Empress Ki

TV-14

51 episodes1 season

US Release

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.

Created by:

Han Hee

Status:

Ended

Language:

Korean

First air date:

10/28/2013

Last air date:

4/29/2014

Key words:

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

Seasons

Specials

1 Episodes

Season 1

51 Episodes

Cast

Ha Ji-won

~ as ~

Ki Seung Nyang (Empress Ki)

Ju Jin-mo

~ as ~

Wang Yoo (King Choong Hye of Goryeo)

Ji Chang-wook

~ as ~

Ta Hwan (Emperor Huizong of Yuan)

Jin Yi-han

~ as ~

Tal Tal

Baek Jin-hee

~ as ~

Tanashiri (Empress Tanashiri)

Jeon Kuk-hwan

~ as ~

El Temur

Im Joo-eun

~ as ~

Bayan Khutugh

Lee Won-jong

~ as ~

Dokman

Han Hye-rin

~ as ~

Lady Park

Kim Young-ho

~ as ~

Bayan

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Reviews (1)

ParkMin
Written 1 year(s) ago
4
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 writers intent was to write Ta Hwan as an unbearably pathetic whimp then they have achieved an outstanding success! Upon a second look, there were too many males to count who were obsessed with the female lead, this drama was a complicated reverse harem in disguise. Some characters had cool story arcs, while others were just stuck being one-dimensional, making it hard to care about them while the drama kept giving them more screen time. Even worse, most of the characters that died were given a cheap death, even important ones. Anyway, the drama had an enjoyable start despite the chaos but it never managed to recover after slamming the brakes.