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Empire of Gold

2013 · 1 season

A slow, heavy climb through boardroom betrayals and family grudges that leaves a lingering chill of greed.

Created by
Park Kyung-soo
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Go Soo, Lee Yo-won, Son Hyun-joo
Overview
Internal strife ensues for two decades as three family members vie for control over a large South Korean conglomerate.

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  • Kocowa
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Created by
Park Kyung-soo
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Go Soo, Lee Yo-won, Son Hyun-joo
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • greed
  • family
  • corruption
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Created by
Park Kyung-soo
Written by
Park Kyung-soo
Starring
Go Soo, Lee Yo-won, Son Hyun-joo, Ryu Seung-soo, Jang Shin-young, Go Eun-mi, Park Keun-hyong, Sunwoo Eun-sook
Length
1 seasons, 24 episodes, 60 min each
Network
SBS
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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