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후궁: 제왕의 첩
The one the king couldn't have.
Movie · 5.8 / 10 · 112 ratings · 6 Jun 2012 · Korean · 2h 2m · Released
Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.
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