“Old K-Drama Vibes”: International Netizens Are Loving New Rom-Com “King The Land”

International netizens are loving the new K-Drama King the Land so far.

“King the Land” poster

JTBC‘s new romantic-comedy K-Drama King the Land, starring Girls’ Generation‘s YoonA (also known as Im Yoon Ah) and 2PM‘s Junho (also known as Lee Jun Ho), premiered this past weekend with its first two episodes.

Amid a tense inheritance fight, a charming heir clashes with his hardworking employee who’s known for her irresistible smile — which he cannot stand.

— Netflix

Yoona (left) and Junho (right) in “King the Land” | JTBC

Many viewers are hooked already. The combination of the OST, lead actors’ chemistry, and humor is exactly what a lot have been looking for. For a while now, most K-Dramas have been gritty thrillers and melodramas, so King the Land has come like a breath of fresh air.

I swear King The Land is gonna be another drama that have the best soundtracks ever. It’s only 2 episodes aired and I’m already in love with all the ost played in the drama. #KingTheLandEp2 #LEEJUNHO #ImYoonA pic.twitter.com/OXZpcyDxsn

— nrainn (@jonginbearrr) June 19, 2023

watching king the land with a straight face abt to impossible. I love yoonah and junho sm like they are PARENTS pic.twitter.com/SQGJK9sApU

— nuha (@shiplifys) June 17, 2023

International netizens are singing King the Land‘s praises. They love the romantic-comedy vibes so far, calling it a “real rom-com” reminiscent of “old-school” K-Dramas.

king the land is what a real romcom should be like

— cher (@soheesxo) June 17, 2023

king the land is gonna be one of my fav romcoms ever i already feel it in my bones pic.twitter.com/9W7vZPWbt5

— (@minahfile) June 15, 2023

just finished watching king the land ep 1 and it was so good?? like that’s a REAL romcom

— ❦ (@leedoonas) June 17, 2023

king the land is REAL ROM-COM pic.twitter.com/Qdk0fmwqLf

— rishi ☾ (@_rebornrich) June 19, 2023

| @kdrama.malaysia/Instagram

So, it’s no surprise that, by Episode 2, viewership jumped to 7.5%. Episode 3 will air on Saturday, and Episode 4 will release on Sunday via Netflix.