It took me a week to finish this drama. 24 episodes. It is not my favorite K drama yet - but I enjoyed it nevertheless. Being a picky drama watcher, I select my K dramas carefully since they tend to have many episodes. I would admit that initially, I have misgivings about this drama as I thought it was hyped up. However, seeing as it was a hit in 2006 and Yoon Eun Hye's performance in Coffee Prince was great so I decided to give this drama a try. And as usual, K leads are not exactly that good looking but as you get to know their onscreen personality, you will end up rooting for them. They shine in their character and in particularly, the lead in this drama, Lee Shin. At a first glance, he look very ordinary and very Asian/Korean-ish with those eyes. But as his personality unveils, I began to cheer for him and was glad that the lead look normal rather than be superbly attractive without looking anything but Asian. But hey, not to say Asian's are not good looking! Just that he has the Asian look rather than some superstars with plastic stuff but no offence!
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| Spunky Chae Gyung! |
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| Cool Shin Goon |
So, to recap, this drama in short is about a fictional constitutional monarchy which Korea still have. The King is ill and the royal family decided to get the Crown Prince Lee Shin a wife. The twist was that the King's father had arranged for the Crown Prince to be wed to this best friend's granddaughter. Here comes Chae Gyung, the bubbly persona who agrees to marry the prince to save her family from the loan sharks and bankruptcy. Arranged marriage in the 21st century? The conflicts lies when the Prince's ex gf, Hyo Rin is not satisfied and is determined to get the Crown Prince back while Yool, the former Crown Prince who has lived in isolation in England with his mother returns and is determined to regain his once-owned throne and seat of Crown Prince. His scheming mother thickens the plot as our young couple is faced with so many uncertainties, dilemmas and issues. How will they survive through it and learn to love one another? Haha I made it sound so dramatic but it isn't that bad.
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| Crown Prince Lee Shin by Joo Ji Hoon |
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| Crown Princess Chae Gyung by Yoon Eun Hye |
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| Former Crown Prince Lee Yool by |
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| Ballerina Min Hyo Rin |
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| CG Dad - Househusband, excellent cook, wacky |
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| CG Mom - insurance agent |
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| King |
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| Queen |
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| Queen Mother - Sassy Grandma! |
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| Yool's Mother - Scheming Lady |
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| Shin's sister, Princess Hye Mung |
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| Royal Family |
Since there are so many pictures, I will post more fan pictures in the next post!! XD Have I mentioned Alfred? =p
