DramaAction & Adventure
201916 Episodes★ 7.2
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.
DramaAction & Adventure
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.
Anxious 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
As 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.
Ha 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.
Seon 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.
To 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.
Despite 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.
With Dal Rae’s help, Heon escapes the temple and returns to the palace. He becomes furious to see how the Queen has changed and how his servants treat Ha Seon. To make sure his servants stay loyal, Heon orders Ha Seon to be killed and decides to spend a night with the Queen as soon as possible.
Officer Jang finds out Ha Seon was not dead and reports it to Lee Kyu and Eunuch Cho. Meanwhile, Heon feels betrayed by the Queen and orders her to be deposed after failing to spend the night with her. When he collapses, Lee Kyu orders Officer Jang to take him away somewhere safe while Ha Seon gets ready to return to the palace as the real king.
After being demoted, Lord Shin visits Lord Jinpyeong to suggest his plans. Lord Shin also becomes suspicious about Ha Seon’s identity and orders posters of Ha Seon’s face be put up in the marketplace. Meanwhile, Ha Seon cannot hide his feelings for the Queen any longer, and confesses his love for her.
Lee Kyu is surprised to find out how close the Queen and Ha Seon have become. He tells Ha Seon to give up on his personal feelings to become the real king. Not knowing what’s on the King’s mind, So Woon decides to write a reply to Ha Seon’s love letter.
Cast: Yeo Jin-goo, Lee Se-young, Kim Sang-kyung, Jeong Hye-young, Jang Kwang, Kwon Hae-hyo, Jang Young-nam, Yoon Kyung-ho, Lee Mu-saeng, Min Ji-a, Yoon Jong-seok, Oh Ha-nee, Choi Kyu-jin, Jong-Seok Yun, Seo Yoon Ah, Shin Soo-yeon, Kim Soo-jin, Ahn Eun-jin, Kwon Eun-bin, Park Si-eun, Hong Seo-jun
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure
Yeo Jin-goo
Clown Ha-seon / King Yi-heon
Lee Se-young
Yoo So-Woon
Kim Sang-kyung
Lee Kyu
Jeong Hye-young
Woon-Sim
Jang Kwang
Eunuch Jo
Kwon Hae-hyo
Shin Chi-Soo
Jang Young-nam
King's mother
Yoon Kyung-ho
Kab-Soo
Lee Mu-saeng
Prince Jinpyung
Min Ji-a
Court Lady Kim
Yoon Jong-seok
Jang Moo-Young
Oh Ha-nee
Ae-Young
Choi Kyu-jin
Shin Yi-Kyeom
Jong-Seok Yun
Jang Moo Young
Seo Yoon Ah
Sun Hwa Dang
Shin Soo-yeon
Dal Lae
Kim Soo-jin
Court Lady Park
Ahn Eun-jin
Hu Gung
Kwon Eun-bin
Court Lady
Park Si-eun
Choi Kye Hwan
Hong Seo-jun
Minister of Justice
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