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The Iron Empress( 2009)

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Overview

Empress Cheonchu is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the titular character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The granddaughter of Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo Wanggeon, the empress ruled as the regent for her son Mokjong, the dynasty's seventh ruler. Determined to realize her ambitious goals for the kingdom of Goryeo, she dons armor, battles against foreign invaders, and tramples her lover, her son and brother in her rise to power.

    Series Cast

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      Chae Shi-ra

      Empress Chun Chu

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      Lee Duck-hwa

      Kang Kam-Chan

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      Choi Jae-sung

      Gang Jo

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      Moon Jeong-hee

      Empress Munhwa

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      Lee In-hye

      Empress Seonjeon

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      Lee In

      King Mokjong

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      Kim Byeong-gi

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      Jang Soon Gook

      Yoo Jong

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      Lee Hyun-kyoung

      Empress Mundeok

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      Park Eun-bin

      Hwang Bo Seol [Young]

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      Kim So-eun

      Hwang Bo Su [Young]

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      Ko Kyu-phil

      Jang Myung-Gil

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      Park Ji-il

      Kim Shim-Eon

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      Kim Ji-hoon

      King Hyeon-Jong

    Current Season

    Season 1

    2009 | 78 Episodes

    Season 1 of The Iron Empress premiered on Jan 03 2009

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by ParkMin

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    Written by ParkMin on Tue Nov 07 2023
    It's called The Iron Empress so it's expected for this empress to carry certain characteristics as implied by the title but eventually everything boiled down to her being super stubborn gradually making me dislike her over time. It messed up her character value in one way or another. All of the characters that were in position of power were delusional and gullible which is exactly what the drama was built on. This is a cheap way to create melodrama to drive the drama, it's fundamentally annoying no matter how they spin it and justify it. So don't expect any clever plays by these samples. The dr...

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    Facts

    Status

    Ended

    Status

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    Type

    Scripted

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

    • historical figure
    • historical drama
    • 10th century
    • chinese invasion of korea
    • goryeo dynasty
    • daeha