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23/03/2013 Drama 1h 0m
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Overview

There is no power struggle that is more cruel and vicious as among the concubines in a royal palace. Jo So Yong is a beautiful but conniving royal concubine during the Joseon Dynasty who will stop at nothing to win the love and power of King In Jo. Although she is from the lower class, she uses her unparalleled beauty and wit to gain power and control over Joseon, even if it means getting rid of Crown Prince So Hyun so her son can be king. When Lady Jo finally gets the power she wanted, it results in the bloodiest battle.

Top billed cast

  1. Kim Hyun-joo

    Royal Concubine Soyong Jo

  2. Lee Duck-hwa

    King Injo

  3. Go Won-hee

    Queen Jangnyeol

  4. Jun Tae-Soo

    Nam Hyeok

  5. Jung Sung-woon

    Crown Prince Sohyun

  6. Song Sun-mi

    Crown Prince Sohyun's wife Kang

  7. Lee Hae-eun

  8. Son Byung-ho

    Lee Hyung Ik

  9. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 1

 2013 | 50 Episodes

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Reviews

A review by ParkMin
Written by ParkMin on 2023-12-09
It's a villainess drama which we don't get to see a lot of. Knowing Kdrama, they generally give the same immature treatment for 99% of all villains ever. Even when we have a villain lead like this drama, they don't break the rule to have a better portrayal of a good villain character. Instead we get a silly dumbed down version of a baddie. You may as well add squeaky sound effects and air it on Sunday morning cartoons. To boil it down, you'll be watching 50-episodes of this king and concubine being clowns until they reach their demise because the drama ran out of episodes. I was hoping for a s...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
Korean

Original Name
궁중잔혹사 – 꽃들의 전쟁

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