The King in Love
Promotional poster
Also known asThe King Is in Love[1]
Hangul
왕은 사랑한다
Literal meaningThe King Loves
Revised RomanizationWangeun Saranghanda
Genre
Based onThe King Loves
by Kim Yi-ryung[2]
Developed byLim Hwa-min
Written bySong Ji-na[3]
Park Chan-kyung
No Sun-jae
Directed byKim Sang-hyeop [ko][4]
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producerCho Eun-young[5]
Producers
  • Jang Jae-hoon
  • Kim Sang-woo
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes
Production companyU-Story9[a]
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseJuly 17 (2017-07-17) –
September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)

The King in Love[8] (Korean: 왕은 사랑한다; RR: Wangeun Saranghanda; lit. The King Loves) is a 2017 South Korean historical drama directed by Kim Sang-hyeop with screenplay by Song Ji-na, Park Chan-kyung and No Sun-jae, based on the novel of the same name by Kim Yi-ryung. It starred Im Si-wan, Im Yoon-ah and Hong Jong-hyun. The pre-produced drama aired on MBC from July 17 to September 19, 2017, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST).[9][10]

Synopsis

Set in the Goryeo dynasty, it tells the story of a young and ambitious monarch named Wang Won (Im Si-wan) with a desire to conquer, and two people who shape his destiny; childhood friend Wang Rin (Hong Jong-hyun) and a beautiful young woman named Eun San (Im Yoon-ah). These three get to know each other and become the closest of friends but feelings of affection and love arise between these three. The young Crown Prince, falls in love with the young woman Eun San and would do anything to save her. He comes to love her more than himself. But on the other hand, his childhood friend Wang Rin also fell in love with Eun San at first sight. Even though he loves her so much, he still hid his affection for her because of his duty to his Crown Prince and because he doesn't want to hurt his best friend's feelings. But the time came when Eun San realizes her feelings for Rin and vice versa.

Cast

Main

The crown prince of Goryeo; Korea's first royalty of mixed heritage; grandson of Kublai Khan.
The strong-willed daughter of a wealthy nobleman, who possesses striking beauty and deadly charm. She hides her identity in order to survive. She started to return Wang Rin's feelings.
Won's childhood friend; an elegant and refined man with an upright nature. He started to fall in love with Eun-san.

Supporting

Royal Family

Wang Won's side

Wang Rin's side

Eun San's side

Song In's side

Others

Production

Original soundtrack

The King in Love
OST Album
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released2017
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean
LabelU-Story9, CJ E&M Music

Part 1

Released on July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Starlight"December 32ndTaebongRoy Kim03:27
2."Starlight" (Inst.) Taebong 03:27
Total length:06:54

Part 2

Released on July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."But"
  • Sim Eun-ji
  • LEL
  • Sim Eun-ji
  • LEL
Lee Hae-ri (Davichi)04:15
2."But" (Inst.) 
  • Sim Eun-ji
  • LEL
 04:15
Total length:08:30

Part 3

Released on August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Do You Know"Kim Yeon-ji04:15
2."Do You Know" (Inst.) 04:15
Total length:08:30

Part 4

Released on August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."My Heart"Im Si-wan04:11
2."My Heart" (Inst.) 04:11
Total length:08:22

Part 5

Released on August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Could You Tell Me"Luna (f(x))04:01
2."Could You Tell Me" (Inst.) 04:01
Total length:08:02

Part 6

Released on August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Stay"Jung Joon-young04:14
2."Stay" (Inst.) 04:14
Total length:08:28

Part 7

Released on August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Hidden Time"SE O (세오)03:51
2."Hidden Time" (Inst.) 03:51
Total length:07:42

Part 8

Released on September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."I Miss You"Oliver4:43
2."I Miss You" (Inst.) 4:43
Total length:9:26

