Empress Myung Sung
Details[]
- Title: 명성황후 (明成皇后) / Myeong Seong Hwang Hu
- Also known as: Empress Myung Sung / The Lost Empire
- Genre: Historical
- Episodes: 124
- Broadcast network: KBS2
- Broadcast period: 2001-May-09 to 2002-Jul-18
- Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:50
Synopsis[]
The drama is about the life of the last Korean empress, Empress Myung Sung.
User/Viewer Ratings[]
Cast[]
- Choi Myung Gil as Empress Myung Sung (Ep 82-124)
- Lee Mi Yeon as Empress Myung Sung (Ep 1, 10-81)
- Moon Geun Young as Min Ja Yeong (young Empress Myeongseong, Ep 2-10)
- Lee Jin Woo as Emperor Gojong
- Lee In as young Gojong
- Yoo Dong Geun as Heungseon Daewongun
- Jung Sun Kyung as Lady Yeongbodang
- Sun Woo Eun Sook as Lady Kamgodang (Ja Yeong's mother; Min Chi Rok's wife)
- Lee Duk Hee as Queen Min (Heungseon Daewongun's wife; King Gojong's mother)
- Kim Yong Rim as Grand Royal Dowager Queen Jo
- Lee Young Hoo as Lee Choi Eung / Prince Heungin
- Uhm Yoo Shin as Prince Heungin's wife
- Park Young Ji as Kim Byung Hak
- Kim Hyo Won as Min Seung Ho
- Kim Joo Young as Lee Kyung Ha
- Yoo Hye Young as the Queen Mother
- Kim Jung Ha as the Royal Dowager Queen
- Kim Sang Soon as Jo Doo Soon
- Song Jae Ho as Kim Jwa Geun
- Han Bum Hee (한범희) as Lee Jae Myeon
- Kim Sung Hwan as Min Kyoung Ho
- Hyun Suk as Min Tae Ho
- Lee Jae Eun as Court Lady Jang
- Kim Bo Mi as Court Lady Hong
- Hong Il Kwon as Hong Gye Hun (Court Lady Hong's elder brother)
- Kang Sung Hyun (강성현) as Wan Hwa Goon
- Nam Joo Hee as Lady Choi Sook Bin
- Ahn Seo Jung (안서정) as Wok Boon
- Baek Seung Woo as Emperor Sun Jong
- Kwak Jung Wook as young Sun Jong
- Lee Min Ho as young Sun Jong
- Lee Yoo Ri as Empress Sun Myeong
- Kim So Young as young Empress Sun Myeong
- Park Eun Bin as young Empress Sun Myeong
- Im Hyuk as Miura Gorō
- Goo Bon Young (구본영) as Kim Jong Ho
- Im Byung Ki as Kim Byung Shi
- Kang In Ki as Ye Wanyong
- Lee Hyun Kyung as Ok Sun
- Kim Byung Gi as Okamoto Ryūnosuke
- Park Chul Ho as Kim Byung Kook
- Kim Sung Ryung as Michiko
- Kim Hye Sun as Choo Won
- Yoon Joo Sang as Itō Hirobumi
- Choi Sang Hoon as Jo Young Ha
- Jung Sung Mo as Kim Byung Ki
- Kang Sung Min as Yi Kang / Prince Imperial Uihwa
- Kim Jin Tae as Kim Sang Son
- Choi Young Wan
- Hwang Bum Shik
- Jung Eui Kap
- Ji Soo Won
- Kim Mi Joo (김미주)
- Lee Hee Do
- Lee Sang In
- Jang Hee Jin
- Yoon Young Joo
- Seo Kwon Soon
- Jung Jin Gak
- Lee Il Woong
- Kim Ki Bok
- Lee Cham
Production Credits[]
- Director: Yoon Chang Bum, Shin Chang Suk
- Screenwriter: Jung Ha Yun
- Producer: Yoon Yong Hoon (윤용훈)
Recognitions[]
- 2002 38th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best TV Actor Award (Yoo Dong Geun)
- 2001 KBS Drama Awards: Daesang (Grand Prize) (Yoo Dong Geun)
- 2001 KBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Actress (Lee Mi Yeon)