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LEE MIN HO
Corea News Digest
A list of all the current updates on the world’s favorite young royals, the King and Queen of Corea. Check this post regularly for new editions, darlings!
Modern Royals: Meet Tae-Eul, the Mysterious Queen of Corea
Modern Royals: A glimpse into the private residence of the king and queen of Corea (updated with newly released photos)
Modern Royals: Queens Day Q&A About the Queen of Corea
Modern Royals: The protocol of touch
Modern Royals: 7 Times the Queen of Corea stole our hearts with her smile
Royals Spotted: Is that the King and Queen of Corea?!
Royals Spotted: Queen’s Unbreakable Sword Has Insta!
Royal Scandal: Proof of the king and queen of Corea’s utter besottedness with each other
A Royal Twin! Meet the Most Honorable Lady Seo-gyeong
Royal Exclusive: the King of Corea bares his heart in a flash interview
Royal Exclusive: Their Majesties are sweet as cake and you need strong tea for this
Love in the Royal Kitchen: A scrumptious glimpse into Their Majesties' routine + a juicy reveal?!
Own A Royal Flat! The King and Queen of Corea in adorable photoshoot for a cause
Royal Triangle? Gong Shin will buy your house and touch your queen
Royal Panic: The queen was lost--and found--in Seoul
Royal Twinkle: The king and queen of Corea have a sweet secret, don’t they?
The Royal Guard: Elite and formidable and just as soft for their king and queen
Happy Queens Day! The king's cake, the queen's portraits, and a stunning photograph
Queens Day Festival - First Day: The king and queen were late because... shenanigans
Queens Day Festival Recap: Where is the queen?!
Palace Announcement: WE HAVE A ROYAL BABY!
Royal Wedding: We FINALLY have wedding crumbs
Royal Baby’s Fierce Circle: The Queen, Her Majesty’s OB, and the PM
Modern Royals: 10 Times the King and Queen made ahjummas ugly-cry over their romance
The Corean Awards: A reunion of the royal love triangle
Romance and Rowing: The 2020 Rowing Competition for the Children's Cancer Fund
International Day for Climate Action, Daesang Medical Group, and Queenly Impatience
Modern Royals: The queen bares her heart about her new project, her queenship, and the king
Outstanding Royals: The King's Birthday
Outstanding Royals: The King's annual support and promotion for Adoption Awareness Month
The Queen of Corea stuns in London
A Dark Day for Corea (continues with The Heartbeat)
Queen in recovery, villain in prison (follows the Heartbeat)
Corea Fiction
Inside Joke (Standalone, canon)
That Situation (Standalone)
The Conversation (HEA With Queen; Read after Corea News: The protocol of touch and The Most Honorable Lady Seo-gyeong)
The First Friday (Standalone, canon)
The Morning After (Standalone, canon)
That bastard, Gong Shin (spinoff for Corea News Own A Royal Flat and Royal Triangle)
Three Hours for Chicken (Companion to Corea News Royal Panic)
Seo-ryeong vs Lady Noh (Companion to Three Hours for Chicken)
The Thirteenth Rule
Favorite Color (snippet)
His Majesty's Favorite Color (full-length)
The Queen's Horse
The Towelette
The Clock
The Talk
Little Bean: Mrs Jang’s Advice
Little Bean: Lady Noh's Tea
Pieces of Paper
The Morning Before
The Ribbon
The Queen's Dresser
The Heartbeat
RPF
A Ride Along the River (inspired by July 2)
A Drive Around the Coast (Inspired by July 13)
Jo Yeong gasped as the bullet tore his flesh apart, rivers of blood gushed out from the wound that son of a bitch inflicted upon him whoever he is.
He didn’t feel anything at first but the moment he fell that was when it hit him–he just got shot by one of Lee Lim’s minions. Being his majesty’s unbreakable sword since he was four, he swore to protect the king until his last breath. He kept that oath close to his heart and he never once thought of turning his back to the man whom he only not consider as his king but also his family: the brother he never had, the friend he promised to always be there for. It was dignifying to be called the “Unbreakable Sword…”
But it didn’t mean he was immune to pain.
It was excruciating, not that it was his first time getting shot but the pain is still the same–terrible, as terrible as hell he could blurt all of the cuss words he could ever think of. To always be in the border between life and death is a constant struggle, whichever universe or timeline you’re in, there is no such place as a safe haven. To others it may seem horrifying, but the moment he chose this path he also embraced the fact that his life may always be put on the line, that everyday there is always a new threat and that he’ll never know if he would still wake up alive the next day, he accepted it all in the name of his majesty.
All for pyeha.
His majesty had a rough childhood, he was orphaned at an early age, he never had the things a normal child enjoys because he needed to grow up to become king of this country, yet he never showed any signs of vulnerability especially to his critics. All his life he seemed to be carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders yet he carried it with such grace and bravery, he made Corea a great nation and for that Jo Yeong is grateful, pyeha was his role model and he always will be, and if he can face life’s adversities with such courage, so can he…even if it means taking the bullet for him to save his life.
Jo Yeong never feared for his life.
He was afraid of what might happen to his majesty if he dies, who will protect him? Who will be there for him? He wasn’t exactly a believer of God’s existence, but after going through everything that his mind couldn’t grasp he realized, maybe there is a God afterall. He didn’t know exactly how to pray, but he did it anyway, just like how believers do it, “Please…at least let him be happy for the rest of his life…” it was his first prayer and probably his last wish.
The universe is indeed bizaare, or perhaps it was God’s deed.
Because He seemed to have answered his prayer, they say when you’re about to die all of your life’s recollections–from your childhood up to now rush back and hits hard on your memory, just like how the waves rush back and hit the shores, but it was different for Yeong. Because he found himself on a different timeline, at least that’s what he thinks because being whisked away in a parallel universe is much more easier to take now than being able to see or predict the future.
