Cheoljong is the name of the King on this Joseon Era; he is like a cinderella man who became a king overnight.
This Korean drama is purely fictional and all characters, organization, and events are unrelated to historical events,
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| Mr. Queen |
Jang Bong-Hwan (Choi Jin-hyuk) - a chef who woks for the country's top politicians at the Blue House.
Queen Cheorin / Kim So Yong / Lee Saeng Mang (Shin Hye-sun) Joseon period
King Cheoljong (Kim Jung-hyun) the reigning monarch
Kim Byeong In (Minister of War)
Queen Sunwon (Bae Jong-ok/ Grand Queen Dowager)
(Lady Dowager)
Jo Hwa Jin (Royal Noble Consort Eui)
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| So Yong |
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| Byeong In |
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| Jo Hwa Jin |
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| Happy King |
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| Yeongpyeong |
JOSEON CLAN:
Andong Kim clan and Poongyang Jo clan
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| CL Choi |
COURT LADIES:
Dam Hyang the little court maiden who threw stone at Mr. Queen
Lady Choi (Cha Chung-wa / Master Court Lady of Mr. Queen)
Lady Han (Lady Dowager courtlady)
Hong Yeon (Chae Seo-eun / loyal court lady who served/took care of the queen since childhood)
Lado O Wol (serves Jo Hwa Jin)
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| Du Il |
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS:
Prince Yeongpyeong (Yoo Min-kyu - half brother of the King)
Kim Jwa-geun (Kin Tae-woo - Grand Queen Dowager younger brother)
Man Bok (master chef at the royal palace)
Du Il (Special Director Hong / King's best friend)
Kim Hwan (Delegate for the Foreign Ministry)
Bu Seung Min is a fame-thirsty chef who hate Jang Bong-Hwan
Secretary Han is in-charge of the Blue House.
SYNOPSIS BY EPISODES:
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| So Yong Father |
Episode 1:
THE INTERVIEW. The movie started when a confident chef is on a job interview and got hired as an skilled chef at the Blue House. "Cooking is politics", that is what Chef Jang Bong-Hwan stated; was born on 31st of May 1988, Gemin lives in 31 Sambong-ro, Jongno-gu Seoul, Seojung Parkville, Apartment number 302; father's name is Jang Gil Yeong and mother's name is Lee Soo Jin.
He served a meal to the Chinese Ambassador and so he thought that he was being called to be complimented for his dish, and so he thought. Bu Seung Min who are very thirty for fame and promotion knew something about the incident.
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| Queen Sunwon |
JONGNO POLICE STATION CRIMINAL AFFAIR DIVISION. Two policemen came knocking on Jang Bong-Hwan's apartment to invite him over to the police station but he refuses and run outside the balcony. He said that he really hate sundae gukbap. But the bird contributed a big change in his life.
"Help me, I want to live so badly"
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| Kim Hwan |
A KISS BROUGHT ME TO JOSEON. He was kissed by the lady in the swimming pool and when he woke up he is in Joseon Era. His life is going to change and that is not what changed.
HE REALIZES THE BIG CHANGE IN HIM. Thinking that he was just dreaming, being in a woman's body he thought that is just because even in danger he is thinking about women. Realizes that this is not a dream he ran everywhere and was being followed by court ladies and eunochs.
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| Han Shim-Ong |
IT'S GONE ! Running like a confused dog he ran around the palace and nothing is bothering him; no dangling swaying, no bouncing and no banana, she searched and it was gone. "It's like I've fallen into a time slip". A tickle made him realized that he was not dreaming.
JUMPING BACK TO THE LAKE. He discover that his body and the woman's was switch when while they were in the water. It must be the water. While covered with mud Court Lady Choi told her that she was selected as the Destined Queen. Dress filled with mud she approached the King afterwards the struggle for water continues. Mr. Queen confessed to the King: "I AM A MAN".
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| Kim Jwa-geun |
Episode 2:
THE HONEYMOON. The real event is about to happen at the honeymoon food, wine, candles are ready but is Mr. Queen ready?
