About this season
The first season of the Women of Legend Series tells the story of a young lady-in-waiting whose beauty catches the eye of the King and becomes his concubine. Quickly rising in the ranks and eventually giving birth to a son, her hunger for power drives her not only to maintain her position, but to become Queen.
Episodes (60)
1. Episode 1
Aired 5 October 1981
2. Episode 2
Aired 6 October 1981
3. Episode 3
Aired 12 October 1981
4. Episode 4
Aired 13 October 1981
5. Episode 5
Aired 19 October 1981
6. Episode 6
Aired 20 October 1981
7. Episode 7
Aired 26 October 1981
8. Episode 8
Aired 27 October 1981
The King stops visiting Jang Suk Won. Nam Gu Man impeaches Heo Gyeon.
9. Episode 9
Aired 2 November 1981
10. Episode 10
Aired 3 November 1981
11. Episode 11
Aired 9 November 1981
12. Episode 12
Aired 10 November 1981
13. Episode 13
Aired 16 November 1981
14. Episode 14
Aired 17 November 1981
15. Episode 15
Aired 23 November 1981
Sukjong takes in a new Queen but has no feelings for her. One night, he goes to Prince Dongpyeong's house...
16. Episode 16
Aired 24 November 1981
17. Episode 17
Aired 30 November 1981
18. Episode 18
Aired 1 December 1981
19. Episode 19
Aired 7 December 1981
20. Episode 20
Aired 8 December 1981
21. Episode 21
Aired 14 December 1981
22. Episode 22
Aired 15 December 1981
23. Episode 23
Aired 21 December 1981
24. Episode 24
Aired 22 December 1981
25. Episode 25
Aired 28 December 1981
26. Episode 26
Aired 29 December 1981
27. Episode 27
Aired 4 January 1982
28. Episode 28
Aired 5 January 1982
29. Episode 29
Aired 11 January 1982
30. Episode 30
Aired 12 January 1982
31. Episode 31
Aired 18 January 1982
32. Episode 32
Aired 19 January 1982
33. Episode 33
Aired 25 January 1982
34. Episode 34
Aired 26 January 1982
35. Episode 35
Aired 1 February 1982
36. Episode 36
Aired 2 February 1982
37. Episode 37
Aired 8 February 1982
38. Episode 38
Aired 9 February 1982
39. Episode 39
Aired 18 February 1982
The Former Ministers advise not to hurry as the Queen is young...
40. Episode 40
Aired 19 February 1982
41. Episode 41
Aired 25 February 1982
The First Prince's illness gets worse, while a strange letter to one's family...
42. Episode 42
Aired 26 February 1982
Sukjong tries to order that Queen Min be deposed...
43. Episode 43
Aired 4 March 1982
Sukjong forbids Queen Min from eating while cracking down on the future Deposed Queen...
44. Episode 44
Aired 5 March 1982
Queen Min's been deposed and kicked out of the Palace, but can't even take a palanquin to leave...
45. Episode 45
Aired 11 March 1982
Sukjong says that the seat of Queen can't be empty for too long, and tells the State Council to hurry and prepare for Jang Hee Bin's promotion to Queen.
46. Episode 46
Aired 12 March 1982
The King delays Jang Hee Bin's promotion to Queen as the nation is still in mourning...
47. Episode 47
Aired 18 March 1982
48. Episode 48
Aired 19 March 1982
49. Episode 49
Aired 25 March 1982
Queen Jang feels tense after hearing that Sukjong secretly left the Palace incognito, but the Deposed Queen...
50. Episode 50
Aired 26 March 1982
51. Episode 51
Aired 1 April 1982
Queen Jang tries to throw out Water Maid Choi by interrogating her about "Lady Sa's Journey to the South", even using hot irons...
52. Episode 52
Aired 2 April 1982
Court Lady Nam is careful with Choi Suk Won's prenatal care, and dreams of...
53. Episode 53
Aired 8 April 1982
54. Episode 54
Aired 9 April 1982
55. Episode 55
Aired 15 April 1982
The reinstated Queen Min brings Kim Gwi In back into the Palace, and consoles the hurt Crown Prince with benevolence. But...
56. Episode 56
Aired 16 April 1982
57. Episode 57
Aired 22 April 1982
58. Episode 58
Aired 23 April 1982
Sukjong has ancestral rites offered at Buddhist temples throughout the nation...
59. Episode 59
Aired 29 April 1982
When Queen Min dies, Jang Hee Bin dreams of being reinstated and prepares to get rid of the cursed shrine...
60. Episode 60
Aired 30 April 1982