A new K-drama series is coming to Netflix this month. Titled Captivating the King, this historical drama will be all about vengeance. But amid the revenge Shin Se-kyung plans to take against Cho Jung-suk, it will turn into a different kind of romance. In fact, in the new trailer Netflix has dropped for the series, Se-kyung is seen gradually falling in love with Jung-suk.
The Captivating the King preview begins with Se-kyung following Jung-suk in the middle of a forest, and the narration reveals she’s asking her father what kind of a person the king is. The scene then shifts to Jung-suk playing the arrows before he starts to play Go with Se-kyung. Se-kyung’s father describes the king as the man among men and plays Go just like her.
Their eyes meet as their hands touch while playing the game, eventually resulting in a close friendship between them. The trailer then shows the two spending more time and having fun together as Se-kyung starts to ask herself if she’s already falling for Jung-suk. But as the circumstances draw them apart, Se-kyung promises to make Jung-suk feel the same humiliation as she does.
Who are the cast of Captivating the King?
Jo Jung-suk and Shin Se-kyung lead Captivating the King as King Yi In and Kang Hee-soo/Kang Mong-woo, respectively. For other cast members, you can check the list below:
Kim Myung-ha as Lee Shin-young
Park Ye-young as Court Lady Dong
Jo Sung-ha as Kim Jong-bae
Choi Dae-hoon as Lee Sun
Yang Kyung-won as Yoo Hyun-bo
Lee Kyu-hoe as Park Jong-hwan
Son Hyun-joo as Kang Hang-soon
Na Hyun-woo as Chu Dal-ha
Jang Young-nam as Queen Dowager Park
Ahn Shi-ha as Queen Kim
Kang Hong-suk as Joo Sang-hwa
Hang Dong-hee as Hong Jang
Song Sang-eun as Ja Geun-nyun
Jung Suk-yong as Se Dong
Jeon Soo-ji as Court Lady Han
Choi Ye-chan as Grand Prince Dae Gun
Ha Seo-yoon as Queen Oh
Ahn Se-eun as Royal Princess Jang Ryung
Uhm Hyo-sub as Oh Wook-hwan
Kim Bo-yun as Bu Yeong
Jo Jae-ryong as Jung Je-pyo
Go Soo-hee as Jeom Yi-nae
What is Captivating the King about?
Written by Kim Sung-deok and directed by Jo Nam-gook, Captivating the King follows the love story of King Yi In and Kang He-soo. Despite being a ruler, Yi In lives a miserable life with his feelings of emptiness. Alternatively, He-soo initially plans to seek her revenge against Yi In. However, everything will change as her hate is about to turn into a romantic attraction.
You can read the synopsis below:
Captivating the King tells the cruel love story between King Yi In, a miserable king who harbors an emptiness within him despite his high position, and Kang Hee-soo, whose initial motive of seeking revenge against him transforms into an unexpected attraction.
Captivating the King will premiere on tvN in Japan and be streamed on Netflix on Sunday, January 21. With its cliché love story, let’s see if this one will be a hit with K-drama fans.
