Hottest Kings, Emperors, and Princes in K-dramas Through 2020

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• Kim Soo Hyun. Kim Soo Hyun always and forever.

  • PERIOD!!!!!!!!
    +++++++1000000000000

    But, i like all those names above.
    No. 1 KSH and the rest come 2nd. Lols

    • Kim Soo Hyun. Absolutely.

    • Yass his acting was literally made me speechless. KSH is the person who made me love kdramas when I remember I used to hate them, yup he can do that.king soo hyun

  • Agree. KSH looks the best as King. Most of the names mentioned are just princes who will never become king...

  • I mean. Like Koala said, it’s a no brainer. KSH was so amazing in Moon Sun, he basically carried it towards 40% by himself. Because his costar was... really not the best lol.

    • Yeah, he's number 1 on my list also.

• Of course Lee Min Ho #1, he is the neatest king among all.

  • I love period dramas thank you Koala for putting this list together

• Joo Jihoon will always be in that running. He has a few of kingly/princely roles, most recent in Kingdom. But Prince Shin is my korea first Love.
  But definitely, Kim Soohyun. He is always is just awesome to watch and when he was playing King, he was definitely Kingly.

  Others I wanna add are, though I guess not as notable:
  Kang Haneul in Scarlet Heart Romance, though he was playinh second lead. He really was mesmerizing in that role
  DooJoon in Splash Splash love, i guess cause this was only a mini drama
  Jung KyungHo in Ja Myunggu
  Lee Jehoon in Secret Door
  Yeon Woojin in Queen of Seven Days
  Lee JinWook in Three Musketeers
  Park HyungShik in Hwarang

  • Can not agree more with u with prince shin!n even he is look mooree "prince" with big value on kingdom!

  • Same! Lee Shin will always be my k-drama first love.
    And ofc my Lee Hwon!

• Lee Jun Ki in Moon Lovers
  Park Hyung Sik in Hwarang

  My top 2 ultimate prince and king ❤️? in k-dramas.

• I go for SONG JOONG KI he almost wear different korea's traditional hanbok in sungkyunkwan scandal and he's awesomeon tree deep roos,he's so perfect and daebak ❤❤❤saranghae oppa ❤❤❤

• I am not a Saguek person but I really love Moon Embracing the Sun. I have probably watched the drama many times and I could watch it again and again anytime.

  And then, again I found another gem in Moon Lovers and fall in love with Wang So. To this day in my book, that character still holds ‘the best interpreted’ kdrama character of all time. I watched not drama not knowing who Lee Joon Gi was at that time and watched the character as Wang So himself. That drama even made me ready about the Goryo Dynasty.

  I am pretty there are many kdrama viewers who are like me back before Moon Lovers time, who have heard the name Lee Joon Gi but have not actually watched any of his dramas or movies.

• For me, the one with the most commanding visual is Lee Min Ho and Kim So Hyun a close second. The most brooding sexy is Lee Jun Ki. The most playful, cheeky one is a tie between noraebang mates JCW and SIG. Jung Ill Woo has the most winsome smile.

• Idk dude, Park Bo Gum suited Saeguk clothes like a gloves.
  I mean, he just look like he is made to wear it, I am not saying other aren't cause they are all handsome. It just PBG features with saeguk and historical drama, especially saeguk matches so well. He needs to do another saeguk.

  Him,Yeo Jin Goo and D.O has the face that looks so good in hanbok.

  Im Si Wan suit Chinese historical clothes better than Saeguk, like LJK.

  KSH has charisma and definitely handsome, it just he looks a lot better in normal drama setting than Saeguk.

• Cha Eun Woo in Rookie Historian was very regal and elegant also. Loved all your picks- have seen them all except the zombies/vampires dramas. Very good list- sagueks are very interesting.

• Park Bogum in saeguk clothing is just WOW. I remember the fashion designer that designed his costumes in Moonlight Drawn By Clouds made a post to praise him, saying nobody had manage to carry her designs quite like him. I love his charismatic and devilish persona in Moonlight. Bogum needs to act in saeguk again!!

  I also like Kim Soohyun as the Emperor in Moon Embracing The Sun but his character really annoyed me that it affect how much I actually like it. He was a muddle-headed, incompetent king who only care about his childhood love and neglected his duties. But he was also very charismatic as an Emperor.

  • Agree!! PBG hands down

  • Couldn't agree with you more. This article just needs a past testimony who wore best this Royalty clothes and the soompi article goes like this:

    Lee Jin Hee, the hanbok designer for “Moonlight Drawn By Clouds,” praised Park Bo Gum’s ability to complement the clothes with just the right aura and poise.

    So that's it.

  • Lee Jin Hee said through social media, “I worked on a lot of projects, and I’ve met a lot of actors. There have been many actors who have great bodies and a great figure for clothes, but I think this is a first for an actor who can perfectly portray the feeling and message that I intended, as if he is one with the clothes.”

  • Lee Jin Hee has previously designed clothes for many dramas, including “Behind the White Tower,” “Sungkyunkwan Scandal,” “The Kingdom of the Winds,” and “Dream High.