18 Jan 2017
The King
A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.
The Devil's Deal
The more power he desires, the darker his world becomes
Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Sun-tae. Hounded by loan sharks, due to defaulting a campaign loan, he decides to get his hands dirty. He steals classified government’s information about an urban development plan and obtains the help of a local gang leader, Pil-do, by promising hefty real estate profit. Now Hae-woong re-enters the race and tries to take revenge on Sun-tae. Unbeknownst to him, his messy journey through politics has only just begun.
Top Billed Cast
조진웅 Jeon Hae-woong
이성민 Kwon Soon-tae
김무열 Kim Pil-do
Won Hyun-jun Jung Han-mo
김민재 Moon Jang-ho
유승목 Ahn Gyu-hwan
Kim Yoon-sung Park Sang-man
Park Se-jin Song Dan-ah
손여은 Ahn Sang-mi
Lee Sang-won Ahn
박정표 Kim Gwang-doo
Park Dae-chul Kim Man-jo
Heo Ji-won Yoon
Han Gab-soo 
조영진 
Choi Min-cheol 
Seo Young-sam 
최동구 Pil-do's man
노태우 Self (archive footage)
김영삼 Self (archive footage)
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