This is quite a good series thanks to the amazing charisma and fantastic acting shops of our handsome leading actor and supporting cast. Yeo Jin Goo was already great when he played young Kim Soo Hyun in Moon Embracing The Sun, so it was expected of him to try to emulate Kim Soo Hyun and try to have a decent if not a bright acting career as an adult. But I must say that he has surpassed my expectations, after seeing him tackle such complex roles in Circle, Beyond Evil and The Crowned Clown I can easily say that he is definitely one of the most talented and compelling actors in South Korea.

Most of the cast in The Clowned Crown were great, the only character that was underwhelming was the queen played by Lee Se Young. Her passive character, lack of good story and forced chemistry with the ML was probably to blame. Perhaps this was her warm up role for The Red Sleeve, in that series she really shined. She had a better character arch in The Red Sleeve and her costar wasn´t as intense as Yeo Jin Goo. YJG knows how to work the camera; he commands it and steals it. His costars need to be on their A game or he would just swallow them.