These are the Recap & Ending for King the Land K-Drama: Episode 1. The guy gets interviewed. He runs away because he was shy. Sa-Rang is waiting in the lobby. The secretary lets her come in. Sa-Rang trips when she walks. The interviewer takes a look at Sa-Rang’s resume. She finds out that she’s not a bachelor.
What Happens In King the Land Episode 1?
Note: From here on out there are specific plot spoilers for King the Land K-Drama: Episode 1.
The assistant apologizes to the interviewer. He thinks someone made a mistake when he checked Sa-Rang’s resume. Sa-Rang walks into the interview room. She keeps her leg position even if she just lost one of her heels. She introduces herself to the interviewer Hwa-Ran with a sunny smile.
Hwa-Ran asks Sa-Rang to play piano since she mentioned her skill in her resume. But there’s no any piano. Sa-Rang plays it. Hwa-Ran thinks Sa-Rang just played chopsticks. Sa-Rang claims that playing piano is just her hobby. Hwa-Ran asks Sa-Rang to smile. Sa-Rang smiles.
Sa-Rang is unhappy to drink the beer at the restaurant with Da-Eul. Da-Eul learns that Sa-Rang played the piano. She thinks she should do something good since it was King Hotel. Pyeong-Hwa shows up. She gives Sa-Rang a pass. Sa-Rang thinks she would get rejected even if she played a wonderful piano. Because the hotel requires bachelor degrees.
Sa-Rang explains to Pyeong-Hwa that she went to get interviewed because she wished to see the interview process of the hotel. Da-Eul tells Sa-Rang that she likes her. She asks her to join her duty-free shop. Pyeong-Hwa asks Sa-Rang to join her flight attendant as well.
But Sa-Rang rejects her two friends because she wishes to work in a hotel. Da-Eul is jealous because she thinks Sa-Rang likes hotel more than her. Sa-Rang talks back that Da-Eul likes nightclub more than her. Da-Eul is furious to tell Sa-Rang to go to the club with her.
But the guy Choong-Jae invites the ladies to drink with them. He points at his two stalker friends. Da-Eul explains to Choong-Jae that they’re very busy. But she still gives her number to him. He walks away. Pyeong-Hwa wonders why Da-Eul gave her number to the stranger. But Da-Eul thinks she and the guy are acquainted.
Sa-Rang mentions what she told Da-Eul to begin a love relationship after she has feelings. She thinks she will regret. Da-Eul claims that she won’t just have one boyfriend. She tells Sa-Rang to leave with her. But Sa-Rang rejects it because she’s tired. Pyeong-Hwa and Da-Eul carry Sa-Rang to the nightclub. The three ladies dance in the nightclub.
Sa-Rang is woken up by the phone in the morning after she was drunk with her friends last night. King Hotel tells Sa-Rang that she was accepted. Sa-Rang is confused. But she still thanks King Hotel. She’s happy to tell the good news to her two good friends.
The plane flies in the sky. Gu Won jumps off the plane. He opens the parachute and lands on the rooftop. He gives up her bag and tries to pretend to be cool. But he’s told that he landed in the wrong building. He turns around and sees someone waving at him.
How Does Gu Won Resolve the Toner Cartridge Case?
Tae-Man gives Gu Won and other interns a lesson. He tells them that the best intern should have common sense. He thinks Gu Won’s excuse is ridiculous that he found the wrong building. He takes a look at his shoes and asks him about it.
Gu Won reveals he bought the shoes from Milan. Tae-Man thinks Gu Won is a nobleman. He tells the interns to laugh at Gu Won. He tells them to follow his orders. Sang-Sik tells Gu Won not to be late again. He reminds him that he cannot get a job as a contract worker if he continues to do so.
Tae-Man summons Gu Won. He tells him to go to print the papers. Sang-Sik helps Gu Won to print the papers. He takes out the toner cartridge from the machine. Tae-Man passes by. He tells Sang-Sik to shake the toner cartridge because it has a sensor problem.
Sang-Sik shakes it. But toner comes out from the cartridge. It fills the air. The manager shows up. He blames the one who messed with the machine. He asks Tae-Man who did it. Tae-Man points at Sang-Sik. Sang-Sik apologizes to the manager. He explains to him that he was told to shake the cartridge.
The manager scolds Sang-Sik. He tells him to clean the mess. But Gu Won thinks Sang-Sik doesn’t need to clean the mess because he didn’t do anything wrong. He thinks Tae-Man should take the duty because he gave the order to Sang-Sik.
Gu Won thinks the company made a mistake not to replace the machine. The manager tells Gu Won to clean the mess. Gu Won calls Director Choi. He asks him to send the cleaners to the office. The manager is shocked after knowing that Gu Won is the chairman’s son.
The manager flatters Gu Won. But Gu Wang points out that he was fired by the manager. Director Choi shows up. He reminds Gu Won that the chairman will get angry if he leaves. Gu Won points out that he was fired. The manager scolds Sang-Sik. But Gu Wang tells Sang-Sik to leave with him. Sang-Sik is moved. Because he doesn’t have to clean the mess and he gets a job.
The chairman blames Gu Won for leaving the company on his first day. Gu Won points out that he was fired. He tells his father that he wishes to return the Uk. But the chairman Il-Hun thinks Gu Won can do nothing in the UK. Hwa-Ran thinks Gu Won doesn’t have to begin from the intern. She tells him to go to her hotel.
