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The Last Empress( 2018)

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Overview

In an alternate-reality South Korea, where a constitutional monarchical system prevails, Oh Sunny, a musical actress, becomes the empress of the country. Thus begins a dispute for power in the royal palace. Nothing is what it seems, and Oh Sunny is ready to fight until the end to uncover a mysterious homicide within the royal palace, fighting to protect those she loves the most and obtain happiness.

  1. Kim Soon-ok

    Creator

  2. Park Young-soo

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Jang Na-ra

    Oh Ssu-Ni

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    Choi Jin-hyuk

    Na Wang-shik

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    Shin Sung-rok

    Lee Hyuk

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    Lee Elijah

    Min Yoo-ra

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    Shin Eun-kyung

    Empress Dowager Kang

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    Oh Seung-yun

    Yi-Yoon

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    Oh Ah-Rin

    A-Ri

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    Park Won-sook

    Grand Empress Dowager Jo

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    Lee Hee-jin

    Princess Soo-jin

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    Shin Go-eun

    Queen So-Heon

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    Yoon Da-hoon

    Oh Geum-Mo

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    Stephanie Lee

    Oh Hel-Ro

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    Hwang Young-hee

    Baek Do-Hee

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    Ko Se-won

    Prime Minister

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    Tae Hang-ho

    Na Wang-Sik (ep.1-4)

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    Kim Dong-Kyu

    Hwanghooui Poomkyeok

Current Season

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Season 1

2018 | 52 Episodes

In a modern-day monarchical Korea, a bright musical actress enters an unforgiving world of sinister secrets when she marries the emperor.

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A review by ParkMin

4
Written by ParkMin on Fri Dec 29 2023
At first glance, the cast was stacked but that alone wasn't enough. The drama was obviously some kind of a parody on the genre but it didn't embrace its nature. It made me realized the complete lack of parodies in Kdrama in general which is really unfortunate. Hyper intense, extreme overreactions, deranged morals, illogical by design, fueled by insanity, and unhinged characters. However, for this formula to work, the drama needed one of two things, either add more self-awareness, commit to the theme and double down or create a structure amidst this entire madness. Both of which the drama didn't...

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Facts

Status

Ended

Status

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • love triangle
  • queen
  • monarchy
  • revenge
  • murder
  • romance
  • unrequited love
  • empress
  • alternative reality
  • double identity
  • alternate universe
  • suspense