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Summary:
Set in an alternate 21st-century reality where Korea possesses a royal family, since 1945 to present, this show revolves around the lives of the Crown Prince (Hwangtaeja) Yi Shin, and his new bride, Chae-kyeong. The depicted royal family in the show is modelled after the last royal family of Korea, which in reality reigned until the start of the Japanese Occupation in 1910 and was not reinstated after Japanese surrender in Second World War, 1945. The series starts off with the news that the King, Shin's father, is very ill. With the grim outlook on the King's health, the royal family scrambles to find a wife for Shin, so as to allow him to take over the royal throne if the situation requires. Despite being in love with another girl, the ambitious and talented ballerina Hyo-rin whom Shin initially proposed to (she rejects him to pursue her ballet dreams), Shin eventually marries a commoner to whom he was betrothed by his late grandfather in an old agreement with the girl's grandfather. Shin marries the headstrong yet lovable Chae-kyeong after Hyo-rin's rejection. Despite initially feeling nothing for Chae-kyeong, love eventually blossoms between the couple. In the meantime, however, matters are further complicated with the return of Yi Yul and his mother Lady Hwa-Young, who was once the Crown Princess (Bingoong) before the death of her husband, the late Crown Prince, older brother of the current King. Yul and his mother were chased out of the palace some time after the death of his father, and it is later revealed that this was due to the King's discovery of an affair between Yul's mother and the current King who was his father's younger brother. Yul's mother had returned with a sinister motive in mind; to restore her son back to the throne, which would have been his eventually, if his father had not died. A series of events befall the palace with the schemes Yul's mother carries out, and is further intensified by the various scandals involving the royal family, which are inclusive of the Shin's continuing relationship with his old flame Hyo-rin, and the budding love Yul develops for Chae-kyeong, his cousin's new-found bride.
Main Characters:
Shin Chae-Kyeong (신채경)
Portrayed by Yoon Eun Hye, Shin Chae-kyeong is a very creative and outgoing, normal high school girl. She attends the same school as Lee Shin, the Crown Prince of Korea. Her grandfather was best friends with the previous King. To honor his friend, the previous King dictated that Chae-kyeong is to become the Crown Princess, which means that she is to marry whoever is the Crown Prince at the time of the marriage (Lee Shin) . Although she often seems immature and irritating, she is a kindhearted, innocent, honest person. Often called "Pig" by her younger brother, Chae-kyeong marries the prince because of the promise made between her grandfather and Shin's. Her initial reaction to Lee Shin is one of irritation but she falls in love with him in the earlier part of the series, not knowing that he, in return, feels the same way, until the last few episodes. Although she regards Lee Yul only as a friend and cousin-in-law, he falls in love with her.
Lee Shin (이신)
The crown prince of Korea, Lee Shin, as portrayed by model and actor Joo Ji Hoon, is seen as a smug, indifferent, insensitive young man. After getting rejected by his girlfriend when he proposes to her, he decides to go along with his elders' arranged marriage with Shin Chae-kyeong. At first, he was irritated by her naivete and enthusiasm, but as he recognizes how genuinely sweet she is, he begins to open his heart to her, and falls in love. Throughout the series, it becomes obvious that inside, he is just a lonely, sensitive, warm and kind young man. He also owns a teddy bear, Alfred, the only thing that he can let his guard down for, which is used as a focal point throughout the series. As his cousin re-enters the picture after being forced out of the country many years earlier, the prince quickly butts head with him, as Lee Yul is a contender not only for the throne, but for the crown princess Chae-kyeong's love. Chae-kyeong does not realize this until later on in the story.
Lee Yul (이율)
Kim Jeong Hoon plays Lee Yul, Shin's cousin. He returns from a long stay in England with his mother, the widow of the former crown prince. He is the opposite of Shin, he is warm, kindhearted, sweet, romantic, and charismatic—an instant hit with the girls. Interested in Chae-kyeong, their friendship grows to love on his side, while she remains innocently unaware of it until much later. Although the position of the Crown Prince originally belonged to him, it was given to his cousin when Yul's father died in a car accident and his mother was found to have had an affair with his uncle, who she was originally in love with, but she decides to marry his brother, the crown prince, wanting her son to inherit the title of crown prince. Originally uninterested in the throne, Yul decides to follow his mother's wishes and compete with Shin for the throne after falling in love with Chae-kyeong. In the end, after realizing that Chae-kyeong and Shin truly love each other, and after discovering his mother's affair with the King, he passes up both the chance of being King and having Chae-kyeong as a wife.
Min Hyo-rin (민효린)
Portrayed by Song Ji-hyo, Hyo-rin is a skilled ballerina. She is beautiful, intelligent, accomplished—basically, perfect in every way possible,but she is also poor. Prince Shin and her ballet instructor paid for her tuition fees at school. In the beginning, she is Shin's girlfriend, and he proposes to her. However, she rejects him, not only because she thinks he is joking, but also because she does not wish to give up her dreams of becoming a star ballerina. When she sees Chae-kyeong and Shin's wedding and how Chae-kyeong is loved by the people (similar to Diana, Princess of Wales), she regrets her hasty decision, and does everything she can to oust Chae-kyeong from her position. Hyo-rin finds ways to draw Shin back to her, including a "chance" meeting in Thailand, but simply ends up hurting herself, resulting in attempting suicide by a pill overdose. Later, however, she decides that Shin does truly love Chae-kyeong, and she ultimately gives him up and decides to just concentrate on her ballet.
















