Mr. Queen (2020)

Disappointing ending

This was an amazing drama from episode 1 till episode 19. But the last episode was very disappointing. The story and the acting was just phenomenal, but the writers screwed up with the ending. It did not make sense how the original queen ended up happy together with the king. It should have been Mr. Queen and the king ended up together and ruled till they turned gray-haired. Only then, after dying from old age, should Mr. Queen have returned to his future self. Other than that, I enjoyed the ride. I would have given the story and re-watch value 10 too, if the ending was different.

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The Elephant in the Room

How do you bring up an LGBTQ+ subject matter without bringing it up but use it as an enticing premise of a unique story? You do a show called "Mr Queen", of course!

Firstly, the acting and comedy in this romcom kdrama is top notch. Top. Notch. I have never laughed so much and so hard in my life with any kdrama as I had with Mr Queen. The interplay of misinterpretations from the modern and Joseon period mannerisms was brilliantly done. Jang BH goes about trying to survive through this milieu of Joseon politics with the most innocent of intents. Watching how his actions were utterly misconstrued by the Kim and Jo families was hilarious. The writing there was witty and on point. The actress for Kim SY was electric to watch. At some point, she does exaggerate too much on some body language to try to prove that she's a male in a female body but it's not too off putting enough to detract from the show. The supporting leads were excellent too. Everyone added texture to this gateau of a story that it's a fulfilling feast. On many series, it's usually the leads and one or two supporting cast that carries the show. In "Mr Queen" everyone held it up. Loved Court Lady Choi, who had the best drunk acting I've seen thus far in any Asian show (movies or TV series), the Head Chef was a delight (loved his comedic timing in "You're Beautiful" as well), Hong Yeon was adorbs! I really wished they'd given her crush on Hong Byul Gam a resolution. Kim Hwan was a great char with a pure heart of gold. The casting in this series was well thought out and everyone balanced each other up. That's pretty much the good of it. Hence the 3.5 stars. The rest though...

Not quite sure how to review this as it left a bittersweet taste in the mouth after. Really enjoyed the refreshing acting and cultural nuances that BH had to navigate through however, the flaws were too many to take this show anymore seriously than just a failed period kdrama.

At the beginning of every episode, viewers get a disclaimer that everything depicted in the series is fiction. I didn't expect though that the laws of physics would be warped too to move the story forward. Stuff like having people recover from heavy bleeding very easily and quickly. Having a spy access the king's private study whenever the plot requires it. Having a person know how to be a sniper with a rifle in a short period of time, as well as having BH know how to be an adept archer overnight. There were plenty of other examples of nonsense as well but these were just the ones that stuck out quite glaringly. None of these compare to the biggest BS of all though...

Having taught CJ all these knowledge from modern day, everyone seems to be content with accepting those while glossing over the fact that BH is a guy. "So you're from the future," CJ murmurs to BH, and we kinda go, "yes, and he's a guy too" however, this is lost somewhere in translation. The episode where BH, as SY, sleeps with whom he tot was HY, that was the point where the show is telling us where it stood. Will it be courageous enough to run with the very thing that set it apart from other boyish-girl-kdrama-romcom series or will it stay on the conservative, safe route? When it was revealed that HY was actually CJ in a drunkenly warped mistake, viewers should expect that all logic will go down the toilet. Thereafter every joke that pertained to BH navigating his sexual identity in the Joseon period became lame, sad and pathetic. If the writers had no faith in following their vision, why should we? The whole guy-in-gal's-body thing became a sham of a clickbait and stood as this elephant in the room that would not be spoken of. The only redeeming moment was when Kim Byung In (SY's cousin) took it seriously and treated the Robin-Hood-clad SY as the imposter that he was, but that was only a plot device used to save BH's life. He was quickly dispatched after as though the director didn't want viewers to dwell too much on that LGBTQ+ish issue. It is a pity. Although I don't seek out LGBTQ+ shows and would not be interested in a romance featuring this, I would've tolerated it in Mr Queen simply because it was honouring the spirit of the show and the most logical way to proceed with the issues presented. It would've made Mr Queen quite a pioneering show too. But, alas, no. Viewers didn't get treated to any of that.

