Fake Nationality: Averted, the Korean princess Ok-Soo is played by the Korean actress Kim Hee Sun and the Indian character of Samantha is played by Indian actress Mallika Sherawat.
What Could Have Been: Aishwarya Rai was the original choice to play Samantha, but she was on tour at the time and her busy schedule did not allow her to take the role.
The series
Acting for Two: Zhang Meng plays both Gao Lan and Consort Yu.