The Last Empress

Details

Title: 황후의 품격 / Hwanghuui Pumgyeok
Also known as: An Empress's Dignity
Genre: Drama, fantasy, suspense, romance
Episodes: 52
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2018-Nov-21 to 2019-Feb-21
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00 (2 episodes back-to-back)
Original Soundtrack: The Last Empress OST

Synopsis

In an alternate-reality South Korea, where a constitutional monarchical system prevails, Oh Sunny (Jang Na Ra), a musical actress, becomes the empress of the country. Thus begins a dispute for power in the royal palace. Nothing is what it seems, and Oh Sunny is ready to fight until the end to uncover a mysterious homicide within the royal palace, fighting to protect those she loves the most and obtain happiness.

Cast

Main Cast

Jang Na Ra as Oh Sunny (30)
Choi Jin Hyuk as Na Wang Shik / Chun Woo Bin (31)
- Tae Hang Ho as Na Wang Shik (before slim)
Shin Sung Rok as Lee Hyuk (30)
Lee Elliya as Min Yoo Ra (29, Na Wang Shik ex girlfriend, hiden mom to Na Dong Shik)
Shin Eun Kyung as Empress Dowager Kang (50s)

Imperial House

Oh Seung Yoon as Lee Yoon / Vincent Lee (27, Lee Hyuk's younger brother)
Yoon So Yi as Seo Kang Hee (33)
Oh Ah Rin (오아린) as Ah Ri (7)
Park Won Sook as Grand Empress Dowager Jo (70s)
Lee Hee Jin as Princess So Jin (35)
Shin Go Eun (신고은) as Empress So Hyun / Byun Hyun Jin (26, Lee Hyuk's first wife)

People around Sunny

Yoon Da Hoon as Oh Geum Mo (50s)
Stephanie Lee as Oh Hello (27)

Supporting Cast

Kim Myung Soo as Byun Baek Ho (60s)
Yoon Joo Man (윤주만) as Ma Pil Joo (late 30s)
Hwang Young Hee as Baek Do Hee (50s, Na Wang Shik's mother)
Oh Han Kyul as Na Dong Shik (7, Na Wang Shik's younger brother)
Kim Yoon Ji (김윤지) as Hyun Joo
Lee Soo Ryun (이수련) as team leader Choi
Kim Min Ok (김민옥) as team leader Hong So Mae
Choi Ja Hye as court lady
Go Se Won as the Prime Minister
Yoo Gun as Kang Joo Seung
Yoon Yong Hyun as chief Pyo

Cameos

Park Chan Min as news anchor (ep 1)
Yoon Jong Hoon as terrorist who tried to kill the Emperor (ep 1)
Park Gyu Ri as suicidal woman (ep 13)
Song Jae Hee as father of Lee Hyuk and Lee Yoon (ep 14)
Jo Dong Hyuk as detective (ep 17-20)
Son Chang Min as Goo Pil Mo (ep 23-24)
Park Doo Shik as team leader Hong's son (ep 23-24)
Kim Da Som as Yang Dal Hee (courtlady)
Ahn Nae Sang as detective Ahn (ep 43-44)
Kim Soo Mi as Sa Goon Ja (team leader Kim) (ep 47-48)
Jun Soo Kyung as Empress Eun (47-48)

Production Credits

Production Company: SM Life Design Group
Executive Producer: Kim Young Min (김영민)
Chief Producer: Park Young Soo
Producer: Lee Hee Soo
Director: Joo Dong Min
Screenwriter: Kim Soon Ok

Episode Ratings

See The Last Empress/Episode Ratings

Recognitions

2018 26th SBS Drama Awards:

Top Excellence Award for Actress (Wed-Thurs Drama) (Jang Na Ra)
Top Excellence Award for Actor (Wed-Thurs Drama) (Shin Sung Rok, Choi Jin Hyuk)

Notes

This would be the second time that Jang Na Ra and Choi Jin Hyuk have worked together on a drama, the first being the 2014 drama, Fated to Love You.
On January 17, 2019, SBS announced the series would be extended for an additional of 4 episodes to a total of 52.

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