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King the Land (Korean: 킹더랜드) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah. It aired on JTBC from June 17 to August 6, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.[6] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and on Netflix in selected regions.[7][8]
Synopsis[edit]
King the Land tells the story of Gu Won (Lee Jun-ho) who is the heir of The King Group, a luxury hotel conglomerate, who was thrown into an inheritance war, and Cheon Sa-rang (Im Yoon-ah), a hotelier who always has a smile on her face till she meets Gu Won.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Lee Jun-ho as Gu Won[9]
- The heir and head general manager of King Hotel.
- Im Yoon-ah as Cheon Sa-rang[9]
- A hotelier and the "smile queen" of the King Hotel.
Supporting[edit]
People around Gu Won[edit]
- Son Byong-ho as Gu Il-hoon[10]
- Gu Won's father who is the chairman of King Group.
- Kim Seon-young as Gu Hwa-ran[11]
- Gu Won's older half-sister and the eldest daughter of King Group.
- Kim Dong-ha as Yoon Ji-hoo[12]
- Hwa-ran's son.
- Gu Won's friend and secretary.
People around Cheon Sa-rang[edit]
- Go Won-hee as Oh Pyung-hwa[14]
- Sa-rang's best friend who is a flight attendant of King Air.
- Kim Ga-eun as Kang Da-eul[15]
- Sa-rang's friend and a working mother who is a "sales king" of Alanga, a duty-free store affiliated with King Group.
- Kim Young-ok as Cha Soon-hee[16]
- Sa-rang's grandmother.
Employees at King Group[edit]
- Kim Jae-won as Lee Ro-woon[13]
- A flight attendant of King Air who has a crush on Pyeong-Hwa.
- Gong Ye-ji as Kim Soo-mi[17]
- The manager of King Hotel. She took a disliking to Sa-rang because of her talents and her status.
- Kim Jung-min as Jeon Min-seo[17]
- The general manager of King the Land, King Hotel's VVIP Lounge.
- Choi Ji-hyun as Ha-na[17]
- A member of King the Land's team.
- Kim Chae-yun as Doo-ri[17]
- A member of King the Land's team.
- Lee Ho-seok as Se-ho[17]
- A member of King the Land's team.
- Lee Ji-hye as Do Ra-hee[17]
- A supervisor of Alanga, King Group Fashion.
Others[edit]
- Choi Tae-hwan as Seo Chung-jae[12]
- Da-eul's husband.
- Lee Ye-joo as Seo Cho-rong[12]
- Da-eul's only daughter.
- Jo Won-jo as Professor Yoon[12]
- Hwa-ran's husband.
Special appearances[edit]
- Gu Won's mother.
- Ahn Woo-yeon as Gong Yoo-nam (Ep. 1–5)[18]
- Sa-rang's ex-boyfriend.
- Kim Sung-eun as a senior flight attendant of King Air (Ep. 1)[19]
- Lee Hye-sung as an interviewee for new hotelier (Ep. 1)[20]
- Kang Ki-doong as Choi Tae-man (Ep. 1)[21]
- Jin Seon-kyu as a policeman (Ep. 4)[22]
- Anupam Tripathi as Prince Samir (Ep. 7–8)[23]