The Crowned Clown
The story takes place at a time in Joseon history, when upheaval and power struggles surrounding the throne had reached extreme levels. In order to escape those who plan to assassinate him, the king puts a clown, who looks exactly like him, on the throne.
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Joseon is in a state of disorder due to uprisings and a power struggle surrounding King Yi Heon. To avoid assassination, a clown named Ha Sun is brought to the palace to take the place of King Yi Heon. Ha Sun looks almost identical to King Lee Hun.
1.The Monkey’s Hair
6.007-01-201983mAnxious about the traitors out there and haunted by the ghost of the brother he killed, Heon can never sleep in peace. He desperately asks the Chief Royal Secretary, Lee Kyu, to fi...
2.For the Ways to Survive in the Palace
8.008-01-201986mAs soon as Heon sees Ha Seon, he leaves the palace right away. Eunuch Cho and Lee Kyu try to train Ha Seon to perform a perfect double of the King. Ha Seon gradually realizes that...
3.The Hunt
8.014-01-201976mHa Seon returns to the palace to find the way to take his revenge on Shin Yi Gyum and those who give him power. Meanwhile, those who are after the King push ahead with the hunt to...
4.The Price of Being a King
8.015-01-201977mSeon Hwa Dang falls ill after drinking tea with the Queen. This poisoning incident gets out of the Queen’s hands. Ha Seon tries his best to find the way to save his queen as he pro...
5.The Daedong Group
8.021-01-201975mTo solve the taxation issue, Lee Kyu and Ha Seon try to persuade Joo Ho Geol, who is known to be a calculation genius, to join them. Meanwhile, seeing how Ha Seon thinks to put the...
6.Mistaken
8.022-01-201973mDespite the sweet words of the Queen, Ha Seon feels heartbroken as he knows her feelings are towards the real king, not him. Meanwhile, Lord Shin and his son, who were scheming aga...
7.The Return
8.028-01-201976mWith Dal Rae’s help, Heon escapes the temple and returns to the palace. He becomes furious to see how the Queen has changed and how his servants treat Ha Seon. To make sure his ser...
8.The Power To Protect The People I Cherish
8.029-01-201976mOfficer Jang finds out Ha Seon was not dead and reports it to Lee Kyu and Eunuch Cho. Meanwhile, Heon feels betrayed by the Queen and orders her to be deposed after failing to spen...
9.A Clown Knows How to Put a Play on Any Stage
7.004-02-201974mAfter being demoted, Lord Shin visits Lord Jinpyeong to suggest his plans. Lord Shin also becomes suspicious about Ha Seon’s identity and orders posters of Ha Seon’s face be put up...
10.You Will Always be a Fake King to Her
8.011-02-201973mLee Kyu is surprised to find out how close the Queen and Ha Seon have become. He tells Ha Seon to give up on his personal feelings to become the real king. Not knowing what’s on th...
11.The Queen Leave the Palace
8.012-02-201972mShocked to find out whom she has loved so far, So Woon decides to leave the palace. Ha Seon refuses to agree to deposing the Queen. Meanwhile, Lord Shin and Lord Jinpyeong seek to...
12.Procession
7.018-02-201976mTo check on the people, Ha Seon decides to visit the marketplace with the Queen. Dal Rae and Gab Soo hear from Ho Geol that the King looks exactly like the man in the poster and th...
13.The Flower Tea That Cause Infertility
8.019-02-201977mBetween the two ways to survive in the palace, Ha Seon who has become the King and has the king’s authorities chooses to trample on his enemies. To save those that he holds dear, h...
14.The Deposition of Queen Dowager
8.025-02-201974mAfter Ha Seon finds out about Lord Yoo’s death, he and Lee Kyu make the Queen Dowager confess her crimes in order to depose her. In the process, Ha Seon speaks with Shin Chi Soo an...
15.Ignore Them for Good
8.026-02-201968mTo face the rebel forces head-on, Ha Seon orders them to come into the palace with Lee Kyu for a morning assembly. While Lee Kyu is locked up in a cell, Shin Chi Soo tries to talk...
16.I Will Come Back for You
8.004-03-201976mWith Lee Kyu’s sacrifice, Ha Seon successfully punishes those that tried to kill him. After he suppresses the rebels, like the sun, he takes care of his subjects and the people. Wh...
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