As previously mentioned, there were a lot more logic flow errors in the show (why is there a director Han when his ancestor became a eunuch?) that grated but the biggest one is the ending. BH should've also explained the concept of modern day divorce to the king. Because I can't see their marriage legitimately lasting the sham that it'll be now that BH's no longer around. It's obvious that King CJ fell in love with BH. It was inconvenient to the writers and directors that he was a man. At the end of the day, the ending really did not do the characters any justice for all the trials they went through and the growth they showed. The crew should've given the LGBTQ+ theme an honest shot just to tidy up the relationship aspect of the protagonist and deuteragonist. What would've been so bad? BH was starting to accept that he'd have to be a woman and was starting to be open to falling for CJ. How does CJ feel about it? If he's not cool with it then that's that's. They go their separate ways. If he's cool with it, then they'll work it out. The world wouldn't have ended.

If I were to rewatch the series it would probably be because of Shin Hye Sun's amazing acting and only just the first few eps. Beyond that, I can't elucidate enough the disappointment I felt over the ending; it is likely I wouldn't watch it again because of that.

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I loved MOST everything about this drama

Here's the deal: Episodes 1-19 were some of the best moments I have had the privilege to watch in a k-drama- hell even the first half of episode 20 was quality entertainment. It's the second part of episode 20 that ruins it for me. I did Really enjoy everything else in the show! It had a very creative range of comedy and I felt In tune with all of the characters and their stories. It was almost ridiculous the way I would count down to the very hour up until English subtitles were available. This drama gave me lots of moments to laugh so loud that I would wake my family, but also moments that made me cry until my face hurt. There really is a lot to love about this show and I recommend it to everyone. Now that being said, I think it was unfair for SY (So Yong) to reap the benefits from all of BH's (Bong Hwan) hard work. Throughout the drama, we get to watch BH grow and develop as a character, his connections with everyone in the Joseon era were real and completely and utterly HIS, so for SY to swoop in at the end and claim it as her own is frustrating. BH has to live the rest of his life knowing that another woman gets to love the man he risked everything for. SY loves the king too, but definitely not to the same level in which BH and CJ (Cheoljong) did. CJ fell for BH's loud and unruly behavior. There are several times that he expected her to act a certain way, and when she didn't he found himself becoming more and more wrapped around her finger. SY, despite her attempts, just won't be able to give him the same thing.

Overall, I have to say that this Drama is amazing. And I'd give it a 10/10 if it hadn't ended the way that it did.

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Do you love the shell or the mind? My answer by the end...Love. Is. Love.

Shin Hye Sun is what drew me into watching this drama in the first place - I've loved her in everything I've seen her in. The beginning of Mr. Queen was pretty rough for me. The first couple of episodes were sincerely awkward and over-the-top silly to watch. I've watched a number of historicals, most of which I enjoyed, and so watching this felt like satire. But slowly (VERY slowly), I came to appreciate the beauty in this story; it took until about half way through the drama for me to no longer feel bored and start genuinely enjoying the story and character dynamics.

Shin Hye Sun really is what carries this drama. Her acting is impeccable - I could feel all her emotion in just her facial expressions. And the way she impersonates a man was spot-on!
Kim Jung Hyun unfortunately just didn't do it for me. I've never really had an opinion about him either way in all the dramas I've seen him in (so far, I've liked him best as Alberto in Crash Landing On You), but in this one, I just don't think he was the right fit. He doesn't have the presence for the type of character he was trying to embody, which was a pity. But by the end of the drama, I had simply come to terms with his lacking qualities in portraying his character and just enjoyed the drama for what it was.

Plot-wise, I found the second half of the drama much more interesting and entertaining to watch than the first half (which, honestly, was terribly boring for me). And I'll be completely honest: It took a little while, but I really came to terms with the odd romantic dynamic between the King and Jang Bong Hwan...and liked it and rooted for them!

