The King in Love (2017)

41% User Rating

Drama

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.

Kim Sang-hyubDirector

Cast

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Yim Si-wan

Wang Won

Yoona

Eun San

Hong Jong-hyun

Wang Rin

Park Hwan-Hee

Wang Dan

Oh Min-suk

Song In

Yoon Jong-hoon

Wang Jeon

Jung Bo-seog

King Chungnyeol

Jang Young-nam

Princess Wonsung

Lee Ki-young

Eun Young-Baek

Uhm Hyo-seop

Lee Seung-Hyoo

Park Young-woon

Moo Suk

Choo Soo-hyun

Ok Boo Yong

Nam Da-reum

Young Wang Won

Lee Seo-yeon

Young Eun San

Yoon Chan-young

Young Wang Rin

Ki Do-hun

Jang Ui

Kim Jeong-wook

Eunuch Kim

Reviews (1)

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ParkMin

Rating 10%

December 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 a watchable narrative. It was like biting into a cookie and finding out it's all crumbs.