The Concubine

16
2h 2m
2012
5.9 /10 (104)

The one the king couldn't have.

Overview

Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.

Country : South Korea, Hong Kong
Genre : Drama
Languages : 한국어/조선말
Released Date: 2012-06-06

Top Billed Cast

Cho Yeo-jeong

Hwa-yeon

Kim Dong-wook

Grand Prince Seong-Won

Kim Min-jun

Kwon-yoo / Choong-young

Park Ji-young

King's Mother

Cho Eun-ji

Geum-ok

Lee Kyung-young

Chief Eunuch

Ahn Suk-hwan

Hwa-yeon's Father

Park Cheol-min

Medicinal Eunuch

Oh Ji-hye

Lady Park

Hong Kyeong-yeon

Court Lady Kim

Hong Yeo-jin

Court Lady in Suragan

Oh Hyeon-kyeong

Yoon Gi-hoon

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