Lim Ji-yeon Comes Back With Historical "The Story of Lady Ok"

Actress Lim Ji-yeon is returning to a historical drama for the first time in eight years since "The Royal Gambler" (2016). She is the best talent in the Joseon Dynasty and commits fraud.

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JTBC's "The Story of Lady Ok" is a survival story of an outsider named Ok Tae-yeong (Lim Ji-yeon) who is fake, and Cheon Seung-hwi (Choo Young-woo), who even risks his life to protect her. Tae-yeong is a Joseon legal expert. She has been intelligent since her birth and has an excellent head, athletic sense, and dexterity. Seung-hwi is Joseon's best lover. He wanders across the country covering his beautiful appearance to read novels. He falls in love with Tae-yeong at first sight and helps her even though he knows who she is.

Director Jin Hyeok of "The Legend of the Blue Sea" (2016-2017) and writer Park Ji-sook of "Uncle" (2021-2022) are coming together for this. The first episode will air next year.