The Empress KD

LINK:
http://www.kimchidramas.net/2011/10/empress.html
http://www.dramafans.org/drama/the_empress
http://www.gooddrama.net/korean-drama/the-empress

KIMCHIDRAMA SUM:

Seo In-Hwa (Jang Shin-Young) is a college student studying painting at a prestigious university. In-Hwa wants to live her life differently from her mother who ran a hostess bar, but she is trampled over by power and money. Because of this, In-Hwa becomes a hostess in a drinking establishment. She overcomes hardships to become the best in her field. In-hwa then seeks revenge on the men in power who destroyed her life and let her mother die .