King and I Compact DVD Box 1 [Limited Low-priced Edition]

[Machine Translation] [The best of the best at a special price for a limited time only! The Joseon Dynasty in the 15th century. This is a blockbuster "Korean period drama" leading up to "Oath of Jang Geum"! The door to the royal palace, swirling with intrigue and love-hate, is now opened. --Kim Jamyeong is betrayed by his best friend, Cho Chigyeom, a eunuch, and loses his life in a failed assassination attempt on King Sejo. While on the run, Oh gave birth and left her son (Kim Cho-seong) in the mountains immediately after birth so that he would not be in danger. Cho-seong is picked up and raised by Wora, a prayer warrior. Meanwhile, Oh, who has amnesia, lives with Queen Insu, the mother of King Seongjong, as the nanny of Jawulsangun, who later becomes King Seongjong. Thanks to his adoptive mother, Wora, who sometimes visits the royal residence, Chosun meets and befriends Eulsangun. The two become infatuated with Yoon Seo-hwa, the daughter of an aristocrat, whom they met through an incident. Then, at the age of 13, Na-oksan-gun becomes the ninth king of Korea. As an adult, he still has feelings for Sofa and wants to marry her, but she already has a fiance. However, knowing their feelings for each other, Cho-sung, with the support of Chi-gyeom, who is a powerful man as a maid of honor, forces them to get married. In exchange, she becomes Chi-gyeom's adopted son, unaware that he is her father's enemy, and castrates herself to become a maid to watch over Sofa.... Includes episodes 1 to 30. The bonus disc includes a slideshow of the Pony Canyon Korean drama lineup. This is a collection of still images and does not include subtitles or sound.

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[本格時代劇セレクション] とっておきの名作が期間限定スペシャルプライス! 十五世紀、朝鮮王朝。『チャングムの誓い』へ繋がる≪韓流時代劇≫超大作! 謀略と愛憎の渦巻く王宮の扉が、いま開かれる。 ――親友の内侍(=宦官)チョ・チギョムに裏切られ世祖(セジョ)王の暗殺に失敗し命を落としたキム・ジャミョンには、身籠った妻オ氏がいた。逃亡中のオ氏は出産し、息子(キム・チョソン)に危険が及ばぬように、生まれてすぐ山中に置き去りにした。そのため、チョソンは祈祷師ウォラに拾われ育てられる。一方、記憶喪失となったオ氏は、後に成宗(ソンジョン)王となる者乙山君(チャウルサングン)の乳母として、者乙山君の母、インス大妃の実家で暮らす。王族の邸に出入りすることもある養母ウォラのおかげで、チョソンは者乙山君と出会い、親交を深めていく。二人は、ある事件をきっかけに知り合った貴族の娘ユン・ソファに、憧れを抱くようになる。そんなとき、者乙山君が13歳で第9代国王の座につく。大人になってからもソファに想いを寄せていた彼は、婚姻を結びたいと考えるが、すでに彼女には婚約者がいた。しかし、ふたりの気持ちを知るチョソンは、内侍として権力を持つチギョムの後押しで、二人を結ばせる。だが、その交換条件として、父の敵とは知らずチギョムの養子となり、ソファを側で見守るために、自ら去勢し内侍となるのだった・・・。 第1話～第30話収録。 特典ディスクには、ポニーキャニオン韓国ドラマラインナップ・スライドショーを収録。 ※静止画集につき、字幕・音声は収録されておりません。