King the Land
2023 South Korean television series
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King the Land (Korean: 킹더랜드) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah. It aired on JTBC from June 17 to August 6, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.[6] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and on Netflix in selected regions.[7][8]
| King the Land | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 킹더랜드 |
| RR | Kingdeoraendeu |
| MR | K'ingdŏraendŭ |
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Created by | Cheon Sung-il[2] |
| Written by | Choi Rom[3] |
| Directed by | Im Hyun-wook[3] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Moon Seong-nam[4] |
| Opening theme | "Yellow Light" by Gaho |
| Ending theme | "Confess To You" by Lim Kim |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Production locations |
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| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | June 17 – August 6, 2023 |
Synopsis
King the Land tells the story of Gu Won who is the heir of The King Group, a luxury hotel conglomerate, who was thrown into an inheritance war, and Cheon Sa-rang, a hotelier who always has a smile on her face till she meets Gu Won.
Cast
Main
- Lee Jun-ho as Gu Won[9]
- The heir and head general manager of King Hotel.
- Im Yoon-ah as Cheon Sa-rang[9]
- A hotelier and the "smile queen" of the King Hotel.
Supporting
People around Gu Won
- Son Byong-ho as Gu Il-hoon[10]
- Gu Won's father who is the chairman of King Group.
- Kim Seon-young as Gu Hwa-ran[11]
- Gu Won's older half-sister and the eldest daughter of King Group.
- Kim Dong-ha as Yoon Ji-hoo[12]
- Hwa-ran's son.
- Gu Won's friend and secretary.
People around Cheon Sa-rang
- Go Won-hee as Oh Pyung-hwa[14]
- Sa-rang's best friend who is a flight attendant of King Air.
- Kim Ga-eun as Kang Da-eul[15]
- Sa-rang's best friend and a working mother who is a "sales king" of Alanga, a duty-free store affiliated with King Group.
- Kim Young-ok as Cha Soon-hee[16]
- Sa-rang's grandmother.
Employees at King Group
- Kim Jae-won as Lee Ro-woon[13]
- A flight attendant of King Air who has a crush on Pyeong-Hwa.
- Gong Ye-ji as Kim Soo-mi[17]
- The manager of King Hotel. She took a disliking to Sa-rang because of her talents and her status.
- Kim Jung-min as Jeon Min-seo[17]
- The general manager of King the Land, King Hotel's VVIP Lounge.
- Choi Ji-hyun as Ha-na[17]
- A member of King the Land's team.
- Kim Chae-yun as Doo-ri[17]
- A member of King the Land's team.
- Lee Ho-seok as Se-ho[17]
- A member of King the Land's team.
- Lee Ji-hye as Do Ra-hee[17]
- A supervisor of Alanga, King Group Fashion.
Others
- Choi Tae-hwan as Seo Chung-jae[12]
- Da-eul's husband.
- Lee Ye-joo as Seo Cho-rong[12]
- Da-eul's only daughter.
- Jo Won-jo as Professor Yoon[12]
- Hwa-ran's husband.
Special appearances
- Gu Won's mother.
- Ahn Woo-yeon as Gong Yoo-nam (Ep. 1–5)[18]
- Sa-rang's ex-boyfriend.
