Captivating the King
Captivating the King is a 2024 South Korean television series starring Jo Jung-suk, Shin Se-kyung, and Lee Shin-young. It aired on tvN from January 21, to March 3, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20. It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Netflix in selected regions.
Synopsis
The series depicts the cruel love story of Yi In, a miserable king who has no one around him that he can trust and is in danger of both royal and political power struggles, and Kang Hee-soo, who tries to deceive him for revenge but ends up falling in love with him.Cast and characters
Main
- Jo Jung-suk as Yi In / Grand Prince Jinhan
- Shin Se-kyung as Kang Hee-soo / Kang Mong-woo
- Kang Hee-soo
- Kang Mong-woo: a genius baduk player who later becomes Yi In's close friend.
- Lee Shin-young as Kim Myung-ha
Supporting
Important characters
- Choi Dae-hoon as Yi Seon
- Lee Gyu-hoe as Park Jong-hwan
- Yang Kyung-won as Yoo Hyun-bo
- Jo Sung-ha as Kim Jong-bae
- Son Hyun-joo as Kang Hang-sun
Yi In's people
- Kang Hong-seok as Joo Sang-hwa
- Park Ye-young as Court Lady Dong
- as Ji Nam-gyu
- Kim Ki-nam as Eunuch Kim
Kang Hee-soo's people
- Na Hyun-woo as Chu Dal-ha
- Song Sang-eun as Ja Geun-nyeon
- Han Dong-hee as Hong-jang
- Jung Seok-yong as Se-dong
- Go Soo-hee as Jeom Yi-ne
- Kim Bo-yoon as Bun-young
- Lee Yoon-hee as Kim Je-nam
Royal family
- Jang Young-nam as Royal Queen Dowager Park
- Ahn Se-eun as Royal Princess Jangryeong
- Hong Jun-woo as Grand Prince Moonseong
- Ha Seo-yoon as Queen Oh
- Jeon Su-ji as Court Lady Han
Members of the court
- Um Hyo-sup as Oh Wook-hwan
- Baek Seok-gwang as Min Ji-hwan
- Kim Seo-ha as Min Sang-hyo
- Jo Jae-ryong as Jung Je-pyo
Extended
- Ahn Si-ha as Queen Kim
Special appearance
- Song Ji-woo as a courtesan