The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won
| The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 태종 이방원 |
| Hanja | 太宗 李芳遠 |
| Revised Romanization | Taejong I Bangwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'aejong I Pangwŏn |
| Genre | |
| Created by | KBS Drama Division |
| Written by | Lee Jung-woo |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Kim Do-hyun |
| Composer | Choi In-hee |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kang Byung-taek (KBS) |
| Producer | Hwang Eui-kyung |
| Production location | Mungyeong Saejae Drama Set |
| Production company | Monster Union |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS1 |
| Release | December 11, 2021 – May 1, 2022 |
The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won (Korean: 태종 이방원) is a South Korean television series starring Joo Sang-wook in the title role. With this series, KBS revived its historical drama series after 5 years, as the last KBS historical series Jang Yeong-sil was aired in 2016. It depicts the story of Yi Bang-won, the third king of Joseon, from a new perspective (unrelated to 1996–98 TV series Tears of the Dragon). It premiered on KBS1 on December 11, 2021, and aired on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 (KST) till May 1, 2022.