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, Lim Yoon-a (Yoona), 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 5 has a run time of 72 minutes.
– King the Land Episode 5 Review Contains Spoilers –
King the Land Episode 5 Recap
King the Land episode 5 begins with Gu Won left disappointed once again when he is unable to find the information that he has been looking for. However, while leaving he is struck by past trauma when two employees smile at him, thus, taking him back to the time when he first entered the Gu family home.
Gu Won then makes his way to the place that brings him peace but sees a crying Sa-rang in his spot. He approaches her and gives her a shoulder to cry on until she realises what is happening. She then moves to leave but Gu Won stops her to offer her a lift.
Sa-rang soon finds herself in his car and subtly talks about the relationship that she has let go of recently. She then falls asleep in his car and Gu Won smiles upon noticing this. He then brings her to another location and gives her a change of clothes after which he begins a special birthday celebration for Sa-rang.
Thus, in matching clothes and a romantic ambience, the two share a lovely dinner while trying to avoid the label of a couple. Gu Won then brings Sa-rang back home and gives her a cake he had specially prepared. Sa-rang is grateful for his gesture and proceeds to leave when her ex-boyfriend Yu-nam appears out of nowhere and accuses her of having thoughts for another which is why she broke up with him.
He then tells her to let go of her pride and come back to him when Sa-rang warns him to stay away from her as they have already broken up. She tells him off and leaves while Gu Won handles Yu-nam after her departure. The two then share a cute lovely moment on call before Gu Won leaves.
Meanwhile, things are getting harder for Pyung-hwa as the pressure on her team continues to grow. Later, she comes home to see her friends watching a movie when she finds the clothes presented to Sa-rang by Gu Won. She recognises them to be a high-end brand and begins questioning Sa-rang.
The two then suggest Sa-rang gift something in return and suggest products from their departments for her to buy. The next day, Sa-rang texts Gu Won about his plans later which makes the latter ecstatic. However, he calms himself down and gives a vague reply which is accepted by Sa-rang who then stops replying to him.
Seeing this, Gu Won gets agitated and tries to send her multiple messages in vain. Left with no choice, he goes to her and finally is able to make plans to meet after her work hours. He then happily leaves while Sa-rang’s co-workers question his arrival. They then talk about an upcoming event in which they were supposed to take part but with Gu Won’s intervention, it has been cancelled.
Later, the two meet and Sa-rang hands over the gift she prepared for him. She then tries to leave after this but Gu Won expresses his wish to hand out with her. She agrees with him and the two find themselves at a popular restaurant wherein Gu Won tastes a whole different kind of life.
The two spend a joyful evening, however, there are troubles surrounding Hwa-ran’s paradise as her husband asks her for a divorce. She refuses to comply and hears about her husband’s behaviour from her father the next day. He tells her to clean everything up soon as it might affect the group.
Meanwhile, Sa-rang is given the task to contact all the VIPs on a given list and ask them about their return to King the Land. Gu Won sees this and wonders if his sister was right about people doing anything for good incentives. He questions Sa-rang about what she is doing and she tells him that this is the task assigned to her.
The two continue to bicker back and forth which then ends on bad terms. Gu Won is frustrated by Sa-rang’s attitude and decides to proceed with the activity the employees were to take part in. The news soon reaches King the Land and everyone is frustrated as they now have to go to remote places and come in contact with the people who provide the raw material at the hotel.
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Sa-rang is given the hardest among the list of places to go and she now has to meet the person who provides them with ginseng. She soon leaves for her task while Gu Won worries about her, especially after taking a look at her itinerary. His anxiety gets worse when he finds out that the weather conditions are dangerous for her location.
King the Land Episode 5 Ending
Meanwhile, Sa-rang reaches the mountain area and proceeds to enter the woods in order to meet the man who has been providing the hotel with ginseng. However, she soon finds herself lost and it begins to rain when Gu Won calls her. He is surprised to find out that she is in the woods and makes the decision to leave.
Right then, Sa-rang spots a ginseng and hurries to dig it out after which she celebrates her finding. However, she then falls down a small cliff and loses consciousness. When she wakes up, it is late and she is scared for her life.
The worries Sa-rang begins to lose hope when she suddenly hears a weird noise following which she spots a helicopter shining its light on her. As she looks up at it, she sees a man standing at the top of the cliff while panting.
It is none other than Gu Won who has finally found Sa-rang and takes no time before jumping down to her himself.
King the Land Episode 5 Review
Taking the cliché damsel in distress route, episode 5 brought back the romance of the past once again for us all to witness. However, this did not make us shy away from the show but brought us closer and the chemistry between our leads continues to rise.
Thus, from couple outfits to protecting one another, this episode was a real pleasure, especially for those who still love the overrated romance of the past.
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