Mr. Queen sincerely challenged the way I perceive romantic love; it was something I had to acknowledge about myself and then push past the initial discomfort so I could see the beauty of this love. The portrayal and development of their romance was really so well done on the writer's part, where it had nothing to do with gender, that I couldn't deny their love. Do you simply love the shell? Do you actually love the mind regardless of the shell? Is it both? And what I came to realize is that there's no real right answer. Love. Is. Love. *Sigh*
So yes, I am one of the people who just wasn't satisfied with the ending.

If the story was not going to turn out having a romantic ending for Jang Bong Hwan, why have him feel those romantic feelings toward the King? I don't agree that So Yong's spirit inside the Queen's body made Jang Bong Hwan feel romantic feelings for the King. I just don't think it was that simple. Jang Bong Hwan came to care for the King as a person while seeing him struggle and looking past the mask he wore in front of the court. You see this breakthrough in the first half of the drama while the King struggles with maintaining his façade in the palace.
To be clear: I'm okay with Jang Bong Hwan going back to present day. I mean, come on, if So Yong's spirit is still in there, she deserves to live too. I'm totally for that. BUT, why doesn't Jang Bong Hwan get a romantic ending too? It felt like Jang Bong Hwan did all the hard work in getting the King to fall in love with the Queen, his feelings getting tangled up along the way, but he doesn't get to reap the rewards. And honestly, the King loved the Queen BECAUSE of Jang Bong Hwan. I'm not sure if he would have been drawn to her had Jang Bong Hwan not been impacting her behavior. It's even implied that the King noticed that things were different....the dramatic irony is that Kim Byung In didn't notice the change in the Queen...with the King noticing it, you'd expect him to then long for what was missing, right?
Also, you've seen it so many times in dramas - why didn't they do some form of reincarnation of the King in present day as a woman so Jang Bong Hwan gets his romantic happily ever after??? They've done it so many times before. Such a wasted opportunity.

Due to these points, I am having trouble feeling satisfaction with the ending of this drama. I understand that due to social taboos in South Korea, the writers felt pressure to be more conservative in representing sexuality, but it just feels supremely unfair to Jang Bong Hwan. I truly believe based on their dynamics, inner monologues, and interactions, he romantically loved the King, not just So Yong's affections coming through and imprinting on him. His feelings developed and grew over time in a reasonable fashion. Even though Mr. Queen is not nearly as tragic, this ending reminds me of the lacking ending from Scarlet Heart. *sigh*

The OST was really great! "Here I Am" by Jo Hyun Ah was my absolute favorite in the entire drama. I absolutely adored her voice and the melody. *applause*

I don't think I would be able to rewatch this and I personally didn't enjoy it enough to warrant recommending it to others. Shin Hye Sun was amazing, but...the story, the comedy, and the unsatisfactory ending are enough for me to just feel meh about it.

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A new type of time travel. It is in my top 10. A must see

Absolutely loved it. What a great storyline kudos to the writers with a fresh new concept on time travel not a typical stereotypesThe cast is killing it the roles and compatibility they played. It's funny, sassy, murderous, ignorance, power trips, love, jeousley, misunderstanding and more.
Jang bong hwan chief chef and Queen of joseun Kim so yong both fall into the water and switched souls as he remembered she
kisses him. He wakes up to find out that he's in the Queen of joseun body and only has his memories . He/she has to figure out what happened to them as someone is trying to kill both of them As she learns about who the queen was he uses his cooking skills and modern time recipes as to win over the empress and Queen dowager.
Then she finds out that everyone is trying to kill her as they all think that she knows the bad things the king, consort, queen dowager and empress did and thinking about. As time goes bye she realized that she wasn't a pleasant person in the palace. As she trying to figure how to get back home nothing is working. So she gets the pond filled up and jump backs in then. All of a sudden the king saves her, they get out and start fighting about there feeling for each other and she tell him they will have a "no touch" relationship.

