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* '''Drama:''' The King 2hearts
* '''Revised romanization:''' Deokingtuhacheu
* '''Hangul:''' 더킹투하츠
* '''Director:''' [[Lee Jae-Kyu]], [[Jung Dae-Yoon (director)|Jung Dae-Yoon]], [[Song Ji-Won - director|Song Ji-Won]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Hong Jin-Ah (screenwriter)|Hong Jin-Ah]]
* '''Network:''' [[MBC]]
* '''Episodes:''' 20
* '''Release Date:''' March 21 - May 24, 2012
* '''Runtime:''' Wednesday & Thursdays 21:55
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
Set in a fictional present day where South Korea is governed under a constitutional monarchy, "The King 2hearts" tells the story of Prince Jae-Ha ([[Lee Seung-Gi]]) from South Korea and North Korean Special Force instructor Kim Hang-Ah ([[Ha Ji-Won]]) who become husband & wife through an arranged marriage.

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In 1989, when the Berlin Wall collapses, a King and Crown Prince watch on TV, but the young Prince doesn't care about what is happening on the television. Prince Jae-Ha doesn't want even to become the king.

23 years later, Prince Jae-Ha takes military training. He isn't serious about anything, a playboy of sorts who looks forward to his discharge from the military. Meanwhile, the King ([[Lee Sung-Min (1968)|Lee Sung-Min]]) announces that military officers from South and North Korea will hold joint training sessions. The unified team will take part in the WOC (World Officers Contest).

Hang-Ah is a special forces instructor in North Korea. She is a great soldier with exceptional skills, but Hang-Ah longs to find a fine man to marry, just like other ordinary women. Due to her career in the military, she has never been in a romantic relationship. A high ranking military officer then asks Hang-Ah to join the WOC. Hang-Ah turns down the offer due to fears it might hurt her ability to eventually marry. The high ranking officer offers that if she joins the WOC, the North Korean government will take responsibility for her marriage and find her the right man. Hang-Ah accepts the offer and with two other members travels to South Korea.

Jae-Ha is the first one from the royal family who is discharged from the military as a low ranking private, but he doesn't care. Jae-Ha is just excited to get his release from the military. Unfortunately for Jae-Ha, he learns that he is selected as a member of the joint Korean team for the WOC. Jae-Ha is furious at his older brother, the King, but the King threatens to kick him out of the family if he refuses. Jae-Ha now has no choice but to join.

During the training period for WOC, North and South Korean military officers must room together. Jae-Ha sees his roommate, busy doing martial arts. Jae-Ha runs to a high ranking officer and asks for his own private room. The high ranking officer refuses his request and Jae-Ha must room with Hang-Ah.

==Notes==
# "King 2Hearts" takes over [[MBC]]'s Wednesday & Thursday 21:55 time slot previously occupied by "[[The Moon Embracing The Sun]]" and followed by "[[I Do, I Do]]" on May, 2012.
# Actor [[Lee Byung-Hun]] was offered the leading role, but opted to take the leading role in movie "[[Masquerade (Korean Movie)|Masquerade]]".
# Actor [[Zo In-Sung]] turned down an offer to play the lead male character. Actor [[Lee Je-Hoon]] was also offered the lead role, but instead took a role SBS drama series "[[Fashion King]]".
# Cast members including leading performers [[Ha Ji-Won]] & [[Lee Seung-Gi]] had their first script reading at MBC Dream Center in Ilsan, South Korea on January 26, 2012. The reading took place from 7pm to 11pm. Filming begins January 31, 2012.
# Korean drama series title had early working title of "King 2Hearts" and by February 28, 2012 decided on "더킹투허츠" ("The King 2hearts") as its official Korean title.
# For its ep.1 premiere "The King 2hearts" on March 21 at 10pm, the series went up against the ep.1 premieres of SBS drama "[[Rooftop Prince]]" and KBS2 drama "[[Man From the Equator]]". "The King 2hearts" scored ratings of 16.2% nationwide, with "Rooftop Prince" receiving ratings of 9.8% nationwide and "Man From The Equator" receiving ratings of 7.7% nationwide (ratings from AGB Nielsen Media Research).
# Actress [[Lee Yoon-Ji]] appears from ep.6 as Jae-Shin, the younger sister of Lee Jae-Ha ([[Lee Seung-Gi]]). In her first scene, she appears as rock appearing at a nightclub in the Hongik area of Seoul. Filming for that scene took place on March 18th at an actual nightclub in the Hongik area.
# Due to elections taking place on Wednesday, April 11th, 2012, ep.7 of "The King 2hearts" will be shown on Thursday, April 12th at 10pm and followed by ep.8 at 11pm.
# Engagement ceremony between Kim Hang-Ah & Lee Jae-Ha that takes place in episode 15 was filmed at Everland Amusement Park in Yongin, Gyeongi-do, South Korea. Filming for the scene took place on April 27th and took 10 hours.

