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==User Rating==
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==Profile==
* '''Drama:''' The Elegant Empire
* '''Revised romanization:''' Wooahan Jegug
* '''Hangul:''' 우아한 제국
* '''Director:''' [[Park Ki-Ho]]
* '''Writer:''' Han Young-Mi
* '''Network:''' [[KBS|KBS2]]
* '''Episodes:''' 105
* '''Release Date:''' August 7, 2023 - January 19, 2024
* '''Runtime:''' Monday - Friday 19:50
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Notes==
# "The Elegant Empire" takes over [[KBS|KBS2]]'s Monday-Friday 19:50 time slot previously occupied by "[[Woman in a Veil]]" and followed by "[[The Two Sisters]]" on January 22, 2024.
# [[Lee Si-Kang]] will play lead male character Jang Ki-Yoon from ep.33 on Monday, October 9, 2023. Actor [[Kim Jin-Woo (1983)|Kim Jin-Woo]], who originally played Jang Ki-Yoon, dropped out of the drama series due to personal reasons.

==Cast==
{{CastPictures6
|1picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Kim Jin-Woo.jpg
|1name=Kim Jin-Woo (1983){{!}}Kim Jin-Woo
|1charactername=Jang Ki-Yoon (ep.1-32)
|2picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Han Ji-Wan.jpg
|2name=Han Ji-Wan
|2charactername=Shin Joo-Kyung / Seo Hee-Jae
|3picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Han Ji-Wan1.jpg
|3name=Han Ji-Wan
|3charactername=Shin Joo-Kyung
|4picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Kang Yul.jpg
|4name=Kang Yul (1993){{!}}Kang Yul
|4charactername=Jung Woo-Hyuk
|5picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Son Sung-Yoon.jpg
|5name=Son Sung-Yoon
|5charactername=Jacqueline Taylor
|6picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Lee Sang-Bo.jpg
|6name=Lee Sang-Bo (1981){{!}}Lee Sang-Bo
|6charactername=Na Seung-Pil
}}
===Jang Ki-Yoon's Family===
{{CastPictures3
|1picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Nam Kyung-Eup.jpg
|1name=Nam Kyung-Eup
|1charactername=Jang Chang-Sung
|2picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Kim Seo-Ra.jpg
|2name=Kim Seo-Ra
|2charactername=Hong Hye-Rim
|3picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Yoon Chae-Na.jpg
|3name=Yoon Chae-Na (2016){{!}}Yoon Chae-Na
|3charactername=Jang Soo-A
}}
===Jung Woo-Hyuk's Family===
{{CastPictures1
|1picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Kim Mi-Ra.jpg
|1name=Kim Mi-Ra (1971){{!}}Kim Mi-Ra
|1charactername=Jung Joon-Hee
}}
===Woo Young-Ran & Her Family===
{{CastPictures3
|1picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Lee Mi-Young.jpg
|1name=Lee Mi-Young
|1charactername=Woo Young-Ran
|2picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Bang Hyung-Joo.jpg
|2name=Bang Hyung-Joo
|2charactername=Yang Hee-Chan
|3picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Kim Sol-Bi.jpg
|3name=Kim Sol-Bi (1999){{!}}Kim Sol-Bi
|3charactername=Yang Bit-Na
}}
===Elegant Empire Entertainment===
{{CastPictures5
|1picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Kim Ga-Ran.jpg
|1name=Kim Ga-Ran
|1charactername=Oh Na-Hee
|2picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Kim Young.jpg
|2name=Kim Young (actor){{!}}Kim Young
|2charactername=Yoon Ji-Tae
|3picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Yoo Jang-Young.jpg
|3name=Yoo Jang-Young
|3charactername=Jo Moon-Chang
|4picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Jung Hee-Wook.jpg
|4name=Jung Hee-Wook
|4charactername=Ji Ho-Seok
|5picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Lee Gyu-Young.jpg
|5name=Lee Gyu-Young (1986){{!}}Lee Gyu-Young
|5charactername=Tak Sung-Koo
}}
===NA Empire Entertainment===
{{CastPictures4
|1picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Kwon Oh-Hyeon.jpg
|1name=Kwon Oh-Hyeon
|1charactername=Hwang Sung-Il
|2picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Lee Jung-Bin.jpg
|2name=Lee Jung-Bin (1992){{!}}Lee Jung-Bin
|2charactername=Shin Ye-Kyung
|3picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Mi So-Yun.jpg
|3name=Mi So-Yun (1988){{!}}Mi So-Yun
|3charactername=Bong Mi-Rye
|4picture=File:The Elegant Empire-Hwang Dae-Ki.jpg
|4name=Hwang Dae-Ki (1992){{!}}Hwang Dae-Ki
|4charactername=Ki Tae-Pyeong
}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Lee Si-Kang]] - Jang Ki-Yoon (ep.33-120)
* [[Kang Sung-Hoon (1980)|Kang Sung-Hoon]] - Jung Soo-Ho
* [[Han Sang-Bong (1965)|Han Sang-Bong]] - Chairman Suzuki
* [[Han Ji-Eun (1976)|Han Ji-Eun]] - female doctor
* [[Choi Hyoung-Uk (1983)|Choi Hyoung-Uk]] - detective (ep.15)

