The King and the Queen (Korean: 왕과 비; Hanja: 王과 妃; RR: Wanggwa Bi; MR: Wangkwa Pi) is a South Korean television series starring Im Dong-jin and Chae Shi-ra, along with Han Hye-sook, Lee Jin-woo and Ahn Jae-mo. It aired on KBS1 from June 6, 1998, to March 26, 2000, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 (KST) for 186 episodes. The series begins with the death of King Munjong and finished with the Jungjong coup.
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The King and the Queen |
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Also known as | King and Queen |
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Hangul | 왕과 비 |
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Hanja | 王과 妃 |
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Revised Romanization | Wanggwa Bi |
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McCune–Reischauer | Wangkwa Pi |
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Genre | |
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Created by | KBS Drama Production (드라마 제작국) |
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Written by | Jung Ha-yeon[1] |
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Directed by | - Kim Jong-sun
- Kim Yong-sun → Yoon Yong-hoon
- Yoon Chang-bum
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Starring | See below |
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Narrated by | Lee Kang-sik |
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Theme music composer | Im Taek-soo |
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Opening theme | "Tears Of The Dragon" by Im Taek-soo[2] |
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Composer | Im Taek-soo |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
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Original language | Korean |
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No. of episodes | 186 |
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Executive producer | Yoon Heung-sik[3] |
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Producer | Yoon Yong-hoon |
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Cinematography | Choi Yong-kyun |
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Editor | Min Byung-ho |
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Camera setup | Song Jae-gi |
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Running time | 45–65 minutes |
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Network | KBS1 |
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Release | June 6, 1998 (1998-06-06)[4] – March 26, 2000 (2000-03-26) |
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Insu, the Queen Mother |
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Supporting
Princes and Princesses
- Kim Jung-eun as Princess Gyeonghye, Munjong's oldest daughter.
- Shin Goo as Grand Prince Yangnyung, Taejong's oldest son.[8]
- Kim In-tae as Grand Prince Hyoryung, Taejong's second son.
- Jung Sung-mo as Grand Prince Anpyung, Sejong's third son.[8]
- Jeon Byung-wook as Grand Prince Imyung, Sejong's fourth son.
- Lee Jae-shik as Prince Gwisung, Grand Prince Imyung's second son.
- Won Suk-yun as Grand Prince Geumsung, Sejong's sixth son.
- Kim Sung-soo as Grand Prince Yungeung, Sejong's 15th son.
- Lee Sung-yong as Prince Gyeyang, Sejong's eighth son.
- Kim Kyung-eung as Prince Yungpung, Sejong's 16th son.
- Song Ho-seop as Grand Prince Wolsan, Deokjong's oldest son.
- Park Chan-hwan as Grand Prince Jeahn, Yejong's oldest son.
- This series' first title was Life of the Wind (바람의 생애), but later change into The King and the Queen (왕과 비) due to the same mean with one of Japanese historical drama.[citation needed]
- It was originally scheduled to be finish in December 1999, but then finish in March 2000,[12] and planned to deal with the rebellion against King Seongjong, even almost of this story tell about political ambition of Seongjong's mother, Queen Insu after ascending the throne. Meanwhile, due to the extension, this series be more lengthened until Yeonsangun's era.[13]
- In this series, the theme song was same with the previous work, Tears of the Dragon (용의 눈물).[2] The ratings were sluggish around 10% at first, but in the mid-to-late episode, the ratings rose to the highest of 44.3%. However, this series was noted and caution by the Broadcasting Commission after there is a scene that show a head who falling in pieces and upside down while airing the decapitation of the asshole.
- Because in this series has much conflict between the queens and concubines, envy-quarrel for a longtime period, the Korean Women's Associations United select this series as the '99 obstacles to equal broadcasting'.
- At the end episodes, Queen Sohye (played by Chae Shi-ra) and her grandson, Yeonsan (played by Ahn Jae-mo) were criticized for being too much in Political Power's ambition.[14]
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Meokmul, Kkaman (January 28, 2020). "세조와 인수대비, 연산군 등 피로 물든 왕권을 리얼하게 그린, 조선 최고 정통사극, 임동진과 정태우, 안재모, 채시라의 드라마 왕과 비, 한혜숙, 신구, 최종원, 조경환, 정성모, 김갑수, 전무송, 김병기, 이진우, 송재호, 장서희, 김민정". Naver Blog. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2021.