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The King: Eternal Monarch (더 킹:영원의 군주; 더 킹:永遠의 君主; Deo King: Yeongwonui Gunju) is a 2020 South Korean television series, starring Lee Min Ho, Kim Go Eun and Woo Do Hwan. It was produced by Hwa&Dam Pictures and its parent company Studio Dragon, it premiered on SBS TV on April 17, 2020.
Synopsis[]
Yi Gon is the third Korean emperor of his generation. His citizens regard him as the perfect leader. But behind this flawless appearance, hides a deep wound. When he was eight years old, his father was murdered before his eyes following a coup. Today, instead of respecting his filial duty, he prefers to escape the palace to attend university conferences. During one of his escapades, he sees himself propelled into a parallel world where he meets Jung Tae Eul, an inspector with whom he teams up with to defeat the criminals but also close the door between their two worlds.[1]
Cast[]
- Lee Min Ho as Emperor Yi Gon
- Jung Hyun Joon as Young Yi Gon (Ep.1+2)
- A modern-day Emperor of the Kingdom of Corea, whose father, the Emperor, was killed by his uncle. He was saved by an unknown person with Jung Tae-eul's warrant card.
- Kim Go Eun as Lieutenant Jung Tae Eul / Luna
- Joo Ye Rim as Young Luna (Ep.1)
- A lieutenant in the National Police Agency of the Republic of Korea who accidentally is the person that meets Lee Gon when he came to the parallel world.
- Woo Do Hwan as Jo Eun Sup / Jo Yeong
- Jung Shi Yool as Young Jo Yeong (Ep.1)
- Jo Yeong: A Captain of the Royal Guard of the Korean Empire and childhood friend of Lee Gon.
- Jo Eun Seob: A member of the National Police Agency of the Republic of Korea and the parallel universe version of Jo Yeong.
- Kim Kyung Nam as Kang Shin Jae
- A detective of the Republic of Korea who has a crush on Jung Tae-eul since their high school days.
- Jung Eun Chae as Goo Seo Ryung
- The youngest and first female prime minister of the Korean Empire.
- Lee Jung Jin as Yi Rim
- An illegitimate Prince of the Korean Empire who killed his brother the Emperor and ran away to the parallel world, killing his brothers parallel world version and his parallel world version.
- Kim Young Ok as Noh Ok Nam, the head court lady who raises Yi Gon
- Jeon Bae Soo as Jung Do In, Jung Tae Eul's father and a taekwondo instructor
- Seo Jung Yeon as Song Jeong Hye
- Go Eun Min as Young Song Jeong Hye (Ep.1+2)
- Park Won Sang as Park Moon Shik, a team leader
- Kim Yong Ji as Myung Na Ri, a building owner / Myung Seung Ah, an employee on duty at the Royal Press Office
- Hwang Young Hee as Min Hwa Yun, Gang Shin Jae's mother
- Heo Dong Won as Shim Hyung Sa, a homicide detective
- Jeon Moo Song as Yi Jong In, a member of the royal family
- Ahn Shi Ha as Kim Hee Joo, a National Forensic Service autopsy doctor
- Kang Hong Suk as Jang Michael, a homicide detective
- Lee Hae Young as Yoo Gyung Moo, Yi Rim's subordinate
- Lee Hong Nae as Suk Ho Pil, the second captain of the Royal Guards
- Park So Jin as Jo Ha In, a psychiatrist
- Park Hoon as Jo Young's father
- Lee Ho Chul as Dal Goo, an alumnus
- Baek Hyun Joo as Assistant Mo, Yi Gon's general secretary
- Song Sang Eun as Gyung Ran, Jung Tae Eul's fellow police officer
- Kang Gi Doong as Goo Seo Ryung's assistant
- Kim Hyung Woo as Yoon Hwan Soo
- Choi Woo Seong as Kim Gi Won
- Hwang Se On as Park In Young
- Park Ji Yun as Park Ji Young
- Kim Wook
- Jang Hae Min
- Yoon Jung Hyuk
Soundtrack[]
Main Article: The King: Eternal Monarch OST
Episodes[]
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Episode | Part | Aired | Average audience share | ||
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AGB Nielsen | TNmS | ||||
National rating in % | Seoul rating in % | National rating in % | |||
Episode 01 | 1 | April 17, 2020 | 10.1 (7th) | 11.4 (5th) | 9.2 (12th) |
2 | 11.4 (4th) | 12.9 (4th) | 9.9 (7th) | ||
Episode 02 | 1 | April 18, 2020 | 8.4 (7th) | 9.7 (5th) | 6.8 (17th) |
2 | 11.6 (3rd) | 12.9 (3rd) | 9.3% (5th) | ||
Episode 03 | 1 | April 24, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 04 | 1 | April 25, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 05 | 1 | May 1, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 06 | 1 | May 2, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 07 | 1 | May 8, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 08 | 1 | May 9, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 09 | 1 | May 15, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 10 | 1 | May 16, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 11 | 1 | May 22, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 12 | 1 | May 23, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 13 | 1 | May 29, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 14 | 1 | May 30, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 15 | 1 | June 5, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Episode 16 | 1 | June 6, 2020 | |||
2 | |||||
Average | % | % | % |
Production[]
The series reunited actress Kim Go-eun and writer Kim Eun-sook, who had collaborated 4 years ago on Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016), as well as actor Lee Min-ho with writer Kim Eun-sook, who had collaborated before on The Heirs (2013).
The first script reading took place on September 17, 2019. Filming for the drama began on October 23, 2019 and ended on February 2020.
Trivia[]
- This drama took over the timeslot previously occupied by "Hyena" and will be followed by "Convenience Store Saet-Byeol" in June 2020.[2]
- This is Lee Min Ho's first acting role since he was discharged from the South Korean military on April 25, 2019.[2]
- Lee Min Ho and screenwriter Kim Eun Sook previously worked together on the 2013 SBS drama series "The Heirs".[2]
- Director Baek Sang Hoon and screenwriter Kim Eun Sook previously worked together on the 2016 KBS2 drama series "Descendants of the Sun".[2]
- Actress Kim Go Eun and screenwriter Kim Eun Sook previously worked together on the 2016 tvN drama series "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God".[2]