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07/01/2019 Drama, Action & Adventure 1h 25m
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Overview

The story takes place at a time in Joseon history, when upheaval and power struggles surrounding the throne had reached extreme levels. In order to escape those who plan to assassinate him, the king puts a clown, who looks exactly like him, on the throne.

Top billed cast

  1. Yeo Jin-goo

    Clown Ha-seon / King Yi-heon

  2. Lee Se-young

    Yoo So-Woon

  3. Kim Sang-kyung

    Lee Kyu

  4. Jeong Hye-young

    Woon-Sim

  5. Jang Kwang

    Eunuch Jo

  6. Kwon Hae-hyo

    Shin Chi-Soo

  7. Jang Young-nam

    King's mother

  8. Yoon Kyung-ho

    Kab-Soo

  9. Lee Mu-saeng

    Prince Jinpyung

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Current Season

Season 1

 2019 | 16 Episodes

Joseon is in a state of disorder due to uprisings and a power struggle surrounding King Yi Heon. To avoid assassination, a clown named Ha Sun is brought to the palace to take the place of King Yi Heon. Ha Sun looks almost identical to King Lee Hun.

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Reviews

A review by ParkMin
Written by ParkMin on 2024-01-07
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 ...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
Korean

Original Name
왕이 된 남자

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