South Korea The Concubine is a South Korea–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
후궁: 제왕의 첩
“The one the king couldn't have.”
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.
Audience Engagement
78 audience reviews — more than 79% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity (94th percentile) outruns review volume (79th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea films.
South Korea × Hong Kong Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Concubine. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2011–2013 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2011-2013 South Korea release window, The Concubine sits at #123 of 157. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Concubine premiered alongside 53 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 53 other South Korea films in 2012.
The 501st South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Concubine, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- eunuch · 3
- political intrigue · 2
- concubine · 8
- palace · 7
- 15th century · 6
- joseon dynasty · 42
- period drama · 37
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,126 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #743 of 868 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | South Korea, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Lotte Entertainment, HwangKiSung Films, My Way Film Company |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | June 6, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2544120 |