The King of Romance: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A popular Chinese folklore tells of how the Jade Emperor, the king of gods, expelled the angels Golden Boy and Jade Girl from heaven to the human world. There, they are cursed to a romance that spans seven lives, during which they could never be together. Gao Bing Bing is a modern-day woman who believes she is the reincarnated Jade Girl. When she is reunited with two childhood friends, Wang Zhen and Li Ru Long, can she determine which is her Golden Boy and break the ancient curse?

Series details

• Title: The King of Romance
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Fantasy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2016-12-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-03-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TTV
• Network country: Taiwan, Province of China
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23377

Cast and credited roles

• Lee Lego — Wang Nuo / Wang Zhen
• Cindy Lien — Gao Bing Bing
• Grabiel Lan — Li Ru Long
• Fang Serena — Shen Yi Le

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-12-03; final listed air date 2017-03-18; episode order: 15.

Source and licence

Adapted from The King of Romance on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.