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The King and I - Season 1

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.

Top Cast

  • Koo Hye-sun

    Koo Hye-sun

    Yoon So-hwa / Queen Jeheon

  • Go Joo-won

    Go Joo-won

    King Seongjong

  • Oh Man-seok

    Oh Man-seok

    Kim Cheo-sun

  • Han Jung-soo

    Han Jung-soo

    Eunuch Do Geum-pyo

  • Jeon Hye-bin

    Jeon Hye-bin

    Seol-young

  • Ahn Jae-mo

    Ahn Jae-mo

    Jung Han-soo

  • Lee Jin

    Lee Jin

    Queen Jeong-hyeon

  • Yang Mi-kyung

    Yang Mi-kyung

    Queen Jeong-hui

  • Jun Kwang-ryul

    Jun Kwang-ryul

    Jo Chi-gyeom

Overview

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.

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