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Empress Ki( 2013)

TV-MADramaWar & Politics
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Overview

A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.

  1. Han Hee

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Ha Ji-won

    Ki Seung Nyang (Empress Ki)

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    Ju Jin-mo

    Wang Yoo (King Choong Hye of Goryeo)

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    Ji Chang-wook

    Ta Hwan (Emperor Huizong of Yuan)

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    Jin Yi-han

    Tal Tal

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    Baek Jin-hee

    Tanashiri (Empress Tanashiri)

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    Jeon Kuk-hwan

    El Temur

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    Im Joo-eun

    Bayan Khutugh

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    Lee Won-jong

    Dokman

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    Han Hye-rin

    Lady Park

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    Kim Young-ho

    Bayan

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    Kim Seo-hyung

    Budashiri (Empress Dowager)

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    Yoo In-young

    Yeon Bisu

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    Kim Jeong-hyeon

    Tangqishi

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    Seo Yi-sook

    Lady Seo

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    Lee Jae-yong

    Wang Go

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    Kwon Oh-joong

    Choi Moo-song

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    Jung Woong-in

    Yeom Byung-soo

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    Jo Jae-yun

    Kolta

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    Choi Moo-seong

    Park Bul-hwa

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    Jung Ji-so

    Ki Seung Nyang (young)

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    Lee Ji-hyun

    Hong Dan

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    Kim Moo-young

    Na Mu [Ta Hwan's escort warrior]

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    Kim Jin-sung

    Prince Ma Ha

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    Bae Geon-woo

    Palla Chubmokah [Ta Hwan’s cousin]

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    Shim Min

    Court Lady

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    Lee Yang-hee

    Bang Jin

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    Son Kwang-Eop

    Mak Son [Assassin]

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    Jung-sung Lee

    Kim Soon Jo [The penitentiary of Goryeo]

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    Kim Min-Seo

    Ha Yool

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    Jang Soon Gook

    Seol Do Gan

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    Kwon Tae-won

    Chung Suk [former king of Goryeo / Wang Yoo's father]

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    Ahn Do-gyu

    Wang Yu [Young]

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    Shin Seung-hwan

    Kkoe Bo

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    Lee Eung-kyung

    Court Lady Noh

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    Sim Yi-young

    [Fortune teller] (Ep. 28)

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    Oh Kwang-rok

    Heuk Soo [Merchant/Slave Trader]

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    Ryu Hyun-kyung

    Princess Kyeong-hwa - The Queen of King Chung-sook

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    Kim Ye-ryeong

    Lady Lee [Seung Nyang's mother]

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    Kim Myung-soo

    Ki Ja Oh [Seung-nyang's father, the head of a full-time army]

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    Jeong Jae Min

    [Dying prince]

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    Jung Byung Ho

    Joo Gook Cheong [Court Minister]

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    Kim Jin Woo

    Imperial Prince Ayushiridara

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    Park Hae-mi

    [Shaman] (Ep. 34-35)

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    Jeon Jin-gi

    [Yuan Envoy]

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    Seo Beom-sik

    [Buddhist monk]

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    Kim Jin Ho

    [Inju Branch]

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    Park Sun-woo

    [Maebak Column Head]

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    Kim Hyo Myung

    [Man]

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    Son Jin-ho

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    Go Jin Myung

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    Han Seo-yeon

    [Gisaeng]

Current Season

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Season 1

2013 | 51 Episodes

Season 1 of Empress Ki premiered on Oct 28 2013

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Review 1Discussion

A review by ParkMin

4
Written by ParkMin on Thu Jan 18 2024
It started off on a fast pace with big cuts, jumps and gaps. We were thrown right into it with little to no explanation or a breathing room. Sure thing that was attractive enough to hold onto the viewers' attention but that was only for a brief period before the drama hit the brakes at full force yanking the viewers from the realm of existence. Halting its momentum to an irrecoverable state which affected the set up we were given, negatively. Not only the momentum but the story as a whole took a shift for the worse. That shift happened to early to be forgiven, after 7-9 episodes I think? If the...

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Facts

Status

Ended

Status

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • love triangle
  • love
  • revenge
  • romance
  • empress
  • cross dressing
  • battle
  • power struggle
  • goryeo dynasty
  • political
  • melodrama
  • yuan dynasty