Empress Myeongseong (TV series)


Empress Myeongseong is a 2001 and 2002 South Korean television series that aired on KBS2.

Historical connection

Empress Myeongseong was considered as the last empress of Korea because of the Eulmi Incident.

Cast

It was reported that Lee Mi-Yeon signed a contract with KBS for this drama for only 100 episodes. However, due to high viewership rates, KBS wanted to extend the episodes for more than 100 originally. Since Lee Mi-Yeon wanted to stick with the original contract, she refused to do more than 100 episodes. However, KBS still extended Empress Myeongseong and had Choi Myung-Gil for the role. Lee Mi-Yeon's last episode was Episode 81 and Choi Myung-Gil started at Episode 82. The viewers should not be confused as Lee Mi-Yeon also had a death scene which is actually a music video for the OST.

Awards

;2001 KBS Drama Awards
;2002 Baeksang Arts Awards
;2002 KBS Drama Awards