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Cast: Ju Ji-hoon, Ryu Seung-ryong, Bae Doona, Kim Sang-ho, Kim Sung-kyu
Kingdom — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
난 다르다. 난 이들을 버리고 간 이들과도 다르고 해원 조 씨와도 다르다. 난 절대로 이들을 버리지 않을 것이다.
Context
Season 1, Episode 4 – Spoken in Dongnae as corrupt officials flee on rescue ships, leaving the common folk behind to face the approaching horde.
Meaning
Marks Lee Chang’s defining ideological transition from a fleeing fugitive into a compassionate sovereign.
이 안에 시신 몇 구가 있건, 몇십 구가 있건 그 누구도 내게 아무 말도 못 하게 만드는 것. 그것이 권력이다.
Context
Season 1, Episode 3 – Spoken to his daughter, Queen Consort Cho, while standing above the royal garden pond where murdered palace servant bodies are submerged.
Meaning
Defines the terrifying core philosophy of Joseon’s political tyranny, where human slaughter is reduced to a demonstration of political dominance.
어떻게 사람이 사람을 먹어?
Context
Season 1, Episode 2 – Spoken at Jiyulheon upon realizing that Yeong-sin secretly cooked Dan-i's corpse to feed the starving clinic patients.
Meaning
Captures the core horror and moral tragedy of the series, establishing that extreme hunger forces humans across moral boundaries.
배고픔이다... 이 모든 것은 굶주림에서 시작되었다.
Context
Season 1, Episode 2 – Spoken during her medical analysis of the patient outbreak at Jiyulheon.
Meaning
Summarizes the driving motivation behind the initial plague outbreak, linking physical starvation to societal collapse.
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