The King's Affection

Name: The King's Affection
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021-10-11
Cast: Park Eun-bin, Rowoon, Nam Yoon-su, Bae Yoon-kyung, Choi Byung-chan

Original title: 연모

2021
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Ended
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TV-14

Drama

★ 8.1 TMDB Rating · 306 votes

When the crown prince is killed, his twin sister assumes the throne while trying to keep her identity and affection for her first love a royal secret.

Created by: Han Hee-jung
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 20
Episode length: ~1h 10m
First aired: Oct 11, 2021
Networks: KBS2
Original language: Korean
Origin: South Korea

Cast of The King's Affection

Park Eun-bin
Lee Hwi
Rowoon
Jung Ji-woon
Nam Yoon-su
Lee Hyun
Bae Yoon-kyung
Shin So-eun
Choi Byung-chan
Kim Ga-on
Lee Pil-mo
Ye Jong
Baek Hyun-joo
Court Lady Kim
Ko Kyu-pil
Eunuch Hong
Jung Chae-yeon
Noh Ha-kyung
Bae Soo-bin
Jung Seok-Jo
Han Chae-a
Lee Hwi's Mother
Yoon Je-moon
Han Ki-Jae

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Australia: Streaming on Netflix

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Seasons

Season 1

Oct 11, 2021

20 episodes

Set in the Joseon Dynasty, at that time, twins were considered an omninous sign for the royals. As a result, when the crown princess gives birth to twins, an order is sent to kill the daughter among twins. To save that daugther's life, crown princess secretly sends someone and moves her out of the palace. A few years later, the twin daughter Da Mi returns to the palace to work as a maid. When the male twin, Lee Hwi, loses his life through a case of mistaken identity. Their mother persuades Da mi to take Lee Hwi's place. From then, she distances herself from everybody while living in the lonely palace and hiding her secret. However, Lee Hwi starts developing feelings for Jung Ji Woon, her original first love and later teacher who comes from a noble family. However, as she needs to live her life as a king, Lee Hwi, she cannot confess her feeling to Ji Woon.