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RamenLover: Text replace - "name=Im Si-Wan" to "name=Yim Si-Wan"

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==User Rating==
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==Profile==
* '''Drama:''' The King in Love (English title) / The King Loves (literal title)
* '''Revised romanization:''' Wangeun Saranghanda
* '''Hangul:''' 왕은 사랑한다
* '''Director:''' [[Kim Sang-Hyub - director|Kim Sang-Hyub]], [[Kim Sang-Woo (director)|Kim Sang-Woo]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Kim Yi-Ryung]] (novel), [[Song Ji-Na]]
* '''Network:''' [[MBC]]
* '''Episodes:''' 40
* '''Release Date:''' July 17 - September 19, 2017
* '''Runtime:''' Monday & Tuesday 22:00 (35 minutes each / 2 episodes per day)
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
Drama series is set during the Kingdom of Goryeo.

Won ([[Yim Si-Wan]]) is a crown prince of Goryeo. He has a pretty appearance, but he also has a lust for conquest. He is best friends with Wang Rin ([[Hong Jong-Hyun]]) who comes from a royal family and is his bodyguard. Beautiful Eun San ([[Lim Yoon-A]]) appears in front of the two young men. She is the daughter of the richest man. The three become good friends, but things change after Wang Won and Wang Rin both fall in love with Eun San.

==Notes==
# "King Loves" takes over [[MBC]]'s Monday & Tuesday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "[[Lookout (Korean Drama)|Lookout]]" and followed by "[[20th Century Boy and Girl]]" October, 2017.
# Based on novel "Wangeun Saranghanda" by Kim Yi-Ryung (published August 19, 2011 by Paranmedia).
# First script reading took place December 21, 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-still-image-of-siwan-in-mbc-drama-series-king-loves First still images] of [[Yim Si-Wan]] in MBC drama series "King Loves."
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-still-images-of-yoona-in-mbc-drama-series-king-loves First still images] of [[Lim Yoon-A]] in MBC drama series “King Loves.”
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-still-images-of-hong-jong-hyun-in-mbc-drama-series-king-loves First still image] of [[Hong Jong-Hyun]] in MBC drama series "King Loves."
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-group-still-image-from-mbc-drama-series-king-loves First still image of Siwan, Yoona & Hong Jong-Hyun] together in a scene from MBC drama series “King Loves.”
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/filming-for-mbc-drama-series-king-loves-finishes Filming finished] June 15, 2017 in Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

