Hotel King

{{short description|South Korean television series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox television | image = Hotel King Official Poster.png | image_size = | caption = Promotional poster | genre = {{ubl|Melodrama|Revenge|Romance}} | writer = Jo Eun-jung | director = {{ubl|Kim Dae-jin|Jang Joon-ho}} | starring = {{ubl|Lee Dong-wook|Lee Da-hae|Wang Ji-hye|Lim Seul-ong}} | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | music = Lee Ji-yong | country = South Korea | language = Korean | num_seasons = | num_episodes = 32 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Kim Jin-min | producer = Yoo Hyun-jong | editor = | location = | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = 60 minutes | company = | channel = MBC TV | first_aired = {{start date|2014|4|5}} | last_aired = {{end date|2014|7|27}} | related = }}

'''''Hotel King''''' ({{korean|호텔킹}}) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Dong-wook, Lee Da-hae, Wang Ji-hye, and Lim Seul-ong.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Min-ji|title=''Hotel King'' Lee Dong Wook and Lee Dae Hae Praise Each Other|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/62182/leedongwook-and-leedahae-raise-thumbs-to-each-other|work=enewsWorld|access-date=March 30, 2014|date=March 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330081635/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/62182/leedongwook-and-leedahae-raise-thumbs-to-each-other|archive-date=March 30, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It aired on MBC from April 5 to July 27, 2014, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 32 episodes.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=''Hotel King'' Script Reading with Lee Dong-wook & Lee Da-hae|url=https://content.mbc.co.kr/english/news/2378815_56318.html|website=MBC Global Media|access-date=February 26, 2014|date=February 25, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191427/http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/news/2378815_56318.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=''Hotel King'' Beautiful Photos of the Main Cast|url=http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/news/2386851_56318.html|work=MBC Global Media|access-date=March 30, 2014|date=March 18, 2014|archive-date=July 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703094305/http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/news/2386851_56318.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lee Dong-wook and Lee Da-hae previously starred together in ''My Girl'' (2005).<ref name=":2">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Kyung-nam|title=Lee Dong Wook to Reunite with Lee Da Hae in New Drama ''Hotel King''|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/58500/leedongwook-will-act-opposite-leedahae-in-hotel-king|work=enewsWorld|access-date=February 22, 2014|date=February 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220415/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/58500/leedongwook-will-act-opposite-leedahae-in-hotel-king|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Jessica|title=Lee Dong-wook, Lee Da-hae to Star in New Series|url=http://www.tenasia.com/lee-dong-wook-lee-da-hae-to-star-in-new-series/|work=TenAsia|access-date=February 22, 2014|date=February 13, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321195454/http://www.tenasia.com/lee-dong-wook-lee-da-hae-to-star-in-new-series/|archivedate=March 21, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Synopsis== {{Summary style|date=December 2017}} A love story between an heiress who tries to save her father's legacy, the one and only seven-star hotel in the nation, and a hotel manager who becomes his mentor's enemy in order to protect her.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Dong-wook & Lee Da-hae meet again as the "Best Couple" starring MBC's upcoming drama series ''Hotel King''|url=http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/news/2375826_56318.html|work=MBC Global Media|access-date=February 22, 2014|date=February 18, 2014|archive-date=July 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712152500/http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/news/2375826_56318.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ko|first=Hong-ju|title=Lee Dong Wook, Lee Da Hae and Others Get Together for ''Hotel King'' Script Reading|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/59295/the-cast-members-get-together-for-hotel-king-script-reading|work=enewsWorld|access-date=March 30, 2014|date=February 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331113449/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/59295/the-cast-members-get-together-for-hotel-king-script-reading|archive-date=March 31, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Cast==

===Main characters=== *Lee Dong-wook as Cha Jae-wan/Jayden/Baek Hyun-woo/Lee Hyun-woo :The cool-headed, polished general manager of Hotel Ciel. Jae-wan hides a painful past; his unknown father had abandoned him and his mother to a life of poverty. Yet Jae-wan rises from his miserable beginnings to become the youngest ever general manager with such steely competence that he earns himself the nickname of "hotel monster." A succession battle ignites when Jae-wan is told that his biological father was Chairman Ah, the recently deceased owner of Hotel Ciel.<ref name=":2"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|title=Lee Dong Wook Gets Trained to Become Hotelier for ''Hotel King''|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/59623/leedongwook-receives-training-for-hotel-king|work=enewsWorld|access-date=March 30, 2014|date=February 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303214411/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/59623/leedongwook-receives-training-for-hotel-king|archive-date=March 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*Lee Da-hae as Ah Mo-ne/Bok-Soon :Mo-ne is an heiress, the only daughter of the chairman of Hotel Ciel, the only seven-star hotel in Korea. Upon her father's death, she becomes the hotel's primary successor. But Mo-ne is utterly unqualified to take over the business, having lived a pampered, sheltered life, coupled with her flighty, unpredictable personality which makes her cheerfully barge into the executive ranks with nary a care for propriety or tact. But once the hotel faces a crisis, she must rise to the occasion and struggle to protect it.

