Laugh Out Loud Awesomeness
Having been previously disappointed with the immensely popular "King the Land", I almost gave this a miss despite the ratings. I am so glad I didn't.
The show is about a prowling, horny top chef in modern times who falls into a swimming pool, and somehow is transported into the distant past. He wakes up in the body of a young girl just one day before her wedding.
This young woman is about marry the King of Joeson, Cheoljo. History hasn’t been kind to Cheoljo. In textbooks of the future, he’s remembered as an ineffectual king mired in debauchery and excess and a womanising puppet of the notorious—and highly corrupt—Kim dynasty.
But things aren’t exactly as they’ve been recorded, as the chef is about to find out. The king isn’t a complete idiot, and the woman whose body the chef inhabits seems to be missing out of choice, not necessity. Intrigued? You should be. It’s a tight 20 episodes with a (mostly) logical plot and a believable ending.
This is a great story that I recommend to everyone. It has humour, considerable palace intrigue, plenty of romance, and a well-thought-out plot. Add to that some excellent character evolution (especially the young king) and you've got a real winner on your hands.
I won't spoil the story, but just let me say, this is a funny show with a soul, and some great plot twists that you won't see coming. I commend the writers on their entirely believable character development. This is amongst my favourite K-dramas so far because Shin Hae Sun is an AMAZING actress. She embodied the role of modern-day chef in the body of a delicate queen so well that I absolutely believed she was a man, and that too, a total Tom cat.
The show is about a prowling, horny top chef in modern times who falls into a swimming pool, and somehow is transported into the distant past. He wakes up in the body of a young girl just one day before her wedding.
This young woman is about marry the King of Joeson, Cheoljo. History hasn’t been kind to Cheoljo. In textbooks of the future, he’s remembered as an ineffectual king mired in debauchery and excess and a womanising puppet of the notorious—and highly corrupt—Kim dynasty.
But things aren’t exactly as they’ve been recorded, as the chef is about to find out. The king isn’t a complete idiot, and the woman whose body the chef inhabits seems to be missing out of choice, not necessity. Intrigued? You should be. It’s a tight 20 episodes with a (mostly) logical plot and a believable ending.
This is a great story that I recommend to everyone. It has humour, considerable palace intrigue, plenty of romance, and a well-thought-out plot. Add to that some excellent character evolution (especially the young king) and you've got a real winner on your hands.
I won't spoil the story, but just let me say, this is a funny show with a soul, and some great plot twists that you won't see coming. I commend the writers on their entirely believable character development. This is amongst my favourite K-dramas so far because Shin Hae Sun is an AMAZING actress. She embodied the role of modern-day chef in the body of a delicate queen so well that I absolutely believed she was a man, and that too, a total Tom cat.
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