Summary: Gu Won is an heir of the King Group. He helps the family manage King Hotel but in constant bickering with his half sister, who runs the hotel. Gu Won meets Cheon Sa Rang, who works as a concierge and she’s also awarded as best employee of King Hotel. Gu Won, who despises fake smile, doesn’t like Cheon Sa Rang at first, but later realizes that her smile is genuine and he’s slowly drawn to her charm.
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Rich Boy Poor Girl, Boss Romance, Chaebol
Episodes: 16
Stars: Lee Joon Ho as Gu Won
Im Yoon Ah as Cheon Sa Rang
Likes: Such a promising pairing, with both Lee Joon Ho and Im Yoon Ah as top leads. Visuals are great and with the success of both their respective previous dramas, everyone I guess, at least I for once, was hoping that King the Land would be at the very top.
Favourite genres. If you check above, this drama falls into the likeable genres or themes. It’s a Rich Boy Poor Girl, Boss Romance, Chaebol and of course a Rom com! So exciting, it was a feast I looked forward too every week.
A chaebol story. We’ve got our handsome, rich prince who came back from being luxuriously exiled in Germany. Had an awesome entrance by taking a parachute to his first day at work. Looked ravishing is suits. Hair perfectly styled. However, unhappy until he meets his princess.
A cinderella story. We’ve got here our simple girl who works her best at her favourite hotel. Trying everyday to make everyone happy and contented at her workplace. And she always served with the best smile.
The funny encounter. I just loved how the two first met. Of course, it’s scripted but I found it hilarious when she had to urgently go to the toilet of her boss, and the boss saw her inside. I just can’t imagine the embarrassment if that’d happen to me!
Bangkok adventure. This seemed to have a big budget bringing the whole production to Thailand, but I’m not complaining. It was a beautiful adventure for everyone, not just for Gu Won and Sa Rang, but also their friends.
Sa Rang’s bestfriends and their own stories. I love the bond between Sa Rang and her two best friends. Also showing their life struggles added more side stories to the show.
The Jeju scenes. I’m a big fan of Jeju island, as it reminds me of the good kdramas in the past that had Jeju as the setting. Sa Rang interviewing Gu Won with a beautiful backdrop of the water and sunset locks another lovely Jeju moment in kdrama history.
The OST. It’s so romcom tracks and I love it! Check out King the Land OST here! My favourite is Confess to You, it’s to fall in love kind of track.
The Ending. I simply gushed at that beautiful wedding. Our bride Sa Rang was at her loveliest. Gu Won, of course looked always in his best element. Everyone was there and everyone’s happy!
Dislike: The whole show was a total pleaser. Lots of cliche. I can easily guess what was coming. And unfortunately full of ad placement.
Summary: Crown prince Lee Hwan believes he is cursed by ghost. He secretly seeks help from his former teacher. However, the teacher and his family got poisoned and the main suspect is his surviving daughter, Min Jae Yi. Min Jae Yi pleads innocent and believes that the murder of her family has got something to do with the crown prince’s secret letter, so she escapes and finds a way to meet crown prince Lee Hwan in person.
Summary: Kim Yoo Ri is a lawyer who started a cafe that doesn’t only serve coffee but also gives legal advices. She realizes that her landlord is his long-time friend, Kim Jeong Ho, who used to be a prosecutor. These two like each other but have some reservations to be in a relationship.
Summary: Gong Tae Sung and Oh Han Byul know each other since they were in college. Tae Sung becomes a popular actor and Han Byul works as a PR team leader at the agency where Tae Sung is signed with. These two have a love and hate relationship.
Summary: Nam Young has just passed the national service exam and becomes an officer for the Saheonbu, which cracks down on people who breaks the alcohol prohibition. He comes across Kang Ro Seo, a poor girl who originally hailed from a noble family. And because of poverty, Kang Ro Seo starts brewing alcohol to make a living.
Summary: Ha Young Eun is a hard-working team lead of a leading fashion company. She’s responsible for a lot of stuff including guiding his boss’ daughter to properly do her job. She meets again professional, fashion photographer, Yoon Jae Kook, who she had a one-night-stand in Paris.
Summary: Just after breaking up from her boyfriend, Yoo Na Bi meets Park Jae Eon, an art student like her in the university that she’s in. She’s instantly attracted to him but he’s the type who doesn’t date. Mutually, they agree to meet. However, their relationship cause insecurities and gossips which is affecting Yoo Na Bi’s studies.
Summary: Ba Woo is a poor person who does Bossam to make a living. Bossam was a custom in Joseon period, in which a bachelor who missed marrying, would secretly wrapped a widow in a blanket and make her his wife. On one of Ba Woo’s Bossam jobs, he accidentally abducted princess Soo Kyung, a virgin widow and the daughter-in-law of the powerful Lee Yi Chum.
