The King and I (TV series)
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| The King and I (왕과 나) |
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| Format | Drama Historical |
| Written by | Yong Dong Yoon |
| Starring | Oh Man Suk Koo Hye Sun Ko Joo Won Lee Jin |
| Country of origin |  South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 66 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Kim Jae Hyung |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Mondays & Tuesdays 9:55 P.M. (In Korean time) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | SBS |
| Original run | August 27, 2007 – April, 2008 |
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| The King and I (TV series) | |
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| Hangul | 왕과 나 |
| Revised Romanization | Wangguana |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wangguana |
The King and I is a South Korean historical drama series that aired on SBS in 2007-2008. It began airing on August 27, 2007, and was moderately successful, having its ratings peak at 20%. Due to competition from MBC drama Yi San, its 50-episode order was extended to 66 episodes.
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[edit] Plot
The King and I revolves around the life of Kim Cheo Seon, a eunuch who lived during the Joseon Dynasty. A servant of various Korean Kings, he becomes the servant of King Seong Jong in order to protect childhood friend So Hwa, who has since become the King's second concubine. Although Cheo Seon is in love with So Hwa, he is unable to do anything about it due to her status as a "King's Woman".
Although So Hwa becomes the Queen, due to political strife, she is cast out of the palace in disgrace. Kim Cheo Seon attempts to help his childhood friend, but he is eventually forced to poison So Hwa to death. After her death, he looks after her son, Yeon San Gun.
[edit] Cast
- Oh Man Suk as Kim Cheo-seon
- Koo Hye Sun as Queen Jeheon
- Ko Joo Won as King Seongjong
- Lee Jin as Queen Jeonghyeon
- Jun Kwang Ryul as Jo Chi Gyeom, the head of the eunuchs
- Jun In Hwa as Queen Sohye (Insu), Seongjong's mother
- Yang Mi Kyung as Queen Jeonghui, Seongjong's grandmother
- Jun Hye Bin as Seol Young, Chi Gyeom's adoptive sister
- Ahn Jae Mo as Jeong Han-su, a eunuch
- Jung Tae Woo as Yeonsangun, King Seongjong and Queen Jeheon's son
[edit] Episode Ratings
The King and I performed moderately well, getting ratings in the 20%-25% range and raking in the top 10. However, in late January, ratings fell to the mid-teens, barely cracking the Top 20 in Korea.[1]
[edit] Trivia
- Park Sang Min was the original actor who was supposed to portray as the King Sengjong but had to back of out of this. So actor Ko Joo Won was his replacement, happily doing it.
- Actress Yeo Woon Kye who was supposed to portray Soginopa had to quit in middle due to her health reasons even she already filmed a few episodes. Her replacement was Kim Soo Mi.
[edit] Awards
- 2007 SBS Acting Awards: Top Excellence in Acting 최우수상 (Jun Kwang Ryul)
- 2007 SBS Acting Awards: Soap Opera Best Acting 연속극부문 연기상 (Oh Man Suk)
- 2007 SBS Acting Awards: 10s Star Award 10대 스타상 (Jun Kwang Ryul)
- 2007 SBS Acting Awards: Best Teen Actor Award 아역상 (Ryu Seung Ho)
- 2007 SBS Acting Awards: Best Teen Actor Award 아역상 (Joo Min Soo)
- 2007 SBS Acting Awards: Best Teen Actor Award 아역상 (Park Bo Yeong)
- 2007 SBS Acting Awards: Best Service Award 공로상 (Shin Ku)
- 2007 SBS Acting Awards: New Star Award (or Rookies of this Year) 뉴스타상 (Koo Hye Sun)
[edit] References
- ^ Soompi.com. TV Ratings for January. Data translated from TNS TV Research. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
