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The King's Face
''The King's Face'' (; Hanja: 王의 얼굴) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Seo In-guk, Jo Yoon-hee, Lee Sung-jae, Kim Gyu-ri and Shin Sung-rok. It aired on KBS2 from November 19, 2014, to February 5, 2015, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 23 episodes. Plot Gwanghae, the child of a concubine, becomes the Crown Prince of Joseon. For the next 16 years, the illegitimate prince lives through turbulent times, enduring death threats and possible dethronement. Gwanghae has a contentious relationship with his father King Seonjo, and the two eventually become rivals in politics and love. Using physiognomy as a weapon and means to gain power, Gwanghae enlists a face-reading fortuneteller to help him become the next King. Cast * Seo In-guk as Prince Gwanghae * Jo Yoon-hee as Kim Ga-hee ** Jeon Min-seo as young Kim Ga-hee *Lee Sung-jae as King Seonjo * Kim Gyu-ri as Lady Gwi-in of the Kim clan * Shin Sung-rok as Kim Do-chi * Go Won-hee as Queen Inmok * Im ...
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Historical Period Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as artistic license, creative dialogue or scenes which compress separate events. The biographical film is a type of historical drama which generally focuses on a single individual or well-defined group. Historical dramas can include romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. Historical drama can be differentiated from historical fiction, which generally present fictional characters and events against a backdrop of historical events. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated Nor ...
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Concubine
Concubinage is an interpersonal relationship, interpersonal and Intimate relationship, sexual relationship between two people in which the couple does not want to, or cannot, enter into a full marriage. Concubinage and marriage are often regarded as similar, but mutually exclusive. During the early stages of European colonialism, administrators often encouraged European men to practice concubinage to discourage them from paying prostitutes for sex (which could spread venereal disease) and from homosexuality. Colonial administrators also believed that having an intimate relationship with a native woman would enhance white men's understanding of native culture and would provide them with essential domestic labor. The latter was critical, as it meant white men did not require wives from the metropole, hence did not require a family wage. Colonial administrators eventually discouraged the practice when these liaisons resulted in offspring who threatened colonial rule by producing a m ...
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Choi Seung-hoon
Choi Seung-hoon (, born 1 May 2008) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Web series Film Television shows Awards and nominations References External links * * * 2008 births Living people 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean male child actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male web series actors South Korean male film actors Male actors from Seoul Boys Planet contestants {{SouthKorea-actor-stub ...
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Deposed Queen Yu
Princess Consort Munseong (25 August 1576 – 21 October 1623), of the Munhwa Yu clan, was the wife and queen consort of Yi Hon, King Gwanghae, the 15th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1608 until her husband's deposition in 1623, after which she was known as Deposed Queen Yu. Biography Early life The future queen was born on 15 August 1576 during the reign of King Seonjo. Her father, Yu Ja-shin, was member of the Munhwa Yu clan, and her mother, Jeong Yang-jeong, was a member of the Dongrae Jeong clan. Lady Yu was the third daughter and eighth child within ten siblings. Through her ancestors, her family had some distant relations with the royal family. Through her mother, Lady Yu was a 4th great-granddaughter of King Jeongjong and Royal Consort Suk-ui of the Haengju Ki clan. Through her father, she was also a 5th great-granddaughter of King Jeongjong and Royal Consort Suk-ui of the Chungju Ji clan. Thus making her parents fifth cousins once removed with o ...
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Kim Hee-jung (actress, Born 1992)
Kim Hee-jung (; born April 16, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2000 as a child actress, playing the titular character in ''Kkokji'' (also known as ''Tough Guy's Love''). As Kim reached her early twenties, one of her notable roles was Gwanghae's queen consort in the 2014 period drama ''The King's Face''. In May 2016, Kim signed with YG Entertainment YG Entertainment () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and conce .... In August 2019, she left YG Entertainment and signed with Sublime Artist Agency. She is also a member of the South Korean female dance crew ''Purplow'', known by the stage name Bibi. Filmography Film Television series Variety shows Music videos Discography References External links * * * * * Kim Hee-jungat Daum 1992 births Li ...
