💜Kiss by Kiss Breakdown: Romance Recaps VI – King the Land 💜

July 19, 2025

💜Kiss by Kiss Breakdown: Romance Recaps VI – King the Land 💜

Not a full recap. Just the kisses, chaos, and emotional crimes. 💘✨

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📺 Episodes: 16
💋 First Kiss: Episode 8
💋 Next Kiss(es): Episodes 9, 10, 11, 12, 16
📍 Streaming On: Netflix, TVing

💼 Not a Scandal, It’s a Love Story (and Also, You’re Fired)

The scandal has officially dropped, but Won’s not having it, because it’s not a scandal, it’s a love story. 🎤💅

A cartoon-style woman with dark purple hair and a happy, excited expression claps her hands as she watches a TV screen. The screen shows a man and woman facing each other and smiling, suggesting a heartfelt conversation. The woman wears a lavender sweater and matching earrings. Above her, the bold lavender text reads, “COMMUNICATION CAN BE A KINK!” The color scheme is soft purple and peach with a glowing, cozy feel.

Honestly? Sa Rang and Won continue to crush it in the communication department. These two talk things out like it’s their actual superpower, and I will never stop swooning over it. 💜

But then… DADDY GU SHOCKS ME.
Instead of siding with Evil Sister, he kicks her out of the King Empire for leaking the scandal. Actual consequences in a K-drama? I’m trembling.

We learn that Evil Sis has apparently always held a grudge because Dad and Step-Mom loved Won more?
Girl, I’ve seen no evidence of neglect toward you, only your bad attitude. But okay, we’ll wait for the flashback receipts.

🧳 Operation: Forced Separation

Rather than say “break up,” Daddy Gu plays 3D chess:

A cartoon-style illustration of a woman with long dark hair, wearing a purple sweater and earrings, standing with crossed arms and giving a dramatic side-eye to a computer screen. Above her head, bold purple text reads “PREPARING THE SIDE-EYE.” The background is a dark, moody purple with sparkles scattered around, adding a humorous and sassy vibe.

Sends Sa Rang off to some hotel exile zone (a.k.a. King Siberia)
Ships Won overseas to keep them apart “for clarity” (yeah, okay)

Wonnie doesn’t know about her new hellhole post, and she doesn’t tell him. Baby… that’s a red flag in the shape of a resignation letter. 🚩

But first, cute date at an amusement park! They even wear school uniforms for no reason! I don’t understand it, but I don’t need to. It’s cute, we’re moving on.

💔 Back in Seoul: Family Lore & Feelsplosion

Won returns home, ready to rage about Sa Rang’s reassignment…
And guess who shows up out of nowhere? MOM.
Like?? Hello??

Cue Family Trauma Lore Drop:

Grandpa Gu basically ransom-traded his love and protection for Won in exchange for banishing his mom.
Daddy Gu chose corporate legacy over love (and now wonders why his kids are slightly damaged).

A cartoon-style woman with dark purple hair is sobbing dramatically, with large blue tears streaming down her face. She’s wearing a lavender sweater, clutching crumpled tissues in both hands, and surrounded by more flying tissues. A broken heart icon floats beside her, and above her head, the bold lavender text reads “JUST UGLY CRYING.” The illustration has a soft, glowing purple and peach-toned background, adding to the emotional intensity.

Mom reappears to warn Daddy Gu:
“Stop making Won repeat our past or I’ll burn it all down.”
(I’m paraphrasing, but also maybe not.)

She meets Won too. He’s polite but cold and pretends he doesn’t want a relationship.
Then he leaves and cries. Full-on ugly sobbing. 😭😭😭
Eventually, he goes back for a hug, and they get their little heart-mending moment.
(And I get a little cry of my own.)

👩‍👦 Witch Sister’s Redemption Sprinkles

Evil Meany Pants Sister has a single tear moment.
Her marriage is crashing, she’s sobbing, and her sweet little son hugs her.
She actually hugs him back.

Cue single violin note of redemption… maybe?
(Not enough to excuse her chaos, but still. We see you, tiny flicker of heart.)

💍 Cute Proposal vs. “I Want to Break Up”

Our clingy baby CEO races to Sa Rang, ready to swoop her out of exile and buys the hotel she’s working at just to help save it. Just because his princess says she wants it to survive because the workers are good people.