<Ladies and Gentlemen: SPOILERS ALERT>
COVID time brings me a whole lot of spare time and I decided to make a huge movement in killing the time – watching “Mr. Queen”. It’s been years since the last time I watched a K-drama – they were so good yet so lengthy for me to follow with my busy schedule of a college life. However, in my mind right now, there are only scenes from the now K-drama “Mr. Queen”.
Mr. Queen is a time travel of a dead man’s soul (Jang Bong-Hwan) from the modern South Korea to the body of a future queen (Kim So-Yong) of the Joseon dynasty. The hilarious situation took place as Bong-Hwan was a womanizer, yet the queen was in a complicated relationship with the king (Cheoljong) – simply a political marriage. So-Yong’s family represented the Kim family who focused on maintaining its monopoly by controlling the King for years, instead of enriching the country. So-Young resented the fact of her family and realized that she didn’t want such a harsh meaning-less life being her family’s CCTV of the King.
An independent, free person is the most attractive.
The series was not done yet, but I enjoyed lessons from such a funny series. The fact that Bong-Hwan’s soul in So-Yong’s body and changing her identity in others’ minds helped me sum up the values of an attractive person. The old So-Yong hated her role as a CCTV so much that she pretended to be an evil queen who punished her servants hard – her emotion was pressed inside whether it was joy or love.
On the other hand, Bong-Hwan expressed himself freely, even without respects towards the King. His alpha features as a man pushed him towards the heroic actions of telling the truths whenever the King doubt So-Yong’s actions. The new So-Yong took care of her servant, managed the Royal Kitchen and assisted the King whenever his plan was about to be destroyed. The activeness and bright characteristics in Bong-Hwan’s role was such a refreshing wind to the Palace.
Plot twists yet tell the true-life stories.
Bong-Hwan was a man who loves women only, but within the body of So-Yong, he had a feeling for the King. The mutual understanding plus the chemistry every of their moments builds up the relationship that is bloomed with respect, responsibility, and joy. Bong-Hwan in So-Yong’s body was walking on the pathway of such relationship with the King – love.
In the past, I probably would say “eel” when hearing a straight guy loved another guy – it was abnormal and unacceptable to me. Now that I have experienced and observed the loving process, I realized that such love is so precious that lovers feel empathized and respected. Isn’t that the beauty of love already?
The series is coming to an end – Bong-Hwan and the King are on the same boat. They are loving each other while on their pathways of finding their true selves despite the chaotic palace. I’m thrilled to watch the final two episodes, while promising to the angel of ethic: “I will devote 100% of myself to classes after this series ends.”
P.S. The series is not available on Netflix, folks.
Hien Phan 