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The King's Affection
2021
· TV Show
· 1 season
A
MEANRANK
81/100
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The story is set during the Joseon Dynasty when twins were considered an ominous sign. When the Crown Princess Consort gives birth to twins, an order is sent to kill the daughter. To save her, she is secretly sent out of the palace.
Details
- Directors
- Lee Hyun-suk, Song Hyun-wook
- Created by
- Han Hee-jung
- Writer
- Han Hee-jung
- Studio
- Arc Media, Monster Union, SYN&studio
- Released
- 11 October 2021
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 20 across 1 season
- Awards
- 10 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 17 →1 major award won · 10 wins from 17 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| International Emmy Awards 2022 | Best Telenovela | The King's Affection | Winner |
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Rowoon | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Park Eun-bin | Nominee |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 | Best Actress – Television | Park Eun-bin | Nominee |
| Korean Broadcasting Awards 2022 | Best Actor/Actress | Park Eun-bin | Winner |
| Seoul International Drama Awards 2022 | Best Writer | Han Hee-jung | Winner |
| KBS Drama Awards 2021 | Best Couple Award | Park Eun-bin and Rowoon | Winner |
| KBS Drama Awards 2021 | Best New Actor | Rowoon | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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International Emmy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Telenovela | The King's Affection | Winner |
KBS Drama Awards
10 nominations, 6 won
| Best Couple Award | Park Eun-bin and Rowoon | Winner |
| Best New Actor | Rowoon | Winner |
| Best Young Actress | Choi Myung-bin | Winner |
| Popularity Award, Actor | Rowoon | Winner |
| Popularity Award, Actress | Park Eun-bin | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Park Eun-bin | Winner |
| Best New Actor | Nam Yoon-su | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Jung Chae-yeon | Nominee |
| Best Young Actor | Ko Woo-rim | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Park Eun-bin | Nominee |
Korea First Brand Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Female Acting Idol | Jung Chae-yeon | Winner |
Korean Broadcasting Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor/Actress | Park Eun-bin | Winner |
Seoul International Drama Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Writer | Han Hee-jung | Winner |
APAN Star Awards
2 nominations
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Rowoon | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Park Eun-bin | Nominee |
Baeksang Arts Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress – Television | Park Eun-bin | Nominee |