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The King's Face

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Plot

Since Kwanghae was born from a concubine and only appointed as Crown Prince in a desperate measure, many dissatisfied officials from Northerner faction often plotted for his assassination and dethronement for 16 years. He also often quarreled with his father, King Seonjo, especially regarding Kim Ga Hee. Both son and father will fight against each other in favor of her. However, he eventually managed to overcome the obstacles by the help of Physiognomist, Kim Do Chi and become the next king. Meanwhile, Gwiin Kim is King Seonjo’s royal concubine.

Cast

Seo In-guk as Prince Gwanghae
Seo In-guk

as Prince Gwanghae

Jo Yoon-hee as Kim Ga-hee
Jo Yoon-hee

as Kim Ga-hee

Lee Sung-jae as King Seonjo
Lee Sung-jae

as King Seonjo

Shin Sung-rok as Kim Do-chi
Shin Sung-rok

as Kim Do-chi

Ahn Suk-hwan as Yi San-hae
Ahn Suk-hwan

as Yi San-hae

Im Ji-eun as Queen Uiin
Im Ji-eun

as Queen Uiin

Kim Gyu-ri as Gwi-in Kim
Kim Gyu-ri

as Gwi-in Kim

Go Won-hee as Queen Inmok
Go Won-hee

as Queen Inmok

Kim Hee-jung as Seo Jabin
Kim Hee-jung

as Seo Jabin

Song Young-gyu as Nurhaci
Song Young-gyu

as Nurhaci

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • November 19, 2014

Last Aired Date

  • February 11, 2015

Production Companies

    Type

    • Scripted

    Number of Season

    • 1

    Number of Episodes

    • 24

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    A beautiful but heartbreaking historical drama. I really like watching “The King’s Face”, a historical drama based on the actual historical figure and life of Prince GwangHae that became King GwangHae (1608-1623). “The King’s Face” has romance, palace intrigues and political issues interwoven that make the story is so engaging and entertaining. The actor Seo In Guk and actress Jo Yoon Hee are …

    A snoozefest by definition. It felt like an endless, meandering road leading absolutely nowhere, like a book with no chapters, just pages and pages of the same old, same old. This what an AI is capable of generating when giving it the prompts "power, struggle, palace" in no particular order. It would have been less tiresome if it were only half its length. They were so desperate to prolong the dr…

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