King the Land (킹더랜드) is a rom-com Kdrama that brings the story of an heir and an employee who works at one of the hotels owned by his family. Directed by Im Hyun-wook, the drama stars Lee Jun-ho, Lim Yoon-a (Yoona), Go Won-hee, Kim Ga-eun, Ahn Se-ha, and Kim Jae-won, alongside other cast members.
The drama brings the story of the heir Goo Won who has been thrown into an inheritance war, and the happy Cheon Sa-rang, whose smile moves him like no other. As the two begin to spend more time together, a beautiful love begins to bloom in their story.
The show will have 16 episodes and be broadcasted on jTBC on the Saturday-Sunday slot at 10:30 PM (KST) previously occupied by Doctor Cha. King the Land episode 3 has a run time of 67 minutes.
– King the Land Episode 3 Review Contains Spoilers –
King the Land Episode 3 Recap
King the Land episode 3 begins with the live broadcast wherein Sa-rang begins the interview with questions of Gu Won’s mother which leave him stunned. He then leaves midway and it is now up to Sa-rang to make sure the live broadcast doesn’t mess up because of him. Meanwhile, Gu Won is once again surrounded by painful memories of the past but knows that he needs to return.
While Sa-rang carries on the live broadcast with her memories at the King Hotel, Gu Won returns and asks for the interview questions. He gives them a look and understands what has happened following which he throws them away and has Sa-rang ask questions of her own. Sa-rang points out to the sunset and the two make their way closer to the viewpoint. The scene of their backs, as they face the sunset, is captured and becomes a hit.
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After the broadcast, Sa-rang questions his behaviour during the broadcast when Gu Won tells her that she was the one who threw a big stone at him. The two then part with their misunderstanding and anger while another shoot awaits them the next day.
The following day, Sa-rang and Gu Won begin the photoshoots at different locations but the latter is unable to give the photographer a convincing smile. While Sa-rang mocks him for being unable to smile, Gu Won tries to prove her wrong only to fail. The two continue to bicker throughout the photoshoot and the photographers decide to just use Photoshop on Gu Won.
While returning from a shoot in the middle of the sea, Sa-rang and Gu Won’s boat malfunctions and they have to divert to a nearby island. There the two make their way to a hotel pointed out by the boat’s captain, but Gu Won faints en route after getting scared looking at an old woman at a distance.
He later wakes up in an unknown room and rushes to find Sa-rang who is outside helping the old couple prepare dinner. The old couple mistake them to be married but their strong denial says otherwise. The two then begin competing over the wine brought by the host and get drunk very soon.
The two once again bicker and end up giving each other nicknames like Phony Cheon and Snobby Gu, however, Gu Won begins to look at Sa-rang in another way. Their night of bickering soon ends and they leave to sleep only to wake up the next morning and find out that their rooms had been separated by a curtain.
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The two then spend some quality time on the island with the beautiful views while on a bicycle given to them by the old man. However, they later find out the scam the old couple and the boat captain who is also their son had created. They try to overcharge the two, but Sa-rang stops Gu Won from complying with their wishes and properly deals with the price of everything provided by them.
King the Land Episode 3 Ending
The two then return back to the crew and then home with memories of an unforgettable time spent on the island. Gu Won is rebuked by his father at home for his behaviour during the live broadcast after which the former warns Hwa-ran to not play such petty tricks again as he is not interested in the family business.
The next day, Sa-rang is complimented by Gu Il-hoon who then promotes her to King the Land while Gu Won realises his feelings towards Sa-rang. He then decides to confess his feelings and chases Sa-rang outside the hotel only to witness her hugging another man.
King the Land Episode 3 Review
With clichéd scenarios that build up the romance and unrequited love that was quite obvious, episode 3 played an average plot with an important turning point for the show. However, this did not stop the cast from bringing out their magic and bringing out the feelings of love that never get old.
On the other hand, we can easily see a soon to happen shift in Sa-rang’s relationship which will bring the leads together. However, while the romance may be easy to bloom between them, carrying it until the end will be the most expected challenge that we can see in the upcoming episodes.
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