Empress Myeongseong (TV series)
| Empress Myeongseong | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Historical |
| Written by | Jung Ha-yeon |
| Directed by |
Yoon Chang-bum Shin Chang-suk |
| Starring |
Lee Mi-yeon Choi Myung-gil Lee Jin-woo Yoo Dong-geun |
| Ending theme | "If I Leave" (나 가거든/Na Kakeodeun) by Jo Kwanwoo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 124 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Yoon Yong-hoon |
| Location(s) | Kyeongbok Palace, South Korea |
| Running time |
60 minutes Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:50 (KST) |
| Production company(s) |
Samhwa Networks GM Agency |
| Release | |
| Original network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Picture format | 480 Analog Television → 480 Standard-Definition Television |
| Original release | May 9, 2001 – July 18, 2002 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Empress Myeongseong | |
| Hangul | 명성황후 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 明成皇后 |
| Revised Romanization | Myeongseong Hwanghu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Myŏngsŏng Hwang-hu |
Empress Myeongseong (Hangul: 명성황후; Hanja: 明成皇后) is a 2001 South Korean television series that aired on KBS2.
Historical connection
Empress Myeongseong was considered as the last empress of Korea because of the Eulmi Incident (also called Operation Fox Hunt).
Cast
- Choi Myung-gil - Empress Myeongseong (episodes 82-124)
- Lee Mi-yeon - Empress Myeongseong (episodes 1, 10-81)
- Moon Geun-young - Min Ja-yeong (young Empress Myeongseong)
- Lee Jin-woo - King Gojong
- Lee Joon - young Gojong
- Yoo Dong-geun - Heungseon Daewongun
- Jung Sun-kyung - Lady Yeongbodang[1]
- Sunwoo Eun-sook - Lady Yi of Gamgodang (Ja-yeong's mother; Min Chi-rok's wife)[2]
- Lee Deok-hee - Min, the Consort Princess to the Prince of the Great Court (Heungseon Daewongun's wife; Gojong's mother)[3]
- Kim Yong-rim - Grand Royal Dowager Queen Jo[4]
- Lee Young-hu - Prince Heungin
- Eom Yoo-shin - Prince Heungin's wife (Gojong's chief female servant)
- Park Young-ji - Kim Byeong-hak
- Kim Hyo-won - Min Seung-ho
- Kim Joo-young - Yi Gyeong-ha
- Yoo Hye-young - the Queen[5]
- Kim Jeong-ha - the Royal Dowager Queen[6]
- Kim Sang-soo - Jo Doo-seon
- Song Jae-ho - Kim Jwa-geun
- Han Beom-hee - Yi Jae-myeon
- Kim Seong-han - Min Gyeom-ho
- Hyeon Seok - Min Tae-ho
- Lee Jae-eun - Lady Jang
- Kim Bo-mi - Court Lady Hong
- Hong Il-gwon - Hong Gye-hun (Court Lady Hong's elder brother)
Two Empress Myeongseong Actresses
It was reported that Lee Mi-Yeon signed a contract with KBS for this drama for only 100 episodes. However, due to high viewership rates, KBS wanted to extend the episodes for more than 100 originally. Since Lee Mi-Yeon wanted to stick with the original contract, she refused to do episodes more than 100. However, KBS still extended Empress Myeongseong and had Choi Myung-Gil for the role. This will be seen as Lee Mi-Yeon's last episode was Episode 81 and Choi Myung-Gil started at Episode 82. The viewers should not be confused as Lee Mi-Yeon also had a death scene which is actually a music video for the OST.
Awards
- 2001 KBS Drama Awards
- Top Excellence Award, Actress: Lee Mi-yeon
- Best Supporting Actor: Kim Sung-hwan
- Best Supporting Actress: Kim Bo-mi
- PD of the Year Award: Yoon Chang-bum
- 2002 Baeksang Arts Awards
- Best Actor in TV: Yoo Dong-geun
- 2002 KBS Drama Awards
- Daesang/Grand Prize: Yoo Dong-geun
- Top Excellence Award, Actress: Choi Myung-gil
See also
- The Last Empress (Broadway musical)
References
- ↑ Formally known as "Lee Gwi-in of the Yeongbo House".
- ↑ Formally known as "Hanchang, Princess Consort to the Internal Prince, of the Yi clan".
- ↑ Formally known as "Yeoheung, Princess Consort to the Grand Internal Prince, of the Yeoheung Min clan".
- ↑ Formally known as "Queen Sinjeong of the Pungyang Jo clan".
- ↑ Identified as Queen Cheolin of the Andong Kim clan; Cheoljong's Queen
- ↑ Identified as Queen Hyohyeon of the Andong Kim clan; Heonjong's Queen Consort
External links
- Official website (Korean)