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The King: Eternal Monarch
2020
· TV Show
· 70 min episodes
· 1 season
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MEANRANK
76/100
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A modern-day Korean emperor passes through a mysterious portal and into a parallel world, where he encounters a feisty police detective.
Details
- Directors
- Baek Sang-hoon, Jung Jee-hyun, Yoo Je-won
- Writer
- Kim Eun-sook
- Studio
- Hwa&Dam Pictures, Studio Dragon
- Released
- 17 April 2020
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 70 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 16 across 1 season
- Awards
- 1 win, 6 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →1 win from 7 nominations across 1 ceremony
| SBS Drama Awards 2020 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Lee Min-ho | Winner |
| SBS Drama Awards 2020 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Kim Go-eun | Nominee |
| SBS Drama Awards 2020 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Lee Jung-jin | Nominee |
| SBS Drama Awards 2020 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Woo Do-hwan | Nominee |
| SBS Drama Awards 2020 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Jung Eun-chae | Nominee |
| SBS Drama Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Yong-ji | Nominee |
| SBS Drama Awards 2020 | Best Couple Award | Lee Min-ho and Kim Go-eun | Nominee |
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SBS Drama Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Lee Min-ho | Winner |
| Best Couple Award | Lee Min-ho and Kim Go-eun | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Yong-ji | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Lee Jung-jin | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Woo Do-hwan | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Jung Eun-chae | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Kim Go-eun | Nominee |