The Elegant Empire

The Elegant Empire (Korean: 우아한 제국) is a South Korean television series starring by Han Ji-wan, Lee Si-kang, Kang Yul, Son Seong-yoon, Kim Jin-woo and Lee Sang-bo. It aired on KBS2 from August 7, 2023, to January 19, 2024, every Monday to Friday at 19:50 (KST).^{[citation needed]}

The Elegant Empire
Promotional poster
Hangul	우아한 제국
Revised Romanization	U-a-han Je-gug
McCune–Reischauer	U-a-han Che-kuk
Written by	Han Jeong-mi^[1]
Directed by	Park Ki-ho^[1]
Music by	Son Da-won^[2] Yu-bi^[2]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	105
Production
Running time	35 minutes
Production companies	UBICULTURE^[1] May Queen Pictures^[1]
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	August 7, 2023 (2023-08-07) – January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)

Synopsis

The Elegant Empire is the story of a man and a woman seeking justice against overwhelming power, unearthing hidden truths in their desperate quest for revenge and the recovery of their lost lives.^[3][4]

Cast

Main

• Kim Jin-woo (ep. 1-32)^[5]→ Lee Si-kang^[6] (ep. 33–105) as Jang Ki-yoon
• Han Ji-wan as Shin Joo-kyung/Seo Hee-jae^[7]
• Kang Yul as Jung Woo-hyeok^[8][9]
• Son Seong-yoon as Jacqueline Taylor/Choi Min-ha^[10]
• Lee Sang-bo as Na Seung-pil^[11]

Supporting

• Nam Kyung-eup^[12] as Jang Chang-seong: Founder of Elegant Empire Entertainment. Ki-yoon's stepfather.
• Kim Seo-ra as Hong Hye-rim: Chang-seong's wife and Ki-yoon's mother.^[13]
• Yoon Chae-na as Jang Su-ah:^[14] The daughter of Ju-kyung and Ki-yoon.
• Kim Mi-ra^[15][16] as Jung Joon-Hee: Woo-hyeok's mother.
• Kang Seong-hoon^[17] as Jeong Su-ho: Woo-hyeok's uncle.
• Lee Mi-young as Woo Yeong-ran:^[18] Hee-chan's wife and Seong-il's ex-wife.
• Kim Sol-bi^[19] as Yang Bit-na: The daughter of Yeong-ran and Hee-chan, also a dancer.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on September 1, 2023^[20]

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Blossom"	Rovn	2:03
2.	"Blossom" (Inst.)		2:03
Total length:			4:06

Part 2

Released on September 25, 2023

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Poor Love"	Leein	4:03
2.	"Poor Love" (Inst.)		4:03
Total length:			8:06

Part 3

Released on September 25, 2023

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Elegance"	Lee Da-young	3:07
2.	"Elegance" (Inst.)		3:07
Total length:			6:15

Part 4

Released on November 1, 2023

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Just think of you"	Raminu	4:03
2.	"Just think of you" (Inst.)		4:03
Total length:			6:50

Part 5

Released on December 7, 2023

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"One Person"	Mean	3:57
2.	"One Person" (Inst.)		3:57
Total length:			7:14

Part 6

Released on December 19, 2023

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"That love"	Leein	4:02
2.	"That love" (Inst.)		4:02
Total length:			8:04

Part 7

Released on December 25, 2023

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Snowflake"	Kim Mul-gyeol	4:00
2.	"Snowflake" (Inst.)		4:00
Total length:			8:00

Part 8

Released on December 25, 2023

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"My Love"	Leein	4:23
2.	"My Love" (Inst.)		4:23
Total length:			8:46

