
The King's Affection(2021)
When the crown prince is killed, his twin sister assumes the throne while trying to keep her identity and affection for her first love a royal secret.


When Jo Yang Sun is driven out of house and home after her father is framed for a crime, she is forced to crossdress in order to make ends meet as a bookseller, where she meets Kim Sung Yeol, a handsome, but mysterious scholar who is actually a vampire. Meanwhile, an evil presence at the royal palace stops at nothing to keep the Crown Prince from claiming his rightful throne.

Lee Joon-gi
Kim Sung-yeol

Lee Yu-bi
Jo Yang-sun

MAX Changmin
Lee Yeon

Lee Soo-hyuk
Gwi

Kim So-eun
Choi Hye-ryung / Lee Myung-hee

Jang Hee-jin
Soo-hyang

Lee Soon-jae
King Seonjo

Choi Tae-hwan
Ho-jin

Park So-young
Dam-yi

Kim Myung-gon
Rho Chang-sun
The Scholar Who Walks the Night is a drama, mystery series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of vampire, cross dressing, first love, interspecies romance, joseon dynasty (1392–1910), historical romance. it stars Lee Joon-gi, Lee Yu-bi, MAX Changmin. When Jo Yang Sun is driven out of house and home after her father is framed for a crime, she is forced to crossdress in order to make ends meet as a bookseller, where she meets Kim Sung Yeol, a handsome, but mysterious scholar who is actually a vampire. Meanwhile, an evil presence at the royal palace stops at nothing to keep the Crown Prince from claiming his rightful throne.
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