The Concubine

Jun 6, 2012

2h 2m

★ 5.9

The one the king couldn't have.

Overview

Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Lotte Entertainment

HwangKiSung Films

My Way Film Company

The Concubine Trailers

Cast

Hwa-yeon

Cho Yeo-jeong

Grand Prince Seong-Won

Kim Dong-wook

Kwon-yoo / Choong-young

Kim Min-jun

King's Mother

Park Ji-young

Geum-ok

Cho Eun-ji

Chief Eunuch

Lee Kyung-young

Hwa-yeon's Father

Ahn Suk-hwan

Medicinal Eunuch

Park Cheol-min

Lady Park

Oh Ji-hye

Court Lady Kim

Hong Kyeong-yeon

Court Lady in Suragan

Hong Yeo-jin

Yoon Gi-hoon

Oh Hyeon-kyeong

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