Queen of Ambition (2013)

Original title

야왕

Cast

Kwon Sang Woo, Chae Sang Woo, Soo Ae, Kim So Yun, Park Min Ha, Jung Yoon Ho, Kim Sung Ryung, Lee Duk Hwa

Genre

melodrama

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 24 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman from a poor background becomes determined to achieve power and marry a president. A man who loves her deeply is devastated when she betrays him and then seeks revenge.

melodramaticintenseambitiousbetrayal-fueledrevenge-drivenromantictragicemotionally charged

What happens

King of Ambition (Korean: 야왕; RR: Yawang) is a 2013 South Korean television series, starring Kwon Sang-woo, Soo Ae, Jung Yun-ho, Kim Sung-ryung, and Go Joon-hee. It aired on SBS TV from 14 January – 2 April 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Based on Park In-kwon's manhwa of the same title, the same source material as Daemul, the drama tells the tale of an ambitious woman born into poverty who will let nothing stand in her way as she tries to become the First Lady, and a hopeless romantic who will sacrifice anything for her. But when she betrays him, he takes his revenge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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