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A story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She then wakes up in the body of Lady Hae Soo and finds herself amongst the ruling princes of the Wang Family.


Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.

Lee Min-ho
Lee Gon

Kim Go-eun
Jung Tae-eul / Luna

Woo Do-hwan
Jo Eun-sup / Jo-young

Kim Kyung-nam
Kang Shin-jae

Jung Eun-chae
Goo Seo-ryung / Goo Eun-ah

Lee Jung-jin
Lee Rim

Jeon Moo-song
Lee Jong-in / Prince Boo-young

Kim Yeong-ok
Noh Ok-nam

Jeon Bae-soo
Jung Do-in

Seo Jeong-yeon
Song Jung-hye
The King: Eternal Monarch is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of detective, monarchy, time travel, romance, historical fiction, king. Created by Kim Eun-sook, it stars Lee Min-ho, Kim Go-eun, Woo Do-hwan. Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.
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