Then one day while in the kitchen she grabs her heart and he see himself having cpr done and colaspes into a vegetable state. The queen wakes up and gaines more of her memories good and bad, but now he doesn't hear his own voice and she starts being attracted/romantically to the King. Now she has to remember they are in a no touch and needs to stay away from the king , but now consort jo is jealous and trying to kill her. unwind as she figures out that everyone want the king gone so each family Kim & joanyon each uses the queen and consort jo to hate each other. As Kim jwa geun the grand queen brother plots against the king and brought into court the king private army which had fake ID at his request so they wouldn't be compromised. Kim jwa geun calls the king out and embarrassed him and tells him be should just be a puppet. A few day's later the Kim family makes him read a ltr as he turn around an explosion happens and he's hurt. Thats when the queen realized that he has no power/backup so she brings in 3 consort for herself from the Han family who is able to support the king. Due to his injuries he and the queen got closer & consummated there marriage. So they make a plan in which most think he lost his hearing and they talk about him so he uses this to his advantage. A few day's latter in court everyones giggling n talking as he snapps and give the court a blow, when he's able to prove Kim Ja geun scandal and removed him front court the queen dowager is furious everyone is confused that he could do everything without them knowing.
So now the Kim family is targeting and trying to kill the queen, with a ice drink that has poison, she is stopped by a maid and Kim jwa goes nuts and sentences her to death as an example. Later the king tells her to drink the poison as queen trys to stop it but to late she goes nuts yelling at the king how could he she was 8yo. The king tell her it the rules and walks away she see his fingers crossed stating that she's OK. They released her and her mom to get away. So now the grand dowager is spreading rumor about the queen being unfaithful and should be killed, so to protect her Kim byung tells the king to leave(its a trap) to go after the infraction, but fights with Kim byung and he goes off the cliff. Kim Byung comes back and tell everyone the king is dead and the queen was upset, but not even 1 day passed he tells to join the Kim family again for protection she decline and he's mad. She starts to realize that the king isn't dead and checks the body and isn't him so plans to leave the palace in search. She meets the palace maid and they goes together then they run into minister guards who court lady choi try to stop.and is injured.. They run more and now Hong yeon(maid) makes them chase her, but the queen is caught by kimbyung and winds up at the same cliff as he strangles her all the memories come back and he doesnt kill her for that. As he protects against his men he gives her proff and tells her to run. Now alone and afraid she thinks it's bad man instead the king. He takes her to camp and maids are alive and the king plan to take his throne back. They sneak Into the palace and start to get control, but empress moved the coronation time up and they can't make it in time. The queen has Kim hwan steal the king stamp and the coronation can't proceed. On the way to throne a sniper shoots her and then the king they colospe and she wakes as her self and he as himself. He escaped from the hosp. to the library to see if history changed and they lived and he finds out he turned Han pyojin into police and was in protection. The queen/king are all alive and
made changes. There is so much more, but you need to watch

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The Ending is Perfect

People are upset because of the ending but it makes perfect sense to me and let me give a lengthy but quite intriguing reason why...

So when you're watching a good story there are two ways you can look at it and that is how you the viewer feels and what information you're deciding to pick up and which to ignore etc, as in its about you the viewer. Another way to look at it, which is what I do, is to figure out what the writer is trying to tell you. Where is the writer directing your thoughts and attentions? What story is he or she trying to tell? Etc

I think the best way to watch Mr Queen especially is to try and see it from the writer's perspective mostly. A lot of ppl are complaining about the ending bcz of personal preferences and agendas. Some like it cz it suits their conservative beliefs. Others like it cz it seems like the most logical ending to them. Others hate it cz they feel the writers copped out and refused to explore LGBTQIA issues. To me I didn't look at any of that. I was thinking "what is the writer trying to tell us without the influence of my personal beliefs, preferences and agendas?".

Now that we have that down, I think the story should be interpreted differently. Usually we determine who a story is about by looking at who has the most screen time but it doesn't always have to be the case. Do you remember that painting in "She Was Pretty"? What was the painter trying to tell us in that painting? The most important person in that painting took the smallest space on the canvas. Most ppl would ignore that character looking from behind rails in that painting but then she was the most important character in the painting.

I think that's how you should look at Mr. Queen. It is true the BH is who we know and admired and loved and carried the show but is his story the one that's being told?

