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- Drama: The King: Eternal Monarch
- Revised romanization: The King: Youngwonui Gunjoo
- Hangul: 더 킹: 영원의 군주
- Director: Baek Sang-Hoon, Jung Ji-Hyun
- Writer: Kim Eun-Sook
- Network: SBS
- Episodes: 16
- Release Date: April 17 - June 12, 2020
- Runtime: Friday & Saturday 22:00
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
In 1994, the Kingdom of Corea encounters severe upheaval. The King (Kwon Yool) is murdered by his brother Lee Lim (Lee Jung-Jin) and the King's son Lee Gon (Jeong Hyun-Jun) is stabbed in the neck, but he survives. The murderous Lee Lim seeks to possess the Manpasikjeok, which is legendary flute that holds supernatural powers. After a mysterious figure appears with a gun, Lee Lim slips away with only half of the now broken flute. The young Lee Gon holds onto a police badge he grabbed from the mysterious figure. The next day, Lee Goon is appointed the next ruler of the Kingdom of Corea.
25 years later, in the autumn of 2019, King Lee Gon (Lee Min-Ho) governs the Kingdom of Corea as its benevolent leader. He is still haunted by what happened when he was a child and the mystery behind the police badge left by his savior. The police badge he held was issued on November 11, 2019 for Lieutenant Jeong Tae-Eul.
Autumn 2019, in the Republic of Korea, Jeong Tae-Eul (Kim Go-Eun) is a detective in the Violent Crimes Division at the Seoul Jongo Police Station. She is working undercover to takedown the operator of an illegal online gambling operation.
Meanwhile, in the Kingdom of Corea, King Lee Gon chases after someone that is dressed like a rabbit with a clock. King Lee Gon has a feeling that the person dressed like a rabbit may be his mysterious savior from 25 years earlier. King Lee Gon mounts his horse Maximus and enters the forest. Soon, he crosses over from the Kingdom of Corea into the parallel world of the Republic of Korea. King Lee Gon finally meets Detective Jeong Tae-Eul.
Notes
- "The King: Eternal Monarch" takes over the SBS Fridays & Saturdays 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "Hyena" and followed by "Backstreet Rookie" on June 19, 2020.
- "The King: Monarch of Eternity" is Lee Min-Ho's first acting role since he was discharged from the South Korean military on April 25, 2019.
- Lee Min-Ho & screenwriter Kim Eun-Sook previously worked together in 2013 SBS drama series "The Heirs."
- Director Baek Sang-Hoon and screenwriter Kim Eun-Sook previously worked together in 2016 KBS2 drama series "Descendants of the Sun."
- Actress Kim Go-Eun screenwriter Kim Eun-Sook previously worked together in 2016 tvN drama series "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God."
- First still images of Lee Min-Ho in "The King: Monarch of Eternity."
- Two main posters for SBS drama series “The King: Eternal Monarch.”
- Still images of first meeting between Lee Gon (Lee Min-Ho) and Jung Tae-Eul (Kim Go-Eun).
- Still images of Lee Min-Ho, Kim Go-Eun, and Woo Do-Hwan in “The King: Eternal Monarch.”
- Filming for "The King: Eternal Monarch" began October, 2019 and finished May, 28, 2020.
Cast
Kingdom of Corea
(Corea) Royal Guards
(Corea) Royal Palace
(Corea) Royal Palace: Past
(Corea) Prime Minister's group
(Corea) Lee Lim's group
(Corea) Lee Lim's Group: Past
(Corea) Others
Republic of Korea
(Korea) Social Service
(Korea) Seoul Jongo Police
(Korea) Jeong Tae-Eul's group
(Korea) Jo Eun-Sup's family
(Korea) Kang Shin-Jae's group
(Korea) Lee Lim's Group
(Korea) Lee Lim's Group: Past
(Korea) Others
Parallel Worlds
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Episode Ratings
Date
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Episode
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AGB
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Nationwide
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Seoul
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2020-04-17
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1
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10.1% (7th) |
11.4% (5th)
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11.4% (4th) |
12.9% (4th)
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2020-04-18
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2
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8.4% (7th) |
9.7% (5th)
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11.6% (3rd) |
12.9% (3rd)
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2020-04-24
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3
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7.8% (11th) |
8.2% (12th)
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9.0% (7th) |
9.4% (5th)
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2020-04-25
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4
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8.0% (9th) |
8.8% (6th)
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9.7% (4th) |
10.1% (4th)
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2020-05-01
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5
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7.6% (11th) |
8.2% (6th)
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8.6% (6th) |
9.3% (4th)
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2020-05-02
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6
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7.4% (8th) |
7.9% (6th)
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10.3% (4th) |
10.5% (3rd)
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2020-05-08
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7
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7.0% (11th) |
7.3% (10th)
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8.1% (7th) |
8.7% (7th)
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2020-05-09
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8
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6.1% (17th) |
6.8% (13th)
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8.1% (9th) |
8.5% (5th)
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2020-05-15
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9
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5.8% (17th) |
6.3% (15th)
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6.3% (14th) |
7.0% (13th)
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2020-05-16
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10
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6.4% (16th) |
7.3% (10th)
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7.8% (8th) |
8.7% (5th)
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2020-05-22
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11
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5.2% (20th) |
5.6% (19th)
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6.6% (12th) |
6.8% (11th)
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2020-05-23
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12
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6.1% (15th) |
6.6% (13th)
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8.1% (6th) |
8.5% (5th)
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2020-05-30
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13
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5.6% |
-
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7.7% (8th) |
8.2% (8th)
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2020-06-05
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14
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5.7% (15th) |
6.5% (12th)
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6.7% (11th) |
7.5% (10th)
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2020-06-06
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15
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5.9% (16th) |
6.8% (11th)
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8.1% (7th) |
8.5% (7th)
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2020-06-12
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16
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5.8% (14th) |
6.2% (12th)
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8.1% (8th) |
8.7% (6th)
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Source: AGB Nielson
- NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that specific day according to AGB Nielson.
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