The King and I
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Title: 왕과 나 / The King and I
Chinese title : 王与我 / 王和我
Also known as: King and Me
Genre: Historical
Episodes: 63
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2007-Aug-27 to 2008-April-1
Air time: Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55
Synopsis
A drama about Kim Cheo Seon’s life during the Joseon Dynasty. Kim Cheo Seon was a loyal and faithful eunuch for various Kings such as the 5th King, MoonJoong, and the 10th King, YunSan Goon, during the Chosun Era.
Cast
Oh Man Suk as Kim Cheo Seon
Goo Hye Sun as Yoon So Hwa
Ko Joo Won as King Seongjong
Lee Jin as Jung Hyun
Jun Kwang Ryul as Jo Chi Kyeom (head of the eunuchs)
Jun In Hwa as Queen Dowager Insu (Seongjong’s mother)
Yang Mi Kyung as Queen Mother Jeonghee (Seongjong’s grandmother)
Jun Hye Bin as Seol Young (Chi Kyeom’s adoptive sister)
Ahn Jae Mo as Jung Han Soo (eunuch)
Extended Cast
Jung Tae Woo as Yeon San Geun
Park Ha Sun as Yeon San’s wife
Kang Jae as Kim Ja Won
Shin Goo as Noh Nae Si (Chi Kyeom’s adoptive father / former eunuch)
Kim Soo Mi as Soginopa (person in charge of discipline at the eunuch training place)
Yoon Yoo Sun as Wol Hwa (Cheo Seon’s foster mother / Soginopa’s daughter)
Han Jung Soo as Do Geum Pyo (eunuch)
Kang In Hyung (강인형) as Moon So Un (eunuch / Cheo Seon’s friend)
Kang Nam Gil as Choi Cham Bong
Kim Ha Kyoon as Jang Soon Woo
Ahn Kil Kang as Gae Do Chi (knifesmith)
Kim Hyuk as Park Deok Hu (Lady Yoon’s first love)
Jung Eun Chan (정은찬) as Yoon Ki Hyun (Lady Yoon’s older brother)
Lee Gun Joo as Song Gye Nam (Cheo Seon’s fellow eunuch)
Kim So Hyun as Lady Jung (Chi Kyeom’s wife)
Yang Jung Ah as Oh-ssi (Cheo Seon’s mother)
Kim Jung Min as Beodeuri
Lee Young Eun as palace member
Kim Da Hyun as Choi Ja Chi
Kim Yong Heon as Eom Nae Kwan
Kim Myung Soo as Yang Sung Yoon
Kim Byung Chun as Yang Seong Yun
Kim Sa Rang as Er Yoon Chang (giseng)
Kim Jong Kyu as Han Myung Hwe (Jung Hyun’s father / minister)
Park Dong Bin as Goo Sung Gun (minister)
Yoon Hye Kyung as Eom Gwui In
Choi Soo Hwan as young Kim Ja Won
Jung Yoon Suk as Yi Yoong (So Hwa’s son)
Yoo Min Ho as King Yejong (Seongjong’s uncle)
Joo Min Soo as young Cheo Seon
Park Bo Young as young So Hwa
Yoo Seung Ho as young Jaeulsangun (King Seongjong)
Jun Han Eun as young So Un
Jo Jung Eun as young Beodeuri
Baek Seung Do as young Han Soo
Maeng Chang Min as young Song Gye Nam
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Yoon Ki Kyun (So Hwa’s father)
Choi Jung Won as Lady Shin (Ki Kyun’s wife)
Ho Hyo Hun as young Ki Hyun
Kim Byung Se as King Sejo
Lee Il Jae as Kim Ja Myeong (Cheo Seon’s father)
Production Credits
Producer: Kim Jae Hyung
Scriptwriter: Yoo Dong Yoon
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-27 | 1 | 14.4 (7th) | 14.8 (6th) |
| 2007-08-28 | 2 | 18.8 (3rd) | 19.7 (3rd) |
| 2007-09-03 | 3 | 22.9 (2nd) | 24.9 (1st) |
| 2007-09-04 | 4 | 25.8 (1st) | 27.1 (1st) |
| 2007-09-10 | 5 | 22.3 (2nd) | 23.3 (2nd) |
| 2007-09-11 | 6 | 21.0 (2nd) | 22.0 (2nd) |
| 2007-09-17 | 7 | 25.6 (2nd) | 26.5 (1st) |
| 2007-09-18 | 8 | 23.1 (2nd) | 24.2 (2nd) |
| 2007-09-24 | 9 | 12.9 (4th) | 13.6 (4th) |
| 2007-09-25 | 10 | 19.8 (1st) | 20.1 (1st) |
| 2007-10-01 | 11 | 23.3 (2nd) | 23.4 (2nd) |
| 2007-10-02 | 12 | 24.0 (2nd) | 23.6 (2nd) |
| 2007-10-08 | 13 | 22.0 (2nd) | 22.7 (2nd) |
| 2007-10-09 | 14 | 23.3 (2nd) | 24.2 (2nd) |
| 2007-10-15 | 15 | 22.4 (2nd) | 23.4 (2nd) |
| 2007-10-16 | 16 | 23.5 (2nd) | 24.6 (2nd) |
| 2007-10-22 | 17 | 23.1 (2nd) | 24.5 (2nd) |