If you look at BH, we actually don't know much about him. Like we have very very little information about who he is, how he's like etc from his days in modern Korea. All we know is that he's a famous chef and womaniser who had a problem with a guy called Secretary Han. That's it. Not much else which is important. But then compare BH's life and SY's life in the drama and even in the spin-off. We know SY's family, we know her dream to marry the King, we know the challenges she faced in her life, we know her love interests, we know her rivals, we know her family. For a backstory in terms of a drama, we are given quite a lot of information about her unlike BH.

So even though BH is the main character obviously, it doesn't mean this is BH's story. He may be the MAIN character but it doesn't mean he's the most IMPORTANT character. The story is SY's story but BH is brought in to do a job within the plot, a job that SY cannot do.

Let me elaborate further. Imagine if the backstory of SY was stretched into ten episodes and was given to the viewers to watch before the events of Mr Queen episode one. We would see SY's life and joys and pains and struggles and many other things and then we'll see her give up and try to kill herself but in doing so she gets possessed by BH who swoops in, saves the day for her and gives her her life back even though BH himself had ended up being emotionally involved in SY's life. A good example is Oh My Ghost. The ghost came in, did a job and left. The fact that she fell in love with the chef and the fact that the chef admitted that he fell for the ghost does not mean it is her life now. It's not her life.

Okay so BH comes, he wants to leave but it's not that easy. What then does the writer proceed to tell us? BH in SY's body has a flashback scene of SY telling the King that he should love her but the king walks out on her. Even though its not BH's memory, he feels the emotional pain of the situation so intently that the court maids thinks it's poison. That was first hint from the writer. The writer is telling you that do not assume that whatever emotional connection BH will feel toward the king as you watch on originates with BH himself. The next one comes at the home of SY. When the king steps out of the palanquin, SY has a romantic moment by herself but then what flashback scene are we given? It is when SY herself was being confirmed as the Destined Queen. This was way before BH came into the scene. This comes right after BH loses his inner thinking voice and begins to regain the skills and memories of SY. So the writer is telling us that whatever emotion you see from this character originates with SY and not BH. I'll explain further.

From then on the writer begins to progress the SYness of SY into BH. And so we begin to see BH inherit more memories from SY. Then he inherits SY's feelings for the king. Even BH himself realize that these emotions are not from him when he keeps telling SY to leave him alone. But BH can't fight it. SY keeps taking over little by little throughout the series.

Okay so now where does the writer get to. BH inherits SY's body. That's one. SY's life. That's two. SY's memories. That's three. Even SY's voice. That's four. SY's feelings. That's five. And SY's femininity in general. That's six. The only thing that is BH which is left is his consciousness. Everything else is SY without SY herself.

Compared to Oh My Ghost, the two women are two completely different entities. When the ghost is in control, the actual lady goes totally off. She has no idea what's going on. Its only when the ghost leaves that she begins to check her surroundings to find out what's going on. Two different ppl. No connection.

In Scarlet Heart, the girl whose body is taken over isn't given much of a backstory at all. None. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Nothing. No one from her the girl's life strongly affected IU's modern character when she took over. Moon Lovers could have started in the Joseon era and not much difference would be seen.

But Mr Queen isn't like that. The impression we get is that SY, even though absent and not in control of BH's actual decision making, is fully aware of what is going on throughout. When she gets her body back in the last episode just after she had been shot, she's not wondering what's going on, she's not surprised or anything. She even begins to pray that her baby survives. It's not like these wave of memories washed over her in that split second and she knew all that BH had been doing. It just seems like SY is aware of what's going on.

So I think the conclusion is that even though BH is who we see for most of the series, the story isn't about him. He's the main character but what I believe the writer is trying to to tell us is that he's not the most important character. Because he inherits so much of what makes SY SY, everything he does in the series is what SY would have done if SY had his attitude and boldness.

Taking that bullet for the king? SY would've done that.

Saving the King's banquet? SY would have done that if she had the cooking skills.

Going against her family? That's what SY would've done.

Loyalty to the king in spite of everything? That's what SY would've done.