THE ROYAL CONCUBINE. It happened to be that the royal concubine is Mr. Queen's type of lady. Rumors are spreading that the royal concubine is the one who pushed the queen into the lake.
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| Chief Guard |
INJEONGJEON HALL. The very first time the Queen entered the hall. No female is allowed to enter the hall without an official visit.
THE CROSSED FINGERS. Mr. Queen teaching the king to lie by a simple gesture of crossing his fingers. Bothered that there's something happened between them in the honeymoon but Kings never lie.
PALACE ETIQUETTES. As the grand queen dowager orders that proper manners should be strictly taught to the queen, from the way the queen sits, walks, stand, and eat. Including embroidery in order for a woman to sort out her thoughts.
NO TOUCHING. The yin energy is weak since all the lake is drained of water. Mr. Queen promises to grand Queen Dowager to conceive a prince by sleeping with the King, for seven days they will sleep together and afterwards an order can be given to fill the lake with water.
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| The Boss |
MY NAME IS LEE SAENG MANG. after a sad scene from Dam Yang, Lee Saeng Mang went to a place filled with flirty women. But other palace officials are on that place too.
Episode 3:
LEE SAENG MANG THE ARMY COOK. As she thinks that this is a robbery, she gave all of her money to the man who caught her and ask for a one on one fight. But she was saved by a cunning swordsman.
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| The Lantern |
The queen returned home safely.
(Watch this episode for throwback scenes before the royal wedding.)
SHINRAMYUN. Mr. Queen misses the taste of the delicious ramyun but the master chef don't know how to cook it.
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| Which of these ramyun did Mr. Queen cook? |
(Still trying to figure out who wanted to kill the queen, while at the market court lady Choi receive a valued item.)
Watch this episode if you want to see throwbacks of what happened to Cheoljong's father.
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| Ambassador |
COOKING STOVE UPGRADED. Out of effort the grand queen dowager ate the food Mr. Queen prepared but that very small bite turned into sensation.
And it is set, the order to fill the lake with water.
ARABIAN JASMINE TEA. The King offered the Arabian jasmine tea that when you consume will get rid of your insomnia and worries. The Queen remembers the scent of the tea and the riddle is laid on the table; what does this tea really do? Is it poisonous? Does it taste good?
Meanwhile there is an on-going 24/ operation filling the lake with water. But everyone is giving-up.
THE LOVER'S QUARREL. The truth unfolds when the Arabian Jasmine tea took effect, but, how did the Queen consume the tea when she thinks of it is as not edible to drink. The King realizes his mistake and said to his brother: "If I am fighting against the weak, how am I different from those people", the king was confused at the same time enlightened.
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| Cop 2 |
This is the first day of Queen Cheorin's father as the ROYAL GUARD COMMANDER. After the queen's quarrel with the king she preferred to stay quiet until the lake is filled with water.
As summoned by the Grand Queen Dowager, So Yong is task to pick royal concubines for the Queen and she got very excited;
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| O Wol |
HOW MANY WOMEN SHOULD A KOREAN KING MUST HAVE? The king should have 6 royal concubines, 3 royal wives, concubines, 27 consorts, and 81 royal mistresses serving the King.
The Grand Queen Dowager also requested a meal for lunch to be cook by So Yong.
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| THE MILK PORRIDGE |
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| Azalea Hwachae |
While supervising the lake So Yong ask for refreshment so the master chef gave made her his special beverage. It tasted so good so the queens order to give all the workers a taste azalea hwachae.
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| Maskman |
NOBODY IS COOLER THAN MR. QUEEN. Who tried to harm the queen? That is a question by the grand queen dowager with very heavy punishment to the person guilty of the crime. So Yong won't allow the King to be so cool in a situation where life depends on their statement. The fact that Mr. Queen saw a cool dude within the King's personality, he will not just allow some dude to be cooler than him when it comes to a damsel in distress.
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| Cop 1 |
Episode 5:
THE QUEEN CAME TO SEE ME. the grand queen dowager admit that Queen So Yong refuses to become queen the night before the lake incident.
BUY A LAND IN GANGNAM. The will that Hong Yeon must pass to her descendant is to buy land in Gangnam; this is the parting words left by Mr. Queen to her court lady pal Hong Yeon. But the plan to jump into the lake was ruined.
