| Native Name: | 如朕親臨 |
| Genre: | Romance |
| Creator: | Eastern Television |
| Director: | Chen Jia Hong |
| Starring: | Lego Lee Cindy Lien Gabriel Lan Serena Fang |
| Opentheme: | "It’s You" by Elvis Tian |
| Endtheme: | "Broken Heart 不要再見面" by Elvis Tian |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Num Episodes: | 17 |
| Producer: | Liao Jian Xing |
| Location: | Taiwan |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes (Episode 1-16) 110 minutes (Episode 17) |
| Channel: | TTV EBC Variety |
The King of Romance is a 2016 Taiwanese television series created and produced by Eastern Television. It stars Lego Li, Cindy Lien, Gabriel Lan and Serena Fang.[1] First original broadcast began on December 3, 2016 on TTV airing every Saturday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.
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 (Cindy Lien) is a modern-day woman who believes she is the reincarnated Jade Girl. When she is reunited with two childhood friends, Wang Zhen (Lego Lee) and Li Ru Long (Gabriel Lan), can she determine which is her Golden Boy and break the ancient curse?
| Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTV | December 3, 2016 | Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm | |
| EBC Variety | December 4, 2016 | Sunday 10:00-11:30 pm | |
| Astro Shuang Xing | June 9, 2017 | Monday to Friday 4:00-5:00 pm | |
| Air Date | Episode | Average Ratings | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2016 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Dec 10, 2016 | 2 | 1.02 | 3 | |
| Dec 17, 2016 | 3 | 0.84 | 4 | |
| Dec 24, 2016 | 4 | 0.86 | 4 | |
| Dec 31, 2016: No episode was aired due to TTV airing of New Year’s Eve Special Program | ||||
| Jan 7, 2017 | 5 | 1.05 | 4 | |
| Jan 14, 2017 | 6 | 1.04 | 4 | |
| Jan 21, 2017 | 7 | 1.02 | 4 | |
| Jan 28, 2017: No episode was aired due to TTV airing of Chinese New Year Special Program | ||||
| Feb 4, 2017 | 8 | 1.56 | 2 | |
| Feb 11, 2017 | 9 | 1.39 | 3 | |
| Feb 18, 2017 | 10 | 1.44 | 2 | |
| Feb 25, 2017 | 11 | 1.27 | 3 | |
| Mar 4, 2017 | 12 | 1.29 | 3 | |
| Mar 11, 2017 | 13 | 1.43 | 3 | |
| Mar 18, 2017 | 14 | 1.16 | 4 | |
| Mar 25, 2017 | 15 | 1.27 | 4 | |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 16 | 1.01 | 4 | |
| Apr 8, 2017 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Average ratings | 1.19 | - | ||