I don't use to write reviews but I felt like this drama deserves one. I was a bit skeptical at first, not knowing if the story is worth enough to watch so many episodes. I've heard opinions about this drama from some of my friends, saying that it's not great. And because of that, I postponed watching it for almost 5 years. Meanwhile I've been studying Korean and Chinese language, culture and literature at university, and to be honest, I feel like if I've watched Empress Ki earlier, it wouldn't have hit me so hard. The depht of the meaning portrayed by this story is hard to understand if you don't have the least of knowledge about these cultures. But I can promise you this drama is worth watching. It submerges you in a world governed by love, dignity, desire for revenge and power, all in the name of justice. It tells the story of a woman from Koreyo who gains power by becoming the empress of the Yuan Dynasty, and so she is able to protect her people from both countries.