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* ItsPersonal: Ha-seon at first tries to escape the palace but then his sister is raped by the son of the King's most powerful lackey. It becomes his mission to bring him down.
* MidSeasonTwist: [[spoiler:The real king is murdered by Haxan. This was such a WhamEpisode that the next episode did not even have a PreviouslyOn segment.]]
* MidSeasonTwist: [[spoiler:The real king is murdered by Haxan. This was such a WhamEpisode that the next episode did not even have a PreviouslyOn segment.]]
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The series can be watched [[https://www.viki.com/tv/36414c-the-crowned-clown on Viki]] with English subtitles.
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The series can be watched [[https://www.viki.com/tv/36414c-the-crowned-clown on Viki]] and Netflix with English subtitles.
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To avoid assassination attempts on King Gwanghae, Ha-seon, a clown who looks exactly like the king, is forced to pretend to be him.
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To avoid assassination attempts on King Gwanghae, Ha-seon, a clown who looks exactly like the king, is forced to pretend to be him.
him. Things get complicated and more interesting as the court starts noticing the drastic change in the king's personality and behavior. The unhinged, extremely paranoid, and ruthless king is becoming nicer and more compassionate than before!
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* AdaptationalVillainy [=/=] HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The film portrays Gwanghae as much more villainous than [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwanghaegun_of_Joseon the real Gwanghae]] was. The series goes a step further and portrays him as much more villainous than he was in the film.
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* AdaptationalVillainy [=/=] HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The film portrays TheCaligula: King Gwanghae as much more villainous than [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwanghaegun_of_Joseon the real Gwanghae]] was. The series goes a step further is mentally unstable and portrays easily irritated by anything which is what causes everyone around him to be scared of him or disapprove of him as much more villainous than he was in the film.a ruler. His wife even grows distant from him because of his cruelty.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Almost everyone (except Ha-seon) is based on a real person.
* IdenticalStranger: Gwanghae and Ha-seon, obviously.
* IdenticalStranger: Gwanghae and Ha-seon, obviously.
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* FishOutOfWater: Ha-seon, a poor clown who seeks to bring laughter and joy to others with his performances, is unwillingly thrust into the role of the king, so he naturally lacks the proper manners of a king and doesn't know how to rule the court without getting help from his secretary and Eunuch Jo at first.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Almost everyone (except Ha-seon) is based on a real, historical figure of the Joseon period.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The film portrays Gwanghae as much more villainous than [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwanghaegun_of_Joseon the realperson.
Gwanghae]] was. The series goes a step further and [[AdaptationalVillainy portrays him as much more villainous than he already was in the film]].
* IdenticalStranger:Gwanghae Ha-seon the clown is a carbon copy of Gwanghae, which is what kickstarts the story.
* NonIronicClown: Ha-seon is a friendly andHa-seon, obviously.good-natured guy who works in a troupe of clowns including his younger sister.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The people in the palace are surprised by the change in the king's behavior, in which he loses his ill-temper and treats his servants and assistants kinder than he used to.
* PrinceAndPauper: The original story from the movie is loosely inspired by Mark Twain's ''Literature/ThePrinceAndThePauper'' novel. However, it's played with on the king's side since he doesn't need to fill in for Ha-seon.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Almost everyone (except Ha-seon) is based on a real, historical figure of the Joseon period.
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* NonIronicClown: Ha-seon is a friendly and
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The people in the palace are surprised by the change in the king's behavior, in which he loses his ill-temper and treats his servants and assistants kinder than he used to.
* PrinceAndPauper: The original story from the movie is loosely inspired by Mark Twain's ''Literature/ThePrinceAndThePauper'' novel. However, it's played with on the king's side since he doesn't need to fill in for Ha-seon.
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* AdaptedOut: Heo Gyun is replaced with Yi Kyu.
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''The Crowned Clown'' (왕이 된 남자, ''Wang-i Doen Namja'', literally "The Man Who Became King") is a 2019 South Korean series starring Yeo Jin-goo, Kim Sang-kyung and Lee Se-young. It's a remake of the film ''Film/Masquerade2012''.
To avoid assassination attempts on King Gwanghae, Ha-seon, a clown who looks exactly like the king, is forced to pretend to be him.
The series can be watched [[https://www.viki.com/tv/36414c-the-crowned-clown on Viki]] with English subtitles.
!!Contains examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: A two-hour film is adapted into a sixteen-episode series.
* AdaptationalVillainy [=/=] HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The film portrays Gwanghae as much more villainous than [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwanghaegun_of_Joseon the real Gwanghae]] was. The series goes a step further and portrays him as much more villainous than he was in the film.
* DeathOfAChild: Gwanghae poisons his young half-brother.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Almost everyone (except Ha-seon) is based on a real person.
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''The Crowned Clown'' (왕이 된 남자, ''Wang-i Doen Namja'', literally "The Man Who Became King") is a 2019 South Korean series starring Yeo Jin-goo, Kim Sang-kyung and Lee Se-young. It's a remake of the film ''Film/Masquerade2012''.
To avoid assassination attempts on King Gwanghae, Ha-seon, a clown who looks exactly like the king, is forced to pretend to be him.
The series can be watched [[https://www.viki.com/tv/36414c-the-crowned-clown on Viki]] with English subtitles.
!!Contains examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: A two-hour film is adapted into a sixteen-episode series.
* AdaptationalVillainy [=/=] HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The film portrays Gwanghae as much more villainous than [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwanghaegun_of_Joseon the real Gwanghae]] was. The series goes a step further and portrays him as much more villainous than he was in the film.
* DeathOfAChild: Gwanghae poisons his young half-brother.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Almost everyone (except Ha-seon) is based on a real person.
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