Divine Diva Zsa Zsa Padilla took to Twitter on Sunday, May 24, her love for The King: External Monarch—a romantic-fantasy South Korean TV series starring Lee Min Ho and Kim Go-eun.
She wrote: “OMG I loved yesterday’s episode of #TheKingTheEternalMonarchep12 No matter what others say, I think Lee Min Ho and Kim Go-Heun (one of my fav Korean actresses) have great chemistry. I get super kilig when they are together on screen. #kdrama Can’t wait for tonight’s episode.”
OMG I loved yesterday’s episode of #TheKingTheEternalMonarchep12 No matter what others say, I think Lee Min Ho and Kim Go-Heun (one of my fav Korean actress) have great chemistry. I get super kilig when they are together on screen. #kdrama Can’t wait for tonight’s episode
— zsa zsa padilla (@zsazsapadilla) May 24, 2020
However, her tweet was linked by some netizens to Ai-Ai Delas Alas’ post on Instagram on the same day, where the comedian-actress admitted she did not appreciate the series.
As she noticed the comments to her tweet, the 55-year-old actress-singer addressed the issue and clarified that her Twitter post was not meant to throw shade on anyone, particularly not on Ai-Ai, since she posted three hours earlier.
She said, “Regarding Ai Ai’s post, I checked IG and I posted my comment [was] 3 hours ahead of hers. So not throwing shade, guys. [heart emoji]”
Waited 11pm and I was like, where’s the new episode of The King?! Ay, naka dalawa na pala this weekend!!! Excited Lang kasi for more. Can’t wait till next week. Regarding Ai Ai’s post, I checked IG and I posted my comment 3 hours ahead of hers. So not throwing shade, guys. ❤️
— zsa zsa padilla (@zsazsapadilla) May 24, 2020
Delas Alas, 55, received major backlash from the upset fans of Lee Min Ho for slamming the series, The King: Eternal Monarch claiming that the flow of the story was disappointing, hard to grasp, and flat. She even tagged the Korean actor in her post.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAktjKyhfus/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Unlike Ai-Ai, Zsa Zsa is a fan of the series and even speculates about what could happen.
“You guys want to know what I secretly wish for the last two episodes of The King? For Lee Gon’s Republic of Korea counterpart to be alive (surprise, baby boy didn’t die) and a major fight scene between two Lee Min Hos. #wishfulthinking Kanino ka kakampi?” she stated.
https://twitter.com/zsazsapadilla/status/1264609543205486592
The ‘Love Thy Woman‘ star also tweets her impressions of the show.
“Spoiler alert: Grabe yung scene sa church!! First pic nila together and what happens? Time stops and at that very moment we see a happy, hopeful Tae Eul – frozen in time. Then we see The King’s expression change since he knows very little time is left before two worlds collide…” she said.
Spoiler alert:Grabe yung scene sa church!! First pic nila together n what happens? Time stops and at that very moment we see a happy, hopeful Tae Eul – frozen in time. Then we see The King’s expression change since he knows very little time is left before two world collide…
— zsa zsa padilla (@zsazsapadilla) May 24, 2020
“… his expression changes from hopeful to this sad realization until he cries. Then he smiles in time for the picture to be taken. My heart. What a scene! Akala mo simpleng eksena pero napakahirap gawin. Ganda ng pagkasulat at pag deliver. Bravo to the writer, director ni Lee Min Ho,” Padilla added.
… his expression changes from hopeful to this sad realization until he cries. Then he smiles in time 4 the picture to be taken. My heart. What a scene! Akala mo simpleng eksena pero napakahirap gawin. Ganda ng pagkasulat at pag deliver. Bravo 2 the writer, director n Lee Min Ho
— zsa zsa padilla (@zsazsapadilla) May 24, 2020
The King: Eternal Monarch has been part of the Top 10 trending programs on Netflix since it premiered. It has a total of 16 episodes, but only two episodes are being posted per week. As of now, there are already 12 episodes released.