*Wang Ji-hye as Song Chae-kyung :The owner of Hotel Ciel's Hamill restaurant, and Jae-wan's ex-girlfriend. She is the widow of the former chairman of the wealthy GR Group. Regretting her choice of marrying another man for money, Chae-kyung tries to win back Jae-wan's love.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kwon|first=Soo-bin|title=2AM's Lim Seulong and Wang Ji Hye Cast in ''Hotel King''|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/59107/2am-seulong-and-wangjihye-to-act-in-the-same-drama-again|work=enewsWorld|access-date=February 22, 2014|date=February 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225010428/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/59107/2am-seulong-and-wangjihye-to-act-in-the-same-drama-again|archive-date=February 25, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*Lim Seul-ong as Sunwoo Hyun :An optimistic, loud and hard working hotel concierge, Hyun is often at odds with Jae-wan. Hyun is assigned to help out Mo-ne when she first comes to Hotel Ciel, teaching her the ropes and bailing her out of scrapes. As he grows to care for her, he becomes even more determined to help Mo-ne save the hotel. It is later revealed that he is the son of the owner of a farm.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Jessica|title=2AM Seulong Cast in Upcoming Drama|url=http://www.tenasia.com/2am-seulong-cast-in-upcoming-drama/|work=TenAsia|access-date=February 22, 2014|date=February 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325051147/http://www.tenasia.com/2am-seulong-cast-in-upcoming-drama/|archive-date=March 25, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*Lee Deok-hwa as Lee Joong-goo :Vice chairman of Hotel Ciel. He tells Jae-wan that he is the biological son of Chairman Ah, owner of Hotel Ciel, and takes the young man under his wing, promising to turn Jae-wan into the best in the business and make him king. It is later revealed that he is, in fact, Jae-wan's biological father.

*Kim Hae-sook as Baek Mi-nyeo :Training manager of Hotel Ciel. It is later revealed that her real name is Baek Mi-yeon, and that she was Ah Sung-won's former lover and Cha Jae-wan's biological mother. She schemes to destroy Hotel Ciel in order to avenge the death of her real son (Hyun-woo/Jae-wan).

*Jin Tae-hyun as Roman Lee/Lee Ju-han :A prospective investor of Hotel Ciel, who is later revealed to be Baek Mi-nyeo's son and a blood brother to Cha Jae-wan. He shares the same past as Cha Jae-wan and is a brother figure to him.

===Supporting characters=== *Gong Hyun-joo as Cha Soo-an :The highly educated hotel VIP supervisor, who looks up highly upon Cha Jae-wan. One of the four specialists brought in by General Manager Cha Jae-wan from his former workplace in Las Vegas to assist him in the hotel. Later, she helps Jae-wan and Mo-ne to retrieve the hotel again.

*Alex Chu as Yoo Joon-sung :The Food & Kitchen Team Leader, who is friendly and flirtatious. One of the four specialists brought in by General Manager Cha Jae-wan from his former workplace in Las Vegas to assist him in the hotel. It is revealed later that Joon-sung has been secretly helping to Manager Baek Mi-nyeo, much to the dismay of his friends.

*Kim Sun-hyuk as Hong Joon :The Guest Room Team Leader, who has a bad temper. One of the four specialists brought in by General Manager Cha Jae-wan from his former workplace in Las Vegas to assist him in the hotel.

*Go Yoon as Park Do-jin :The Concierge Team Leader, who often uses English to taunt the locally educated employees. One of the four specialists brought in by General Manager Cha Jae-wan from his former workplace in Las Vegas to assist him in the hotel.

*Park Chul-min as Jang Ho-il :The Guest Room Manager who is narcissistic and often spreads rumours. He was under the assumption that So Moon-jung had a crush on him.

*Jung Suk-yong as Go San :Fondly known as "Captain Go", he is a concierge at Hotel Ciel. In a relationship with So Moon-jung.