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| ROYAL DOG |
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| G.R.O. |
YOU BECAME THE QUEEN BECAUSE YOU ARE FROM THE KIM'S CLAN. When So Yong asked the King Cheoljong if he loves her the answer is very cold and direct just like an arrow that flew straight right into her heart. But what really pushed the queen into the lake? Is it really an attempt to end her own life?
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| Scared - Loyal |
O WOL WAS RESCUED. With the skills and cunning speed of the King's special forces, Lady O Wol was rescued from being kidnapped but O wol suffered great pain and damage to her body. A sad moment between Jo Hwa Jin and her servant.
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. it is the time of appointment for the position of head of department of justice even though the King did not agree but he kept his humility and stamped the seal with respect to majorities approval.
FOOD PALANQUIN. COSI means crispy on the outside but soft and chewy in the inside. The grand queen dowager returned the food that was prepared by the Master Chef so Mr. Queen did a magical recipe and delivered it safely with a food palanquin with Mr. Queen invented.(Next is a throwback of what happened in the lake)
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| COSI Meal is delivered using the food palanquin to preserve the freshness and taste |
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| Mr. Lee Saeng Mang |
IT WILL RAIN BUCKETS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. How does the Queen know that it will rain heavy for several hours. It got rainy and sentimental all of a sudden. But anyway this is a very good news for the queen that the lake will be filled with water in no time.
And so the King came to apologize and the queen dance to the tune of one of Black Pink's hit song.
JUMPING BACK TO REALITY. As Mr. Queen really think that she will comeback to reality or to her true body but buy the time she jump into the lake she saw a man swimming towards her.
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| With plenty of Money Mr. Queen's cravings is Satisfied |
THE QUEEN IS AN ALIEN. Because of the queens speech style and behavior as if she came from a different time. Her thoughts are advance and her manners are different as if she is out of this world, it seems like the queen is definitely an alien.
I CAME HERE FOR NOTHING.
Mr. Queen wrote these words on the stone at the lake and jumped into the lake. But the clever king thought it was the next step. And it was all between a misunderstanding and understanding.
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| Lord Jo |
TODAY IS OUR FIRST DAY OF THE NO TOUCHING RULE. The King to the queen that he will protect her and this day is the first day of the no touching rule.
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| Businessman |
THE CRY OF LADY CHOI. Meanwhile while palanquin storytellers are on a mission to spread a rumor all over the palace Lady Choi went to her secret place where she can shout as loud as she could to let go of her burden and words that she can not tell directly to the queen. She is very sad so she need the precious object from Qing.
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| A Romantic Meal for the King and Queen |
THE QUEEN FAINTED. Suddenly the queen fell into a vegetable state and collapse in the palace royal kitchen.
Episode 7:LIFE IS SO FUTILE. back on the present day Jang Bong Hwan is under comma at the hospital. He is also in vegetative state; after waking up for almost a week, he can see and hear everything but even if he wanted to shout, his muscle cannot move even one bit.
IT MUST BE POISON. everyone taught that the queen has been poisoned. And because of the rumor everyone in the palace was alarmed. But do they not know it was the Shaman's doing.
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| Doc. Lee |
Meanwhile Byeong In has a lead to whom the piece of clothe belongs to.
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| Shaman |
SPECIAL FORCES. This is the scene wherein the King train together with his brother and their special forces team on a muscle combat. Also the training for riffle shooting follows, led by the King's best friend..
WHY AM I THINKING USING A FEMALE VOICE?! Mr. Queen is slowly recovering and thus the queen So Yong's memory.
CHEOLJONG VISIT SO YONG. The King brought flowers to So Yong the moment he got the news that So Yong has awoken from her vegetative state; the recovery was a miracle; Mr. Queen's face blush and heart beats fast.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Byeong In, the head of Department of Justice also came into So Yong's house to offer protection to the queen and king even if it contradicts the preference of king Cheoljong.
FORGET THE NO TOUCHING TODAY. As king Cheolong is being chased by the palace guards because of his undercover agenda, he uses the Mr. Queen as an alibi. The intimate, unexpected and hypnotic kissing happened. Their body responded on their own. And so their privacy must be protected.
