
A drama depicting the life of Jang Hee Bin, who raised up as a royal concubine in the midst of political struggle during the reign of King Sukjong (Joseon).
First Aired: 2/20/1995
Languages: Korean
Type: Scripted
Countries: South Korea
ParkMin
Any intimate scenes were hilarious to watch from any point of view, even from 1995. As if watching 2 animatronics getting physically close to each other. The first half of the drama was okay but the second one was a mess, it was all over the place. Once other sides started to intervene and the scope went beyond Jang Hee Bin, the drama became a generic palace power struggle royalty bullshit. The king portrayal probably the worst performance out of all the characters. The actor 'Im Ho' looks like a cartoon character when he gets angry. Amateur actors will bring more to the table than him. No wonder why he barely gets low tier main roles and the rest is between support and guest roles. I wonder why this drama managed to get 3 remakes. It would be interesting to see the 2002 version since the cast looks more appealing. The Jang Ok Jung (2013) remake was equally as problematic as this one. Maybe Jang Hee Bin as a historical character is cursed to be portrayed in any media.

Jung Sun-kyung
Jang Hee Bin

Kim Won-hee
Queen Inhyeon

Lim Ho
King Sukjong
Seo Woo-rim
Jang Hee Bin's mother

Kim Young-ae
Queen Jangryeol

Kyeon Mi-ri
Queen Myeongseong

Sa Mi-ja
Court Lady Cheon

Jung Young-sook
Court Lady Oh

Lee Jong-nam
Court Lady Kim

Kim Mu-saeng
Jo Sa Seok

Kil Yong-woo
Jang Hee Jae

Cha Kwang-soo
Min Jin Hu
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