Actions

Difference between revisions of "Goong"

From DramaWiki

Line 13: Line 13:
 
*'''Songs:''' "Perhaps Love" by HowL & J. , "You & I Are Fools" by Stay, "Parrot" by HowL
 
*'''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
 
*'''Inserts''' "Ice Pond", "Give Me A little Try" by Leigh Nash
*'''Related TV shows:''' [[Goong 2]] , [[Goong S]]
+
*'''Related TV shows:''' [[Goong S]]
  
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
{{Synopsis|283}}
+
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, 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 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.
'''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 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 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?
 
 
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?
 
 
 
[[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/] or [http://myfwendlyblog.blogspot.com/] (Please do not plagiarize).
 
  
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
[[File:GoongCast.jpg|thumb|250px|Goong Cast]]
+
[[File:GoongCast.jpg|thumb|250px|Goong character correlation chart]]
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
+
;Main cast
===Main cast===
+
*[[Yoon Eun Hye]] as Shin Chae Kyung
*[[Yoon Eun Hye]] as Shin Chae-kyung
 
 
*[[Joo Ji Hoon]] as Lee Shin
 
*[[Joo Ji Hoon]] as Lee Shin
 
*[[Kim Jeong Hoon]] as Lee Yul
 
*[[Kim Jeong Hoon]] as Lee Yul
*[[Song Ji Hyo]] as Min Hyo-rin
+
*[[Song Ji Hyo]] as Min Hyo Rin
  
===Chae-Kyung's family===
+
;Chae Kyung's family
*[[Im Ye Jin]] as Chae-kyung's mother
+
*[[Im Ye Jin]] as Chae Kyung's mother
*[[Kang Nam Gil]] as Chae-kyung's father
+
*[[Kang Nam Gil]] as Chae Kyung's father
*[[Kim Suk]] as Shin Chae-joon (younger brother)
+
*[[Kim Suk]] as Shin Chae Joon (younger brother)
  
===Shin's friends===
+
;Shin's friends
 
*[[Choi Sung Joon]] as Kang In
 
*[[Choi Sung Joon]] as Kang In
 
*[[Lee Yong Joo]] as Jang Kyung
 
*[[Lee Yong Joo]] as Jang Kyung
 
*[[Uhm Sung Mo]] as Ryu Wan
 
*[[Uhm Sung Mo]] as Ryu Wan
  
===Chae-kyung's friends===
+
;Chae kyung's friends
*[[Jun Ji Ae]] as Lee Kang-hyun
+
*[[Jun Ji Ae]] as Lee Kang Hyun
*[[Lee Eun]] as Kim Soon-young
+
*[[Lee Eun]] as Kim Soon Young
*[[Dan Ji]] as Yoon Hee-soong
+
*[[Dan Ji]] as Yoon Hee Soong
</div>
 
<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
 
  
===Palace===
+
;Palace
 
*[[Kim Hye Ja]] as the Queen Mother
 
*[[Kim Hye Ja]] as the Queen Mother
 
*[[Yoon Yoo Sun]] as the Queen
 
*[[Yoon Yoo Sun]] as the Queen
 
*[[Park Chan Hwan]] as the King
 
*[[Park Chan Hwan]] as the King
*[[Lee Yoon Ji]] as Princess Hye-myung (Shin's sister)
+
*[[Lee Yoon Ji]] as Princess Hye Myung (Shin's sister)
*[[Shim Hye Jin]] as Lady Hwa-Yong (Yul's mother)
+
*[[Shim Hye Jin]] as Lady Hwa Yong (Yul's mother)
 
*[[Choi Bool Am]] as Emperor Seongjo
 
*[[Choi Bool Am]] as Emperor Seongjo
*[http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/gung/cast/index.html more]
 
</div><br clear="all"/>
 
  
 
==Production Credits==
 
==Production Credits==
*'''Original work:''' [[Wikipedia:Manhwa|Manhwa]] by [[Wikipedia:ko:박소희|Park So-hee]]
+
*'''Original work:''' [[Wikipedia:Manhwa|Manhwa]] 「궁」 by [[Wikipedia:ko:박소희|Park So-hee]]
*'''Production Company:''' [http://www.eightpeaks.com Eight Peaks]
+
*'''Production Company:''' [http://web.archive.org/web/20060813125958/http://www.eightpeaks.co.kr/ Eight Peaks]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Hwang In Roe]]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Hwang In Roe]]
 
*'''Writer:''' [[In Eun Ah]]
 
