Name: The Empress
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011-10-01
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Kang Ji Sub, Jang Shin Young, Choi Phillip, Jun Se Hyun

Kang Ji Sub is a South Korean actor. Born on February 6, 1981, his birth name is Kim Young Sub. He made his acting debut in the 2005 television drama “Dear Heaven.” He has since starred in many popular dramas, including “Two Wives” (2009), “Man From the Equator” (2012) and “Don’t Cry Bird” (2015). Kang Ji Sub also was a cast member of the reality-documentary series “Law of the Jungle in the Indian Ocean” in 2014.

Kang Ji Sub

Jang Shin Young is a South Korean actress. Born on January 17, 1984, she broke into the entertainment industry after participating in a local beauty contest in 2001. She made her acting debut in the television drama “Wuri’s Family” and in the film “No Comment” in 2002. She has since starred in many more popular films and television dramas, including “I Am Legend” (2010), “The Empress” (2011), “My Spring Days” (2014) and “My Heart Twinkle Twinkle” (2015). Jang Shin Young married Wi Seung Cheol in 2006 but they divorced in 2009. They have one son.

Jang Shin Young

Choi Phillip, born Choi Pil Soon, is a South Korean actor. He was born in Seoul on August 18, 1979 and made his debut in the entertainment world in 2005. Since debut, he has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Let’s Eat” (2013), “Baek Hee Has Returned” (2016), “A Pledge to God” (2018), and “Welcome2Life” (2019).

Choi Phillip

Jun Se Hyun

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Bar hostesses are invisible women who are only there to provide mindless entertainment to the powerful men who want their company. Growing up, Seo In Hwa (Jang Shin Young) saw her mother, who owned a hostess bar, get trampled and mistreated by these drunk and disrespectful men. While studying to become a painter at a prestigious university, In Hwa vows that she will live her life very differently from her mother’s difficult life. But when In Hwa’s mother tragically dies, In Hwa develops a new mission in life. She goes to work as a bar hostess, becomes the best in her field, and sets out to exact revenge on the powerful men who destroyed her mother’s life. “The Empress” is a 2011 South Korean drama series directed by Choi Do Hoon. It is based on a manga written by Ryo Kurashina that also was made into a 2007 Japanese drama called “Iyotei – The Empress of Ginza.”

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