Empress ki is a South Korean historical drama television series starring Ha Ji-won as the titular Empress Ki.
Synopsis
The series revolves around Gi Seungnyang, a Goryeo-born woman who ascends to power despite the restrictions of the era’s class system, and later marries Toghon Temür .
(Emperor of Mongol Empire) to become an empress of the Yuan dynasty, instead of her first love, Wang Yu. It managed to highlight the deep love the Emperor embedded in Lady Ki and depicts her loves and political ambitions.
Main Cast
- Ha Ji-won – Empress Ki / Ki Nyang / Ki Seung Nyang
- Hyun Seung-min – young Ki Seung Nyang
Fiancée of Wang Yoo / The Jackal / Empress and Consort of Toghon Temür / Empress of Yuan
- Joo Jin-mo – Wang Yoo
- Ahn Do-gyu – young Wang Yoo
King of Goryeo / Fiance of Ki Nyang / Seung Nyang’s First Love
- Ji Chang-wook – Toghon Temür / Ta Hwan
Emperor of Yuan
- Baek Jin-hee – Tanashiri (Danashiri)
First Empress or Wife of Toghan Temür / Daughter of Regent El Temür
Supporting Cast
- Kim Ji-han – Tal Tal (Togon)
- Kim Seo-hyung – Empress Dowager Hwang (Budashiri)
- Jeon Gook-hwan – Yeon-chul (El Temür)
- Kim Jung-hyun – Tang Ki-se (Tangqishi)
- Cha Do-jin – Ta La-hae
- Kim Young-ho – Baek-ahn (Bayan)
- Lee Jae-yong – Wang Go
- Kim Myung-gook – Jang Soon-yong
- Lee Won-jong – Dok-man
- Lee Moon-sik – Bang Shin-woo
- Yoon Yong-hyun – Jeom-bak
- Jung Woong-in – Yeom Byung-soo
- Choi Moo-sung – Park Bul-hwa (Bak Bulhwa)
- Kwon Oh-joong – Choi Moo-song
- Kim Hyung-bum – Jo-cham
- Song Kyung-chul – Jeok-ho / Mak-saeng
- Jeon Se Hyun – Toghon Temür’s concubine
- Yoon A-jung – Yeon-hwa
- Lee Ji-hyun – Hong-dan
- Jo Jae-yoon – Golta
- Yoo In-young – Yeon Bi-soo / Batoru
- Seo Yi-sook – Court lady Seo
- Cha Kwang-soo – Go Yong-bo
- Park Ha-na – Woo-hee
- Kim Mu-young – Na-moo
- Kim Jin-sung – Prince Maha
- Sul Wo Hyung – young Prince Maha
- Kim Jin-woo – Biligtü Khan
- Lee Shi-woo – young Biligtü Khan
- Jo Woo-jin as Wang Go’s soldier
Special appearances
- Kwon Tae-won – King Chungsuk
- Ryu Hyun-kyung – Princess Kyung-hwa
- Shin Seung-hwan – Kwebo
- Kim Myung-soo – Ki Ja-oh (Gi Ja-oh)
- Han Hye-rin – Lady Park
- Lee Eung-kyung – Court Lady Noh
- Oh Kwang-rok – Heuk-soo
- Shim Yi-young – fortune teller (Episode 28)
- Park Hae-mi – shaman (Episodes 34–35)
- Lim Ju-eun – Bayan Khutugh
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Name: Empress Ki
Episodes: 51
Genre: Historical, Romance
Language: Korean
Running Time: 60 minutes
