The King's Affection

The King's Affection
Promotional poster of The King's Affection
Promotional poster
Also known asAttachment
Hangul
연모
Literal meaningAffection
Revised RomanizationYeonmo
Genre
Created by
  • Ki Min-soo
  • Hong Seok-gu (KBS Drama division)
Based onYeonmo
by Lee So-young
Written byHan Hee-jung[1]
Directed bySong Hyun-wook[1]
Starring
ComposerTae-geun
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
  • Yoon Jae-hyuk
  • Han Hye-yeon
  • Song Min-joo
  • Park Chun-ho
Producers
  • Ahn Chang-hyeon
  • Hwang Ui-kyung
  • Baek Sung-min
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseOctober 11 (2021-10-11) –
December 14, 2021 (2021-12-14)
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The King's Affection (Korean: 연모; RR: Yeonmo), is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Park Eun-bin, Rowoon, Nam Yoon-su, Choi Byung-chan, Bae Yoon-kyung, and Jung Chae-yeon. The story is based on Lee So-young's manhwa Yeonmo.[4] It aired on KBS2 from October 11 to December 14, 2021, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 (KST) for 20 episodes.[5] It also premiered worldwide on Netflix on the same day.[6]

The King's Affection is the first South Korean television series to win an International Emmy Award.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b Hwang, Ji-young (November 5, 2020). "'KBS 드라마 스페셜 2020' 라인업 10편 공개". Naver (in Korean). Daily Sports. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Kim, Myung-mi (March 19, 2021). "'연모' 박은빈X로운 출연확정 "잊을 수 없는 로맨스 선사"(공식입장)" ['Love Love' Park Eun-bin X Rowoon Confirmed to Appear "An unforgettable romance"]. Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Kim, Yang-soo (April 1, 2021). "KBS 황의경CP, 몬스터유니온 이끈다…'대박부동산'·'연모' 제작" [KBS Hwang Eui-kyung CP leads Monster Union ... production of 'Jackpot Real Estate' and 'Yeonmo']. Joy News 24 (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Lee, So-young. "연모(戀慕) 1화" (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Tae, Yu-na (September 6, 2021). "[공식] 박은빈X로운 '연모', 10월 11일 첫방 ... 아련한 궁중 로맨스" [[Official] Park Eun-bin X Rowoon's 'Yeonmo' premieres on October 11th ... faint royal romance] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Lee, Julie (September 5, 2021). "Netflix Confirms Oct 11th Release Date for New Romance Series The King's Affection". Netflix. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Kang, Nae-ri (November 22, 2022). "'연모', 韓 드라마 최초 국제 에미상 수상...이미경 CJ 부회장 공로상(종합)" ['Yeonmo', the first Korean drama to win the International Emmy Award... Lee Mi-kyung CJ Vice Chairman Achievement Award (general)] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved November 22, 2022 – via Naver.
  8. ^ "The King's Affection is first K-drama to win an International Emmy". The Straits Times. November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.