==Cast==
{{CastPictures25
|1picture=File:King Loves-Siwan.jpg
|1name=Yim Si-Wan
|1charactername=Wang Won
|2picture=File:King Loves-Yoona.jpg
|2name=Lim Yoon-A
|2charactername=Eun San
|3picture=File:King Loves-Hong Jong-Hyun.jpg
|3name=Hong Jong-Hyun
|3charactername=Wang Rin
|4picture=File:King Loves-Kim Jung-Wook.jpg
|4name=Kim Jung-Wook
|4charactername=Eunuch Kim
|5picture=File:King Loves-Bang Jae-Ho.jpg
|5name=Seo Jae-Woo (1992){{!}}Seo Jae-Woo
|5charactername=Jin Gan
|6picture=File:King Loves-Ki Do-Hoon.jpg
|6name=Ki Do-Hoon
|6charactername=Jang Ui
|7picture=File:King Loves-Lee Ki-Young.jpg
|7name=Lee Ki-Young
|7charactername=Eun Young-Baek
|8picture=File:King Loves-Eom Hyo-Seop.jpg
|8name=Eom Hyo-Seop
|8charactername=Lee Seung-Hyoo
|9picture=File:King Loves-Park Ji-Hyun.jpg
|9name=Park Ji-Hyun (1994){{!}}Park Ji-Hyun
|9charactername=Bi Yeon
|10picture=File:King Loves-Kim Jung-Hak.jpg
|10name=Kim Jung-Hak
|10charactername=Koo Hyung
|11picture=File:King Loves-Kim Ho-Jin.jpg
|11name=Kim Ho-Jin
|11charactername=Wang Young
|12picture=File:King Loves-Park Hwan-Hee.jpg
|12name=Park Hwan-Hee
|12charactername=Wang Dan
|13picture=File:King Loves-Yoon Jong-Hoon.jpg
|13name=Yoon Jong-Hoon
|13charactername=Wang Jeon
|14picture=File:King Loves-Oh Min-Suk.jpg
|14name=Oh Min-Suk (1980){{!}}Oh Min-Suk
|14charactername=Song In
|15picture=File:King Loves-Choi Jong-Hwan.jpg
|15name=Choi Jong-Hwan
|15charactername=Song Bang-Young
|16picture=File:King Loves-Choo Soo-Hyun.jpg
|16name=Choo Soo-Hyun
|16charactername=Ok Boo Yong
|17picture=File:King Loves-Park Young-Woon.jpg
|17name=Park Young-Woon (1990){{!}}Park Young-Woon
|17charactername=Moo Suk
|18picture=File:King Loves-Jung Bo-Suk.jpg
|18name=Jung Bo-Suk
|18charactername=King Chungnyeol
|19picture=File:King Loves-Jang Young-Nam.jpg
|19name=Jang Young-Nam
|19charactername=Princess Wonsung
|20picture=File:King Loves-Kim Byung-Choon.jpg
|20name=Kim Byung-Choon (1966){{!}}Kim Byung-Choon
|20charactername=Choi Se-Yeon
|21picture=File:King Loves-Kim Jae-Woon.jpg
|21name=Lee Jae-Woon (1984){{!}}Lee Jae-Woon
|21charactername=Furatai
|22picture=File:King Loves-Min Yeong-Won.jpg
|22name=Min Yeong-Won
|22charactername=Court Lady Jo
|23picture=File:King Loves-Baek Song-Yi.jpg
|23name=Lee Song-Yi (1993){{!}}Lee Song-Yi
|23charactername=guard woman
|24picture=File:The King in Love-An Se-Ha.jpg
|24name=An Se-Ha
|24charactername=Gae-Won
|25picture=File:The King in Love-Kim Kyung-Jin (1983).jpg
|25name=Kim Kyung-Jin (1983){{!}}Kim Kyung-Jin
|25charactername=Yeom-Bok
}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Cha Yub]] - Byung-Soo
* [[Kang Ye-Sol]] - Princess Junghwa
* [[Yun Yoo-Sun]] - Madam Kim
* [[Lee Woo-Joo (1988)|Lee Woo-Joo]] - Man-Ho
* [[Ha-Min (Kim Ha-Min)|Ha-Min]] - woman from Ansan
* [[Park Se-Hoon (1990)|Park Se-Hoon]] - castle sentry
* [[Seo Jeong-Woo (1994)|Seo Jeong-Woo]] - maid
* [[Kim Si-Kook (1988)|Kim Si-Kook]] - young minister
* [[Ha Roo-Bi (2011)|Ha Roo-Bi]] - little girl playing (ep.5)
* [[Nam Da-Reum]] - Wang Won (teen)
* [[Song Min-Jae (2012)|Song Min-Jae]] - Wang Won (4-year-old)
* [[Moon Woo-Jin]] - Wang Won (child)
* [[Lee Seo-Yeon (2003)|Lee Seo-Yeon]] - Eun San (young)
* [[Yoon Chan-Young]] - Wang Rin (young)
* [[Song Soo-Hyun]] - Bi Yeon (young)
* [[Seo Beom-Sik]]
* [[Jeon Hun-Tae]]
* [[Joo Sung-Hwan (1971)| Joo Sung-Hwan]]
* [[Moon Won-Ju]]
* [[Gam So-Hyun]]
* [[Na Do-Yul (1991)|Na Do-Yul]]
* [[Seo Kwang-Jae (1962)|Seo Kwang-Jae]]
* [[Park Tae-Yun (2009)|Park Tae-Yun]]

