A country bumpkin becomes a dead ringer for a missing heiress—identity swap chaos ensues!
Season 1 • Episode 32
LatestKing Flower is a 2013 Taiwanese idol comedy romance television drama series. The television drama was produced by SETTV and started filming on November 26, 2012. The show stars actor James Wen as the main male lead and actress Nikki Xie as the main female lead. The show was supposed to star Sonia Sui as the main female lead but it was reported that Nikki Xie replaced Sonia as the main female lead. It was first aired on January 6, 2013 on TTV.
Acting
Nikki Hsieh's dual role—clumsy duckling to poised swan transformation.
Creator
Chen Xin Guo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sonia Sui was originally cast as the lead but dropped out, with Nikki Hsieh replacing her just weeks before filming began.
The 'substitute princess' trope exploded in 2010s Taiwanese dramas, reflecting anxieties about class mobility in booming Asian economies.
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