When Korean actor Ji Chang-wook was cast in the series Smile Again, all the way back in 2010, it would change the course of ...
This whopping 51-episode historical piece is based on the life of Empress Ki, a Korean concubine (played by Ha Ji-won) who lived from 1315 to 1369/70, and who married a Mongolian emperor.
The KBS2 drama was written by Jung Hyung-soo and directed by Han Hee, who directed Goodbye Mr. Black and Empress Ki. The drama airs on Rakuten Viki in the US.