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The Scandal
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Standing in for an unhinged Joseon king, a look-alike clown plays the part but increasingly becomes devoted to protecting the throne and the people.
The Monkey’s HairJan 7, 2019 · 83m · ★ 6.0Anxious about the traitors out there and haunted by the ghost of the brother he killed, Heon can never sleep in peace. He desperately asks the Chief Royal Secretary, Lee Kyu, to find a way to eliminate his fears. Like what the Monkey’s hair does in “Journey to the West”, a doppelganger of Heon appears before his eyes
For the Ways to Survive in the PalaceJan 8, 2019 · 86m · ★ 8.0As soon as Heon sees Ha Seon, he leaves the palace right away. Eunuch Cho and Lee Kyu try to train Ha Seon to perform a perfect double of the King. Ha Seon gradually realizes that he is needed in the palace to die instead of the king. To frightened Ha Seon, Kyu advises the ways to survive in the palace.
The HuntJan 14, 2019 · 76m · ★ 8.0Ha Seon returns to the palace to find the way to take his revenge on Shin Yi Gyum and those who give him power. Meanwhile, those who are after the King push ahead with the hunt to use this as a chance to kill the King. Lee Kyu and Eunuch Cho are worried that Ha Seon might get caught that he’s a disguise.
The Price of Being a KingJan 15, 2019 · 77m · ★ 8.0Seon Hwa Dang falls ill after drinking tea with the Queen. This poisoning incident gets out of the Queen’s hands. Ha Seon tries his best to find the way to save his queen as he promised. Meanwhile, Shin Chi Soo carries out his plan to dethrone the Queen and the Queen Dowager.
The Daedong GroupJan 21, 2019 · 75m · ★ 8.0To solve the taxation issue, Lee Kyu and Ha Seon try to persuade Joo Ho Geol, who is known to be a calculation genius, to join them. Meanwhile, seeing how Ha Seon thinks to put the people before anything revives the dream Lee Kyu once had. With Woon Shim, Lee Kyu meets with Lord Gil’s followers.
MistakenJan 22, 2019 · 73m · ★ 8.0Despite the sweet words of the Queen, Ha Seon feels heartbroken as he knows her feelings are towards the real king, not him. Meanwhile, Lord Shin and his son, who were scheming against the investigation on tax embezzlement, in turn face some unexpected humiliation.
Standing in for an unhinged Joseon king, a look-alike clown plays the part but increasingly becomes devoted to protecting the throne and the people.
Yeo Jin-gooClown Ha-seon / King Yi-heon
Lee Se-youngYoo So-Woon
Kim Sang-kyungLee Kyu
Jeong Hye-youngWoon-Sim
Jang KwangEunuch Jo
Jang Young-namKing's mother
Yoon Kyung-hoKab-Soo
Lee Mu-saengPrince Jinpyung
Min Ji-aCourt Lady Kim
Yun Jong-seokJang Moo-Young
Oh Ha-neeAe-Young
Choi Kyu-jinShin Yi-Kyeom
Shin Soo-yeonDal Lae
Kim Soo-jinCourt Lady Park
Ahn Eun-jinHu Gung
Kwon Eun-binCourt Lady
Park Si-eunChoi Kye Hwan
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I usually dislike Yeo Jin Goo in historical roles but this was one of his better ones so that's nice for a change. While the story may have been interesting at first but it didn't quite live up to its premise. The clone needed to have a better introduction and build up. The king was useless and had no role other than to kick-start the narrative. We only had brief interactions between the clone and the king. The drama would have been infinitely more interesting and enjoyable if it wrote the king as a prominent character and had a consistent dynamic with the clone. The last episode was awful in all regards, a significant downgrade compared to any of the previous episodes. No thought or care put into it at all. An outsider must have wrote the last episode alone, there's no other way! With all that being said, I found the drama to be a decent watch with a handful of interesting elements, if you were to temper your expectations you'd find something to like about it too.
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