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Queen Uiin
Queen Uiin (; 5 May 1555 – 5 August 1600), of the Bannam Park clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the first wife and first queen consort of Yi Yeon, King Seonjo, the 14th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1569 until her death in 1600. Biography Early life The future queen was born on 5 May 1555 during the reign of King Myeongjong. Her father, Park Eung-sun, was a member of the Bannam Park clan. Her mother was a member of the Jeonju Yi clan. She had a younger brother. Through her mother, Lady Park was a first cousin fifth times removed of her future husband, King Seonjo. King Seonjo and Lady Park both share King Sejong as their ancestor as he's their 5th great-grandfather. King Seonjo's father, Internal Grand Prince Deokheung, was the 3rd great-grandson of King Sejong, and King Seonjo's mother, Internal Grand Princess Consort Hadong, was also the 3rd great-granddaughter of King Sejong. Through her maternal 3rd great-grandmother, she was also a 4th ...
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Im Ji-eun
Im Ji-eun (; born February 27, 1973) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Film Awards and nominations References External links Im Ji-eun Fan Cafeat Daum * * * 1973 births Living people South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses {{SouthKorea-actor-stub ...
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Queen Inmok
Queen Inmok (; 5 December 1584 – 3 August 1632), of the Yonan Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second queen consort of Yi Yeon, King Seonjo, the 14th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1602 until her husband's death in 1608, after which she was honoured as Queen Dowager Soseong () during the reign of her step-son Yi Hon, King Gwanghae and as Grand Queen Dowager Myeongryeol () during the reign of her step-grandson Yi Jong, King Injo. Biography Early life The future queen was born on 5 December 1584, Hansongbang, Hanseong, during the reign of King Seonjo. Her father, Kim Je-nam, was member of the Yonan Kim clan and her mother was member of the Gwangju No clan. In both sides of her family's, Lady Kim had distant royal relations. Through her paternal step grandmother, she was a maternal 6th step great-granddaughter of Princess Jeongui and a maternal 7th step great-granddaughter of Queen Soheon and King Sejong. Princess Jeongui was ...
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Go Won-hee
Kim Won-hee (; born September 12, 1994), better known by the stage name Go Won-hee (), is a South Korean actress. She is known for her role in the television series ''The Stars Are Shining'' (2015–2016), ''Strongest Deliveryman'' (2017), ''Perfume'' (2019), and '' King the Land'' (2023). Career Go was an idol trainee, and she was set to debut with girl group Fiestar, but eventually did not. She began her entertainment career as a commercial model in 2011, and became the youngest ever model for Asiana Airlines in 2012. She then began acting, and has since starred in films and television dramas such as '' Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers'' (2013), '' My Dear Cat'' (2014), and '' Tabloid Truth'' (2014). In 2015, she joined the cast of sketch comedy/variety show ''Saturday Night Live Korea''. Personal life Relationship On September 16, 2022, Go's agency confirmed that Go would marry her older non-celebrity boyfriend. They married in a private ceremony on October 7, 2022, at ...
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Jeon Min-seo
Jeon Min-seo (; born 20 May 2003) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage, television, or in movies. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associated te ..., notably in the television dramas '' Good Job, Good Job'' and '' Prime Minister & I''. Filmography Television series Film Awards References External links * * * South Korean child actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses 2003 births Living people 21st-century South Korean actresses Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-actor-stub ...
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Kim Gae-si
Kim Gae-si (; 1584–1623) or formally called Court Lady Kim () was a Korean Court Lady during the Joseon period. She became a concubine of King Seonjo and later of his son, Gwanghae, after Seonjo’s death. During the latter's reign, she intervened in state affairs and wielded power, but was beheaded after Gwanghae's deposition from the throne. Biography There aren’t special records about her family or her early life. It is just recorded that she was a palace maid () in Crown Prince Gwanghae's palace. Then, she received ''Seung-eun'' () from Gwanghae's father, King Seonjo, and became his favourite concubine. Even though she was not beautiful, she was favoured and liked by both of Seonjo and Gwanghae due to her agility and skill. After Seonjo's death on March 16, 1608, she became Gwanghae's concubine. At the time, it was acceptable for the next King take their father's former consort, with the exception of the primary wife and their own biological mother. After Gwanghae ...
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