The Empress Ki (2013)★ 8.6/10
기황후
- Action
- Drama
- History
- Romance
Directed by: Han Hee, Lee Seong-joon
Written by: David Bannon, Young Chul Jang, Kyung Soon Jung
A Korea-born warrior girl had to be a servant at the Mongol Yuan court but somehow overcame her low status to become an empress in another land.
- Original title
- 기황후
- Storyline
- Sung Nyang was born a girl but now pretends to be a boy to avoid becoming a palace maidservant. To get revenge on her enemies, she hides her true identity but gets caught up in a Yuan Dynasty conspiracy while watching over the Yuan crown prince To Gon, who was exiled to Koryo. Through a series of twists and turns, she saves To Gon, but her secret about being a woman is discovered, and she is forced to become a royal maidservant. To Gon was the rightful heir to the throne, which was stolen from him by his half-brother, who then exiled him to Koryo. To avoid being murdered, he plays dumb, but he has a fierce rage and sadness within him. He eventually returns to Yuan and becomes Emperor, and with the help of Sung Nyang, a royal maidservant, he becomes a dignified king and fights against those who are a threat to him.
- Rating
- 8.6 / 10 · 4,743
- Companies
- MBC, NTD Television, Netflix, OnDemandKorea
- Release dates
- ID October 28, 2013
- KR October 28, 2013
- JP January 23, 2014
- HK May 1, 2016
- PL May 1, 2016
- SG May 1, 2016
- TR February 26, 2019
- AU February 27, 2019
- FR February 27, 2019
- ZA February 27, 2019
- IN March 9, 2019
- PH March 9, 2019
- TH March 9, 2019
- DE February 27, 2021
- GB March 24, 2022