Netflix K-Drama: The King’s Affection (2021)| Korean Version of Prince and the Pauper

The birth of twins was considered a bad omen in Joseon. So when twins were born to the crown princess ~ a boy and a girl ~ drastic desperate measures were taken to conceal the birth of the baby girl.

The K-Drama is originally based on a manhwa converted into a webtoon called “Yeonmo (연모)” written by Lee SoYoung.

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“The King’s Affection” (2021-) is set during the Joseon Dynasty and this series starts on a very serious note. Twins were born to the royal princess: a boy and a girl. The king wanted to kill the baby girl and ordered a massacre. All of those who knew about the birth of the twins had to be killed, and the twin girl who was born had to die!

Like any loving mother would do, the crown princess hatched a plan to save her child’s life. The mother faked the death of her daughter and had her taken away to grow up elsewhere. But there was a fire, and the child lost the home that she grew up in and her caretaker also died. Consequently, she took to begging on the streets. A woman took her into the palace and she became a maid.