'The King's Affection' Episodes 7 & 8 Discussion Post

[kyungwons.livejournal.com]

Director: Song Hyun-Wook
Writer: Han Hee-Jung
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 20
Release Date: October 11 - December 14

Plot: The Crown Prince's wife gave birth to twins, but twins were considered an ominous sign. The twin daughter was supposed to be killed, but her mother begged to save her life. Secretly, the twin daughter is sent out of the palace. A few years later, the twin son Lee Hwi is killed. The Crown Prince's wife hides her twin son's death and brings her twin daughter back to the palace and raises her as Prince Lee Hwi (Park Eun-Bin). Lee Hwi eventually becomes a crown prince, but she is afraid her real identity will be revealed. Because of her secret, Lee Hwi is unable to have anyone close to her. She hides her emotions from others and she makes biting remarks.

Jung Ji-Un (Ro Woon) is Lee Hwi’s teacher. Jung Ji-Un comes from a noble family. He is handsome, smart and an optimist who enjoys life. Crown Prince Lee Hwi develops feeling for Jung Ji-Un.

You can watch on Netflix.

Source: AsianWiki (Drama info & poster)

Comments

[kyungwons.livejournal.com]

If he’s secretly an assassin he is playing a really long game.

i can still see him turning out to be an assassin but he'll end up choosing not to do it and be loyal to hwi or something instead after following her for a while

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

This makes good sense to me. I almost wonder if that was why he was kind of...awful at fighting the Chinese guy the first time around. Hesitant to go all-out so he didn't have to kill Hwi but mission still accomplished, or to solidify his cover by getting injured.

I think he is related (somehow) to the real Hwi's tutor, and when he finds out that real Hwi didn't abandon his tutor and died trying to say goodbye, maybe he will chill out.