*Ji Il-joo as Jin Jung-hyun :A front-desk concierge at Hotel Ciel along with Yoon Da-jung, with whom he develops a romantic interest in.

*Kim Ye-won as Yoon Da-jung :A front-desk concierge at Hotel Ciel who dreams of marrying a rich suitor.

*Yoo Se-hyung as Eun Joon-jae *Kim Sung-young as So Moon-jung :A maid at Hotel Ciel who constantly creates rumours and gossips about people in the hotel. In a relationship with Go San.

*Kim Kyu-sun as Ha So-yeon :A maid at Hotel Ciel.

*Goo Bon-im as Madam Kim :A maid at Hotel Ciel.

*Cha Hak-yeon as Noah :A bright and lively hotel employee.<ref>{{cite web|last=Park|first=Su-jeong|title=VIXX Member N to Try Hand at Acting|url=http://www.tenasia.com/vixx-member-n-to-try-hand-at-acting/|work=TenAsia|access-date=February 22, 2014|date=February 13, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321214830/http://www.tenasia.com/vixx-member-n-to-try-hand-at-acting/|archivedate=March 21, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jung|first=Ji-won|title=Vixx's N Cast in New Drama ''Hotel King''|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/58607/vixx-n-becomes-another-acting-dol|work=enewsWorld|access-date=February 22, 2014|date=February 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225116/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/58607/vixx-n-becomes-another-acting-dol|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*Lee Do-yeon as Lee Ip-sae *Lee Sang-mi as Yoon Ji-won :Lee Joong-goo's wife and Lee Da-bae's mother. She is a well-known philanthropist and poetry writer.

*Seo Yi-an as Lee Da-bae :Lee Joong-goo's daughter and Cha Jae-wan's half sister. She is a jovial girl, who enjoys helping society.

*Choi Sang-hoon as Ah Sung-won :The deceased Chairman of Hotel Ciel and Ah Mo-ne's father.

*Yoo Gun as John Howard *Cho Yoon-woo as Yoo Joo-min (cameo, ep 17) *Lee Joo-yeon as Chae-won (cameo, ep 31–32) :A proud and bossy top celebrity.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Erika|title=After School's Juyeon to Cameo on ''Hotel King'' as Proud Top Star|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/71774/juyeon-to-appear-in-hotel-king|website=enewsWorld|access-date=July 26, 2014|date=July 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727221637/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/71774/juyeon-to-appear-in-hotel-king|archive-date=July 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*Kim Ha-rin as Baek Mi-yeon

==Production== The first script reading took place in February 2014.<ref name=":1"/>

==Original soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Hotel King Original Sound Track | type = soundtrack | artist = Various Artists | cover = | released = July 25, 2014 | recorded = | genre = Pop, K-pop, soundtrack, R&B | length = | label = Star Entry/Inter Park/Windmill ENT INT-0001 | producer = Kim Young-ho }}

The official soundtrack album for ''Hotel King'' was released on July 25, 2014. It was the debut foray of the famous Korean online auction and shopping mall Inter Park to the music industry business.

{{track listing | extra_column= Artist | title1 = Hotelier | note1 = | extra1 = Various Artists | title2 = 아파 | note2 = It Hurts | extra2 = Kim Jin-ho | title3 = 기다려본다 | note3 = Waiting | extra3 = Melody Day | title4 = 사랑한단 말 | note4 = Telling You That I Love You | extra4 = Lee Changmin and Jeong Jinwoon (of 2AM) | title5 = 그대라서 | note5 = Because It's You | extra5 = The One | title6 = 같은자리 | note6 = Same Place | extra6 = Vanilla Acoustic ({{Korean|hangul=바닐라 어쿠스틱|labels=no}}) | title7 = 사랑병 | note7 = Lovesick | extra7 = Lumin & T.O. (of M.Pire) | title8 = 아파 (Acoustic Ver.) | note8 = It Hurts (Acoustic Ver.) | extra8 = Kim Jin-ho | title9 = 같은자리 (Acoustic Ver.) | note9 = Same Place (Acoustic Ver.) | extra9 = Vanilla Acoustic ({{Korean|hangul=바닐라 어쿠스틱|labels=no}}) | title10 = 사랑병 (Drama Ver.) | note10 = Lovesick (Drama Ver.) | extra10 = Lumin & T.O. (of M.Pire) | title11 = 보이지 않는 운명 | note11 = | extra11 = Various Artists | title12 = Secret | note12 = | extra12 = Various Artists | title13 = 그림자 | note13 = Shadow | extra13 = Various Artists | title14 = It's Just Me | note14 = | extra14 = Various Artists | title15 = Run | note15 = | extra15 = Various Artists | title16 = Kiss of Promise | note16 = | extra16 = Various Artists | title17 = 나를 닮은 너 | note17 = | extra17 = Various Artists | title18 = 눈물은 말한다 | note18 = | extra18 = Various Artists | title19 = 시간의 운명 | note19 = | extra19 = Various Artists }}