THE KING AND QUEEN AT THE PUBLIC MARKET. Disguised as noble persons the king and queen had to go to the market because the queen desperately need to buy something but bandits blocked their way trying to extort precious things they have.
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| So Yong |
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| Beong In |
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| Jo Hwa Jin |
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| Cheoljong |
... and this is the episode when Mr. Queen got her menstruation period, and the grand queen dowager is starving. This episode ends revealing the well incident when the king was a trapped in the well.
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| The Pigeon |
Episode 10.
RETURN TO THE PALACE. The King and Queen is on the way back to the palace as they left So Yong's house. But the King failed to find what he is looking for.
I REFUSE TO SHARE MY SKILL. Mr. Queen refuses to share his cooking skill to the master chef and as Queen Sunwon (Grand Queen Dowager) quickly replied that she can replace the master chef. And because of Man Boks passion for cats So Yong used that alibi to share her recipe with master chef Man Bok.
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| Lady Yoon |
RULES ABOUT THE ROYAL CONCUBINES. Mr. Queen approach the king beside the lake to discuss about what is the king's type in a woman and made clear that the concubines does not belong to the king but to her/ Mr. Queen. and this episodes ends up in dreams, dreams, dreams.
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| Lady Hong |
PREPARING FOR THE ROYAL BANQUET. Everyone is busy for the preparation for the royal banquet especially the master chef. The master chef prepared an expensive menu but the king instructed him to prepare a simple dish because: "Starvation is common for people, so as for the food that will be prepared is that we will bring starving people outside the palace and feed them. Modest but not shabby; Fancy but not extravagant."
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| Lady Min |
Afterwards while the queen is at the kitchen happened the popcorn incident. Then the festivities/ activities of the royal banquet begins.
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| HongYeon |
Episode 12:
FULL OF BAD INTENTIONS. The feast was ruined but Mr. Queen saved it by preparing three different dishes without meat. It is very amazing how the king interpret and deliver the meaning of every meal.
THESE NEEDLES HAS FINALLY FOUND ITS PURPOSE. The water is not edible to drink and all the chefs stomach ached, the meat did not arrived, and so the only ingredients left are all veggies. So Yong stepped in to help and dressed as a male chef.
YOUNGSO POTATO. It resemble the whiskers of a dragon and this is a lucky dish for a lucky day.
Royal Banquet activities are bow and arrow contest between So Yong and Jo Hwa Jin (Royal Noble Consort Eui), Fight exhibition between King Cheolong and Byeong In, Meal time or the royal banquet and the offering at the altar. And the theme of the bangquet is "HARMONY".
"Mac" for barley,
"Du" for bean,
"Nal" for fattening,
"Du" for belly.
FORTUNE JELLY.
Simple dessert wraps up the banquet, surprised by the fortune that is written on the jelly stick.
Simple dessert wraps up the banquet, surprised by the fortune that is written on the jelly stick.
BIG BANG AT THE ALTAR finding the source of the gunpowder is very difficult but the chief of justice is moving quietly. "Why is it so loud here I could not hear anything but loud noise", the King said when he woke up; everyone is worried.
THE LADY IN THE LAKE Mr. Queen realizes that she need to regain the real Queen's memory so she jumped into the lake again and saw the lady.
and said:
"The life that I thought was mine is a lie".
The King did get back on his feet after the altar incident: He knew the culprit and the plot all along.
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| Prince Yeongpyeong |
Episode 14
ROMANTIC HONEYMOON WITH A DRUNK QUEEN As Mr. Queen thought it was Hong Yoon, her court maid, she was surprised when she woke up in the morning.
THE DISCOVERY OF MISDELIVERED LETTERS the King confronted the Queen and as the conversation ignite they realized that the love letters are mistakenly delivered to both of them. The King said to the Queen: "Even if you have flaws in the world I still like you".
