King the Land
킹더랜드Checked and re-read
The archetype romcom of 2023, and it took the crown from Business Proposal by copying its blueprint exactly: chaebol heir, hardworking employee, hotel setting, bickering, a boardroom subplot nobody watches for. Lee Jun Ho and Yoona are effortless together and the production is expensive in the way that makes a show easy to put on. It also has no plot: an 8.3 aggregate from 102,000 ratings sits against a written-review average of 6.6 and a rewatch score of 4.6, which is what an empty pleasant show looks like in numbers. Watch it when you want nothing to happen for sixteen hours.
Amid a tense inheritance fight, a charming heir clashes with his hardworking employee who's known for her irresistible smile — which he cannot stand.
Hooks early Episode 1. The heir and the smiling hotel clerk meet in the first twenty minutes and the show never complicates that.
Where we recommend it
On 8 lists- Dramas like Dynamite KissClosest
- Dramas like The Potato LabClosest
- Dramas like No Gain No LoveStrong thread
- Dramas like Touch Your HeartStrong thread
- Dramas like What's Wrong with Secretary KimStrong thread
- Dramas like See You at Work Tomorrow!Same feeling
- Dramas like Tastefully YoursSame feeling
- Dramas like Strong Girl Bong-soonSame feeling
Recommended alongside
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