==Ratings== In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="3"|Episode # !rowspan="3"|Original broadcast date !colspan="4"| Average audience share |- !colspan="2"|TNmS Ratings<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp|title=TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|work=TNmS Ratings|access-date=April 5, 2014|language=Korean|archive-date=January 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117221236/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> !colspan="2"|AGB Nielsen<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0|title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|work=Nielsen Korea|access-date=April 5, 2014|language=Korean|archive-date=December 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226133248/http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0|url-status=live}}</ref> |- !width=100|Nationwide !width=100|Seoul National Capital Area !width=100|Nationwide !width=100|Seoul National Capital Area |- !01 | April 5, 2014 |11.8% |14.3% |11.7% |13.1% |- !02 | April 6, 2014 |11.2% |14.3% |10.9% |12% |- !03 | April 12, 2014 |11.1% |'''14.9%''' |10.9% |12.3% |- !04 | April 13, 2014 |11.6% |13.9% |11.6% |12.8% |- !05 | April 26, 2014 |'''7.4%''' |'''8.6%''' |'''8.2%''' |9.6% |- !06 | April 27, 2014 |8.8% |10.4% |10.3% |11.8% |- !07 | May 3, 2014 |8.7% |10.6% |9.1% |9.6% |- !08 | May 4, 2014 |9.1% |10.9% |9.0% |9.7% |- !09 | May 10, 2014 |8.6% |10.6% |8.6% |9.5% |- !10 | May 11, 2014 |9.5% |10.9% |10.5% |11.6% |- !11 | May 17, 2014 |8.4% |10.6% |9.6% |10.2% |- !12 | May 18, 2014 |9.0% |11.8% |9.3% |9.7% |- !13 | May 24, 2014 |8.6% |11.2% |8.7% |10.1% |- !14 | May 25, 2014 |7.8% |9.7% |8.3% |'''8.7%''' |- !15 | May 31, 2014 |9.8% |12.2% |10.0% |10.2% |- ! 16 | June 1, 2014 |9.6% |11.8% |9.7% |10.2% |- ! 17 | June 7, 2014 |9.6% |12.5% |10.4% |11.9% |- !18 | June 8, 2014 |8.3% |10.9% |8.8% |9.4% |- !19 | June 14, 2014 |9.9% |12.4% |9.8% |10.5% |- !20 | June 15, 2014 |9.3% |11.4% |9.8% |10.2% |- !21 | June 21, 2014 |9.9% |12.7% |10.9% |12.2% |- !22 | June 22, 2014 |9.8% |12.4% |10.7% |12.3% |- !23 | June 28, 2014 |10.6% |13.3% |9.8% |10.3% |- !24 | June 29, 2014 |10.2% |12.5% |9.9% |10.2% |- !25 | July 5, 2014 |10.3% |13.4% |11.3% |11.6% |- !26 | July 6, 2014 |10.0% |12.4% |11.0% |11.3% |- !27 | July 12, 2014 |11.1% |14.4% |10.6% |11.5% |- !28 | July 13, 2014 |11.6% |14.3% |'''13.6%''' |'''15.4%''' |- !29 | July 19, 2014 |11.7% |14.8% |12.3% |13.3% |- !30 | July 20, 2014 |11.4% |13.8% |12.4% |13.9% |- !31 | July 26, 2014 |11.6% |14.6% |11.8% |13.3% |- !32 | July 27, 2014 |'''12.1%''' |14.6% |11.8% |13.0% |- ! colspan=2 | Average !10.0% !12.4% !10.3% !11.2% |}

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |- | rowspan=4| 2014 | 3rd APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | rowspan="2" | Lee Dong-wook | {{nom}} |- | rowspan=3| {{center| MBC Drama Awards}} | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | {{nom}} |- | Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Lee Da-hae | {{nom}} |- | Golden Acting Award, Actor | Lee Deok-hwa | {{nom}} |- |}

