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Hwajung (2015)

4.5 | Apr 13, 2015 (KR) | Drama, History, Romance

Fair Princess Jungmyung lives a life of the highest privilege, until her half-brother Prince Gwanghae executes the rightful crown prince and usurps the throne. Exiled from court, Jungmyung goes under disguise as a man and learns to adapt to life as a commoner — never forgetting Gwanghae's wrongdoing. But amidst rampant corruption throughout the kingdom, can Jyungmyung exact her vengeance, restore order and take back her rightful place in the palace?

No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
50
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Cast

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Seo Kang-joon
Hong Joo-won
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Cha Seung-won
Prince Gwanghae
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Lee Tae-hwan
teenage Gwanghae
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Han Joo-wan
Kang In-woo
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Lee Yeon-hee
Princess Jungmyung
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Kim Jae-won
Prince Neungyang
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Shin Eun-jung
Queen Inmok
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Cho Seong-ha
Kang Joo-sun
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Choi Jong-hwan
Prince Imhae
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Park Young-kyu
King Seonjo

Reviews

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ParkMin
3 | Dec 15, 2023
To say I'm frustrated with this drama is an understatement. From reading the synopsis and from watching the first batch of episodes, it became quite clear that the prominent characters are Prince Kwang Hae and his sister, but alas, this was barely the case. Cha Seung Won left the drama half way through making the plot irrelevant later on for everything that was established earlier. His departure didn't leave an impact either for what's to come. Subsequently, Princess Jeong Myeong became a side piece to roam around the plot with little to no meaningful contribution. The second half in general was a significant downgrade in all regards. It was almost incomparable to the first half. It became as dull as you can imagine without much "character" left in these characters. It reminded of The Great Seer (2012) how there was a massive shift in every regard with the second half.