And we know all this because right from the off we see BH as a womaniser, why would he genuinely fall for a man? I thought the argument is that people are born gay and they don't choose to be gay. So a gay man has been a womaniser for over 30 years and now suddenly falls for a man with his own volition? Nope, that's not it. Again, we know he always takes the winner's side so why would he then take the Kings side even though he knew from history that he lost. Every decision BH makes that made us love his affection and sacrifice are decisions the real BH wouldn't have made but he made them because he had put on everything that makes SY SY without SY herself.

That's why BH had to return and that's why he's not devastated. Yes he was concerned for what had happened when he returned but definitely not as big as it would seem if he was still in SY's body. The person the King fell in love with was SY. Yes sth was definitely different and even the king himself admitted it but it in the purity of the matter, it was SY he fell in love with. Because even though it can be argued that the king was attracted to BH's brashness, love begets love and it's SY who's been truly loving the King all along and not BH. It's not unjust that SY takes over for she is as much involved as BH is, not consciously, but then what makes BH memorable and not just a funny guy trapped in a woman's body is because of the SYness of SY in BH and not BH himself on his own.

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I loved the comedy aspect (+my explanation for the ending)

The acting was rly spectacular. I personally think that Shin Hye Sun and Na In Woo nailed their characters.
Shin Hye Sun was amazingly versatile in showing both the differences and similarities (in the spinoff) between BH & SY, and her portrayal of Sobong's mannerisms and thinking expressions were really on point. Na In Woo did so well in playing the 'villain' that wasn't really a villain at the same time, who was so heartbreakingly selfless in his love towards SY.

For the story, I didn't love the ending, but it's to be expected for time-travelling historical dramas. I think that a lot of explanation is required for the ending to be satisfying and even then, it depends on an individual to decide whether they found the ending to be satisfactory. For me, I like to think of it like this (kinda to comfort myself):
-BH and SY shared the same body, which is why BH's body was in a vegetative state, and there was no swapping, nor was SY's soul in the lake.
-SY was there and felt his presence, and was completely aware of what was going on (when BH left, she said that he was gone, and didn't seem shocked about where she was or what was happening).
-I think it's just that BH was the dominant one the entire time, though as time went on, SY became more dominant (in later eps he could feel her hormones and her romantic feelings, and told her to back off, and it wasn't just him being dramatic haha).
-SY was hiding(as she said in ep20), and BH helped her become more confident (eg so she could swear in ep 20), while she helped BH change (when he went back his past had changed for the better). SY and BH have similar personalities(as shown in the spinoff), though BH is crazier.
-I'd also like to think that CJ fell for SY before BH was there (because of a scene in the spinoff), but he suppressed his feelings after finding out that SY was from the Andong Kim clan.
-Also, Kim Jung Hyun (actor for CJ) replied to a question in a live and said that it didn't matter whether CJ knew that BH was gone cuz it didn't matter whose soul was in the body, what mattered was how he chose to see SY from his perspective.

Anyways, I loved the comedy aspect of the drama. Sobong, her interactions the other characters, and crazy mannerisms, were the reason I started the drama in the first place.
Also, I love how Byeong-In was written and how they made me feel so sad for him. He loved SY selflessly from the start and was always there for her (eg in flashbacks, and before CJ cared for her in the early eps, though sometimes he was a bit overkill haha), plus how he sacrificed himself for SY and was killed by a hitman sent by his father. Additionally, I love that he was the only one to realise that SY had changed (tho BH told him he wasn't SY... but hey he realised that SY was still there, and BH didn't tell him that :"D)

Anyways, I think the ending is one of the happier options we could have gotten, considering the face that it's a time-travelling historical drama, though maybe they could have made us understand SY better with more flashbacks. Although the ending may not be 100% satisfying, I find the entire story and the episodes leading up to the ending so funny and enjoyable that I still think this drama is worth a watch.

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Shin Hye-sun and Kim Jung-hyun are phenomenal !

This is not your typical historical drama. It has it all, comedy, romance, drama, action ... and the chemistry between the FL and ML ? WOW! Its particularity is to bring modern sense of humour into this historical story in a clever way. Shin Hye-Sun is absolutely stunning in her role! You will laugh a lot, will fall in love but also cry ! This is a must watch and it is very likely you will want to watch it again ! Well casted, the plot is captivating, actors well casted, sceneries and costumes well designed. Let's hope for a season 2 or another sequel cause it is one of best k-drama of 2021 !

