Empress Ki

Details

 * Title: 기황후 / Ki Hwanghoo
 * Also known as: Qi Empress
 * Previously known as: 화투 / Hwatu (Battle of Flowers)
 * Genre: Romance, historical, action, melodrama
 * Episodes: 51
 * Broadcast network: MBC
 * Broadcast period: 2013-Oct-28 to 2014-Apr-29
 * Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00
 * Original Soundtrack: Empress Ki OST

Synopsis
A romance historic drama depicting the love and battle of a woman from Goryeo who becomes a powerful Empress of the Yuan Empire.

Cast

 * Main Cast
 * Ha Ji Won as Ki Seung Nyang, later Empress Ki
 * Hyun Seung Min as young Seung Nyang
 * Joo Jin Mo as Wang Yoo, later King Wang Yoo of Goryeo
 * Ahn Do Gyu as young Wang Yoo
 * Ji Chang Wook as Ta Hwan, later Emperor Huizong of Yuan


 * Extended Cast
 * Baek Jin Hee as Danashri
 * Jin Yi Han as Tal Tal
 * Kim Jung Hyun as Dang Ki Se
 * Jun Gook Hwan as Yeon Chul
 * Kim Young Ho as Baek Ahn
 * Kim Seo Hyung as Empress Dowager
 * Cha Do Jin as Tap Ja Hae
 * Jung Woong In as Yeon Byung Soo
 * Kim Myung Gook as Jang Soon Yong
 * Lee Won Jong as Dok Man
 * Choi Moo Sung as Park Bool Hwa
 * Cha Kwang Soo as Go Yong Bo
 * Lee Moon Shik as Bang Shin Woo
 * Lee Jae Yong as Wang Go
 * Yoon Ah Jung as Yeon Hwa
 * Kwon Oh Joong as Choi Moo Song
 * Yoon Yong Hyun as Jeom Bak Yi
 * Yoo In Young as Yeon Bi Soo
 * Ryu Hyun Kyung as Joong Jun / Princess Kyung Hwa
 * Shin Seung Hwan as Ggoi Bo
 * Han Hye Rin as Lady Park
 * Seo Yi Sook as Court Lady Seo
 * Lee Eung Kyung as Court Lady Noh
 * Song Kyung Chul as Mak Saeng
 * Kim Moo Young (김무영) as Na Moo
 * Oh Kwang Rok as Heuk Soo
 * Jo Jae Yoon as Gol Ta
 * Kim Hyung Bum as Jo Cham
 * Im Joo Eun as Bayan Khutugh
 * Lee Ji Hyun as Hong Dan
 * Lee Kye Young (이계영) as Boo Sa Ki
 * Jang Soon Gook (장순국) as Sul Do Gan
 * Jung Yoon (정윤) as Gook soo
 * Kim Jin Sung as Prince Ma Ha
 * Sul Woo Hyung as younger Prince Ma Ha
 * Kim Jin Woo as Prince Ayu Shiridara
 * Lee Shi Woo (이시우) as baby Prince Ayu
 * Choi Hyun as Palla Chubmokah (Ta Hwan's cousin)
 * Seo In Woo (서인우) as Soo Ri
 * Park Ha Na as Woo Hee
 * Jo Woo Jin as Wang Go's soldier
 * Kim Shin Woo (김신우) as Goryeo man
 * Kim Jin Ho
 * Park Kyu Jum
 * Special Appearances
 * Kim Myung Soo as Ki Ja Oh
 * Kwon Tae Won as former king of Goryeo (Wang Yoo's father)
 * Kim Ye Ryung as Lady Lee
 * Shim Yi Young as fortune teller
 * Jun Se Hyun as Oh Jae In
 * Park Hae Mi as black magician
 * Park Sun Woo
 * Shim Min as court lady
 * Jung Soo In
 * Go Jin Myung

Production Credits

 * Production Company: Lee Kim Production and Company (이김프로덕션)
 * Chief Producer: Joo Sung Woo
 * Directors: Han Hee, Lee Sung Joon
 * Screenwriters: Jang Young Chul, Jung Kyung Soon

Recognitions

 * 2015 48th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
 * Special Jury Prize


 * 2015 Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards
 * Excellence Hallyu Award


 * 2014 9th Seoul International Drama Awards
 * Best series (Golden Bird Award)


 * 2014 50th PaekSang Arts Awards
 * Best New Actress (Baek Jin Hee)


 * 2013 MBC Drama Awards
 * Daesang / Grand Prize (Ha Ji Won)
 * Actor of the Year (selected by PDs of three main broadcasters) (Ha Ji Won)
 * Top Excellence Actor, Special Production (Joo Jin Mo)
 * Excellence Actor, Special Production (Ji Chang Wook)
 * Most Popular Actress (Ha Ji Won)
 * Newcomer Actress Award (Baek Jin Hee)
 * Writer of the Year (Jang Young Chul, Jung Kyung Soon)

Episode Ratings
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