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The King

The King

Only One Will Become.

2017•2h 14m•7.3/10
CrimeAction

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7.3/10(88)

A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.

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Production

Next Entertainment World, MAGNUM9

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Zo In-sung

Zo In-sung

Park Tae-su

Jung Woo-sung

Jung Woo-sung

Han Kang-sik

Bae Sung-woo

Bae Sung-woo

Yang Dong-chul

Kim A-joong

Kim A-joong

Lim Sang-hee

Ryu Jun-yeol

Ryu Jun-yeol

Choi Doo-il

Kim Eui-sung

Kim Eui-sung

Kim Eung-su

Jung Eun-chae

Jung Eun-chae

Park Si-yeon

Kim So-jin

Kim So-jin

Ahn Hee-yeon

Hwang Seung-eon

Hwang Seung-eon

Jeon Hee-sung

Lee Ju-yeon

Lee Ju-yeon

Cha Mi-ryun

Han Soo-yeon

Han Soo-yeon

Head Hostess

Ko A-sung

Ko A-sung

Miss Kim

Jo Woo-jin

Jo Woo-jin

Investigating Officer

Keum Sae-rok

Keum Sae-rok

Hee-sung's Friend

So Hee-jung

So Hee-jung

Ji-min's Mother

Oh Dae-hwan

Oh Dae-hwan

Song Baek-ho

Ryujin

Ryujin

Ji-min

Lee Kyu-ho

Lee Kyu-ho

Wild Dog

Jo Hyun-wu

Jo Hyun-wu

Trainer

Kim Keum-soon

Kim Keum-soon

Mokpo Prosecutor's Wife

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