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.
Director(s)
Han Hee
Kang Sook
Where to watch
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ParkMin
It started off on a fast pace with big cuts, jumps and gaps. We were thrown right into it with little to no explanation or a breathing room. Sure thing that was attractive enough to hold onto the viewers' attention but that was only for a brief period before the drama hit the brakes at full force yanking the viewers from the realm of existence. Halting its momentum to an irrecoverable state which affected the set up we were given, negatively. Not only the momentum but the story as a whole took a shift for the worse. That shift happened to early to be forgiven, after 7-9 episodes I think? If the writers intent was to write Ta Hwan as an unbearably pathetic whimp then they have achieved an outstanding success! Upon a second look, there were too many males to count who were obsessed with the female lead, this drama was a complicated reverse harem in disguise. Some characters had cool story arcs, while others were just stuck being one-dimensional, making it hard to care about them while the drama kept giving them more screen time. Even worse, most of the characters that died were given a cheap death, even important ones. Anyway, the drama had an enjoyable start despite the chaos but it never managed to recover after slamming the brakes.
Empress Ki FAQs
The directors of Empress Ki are Han Hee and Kang Sook.
The cast of Empress Ki includes Choi Mu-sung as Park Bul-hwa, Seo Yi-sook as Lady Seo, Jo Jae-yun as Kolta, Jung Woong-in as Yeom Byung-soo, Jeon Kuk-hwan as El Temur, Shin Seung-hwan as Kkoe Bo, Lee Jae-yong as Wang Go, Oh Kwang-rok as Heuk Soo [Merchant/Slave Trader], Lee Won-jong as Dokman, Ryu Hyun-kyung as Princess Kyeong-hwa - The Queen of King Chung-sook, Ha Ji-won as Ki Seung Nyang (Empress Ki), Kim Hyo Myung as [Man], and more.
Episodes run about 59 mins. The total runtime is about 50h 9 mins.
You can watch Empress Ki on Netflix (Subscription). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Empress Ki was released in 2013.
Empress Ki is listed under Drama and War & Politics on Fanbiz.
Empress Ki has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 4.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "It started off on a fast pace with big cuts, jumps and gaps. We were thrown right into it with little to no explanation or a breathing room. Sure thing that was attractive enoug..."
Empress Ki has 1 season and 51 episodes on Fanbiz. Available seasons include Season 1.
