Goong

2007-01-04T02:26:05Z

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[[File:Goong.jpg|thumb|240px|Main Cast]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' 궁 (宮) / Goong (Gung)
*'''Also known as:''' Palace / Princess Hours (MBC Global Media) / Imperial Household
*'''Genre:''' Romance, Comedy
*'''Episodes:''' 24
*'''Broadcast network:''' MBC
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2006-01-11 to 2006-03-30
*'''Air time:''' Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
*'''Songs:''' "Perhaps Love" by HowL & J. , "You & I Are Fools" by Stay, "Parrot" by HowL
*'''Inserts''' "Ice Pond", "Give Me A little Try" by Leigh Nash
*'''Related TV shows:''' [[Goong 2]] , [[Goong S]]

==Synopsis==
'''Goong (궁)''' is based on the same titled [[Wikipedia:Manhwa|manhwa]] by Park So Hee.

Goong is a story about young love in face of tradition, politics, and intrigue. In the imaginery world, Korea is a constitutional monarchy and the Royal Family lives in a grand Palace, the Goong. Story opens with a startling diagnosis that the King is terminally ill. 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-gyung ([[Yoon Eun Hye]]) that just happens to go to the same exclusive art school. Chae-gyung 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-gyung's optimistic spirit wins the heart of internally lonely, Yul. As the Crown Prince Shin and simple-minded Chae-gyung'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?

Preparations for the sequel '''Goong (궁)''' [[Goong_2|Season 2]] is underway, as confirmed by Eight Peaks. Eight Peaks has confirmed that they will try to engage the same cast for the sequel.

[[Goong_S|Goong S]] is a drama produced by a separate production company, [http://www.group8tv.com Group Eight], and is not an official sequel of '''Goong (궁)'''. Both cast and storyline for [[Goong_S|Goong S]] are totally different from '''Goong (궁)'''.

===Episode Summaries===
See [http://gung.blogsome.com/category/episode/] (Please do not plagiarize).

==Cast==
*[[Yoon Eun Hye]] as Shin Chae-gyung
*[[Joo Ji Hoon]] as Lee Shin
*[[Kim Jeong Hoon]] as Lee Yul
*[[Song Ji Hyo]] as Min Hyo-rin
*[[Choi Sung Joon]] as Kang In (Shin's friend who secretly likes Hyo-rin)
*[[Lee Yong Joo]] as Jang Kyung (Shin's friend who likes Kang Hyun)
*[[Uhm Sung Mo]] as Ryu Wan (Shin's friend who's filming every moment)
*[[Jun Ji Ae]] as Lee Kang-hyun (Chae-kyung's friend with the glasses)
*[[Lee Eun]] as Kim Soon-young (Chae-kyung's friend)
*[[Dan Ji]] as Yoon Hee-soong (Chae-kyung's friend)
*[[Kang Nam Gil]] as Chae Kyung's father
*[[Im Ye Jin]] as Chae Kyung's mother
*[[Kim Suk]] as Shin Chae-joon (Chae-kyung's brother)
*[[Lee Yoon Ji]] as Princess Hye-myung (Shin's sister)
*[[Park Chan Hwan]] as King
*[[Yoon Yoo Sun]] as Queen
*[[Kim Hye Ja]] as Queen Mother (Shin's grandmother)
*[http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/gung/cast/index.html more]

==Production Credits==
*'''Original work:''' [[Wikipedia:Manhwa|Manhwa]] 「궁」 by [[Wikipedia:ko:박소희|Park So-hee]] (박소희)
*'''Production Company:''' [http://www.eightpeaks.com Eight Peaks] (에이트픽스)
*'''Director:''' [[Hwang In Roe]]
*'''Writer:''' [[In Eun Ah]]

==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | date
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | episode
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | nationwide
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | seoul area
|- align=center
| 2006-01-11 || ep. 1 || 16.2% (5th) || 16.6% (5th)
|- align=center
| 2006-01-12 || ep. 2 || 16.0% (6th) || 16.5% (7th)
|- align=center
| 2006-01-18 || ep. 3 || 14.3% (9th) || 14.3% (8th)
|- align=center
| 2006-01-19 || ep. 4 || 15.1% (9th) || 15.3% (8th)
|- align=center
| 2006-01-25 || ep. 5 || 19.7% (5th) || 20.5% (4th)
|- align=center
| 2006-01-26 || ep. 6 || 16.5% (8th) || 16.5% (7th)
|- align=center
| 2006-02-01 || ep. 7 || 13.7% (11th) || 14.0% (10th)
|- align=center
| 2006-02-02 || ep. 8 || 18.6% (6th) || 19.1% (6th)
|- align=center
| 2006-02-08 || ep. 9 || 24.0% (2nd) || 25.2% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-02-09 || ep. 10 || 25.2% (2nd) || 26.3% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-02-15 || ep. 11 || 24.5% (2nd) || 25.7% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-02-16 || ep. 12 || 25.6% (2nd) || 27.2% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-02-22 || ep. 13 || 25.0% (2nd) || 25.8% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-02-23 || ep. 14 || 26.7% (2nd) || 28.4% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-03-02 || ep. 15 || 27.9% (2nd) || 28.8% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-03-02 || ep. 16 || 24.3% (3rd) || 25.0% (3rd)
|- align=center
| 2006-03-08 || ep. 17 || 25.8% (2nd) || 26.1% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-03-09 || ep. 18 || 26.6% (2nd) || 27.1% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-03-15 || ep. 19 || 27.0% (2nd) || 27.3% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-03-16 || ep. 20 || 27.1% (2nd) || 26.9% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-03-22 || ep. 21 || 24.6% (2nd) || 25.2% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-03-23 || ep. 22 || 24.4% (2nd) || 25.5% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-03-29 || ep. 23 || 25.4% (2nd) || 26.9% (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2006-03-30 || ep. 24 || 28.3% (2nd) || 28.8% (2nd)
|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
! colspan=2 | average || 22.6% || 23.2%
|}
Source: [http://www.tnsmk.co.kr/ TNS Media Korea]

==Recognitions==
Best Art Director

==Trivia==
*[http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/006414.html twitchfilm.net] (Please do not plagiarize).

