Story Line
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.
Top Cast
Seo In-guk
Prince Gwanghae
Jo Yoon-hee
Kim Ga-hee
Lee Sung-jae
King Seonjo
Shin Sung-rok
Kim Do-chi
Ahn Suk-hwan
Yi San-hae
Im Ji-eun
Queen Uiin
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Rating
5.6/ 10
First Aired
2014-11-19
Seasons
1 Season · 24 Episodes
Genres
DramaHistory
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User Reviews (2)
Quantumnurse
10/10
•6/14/2021A 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, pa...
ParkMin
2/10
•12/15/2023A 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,...