The King in Love

The King in Love
Promotional Poster
Hangul 왕은 사랑한다
Revised Romanization Wangeun Saranghanda
Literally The King Loves
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(s) Korean
No. of episodes 40[lower-alpha 1]
Production
Executive producer(s) Cho Eun-young[5]
Producer(s)
  • Jang Jae-hoon
  • Kim Sang-woo
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 35 minutes[lower-alpha 1]
Production company(s) U-Story9[lower-alpha 2]
Distributor MBC
Release
Original network MBC
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release July 17 (2017-07-17) – September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)
External links
Website
Production website

The King in Love[8] (Hangul: 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 aired on MBC from July 17, 2017 to September 19, 2017 on Mondays and Tuesdays.[9][10]

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 Wang Rin (Hong Jong-hyun) and a beautiful young woman named San (Im Yoon-ah). These three get to know each other and become the closest of friends but feelings of affection and love arise between these three. The young Crown Prince, falls in love with the young woman San and would do anything to save her. He comes to love her more than himself. But on the other hand, is his childhood friend Wang Rin who also fell in love with San at first sight. Even though he loves her so much, he still hid his affection for her because of his duty to his Crown Prince and because he doesn't want to hurt his best friend's feelings. But the time came when San realizes her feelings for Rin and vice versa.

Cast

Main

The crown prince of Goryeo; Korea’s first royalty of mixed heritage; grandson of Kublai Khan.
The strong-willed daughter of a wealthy nobleman, who possesses striking beauty and deadly charm. She hides her identity in order to survive. She started to return Wang Rin's feelings
Won's childhood friend and bodyguard; an elegant and refined man with an upright nature. He started to fall in love with Eun San.

Supporting

Royal Family

Wang Won's side

  • Kim Jeong-wook as Eunuch Kim, Wang Won's attending eunuch
  • Bang Jae-ho as Jin-kwan, Wang Won's bodyguard[14]
  • Ki Do-hoon as Jang-ui, Wang Won's bodyguard

Wang Rin's side

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[16]
    • Song Soo-hyun as young Bi-yeon
  • Kim Jung-hak as Goo Hyung

Song In's side

  • Choi Jong-hwan as Song Bang-young, Song In's cousin
  • Choo Soo-hyun as Moo Bi, masquerades as kisaeng "Ok Boo-yong"
  • Park Young-woon as Moo Suk, the man with the snake tattoo

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
  • Lee Han-wi
  • Yeom Jae-wook
  • Jeong Ji-hoon
  • Kim Ki-tak
  • Park Hye-jin[17]

Production

Original soundtrack

The King in Love
OST Album
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released 2017
Genre K-pop, soundtrack
Language Korean
Label U-Story9, CJ E&M Music

OST Part 1

(Released July 18, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Starlight"December 32ndTaebongRoy Kim03:27
2."Starlight" (Inst.) Taebong 03:27
Total length:06:54

OST Part 2

(Released July 25, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."But"
  • Sim Eun-ji
  • LEL
  • Sim Eun-ji
  • LEL
Lee Hae-ri (Davichi)04:15
2."But" (Inst.) 
  • Sim Eun-ji
  • LEL
 04:15
Total length:08:30

OST Part 3

(Released August 1, 2017)

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Do You Know"Kim Yeon-ji04:15
2."Do You Know" (Inst.) 04:15
Total length:08:30

OST Part 4

(Released August 8, 2017)

No.TitleArtistLength
1."My Heart"Im Si-wan04:11
2."My Heart" (Inst.) 04:11
Total length:08:22

OST Part 5

(Released August 15, 2017)

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Could You Tell Me"Luna (f(x))04:01
2."Could You Tell Me" (Inst.) 04:01
Total length:08:02

OST Part 6

(Released August 22, 2017)

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Stay"Jung Joon-young04:14
2."Stay" (Inst.) 04:14
Total length:08:28

OST Part 7

(Released August 22, 2017)

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Hidden Time"SE O (세오)03:51
2."Hidden Time" (Inst.) 03:51
Total length:07:42

