 8.0% (18th) | 8.0% (16th) | 7.8%(20th) | 9.0% (10th) |
| 2 | 8.6% (16th) | 9.3% (10th) | 8.1% (18th) | 9.1% (9th) | |
| 3 | July 18, 2017 | 5.1% | 5.5% | ||
| 4 | 6.5% (20th) | 6.0% | 6.3% | ||
| 5 | July 24, 2017 | ||||
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| 7 | July 25, 2017 | ||||
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| 9 | July 31, 2017 | ||||
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| 11 | August 1, 2017 | ||||
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| 13 | August 7, 2017 | ||||
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| 15 | August 8, 2017 | ||||
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| 17 | August 14, 2017 | ||||
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| 19 | August 15, 2017 | ||||
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| 21 | August 21, 2017 | ||||
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| 23 | August 22, 2017 | ||||
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| 25 | August 28, 2017 | ||||
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| 27 | August 29, 2017 | ||||
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| 29 | September 4, 2017 | ||||
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| 31 | September 5, 2017 | ||||
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| 33 | September 11, 2017 | ||||
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| 35 | September 12, 2017 | ||||
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| 37 | September 18, 2017 | ||||
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| 39 | September 19, 2017 | ||||
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International broadcast
- The drama will stream internationally on Viki with English subtitles.[19]
- The drama has been pre-sold to 6 exclusive countries including China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, America, and Australia.[20] In Southeast Asia, it is set to premiere exclusively on One TV Asia, the same time as its Korean broadcast.[21]
Notes
- ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Chung, Jin-hong. "Yoona and Siwan to star in 'King". Korea JoongAng Daily. JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ 19, R. Jun June; 2017 (19 June 2017). ""The King Loves" Revealed To Be Written By Song Ji Na, The Writer Of "Healer"". soompi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has numeric name (help) - ^ a b "[단독] 임시완X윤아X홍종현 '왕사', '화려한 유혹' PD 연출" [Im Siwan x Yoona x Hong Jonghyun 'The King Loves' working together with Glamorous Temptation PD]. OSEN (in Korean). December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ Park, Jin-hai (2017-05-15). "Viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korean Times. Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "왕은 사랑한다 제작사 ㈜유스토리나인 조은영 대표이사". theleader.mt.co.kr. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ [NEW] The King in Love 1st Teaser, 왕은 사랑한다 첫 티저. MBC Drama via Youtube. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ "Daum 요청하신 페이지의 사용권한이 없습니다". M.media.daum.net. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "'왕은사랑한다' 장영남, 임시완母로 출연 확정..정보석과 대립(공식) | 다음연예". Media.daum.net. 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ Kpop_Sexy (2016-12-13). "Park Hwan Hee in talks to join YoonA, Siwan, and Hong Jong Hyun in 'The King Loves'". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ ""Monarch", "Sassy Girl", "King in Love": Which will be the second "Love in the Moonlight"". Sports Chosun.
- ^ "[이슈와치]유승호X여진구X임시완, 王이 몰려온다". Newsen.
- ^ "'왕은 사랑한다' 임시완·임윤아·홍종현, 케미 걱정 없는 대본 인증샷". Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ^ Lee, Mi-young. "임윤아 "'왕은 사랑한다' 임시완과 호흡, 기대 크다"". Joy News 24 (in Korean). Joy News 24. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ Cho, Hyun-joo. "'더 케이투'→'왕은 사랑한다', 윤아의 열연은 계속된다". 10Asia (in Korean). 10Asia. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ G. Lee. ""The King Loves" Cast Shares Thoughts After Wrapping Up Filming". Soompi. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Baek, Sol-mi. "중국서 인지도 쌓은 윤아·임시완 '멜로사극' 호흡". Sports DongA (in Korean). Sports DongA. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved March 24, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "The King Loves". viki.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ 기사입력2017.05.12 오후 3:35. "[단독]임시완X윤아 '왕은 사랑한다', 중국·미국·일본 선판매 확정 :: 네이버 TV연예". Entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "'The King In Love' Airs Exclusively on ONE at the Same Time as Korea". www.onetvasia.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.