Captivating the King | |
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Also known as | Sejak[1] |
Hangul | 세작, 매혹된 자들 |
Hanja | 細作, 魅惑된 子들 |
Literal meaning | Spy, the Fascinated |
Revised Romanization | Sejak, maehokdoen jadeul |
Genre | |
Developed by | Studio Dragon (planning)[3] |
Written by | Kim Seon-deok[4] |
Directed by | Cho Nam-guk[4] |
Starring | |
Music by | Park Se-joon[5] |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 12 (as of February 18, 2024 ) |
Production | |
Executive producers | |
Producers | |
Cinematography | |
Editors | |
Running time | 70 minutes[6] |
Production company | C-JeS Studios[7] |
Original release | |
Network | tvN |
Release | January 21, 2024 present | –
Captivating the King (Korean: 세작, 매혹된 자들) is an ongoing South Korean television series starring Jo Jung-suk, Shin Se-kyung, and Lee Shin-young. It premiered on tvN on January 21, 2024, and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST).[8][9] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Netflix in selected regions.[10]
The series depicts the cruel love story of Yi In (Jo Jung-suk), a miserable king who has no one around him that he can trust and is in danger of both royal and political power struggles, and Kang Hee-soo (Shin Se-kyung), who tries to deceive him for revenge but ends up falling in love with him.[7][11]
Filming of the series began in March 2023.[31]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Daydreaming" (꿈이라도 좋을 꿈) | Kinsha |
| Shin Ji-hoon | 3:19 |
2. | "Daydreaming" (꿈이라도 좋을 꿈; Inst.) |
| 3:19 | ||
Total length: | 6:38 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Drizzle" (가랑비(濛雨)) |
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| Kwon Jin-ah | 4:00 |
2. | "Drizzle" (가랑비(濛雨); Inst.) |
| 4:00 | ||
Total length: | 8:00 |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 0.976 | 0.641 | 0.704 | 1.284 | N/A | 1.212 | 0.903 | 1.120 | 1.623 | 1.661 | 0.982 | 1.321 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[32][33] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | January 21, 2024[34][35] | 3.977% (2nd) | 4.077% (2nd) |
2 | 3.089% (3rd) | 3.224% (3rd) | |
3 | January 27, 2024 | 3.286% (1st) | 3.550% (1st) |
4 | January 28, 2024 | 6.016% (1st) | 5.968% (2nd) |
5 | February 3, 2024 | 3.868% (4th) | N/A |
6 | February 4, 2024 | 5.461% (1st) | 5.350% (1st) |
7 | February 9, 2024[36] | 4.162% (1st) | 4.573% (1st) |
8 | February 10, 2024[36] | 4.733% (1st) | 4.863% (1st) |
9 | February 11, 2024[36] | 6.369% (2nd) | 6.290% (2nd) |
10 | 6.703% (1st) | 6.792% (1st) | |
11 | February 17, 2024 | 4.100% (1st) | 4.240% (1st) |
12 | February 18, 2024 | 5.938% (1st) | 5.837% (2nd) |
13 | February 24, 2024 | ||
14 | February 25, 2024 | ||
15 | March 2, 2024 | ||
16 | March 3, 2024 | ||
Average | — | — | |