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Queen of Ambition

Queen of Ambition

20136.81 Season24 EpisodesEnded

Overview

When you grow up in extreme poverty, the experience can instill a steely resolve to succeed at all costs. Joo Da Hae is determined to leave her life of poverty behind and will stop at nothing until she achieves the wealth and lifestyle she so desires. Ha Ryu, who loved Da Hae and would have done anything for her, is used and betrayed by her in her greedy quest. He later becomes a public prosecutor who must bring her down. But the heartless Da Hae, who rises to become First Lady, has plenty of others who will sacrifice themselves at her whim, including the smitten Baek Do Hoon. Can the ruthless Da Hae be stopped before she goes too far?

Created by Lee Hee-myung
Written by Lee Hee-myung, Choi Ran, Park In-kwon
NetworksSBS

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Top Cast

Soo Ae

Soo Ae

Joo Da-hae

Kwon Sang-woo

Kwon Sang-woo

Ha Ryu / Cha Jae-woong

U-KNOW Yunho

U-KNOW Yunho

Baek Do-hoon

Kim Sung-ryung

Kim Sung-ryung

Baek Do-kyung

Go Joon-hee

Go Joon-hee

Seok Soo-jung

Park Min-ha

Park Min-ha

young Da-hae / Ha Eun-byul

Chae Sang-woo

Chae Sang-woo

young Ha Ryu

Kwon Hyun-sang

Kwon Hyun-sang

Yang Taek-bae

Lee Duck-hwa

Lee Duck-hwa

Baek Chang-hak

Lee Jae-yoon

Lee Jae-yoon

Joo Yang-hoon

Themes & Keywords

greedfemme fatalebased on comicrevengefirst ladytragic past

About Queen of Ambition

Queen of Ambition is a drama series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of greed, femme fatale, based on comic, revenge, first lady, tragic past. Created by Lee Hee-myung, it stars Soo Ae, Kwon Sang-woo, U-KNOW Yunho. When you grow up in extreme poverty, the experience can instill a steely resolve to succeed at all costs. Joo Da Hae is determined to leave her life of poverty behind and will stop at nothing until she achieves the wealth and lifestyle she so desires. Ha Ryu, who loved Da Hae and would have done anything for her, is used and betrayed by her in her greedy quest. He later becomes a public prosecutor who must bring her down. But the heartless Da Hae, who rises to become First Lady, has plenty of others who will sacrifice themselves at her whim, including the smitten Baek Do Hoon. Can the ruthless Da Hae be stopped before she goes too far?

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