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The Concubine

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Set during the early Joseon Dynasty in Korea, Hwa-yeon, a minister's daughter and Kwon-yoo, a commoner are deeply in love. Yet, when Hwa-yeon is ordered to the royal palace to become the King's concubine, she and Kwon-yoo attempt to lee. They are intercepted by Hwa-yeon's father and his men who threaten to kill Kwon-yoo. To save her one true love, Hwayeon agrees to go to the palace as instructed. Five years later, Hwa-yeon is the mother of the heir to the throne, but the King is slowly dying. After his death, the King's step-mother, uses her power to appoint her biological son Sung-won as the successor. Sung-won has been madly in love with the unobtainable Hwa-yeon for years. Now that he must procreate in order to produce an heir to the throne, he can have any woman he wants except Hwa-yeon... which pushes both of them into a dangerous chess game of lust, sex and power.
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Emilie Black Cinema Crazed The Concubine is a beautiful period film with a layered story of love and betrayal that while a touch too long is easy to watch for fans of the genre. Rated: 4.5/5 Nov 10, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Jo Yeo-jeong, the rich mom from parasite after the sofa scene with a quick flash of her nipple many wants to see her nude, here's your chance in HDR , only bad thing is there is no option for korean audio Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review william d Finally, there was a bit of action towards the end. Mostly, however, the story is just palace intrigue, and not very intriguing intrigue at that. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The edited version I watched literally fragmented, & boring. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member korean period drama that excells on all levels!! a++! multi-leveled and textured from the performances to the set pieces to the story to.. jo yeo-jeong is the perfect actress! so beautiful and nuanced and exciting!! ;D ilh!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Dae-seung Kim

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Jo Yeo-jeong

Hwa-Yeon

Kim Dong-wook

Prince

Jo Eun-ji

Geum-Ok

Kim Min-jun

Kwon-Yoo

Park Ji-young

King's mother
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Synopsis Set during the early Joseon Dynasty in Korea, Hwa-yeon, a minister's daughter and Kwon-yoo, a commoner are deeply in love. Yet, when Hwa-yeon is ordered to the royal palace to become the King's concubine, she and Kwon-yoo attempt to lee. They are intercepted by Hwa-yeon's father and his men who threaten to kill Kwon-yoo. To save her one true love, Hwayeon agrees to go to the palace as instructed. Five years later, Hwa-yeon is the mother of the heir to the throne, but the King is slowly dying. After his death, the King's step-mother, uses her power to appoint her biological son Sung-won as the successor. Sung-won has been madly in love with the unobtainable Hwa-yeon for years. Now that he must procreate in order to produce an heir to the throne, he can have any woman he wants except Hwa-yeon... which pushes both of them into a dangerous chess game of lust, sex and power.
Director
Dae-seung Kim
Producer
Yoon-jeong Hwang, Sung il Park
Screenwriter
Dae-seung Kim, Yoon-Jung Hwang, Mi-jung Kim
Production Co
Hwang Ki Seong Production
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 4, 2017
Runtime
2h 2m
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