Set in the 18th century, "Red Sleeve" depicts a love story between King Jeongjo and royal concubine Uibin Sung.
Sung Deok-Im is a court lady. She gets involved with Crown Prince Yi San and he falls in love with her. The crown prince eventually becomes King Jeongjo. He now desires Sung Deok-Im to become his concubine, but she refuses. Sung Deok-Im wants to live her life freely, something that will not be possible as a concubine. She also knows that life of a royal concubine does not generally bring about happiness. Yet, Sung Deok-Im becomes the concubine of King Jeongjo.
本剧根据同名小说改编,讲述了想要守护自己选择的人生的宫女,和将国家置于爱情之上的君主的故事。
比鬼怪还要恐怖的国王,王在男人的身份之前,首先是君主。比起深爱的女人,国家的命运更为重要,百姓的安危才是首要。爱情的顺位只能被推到最后;本该最纯真、最炙热的初恋,也要在冷静的理性下被压制,计算政治的得失。 想要细水长流地活着的宫女。衣袖镶着红边的她们,是这里的宫女。衣袖处的红镶边,标志着她们是君王的女人。那么,她们到底是怎样的存在呢?只是对君王和王族们百依百顺的稻草人玩偶吗?
朝鲜王朝时代,掌握着宫阙内的生活起居,作为堂堂正正的女官们,如果她们也有灿烂的梦想和朴素的幸福呢?