Hotel King (South Korean TV Series)
Hotel King is a South Korean television series that aired on MBC from April 5 to July 27, 2014. The drama, which consists of 32 episodes, was broadcast in the Saturday and Sunday 21:45 time slot. It follows the complex narrative of a general manager at a luxury establishment and the daughter of the hotel's late owner.
Plot
The story centers on Cha Jae-wan (played by Lee Dong-wook), a man who grew up in poverty and suffered abuse before rising to become the general manager of Hotel Ciel. Driven by a desire for revenge against his father, Ah Sung-won, who he believes abandoned him, Jae-wan finds his life complicated by the arrival of Ah Mo-ne (Lee Da-hae). Following the sudden death of her father, Ah Sung-won, the heiress Mo-ne must navigate the challenges of protecting her family's legacy while dealing with her own vulnerabilities and suspicions regarding her father's passing.
Production
The series was directed by Kim Dae-jin and Ashbun, with a screenplay written by Jo Eun-jung. The first script reading for the production took place in mid-February 2014 at the MBC Dream Centre in Ilsan, South Korea. The series replaced Golden Rainbow in its time slot and was succeeded by the drama Mama in August 2014.
Cast
The main cast includes:
- Lee Dong-wook as Cha Jae-wan
- Lee Da-hae as Ah Mo-ne
- Im Seul-ong as Sun Woo-hyun
- Wang Ji-hye as Song Chae-kyung
- Lee Deok-hwa as Lee Joong-goo
- Kim Hae-sook as Baek Mi-nyeo
