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Goong - Princess Hours
(Imperial Household)

Sypnosis:

Goong is a story about young love in face of tradition, politics, and intrigue. In the imaginary world, modern-day Korea is a constitutional monarchy and the Royal Family lives in a grand Palace, the Goong. Story opens with the sudden death of the reigning the King. Faced with the decreasing popularity among the public for the Royalty, a grand wedding for the Crown Prince, Lee Shin (Joo Ji Hoon), is decided to be the best publicity move to improve the image of the Royalty and at the same time prepare Shin for immediate succession. The intended bride? The headstrong, awkward, and sweet spirited Shin Chae-kyung (Yoon Eun Hye) that just happens to go to the same exclusive art school. Chae-kyung was betrothed to become the next Crown Princess by her grandfather and Shin’s grandfather.

After 14 years of living in England with his mom, Lee Yul (Kim Jeong Hoon) appears all of a sudden. He is Shin’s cousin as well as the former Crown Prince. Everything seemed to be going normally until Chae-kyung’s optimistic spirit wins the heart of internally lonely, Yul. As the Crown Prince Shin and simple-minded Chae-kyung’s relationship appear to developing deeper feelings, a series of scandals are exposed to the public right after the pair were officially announced married. Will love prevail all in a world of political pressures and martial hardships? Or will being in the spotlight of the public be too much for the young newlyweds to endure?

My Review:

This is a must-watch drama especially if you’re a sucker for Cinderella stories. The storyline is simple … but what makes this drama so addictive is the chemistry between the leads. Joo Ji Hoon and Yoon Eun Hye did such a great job with their acting. Drama contains lots of “aww” moments along with misunderstandings that will frustrate you, yet draws you into the story even more. There are some draggy parts, but personally, I didn’t mind them as much since those parts were only a few minutes here and there. The ending could’ve been better, but that was because they were originally going to make a sequel (I’m still hoping they will).

I’ve bought the dvd set because I love it so much … but unfortunately, the subtitles are crap. Ugh! It’s best to watch it online.  Not many sites have this drama.  There are only two sites that I found where you can watch this: Onlinedrama & AZNV.  AZNV is now an invite-only site so you will need to find someone who can give you an invite code.

My Ratings: 5 / 5 stars

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