The Concubine

The Concubine

2012 · 122 min · KO · 5.8 (115 votes)
Dir. Kim Dae-seung · Starring Cho Yeo-jeong, Kim Dong-wook, Kim Min-jun, Park Ji-young, Cho Eun-ji, Lee Kyung-young · Music Cho Young-wuk

“The one the king couldn't have.”

Drama

A tragic love triangle story between Hwa-yeon, a daughter of a nobleman, her true love Kwon-yoo, a servant and the man who will be King, Prince Sung-won.

VIBE

A visually stunning and emotionally charged period drama. It's a slow burn filled with political intrigue, forbidden desire, and the suffocating weight of ambition within the Joseon Dynasty's opulent yet treacherous court.

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palaceeunuchconcubineperiod dramapolitical intrigue 15th centuryjoseon dynasty (1392–1910)