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[[File:k2h1_2924.jpg|frame| From left to right: [[Psychopathic Manchild|Kim Bong Goo]], [[Action Girl|Kim Hang Ah]], [[Handsome Lech|Lee Jae Ha]], [[Lovable Alpha Bitch|Lee Jae Shin]], [[Undying Loyalty|Eun Shi Kyung]]]]

 

''The King 2 Hearts'' (더킹 투하츠, also known as King/The King) is a 20 episode [[Korean Drama]] which aired from March 21st to May 24th on MBC. It stars Ha Ji Won as the North Korean special forces agent Kim Hang Ah and Lee Seung Gi as the South Korean Crown Prince Lee Jae Ha.

 

 

Tensions are rising between North and South Korea when the South Korean King, Lee Jae Kang, announces the joint participation of both countries in the [[Fictional Sport|World Officer Championship (WOC)]]. The team consists of six members: three from the North, including special forces agent [[Action Girl|Kim Hang Ah]], and three from the South, including royal guard (and son of the King's secretary) [[Undying Loyalty|Eun Shi Kyung]]. To gain more support for the idea, the king convinces his younger brother, Crown Prince Jae Ha, to join the team.

* [[Action Girl]]: Want to get your ass kicked? Just try threatening or harming anyone Hang Ah cares about!

* [[Actor Allusion]]:

* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Hang Ah turns down Jae Ha's proposal via Kang Seok.

* [[Alternate History]]: South Korea still maintains its monarchy, even after the split from North Korea.

* [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]]: Secretary Eun receives a bribe in the form of a [[wikipedia:Quarrymen|Quarrymen]] album.

* [[Beleaguered Assistant]]: Secretary Eun, when he first becomes Jae Ha's secretary

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure|Benevolent Ruler]]: Jae Kang

'''Jae Kang''': It's ok ''because'' it's you. }}

* [[BFG]]: Hells yeah, Kang Seok brings a rocket launcher to a fire-fight.

* [[Blackmail]]: After finding out that she joined the WOC team in order to find a husband, Jae Ha threatens to blackmail Hang Ah.

* [[Booby Trap]]: The treadmills during WOC training

** The scene where Shi Kyung trips over a traffic cone starts out mundane, then elevates as Shi Kyung unleashes his anger, finally falling to his knees in tears.

** After being kidnapped, shot, and then spending time in a Chinese prison, Hang Ah is understandably traumatized.

* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: At the beginning of the series, Jae Ha is putting more effort into getting out of working than doing actual work.

* [[Broken Pedestal]]: Once Shi Kyung finds out what his father did, the confrontation scene is a [[Tear Jerker]].

** In episode 3, Hang Ah asks what type of girl guys like. Jae Ha says that a girl should call him "[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%EB%B9%A0 oppa]." Later, after she moves into the palace, Hang Ah uses the term to cheer him up.

** After rejecting Kim Bong Goo's "rotten cookies," Bong Goo greets Shi Kyung with a "Hello, this is Rotten Cookies."

** Jae Shin visits the wall where she and Shi Kyung sang together to ask him an important question in the finale.

* [[Calling the Old Man Out|Calling Big Brother Out]]: [[Subverted]]. After Jae Kang expresses his disappointment in Jae Ha's behavior during WOC training, Jae Ha lashes out.

'''Jae Kang''': (''paraphrased'') [[Shut Up, Kirk|YOU should've risen above it]]! You're royalty; you should set an example. I know you still have a lot to learn, but I expected more of you. }}

** Every time Shi Kyung sings, a girl swoons. Not surprising considering his actor Jo Jung Suk used to sing in musicals.

** Lee Seung Gi is a popular singer who also plays piano; the character Jae Ha is a natural pianist.

* [[Celeb Crush]]: Why can't Hang Ah marry [[Brad Pitt]] or [[Barack Obama]] or [[wikipedia:Jang Dong-gun|Jang Dong-gun]] instead?

* [[Censor Suds]]: When Jae Kang interrupts Jae Ha in the middle of the latter's bubble bath, objects around the bathroom provide censorship.

* [[Character Name Alias]]: Bong Goo's [[Named After Somebody Famous|English name]] is [[wikipedia:John Mayer|John Mayer]].

* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Every time Jae Ha tries to bully Shi Kyung with jokes, the latter takes everything seriously.

* {{spoiler|[[Convenient Miscarriage]]}}: is what prompts Jae Ha to cross the DMZ into North Korea for Hang Ah.