References

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2. "우아한 제국 OST". Bugs! (in Korean). January 19, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
3. "KBS2 일일드라마 '우아한 제국' 대본리딩 현장... 김진우, 한지완, 강율, 손성윤 첫 만남부터 스파크~". KBS 스타연예 (in Korean). July 20, 2023. from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
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9. Kyung, Han (January 20, 2024). '우아한 제국' 강율 "다시 일일드라마 출연 제의 온다면? 너무 힘들어서 안 해" ['Elegant Empire' Kang Yul "What if I get an offer to appear in a daily drama again? I won't do it because it's too hard."]. 텐아시아 (in Korean). from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
10. Hyun-sik, Kim (August 7, 2023). '우아한 제국' 손성윤 "어마어마하게 섹시한 악역 연기" ['Elegant Empire' Son Seong-yoon "Acting as an incredibly sexy villain"]. 이데일리 (in Korean). from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
11. '우아한 제국 '이상보 "마약 투약 누명, 많이 힘들었지만 버텼다" ['Elegant Empire' Lee Sang-bo "Falsely accused of drug use, it was very difficult, but I persevered"]. 한국일보 (in Korean). August 7, 2023. from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
12. Sun, Cho (July 26, 2023). 남경읍, KBS새 일일극'우아한 제국'출연 확정.김진우와父子호흡 [Nam Gyeong-eup confirmed to appear in KBS' new daily drama 'Elegant Empire'. Kim Jin-woo and father-son collaboration]. 조선일보 (in Korean). from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
13. [우아한 제국] 출생의 비밀+김서라 참혹한 과거 밝혀지며 점점 더 폭주하는 이시강 [[Elegant Empire] The secret of birth + Kim Seo-ra Lee Si-gang becomes more and more reckless as his terrible past is revealed]. KBS연예 (in Korean). January 2, 2024. from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
14. '실어증' 윤채나, 한지완 정체 알았다→'엄마' 부르짖다 기절[우아한 제국][★밤TView] ['Aphasia' Yoon Chae-na found out Han Ji-wan's identity → fainted while crying 'Mom' [Elegant Empire] [★Night TView]]. 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). December 25, 2023. from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
15. Lee, Seonjong (December 6, 2023). '우아한 제국' 김미라, 아들 강율 구하고 트럭 치였다...죽음 위기 ['Elegant Empire' Kim Mira saves her son Kang Yul and gets hit by a truck... in danger of death]. Gukje News (in Korean). from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
16. Ki-joo, Kim (December 8, 2023). 강율, 김미라 사망에 오열...이시강 "너 때문에 죽었다"('우아한 제국') [Kang Yul, sobbing over Kim Mi-ra's death... Lee Si-kang "I died because of you" ('Elegant Empire')]. News Culture (in Korean).
17. Lee, Kyung-ho (June 17, 2023). [단독]'좋좋소' 사장 강성훈, 사채 회사 대표된다...'우아한 제국' 합류 [[Exclusive] Kang Seong-hoon, CEO of 'Good Good', becomes the representative of a private loan company... Join 'Elegant Empire']. 네이트 뉴스 (N Entertainments) (in Korean).
18. '우아한 제국' 이미영, 방형주 악행 알고 분노 "이혼해" [TV캡처] ['Elegant Empire' Lee Mi-young, angry after learning of Bang Hyeong-joo's evil deeds, says, "I'm divorcing" [TV capture]]. 뉴스1 (in Korean). December 20, 2023. from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
19. 배우 김솔비 첫 데뷔작...드라마 '우아한 제국' 출연 [Actress Kim Sol-bi's first debut film...appeared in the drama 'Elegant Empire']. 데일리스포츠한국 (in Korean). July 31, 2023. from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
20. 릴리22 (September 1, 2023). 우아한 제국 OST 로번 ROVN 꽃이 피고 엔딩곡 가사 노래 뮤비 곡정보 [Elegant Empire OST ROVN Flowers Blossom Ending Song Lyrics Song Music Video Song Information]. moses22.com (in Korean). from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• The Elegant Empire at IMDb  
• The Elegant Empire at HanCinema  
• The Elegant Empire on KBS World