Empress Ki
A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.
Starring
Ha Ji-won
Ki Seung Nyang (Empress Ki)
Ju Jin-mo
Wang Yoo (King Choong Hye of Goryeo)
Ji Chang-wook
Ta Hwan (Emperor Huizong of Yuan)
Jin Yi-han
Tal Tal
Baek Jin-hee
Tanashiri (Empress Tanashiri)
Jeon Kuk-hwan
El Temur
Im Joo-eun
Bayan Khutugh
Lee Won-jong
Dokman
Han Hye-rin
Lady Park
Kim Young-ho
Bayan
Kim Seo-hyung
Budashiri (Empress Dowager)
Yoo In-young
Yeon Bisu
Kim Jeong-hyeon
Tangqishi
Seo Yi-sook
Lady Seo
Lee Jae-yong
Wang Go
Kwon Oh-joong
Choi Moo-song
Jung Woong-in
Yeom Byung-soo
Jo Jae-yun
Kolta
Choi Moo-seong
Park Bul-hwa
Jung Zi-so
Ki Seung Nyang (young)
Lee Ji-hyun
Hong Dan
Kim Moo-young
Na Mu [Ta Hwan's escort warrior]
Kim Jin-sung
Prince Ma Ha
Choi Hyun
Palla Chubmokah [Ta Hwan’s cousin]
Shim Min
Court Lady
Lee Yang-hee
Bang Jin
Son Kwang-Eop
Mak Son [Assassin]
Lee Jung-sung
Kim Soon Jo [The penitentiary of Goryeo]
Kim Min-Seo
Ha Yool
Jang Soon Gook
Seol Do Gan
Kwon Tae-won
Chung Suk [former king of Goryeo / Wang Yoo's father]
Ahn Do-gyu
Wang Yu [Young]
Shin Seung-hwan
Kkoe Bo
Lee Eung-kyung
Court Lady Noh
Shim Yi Young
[Fortune teller] (Ep. 28)
Oh Kwang-rok
Heuk Soo [Merchant/Slave Trader]
Ryu Hyun-kyung
Princess Kyeong-hwa - The Queen of King Chung-sook
Kim Ye-ryeong
Lady Lee [Seung Nyang's mother]
Kim Myung-soo
Ki Ja Oh [Seung-nyang's father, the head of a full-time army]
Jeong Jae Min
[Dying prince]
Jung Byung Ho
Joo Gook Cheong [Court Minister]
Kim Jin Woo
Imperial Prince Ayushiridara
Park Hae-mi
[Shaman] (Ep. 34-35)
Jeon Jin-gi
[Yuan Envoy]
Seo Beom-sik
[Buddhist monk]
Kim Jin Ho
[Inju Branch]
Park Sun-woo
[Maebak Column Head]
Kim Hyo Myung
[Man]
Son Jin-ho
Go Jin Myung
Han Seo-yeon
[Gisaeng]
Episodes
1. The Jackal and the Prince
Sungnyang disguises herself as a man and works to free women who were sent to be Yuan concubines. King Wang Ko orders Sungnyang to get close to Wang Yu to lure him into an ambush.
2. The Timid Prince
Sungnyang reveals to the Crown Prince that there is a spy among them. Prince Togon is exiled to Koryo.
3. Protecting the Future Crown Prince
Sungnyang mistakes the Yuan Prince for a Yuan soldier. For the prince's protection, the Koryo King barricades the prince within the Koryo palace.
4. In Hot Pursuit
The Yaun Prince asks Sungnyang to teach him how to defend himself. El Temur plans a full-on attack on Daechong Island in order to kill the prince.
5. Survival in the Forest
Sungnyang and Prince Togon continue their way to Kaegyong to find the Koryo King. Meanwhile, El Temur takes Koryo's palace under his command.
6. Confrontation and a Sad Goodbye
Yom falls for Sungnyangs trick and brings in Prince Togon's body into the palace. Prince Togon becomes conflicted about choosing to tell the truth or becoming emperor of Yuan.
7. Separation of Lovers
The King of Koryo finds out that Sungnyang is a woman and tires to protect her from Tangqishi. Meanwhile, at the capital of Yuan, Tanasiri is taking lessons to be empress.
8. The Life of a Servant
Sungnyang plots to take revenge on Emperor Togon during his wedding ceremony. The King of Koryo and Yom Byongsu are to duel to see who will be commander.
9. Meeting the Emperor
The Koryo King defeats Yom and takes command, but is given poor resources to prepare for battle. El Temur is enraged when he finds out that the Emperor has taken in a concubine.
10. Curious
The Koryo King leads his men to their first victory against the Turks. The Emperor makes Sungnyang a part of his retinue.
