The Crowned Clown
2019 South Korean television series
The Crowned Clown [ 1] (Korean : 왕이 된 남자 ) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yeo Jin-goo , Kim Sang-kyung , and Lee Se-young . A remake of the 2012 film Masquerade , the series centers on the tale of a Joseon King and his doppelganger , a clown whom he puts on the throne to escape the intense power struggles afflicting the royal court. It aired from January 7 to March 4, 2019, on tvN .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Synopsis
The story takes place in mid-Joseon period , when upheavals and power struggles surrounding the throne had reached extremely devastating levels. In order to escape those who plan to assassinate him, the King puts a clown, who looks exactly like him, on the throne. As the clown settles into his role, the palace is upended as the King's enemies are confounded by the imposter's creativity and his ever-expanding circle of allies, who are glad to see the “King” finally become the ruler they have always wanted.[ 6]
Cast
Main
Supporting
People around Ha-seon
People around So-woon
People around Yi Heon
People around Yi Kyu
Special appearances
Production
The first script reading took place on October 8, 2018, in Sangam-dong , Seoul, South Korea.[ 20]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Released on January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "If I See You Again" (다시 볼 수 있다면) Jung Young-ho Jung Young-ho Oh Yeon-joon 4:00 2. "If I Can See You Again" (Inst.) Jung Young-ho 4:00 Total length: 8:00
Part 2
Released on January 21, 2019 (2019-01-21 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "That Day, We." (그날, 우리) JPG JPG Baekho (NU'EST )4:12 2. "That Day, We." (Inst.) JPG 4:12 3. "Serenade I (Hasun's Theme)" 2:47 4. "Serenade II (Soun's Theme)" 2:21 Total length: 13:32
Part 3
Released on January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Tell Me" (말해줘요) Kim Beom-joo, Kim Shi-hyuk, Park Se-joon Kim Beom-joo, Kim Shi-hyuk, Park Se-joon Eunha (GFriend )4:32 2. "Tell Me" (Inst.) Kim Beom-joo, Kim Shi-hyuk, Park Se-joon 4:32 Total length: 9:04
Part 4
Released on February 4, 2019 (2019-02-04 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Five Seasons" (오계절) VIP VIP HAEUN 4:16 2. "Five Seasons (Soft Ver.)" (오계절 (Soft Ver.)) VIP VIP HAEUN 4:16 3. "Five Seasons" (Inst.) VIP 4:16 Total length: 12:48
Part 5
Released on February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Always" TAIBIAN TAIBIAN, Bark Seulgi (Red Velvet )4:35 2. "Always" (Inst.) TAIBIAN, Bark 4:35 Total length: 9:10
Part 6
Released on February 19, 2019 (2019-02-19 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "If I Could Be By Your Side" (니 곁이라면) Shim Hyun-bo Sung Si-kyung Sung Si-kyung 4:30 2. "If I Could Be By Your Side" (Inst.) Sung Si-kyung 4:30 Total length: 9:00
Part 7
Released on February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Light Saver" (위화(衛華)) Ahn Ye-eun Ahn Ye-eun Ahn Ye-eun 3:37 2. "Light Saver" (Inst.) Ahn Ye-eun 3:37 Total length: 7:14
Part 8
Released on February 26, 2019 (2019-02-26 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "A Long Way From Now" (아주 먼 훗날) SE O, Park Se-joon SE O, Park Se-joon SE O 3:12 2. "A Long Way From Now" (Inst.) SE O, Park Se-joon 3:12 Total length: 6:24
Disc 2: Title Artist 1. "Man who became king" (Opening Title) Various Artists 2:27 2. "A Failure" Various Artists 2:27 3. "Before fall down" Various Artists 2:57 4. "Back to the dust" Various Artists 4:15 5. "Burning Sequence" Various Artists 3:02 6. "Change the world" Various Artists 2:29 7. "Communist Ideology" Various Artists 2:07 8. "Dark one" Various Artists 2:21 9. "End of Winter" Various Artists 1:43 10. "Evil Flower" Various Artists 2:34 11. "Firefly" Various Artists 2:47 12. "Frozen Tears" Various Artists 2:25 13. "Face off" Various Artists 3:30 14. "Green Teacher" Various Artists 2:08 15. "Gretchen" Various Artists 3:30 16. "Lose King's face" Various Artists 1:49 17. "My Reflection in the lake" Various Artists 2:44 18. "Red Eagle" Various Artists 2:18 19. "Ridicilous Trace" Various Artists 2:20 20. "Rewrite" Various Artists 2:55 21. "Search Block" Various Artists 3:26 22. "Silent Eyes" Various Artists 2:46 23. "Snow field" Various Artists 2:33 24. "Sleepy" Various Artists 2:10 25. "Song for a love" Various Artists 2:51 26. "Stalking" Various Artists 2:55 27. "Storm Beat" Various Artists 1:55 28. "The Coup" Various Artists 2:51 29. "The End of the road" Various Artists 4:00 30. "The Night before farewell" Various Artists 3:15 31. "The way of truth" Various Artists 5:47 32. "The Letter" Various Artists 2:37 33. "Time of Blood" Various Artists 2:43 34. "To be seen or not" Various Artists 3:12 35. "Turning point" Various Artists 3:09 36. "Who is real?" Various Artists 3:41 37. "Serenade III" Various Artists 2:46 38. "Storm Beat" (Ending Title) Various Artists 1:08
Ratings
The Crowned Clown : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 1.364 1.499 1.849 2.055 1.829 1.651 1.845 2.064 1.575 1.871 1.966 1.868 2.189 1.926 2.114 2.447 1.882
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
[ 21]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[ 22]
Nationwide
Seoul
1
January 7, 2019
5.709%
6.130%
2
January 8, 2019
6.559%
7.212%
3
January 14, 2019
8.022%
9.802%
4
January 15, 2019
8.933%
9.515%
5
January 21, 2019
8.053%
8.939%
6
January 22, 2019
7.597%
7.962%
7
January 28, 2019
8.375%
9.434%
8
January 29, 2019
9.455%
10.092%
9
February 4, 2019
6.576%
6.899%
10
February 11, 2019
8.240%
8.983%
11
February 12, 2019
9.316%
10.179%
12
February 18, 2019
8.695%
9.110%
13
February 19, 2019
10.002%
11.119%
14
February 25, 2019
8.698%
9.757%
15
February 26, 2019
9.472%
10.007%
16
March 4, 2019
10.851%
11.783%
Average
8.410%
9.183%
Special
January 1, 2019
1.696%
2.051%
Special
February 5, 2019
2.517%
2.767%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS , SBS , MBC and EBS ).
Due to the Lunar New Year holiday, episode 10 aired on February 11, 2019 instead of February 5.
Awards and nominations
References
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