The King and I (TV series)
| The King and I | |
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Promotional poster
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| Genre | Historical |
| Written by | Yoo Dong-yoon |
| Directed by | Kim Jae-hyung Lee Jong-soo Son Jae-sung |
| Starring |
Oh Man-seok Ku Hye-sun Go Joo-won |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 63 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Yoon Young-mook |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production company(s) | Olive9 |
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| Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Original release | August 27, 2007 – April 1, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Catching Up with Gangnam Moms |
| Followed by | Saranghae |
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| Website | |
| The King and I | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | 과 나 |
| Revised Romanization | Wanggwa Na |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang'gwa Na |
The King and I (Hangul: 왕과 나; Hanja: 王과 나; RR: Wanggwa Na) is a South Korean historical drama series that aired on SBS from August 27, 2007 to April 1, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55. Starring Oh Man-seok, Ku Hye-sun and Go Joo-won, the series was moderately successful, with its ratings peak at 20%.
The King and I revolves around the life of Kim Cheo-sun, considered the best eunuch attendant who lived during the Joseon Dynasty.
Cheo-sun secretly loves his childhood friend So-hwa, but he cannot confess his love because of their difference in social class. Eventually, when So-hwa becomes betrothed to King Seongjong, he castrates himself and enters the palace as a eunuch, determined to watch over her and protect her.
Initially the King's second concubine, So-hwa later becomes the Queen Jeheon. But she becomes a pawn of the intense strife among warring political factions, and is stripped of her title and cast out of the palace in disgrace. Despite Cheo-sun's attempts to help her, she is sentenced to death. Cheo-sun carries out his orders by handing her the bowlful of poison, as he watches the woman he's loved all his life die before his eyes. After her death, he looks after her son, Prince Yeonsan.
Park Sang-min was originally cast as King Seongjong, but had to back out. He was replaced by Go Joo-won.
Yeo Woon-kye was supposed to portray Old Woman So-gwi but had to quit due to health reasons, even though she had already filmed a few episodes. Her replacement was Kim Soo-mi.
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