# King the Land

King the Land (Korean: 킹더랜드) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah. It aired on JTBC from June 17 to August 6, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and on Netflix in selected regions.

## Synopsis

King the Land tells the story of Gu Won who is the heir of The King Group, a luxury hotel conglomerate, who was thrown into an inheritance war, and Cheon Sa-rang, a hotelier who always has a smile on her face till she meets Gu Won.

## Cast
### Main

* Lee Jun-ho as Gu Won
    The heir and head general manager of King Hotel.
* Im Yoon-ah as Cheon Sa-rang
    A hotelier and the "smile queen" of the King Hotel.

### Supporting
#### People around Gu Won

* Son Byong-ho as Gu Il-hoon
    Gu Won's father who is the chairman of King Group.
* Kim Seon-young as Gu Hwa-ran
    Gu Won's older half-sister and the eldest daughter of King Group.
* Kim Dong-ha as Yoon Ji-hoo
    Hwa-ran's son.
* Ahn Se-ha as Noh Sang-sik
    Gu Won's friend and secretary.

#### People around Cheon Sa-rang

* Go Won-hee as Oh Pyung-hwa
    Sa-rang's best friend who is a flight attendant of King Air.
* Kim Ga-eun as Kang Da-eul
    Sa-rang's best friend and a working mother who is a "sales king" of Alanga, a duty-free store affiliated with King Group.
* Kim Young-ok as Cha Soon-hee
    Sa-rang's grandmother.

#### Employees at King Group

* Kim Jae-won as Lee Ro-woon
    A flight attendant of King Air who has a crush on Pyeong-Hwa.
* Gong Ye-ji as Kim Soo-mi
    The manager of King Hotel. She took a disliking to Sa-rang because of her talents and her status.
* Kim Jung-min as Jeon Min-seo
    The general manager of King the Land, King Hotel's VVIP Lounge.
* Choi Ji-hyun as Ha-na
    A member of King the Land's team.
* Kim Chae-yun as Doo-ri
    A member of King the Land's team.
* Lee Ho-seok as Se-ho
    A member of King the Land's team.
* Lee Ji-hye as Do Ra-hee
    A supervisor of Alanga, King Group Fashion.

#### Others

* Choi Tae-hwan as Seo Chung-jae
    Da-eul's husband.
* Lee Ye-joo as Seo Cho-rong
    Da-eul's only daughter.
* Jo Won-jo as Professor Yoon
    Hwa-ran's husband.

### Special appearances

* Nam Gi-ae as Han Mi-so (Ep. 14–16)
    Gu Won's mother.
* Ahn Woo-yeon as Gong Yoo-nam (Ep. 1–5)
    Sa-rang's ex-boyfriend.
* Kim Sung-eun as a senior flight attendant of King Air (Ep. 1)
* Lee Hye-sung as an interviewee for new hotelier (Ep. 1)
* Kang Ki-doong as Choi Tae-man (Ep. 1)
* Jin Seon-kyu as a policeman (Ep. 4)
* Anupam Tripathi as Prince Samir (Ep. 7–8)
* Jang Mi-ja as Chairman Han's Mother (Ep. 2-4, 7, 11)

## Reception
### Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Average |
| | 1 | 1.119 | 1.835 | 2.039 | 2.331 | 2.273 | 2.909 | 2.521 | 2.985 | 2.571 | 2.616 | 2.179 | 2.588 | 2.318 | 2.496 | 2.777 | 3.404 | 2.435 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | June 17, 2023 | 5.075% (1st) | 5.344% (1st) |
| 2 | June 18, 2023 | 7.544% (1st) | 8.255% (1st) |
| 3 | June 24, 2023 | 9.145% (1st) | 10.671% (1st) |
| 4 | June 25, 2023 | 9.645% (1st) | 10.003% (1st) |
| 5 | July 1, 2023 | 9.672% (1st) | 10.590% (1st) |
| 6 | July 2, 2023 | 12.017% (1st) | 12.607% (1st) |
| 7 | July 8, 2023 | 10.607% (1st) | 11.496% (1st) |
| 8 | July 9, 2023 | 12.317% (1st) | 13.427% (1st) |
| 9 | July 15, 2023 | 10.196% (1st) | 11.174% (1st) |
| 10 | July 16, 2023 | 11.303% (1st) | 12.351% (1st) |
| 11 | July 22, 2023 | 9.003% (1st) | 10.062% (1st) |
| 12 | July 23, 2023 | 10.977% (1st) | 11.552% (1st) |
| 13 | July 29, 2023 | 9.388% (1st) | 9.506% (1st) |
| 14 | July 30, 2023 | 10.651% (1st) | 10.965% (1st) |
| 15 | August 5, 2023 | 11.943% (1st) | 13.583% (1st) |
| 16 | August 6, 2023 | 13.789% (1st) | 14.534% (1st) |
| Average | Average | 10.205% | 11.008% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS). ||||

### Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2023 | Grand Prize (Daesang) – Actor of the Year | Lee Jun-ho | Won |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2023 | Popularity Award (Actor) | Lee Jun-ho | Won |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Lee Jun-ho | Won |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Best Couple | Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah | Won |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Jun-ho | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Best Character | Lee Jun-ho | Won |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Global Star Award | Lee Jun-ho | Won |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Popularity Award (Actor) | Lee Jun-ho | Won |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Popularity Award (Actress) | Im Yoon-ah | Won |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Im Yoon-ah | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Global Star Award | Im Yoon-ah | Nominated |
| Consumer Rights Day KCA Culture & Entertainment Awards | 2023 | Viewer's Choice – Actor of the Year | Im Yoon-ah | Won |
| Consumer Rights Day KCA Culture & Entertainment Awards | 2023 | Viewer's Choice – Drama of the Year | King the Land | Won |
| Fundex Awards | 2023 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Lee Jun-ho | Won |
| Fundex Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Actress (Drama) | Im Yoon-ah | Won |
| Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards | 2024 | Grand Prize | King the Land | Won |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actor | Ahn Se-ha | Won |
| TVING Awards | 2023 | Content of the Year – Best 9 | King the Land | Won |

## Remake

On February 14, 2024, it was reported that King the Land would be reproduced as a Turkish television drama.