This show is so much fun. An arrogant male chef who basically falls through time to wake up in the Josean era in the body of a woman who's about to be married to the king. Hijinks ensue. The king is pretending to be an idiot for Reasons and there is serious plotty stuff as well, which was good but I was there for the queer love story of course.
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watch it for free on Viki with adsIt's from a BL novel which I did try to read but didn't get through more than a couple of pages, don't know if it was the translation but I didn't like the writing style. Apparently though, the premise is that the chef was the queen reincarnated, so the same soul, and somehow they switch and so you get the queen in modern day hitting up the gay clubs. And the chef and the king live happily ever after and have three kids. None of this is in the show.
I requested Mr. Queen for Yuletide because I wanted more relationship stuff and I got an absolutely awesome fic. You know that fic where the author has clearly taken on board your likes and and your prompts and also come up with their own twist and writes the perfect fic for you? Yeah, that happened, I am so happy!
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Cheoljong of Joseon/Jang Bong Hwan, Queen Cheorin (1837-1878)/Original Male Character
Summary:
Theoretically he knows it’s possible to bake bread using nuruk as the yeast starter, and he’s sure he’ll figure it out eventually, but making the bread is just the first step! Then he’s got to somehow recreate Italian seasoning from scratch, and that’s not even getting into the cheese—
In the past, in the future, Bong-hwan and So-yon navigate their appetites.