I Am the King

I Am the King
I Am the King
	Promotional poster for I Am the King
Korean name
Hangul	나는 왕이로소이다
Hanja	나는 王이로소이다
Revised Romanization	Naneun Wangirosoida
McCune–Reischauer	Nanŭn wangirosoida
Directed by	Jang Kyu-sung
Written by	Kim Su-ro; Lee Hanee
Cinematography	Kim Dong-cheon
Edited by	Shin Min-kyung
Music by	Kim Jun-seok
Production; company	Daisy Entertainment
Release date	8 August 2012;
Running time	120 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$4.4 million

I Am the King (

Joseon Dynasty with Ju playing the dual role of a king and a beggar.^[2]^[3] It was released on August 8, 2012 and ran for 120 minutes.^[4]

Background

The movie depicts the three months before Choong-nyung (the future

Korean alphabet and advancing the country’s scientific research and law, as Prince Choong-nyung he was known to be a bit of a reclusive bookworm.^[5]

Plot

When his older brothers

Hyoryeong fail to impress their father King Taejong

, the king makes a royal command for Choong-nyung to become the next ruler of the kingdom instead. The prince, who strongly refuses to become the king and just wants to live a happy and stress-free life buried in his books, chooses to escape the palace before his coronation ceremony.

After hours of contemplation, Choong-nyung escapes by climbing over the palace wall. There he runs into a bad-tempered drunken slave named Deok-chil, who happens to be at the palace to save the love of his life who was captured by government officials and put in prison for being the daughter of a suspected spy.

Deok-chil perfectly resembles the prince, so Choong-nyung instantly grabs the chance to disguise himself as a slave and they exchange clothes with each other. In a terrible twist of fate, when Choong-nyung wakes up after being knocked unconscious, he is mistaken for a slave and Deok-chil gets put on the throne. As Choong-nyung ventures outside the palace walls, he begins to open his eyes to the people living in extreme poverty and experiences the life of the common man.[6]

Cast

Ju Ji-hoon as Grand Prince Choong-nyung / Duk-Chil^[7]^[8]
Baek Yoon-sik as Hwang-Hee
Byun Hee-bong as Shin-Ik
Park Yeong-gyu as King Taejong
Im Won-hee as Hae-Koo
Lee Hanee as Soo-Yeon
Kim Su-ro
as Hwang-Koo
Baek Do-bin as Grand Prince Yang-nyung
Im Hyung-joon as Jang Young-shil
Kim Eung-soo as an old butcher
Kim So-hyun as Sol-Bi
Han Yeo-wool as a virgin
Lee Mi-do as the Crown Princess Consort
Yoon Kyung-ho as Geun-Bae
Kwon Hyuk-soo as Soo Yeon-boo
Lee Dae-gwang as Tteok seller 1
Lee Jung-hoon as Tteok seller 2
Kim Wang-geun as Lee-Bang
Yang Myung-hun as Hwang-Hee's warrior
Jang Tae-min as a Slave
Byun Joo-hyun as a Royal officer
Jung-Woon as Yang-nyung's group
Ham Jin-sung as Yang-nyung's group
Lee Chul-hee
Im Hak-soon

Special screening

On August 13, 2012, a special screening was held at

National Liberation Day, which commemorates Korea's independence from Japanese colonial rule.^[9]^[10]

Reception

The film ranked third and grossed ₩3,400,628,393 in its first week of release,[11] and grossed a total of ₩5,037,762,632 domestically after two weeks of screening.^[12]

References

^ "Box office by Country: I Am the King". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
^ Suk, Monica (17 July 2012). ""Ju Ji-hoon was perfect for comic role," says director of I am the King". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Lee, Jin-ho (21 July 2012). "Joo Ji Hoon Says He′ll Dress Up Like a Servant If I Am the King Succeeds". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ "I Am the King (2012)". The Chosun Ilbo. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Cho, Jae-eun (10 August 2001). "New films plumb obscure Joseon period events ... with a comic twist". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Lee, Tae-ho (8 August 2001). "PREVIEW: I am the King: Korean version of The Prince and the Pauper". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Lee, Tae-ho (30 July 2012). "Ju Ji-hoon says "I met director every single day to act out beggar and king"". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Ho, Stewart (27 June 2012). "Joo Ji Hoon is Both King and Beggar in I Am the King Trailer". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Ho, Stewart (10 August 2012). "Joo Ji Hoon's I Am the King To Screen at Deoksu Palace to Mark National Liberation Day". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Park, Eun-jee (12 August 2012). "Movies at the palace: Sensible or sacrilege?". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "South Korea Box Office: August 10–12, 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
^ "South Korea Box Office: August 17–19, 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-26.

External links

I Am the King official website (in Korean)
I Am the King at HanCinema
I Am the King at the Korean Movie Database

[1] "Box office by Country: I Am the King". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-26.

[2] Suk, Monica (17 July 2012). ""Ju Ji-hoon was perfect for comic role," says director of I am the King". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

[3] Lee, Jin-ho (21 July 2012). "Joo Ji Hoon Says He′ll Dress Up Like a Servant If I Am the King Succeeds". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

[4] "I Am the King (2012)". The Chosun Ilbo. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

[5] Cho, Jae-eun (10 August 2001). "New films plumb obscure Joseon period events ... with a comic twist". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[6] Lee, Tae-ho (8 August 2001). "PREVIEW: I am the King: Korean version of The Prince and the Pauper". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

[7] Lee, Tae-ho (30 July 2012). "Ju Ji-hoon says "I met director every single day to act out beggar and king"". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

[8] Ho, Stewart (27 June 2012). "Joo Ji Hoon is Both King and Beggar in I Am the King Trailer". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

[9] Ho, Stewart (10 August 2012). "Joo Ji Hoon's I Am the King To Screen at Deoksu Palace to Mark National Liberation Day". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

[10] Park, Eun-jee (12 August 2012). "Movies at the palace: Sensible or sacrilege?". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[11] "South Korea Box Office: August 10–12, 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-26.

[12] "South Korea Box Office: August 17–19, 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-26.

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