Ratings

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[26] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 July 17, 2017 7.8% (20th) 9.0% (10th) 8.0% (18th) 9.2% (16th)
2 8.1% (18th) 9.1% (9th) 8.6% (16th) 9.5% (10th)
3 July 18, 2017 5.1% (25th) 5.5% (NR) 6.0% (NR) 6.4% (NR)
4 6.0% (22nd) 6.3% (NR) 6.5% (20th) 6.8% (NR)
5 July 24, 2017 6.2% (26th) 6.9% (NR) 6.9% (NR) 7.6% (NR)
6 7.0% (22nd) 7.3% (18th) 7.0% (NR) 7.2% (NR)
7 July 25, 2017 7.0% (19th) 7.5% (13th) 6.9% (NR) 7.4% (19th)
8 7.2% (17th) 7.6% (12th) 7.6% (17th) 8.0% (16th)
9 July 31, 2017 5.9% (27th) 6.1% (NR) 6.5% (NR) 6.7% (NR)
10 6.8% (23rd) 7.3% (19th) 7.3% (18th) 7.8% (NR)
11 August 1, 2017 6.3% (20th) 6.1% (19th) 6.5% (20th) 6.7% (NR)
12 6.9% (17th) 7.1% (16th) 6.7% (19th) 6.9% (20th)
13 August 7, 2017 5.6% (26th) 5.7% (NR) 6.6% (NR) 6.7% (20th)
14 6.3% (24th) 6.9% (17th) 7.0% (19th) 7.6% (NR)
15 August 8, 2017 6.2% (20th) 6.4% (18th) 7.0% (18th) 7.2% (19th)
16 7.2% (15th) 7.5% (13th) 7.5% (17th) 7.8% (15th)
17 August 14, 2017 6.5% (23rd) 6.6% (15th) 7.0% (NR) 7.1% (13th)
18 6.6% (22nd) 6.7% (15th) 7.0% (19th) 7.2% (13th)
19 August 15, 2017 6.5% (26th) 7.3% (19th) 6.6% (NR) 7.4% (20th)
20 7.4% (17th) 7.5% (19th) 6.5% (NR) 6.6% (13th)
21 August 21, 2017 6.2% (24th) 6.8% (NR) 6.5% (19th) 7.1% (13th)
22 7.0% (21st) 7.4% (16th) 7.1% (17th) 7.5% (11th)
23 August 22, 2017 7.2% (16th) 7.1% (15th) 7.5% (18th) 7.6% (17th)
24 7.7% (12th) 7.6% (10th) 8.1% (17th) 8.2% (11th)
25 August 28, 2017 6.4% (22nd) 6.5% (20th) 6.4% (18th) 6.5% (15th)
26 6.4% (22nd) 6.6% (20th) 6.3% (17th) 6.4% (NR)
27 August 29, 2017 6.9% (18th) 6.9% (17th) 7.3% (18th) 7.0% (10th)
28 7.1% (15th) 7.2% (15th) 7.4% (15th) 6.9% (18th)
29 September 4, 2017 5.7% (25th) 6.4% (20th) 6.3% (18th) 7.0% (14th)
30 6.0% (24th) 6.7% (15th) 5.6% (NR) 6.3% (18th)
31 September 5, 2017 6.6% (20th) 6.8% (19th) 5.7% (15th) 5.9% (13th)
32 7.3% (17th) 7.7% (14th) 6.3% (18th) 6.6% (14th)
33 September 11, 2017 5.8% (26th) 6.0% (NR) 5.6% (NR) 5.8% (NR)
34 6.4% (22nd) 6.8% (NR) 6.3% (NR) 6.7% (NR)
35 September 12, 2017 6.6% (15th) 7.0% (15th) 6.6% (18th) 6.9% (19th)
36 7.2% (12th) 7.4% (14th) 6.2% (NR) 6.3% (20th)
37 September 18, 2017 5.8% (24th) 6.6% (NR) 6.1% (NR) 6.9% (NR)
38 6.8% (21st) 6.9% (19th) 6.2% (NR) 6.3% (NR)
39 September 19, 2017 7.2% (16th) 7.4% (14th) 7.3% (18th) 7.5% (16th)
40 7.6% (14th) 7.7% (12th) 7.6% (17th) 7.8% (14th)
Average 6.7% 7.0% 6.8% 7.1%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 10th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Im Yoon-ah Nominated [27]
MBC Drama Awards Popularity Award, Actress Nominated
Drama of the Year The King in Love Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Jeong Bo-seok Won
Best Young Actor Nam Da-reum Won
Yoon Chan-young Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Im Si-wan Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Im Yoon-ah Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Hong Jong-hyun Nominated
Oh Min-suk Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Jang Young-nam Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ Also referred to as U-Story 9 International[6][7]

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