The King and I (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = The King and I
(왕과 나)


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format = Drama
historical
camera = Multi-camera
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runtime = Mondays & Tuesdays 9:55 P.M. (In Korean time)
producer = Kim Jae Hyung
developer =
writer = Yong Dong Yoon
starring = Oh Man Suk
Koo Hye Sun
Ko Joo Won
Lee Jin
narrated =
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endtheme =
country = flagicon|South Korea South Korea
network = SBS
first_aired = August 27, 2007
last_aired = April, 2008
num_episodes = 66
website = http://tv.sbs.co.kr/eunuch
imdb_id =
tv_com_id = Infobox Korean name|The King and

hangul=왕과 나
hanja=
mr=Wangguana
rr=Wangguana

"The King and I" is a South Korean historical drama series currently airing on SBS. It began airing on August 27, 2007, and has been moderately successful, having its ratings peak at 20%. Due to competition from MBC drama "Yi San", its 50-episode order has been extended to 66 episodes.

Plot

"The King and I" revolves around the life of Kim Cheoseon, a eunuch who lived during the Joseon Dynasty. A servant of various Korean emperors, he becomes the servant of Emperor Sunjong in order to protect childhood friend Sohwa, who has since become the Emperor's second concubine. Although Cheoseon is in love with Sohwa, he is unable to do anything about it due to her status as a "King's Woman".

Although Sohwa becomes the Emperor's Queen, due to political strife, she is cast out of the palace in disgrace. Kim Cheoseon attempts to help his childhood friend, but he is eventually forced to poison Sohwa to death. After her death, he looks after her son, Yeonsangun.

Cast

*Oh Man Suk as Kim Cheo-seon
*Koo Hye Sun as Queen Jeheon
*Ko Joo Won as King Seongjong
*Lee Jin as Queen Jeonghyeon
*Jun Kwang Ryul as Jo Chi-gyeom, the head of the eunuchs
*Jun In Hwa as Queen Sohye (Insu), Seongjong's mother
*Yang Mi Kyung as Queen Jeonghui, Seongjong's grandmother
*Jun Hye Bin as Seol Young, Chi-gyeom's adoptive sister
*Ahn Jae Mo as Jung Han Soo, a eunuch
*Jung Tae Woo as Yeonsangun, Queen Jeheon's son

Episode Ratings

"The King and I" performed moderately well, getting ratings in the 20%-25% range and raking in the top 10. However, in late January, ratings fell to the mid-teens, barely cracking the Top 20 in Korea. [Soompi.com. [http://www.soompi.com/dramas/rankings/tv_ratings_january_2008 TV Ratings for January.] Data translated from [http://www.tnsmk.com/rating/main.asp?menu=Gi_Weekly TNS TV Research] . Retrieved February 8, 2008.

Trivia

*Park Sang Min was the original actor who was supposed to portray as the King Sengjong but had to back of out of this. So actor Ko Joo Won was his replacement, happily doing it.
*Actress Yeo Woon Kye who was supposed to portray Soginopa had to quit in middle due to her health reasons even she already filmed a few episodes. Her replacement was Kim Soo Mi.

Awards

*2007 SBS　Acting Awards: Top Excellence in Acting 최우수상 (Jun Kwang Ryul)
*2007 SBS　Acting Awards: Soap Opera Best Acting 연속극부문 연기상 (Oh Man Suk)
*2007 SBS　Acting Awards: 10s Star Award 10대 스타상 (Jun Kwang Ryul)
*2007 SBS　Acting Awards: Best Teen Actor Award 아역상 (Ryu Seung Ho)
*2007 SBS　Acting Awards: Best Teen Actor Award 아역상 (Joo Min Soo)
*2007 SBS　Acting Awards: Best Teen Actor Award 아역상 (Park Bo Yeong)
*2007 SBS　Acting Awards: Best Service Award 공로상 (Shin Ku)
*2007 SBS　Acting Awards: New Star Award (or Rookies of this Year) 뉴스타상 (Koo Hye Sun)

References

External links

* [http://www.sbs-int.com/eng/x_bbs/e_bbs_prog_drama.asp?i_no=36&smnu=12&submenu=bbs_det&i_ref=36&i_re_step=0&i_re_level=0 en icon Drama summary on SBS International]
* [http://tv.sbs.co.kr/eunuch/index.html ko icon Official home page]