The Man's Man

Author: Kim Hyun-ting
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: A charming and captivating man, a secretly admiring and loyal man, a suspicious and slightly perverted king. A palace intrigue among three men, full of color and fragrance! "The King's Man" Lee Joon-gi reveals his heart: "During the six months of filming, while reading this novel, and even now, I have been living as Gong Ji." "The King's Man" has become the epitome of a man "more beautiful than a woman." With the same-name film surpassing 20 million viewers and pirated DVDs watched over 300 million times, the original novel has become South Korea's bestselling book, with the Chinese version signed for an astronomical price,! The mask dance artist Chang-sung cannot stand the ridicule of those around him and comes to Hansung together with his best friend, Gong Ji, to seek development. Due to their exceptional talent, their satirical mask dance performances targeting the King Jeonjaeng (the King) and his favorite concubine, Green Water, are highly popular among the people. For mocking the King, they are brought to the Yeonimbu. "If the King laughs at our performance, then we are not mocking you." "If the King does not laugh, you will die!" Chang-sung does not make the King laugh. The gentle Gong Ji, in a moment of quick thinking, showcases his unique comedic skills, making the King laugh. They are thus allowed to stay in the residence of the mask dance artists in the palace, "Happy Park." Chang-sung and Gong Ji's mask dance performances satirize the powerful officials in the court and the past events of the former dynasty. The King discovers that among the officials watching the performance, one did not laugh, and this person is identified by the King as a corrupt official; another time, the mask dance performance reminds the King of his birth mother being executed by the former King due to jealousy, and in a fit of rage, the King kills two women of the former King on the spot. Every performance turns the scene into a sea of blood. Losing interest in performing, Chang-sung leaves the palace, but Gong Ji stays behind, becoming "The King's Man." It is only then that Chang-sung realizes how much he loves Gong Ji. To drive out the mask dance artists, some traitors begin their schemes, and the usually jealous Green Water also starts her schemes for revenge.