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The King's Affection
2021
During the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, one of the darkest periods of Korean history, heroes came from ordinary men who did extraordinary things in their everyday lives. Lee Kang To is one of those men. A skilled martial artist, Kang To actively participates in the independence movement to fight against the Japanese imperialist regime. He is known as “Gaksital” because he hides his true identity behind a rosy-cheeked traditional bridal mask, known as a “gaksital,” when he fights against the Japanese. But can one man do enough to right the wrongs of a terrifying national enemy?
During the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, one of the darkest periods of Korean history, heroes came from ordinary men who did extraordinary things in their everyday lives. Lee Kang To is one of those men. A skilled martial artist, Kang To actively participates in the independence movement to fight against the Japanese imperialist regime. He is known as “Gaksital” because he hides his true identity behind a rosy-cheeked traditional bridal mask, known as a “gaksital,” when he fights against the Japanese. But can one man do enough to right the wrongs of a terrifying national enemy?
Joo WonLee Kang-to
Jin Se-yeonMok Dan
Park Ki-woongKimura Shunji
Han Chae-a
Shin Hyun-junLee Kang-san
Cheon Ho-jinKimura Taro
Jeon No-minMok Damsari
Son Byung-hoCircus Master Jo Dong-ju
Lee Byung-joonShin Nan-da
Ahn Suk-hwanLee Shi-yong
Kim Kyu-chulWoo Byung-joon
Kim Jung-nanLee Hwa-gyung
Jang Joon-YooMerry
Song Ok-sukMrs. Han
Kim Hyeon-sooMok Dan (young)
Son Yeo-eunSun-Hwa
Kim Myung-gonYang-baek
Kim Woo-seokLee Kang To [Young]
Park Bo-gumHan Min-kyu
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Truly inconspicuous! The drama made me mentally and physically drained and exhausted with each single episode from the ridiculous godly amount of insane lousy shouting. I went to an ENT doctor and he told me I needed a new brain transplant since the old one was incapable to perceive any type of sensory stimuli. Huh. This drama was the equivalent of a nagging little spoiled brat roaming around you non-stop for no purpose other than seeing you losing your sanity or equivalent to a fleet of mosquitos determined to penetrate you as the last human left with suckable blood. What I'm trying to say, if the director was really entranced by vibrating vocal cords then he should've brought a real man to do the job. On a small side note, I find this period and setting of Japan/Korea to be the worst to watch through any media. They "almost" don't know how to go on about it. I can count a few rare exceptions on one hand.
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