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The King in Love (2017)

4.1 | Jul 17, 2017 (KR) | 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.

No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
40
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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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Reviews

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