==Trailers==
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==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #AAA solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Date
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Episode
! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | TNmS
! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | AGB
|-
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
|-align=center
| 2017-07-17 || 1 || 8.0% (18th) || 8.0% (16th) || 7.8% (20th) || 9.0% (10th)
|-align=center
| 2017-07-17 || 2 || 8.6% (16th) || 9.3% (10th) || 8.1% (18th) || 9.1% (9th)
|-align=center
| 2017-07-18 || 3 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-07-18 || 4 || 6.5% (20th) || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-07-24 || 5 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-07-24 || 6 || NR || NR || NR || 7.3% (18th)
|-align=center
| 2017-07-25 || 7 || NR || 6.7% (19th) || 7.0% (19th) || 7.5% (13th)
|-align=center
| 2017-07-25 || 8 || 7.6% (17th) || 7.2% (16th) || 7.2% (17th) || 7.6% (12th)
|-align=center
| 2017-07-31 || 9 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-07-31 || 10 || 7.3% (18th) || NR || NR || 7.3% (19th)
|-align=center
| 2017-08-01 || 11 || 6.5% (20th) || NR || 6.3% (20th) || 6.1% (19th)
|-align=center
| 2017-08-01 || 12 || 6.7% (19th) || 6.1% (20th) || 6.9% (17th) || 7.1% (16th)
|-align=center
| 2017-08-07 || 13 || NR || 6.7% (20th) || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-08-07 || 14 || 7.0% (19th) || NR || NR || 6.9% (17th)
|-align=center
| 2017-08-08 || 15 || 7.0% (18th) || 6.9% (19th) || 6.2% (20th) || 6.4% (18th)
|-align=center
| 2017-08-08 || 16 || 7.5% (17th) || 7.4% (15th) || 7.2% (15th) || 7.5% (13th)
|-align=center
| 2017-08-14 || 17 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-08-14 || 18 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-08-15 || 19 || NR || 6.5% (20th) || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-08-15 || 20 || NR || NR || 7.4% (17th) || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-08-21 || 21 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-08-21 || 22 || NR || NR || NR || 7.4% (16th)
|-align=center
| 2017-08-22 || 23 || 7.5% (18th) || 7.0% (17th) || 7.2% (16th) || 7.1% (15th)
|-align=center
| 2017-08-22 || 24 || 8.1% (17th) || 7.7% (11th) || 7.7% (12th) || 7.6% (10th)
|-align=center
| 2017-08-28 || 25 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-08-28 || 26 || NR || NR || NR || 6.6% (20th)
|-align=center
| 2017-08-29 || 27 || 7.3% (18th) || 7.0% (17th) || 6.9% (18th) || 6.9% (17th)
|-align=center
| 2017-08-29 || 28 || 7.4% (17th) || 6.9% (18th) || 7.1% (15th) || 7.2% (15th)
|-align=center
| 2017-09-04 || 29 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-09-04 || 30 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-09-05 || 31 || NR || 6.0% (20th) || NR || 6.8% (19th)
|-align=center
| 2017-09-05 || 32 || 6.3% (18th) || 6.8% (14th) || 7.3% (17th) || 7.7% (14th)
|-align=center
| 2017-09-11 || 33 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-09-11 || 34 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-09-12 || 35 || 6.6% (18th) || 5.9% (19th) || 6.6% (15th) || 7.0% (15th)
|-align=center
| 2017-09-12 || 36 || NR || 5.8% (20th) || 7.2% (12th) || 7.4% (14th)
|-align=center
| 2017-09-18 || 37 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2017-09-18 || 38 || NR || NR || NR || 6.9% (19th)
|-align=center
| 2017-09-19 || 39 || 7.3% (18th) || 6.9% (16th) || 7.2% (16th) || 7.4% (14th)
|-align=center
| 2017-09-19 || 40 || 7.6% (17th) || 7.3% (14th) || 7.6% (14th) || 7.7% (12th)
|-align=center
|}

Source: [http://www.tnms.tv/ TNS Media Korea] & [http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/ AGB Nielson]
* NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that day according to TNS Media Korea and AGB Nielson.

==Awards==
* [[2017 MBC Drama Awards]] - December 30, 2017
** '''Best Supporting Actor (Monday & Tuesday drama)''' ([[Jung Bo-Suk]])
** '''Best Child Actor & Actress''' ([[Nam Da-Reum]])

==Comments==
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==External Links==
* [http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/kinginlove/index.html Official Website]

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 ==Notes==
-# "King Loves" takes over [[MBC]]'s Monday & Tuesday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "[[Lookout (Korean Drama)|Lookout]]" and followed by "[[20th Century Boy and Girl]]" October, 2017.
+# "King Loves" takes over [[MBC]]'s Monday & Tuesday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "[[The Guardians (Korean Drama)|The Guardians]]" and followed by "[[20th Century Boy and Girl]]" October, 2017.
 # Based on novel "Wangeun Saranghanda" by Kim Yi-Ryung (published August 19, 2011 by Paranmedia).
 # First script reading took place December 21, 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.

The King in Love - Revision history

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