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The drama stars Lim Ji-yeon as a dual-souled heroine, a struggling modern actress whose body is suddenly occupied by Kang Dan-shim, a cunning villainess from the Joseon era who fought her way to power.
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Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
The first-class crew are divinely shady, with willowy Brooke Lynn Hytes making Amber a kind of drag Disney villainess.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
After all, what would the Bond film franchise be without love interests, sidekicks and, of course, villainesses?
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The show isn’t necessarily doing anything wildly off book — there are at least three other series about being reincarnated as the villainess in a fantasy story and failing at it.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
The first-class crew are divinely shady, with willowy Brooke Lynn Hytes making Amber a kind of drag Disney villainess.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
After all, what would the Bond film franchise be without love interests, sidekicks and, of course, villainesses?
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The show isn’t necessarily doing anything wildly off book — there are at least three other series about being reincarnated as the villainess in a fantasy story and failing at it.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Villainess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villainess. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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villainess
noun
vil·lain·ess
ˈvil-ə-nəs 
: a woman who is a villain
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