THE CHILD WHO THREW A STONE during a royal meal with the Grand Queen dowager, a child come rushing in to stop Mr. Queen from consuming the meal,
the 5 year old child cannot approach near her so she threw a stone t her. Grand Queen Dowager said that it is not about the person but it is all abut the palace order so the child who threw the stone, Dam Hyang, be punished. the King speak to Mr. Queen in private about the ledger and its connection to her life. At the end of this episode the King walked away with fingers cross.
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| Samhyang Ramyeon |
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| Dam Hyang |
Mr. Queen is inspired by the Kings philiosophy so she decided to give the King a glimpse of the future.
MY FATHER'S REDEMPTION Mr. Queen/ Queen Cheorin convinced her father to re-build his reputation by giving some items to the poor or by bargaining them in a garage sale. With a strong business minded memory he re-wrote all context of the ledger that was burnt/missing thus exposing powerful politicians in the palace about their illegal or corruptive practices. Meanwhile the conference meeting is up again and Mr. Queen disguised herself as a Eunoc.
The King have a day to pose for his picture being painted by talented artists.
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| Man Bok |
THE CONFESSION Jo Hwa Jin confessed that she is not the girl who saved the King from the well when they are still kids. Confessions about love, sacrifice and politics are laid down just like an open book.
And as Mr. Queen and the King had their alone time and trying to start kissing then the Big Bang News arrived.
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| Palace Doctor |
The sound of the drums was played to announce a very important and joyful announcement. The Queens got notified and visit Mr. Queen personally and the look on Queen Cheorin's father's face is priceless. But the pear blossom wine is gone. Rumors about the King and Queen are not sleeping together are spreading all over the palace and rumors inside the palace walls should not be taken lightly.
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| Head Eunoch |
And so The Grand Queen Dowager will have to appoint a new king to reign over the kingdom.
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| The Monk |
THE KING WAS SAVED. The king was found and saved by the people who are preparing a rebel against the palace administration; because of poverty they have to up rise to be heard.
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| Elite Warrior |
GOODBYE COUSIN as he is trying to save So Yong his fate comes to an end when a man sent by his father comes to end the life of the queen, trying to be heroic he uses all of his energy and knowledge in fighting so Mr. Queen can escape and stay alive and told So Yong not to look back. "I always saw the side of you that you did not know about", Byeong In said.
THE CRYING QUEEN she was found by the king the time she was knelt on the ground and ready to surrender to the palace guards. And the King bring her to the base and treat her wounds.
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| Lady Chun |
THE MASTER COURT LADY AND THE MASTER CHEF'S ROMANTIC MOMENT as lady Choi found the moment to rest her feelings to the man he desire and found out that the feeling is mutual. " I had mixed emotions here, I wonder why?"
A PLAN TO GET BACK TO THE PALACE Mr. Queen has the evidence of all corrupted officials and the only thing they need is a plan to sneak in the palace and regain the Kings power over the people. The most brilliant plan came from Mr. Queen, she never fails to amaze the King.
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| Palace Head Inspector |
SO THAT WAS THE END OF HIM Kim Jwa Geun informed the grand queen dowager that Kim Byeong In sacrifice his life to save the Queen. And the grand queen, Queen Sunwon, sigh tsk tsk tsk in a crunchy tone. The enthronement ceremony must be at the soonest.
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| Palace Guard |
THE PLAN WORKED Sneaking in the palace is the big plan, a genius and strategic plan got the King and Queen back in the palace, accompanied by the secret rebel group they plan to succeed.
IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE The ceremony will start in the afternoon and they may have come late but the King does not know that Mr. Queen had it planned before hand; a back-up plan that seems impossible to be done. So the Kiss happened. Aside from the kiss Mr. Queen prepared more surprises and so the attack begun and I did not know that the master chef is a good fighter!
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| Nurse |
"YOUR MAJESTY - MY QUEEN" these are the words that brought strength to the royal couple, they are both strong and wanted to live. But the odds of the queen getting a miscarriage is high. Escorted by Prince Yeongpyeong As usual The King enters the ceremony in slow motion.
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| The Late King |
"I'AM THE KING OF THE PEOPLE YOU TRAMPLED ON"
can KIng Cheoljong and Chef Jang Bong-Hwan make a difference in the world they lived in. What comes next?
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