West Palace
West Palace is a 1995 South Korean television series starring Lee Young-ae, Kim Kyu-chul and Lee Bo-hee. It aired on KBS2 from July 7 to December 26, 1995, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:40 for 52 episodes.
Synopsis
The series is based on the reign of Gwanghaegun of Joseon, a conflict with his stepmother, Queen Inmok and scheming concubine, Kim Gae-shi.Kim Gae-shi is given Seung-eun by the Crown Prince Gwanghae. Although Kim receives seung-eun, she already has a lover, Won-pyo, an excellent swordsman, who enters the palace to stay by her side. However, Won-pyo dies after trying to protect her during the rebellion.
Meanwhile, Queen Inmok is a virtuous lady that fell victim to palace politics and is subsequently banished to the West Palace along with her children: Princess Jeongmyeong and Grand Prince Yeongchang after Gwanghaegun is bewitched by his scheming concubine, Kim, whose ambitions and insatiable thirst for power leads to her own downfall.
Cast
Main
- Lee Young-ae as Court Lady Kim Gae-shi / Gae-dong
- *Lee Jung-hu as young Kim Gae-shi
- Kim Kyu-chul as Yi Hon, Crown Prince Gwanghae, King Gwanghae
- Lee Bo-hee as Queen Dowager Inmok
- *Park So-ra as young Queen Inmok
Supporting
Royal Household
- Kim Sung-ok as Yi Yeon, King Seonjo
- Park Jin-hyung as Yi Jong, Prince Neungyang King Injo
- Lee Han-na as Royal Noble Consort In of the Suwon Kim clan
- Jang Seo-hee as Crown Princess Consort Yu, Queen Yoo
- Im Hyuk-joo as Yi Jin, Prince Imhae
- Park Nam-hyun as Yi Je, Prince Heungan
- Choi Kang-won as Yi Ui, Grand Prince Yeongchang
- Park Rusia as Princess Jeongmyeong
- Lee Jae-yun as Yi Bu, Prince Jeongwon, '''King Wonjong'''
Ministers and nobles
- Seo In-seok as Yi I-cheom
- Han In-soo as Kim Je-nam, Queen Inmok's father.
- Ahn Dae-yong as Kang Hong-rip
- Moon Chang-kil as Yoo Geun
- Kim Jong-kyul as Heo Gyun
- Su-hak as Ki Ja-hun
- Shin-goo as Yi Won-ik
- Park-woong as Jung Chul
- Park Chil-yong as Yi San-hae
- Tae Min-yung as Yoo Hee-boon
- Im Byung-ki as Park Seung-jong
- Kim Si-won as Yi Duk-hyung
- Park Yung-mok as Yi Hang-bok
- Lee Jung-woong as Yi Gwi
- Park Seung-kyu as Yi Gwal
- Kim Sung-chan as Kim Ja-jeom
- Kim Chang-bong as Yi Kwang-jung
- Kim Sung-won as Kim Yoo
- Lee Doo-sup as Kim Yook
- Sun Dong-hyuk as Choi Myung-kil
- Lee Han-wi as General Jang Soo
- Yoo Byung-han as Ha-sam
- Choi Dong-joon as Lee Duk-hyung
- Lee Kyung-yung as Park Ja-heung, Crown Prince Gwanghae's relative
- Heo Hyun-ho as Yi Soo, Prince Gwichun
- Kang In-duk as Seo Yang-kap
- Kim Kyung-eung as Shim Woo-yung
- Seo Yung-jin as Park Eung-su
- Ahn Gwang-jin as Park Chi-ui
- Kim Jung-hoon as Im Sook-yung
- Park Kun-shik as Han Hee-kil
- Lee Han-seung as Yun Bang
- Lee Yong-jin as Kwon Pil
- Jo Jae-hoon as Jung Hang
- Jin Woon-sung as Yi Jung-pyo
- Ki Jung-soo as Han Hyo-soon
- Park Yong-shik as Yi Heung-rip
- Heo Jung-kyu as Yi Ahn-jin
- Jang Ki-yong as Kim Kyung-su
- Park Hae-sang as Shin Kyung-jin
- Sun Dong-hyuk as Choi Myung-kil
- Kim Dong-wan as Choi Kwon
- Choi Hun-chul as Uhm Il-goe
- Lee Chun-shik as Choon Bo
- Kim Bo-sung as Won-pyo
- *Jung Tae-woo as young Won-pyo
- Seo Sang-ik as Jeong In-hong
- Park Jung-woong as Eo-ui
Palace maids and eunuchs
- Kim In-moon as Eunuch Ham
- Lee Jong-man as Eunuch Han
- Kim Eul-dong as Court Lady Uhm
- Jang Jung-hee as Court Lady Ji
- Kim Min-hee as Maid Eum-duk
Other families
- Yang Geum-seok as Lady Kang, Kim Gae-shi's mother.
- Uhm Yoo-shin as Lady No, Kim Je-nam's wife.
- Park Joon-geum as Lady Lee, Lee Yi-cheom's wife.
- Kim Young-ok as Lady Ryu, Lee Yi-cheom's mother.
- Ko Hee-joon as Won-pyo's adoptive father.
Extended cast
- Park Byung-ho as a missionary ambassador
- Park Yong-gi as a Buddhist monk
- Lee Hyo-jung
- Seo Yung-ae
- Moon Su-in
- Yoo Byung-hwan
- Kwon Oh-hyun
Production
- It was Lee Young-ae and Choi Dong-joon first appearance in a historical drama.
- The series emphasized Kim Gae-shi's role as Gwanghae's concubine so the production team added a fictional character, Won-pyo, who is Lady Kim's lover, to promote a love conflict.