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Wish come true!

Like I said, my wish come true! I have been longing to watch Hye Sun-ni & Jung Hyun acting together. Since 30 but 17, she is kinda funny & dorky while Jung Hyun with his dorkiness in Eulachacha Waikiki and I thought it will be great if Hye Sun & Jung Hyun in a same project.
And now after 2 years, Mr Queen is born! With a great casts, story, production & not to forget the OST(Omona!), this drama is so entertaining. It looks like Hyun Bin oppa (Crash Landing On You) has been passing the baton to Jung Hyun to become the successor of 2020 TVN winter drama slot.
But... this drama reminds me with a Chinese drama (cannot remember the name) that got time travel with cross gender.
I was like... okay, how far Mr Queen going to go? Every weekend the drama going wild & fresh. Quite surprise exactly and amaze with the story.

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A Delightful RomCom

I can't say enough good things about this show. I highly recommend it to anyone who's looking for a well-cast romcom that will brighten your mood. I won't get into spoilers, but the story is very clever and Shin Hae Sun's character is particularly unique. Even though the main appeal is the comedy and the cute romance, the story is surprisingly captivating. There's many interesting themes and revelations along the journey, and it all culminates in a very satisfying ending.

Shin Hae Sun and Kim Junghyun have fantastic chemistry together and they acted out one of the most swoon-worthy romances I've ever seen. The cast as a whole has great comedic chemistry together, and every character provides something worthwhile to the story.

I really enjoyed the OST as well. It fits perfectly within the flow of the drama, and the lyrics go well with the characters' stories. "Here I Am" by Jo Hyun Ah is especially amazing and has become one of my favorite songs.

I feel like it's very rewatchable (I've watched it twice already myself and rewatched my favorite scenes countless times). The comedy aspect is such a good pick-me-up for whenever you need it, and it's also the kind of story where you will likely pick up on new things that you may have missed the first time around.

Overall, highly recommended. I think this will be a pleasant surprise for a lot of people as it was for me. Even my friends who don't usually watch romcoms enjoyed this one.

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You will laugh you your lungs out and cry your eyes out

PUHHHHHLEASEEEEEE. I almost died watching this show like ACTUALLY…I don’t know how many times I bust my lungs watching this show, im pretty sure at some point I even had to bring out inhaler so I wouldn’t suffocate out of laughter. The acting was good especially the female lead. She did such a good job acting out the confused male who couldn’t figure out if he was gay or if the original owner of the body was taking over. The male lead also did amazing with his role. Of course it got serious like it went from being funny as hell to being all gloomy and sad but that’s only for like 2 episodes lol it gets back to being funny

The romance was OMG like I was shooketh and I mean SHOOKETH BEYOND SAVING. My toes were curled the entire time like oml. And when she used the “would you like to eat ramen” o was like ooo~. The kiss scenes were so hot im pretty sure I got burned?. Like man were they spicy. The chemistry was off the roof and it was all just so cute and all gushy and funny and sad, it was a very well planned roller coaster.

This one is a must watch for everyone, you actually won’t regret it. At first I just watched it to pass time when it first aired but then I actually became so invested like I would be in class waiting for when the next episodes would air, so watch it. And please… DONT DRINK WATER AS YOU WATCH…you might choke of laughter ?

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MINDBLOWING!!!

A REALLY AMAZING DRAMA!!!!!!!!
I have already watched it like a 10 to 15 times...
All the episodes are well made and will keep you entertaining. They all have some amount of comedy, romance, plot so u will not get bored.
Mr. Queen all in all is a very amazing drama and will keep entertaining you till the the very end. Everything about it soo nice may it be the plot, romance or taking revenge...
All the actors casted have done a commendable job. the chemistry between the main leads is wonderful and makes it more interesting..
I recommend this to every Kdrama watcher this is a kind of drama which will not let you sleep at night you will be just thinking that what will happen next.
It is a great piece of art made very skillfully.. I really want to congratulate the entire crew of this series on making such a wonderful piece...

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