Upcoming The King: Eternal Monarch has released new still shots of Kim Go Eun and Lee Min Ho in totally contrasting situations. This SBS fantasy-romance drama is set to air every Friday and Saturday, and will also be featured on Netflix on April 17.
This will be Lee Min Ho's comeback drama series after Legend of the Blue Sea in 2016, where his role is a highly-skilled con artist who fell in love with a mermaid.
On May 12, 2017, Lee Min Ho began his mandatory military enlistment. Then, he was discharged on April 25, 2019.
Before Lee Min Ho became popular, especially in Asia, he has done so many dramas as well. He got his break when he landed the role of Gu Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers in 2009. He also captured so much attention from viewers when he starred in other popular TV series, such as City Hunter (2011) and Heirs (2013).
On the other hand, his co-star Kim Go Eun is an award-winning South Korean actress from the critically acclaimed 2012 film, A Muse, where she received Best New Actress awards. She then took a two-year hiatus to focus on her studies.
Afterward, Kim Go Eun's roles in the films Monster (2014), Coin Locker Girl (2015), and Memories of the Sword (2015) impressed the critics. The hit drama Cheese in the Trap (2016) was her debut in television-acting. She also starred in the top-rated drama Goblin (2016-2017).
Kim Go Eun will play the role of detective Jung Tae Eul, who must protect the people and especially the ones she loves. Lee Min Ho, on the other hand, will play Emperor Lee Gon, his second role as a constitutional monarch who will try to close the doors that were opened by demons to a parallel world.
The new photos of the two casts appear to be in entirely different situations between two worlds. Jung Tae Eul is seemingly digging through rubbish to find evidence. Emperor Lee Gon, however, is in a bakery, having conversations with a warm look in his eyes.
Hwa&Dam Pictures hopes that Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun's romantic pairing will make the people watch and tune in as to the chemistry they produce on-screen. Both superstars will surely create a pair we don't want to miss.
Directed by Baek Sang-Hoon, he is also the director of the hit TV drama Descendants of the Sun in 2016.
The King: Eternal Monarch will premiere on April 17 at 10 p.m. KST.
