“Drama Captivating the King carries the sageuk genre and is set in the Joseon Dynasty era. There are many themes raised in this drama, namely baduk games, politics, and power struggles. Apart from that, this drama also discusses a father’s love for his child.
There are many father characters in the Korean drama Captivating the King. Among them, the following seven figures. Even though some are antagonists, in fact, all of them sincerely love their children.
Warning: This article contains spoilers.
1. Yi Sun (Choi Dae Hoon) truly loves his two children. At the end of his life, he made a will that his son would be his successor.
Choi Dae Hoon in Captivating the King (twitter.com/CJnDrama)2. Kim Jong Bae (Jo Sung Ha) is a power-hungry official. However, he cares for and loves his only child, Kim Myung Ha (Lee Shin Young).
Jo Sung Ha in Captivating the King (twitter.com/CJnDrama)3. Open-minded Kang Hang Soon (Son Hyun Joo) listens to her daughter and frees her to determine her own future.
Son Hyun Joo in Captivating the King (twitter.com/CJnDrama)4. Even though he appears cunning and deceitful on the outside, Oh Wook Hwan (Eom Hyo Seop) is a loving father who will do anything for his sick daughter.
Eom Hyo Seop in Captivating the King (doc. tvN/Captivating the King)5. Nearing the end of this drama, Yi In (Jo Jung Suk) raises his nephew as a son so he can be appointed crown prince. He sincerely loves the child.
Jo Jung Suk in Captivating the King (twitter.com/CJnDrama)6. Se Dong (Jung Suk Yong) also adopted an orphan. He and his wife care for their adopted daughter as if she were their biological child.
Jung Suk Yong in Captivating the King (doc. tvN/Captivating the King)7. For the sake of his daughter, Min Ji Hwan (Baek Suk Kwang) gave up his post as Minister of War and asked to be placed outside the capital.
Baek Suk Kwang in Captivating the King (doc. tvN/Captivating the King)The seven characters above show affection for their children in the drama Captivating the King. Even though they are antagonistic, they still prioritize each other’s children. Some even love their adopted children as if they were their own.”