Name: The Empire
Genre: Melodrama, Drama
Released: 2022-09-24
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Kim Sun Ah, Ahn Jae Wook, Lee Mi Sook, Song Young Chang, Shin Goo

Kim Sun Ah is an award-winning South Korean actress who is best known for her role in the hit television drama “My Name Is Kim Sam Soon” (2005). Born on October 1, 1975, she immigrated to Japan with her family when she was young and grew up in Tokyo. She attended college at Ball State University in Indiana in the United States. Kim Sun Ah accidentally broke into entertainment when she stood in for a friend in a modeling job while she was on vacation in South Korea in 1996. She then dropped out of college to pursue a modeling career. She made her acting debut in supporting roles in 1997 and has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “City Hall” (2009), “Scent of a Woman” (2011), “I Do, I Do” (2012), “Masked Prosecutor” (2015) and “Should We Kiss First” (2018).

Kim Sun Ah

Ahn Jae Wook is an award-winning South Korean veteran actor and singer whose prolific career spans television, film, theatre, radio and music. Born on September 12, 1971, he made his acting debut in the 1994 television drama “Song of a Blind Bird.” But it was the popular 1997 drama “Star in My Heart” that turned Ahn Jae Wook into a bona fide Hallyu star, with his popularity reaching China, Japan and Southeast Asia. The series also kicked off Ahn Jae Wook’s music career with the soundtrack “Forever,” and he went on to release many albums since. After starring in the television drama “Lights and Shadows” (2011-2012), Ahn Jae Wook took a four-year hiatus from television before returning in “Five Children” (2016). In 2013, Ahn Jae Wook underwent brain surgery in the United States for a condition known as subarachnoid hemorrhage. Ahn Jae Wook married musical theater actress Choi Hyun Joo in 2015.

Ahn Jae Wook

Lee Mi Sook is a South Korean actress. She was born in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea on April 2, 1960 and made her acting debut in 1979. One of the most well-known South Korean film actresses of the 1980s, she has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “East of Eden” (2008), “Cinderella’s Sister” (2010), “You Are the Best” (2013), “Wok of Love” (2018), and “Let Me Introduce Her” (2018).

Lee Mi Sook

Song Young Chang is a South Korean actor who was born on April 2, 1958, in Chinhae, South Korea. He made his debut in the 1989 drama series “Senoya,” and followed up with his big-screen bow in the 1990 movie release “My Love, My Bride.” More recently, he has appeared in the drama series “The Lies Within” (2019) and the 2019 movie “Mal. Mo. E – The Secret Mission.”

Song Young Chang

Shin Goo is a celebrated veteran South Korean actor. Born on August 13, 1936, as Shin Sun Gi, he began his career as a child actor, winning the Best Child Actor award at the 7th Kyoto Awards in 1939 for his role in “Man.” Many more Best Actor Awards have followed during his prolific career in films, television shows and theater productions. Some of his recent memorable roles include “A Hundred Years’ Inheritance” (2013), “God’s Gift – 14 Days” (2014) and “Laurel Tree Tailors” (2016-2017), as well as the popular reality series “Grandpas Over Flowers” (2013-2015) and the film “Proof of Innocence” (2016).

Shin Goo

Oh Hyun Kyung is a South Korean actress. Born on March 25, 1970, as Oh Sang Ji, she won the 1989 Miss Korea beauty pageant and adopted her stage name to launch her career thereafter, winning Best New Actress for her role in the television drama “Ambitious Times” at the 1990 KBS Drama Awards. Some controversies in her personal life kept Oh Hyun Kyung in self-imposed exile for many years before she made a comeback in the 2007 television drama “First Wives’ Club,” for which she won many acting awards in 2008. She has since starred in many popular dramas, including the recent “The Great Seer” (2012), “Wang’s Family” (2013), “The Legendary Witch” (2014), “Dear Fair Lady Gong Shim” (2016) and “Laurel Tree Tailors” (2016-2017).

Oh Hyun Kyung

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As chief of a special investigation team at the Central District Prosecutors’ Office, Han Hye Ryul (Kim Sun Ah) has achieved a great deal of success in her career. But for Hye Ryul, being successful just isn’t enough. As the third generation of a wealthy and powerful family who has used their collective careers in law to build an empire of wealth and power, Hye Ryul refuses to be satisfied with anything less than the best.

With her sights set on becoming the next Prosecutor General, Hye Ryul hopes to break free from the family ties that bind her. But with a family like hers, breaking free comes at a very steep price. With her father, Han Gun Do (Song Young Chang) working as an attorney for one of the country's biggest law firms, and both her mother, Ham Gwang Jeon (Lee Mi Sook), and her husband, Na Geun Woo (Ahn Jae Wook), working as professors at a prestigious law school, each member of her family casts a very large shadow over Hye Ryul. Tired of people denigrating her work because of her family’s prestigious background, Hye Ryul is willing to do whatever it takes to satisfy her desires.&nbsp;

When talk of her husband’s possible consideration for the next presidential candidate begins to circulate, Hye Ryul takes matters into her own hands. With her family soon embroiled in several scandals, will Hye Ryul finally have a chance to seize that which she has most desired?

A story of wealth and ruin, “The Empire” is a 2022 South Korean melodrama directed by Yoo Hyun Ki.

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