- Kim Sung-eun as a senior flight attendant of King Air (Ep. 1)[19]
- Lee Hye-sung as an interviewee for new hotelier (Ep. 1)[20]
- Kang Ki-doong as Choi Tae-man (Ep. 1)[21]
- Jin Seon-kyu as a policeman (Ep. 4)[22]
- Anupam Tripathi as Prince Samir (Ep. 7–8)[23]
- Jang Mi-ja as Chairman Han's Mother (Ep. 2-4, 7, 11)[24]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yellow Light" |
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| Gaho | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Yellow Light" (Inst.) |
| 3:30 | ||
| Total length: | 7:00 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Confess To You" |
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| Lim Kim | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Confess To You" (Inst.) |
| 3:08 | ||
| Total length: | 6:16 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get To You" (너에게 닿을게) |
| Humbler | Jung Seung-hwan | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Get To You" (너에게 닿을게; Inst.) | Humbler | 3:27 | ||
| Total length: | 6:54 | ||||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dive" | LuckyClover (Avec) | LuckyClover (Avec) | Kim Woo-jin | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Dive" (Inst.) | LuckyClover (Avec) | 3:39 | ||
| Total length: | 7:18 | ||||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keep Me Busy" |
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| Punch | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Keep Me Busy" (Inst.) |
| 3:32 | ||
| Total length: | 7:04 | ||||
Part 6
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Are My" (그대는 나의) | Lee Da-hee | Lee Da-hee | Hynn | 3:02 |
| 2. | "You Are My" (그대는 나의; Inst.) | Lee Da-hee | 3:02 | ||
| Total length: | 6:04 | ||||
Part 7
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fall in Love" |
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| Jeong Se-woon | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Fall in Love" (Inst.) |
| 3:28 | ||
| Total length: | 6:56 | ||||
Part 8
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Perhaps Love" (사랑인걸까) |
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| Minseo | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Perhaps Love" (사랑인걸까; Inst.) |
| 3:54 | ||
| Total length: | 7:48 | ||||
Part 9
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everyday With You" | Park Ho-kyung |
| KyoungSeo | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Everyday With You" (Inst.) |
| 2:50 | ||
| Total length: | 5:40 | ||||
Reception
Viewership
According to U.S. streaming data published by Media Play News using figures from research firm PlumResearch, season one of King the Land generated 3.7 million unique viewers on Netflix during the week of June 26–July 2, 2023.[25]
King the Land : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[26]
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 1.119 | 1.835 | 2.039 | 2.331 | 2.273 | 2.909 | 2.521 | 2.985 | 2.571 | 2.616 | 2.179 | 2.588 | 2.318 | 2.496 | 2.777 | 3.404 | 2.435 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[26] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | June 17, 2023 | 5.075% (1st) | 5.344% (1st) |
| 2 | June 18, 2023 | 7.544% (1st) | 8.255% (1st) |
| 3 | June 24, 2023 | 9.145% (1st) | 10.671% (1st) |
| 4 | June 25, 2023 | 9.645% (1st) | 10.003% (1st) |
| 5 | July 1, 2023 | 9.672% (1st) | 10.590% (1st) |
| 6 | July 2, 2023 | 12.017% (1st) | 12.607% (1st) |
| 7 | July 8, 2023 | 10.607% (1st) | 11.496% (1st) |
| 8 | July 9, 2023 | 12.317% (1st) | 13.427% (1st) |
| 9 | July 15, 2023 | 10.196% (1st) | 11.174% (1st) |
| 10 | July 16, 2023 | 11.303% (1st) | 12.351% (1st) |
| 11 | July 22, 2023 | 9.003% (1st) | 10.062% (1st) |
| 12 | July 23, 2023 | 10.977% (1st) | 11.552% (1st) |
| 13 | July 29, 2023 | 9.388% (1st) | 9.506% (1st) |
| 14 | July 30, 2023 | 10.651% (1st) | 10.965% (1st) |
| 15 | August 5, 2023 | 11.943% (1st) | 13.583% (1st) |
| 16 | August 6, 2023 | 13.789% (1st) | 14.534% (1st) |
| Average | 10.205% | 11.008% | |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Artist Awards | 2023 | Grand Prize (Daesang) – Actor of the Year | Lee Jun-ho | Won | [27] |
| Popularity Award (Actor) | Won | ||||
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Best Character | Won | [28][29] | |
| Best Couple | Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah | Won | |||
| Global Star Award | Lee Jun-ho | Won | |||
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Won | ||||
| Popularity Award (Actor) | Won | ||||
| Popularity Award (Actress) | Im Yoon-ah | Won | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Jun-ho | Nominated | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Im Yoon-ah | Nominated | |||
| Global Star Award | Nominated | ||||
| Consumer Rights Day KCA Culture & Entertainment Awards | 2023 | Viewer's Choice – Actor of the Year | Won | [30] | |
| Viewer's Choice – Drama of the Year | King the Land | Won | |||
| Fundex Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Lee Jun-ho | Won | [31] | |
| Top Excellence Actress (Drama) | Im Yoon-ah | Won | |||
| Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards | 2024 | Grand Prize | King the Land | Won | [32] |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actor | Ahn Se-ha | Won | [33] |
| TVING Awards | 2023 | Content of the Year – Best 9 | King the Land | Won | [34] |
Remake
On February 14, 2024, it was reported that King the Land would be reproduced as a Turkish television drama.[35]