Spring of 2021, the royal court is rejoicing. Everyone is dressed in traditional Corean garments, the guests were smiling from ear to ear, praising the heavens for their prayers has finally been answered. Not far from where he stood was a man and a woman Yeong knew very well. His majesty and Lieutenant Jeong or should he say her majesty, both wearing matching clothes fit for a newly wedded couple, “Long live the king and queen of Corea!” everybody chanted. Lieutenant Jeong obviously made her choice, Yeong wondered how in the world did she tell her father that she wants to marry someone from another world and become queen of this nation? In the end he shrugged, however it may be it’s not important anymore, both of them are together and that’s all that matters, Yeong was relieved.
Winter of 2023, the crown prince is born. Her majesty looked restless from hours and hours of labor, the pain she went through of giving birth to the little one must have been awful, but she was overjoyed upon seeing their baby, pyeha was over the moon. The little boy is a splitting image of him, he kissed her forehead, “You have done well my wife,” said he.
Summer of 2025, The royal family are out for a picnic, his majesty has been playing with the toddler prince while the queen watched both of them in contentment, she was sitting on the picnic blanket, with one hand on her round belly. His majesty and the prince took a break and went back to her, “Did you have fun playing with daddy?” she asked the boy while wiping off his sweat. The little boy giggled, “Aigoo! You’re so cute!” she added. His majesty frowned, “Hey what about me?”
The queen rolled her eyes and threw a clean towel at him, “Oh come on! You can take care of yourself.”
“After four years of marriage and two babies this is how you’re going to treat your husband?” his majesty pretended to be hurt, he turned to the prince and made a sad face, “Look at how your mother treats me!”
The toddler blinked in confusion, “Eomma?”
“Ugh, stop being such a whiny–” the queen stopped all of a sudden, she felt a pang in her stomach, worry was immediately painted on pyeha’s face, “What is it?”
Her majesty looked stunned but slowly broke into a smile, “This little one has been kicking a lot lately,” she was pertaining to the baby in her womb. The king let out a relieved sigh, “I bet she’ll be a pro at taekwondo just like me,” the queen said gleefully. His majesty nodded, “And she will be so pretty just like her mom,” he added.
A little princess, Yeong thought, pyeha would be so overprotective to his daughter! He chuckled at the thought, and if that little boy grow up to be just like him, then no man would be good enough for the princess.
Fall of 2058, Yeong saw an elderly couple sitting on a bench, holding hands, the lady’s head was resting on the grandpa’s shoulder. They were savoring the peaceful afternoon, watching the sunset together, it was the king and queen, despite the streaks of white hair and wrinkled skin, they were pretty much still the same. Time passed, so many things have changed yet they remained in-love with each other, that’s the only thing that remained constant.
Tears escaped from Jo Yeong’s eyes, God or whoever he is made him see his majesty’s future, with or without him he will live a blissful life with his beloved, a life he deserves, and a love that’s unbreakable. Yeong on the other hand swore a new oath: that he will gladly keep an eye on him and his family, wherever he may be, “I’m happy for you…pyeha…” were his last words before his vision blurred and everything went black.
-Unbreakable Love by: Iris
Written from Jo Yeong’s point of view
Drama: The King Eternal Monarch
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I’m late again and I’m sorry hahaha! It’s so hard to get into the mood to write something nowadays. Also, belated happy birthday Kim Go Eun!
This picture is just...wow. Whoever caught this moment, a million thank yous to you 🥺
Also can we appreciate how tiny KGE looks next to LMH. I love their height difference!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 4/7 Fandom: 더 킹：영원의 군주 | The King: Eternal Monarch (TV), The King: Eternal Monarch RPF Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Lee Minho/Kim Goeun, Jeong Tae Eul/Lee Gon Characters: Lee Minho, Kim Goeun, Woo Dohwan, Lee Gon, Jeong Taeeul, Jo Yeong, Jo Eun Seob Summary:
Lee Minho falls in love with Kim Goeun amidst The King: Eternal Monarch. He counts the ways and degrees of his fall, with every look, touch, distance breached, hug, kiss, and "I love you's."
Made a whole thread on Twitter today about the parallels I see between The King Eternal Monarch and Outlander, as I was psyched to find a TV writer who has the same thought as me...
I know Tumblr is OL’s stomping ground, so at the risk of OL fans murdering me, read on...
Watched TKEM with the husband (who also was bribed to watch OL) & he thought I was crazy to draw the comparison. Love TKEM, surprisingly even more than OL. Thematically though, there are the time travel, the which world do I belong, the “King” title (JAMMF as King of Men), the committed eternal love, the threat & pain of separation, the question about changing fate...
What surprised me was that elusive chemistry of the leads. Outlander’s claim to fame is the Jamie-Claire love story. Since watching OL in 2015, for the last 5 yrs I thought Sam & Caitriona set the chemistry gold standard. But came Lee Min-ho & Kim Go-eun and their Lee Gon & Jeong Tae-eul blew JC out of the water. A tall order given #TKEM is a foreign language series for me.
You can’t watch the way LGxJTE gaze at each other, hug, hold hands (their acting with their hands is in a class of their own) and not feel their intensity or intimacy.
If you’ve watched Outlander (especially S1), you’ll know the pedestal I put LGxJTE on. They hit me so hard with the feels without the benefit of the love scenes Outlander was privileged to have (don’t get me wrong the OL scenes were beautiful & not gratuitous).
LG&JTE’s intimacy is artiscally delivered through the details of their interactions that production invested screen time to show, the beautiful cinematography that took complete advantage of the perfect height difference between LMH & KGE, and the dedication of LMH & KGE to showing that soulmate love.