Ratings

  • In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Episode # Date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings AGB Nielsen[26]
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 6.0% (NR) 6.4% (NR) 6.1% (NR) 6.5% (NR)
4 6.5% (20th) 6.8% (NR) 6.4% (NR) 6.6% (NR)
5 July 24, 2017 6.9% (NR) 7.6% (NR) 7.2% (NR) 7.9% (18th)
6 7.0% (NR) 7.2% (NR) 7.0% (NR) 7.3% (18th)
7 July 25, 2017 7.1% (NR) 7.4% (19th) 7.0% (19th) 7.5% (13th)
8 7.6% (17th) 8.0% (16th) 7.2% (17th) 7.6% (12th)
9 July 31, 2017 6.5% (NR) 6.7% (NR) 6.9% (NR) 7.1% (NR)
10 7.3% (18th) 7.8% (NR) 7.8% (12th) 8.3% (11th)
11 August 01, 2017 6.5% (20th) 6.7% (NR) 7.1% (20th) 7.6% (19th)
12 6.7% (19th) 6.9% (20th) 6.9% (17th) 7.1% (16th)
13 August 07, 2017 6.6% (NR) 6.7% (20th) 6.6% (NR) 6.7% (NR)
14 7.0% (19th) 7.6% (NR) 6.3% (NR) 6.9% (17th)
15 August 08, 2017 7.0% (18th) 7.2% (19th) 7.2% (20th) 7.4% (18th)
16 7.5% (17th) 7.8% (15th) 7.2% (15th) 7.5% (13th)
17 August 14, 2017 7.0% (NR) 7.8% (13th) 6.5% (NR) 7.4% (15th)
18 7.0% (19th) 7.9% (13th) 6.6% (NR) 7.6% (15th)
19 August 15, 2017 6.6% (NR) 7.4% (20th) 6.5% (NR) 7.3% (19th)
20 6.5% (NR) 7.6% (13th) 7.4% (17th) 7.5% (19th)
21 August 21, 2017 7.1% (19th) 7.3% (13th) 6.5% (NR) 7.4% (15th)
22 7.1% (17th) 7.8% (11th) 7.0% (20th) 7.4% (16th)
23 August 22, 2017 7.5% (18th) 7.6% (17th) 7.2% (16th) 7.3% (15th)
24 8.1% (17th) 8.2% (11th) 7.7% (12th) 8.6% (10th)
25 August 28, 2017 7.4% (18th) 7.8% (15th) 7.4% (17th) 7.6% (20th)
26 7.3% (17th) 7.4% (NR) 7.4% (18th) 7.8% (20th)
27 August 29, 2017 8.3% (18th) 9.0% (10th) 7.9% (18th) 7.9% (17th)
28 8.4% (15th) 7.9% (18th) 8.1% (14th) 8.2% (12th)
29 September 04, 2017 7.3% (18th) 8.0% (14th) 6.7% (NR) 7.4% (20th)
30 6.6% (NR) 7.3% (18th) 7.0% (20th) 7.7% (15th)
31 September 05, 2017 7.5% (15th) 8.0% (13th) 7.6% (14th) 8.8% (12th)
32 7.3% (18th) 8.8% (14th) 8.6% (17th) 8.7% (14th)
33 September 11, 2017 5.6% (NR) 6.5% (NR) 5.8% (NR) 6.8% (NR)
34 6.3% (NR) 6.7% (NR) 6.4% (NR) 7.0% (NR)
35 September 12, 2017 6.6% (18th) 5.9% (19th) 6.6% (15th) 7.0% (15th)
36 6.2% (NR) 5.8% (20th) 7.2% (12th) 7.4% (14th)
37 September 18, 2017 6.1% (NR) 6.9% (NR) 5.8% (NR) 6.6% (NR)
38 6.2% (NR) 6.3% (NR) 6.8% (NR) 6.9% (19th)
39 September 19, 2017 7.3% (18th) 6.9% (16th) 7.2% (16th) 7.4% (14th)
40 7.6% (17th) 7.3% (14th) 7.6% (14th) 7.7% (12th)
Average 6.6% % 6.6% %

International broadcast

  • The drama streamed internationally on Viki with English subtitles.[27]
  • The drama has been pre-sold to 6 exclusive countries including China, Taiwan (by Fox Networks Group), Japan (by Shochiku Broadcasting),[28] Thailand, Indonesia, America, and Australia.[29]
  • In Southeast Asia, it premiered exclusively on One TV Asia, the same time as its Korean broadcast.[30]
  • In the Philippines, the series aired on ABS-CBN from January 22 to March 2, 2018, dubbed in Filipino under the title of The King is in Love.[31][32] and re-aired on Asianovela Channel starting September 3, 2018.
  • In India, Dubbed With Hindi on Sony TV, Dubbed With Tamil On Zee Tamil.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 10th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Im Yoon-ah Nominated [33]
2nd Asia Artist Awards Best Artist Award, Actress Won [34]
MBC Drama Awards Popularity Award, Actress Nominated
Drama of the Year The King in Love Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Jeong Bo-seok Won
Best Young Actor Nam Da-reum Won
Yoon Chan-young Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Im Si-wan Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Im Yoon-ah Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Hong Jong-hyun Nominated
Oh Min-suk Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Jang Young-nam Nominated