Hwa-Ran reports to Il-Hun that Gu Won went to the hotel. She tells him to let his son make the decision on his own. But he asks her not to give Gu Won a hard time. It makes her unhappy. Sa-Rang arrives at the hotel. She looks around the hotel. She remembers she was happy when she came to King Hotel with her mother.
Who Promotes Sa-Rang?
Su-Mi takes a class. She tells the interns to give high-end smile to the guests because they’re their kings. She takes Sa-Rang to the gym. She tells Bo-Yeon to clean the floor again even if Bo-Yeon cleaned the floor. She tells her to train Sa-Rang.
Bo-Yeon thinks Sa-Rang will leave within one month. She tells her to wipe the butt sweat. Yoo-Jin invites Pyeong-Hwa to share a room with her. She breaks into the bathroom when she’s washing her face. She tells her not to use the bathroom when she’s sleeping.
Yoo-Jin tells Pyeong-Hwa to turn off the light when she’s watching the news. She tells her that she needs to sleep. Da-Eul isn’t easy as well because she needs to buy her manager the breakfast. Sang-Sik arrives at the hotel. He finds out that Gu Won is buying the shirts.
Sang-Sik mistakes that Gu Won is buying him the shirts. But he’s told that the shirts belong to Gu Won. Because Gu Won doesn’t wish anyone to wear same shirt as him. He tells Sang-Sik to go to the UK. But Sang-Sik asks Gu Won to make him be the full-time employee because he worries that he will hang in wind.
Gu Won calls someone. He asks him to promote Sang-Sik. Sang-Sik is happy to walk out of Gu Won’s room. Su-Mi is waiting for Sang-Sik. She mentions he’s going to return to the UK. She gives her business card to him. She tells him to call him when she blinks at him. Because she mistakes him as the chairman’s son.
The guy is aloud when he works out in the gym. Bo-Yeon tells him to lower his voice. But he mistakes that she has feelings to her. He rejects her and tells her that Sa-Rang is his type. Bo-Yeon is furious to tell Sa-Rang that the tiger man fell for her.
Gu Won works out in the guy. He takes off his suit. He shows the tiger shirt he wears. Sa-Rang reads the letter. She learns that the tiger man wishes to sleep with her. She’s furious to go to the gym. She sees Gu Won running on the treadmill.
Sa-Rang speeds up the treadmill and makes Gu Won trip from the treadmill. She tells him that she won’t forgive him if he wrote the love letter to her. She returns the love letter to him. She leaves the gym. Gu Won yells at Sa-Rang.
Hwa-Ran stops Gu Won. She reminds him that he shouldn’t raise his voice because he’s not a guest. But he tells her to treat him as a guest. He throws the letter to her. Sa-Rang runs into Hwa-Ran. She thanks her for hiring her. Hwa-Ran promotes Sa-Rang to the lobby after Sa-Rang answered her question correctly.
Su-Mi wonders how Hwa-Ran promoted Sa-Rang. Hwa-Ran thinks Sa-Rang should be shown since she’s a smart girl. She mentions she had a nice smile. Su-Mi tells Sa-Rang that the lobby isn’t suitable for her. She tells her not to continue to show off. Sa-Rang promises it.
Gu Won tries to call his father. Hwa-Ran walks into his room. She thinks he doesn’t have to call his father because she will do the job for him. She claims that the hotel belongs to her. She tells him not to come back to the hotel again.
Why Gu Won Decides to Work In King Hotel?
Pyeong-Hwa and Da-Eul congratulate Sa-Rang on working in the lobby. Da-Eul thinks Sa-Rang should have a dream. She takes her to the nightclub. Sa-Rang becomes a full-time employee after she worked for King Hotel for many years. Gu Won receives her mother’s record. He tells Sang-Sik to return to Korea with him.
Su-Mi breaks into the room when Sa-Rang is training the interns. She scolds her and tells her that the guest is looking for her. She thinks she made a mistake. Sa-Rang goes to see the guest. She resolves the problem. The guest is happy to hug Sa-Rang.
Episode 1 of King the Land ends with Gu Won telling his father that he wishes to work in the hotel because he likes hotels. Il-Hun tells Hwa-Ran that he has waited for the days. Hwa-Ran promises to help her brother. But Gu Won insists on staying in the hotel. Il-Hun tells Gu Won to return home before his mother’s memorial service.
But Gu Won tells his father that he plans to look into his mother’s death. Il-Hun is furious to leave the table. Hwa-Ran thinks Gu Won is like his mother. She leaves the table as well. Gu Won walks out of his home. He tells Sang-Sik not to follow him.
But Sang-Sik gives up his umbrella. He walks in the rain with Gu Won. He asks him to make him be the manager. Sa-Rang drinks with her friends. Her stomach hurts. Da-Eul thinks Sa-Rang is upset because of her boyfriend Yu-Nam. She tells her to break up with her boyfriend. Because she thinks she will be hurt.
Da-Eul’s daughter Cho-Ryong scolds Da-Eul for drinking. Da-Eul wishes to dance in the nightclub. The lights are turned off. The three women begin to dance. Sa-Rang feels uncomfortable. She tells Su-Mi that she needs to go to restroom. But Su-Mi asks Sa-Rang to go to look for the phone for Gu Won. Sa-Rang finds the phone from Gu Won’s room. But she runs into his bathroom. She turns on the remote which makes her show up in front of Gu Won. She’s startled when she sees him.