The Concubine (2012)

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The one the king couldn't have.

A tragic love triangle story between Hwa-yeon, a daughter of a nobleman, her true love Kwon-yoo, a servant and the man who will be King, Prince Sung-won.

• Released: 2012-06-06
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 2m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 116 votes

Directed by Kim Dae-seung.

Top cast

• Cho Yeo-jeong as Hwa-yeon
• Kim Dong-wook as Grand Prince Seong-won
• Kim Min-jun as Kwon-yoo / Choong-young
• Park Ji-young as King's Mother
• Cho Eun-ji as Geum-ok
• Lee Kyung-young as Chief Eunuch
• Ahn Suk-hwan as Hwa-yeon's Father
• Park Cheol-min as Medicinal Eunuch
• Oh Ji-hye as Lady Park
• Hong Kyeong-yeon as Court Lady Kim

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Concubine

• United States: stream on AsianCrush, Midnight Pulp; watch free on Plex Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Plex, Xumo Play, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on AsianCrush, Midnight Pulp

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