*'''Writer:''' [[In Eun Ah]]
  
 
==Episode Ratings==
 
==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
+
{| class="ratingtable"
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | date
+
! Date !! Episode !! Nationwide !! Seoul Area
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | episode
+
|-
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | nationwide
 
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | seoul area
 
|- align=center
 
 
| 2006-01-11 || 1 || 16.2 (5th) || 16.6 (5th)
 
| 2006-01-11 || 1 || 16.2 (5th) || 16.6 (5th)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-01-12 || 2 || 16.0 (6th) || 16.5 (7th)
 
| 2006-01-12 || 2 || 16.0 (6th) || 16.5 (7th)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-01-18 || 3 || 14.3 (9th) || 14.3 (8th)
 
| 2006-01-18 || 3 || 14.3 (9th) || 14.3 (8th)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-01-19 || 4 || 15.1 (9th) || 15.3 (8th)
 
| 2006-01-19 || 4 || 15.1 (9th) || 15.3 (8th)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-01-25 || 5 || 19.7 (5th) || 20.5 (4th)
 
| 2006-01-25 || 5 || 19.7 (5th) || 20.5 (4th)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-01-26 || 6 || 16.5 (8th) || 16.5 (7th)
 
| 2006-01-26 || 6 || 16.5 (8th) || 16.5 (7th)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-02-01 || 7 || 13.7 (11th) || 14.0 (10th)
 
| 2006-02-01 || 7 || 13.7 (11th) || 14.0 (10th)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-02-02 || 8 || 18.6 (6th) || 19.1 (6th)
 
| 2006-02-02 || 8 || 18.6 (6th) || 19.1 (6th)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-02-08 || 9 || 24.0 (2nd) || 25.2 (2nd)
 
| 2006-02-08 || 9 || 24.0 (2nd) || 25.2 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-02-09 || 10 || 25.2 (2nd) || 26.3 (2nd)
 
| 2006-02-09 || 10 || 25.2 (2nd) || 26.3 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-02-15 || 11 || 24.5 (2nd) || 25.7 (2nd)
 
| 2006-02-15 || 11 || 24.5 (2nd) || 25.7 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-02-16 || 12 || 25.6 (2nd) || 27.2 (2nd)
 
| 2006-02-16 || 12 || 25.6 (2nd) || 27.2 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-02-22 || 13 || 25.0 (2nd) || 25.8 (2nd)
 
| 2006-02-22 || 13 || 25.0 (2nd) || 25.8 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-02-23 || 14 || 26.7 (2nd) || 28.4 (2nd)
 
| 2006-02-23 || 14 || 26.7 (2nd) || 28.4 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-03-02 || 15 || 27.9 (2nd) || 28.8 (2nd)
 
| 2006-03-02 || 15 || 27.9 (2nd) || 28.8 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-03-02 || 16 || 24.3 (3rd) || 25.0 (3rd)
 
| 2006-03-02 || 16 || 24.3 (3rd) || 25.0 (3rd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-03-08 || 17 || 25.8 (2nd) || 26.1 (2nd)
 
| 2006-03-08 || 17 || 25.8 (2nd) || 26.1 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-03-09 || 18 || 26.6 (2nd) || 27.1 (2nd)
 
| 2006-03-09 || 18 || 26.6 (2nd) || 27.1 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-03-15 || 19 || 27.0 (2nd) || 27.3 (2nd)
 
| 2006-03-15 || 19 || 27.0 (2nd) || 27.3 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-03-16 || 20 || 27.1 (2nd) || 26.9 (2nd)
 
| 2006-03-16 || 20 || 27.1 (2nd) || 26.9 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-03-22 || 21 || 24.6 (2nd) || 25.2 (2nd)
 
| 2006-03-22 || 21 || 24.6 (2nd) || 25.2 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-03-23 || 22 || 24.4 (2nd) || 25.5 (2nd)
 
| 2006-03-23 || 22 || 24.4 (2nd) || 25.5 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-03-29 || 23 || 25.4 (2nd) || 26.9 (2nd)
 
| 2006-03-29 || 23 || 25.4 (2nd) || 26.9 (2nd)
|- align=center
+
|-
 
| 2006-03-30 || 24 || 28.3 (2nd) || 28.8 (2nd)
 
| 2006-03-30 || 24 || 28.3 (2nd) || 28.8 (2nd)
|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
+
|-
! colspan=2 | average || 22.6% || 23.2%
+
! colspan=2 | Average || 22.6% || 23.2%
 
|}
 
|}
Source: [http://www.tnsmk.co.kr/ TNS Media Korea]
+
Source: [http://www.tnms.tv/ TNS Media Korea]
  