Notes

  1. 1 2 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]
  2. ↑ Also referred to as U-Story 9 International[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chung, Jin-hong. "Yoona and Siwan to star in 'King". Korea JoongAng Daily. JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ 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 2017-06-22.
  3. 1 2 "[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). 13 December 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  4. ↑ Park, Jin-hai (15 May 2017). "Viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  5. ↑ "왕은 사랑한다 제작사 ㈜유스토리나인 조은영 대표이사 (PHOTO: Cho Eun-young, CEO of The King in Love producer U-Story9)". theleader.mt.co.kr. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  6. ↑ https://ustory9in.modoo.at/
  7. ↑ https://welcon.kocca.kr/biz2/welcon/seller/view.do?no=718
  8. ↑ [NEW] The King in Love 1st Teaser, 왕은 사랑한다 첫 티저. MBC Drama via Youtube. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  9. ↑ "'The King Loves' delves into destructive desire of Goryeo King". The Korea Herald.
  10. ↑ "'The King Loves': Coming-of-age show on Goryeo's forgotten mix-blooded king". Yonhap News Agency.
  11. ↑ "Oh Min Seok Proves Himself As Charismatic Villain For "The King Loves"". Soompi.
  12. ↑ "Daum 요청하신 페이지의 사용권한이 없습니다" (in Korean). Media Daum. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  13. ↑ "'왕은사랑한다' 장영남, 임시완母로 출연 확정..정보석과 대립(공식) | 다음연예" (in Korean). Media Daum. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  14. ↑ "Im Siwan's Handsome Bodyguard In "The King Loves" Gains Attention For His Korean Acting Debut". Soompi.
  15. ↑ ""The King Loves" To Introduce New Female Character And Raise Tensions In Upcoming Episodes". Soompi.
  16. ↑ "Park Ji Hyun Joins YoonA And More In "The King Loves"". Soompi.
  17. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXkZVU5lPXx/ . Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "[SC초점]'군주·엽녀·왕사' 청춘사극의 습격, 제2의 '구르미'는?" ["Monarch", "Sassy Girl", "King in Love": Which will be the second "Love in the Moonlight"]. Sports Chosun (in Korean).
  19. ↑ "[이슈와치]유승호X여진구X임시완, 王이 몰려온다". Newsen (in Korean).
  20. ↑ "Fantasy period dramas dominate small screen". The Korea Times.
  21. ↑ "'왕은 사랑한다' 임시완·임윤아·홍종현, 케미 걱정 없는 대본 인증샷". Naver. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  22. ↑ Lee, Mi-young. "임윤아 "'왕은 사랑한다' 임시완과 호흡, 기대 크다"". Joy News 24 (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  23. ↑ Cho, Hyun-joo. "'더 케이투'→'왕은 사랑한다', 윤아의 열연은 계속된다". 10Asia (in Korean). 10Asia. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  24. ↑ G. Lee. ""The King Loves" Cast Shares Thoughts After Wrapping Up Filming". Soompi. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  25. ↑ Baek, Sol-mi. "중국서 인지도 쌓은 윤아·임시완 '멜로사극' 호흡". Sports DongA (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  26. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  27. ↑ "The King Loves". viki.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  28. ↑ http://www.eigeki.com/series?id=14380&category_id=5&ym=201711
  29. ↑ 기사입력2017.05.12 오후 3:35. "[단독]임시완X윤아 '왕은 사랑한다', 중국·미국·일본 선판매 확정 :: 네이버 TV연예". Naver. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  30. ↑ "'The King In Love' Airs Exclusively on ONE at the Same Time as Korea". onetvasia.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  31. ↑ ABS-CBN Kapamilyanovelas official Twitter
  32. ↑ "New Kapamilya shows for 2018". philstar.com. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  33. ↑ "한석규•김상중•차인표•김영철•최민수, '2017 KDA' 대상 후보 5人 확정 (공식)". Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  34. ↑ https://www.allkpop.com/article/2017/11/check-out-the-winners-of-the-2017-asia-artist-awards
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