
Both are the stories about how a woman (a princess in QSD and an aristocrat daughter in TEOC) becomes - after facing many obstacles - the ruler of a country. Both are based on real characters, however their stories are dramatised for the shows.
The main difference is that while in QSD the heroine climbs the ranks first as a cross-dressed boy and then as a princess, in TEOC, the main character has to climb through the emperor's harem (and so the story, especially the first part, is more heavily focused on harem intrigues and conflicts), which is then replaced with more political plots.
Both have tragedy as well as a fair dose of angst (more so for TEOC though), well developed characters, are exciting and completely suck you in.
After finishing both there's this feeling of melancholic bitterness.
The main difference is that while in QSD the heroine climbs the ranks first as a cross-dressed boy and then as a princess, in TEOC, the main character has to climb through the emperor's harem (and so the story, especially the first part, is more heavily focused on harem intrigues and conflicts), which is then replaced with more political plots.
Both have tragedy as well as a fair dose of angst (more so for TEOC though), well developed characters, are exciting and completely suck you in.
After finishing both there's this feeling of melancholic bitterness.






Both dramas are about a princess who, due to circumstances, have to grow up outside the palace. For sometime in her life, she doesn’t know she’s a princess. She eventually returned to her kingdom and was a very good asset in helping/saving her people. Princess Deokman in Queen Seon Deok uses her wits, Princess Pyeonggang also does it plus she also fights some battles for her people.



I know the two dramas are very different, but I am recommending Queen Seon Deok to Fiery Priest fans because Kim Nam Gil's role as Bidam in Queen Seon Deok is simply unforgettable. Kim Nam Gil's shows both comedic and serious acting that eventually gave him his best new actor nomination at baeksang for Queen Seon Deok. He first appears in Episode 21 or 22. But I still recommend people to watch the whole drama since the whole drama is epic.
For Queen Seon Deok fans, Fiery Priest is a drama where Kim Nam Gil is the main character (you don't have to wait more than 20 episodes for him to appear). You can guarantee he gives great performance in Fiery Priest, he was after all nominated for another baeksang award for this role, he won daesang at SBS awards as well.
For Queen Seon Deok fans, Fiery Priest is a drama where Kim Nam Gil is the main character (you don't have to wait more than 20 episodes for him to appear). You can guarantee he gives great performance in Fiery Priest, he was after all nominated for another baeksang award for this role, he won daesang at SBS awards as well.




They have the same writers. They main character is also a twin in both dramas. There is a prophecy about the twin characters in the drama that is important to the plot. They also both have complex characters, meaning likeable villains, protagonists with a dark side, and characters which we won't understand at first if they're good or evil

They have the same writers. They main character is also a twin in both dramas. There is a prophecy about the twin characters in the drama that is important to the plot. They also both have complex characters, meaning likeable villains, protagonists with a dark side, and characters which we won't understand at first if they're good or evil