==International broadcast== The series became very popular in China and has recorded the second highest TV ratings among Korean dramas on Baidu during its run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getitk.com/hot-issue-hotel-king-by-lee-dong-wook-lee-da-hae-is-popular-in-china/?lang=en|title=[Hot Issue] 'Hotel King' by Lee Dong-wook Lee Da-hae is Popular in China|access-date=September 11, 2015|date=May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916022642/http://www.getitk.com/hot-issue-hotel-king-by-lee-dong-wook-lee-da-hae-is-popular-in-china/?lang=en|archive-date=September 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has also been the number one Korean drama on iQiyi, a Chinese video website, reaching more than 200 million views,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.hikpop.com/post/read_p.html?p=117540|title=Lee Da Hae selected as the muse of a world-famous cosmetics brand|access-date=September 11, 2015|date=May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927225422/http://en.hikpop.com/post/read_p.html?p=117540|archive-date=September 27, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/lee-dong-wooks-popularity-skyrocketing-in-china-042211955.html|title=Lee Dong Wook's popularity skyrocketing in China|access-date=September 11, 2015|date=July 2014}}</ref> and the 5th most popular drama in China during its run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getitk.com/hot-issue-hotel-king-by-lee-dong-wook-lee-da-hae-is-popular-in-china/?lang=en|title=[Hot Issue] 'Hotel King' by Lee Dong-wook Lee Da-hae is Popular in China|access-date=September 11, 2015|date=November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916022642/http://www.getitk.com/hot-issue-hotel-king-by-lee-dong-wook-lee-da-hae-is-popular-in-china/?lang=en|archive-date=September 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from May 5 to September 15, 2014.<ref name="kntv">{{cite web|url=http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=28376|script-title=ja:ＫＮＴＶドラマホテルキング(原題)|publisher=kntv.co.jp|access-date=August 10, 2015|language=Japanese|archive-date=October 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011080750/http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=28376|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It aired in Thailand on Workpoint TV beginning July 23, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://korea.tlcthai.com/hotel-king-%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%8C%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5/|title=Hotel King แผนร้าย ยัยกะล่อน – ซีรีย์เกาหลี|publisher=korea.tlcthai.com|access-date=September 6, 2015|language=Thai|date=April 15, 2014|archive-date=September 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927164639/http://korea.tlcthai.com/hotel-king-%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%8C%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5/|url-status=live}}</ref>

It aired in Vietnam on VTV and on HTV2 cable channel with a local title of Vua khách sạn from April 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vtv.vn/goc-khan-gia/hap-dan-voi-vua-khach-san-tren-vtvcab-7-d-dramas-20150906004200009.htm|title=Hấp dẫn với "Vua khách sạn" trên VTVcab 7 - D Dramas|access-date=September 20, 2015|language=Vietnamese|date=September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.vietbao.vn/tv/chuong-trinh/vua-khach-san-hq48,pid-53038148/|title=Vua khách sạn - HQ(48) trên VTVcab 7 - D Dramas|access-date=September 20, 2015|language=Vietnamese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925135757/http://m.vietbao.vn/tv/chuong-trinh/vua-khach-san-hq48,pid-53038148/|archive-date=September 25, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It aired in Taiwan on GTV starting May 6, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.obsnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=886272|title=Solo Mobile Oog, a year 'Hotel King, May 6, standing broadcasting GTV Taiwan|access-date=September 25, 2015}}</ref>

It aired on Oh!K, a subscription pay cable and satellite television channel currently available in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/singaporeans-get-quick-access-to-korean-shows-with-tv-channel-ohk|title=Singaporeans get quick access to Korean shows with TV channel Oh!K|access-date=September 27, 2015|date=December 18, 2014|archive-date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706112800/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/singaporeans-get-quick-access-to-korean-shows-with-tv-channel-ohk|url-status=live}}</ref>

It is airing on NTDTV KXLA 44.7 starting on March 25, 2016, 11:00 pm (''localtime'')

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==External links== *[http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/hoking/ ''Hotel King'' official MBC website] {{in lang|ko}} *[http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/drama/14/2394139_57403.html ''Hotel King''] at MBC Global Media *{{hancinema drama|Hotel_King|Hotel King}} *{{IMDb title|3737080|Hotel King}}

Category:2014 South Korean television series debuts Category:2014 South Korean television series endings Category:MBC TV television dramas Category:Korean-language television shows Category:Television series set in hotels Category:South Korean melodrama television series Category:South Korean romance television series