# The King's Affection

> A Korean palace romance reached second on Netflix’s global non-English TV chart.

- Owner: KBS; Story Hunter Production and Monster Union
- Kind: Series
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2021-10-11
- Observed peak date: Week of Nov 23, 2021
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 43 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Pairing

## Summary

The palace romance premiered on KBS and Netflix in October 2021. It reached Asian Netflix charts and ranked second globally among non-English series; the Korean finale reached 12.1 percent.

## Timeline

- 2021-09-06 — Netflix (Press) — Netflix announced an October 11 worldwide release for the palace romance.
- 2021-10-11 — KBS and Netflix (TV) — The historical romance premiered on KBS2 and Netflix.
- Week of Oct 24, 2021 — Netflix (Open web) — The series entered Netflix’s non-English weekly chart at number 10.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/the-kings-affection-netflix-2021

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “The King's Affection.” Case HIS-02009. Spread Score v1.3: 43/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02009