* [[Culture Equals Costume]]: Although the cast usually dress in present-day clothing, on several occasions the royal family have dressed traditionally and Hang Ah has worn a [[wikipedia:Hanbok|hanbok]]/choson-ot.

* [[Daddy's Girl]]: Despite her badassery, Hang Ah is first and foremost Kim Nam Il's (only) daughter.

* [[Engagement Challenge]]: Jae Ha promises that the WOC team would pass the first round of the games before he and Hang Ah get engaged.

* [[Et Tu, Brute?]]

'''Jae Ha''': (''to Secretary Eun'') My father ... picked you. My brother ... trusted you. I ... leaned on you more than anyone! }}

* [[Fake Real Turn]]: Jae Ha's initial plan is to fake falling in love with Hang Ah, but well ... that doesn't quite work out.

* [[Hitler Ate Sugar]]: But, according to Bong Goo, similarities with Hitler are actually a good thing.

* [[Handsome Lech]]: Jae Ha

'''Jae Ha:''' [[Insult Backfire|I ''am'' cute]]. }}

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]:

* [[Hilarity Ensues]]: The WOC team

* [[It's All My Fault]]: Shi Kyung tells Jae Shin to repeat "it's not my fault a hundred times a day." She tells him promise to do likewise.

* [[Loony Fan]]: Stoic North Korean soldier, Kang Seok, first encounters for [[wikipedia:SNSD|SNSD]] when he visits South Korea for the first time, and over time develops into a [[Loony Fan]]--[[Serious Business|to hilarious results]].

* [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]: [[Royal Brat|Jae Shin]]

* [[Love-Obstructing Parents]]: [[Subverted]]. Kim Nam Il knows his daughter is in love with Jae Ha, but finds the crown prince severely lacking. He's, however, willing to let her make her own choices.

* [[Make a Wish]]: Jae Shin urges Shi Kyung to make a wish on a star, but he insists that stars have nothing to do with wishes. She makes him wish anyway.

* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Jae Ha tries to explain to Kim Nam Il, Hang Ah's father, when he and Hang Ah gets caught kissing. Kim Nam Il replies exactly what it looked like, "South Korean prince got drunk, succumbed to his animal instincts, and messed around with peace."

* [[Obnoxious In-Laws]]: Appears to start out this way between the Queen Mother and Hang Ah, but actually the Queen Mother is more of a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] towards Hang Ah.

* [[Open-Minded Parent]]: The Queen Mother

* [[Personal Effects Reveal]]

* [[Royal Brat]]: Jae Shin is not "bratty" per se but she starts off quite arrogant, but is eventually [[Break the Haughty|brought down to size]].

* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: [[Played With]]. In the beginning of the series, Jae Ha is serving in the army and Jae Kang is actively working towards a North/South reunion. Ironically, the royal family is seen as mere figureheads for all their effort.

* [[Serious Business]]: Kang Seok's SNSD addiction almost leads to a bloodbath. During WOC training, Kang Seok gets "addicted" to SNSD. (He confesses to Hang Ah that "those girls’ legs won’t leave my brain for a moment.") For his birthday, he receives a SNSD video with a note, "Don't be embarrassed. Admiring an advanced country’s culture is a given." When Jae Ha then confronts Kang Seok about the SNSD video, Kang Seok lifts Jae Ha off the floor to strangle him, which leads to a [[Mexican Standoff]] as everyone draws their guns. In the [[Stunned Silence]], Shi Kyung decides to call Jae Ha - [[Crowning Moment of Funny|whose ringtone is a SNSD song]].

* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Jae Ha towards Shi Kyung and Jae Shin

'''Jae Ha:''' We stopped it. I did. We did. We have the confidence that we can stop it again. They say that the scariest thing in the world is war. But we stopped it. So what ''can’t'' we do? Thank you ... for making us more powerful. }}

* [[Significant Reference Date]]: Jae Ha asks Hang Ah what she's doing on May 24. For the audience, the answer would be "watching this episode."

* [[Tomboy]]: Hang Ah

* [[Tragic Bromance]]: {{spoiler|1=Actual brothers, Jae Kang/Jae Ha}}

** Hang Ah does this when she's first told she's not eligible to be South Korean princess, and then later when Jae Ha goes to North Korea to bring her back.

** Jae Ha also does this when {{spoiler|Jae Kang dies}}.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Jae Ha and Shi Kyung

* [[Wham! Line]]

* [[What's Up, King Dude?]]: The amount of access Bong Goo has to the king is just baffling.

* [[You Called Me "X" - It Must Be Serious]]: Straight-laced Shi Kyung actually calls out his king [[Full Name Ultimatum|by full name]].

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