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Details

  • Title: The King and I / ì™•ê³¼ 나
  • Also known as: King and Me
  • Genre: Historical
  • Episodes: 63
  • Network: SBS
  • First episode: August 27, 2007
  • Final episode: April 1, 2008
  • Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

The King and I revolves around the life of Kim Cheo Seon, a eunuch who lived during the Joseon Dynasty. A servant of various Korean Kings, he becomes the servant of King Seong Jong in order to protect childhood friend So Hwa, who has since become the King's second concubine. Although Cheo Seon is in love with So Hwa, he is unable to do anything about it due to her status as a "King's Woman".
Although So Hwa becomes the Queen, due to political strife, she is cast out of the palace in disgrace. Kim Cheo Seon attempts to help his childhood friend, but he is eventually forced to poison So Hwa to death. After her death, he looks after her son, Yeon San Gun.

Cast

  • Oh Man Suk as Kim Cheo Seon
             - Joo Min Soo as Cheo Seon (young)
  • Koo Hye Sun as Yoon So Hwa
             - Park Bo Young as So Hwa (young)
  • Go Joo Won as King Seong Jong
             - Yoo Seung Ho as King Seong Jong (young)
  • Lee Jin as Jung Hyun
  • Jun Kwang Ryul as Jo Chi Kyeom (head of the eunuchs)
  • Jun In Hwa as Queen Dowager In Soo (Seong Jong's mother)
  • Yang Mi Kyung as Queen Mother Jeonghee (Seong Jong's grandmother)
  • Jun Hye Bin as Seol Young (Chi Kyeom's adoptive sister)
  • Ahn Jae Mo as Jung Han Soo (eunuch)
             - Baek Seung Do as Han Soo (adolescent)

Main Role

Supporting Role

  • Shin Goo as Noh Nae Si (Chi Kyeom's adoptive father / former eunuch)
  • Kim Soo Mi as old woman So Gwi (person in charge of discipline at the eunuch training place)
  • Yoon Yoo Sun as Wol Hwa (Cheo Seon's foster mother / Soginopa's daughter)
  • Kang Nam Gil as Choi Cham Bong
  • Jung Tae Woo as Yeon San Gun
             - Jung Yoon Suk as Yi Yoong (child)
  • Choi Wan Jung as Court Lady Jang

Eunuchs
  • Han Jung Soo as Do Geum Pyo (eunuch)
  • Kim Ha Kyoon as Jang Soon Woo
  • Kim Myung Soo as Yang Sung Yoon
  • Kang In Hyung as Moon So Woon (eunuch / Cheo Seon's friend)
  • Kim Da Hyun as Choi Ja Chi
             - Yoo Tae Woong as Ja Chi (young)
  • Kim Young Joon as Hong Gwi Nam
             - Shin Tae Hoon as Gwi Nam (young)
  • Kang Jae as Kim Ja Won
             - Choi Soo Han as Ja Won (young)
  • Lee Gun Joo as Song Gye Nam (Cheo Seon's fellow eunuch)
             - Maeng Chang Min as Song Gye Nam (adolescent)
  • Lee Sang Won as Shim Ki Soo

Others
  • Park Ha Sun as Pye Bi Shin (Yeon San's wife)
  • Ahn Kil Kang as Gae Do Chi (knifesmith)
  • Kim Hyuk as Park Deok Hu (Lady Yoon's first love)
  • Jung Eun Chan as Yoon Ki Hyun (Lady Yoon's older brother)
             - Ho Hyo Hoon as Ki Hyun (adolescent)
  • Kim So Hyun as Lady Jung (Chi Kyeom's wife)
  • Han Da Min as Queen Kong Hye (King Seong Jong's 1st queen)
  • Han So Jung as Royal Lady Um
  • Yang Jung Ah as Ms. Oh (Cheo Seon's mother)
  • Kim Jung Min as Beo Deul Yi
             - Jo Jung Eun as Beo Deul Yi (adolescent)
  • Lee Young Eun as palace member
  • Kim Yong Heon as Eom Nae Kwan
  • Kim Byung Choon as Yang Seong Yun
  • Kim Sa Rang as Uh Woo Dong (gisaeng)
  • Kim Jong Kyul as Han Myung Hee (Jung Hyun's father / minister)
  • Park Dong Bin as Goo Sung Gun (minister)
  • Yoon Hye Kyung as Eom Gwi in
  • Yoo Dong Hyuk as King Yejong (Seongjong's uncle)
  • Jun Han Eun as young So Un
  • Sun Woo Jae Duk as Yoon Ki Kyun (So Hwa's father)
  • Choi Jung Won as Lady Shin (Ki Kyun's wife)
  • Kim Byung Se as King Sejo
  • Lee Il Jae as Kim Ja Myung (Cheo Seon's father)
  • Choi Ha Na as Hong Bi
  • Lee Ji Oh as Crown Prince (Yeon San's son)
  • Jun Hyun Ah as Court Lady Kam Chul
  • Oh Soo Min as Jang Nok Soo
  • Nam Hyun Joo as Jung Han Soo's mother
  • Jung Ki Sung as Ji Geo Bi
  • Song Young Kyu as Lee Ki
  • Shin Soo Jung as Hoo Koong
  • Seol Ji Yoon as Court Lady Kim
  • Jung So Young
  • Kang Soo Han
  • No Young Hak as Grand Prince Jin Seong
  • Jun Tae Soo as Han Chi Geun
  • Im Byung Ki as Im Sa Hong
  • Hong So Hee as Kye Hyang
  • Lee Shi Hoo as Eunuch

Production

  • Producer: Yoon Young Mook
  • Directors: Lee Jong Soo, Son Jae Sung
  • Screenwriter: Yoo Dong Yoon
  • Composer: Oh Joon Sung
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