The King's Face
The King's Face
The King's Face (2014): Crown Prince Kwanghae battles assassination plots and his father King Seonjo, aided by a physiognomist, to claim the throne.
The 2014 Korean drama *The King's Face* follows Prince Gwanghae, the son of a concubine, who endures 16 years of assassination plots from rival officials and conflicts with his father, King Seonjo, over a woman named Kim Ga Hee. With the help of physiognomist Kim Do Chi, he overcomes these obstacles to become king, while the story also involves his father's royal concubine, Gwiin Kim.
Since Kwanghae was born from a concubine and only appointed as Crown Prince in a desperate measure, many dissatisfied officials from Northerner faction often plotted for his assassination and dethronement for 16 years. He also often quarreled with his father, King Seonjo, especially regarding Kim Ga Hee. Both son and father will fight against each other in favor of her. However, he eventually managed to overcome the obstacles by the help of Physiognomist, Kim Do Chi and become the next king. Meanwhile, Gwiin Kim is King Seonjo’s royal concubine.
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A beautiful but heartbreaking historical drama. I really like watching “The King’s Face”, a historical drama based on the actual historical figure and life of Prince GwangHae that became King GwangHae (1608-1623). “The King’s Face” has romance, palace intrigues and political issues interwoven tha…
A snoozefest by definition. It felt like an endless, meandering road leading absolutely nowhere, like a book with no chapters, just pages and pages of the same old, same old. This what an AI is capable of generating when giving it the prompts "power, struggle, palace" in no particular order. It woul…
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