| 2007-10-23 | 18 | 24.1 (3rd) | 25.5 (3rd) |
| 2007-10-29 | 19 | 26.0 (2nd) | 26.5 (2nd) |
| 2007-10-30 | 20 | 22.2 (2nd) | 22.3 (3rd) |
| 2007-11-05 | 21 | 21.8 (2nd) | 23.1 (3rd) |
| 2007-11-06 | 22 | 22.9 (2nd) | 24.4 (2nd) |
| 2007-11-12 | 23 | 20.5 (3rd) | 21.4 (3rd) |
| 2007-11-13 | 24 | 22.6 (3rd) | 23.6 (3rd) |
| 2007-11-19 | 25 | 19.7 (5th) | 20.6 (4th) |
| 2007-11-20 | 26 | 20.8 (4th) | 21.5 (4th) |
| 2007-11-26 | 27 | 21.3 (4th) | 22.1 (3rd) |
| 2007-11-27 | 28 | 21.0 (3rd) | 21.1 (3rd) |
| 2007-12-03 | 29 | 20.0 (3rd) | 19.6 (4th) |
| 2007-12-04 | 30 | 20.2 (5th) | 19.9 (4th) |
| 2007-12-10 | 31 | 19.2 (5th) | 19.2 (5th) |
| 2007-12-11 | 32 | 24.8 (1st) | 25.4 (2nd) |
| 2007-12-17 | 33 | 17.0 (6th) | 17.4 (6th) |
| 2007-12-18 | 34 | 16.1 (6th) | 15.6 (6th) |
| 2007-12-24 | 35 | 13.2 (8th) | 12.7 (8th) |
| 2007-12-25 | 36 | 16.0 (6th) | 15.7 (6th) |
| 2008-01-01 | 37 | 15.9 (7th) | 15.6 (7th) |
| 2008-01-07 | 38 | 15.1 (6th) | 14.8 (6th) |
| 2008-01-08 | 39 | 15.0 (7th) | 15.1 (7th) |
| 2008-01-14 | 40 | 15.0 (7th) | 15.0 (8th) |
| 2008-01-15 | 41 | 15.6 (6th) | 15.6 (8th) |
| 2008-01-21 | 42 | 14.5 (8th) | 13.9 (8th) |
| 2008-01-22 | 43 | 15.6 (8th) | 15.5 (8th) |
| 2008-01-28 | 44 | 14.5 (8th) | 13.5 (9th) |
| 2008-01-29 | 45 | 14.8 (8th) | 14.5 (9th) |
| 2008-02-04 | 46 | 12.9 (10th) | 11.5 (11th) |
| 2008-02-05 | 47 | 16.7 (6th) | 16.1 (6th) |
| 2008-02-11 | 48 | 15.0 (8th) | 14.5 (9th) |
| 2008-02-12 | 49 | 14.3 (8th) | 14.0 (10th) |
| 2008-02-18 | 50 | 13.6 (10th) | 12.9 (11th) |
| 2008-02-19 | 51 | 16.6 (7th) | 15.9 (8th) |
| 2008-02-25 | 52 | 14.7 (7th) | 14.3 (8th) |
| 2008-02-26 | 53 | 19.5 (5th) | 19.2 (6th) |
| 2008-03-03 | 54 | 17.0 (6th) | 16.8 (6th) |
| 2008-03-04 | 55 | 17.9 (6th) | 17.5 (6th) |
| 2008-03-10 | 56 | 15.5 (6th) | 15.2 (6th) |
| 2008-03-11 | 57 | 15.7 (6th) | 15.6 (6th) |
| 2008-03-17 | 58 | 14.9 (6th) | 14.8 (6th) |
| 2008-03-18 | 59 | 14.9 (6th) | 14.0 (7th) |
| 2008-03-24 | 60 | 13.9 (7th) | 13.0 (9th) |
| 2008-03-25 | 61 | 16.1 (6th) | 15.7 (6th) |
| 2008-03-31 | 62 | 17.2 (6th) | 16.7 (7th) |
| 2008-04-01 | 63 | 19.7 (5th) | 18.9 (6th) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
Poster
March 31st, 2012 at 2:24 pm
i like this korean drama very much because it is interesting and nice story and i like koo hye sun as the korean idol.
February 5th, 2013 at 10:02 am
I just have watched one episode only..And I liked it very much!..Please let me know schedule on Arirang chanel 44.5 …I watched at 5:30am I think it may be more later times when its viewed ..Please inform..Thank you. I am a big fan of Arirang.. and I have high respect and admiracion for Korea.. Also watch other programs. Thank you!
March 9th, 2013 at 12:44 am
I really like this program and look forward to watch it. Its aired Monday to Friday on Arirang here in Mumbai, India. A rich story and cast displays the magnificent Korean culture which i admire. Can someone help me get the song during the closing part sung in a male voice? Thanks.
April 3rd, 2013 at 10:01 pm
thank u so much for putting up such programme ,i always make it a point not to miss a single episode and once again thank u for sharing u’r rich culture with us.
April 29th, 2013 at 2:35 pm
I watched this just because of my favorite Korean Actress “Goo Hye Sun” but the story is beautiful and interesting.. it is also informative on how Korean’s political dynasty live their life…
May 15th, 2013 at 5:14 pm
hi to all cast of the king and i korean drama im so verry verry proud to all