The Last Empress (2018)

> About revenge
>Some characters are ended up betrayed by their love ones
>Marriage of convenience
>Infidelity -> Lee Hyuk from Last empress and Joo Da Hae from Queen of Ambition
>Gold digger-> Min Yu Ra from Last empress and Joo Da Hae from Queen of Ambition
>The naive -> Oh Sunny from Last empress and Baek Do Hoon from Queen of Ambition
> Revenge seeker -> Oh Sunny and Na Wang Shik from Last empress and Ha Ryoo from Queen of Ambition
>Murderers

Similar in a way that both dramas are about a group of wealthy and powerful people who would do anything to stay in power and get away from their crimes by committing murder, betraying their own, and never ending scheming. Both plot also has those victimized trying to seek revenge against the elite class. Lastly, both dramas are created by the same director and has Shin Sung Rok as a main character.

However, The Last Empress has more cute and comedic scenes and is a family oriented drama compared to Return which is more on the darker side and friendship oriented.

In both dramas we have a rich and powerful but dysfunctional and crazy family. We have a chaebol family in Graceful family and a modern royal family in the last empress.
The main vilain in the two dramas are women. They both want to remain in power and are willing to do all it takes for it.
There is also a similar plot with a number of murder cases to be solved and family members of ther murdered trying to seek revenge. The storyline in graceful family is better written and somehow more realistic than the one of The last empress which sometimes lack coherence.
In their own way both dramas are enjoyable and very entertaining.

The role of female villain in The Last Empress is the role of main female lead in Queen of Ambition.

The plot to kill the FL orchestrated by MIL and the son is similar to TLE. Same goes for the bodyguard situation.

There are many similarities in both series. The Last Empress is more overtop and Money Flower is more subdued.

Both dramas are about wealth/status.
Tho, "The last empress" is more about revenge.
The acting is amazing and mature.
There's multiple issues throughout the drama that gets resolved pretty quickly. An issue doesn't drag on and on/stack on top of another.
It's not boring.
Beautiful love, wonderful life has a better romance as youove forward with the episodes.
"The last empress" has more action.
I don't want to spoil anything thing so I would go any further.
What is similar is the feeling you get as you watch it.

> Of course both Makjangs

>The rich always get what they want.. the poor is left behind

>Both series have morally ambiguous characters - Lee Hyuk of Last Empress and Joo Se Rin of Miss Monte cristo

>Friend betrayal - The characters from Last empress and Miss Monte Cristo a character drown her friend for a man

> These characters who vows revenge - Na Wang Shik and Oh Sunny from Last Empress and Ko Eun Jo from Miss Monte Cristo

> Both makjang
>The biological mothers meets their child
> Deals with infidelity
> A lot of secrets
> Both high society -> Chaebol and Royalty
> Disapproving in laws

- Both are crack-addictive makjang dramas with over-the-top/persistent villains and family mysteries/pasts
- The female leads are naive and trusting of villains at first but they both become stronger characters later
- Both male leads have a transformation in looks (one would be from weight loss but the other is plastic surgery) and are given a new identity
- There is little romance in both but the scenes are satisfying to watch
- Both male villains (Lee Hyuk, Kim Nam Joon) are obsessed with the female leads
- Some characters and situations are somewhat similar in a way (but may be spoilers listing them)
- Both dramas have kind-hearted grandmas

it as a similar plot about rich people and death
it also discovers the truth underneath the fake sills and shows a murderest family

Both are about a poor girl marrying into a rich family and figuring out all of the bad things they've done. Except in mask, the girl deceives the boy, and in the last empress, the boy deceives the girl.

- Both featuring prominent families
- The Last Empress is makjang
- Both about fantasy and succession of business/throne in some capacity
- The ending is similar for both dramas (in how you feel about it)
- Fun to watch, keeps you on the edge of your seat with twists and turns

-Similar relationship trajectory between the King and Queen. He hates her initially to the point of endangering her life but grows to be a devoted partner in crime
-Both MLs show cowardice and incompetence but in one case it is an act
-Scheming mother in law and love interest. In the Last Empress the character flaws are extreme
-Tough female lead
-Choi Jin Hyuk is in both the dramas and plays an ally to the FL in both!

Written by the same writer. Has a very similar story vibe. Makes sure to properly balance humor and heart with the crazy makjang shenanigans.