==External Links==
*[http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/gung_teaser/ Official Website]
*[http://content.mbc.co.kr/e_mbc/drama.asp?idx=201 MBC Global Media]
*[http://koreanmovies.free.fr/ Korean-Manwha]
*[http://www.koreanwiz.org/at/drama-palace.html KoreanWiz]
*[http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20760 Discussion at D-Addicts forum]
*[http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200603/kt2006030822063811690.htm Article: ''Thinking Out of the Box Proves a Success for Hit Drama'' (The Korea Times, 2006-03-08)]
*[http://www.koreacontent.org/weben/inmarket/Ns_knews_view.jsp?news_seq=25328 Article: ''MBC drama 'Palace' may set a new record among drama exports'' (KOCCA, 2006-03-03)]

[[Category:KDrama]][[Category:KDrama2006]][[Category:MBC]]

Devil Beside You

2007-01-04T01:56:05Z

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[[File:Devil_beside_you.jpg|thumb|200px|Promotional ad]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' 惡魔在身邊 / E Mo Zai Shen Bian
*'''Also known as:''' Devil Beside You, Devils do exist
*'''Genre:''' Romance, Human drama,Comedy
*'''Episodes:''' 20 (Broadcasted on TV)/14 (DVD version)
*'''Broadcast network:''' CTV
*'''Broadcast year:''' 2005
*'''Theme song:''' 臭男人 (Chou Nan Ren) ''Jerk'' by [[Huang Yida]]
*'''Closing theme song:''' 暧昧 (Ai Mei) ''Ambigious'' by [[Rainie Yang]]
*'''Other songs:'''
: 理想情人 (Li Xiang Qing Ren) ''Ideal Lover'' by [[Rainie Yang]]
: ''Set Me Free'' by [[Huang Yida]]
: 一秒的安慰 (Yi Miao De An Wei) ''A Moment's Consolation'' by [[Huang Yida]]

==Synopsis==
Qi Yue ([[Rainie Yang]]) is a cheerful college girl who harbors a massive crush on the captain of the basketball team, Yuan Yi ([[Kingone Wang]]). With the encouragement of her friends, she decides to confess her feelings. However, the next day, with her love letter in her outstretched hands and her head bent, Yuan Yi walks right by her. Qi Yue looks up to find Jiang Meng ([[Mike He]]), the school director's son, who has a devilish reputation and a penchant to bully girls. Terrified, she drops the letter and scoots away.

True to his nickname, the devil orders Qi Yue to be his personal servant, else her letter will be revealed to the entire college. Embarrassed and angry, Qi Yue has no choice but to follow in his shadow. In an attempt to get rid of the 'devil,' she decides to confess to Yuan Yi herself. With all the doubts put aside, she tells Yuan Yi and has her feelings returned. Now, with the devil off her shoulders, she is able to live happily. Unfortunately, that doesn't come so easily. Right after, his and her confessions, her love letter is exposed to the entire college campus. However, throughout all the embarrassment, Yuan stays by her, to comfort her. Happy ever after now? Well sort of. A bizarre twist later occurs, her mother is getting married! And to none other than the school principal, Meng's father!

How will she cope when they're about to become brother and sister? And what happens when an arranged marriage and an old love enters both of their already complicated lives?

==Cast==
*[[Rainie Yang]] as Qi Yue
*[[Mike He]] as Jiang Meng
*[[Kingone Wang]] as Yuan Yi
*[[Tsai Pei Lin]] as Qing Zi
*[[Ivy Fan Xiao Fan]] as Xin Li Xiang
*[[He Du Lin]] as Jiang You Hui
*[[Ge Wei Ru]] as Huang Xue Wei
*[[Masuyama Yuki]] as Yu Yang Ping
*[[Yuan Jun Hao]] as Guo Kai
*[[Figaro Ceng]] as Yuan Chuan Rang
*[[Katherine Wang Kai Di]] as Liu Mei Di
*[[Fu Xiao Yun]] as Xiao Cai
*[[Wu Zhong Tian]] as Tian Si Shen
*[[Wang Jian Min]] as Chui Ming
*[[Tang Qi]] as Grandma Jiang
*[[Meng Ting Li]] as Yuan Mei Jin

==Production Credits==
*'''Original novel (manga):''' [[Wikipedia:Mitsuba Takanashi|Takanashi Mitsuba]]
*'''Screenwriter:'''
*'''Producer:''' Angie Cai
*'''Director:'''
*'''Music:'''

==Trivia==
*The series was based on the Japanese [[Wikipedia:Shōjo|shoujo]] [[Wikipedia:Manga|manga]] "Akuma de Soro" (Devil Does Exist) by [[Wikipedia:Mitsuba Takanashi|Takanashi Mitsuba]] licensed by CMX. Other Takanashi works include the popular shoujo manga [[Wikipedia:Crimson Hero|Crimson Hero]], featured in Viz's monthly magazine Shojobeat.

==External Links==
*[http://www.ctv.com.tw/event/2005/devil/ Devil Beside You Official Homepage]
*[http://www.dccomics.com/cmx/ CMX homepage]

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