==Cast==
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| Bang Young-Sun
| Eun Gyu-Tae
| Lee Kang-Suk
| Yeom Dong-Ha
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| [[Choi Kwon]]
| [[Lee Yeon-Kyung]]
| [[Lee Do-Kyung (1953)|Lee Do-Kyung]]
| [[Samantha Daniel]]
| [[Jeon Kuk-Hwan]]
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| Kwon Young-Bae
| Park Hyun-Joo
| Kim Nam-Il
| Bongbong
| Hyun Myung-Ho
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'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Yum Dong-Hun]] - Park Ho-Cheol
* [[Choe Min]] - South Korean solider
* [[Lee Si-Un]] - Kim Hang-Ah's first love
* [[Yoo Jae-Myung]] - PD
* [[Joo Jin-Mo (1958)|Joo Jin-Mo]] - North Korean military official
* [[Ra Mi-Ran]] - court butler
* [[Park Geon-Woo (1996)|Park Geon-Woo]] - Lee Jae-Gang (child)
* [[Kang Han-Byul - 2002|Kang Han-Byul]] - Lee Jae-Ha (child)
* [[Fabien Yoon]] - Charlie
* [[Lee Yang-Hee (1965)|Lee Yang-Hee]] - Republic Country Chairperson
* [[Yeon Bo-Ra (actress)|Yeon Bo-Ra]] - North Korean announcer
* [[Brad Curtin]] - U.S. Diplomat
* [[Park Se-Jin (actress)|Park Se-Jin]]
* [[Park Ji-Yeon (1984)|Park Ji-Yeon]]
* [[Kim Young-Min]] - man on date with Hang-Ah (ep.1)
* [[Kim Tae-Hoon (1979)|Kim Tae-Hoon]]

==Trailers==
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|caption40=ep.16 - filmed at a hotel in Song-Do, Incheon May 5th, 2012
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|caption41=ep.16 - filmed at a hotel in Song-Do, Incheon May 5th, 2012
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==Episode Ratings==
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! align=center width=30% bgcolor="F52887" | Date
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! align=center width=29% bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! align=center width=29% bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
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| 2012-03-21 || 1 || 16.5% (5th) || 19.3% (1st)
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| 2012-03-22 || 2 || 16.6% (5th) || 19.3% (2nd)
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| 2012-03-28 || 3 || 14.2% (6th) || 16.2% (3rd)
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| 2012-03-29 || 4 || 15.6% (5th) || 17.9% (2nd)
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| 2012-04-04 || 5 || 12.1% (7th) || 14.1% (3rd)
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| 2012-04-05 || 6 || 12.2% (12th) || 14.7% (6th)
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| 2012-04-12 || 7 || 10.7% (16th) || 13.1% (10th)
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| 2012-04-12 || 8 || 12.3% (10th) || 14.8% (5th)
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| 2012-04-18 || 9 || 9.7% (14th) || 11.2% (8th)
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| 2012-04-19 || 10 || 10.5% (16th) || 12.3% (10th)
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| 2012-04-25 || 11 || 11.2% (13th) || 13.7% (7th)
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| 2012-04-26 || 12 || 10.0% (12th) || 11.8% (10th)
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| 2012-05-02 || 13 || 10.5% (11th) || 13.3% (6th)
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| 2012-05-03 || 14 || 11.1% (11th) || 14.2% (5th)
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| 2012-05-09 || 15 || 11.2% (10th) || 13.3% (5th)
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| 2012-05-10 || 16 || 10.2% (13h) || 12.6% (9th)
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| 2012-05-16 || 17 || 10.8% (9th) || 14.0% (6th)
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| 2012-05-17 || 18 || 11.2% (9th) || 14.2% (8th)
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| 2012-05-23 || 19 || 12.5% (5th) || 15.9% (4th)
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| 2012-05-24 || 20 || 10.4% (9th) || 13.6% (6th)
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Source: [http://www.tnms.tv/ TNS Media Korea] / * NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 daily shows according to TNS Media Korea.

==Awards==
* [[2012 MBC Drama Awards]] - December 30, 2012
** '''Excellent Actress (mini series)''' ([[Lee Yoon-Ji]])
* [[2012 (7th) Seoul International Drama Awards]] - August 30, 2012
** '''Outstanding Korean Drama'''
** '''Outstanding Korean Drama OST''' ("Missing You Like Crazy" - [[Tae-Yeon]])

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==External Links==
* [http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/king2hearts/ Official Website]

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