==Trailers==
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==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #AAA solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Date
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Episode
! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | AGB
|-
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
|-align=center
| 2023-08-07 || 1 || 9.4% (3rd) || 8.4% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-08 || 2 || 9.2% (3rd) || 8.2% (3rd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-09 || 3 || 8.7% (3rd) || 7.5% (3rd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-10 || 4 || 8.6% (1st) || 7.2% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-14 || 5 || 8.8% (2nd) || 7.7% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-15 || 6 || 8.9% (2nd) || 7.8% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-16 || 7 || 8.0% (3rd) || 6.5% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-17 || 8 || 7.9% (2nd) || 6.8% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-18 || 9 || 8.7% (2nd) || 7.1% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-21 || 10 || 8.7% (2nd) || 7.1% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-22 || 11 || 8.7% (2nd) || 7.2% (3rd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-23 || 12 || 9.1% (2nd) || 7.4% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-24 || 13 || 8.8% (2nd) || 7.1% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-25 || 14 || 8.8% (3rd) || 6.9% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-28 || 15 || 9.1% (2nd) || 7.6% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-29 || 16 || 9.9% (2nd) || 8.4% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-30 || 17 || 9.4% (2nd) || 7.8% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-08-31 || 18 || 8.9% (2nd) || 7.1% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-01 || 19 || 9.3% (3rd) || 7.3% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-04 || 20 || 9.8% (2nd) || 8.5% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-05 || 21 || 9.7% (2nd) || 8.0% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-06 || 22 || 9.3% (2nd) || 7.4% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-07 || 23 || 9.2% (2nd) || 7.7% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-08 || 24 || 9.1% (2nd) || 6.9% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-11 || 25 || 9.7% (2nd) || 8.1% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-12 || 26 || 9.5% (2nd) || 7.9% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-13 || 27 || 10.1% (2nd) || 8.1% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-14 || 28 || 10.4% (2nd) || 8.8% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-15 || 29 || 9.7% (2nd) || 7.4% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-18 || 30 || 9.9% (2nd) || 8.6% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-20 || 31 || 9.9% (2nd) || 8.0% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-09-22 || 32 || 8.7% (2nd) || 7.3% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-09 || 33 || 8.3% (3rd) || 6.7% (3rd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-10 || 34 || 9.0% (2nd) || 7.5% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-11 || 35 || 8.3% (3rd) || 7.0% (3rd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-12 || 36 || 8.9% (3rd) || 7.7% (3rd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-13 || 37 || 8.0% (2nd) || 6.6% (5th)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-16 || 38 || 9.0% (2nd) || 7.5% (3rd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-17 || 39 || 8.7% (2nd) || 6.9% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-18 || 40 || 8.6% (2nd) || 7.0% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-19 || 41 || 9.5% (2nd) || 8.3% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-20 || 42 || 9.1% (3rd) || 7.9% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-23 || 43 || 9.6% (2nd) || 8.1% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-24 || 44 || 9.2% (2nd) || 8.1% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-25 || 45 || 8.9% (2nd) || 7.5% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-26 || 46 || 9.1% (2nd) || 8.1% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-27 || 47 || 9.2% (3rd) || 7.8% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2023-10-30 || 48 || 9.3% (2nd) || 8.4% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-01 || 49 || 9.3% (2nd) || 7.8% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-02 || 50 || 9.4% (2nd) || 8.1% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-03 || 51 || 8.7% (2nd) || 7.4% (3rd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-06 || 52 || 9.7% (2nd) || 8.5% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-07 || 53 || 9.1% (2nd) || 7.8% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-08 || 54 || 8.8% (2nd) || 7.1% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-09 || 55 || 9.5% (2nd) || 8.5% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-13 || 56 || 9.9% (2nd) || 8.5% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-14 || 57 || 9.3% (2nd) || 8.0% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-15 || 58 || 10.0% (2nd) || 8.4% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-16 || 59 || 9.1% (2nd) || 7.7% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-17 || 60 || 9.3% (3rd) || 8.1% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-20 || 61 || 9.4% (2nd) || 8.0% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-21 || 62 || 9.6% (4th) || 8.2% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-22 || 63 || 9.3% (2nd) || 8.1% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-23 || 64 || 9.6% (2nd) || 8.8% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-24 || 65 || 9.4% (2nd) || 7.8% (3rd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-27 || 66 || 9.8% (2nd) || 8.7% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-28 || 67 || 9.7% (2nd) || 8.1% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-29 || 68 || 10.5% (2nd) || 8.9% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-11-30 || 69 || 9.7% (2nd) || 8.2% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-12-01 || 70 || 9.3% (2nd) || 7.9% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-12-04 || 71 || 10.5% (2nd) || 9.5% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-12-05 || 72 || 10.2% (2nd) || 8.8% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-12-06 || 73 || 9.9% (2nd) || 8.9% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-12-07 || 74 || 10.5% (2nd) || 9.5% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2023-12-08 || 75 || 9.9% (2nd) || 8.4% (3rd)
|-align=center
| 2023-12-11 || 76 || 10.7% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-12 || 77 || 10.3% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-13 || 78 || 9.5% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-14 || 79 || 10.4% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-15 || 80 || 10.5% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-18 || 81 || 10.5% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-19 || 82 || 10.7% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-20 || 83 || 10.2% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-21 || 84 || 11.6% (2nd)|| -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-22 || 85 || 10.0% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-25 || 86 || 11.7% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-26 || 87 || 10.9% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-27 || 88 || 10.5% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-28 || 89 || 11.2% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2023-12-29 || 90 || 11.0% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-01 || 91 || 11.5% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-02 || 92 || 11.5% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-03 || 93 || 11.5% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-04 || 94 || 11.5% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-05 || 95 || 11.7% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-08 || 96 || 11.4% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-09 || 97 || 11.3% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-10 || 98 || 11.0% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-11 || 99 || 11.8% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-12 || 100 || 10.5% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-15 || 101 || 11.6% (1st) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-16 || 102 || 12.1% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-17 || 103 || 12.0% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-18 || 104 || 12.5% (2nd) || -
|-align=center
| 2024-01-19 || 105 || 11.9% (1st) || -
|}