Comments
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Nah saranghae kim jung hoon…the most…
i never get tired of watching this series… so cute and adorable scene of the couple.!
omg i luv dis drama it da best korean drama i have seen
love it <3 <3
go goong ur da best
cant wait until da second 1 comes out
ps : if u havent watch it u sould trust me ur love it
love gonng <3 <3 <3 <3
it's truly the best! highly recommended!!! fell in luv with all the characters in the drama esp. KJH!!!
This series is really awesome, you can watch it online for free here:
http://www.mysoju.com/goong
can anyone tell me why i cant wacth it it says page not found! help!
I LOVE DIS DRAMA A LOT
I ALREADY BY THE CD
SO I CAN WATCH DA DRAMA OVER N OVER AGAIN.
I NEVER TIRED
i love this show!
one of my favs!!! *_*
i like this koreanovela very much..astig! love them…
i love this drama, _ i think the princes are cuteeee!
The story is so dramatic..full with emotions..sometimes bring hatred..sometimes love bloom but suddenly burst..Overall the is story quite convincing.. Cheer Up @_@..
love everything except for the main actress. she is waaaay too idiotic and not in a cute way. it's annoying after a while.
but it IS an awesome drama!
can't believe there's a second one coming out!
hmmnnn i cant wait my series off ebay is almost here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love this series! I've been watching this series over and over!
the story is great and the characters are cute! although there are a lot of conversations that are too boring/useless.. but in general, its great! =)
I REALLY LIKE THIS MOVIE
IT IS SO CUTE AND KILIG!
One of my favorite shows!!!!!
there is a part two to gooong?! omg! that's the part the they get a kid right!? omg, gotta watch it!
gota IIOve princess Hours its soooo funny n' [ da 2 is so cute] :-) xD :)
there such a good couple
jaz looking around n make some noise~
Hehehe....yup2 diz drama iz d bez~
nice story…gooooooodd!!!!!!the prince is coollllll…...
they make a good tv couple
they are so cute together
love this drama!~~
awesome drama, loved it! =]
Among the k-dramas that I have watched, Princess Hours is my favorite
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the best Kdrama series ever! love the OST and KJH ;)
i love this drama it so good and some parts made me cry i still havent watched all of it im on episode 21 its almost over :(
I wish that they could make another one!!!!! gosh I really want a gOONG 2 NOT A Goong s......
loved the drama sooo much....!!!! and I cried a lot tooo!!!!!
LOVE THIS DRAMA
this drama is cool
this drama is definitely the best!!! its just so cool, funny and romantic :)
shin gun is hot!! chae gyung is cute ^^ lu gun is adorable ^.^
love it:)
so kilig...
i really love watching them.. princess hours really rocks… they are the best couples.. i hope there would be another like princess hours II.. are they a couple now? because i have a picture both of them janelle is wearing gown then gian wear his tuxedo.. are they together now? 'coz if it is, i would be much happier for the both of them..
i love this kdrama ^^ it really has a great storyline!! and not to mention KIM JEONG HOON being VERY, VERY gorgeous here X)
i like to watch but <3
i really love dis show..
THiS iS SUCHAH G00D DRAMA!
IL0VETHEM!
i love dis drama..
cant stop on watching dis..
try to watch goong 1.5.
behind the scenes and bloopers are der..
it so funny.. i hope u can watch it..
I like the story but I can't believe this is like the number 1 best korean drama, The story is like the compilation of asian drama's (Meteor Garden and sweet 18). The actor are amateurs, very weird because their dialogues are different from their facial expressions looks like flat or blunted.
To be honest I was bored with the drama. I know the production is costly but the story is not that great to have a 24 episode drama.
I recommend this drama for people who are patient and probably between the age of 10-20 years old. But for those mature and grown adult this is just a waste of time.
I know fans will be pissed but this is just my opinion, I believe I'm entitled to one.
this is the best lorean drama ever!!
i don't usually get in love to stories in televisions or anything drama-series but when I accidentally saw one segment of this story at a local network I felt different. I started calling friends and asking them to research on what is that segement I saw. Then they told me its a korean series. I said, it is probably not from our country because I didnot understand the words i just felt the story through the two characters which on later research I found out to be the crown prince and the crown princess. I said it is interesting. So I looked for a dvd of it with a subtitle that I think is best and I found out that I'm right. It is one of the most interesting series that I have ever seen. I watched the series for 5 times and I realized that what made the story interesting is the manner of the actors and actresses presented their characters. I must admit that Yoon Eun-Hye and Joo Ji-Hoon acted well and posses this charisma that even people who cannot understand their language will perfectly feel the words and understands it. They look good together and I believe the international entertainment industry can see it. I am sure billions of people are waiting for the next love series of Yoon Eun-Hye and Joo Ji-Hoon. It is already 2008 but the story and the charisma of the two are existing in different countries. cool! I'm wondering if it is only dream that these two can once again be seen on screen together…
fullhouse still the best
i love this drama..the couple is cute
Very cute drama :))
It's the best shit eva!!! one of the best drama i eva seen, Korean tv producers are genious, they make everythin turn into gold.