Maids
Production
Set in the Joseon Dynasty, three women learn what love means as they try to navigate through the class system and survive. In Yup (Jung Yoo Mi) is a beautiful noblewoman who becomes a servant overnight when her father is framed and labeled a traitor. She ends up falling in love with a fellow servant, Moo Myung (Oh Ji Ho), while working for the royal family, and becomes friends with her own handmaiden Sa Wol thanks to their shared experiences. Meanwhile Ga Hee is the most famous gisaeng of the city but with her own aspirations for romance. She falls in love with Moo Myung, but what can she do when his heart lies elsewhere?
Seasons
Cast
Jeong Yu-mi
Gook In-yub
Oh Ji-ho
Moo-myung / Lee-bi
Kim Dong-wook
Kim Eun-gi
Lee El
Lady Kang
Lee Shi-a
Heo Yoon-Ok
Um Tae-goo
Chi-bok
Jeon No-min
Guk Yoo
Lee Yi-kyung
Heo Yoon-seo
Jeon Mi-seon
Lady Yoon
Jeon Soo-jin
Gaeddong-yi
Kim Hye-na
Ok-Yi
Jeon So-min
Dan-Ji
Lee Cho-hee
Sa-Wol
Kim Kap-soo
Kim Chi Gwon
Park Cheol-min
Heo Eung Cham
Jin Hee-kyung
Han [Chi Gwon's wife]
Lee Yeon-kyung
[Seamstress, Dan Ji's mother]
Chae Kook-hee
Hae Sang
Ahn Nae-sang
Lee Bang Won
Lee Chae-young
Ga Hee Ah
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Reviews
ParkMin
Despite the intriguing setup focusing on the lives of servants, the drama missed the mark when it came to delivering a good dynamic storytelling between maids and nobles. It felt like a jigsaw puzzle scattered all over the place with no clear picture, just random bits and pieces all jumbled up from the typical lens of servants and maids back then. I don't think they did a good job with their portrayal that servants/maids are equal as people. Honestly, I was left hanging, craving some real depth and a solid story from what could've been something different and unique.
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