''The King and the Queen'' () is a 1998–2000

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starring Im Dong-jin and Chae Shi-ra, along with

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, Lee Jin-woo and

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. It aired on

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from June 6, 1998, to March 26, 2000, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 ( KST) for 186 episodes. The series begins with the death of King Munjong and finished with the Jungjong coup.

Cast

Main

*Im Dong-jin as Grand Prince Suyang, later King Sejo * Chae Shi-ra as Queen Sohye, later Dowager Queen Insoo *

as Queen Junghee, later Grand Royal Dowager Queen Jaseong * Lee Jin-woo as King Seongjong **Kim Min-woo as young King Seongjong *

as Prince Yeonsan, later King Yeonsan **Kim Hak-joon as young Prince Yeonsan

Supporting

Kings and Queens

Jung Tae-woo Jung Tae-woo (정태우) is a South Korean actor. Much of his work has been in the genre of Korean historical dramas such as '' Taejo Wang Geon'', '' Dae Jo Yeong'', and ''The King and I''. Career Like many South Korean actors Jung, Tae-woo b ...

as King Danjong *Lee Gwang-ki as

Crown Prince Uigyeong Crown Prince Uigyeong (; 3 October 1438 – 20 September 1457), personal name Yi Jang () and formerly called as Prince Dowon () was a Crown prince of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. He was the oldest son of Sejo of Joseon and Queen Jeonghui, also the o ...

, later King Deokjong, Queen Sohye's husband. *Lee Yung-ho as King Yejong *Choi Woo-hyuk as King Jungjong *Kim Min-jung as Queen Jungsoon, Danjong's wife. *

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as Deposed Queen Yoon, Seongjong's second wife. *Yoon Ji-sook as Queen Junghyun, later Dowager Queen Jasoon; Seongjong's third wife and Jungjong's mother. *Kyeong In-sun as Queen Ansoon, Yejong's second wife. **Shin Ji-ae as young Queen Ansoon *Shin Ji-soo as

Queen Gonghye Queen Gonghye (Korean: 공혜왕후, Hanja: 恭惠王后; 8 November 1456 – 30 April 1474), of the Cheongju Han clan (Korean: 청주 한씨, Hanja: 淸州韓氏), was the first wife of King Seongjong, 9th monarch of Joseon. She was the Que ...

, Seongjong's first wife. *Lee Si-nae as

Deposed Queen Shin Queen Jeinwondeok (제인원덕왕비, 齊仁元德王妃; 15 December 1476 – 16 May 1537), of the Geochang Sin clan, was the wife and queen consort of Yi Yung, King Yeonsan, the 10th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1494 u ...

, Yeonsan's wife.

Princes and Princesses

*Kim Jung-eun as

Princess Gyeonghye Princess Gyeonghye (1436 – 17 January 1474), also known before as Princess Pyeongchang before her marriage, was a Joseon princess and the eldest child of Munjong of Joseon. She served as guardian for her only younger brother, Danjong of Joseon, ...

, Munjong's oldest daughter. *

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as Grand Prince Yangnyung, Taejong's oldest son. *Kim In-tae as Grand Prince Hyoryung, Taejong's second son. *Jung Sung-mo as Grand Prince Anpyung, Sejong's third son. *Jeon Byung-wook as Grand Prince Imyung, Sejong's fourth son. *Lee Jae-shik as Prince Gwisung, Grand Prince Imyung's second son. *Won Suk-yun as Grand Prince Geumsung, Sejong's sixth son. *Kim Sung-soo as Grand Prince Yungeung, Sejong's 15th son. *Lee Sung-yong as Prince Gyeyang, Sejong's eighth son. *Kim Kyung-eung as Prince Yungpung, Sejong's 16th son. *Song Ho-seop as

Grand Prince Wolsan Grand Prince Wolsan (Hangul: 월산대군, Hanja: 月山大君; 18 December 1454 - 21 December 1488) was a Korean Royal Prince as the oldest son of Deokjong of Joseon and Queen Sohye. His personal name was Yi Jeong (Hangul: 이정, Hanja: 李� ...

, Deokjong's oldest son. ** Lee-in as young Grand Prince Wolsan *Park Chan-hwan as Grand Prince Jeahn, Yejong's oldest son.

Production

*This series' first title was ''Life of the Wind'' (), but later change into ''The King and the Queen'' () due to the same mean with one of Japanese historical drama. *It was originally scheduled to be finish in December 1999, but then finish in March 2000, and planned to deal with the rebellion against King Seongjong, even almost of this story tell about political ambition of Seongjong's mother, Queen Insu after ascending the throne. Meanwhile, due to the extension, this series be more lengthened until Yeonsangun's era. *In this series, the theme song was same with the previous work, ''

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'' (). The ratings were sluggish around 10% at first, but in the mid-to-late episode, the ratings rose to the highest of 44.3%. However, this series was noted and caution by the Broadcasting Commission after there is a scene that show a head who falling in pieces and upside down while airing the decapitation of the asshole. *Because in this series has much conflict between the queens and concubines, envy-quarrel for a longtime period, the

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select this series as the '99 obstacles to equal broadcasting'. *At the end episodes, Queen Sohye (played by Chae Shi-ra) and her grandson, Yeonsan (played by

) were criticized for being too much in Political Power's ambition.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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