Source: [http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/ AGB Nielson]

* NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that day according to AGB Nielson.

==Awards==
* [[2023 KBS Drama Awards]] - December 31, 2023
** '''Excellent Actor (daily drama)''' ([[Lee Si-Kang]])

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==External Links==
* [https://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/drama/elegantempire/ Official Website]

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 * [[Park Si-Hwan (1970)|Park Si-Hwan]] - locksmith
 * [[Jeong Jin-Ah (2001)|Jeong Jin-Ah]] - actress
-* [[Eun-Ae (1986)|Eun-Ae]] - female prisoner
+* [[Choi Eun-Ae (1986)|Choi Eun-Ae]] - female prisoner
 * [[Choi Hyoung-Uk (1983)|Choi Hyoung-Uk]] - detective (ep.15)

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 * [[Park Si-Hwan (1970)|Park Si-Hwan]] - locksmith
 * [[Jeong Jin-Ah (2001)|Jeong Jin-Ah]] - actress
 * [[Choi Hyoung-Uk (1983)|Choi Hyoung-Uk]] - detective (ep.15)

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 * [[Lee Si-Kang]] - Jang Ki-Yoon (ep.33-120)
 * [[Kang Sung-Hoon (1980)|Kang Sung-Hoon]] - Jung Soo-Ho
 * [[Han Sang-Bong (1965)|Han Sang-Bong]] - Chairman Suzuki
 * [[Han Ji-Eun (1976)|Han Ji-Eun]] - female doctor

The Elegant Empire - Revision history

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