King the Land Episode 12 Recap and Review: The Difference Between Him and Her

King the Land (킹더랜드) is a rom-com Kdrama that brings the story of an heir and an employee who works at one of the hotels owned by his family. Directed by Im Hyun-wook, the drama stars Lee Jun-ho, Im Yoon-ah, Go Won-hee, Kim Ga-eun, Ahn Se-ha, and Kim Jae-won, alongside other cast members.

The drama brings the story of the heir Goo Won who has been thrown into an inheritance war, and the happy Cheon Sa-rang, whose smile moves him like no other. As the two begin to spend more time together, a beautiful love begins to bloom in their story.

The show will have 16 episodes and be broadcasted on jTBC on the Saturday-Sunday slot at 10:30 PM (KST) previously occupied by Doctor Cha. King the Land episode 12 has a run time of 65 minutes.

– King the Land Episode 12 Review Contains Spoilers –

King the Land Episode 12 Recap

King the Land episode 12 begins with the Thailand trip group getting a huge surprise when they see Gu Won and Sa-rang together at her house. The investigation soon begins and while the girls give Sa-rang and Gu Won a final chance to reveal any other secret that they have, the unexpected comes their way when Gu Won reveals his true identity.

Finding this to be unbelievable, they soon realise that this is not a joke and their attitude takes a 180-degree turn. They then begin treating Gu Won with respect which makes it awkward for him as he emphasises to them that they should treat him as always. Meanwhile, Da-eul takes out her anger on Sang-sik, unaware that he too is shocked by his boss’ relationship.

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Later, Sa-rang and her friends discuss her relationship with Gu Won and how he is the one who is perfect for her. Seeing her happy like this, Da-eul and Pyeong-hwa are happy and ready to celebrate their friend’s happiness.

The next day, the media is praising King Hotel’s 100th year anniversary and so are the executives of the hotel. However, Hwa-ran is not happy with their attitude and is ready to go head-to-head with her father and force him to make a choice. Seeing her manipulation of the executives, Il-hoon makes the choice to go all out with the two heirs in front of him.

As one looks at the profits and the other at the people, he asks them to present their plan for the next 10 years for King Hotel and present it in the next meeting. The meeting ends with this and while the executives all leave with Hwa-ran, only Sang-sik is left by Gu Won’s side.

Elsewhere, Pyeong-hwa asks her head who got promoted because of the good sales if she even felt sorry for what she did to her. Unfortunately, she felt no remorse for her actions towards Pyeong-hwa but instead goes on to mock her for being a divorcee and expecting a promotion.

This brings back memories of the time when Pyeong-hwa was tricked by her ex-boyfriend to sign the marriage registration form and had no other choice but to get a divorce to end the relationship. On the other hand, Sa-rang is serving Hwa-ran and the politician who was humiliated at the celebration earlier.

However, the politician takes his anger out on Sa-rang and demands Hwa-ran to fire her. Hwa-ran does as he asks and is about to fire Sa-rang when Gu Won arrives to stop everything and puts the politician in his place. This results in him storming off again while Hwa-ran realises that Sa-rang is the one for whom Gu Won brought the helicopter out.

She is suspicious about their relationship but is also in a hurry to catch up with the politician. Gu Won asks the head of staff at King the Land to make sure to protect every employee who faces such a situation in the future before leaving. Later, the others at King the Land decide to take Sa-rang out to cool off, thus, making her feel included for the first time.

Sa-rang realises this and is filled with gratitude towards their concern. Later, Gu Won arrives to pick her up after she says her goodbyes to her colleagues. However, the rain ends up messing up his clothes and is taken to Sa-rang’s house. There, the two share a mischievous and passionate moment together.

King the Land Episode 12 Ending

Meanwhile, Sang-sik is called by Hwa-ran to act as a spy for her and keep an eye on every one of Gu Won’s movements. On the other hand, Da-eul once again faces her in-laws who continue to make demands and ignore her words. The next day, Sa-rang enters the linen room to help a guest find her toy when she meets the woman from the room inspection team.

She requests to meet her in her free time and rushes to find the guest’s toy. Later, she meets the woman and asks her about Han Mi-so. This time Sa-rang gets an answer and finds out that the woman was once a friend of Han Mi-so’s. Later, Sa-rang asks Gu Won to meet and takes him to the seaside where she shares part of her happy memories of her mother.

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Following this, she hands him the picture of Han Mi-so that she got from the woman and asks him to have no regrets. Meanwhile, Hwa-ran’s husband pushes for a divorce following which she is surprised by the sudden return of her son from the U.S. However, Hwa-ran does not have the time to be a mother to her son and asks him to go back soon.

Elsewhere, Sa-rang is given the opportunity to be part of the Dream Team which is the highest position for a concierge of King Hotel. She is asked to be part of the team that serves the chairman during his personal gatherings and events and is soon taken to the location.

However, she is shocked when she finds Gu Won sitting next to a woman in this personal gathering while she is dressed as a maid. But she soon gathers her spirit and begins her work. Unfortunately, the real shock arrives when Gu Il-hoon speaks about Gu Won’s marriage to the daughter of the First Royal Hotel’s chairman.

King the Land Episode 12 Review

Episode 12 has brought the real ups and downs for both our protagonists and it was a real rollercoaster for us all. As reality hits them both one after another, it is really feeling like we are closer to the end as the two now begin their struggle to be together.

Gu Won now faces the biggest battle yet as he has to make sure that his plan is approved to save the employees that he wants to protect. But with this comes a choice that he needs to make, to meet his mother or ignore her existence.

On the other hand, Sa-rang has been happy and content with her relationship and has also chosen to live in a fantasy world where everything is happy. Now, the reality has hit her harder than ever when she finally realises the difference between herself and Gu Won. Wearing the dress of a maid really makes clear the sound of her shattering dreams and has brought her to a reality that she needs to accept.

The show has really begun to get better and it is not just because of the protagonists but also because of others like Hwa-ran, Da-eul, Pyeong-hwa, Ro-un, Sang-sik, and others. From here on begins a whole new level of delight for viewers of the show as we see how these characters find their perfect ending.

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Watch King the Land on Netflix.

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