King the Land (2023)

King the Land
Korean title
킹더랜드
Director
Lim Hyun-wook, Choi Seon-min
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Rating
8.2 / 10

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Drama Vibe Scale

  • Romance Level
  • Pacing
  • Tension / Stress
  • Comedy Factor
  • Tearjerker

One-Line Verdict

“A Cinderella-style romance between a chaebol heir and an ordinary employee. Packed with old-school clichés, the story is cheesy yet gripping.”

Overview

Gu Won, the son of the King Group and a senior executive at King Hotel, despises insincere smiles; shaped by memories of his mother and a fierce inheritance battle, he has developed a prickly personality and an aversion to fake smiles.

In contrast, Cheon Sa-rang is an outstanding hotelier at King Hotel known as the “Smile Queen”—a title earned because her job requires her to smile constantly—and she lands a position at “King the Land,” the VVIP lounge that represents the ultimate dream for hoteliers.

The two get off to a rocky start, marked by a minor misunderstanding and an unfortunate encounter…

First aired
2023
Episode length
~71 min
Age rating
TV-14
Country
South Korea
Availability last checked
26.09.2026

Cast & Episodes

Main Characters

  • Lee Jun-ho as Gu Won
  • Im Yoon-ah as Cheon Sa-rang
  • Kim Ga-eun as Kang Da-eul
  • Go Won-hee as Oh Pyeong-hwa
  • An Se-ha as No Sang-sik
  • Kim Jae-won as Lee Ro-un

Trailer

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How many episodes are there?
It has 16 episodes.
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