Korean Drama Series: King of Ambition

 

King of Ambition follows the life of Joo Da Hae (Soo Ae, Athena: Goddess of War), who is born into poverty but refuses to let that keep her down. Ha Ryu (Kwon Sang Woo, Big Thing) who is madly in love with Da Hae, is a hopeless romantic. He is willing to give up everything for her and sacrifices all for her.

However, driven by her immense ambition, Da Hae is determined to let nothing stand in the way of her becoming the First Lady of South Korea. And from that, comes the dramatic tale of betrayal and revenge…

King of Ambition is inspired from the  21-part  ‘manhwa’ (comic series) "Dae Mul"  by  Park Inkwon, which also served as the source of inspiration of Korean drama series, Big Thing. The new series is led by critically acclaimed cast members including Kwon Sang Woo and Soo Ae. Kwon also starred in Big Thing, for which he won the ‘Top Excellence Award, Special Drama, Actor’ and ‘Top Ten Stars Award’ at the 2010 SBS Drama Awards. Soo Ae won the 2011 SBS Drama Awards’ Top Ten Stars and Top Excellence Award, Special Production, Actress for her performance in drama series A Thousand Days' Promise.

If you are fans of TVXQ, you will definitely enjoy the latest role taken by ‘U-Know’ Jung Yunho, the lead member of the popular K-pop male idol group. The singer-actor plays the rich boy Baek Do Hoon, who grows up in a sheltered life under the care of his father, the president of a large conglomerate, and his much older sister. After meeting and falling for Da Hae, he begins to drown in jealousy and lust.

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