The King's Face (Korean: 왕의 얼굴 ; RR: Wang-ui Eolgul; Hanja: 王의 얼굴) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Seo In-guk, Jo Yoon-hee, Lee Sung-jae, Kim Gyu-ri and Shin Sung-rok. It aired on KBS2 from November 19, 2014, to February 5, 2015, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 23 episodes.
Gwanghae, the child of a concubine, becomes the Crown Prince of Joseon. For the next 16 years, the illegitimate prince lives through turbult times, during death threats and possible dethronemt. Gwanghae has a conttious relationship with his father King Seonjo, and the two evtually become rivals in politics and love. Using physiognomy as a weapon and means to gain power, Gwanghae lists a face-reading fortuneteller to help him become the next King.
On August 25, 2014, Jupiter Film, the production company of the 2013 film The Face Reader, filed for an injunction in court for infringemt of copyright and unfair competition against KBS, asking that the network not be allowed to air their unauthorized remake. According to Jupiter Film, they own the rights to the original script for The Face Reader with a one source multi use clause, for the express purpose of producing a film, a book series, and a television series based on the story about a face-reading fortuneteller who gets caught up in a political battle for the throne. The film sold 9 million tickets in 2013, and two books in the series (backstories for the characters in the film) have be released thus far. Jupiter Film said they approached KBS Media in 2012 about a 24-episode TV drama adaptation of The Face Reader and handed over scripts and outlines, and mtioned War of Money screwriter Lee Hyang-hee as a good candidate for pning the remake. But KBS Media and Jupiter Film could not agree on terms and negotiations fell through. Jupiter Film alleged that after KBS Media backed out of the deal, the latter took the idea and made their own version, including hiring the screwriter they'd suggested.
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KBS in turn issued the following statemt: The King's Face is a totally differt drama in people, era, and setting, with differt plot and conflict structure, and mode of expression from The Face Reader. While waiting for the court's final decision, KBS decided to go ahead with the production and made casting announcemts.Subtitles: It has admittedly been a while since I watched this, but I don’d have anything in my notes about the subs so I’ll assume they were good.
Brief Synopsis: The second son of a weak King faces many obstacles in his quest to become the next king. Watch it on Viki here.
Ending Type: This had a mostly happy ending– Gwanghae got his throne. By then so many people had died and so much had gone wrong though that it felt very bittersweet. Characters:
The King's Face (2014)
(There were A LOT of characters in this, so I’m going to leave the list there. For more visit this page). Full review:
I love historicals and I love Seo In Guk so I was really excited about this one. I have to admit though that I got kind of bored– not that the story wasn’t complex or intricate, just that it was very long and not overly engaging after the first arc.
I did spend a lot of time researching Gwanghae while I watched this because he was not a figure I was familiar with (turns out there was a reason for that!), and I liked that the writers chose to tell this particular story and to frame Gwanghae as a champion of the people the way it seems he wanted to be in real life.
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In many ways this was a classic story– the struggle between a King who views himself as the most important member of the Kingdom and his idealistic son who sees rule as true service. This one really got into the complex world of politics and alliances over a long period of time in the King’s court, which was definitely interesting.
I think my main issue with the story overall was the romance aspect. This one of those classic, “We made promises to each other as children and meet again by chance as adults and fall in love” stories that was cute at first, but then as the story went on I just wanted them both to move on. Especially by the time Prince Gwanghae marries Crown Princess Yoo and ESPECIALLY when Ga Hee became the King’s concubine. The fact that they were both attached to other people for the majority of the story made it hard for me to feel attached to their connection to each other, especially when they almost never interacted. Crown Princess Yoo was also a wonderful character and a phenomenal partner and support for Gwanghae, so it was just upsetting that he was never able to return her affection.
I did enjoy all of their characters though, and the complex and evolving choices they had to make as the country faced war and various other threats. Perhaps the most interesting thing to me was how this show demonstrated how the ladies of the court, from the Queen to the concubines, influenced the overall politics that were taking place even if they existed mostly behind the scenes. The relationships between both Queens and the other ladies of the court was also very fascinating.
The King's Affection Korean Drama Cast & Synopsis On Kepoper.com
Overall I think there was a lot of good stuff here and in terms of a complex political story it was very strong, but it kind of missed me in terms of emotional investment. I don’t really know what else to say.
However if you enjoy historicals and especially if you enjoy a lot of political intrigue this would be a good one to have on your list. High Points: The complex nature of the politics and relationships. The acting was also phenomenal. Low Points: The length. I think given the complex nature of the politics of the story it was necessary, but especially when attempting to binge watch it drags on.
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In many ways this was a classic story– the struggle between a King who views himself as the most important member of the Kingdom and his idealistic son who sees rule as true service. This one really got into the complex world of politics and alliances over a long period of time in the King’s court, which was definitely interesting.
I think my main issue with the story overall was the romance aspect. This one of those classic, “We made promises to each other as children and meet again by chance as adults and fall in love” stories that was cute at first, but then as the story went on I just wanted them both to move on. Especially by the time Prince Gwanghae marries Crown Princess Yoo and ESPECIALLY when Ga Hee became the King’s concubine. The fact that they were both attached to other people for the majority of the story made it hard for me to feel attached to their connection to each other, especially when they almost never interacted. Crown Princess Yoo was also a wonderful character and a phenomenal partner and support for Gwanghae, so it was just upsetting that he was never able to return her affection.
I did enjoy all of their characters though, and the complex and evolving choices they had to make as the country faced war and various other threats. Perhaps the most interesting thing to me was how this show demonstrated how the ladies of the court, from the Queen to the concubines, influenced the overall politics that were taking place even if they existed mostly behind the scenes. The relationships between both Queens and the other ladies of the court was also very fascinating.
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Overall I think there was a lot of good stuff here and in terms of a complex political story it was very strong, but it kind of missed me in terms of emotional investment. I don’t really know what else to say.
However if you enjoy historicals and especially if you enjoy a lot of political intrigue this would be a good one to have on your list. High Points: The complex nature of the politics and relationships. The acting was also phenomenal. Low Points: The length. I think given the complex nature of the politics of the story it was necessary, but especially when attempting to binge watch it drags on.
I started watching K Dramas in November of 2018 when my sister was in the middle of Oh My Ghostess and I happened to be in the living room for 5 minutes and got entirely sucked in. I learned that Netflix had a nice little selection of K Dramas for my enjoyment and by January had purchased a Premium Pass to Rakuten Viki to widen my options. I adore K Dramas because I can rely on them to be PG, contain a nice mix of comedy, drama, and The Feels, and because I am an avid lover of romance and most K Dramas deliver. I am also a big fan of American TV but I find K Dramas to be overall more appealing and more addicting than many of the darker drama counterparts available in the US of A recently. I choose K Dramas to watch based on recommendations from people I know and other K Drama reviewers or based on the cast list--if there is an actress or an actor I particularly like all of their dramas will end up on my To-Watch list (at least everything that's available in this region). I am always open to suggestions so if you want me to watch and review something let me know! View all posts by
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