Series synopsis
The King and I, also known as 왕과 나 is a South Korean drama television series that premiered on SBS on August 27, 2007. It ended on April 1, 2008. It stars Koo Hye-sun, Go Joo-won, Oh Man-seok and Han Jung-soo.
In the Joseon Dynasty period, the kingdom was enveloped in a political maelstrom. Cheo Seon was born as a posthumous child and separated from his mother immediately. When he meets So Hwa, the daughter of a powerful noble, he falls in love with her immediately. He voluntarily becomes a eunuch to be close to So Hwa. Entering the royal palace, he sees King Sung Jong and So Hwa spend their first night together. He becomes So Hwa's loyal protector. As the political battles rage on among the courtesa ...
Premise
In the Joseon Dynasty period, the kingdom was enveloped in a political maelstrom. Cheo Seon was born as a posthumous child and separated from his mother immediately. When he meets So Hwa, the daughter of a powerful noble, he falls in love with her immediately. He voluntarily becomes a eunuch to be close to So Hwa. Entering the royal palace, he sees King Sung Jong and So Hwa spend their first night together. He becomes So Hwa's loyal protector. As the political battles rage on among the courtesans and wives in the palace, So Hwa is chosen by the king to be his queen and Cheo Seon vows to be her loyal servant. But So Hwa is eventually dethroned as the queen and leaves the palace in disgrace. Cheo Seon helplessly watches these events unfold and he secretly helps So Hwa. But in a cruel twist of fate, he is the one chosen to execute So Hwa's death sentence by serving her a bowlful of poison. After So Hwa dies, he looks after her son King Yeon San as if he were his own son.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Koo Hye-sun as Yoon So-hwa / Queen Jeheon
- Go Joo-won as King Seongjong
- Oh Man-seok as Kim Cheo-sun
- Han Jung-soo as Eunuch Do Geum-pyo
- Jeon Hye-bin as Seol-young
- Ahn Jae-mo as Jung Han-soo
- Lee Jin as Queen Jeong-hyeon
- Yang Mi-kyung as Queen Jeong-hui
Supporting cast
- Jun Kwang-ryul as Jo Chi-gyeom
- Han Da-min as Queen Kong-hye
- Park Ha-seon as Queen Shin
- Park Bo-young as Young So-hwa
- Yoo Seung-ho as Young Seongjong
- Joo Min-soo as Young Cheo-sun
- Kim Hee-jung as Young Kong-hye
- Kim Jung-min as Beodeuri
- Lee Sang-won
- Kim Ha-kyoon as Jang Soon-moo
- Jeon In-hwa as Queen In-su
- Jeong Tae-woo as King Yeonsan
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 63 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 63 | August 27, 2007 | April 1, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 27, 2007 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 28, 2007 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 3, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 27, 2007 |
| Last aired | April 1, 2008 |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday at 21:55:00 |