 
==Recognitions==
 
==Recognitions==
*'''1st Seoul Drama Awards''': Best Art Director
+
*'''1st Seoul Drama Awards:''' Best Art Director
 
+
*'''42nd Baeksang Awards:''' nominated for Best New Actor ([[Joo Ji Hoon]]) and Best New Actress ([[Yoon Eun Hye]])
*'''42nd Baeksang Awards''' nominated for
+
*'''2006 MBC Drama Awards:''' won New Actor Award (Joo Ji Hoon) and New Actress Award (Yoon Eun Hye)
:-'''Best New Actor''', [[Joo Ji Hoon]]
 
:-'''Best New Actress''', [[Yoon Eun Hye]]
 
 
 
*'''2006 MBC Drama Awards''' for:
 
:- '''New Actor Award''', [[Joo Ji Hoon]]
 
:- '''New Actress Award ''', [[Yoon Eun Hye]]
 
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*[http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/006414.html twitchfilm.net] (Please do not plagiarize).
+
*Goong is based on the same titled manhwa by [[Wikipedia:ko:박소희|Park So Hee]].
 
+
*The production company Eight Peaks stated in 2007 their wish to make a sequel. But due to management conflicts and the resulting withdrawal of the main cast this is unlikely to be happen.
==DVD Review==
+
*The spin-off series [[Goong S]] was produced by a separate production company, [http://www.group8tv.com Group Eight], and is not an official sequel. Both, cast and storyline are different.
*[http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_44571.htm]
 
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
*[http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/gung_teaser/ Official Website]
 
*[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://content.mbc.co.kr/english/drama/06/1670466_25448.html MBC Global Media]
*[http://koreanmovies.free.fr/ Korean-Manhwa]
+
*[[Wikipedia:Princess Hours|English Wikipedia]]
*[http://www.koreanwiz.org/at/drama-palace.html KoreanWiz]
+
*[http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_20760.htm Discussion] and [http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_44571.htm DVD Review] at D-Addicts forum
*[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)]
 
*[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)]
*[http://www.dramafever.com/drama/3/ Goong with English subs on DramaFever (US and Canada Only)]
 
 
 
{{DramaRing|MBC|Wednesday & Thursday 21:55|[[Young Jae Golden Days]]|[[Dr. Kkang]]}}
 
{{DramaRing|MBC|Wednesday & Thursday 21:55|[[Young Jae Golden Days]]|[[Dr. Kkang]]}}
  
 
[[Category:KDrama]] [[Category:KDrama2006]] [[Category:MBC]]
 
[[Category:KDrama]] [[Category:KDrama2006]] [[Category:MBC]]

Revision as of 12:44, 23 May 2010

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-Jan-11 to 2006-Mar-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 S

Synopsis

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, 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 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 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?

Cast

Goong character correlation chart
Main cast
Chae Kyung's family
Shin's friends
Chae kyung's friends
Palace

Production Credits

Episode Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul Area
2006-01-11 1 16.2 (5th) 16.6 (5th)
2006-01-12 2 16.0 (6th) 16.5 (7th)
2006-01-18 3 14.3 (9th) 14.3 (8th)
2006-01-19 4 15.1 (9th) 15.3 (8th)
2006-01-25 5 19.7 (5th) 20.5 (4th)
2006-01-26 6 16.5 (8th) 16.5 (7th)
2006-02-01 7 13.7 (11th) 14.0 (10th)
2006-02-02 8 18.6 (6th) 19.1 (6th)
2006-02-08 9 24.0 (2nd) 25.2 (2nd)
2006-02-09 10 25.2 (2nd) 26.3 (2nd)
2006-02-15 11 24.5 (2nd) 25.7 (2nd)
2006-02-16 12 25.6 (2nd) 27.2 (2nd)
2006-02-22 13 25.0 (2nd) 25.8 (2nd)
2006-02-23 14 26.7 (2nd) 28.4 (2nd)
2006-03-02 15 27.9 (2nd) 28.8 (2nd)
2006-03-02 16 24.3 (3rd) 25.0 (3rd)
2006-03-08 17 25.8 (2nd) 26.1 (2nd)
2006-03-09 18 26.6 (2nd) 27.1 (2nd)
2006-03-15 19 27.0 (2nd) 27.3 (2nd)
2006-03-16 20 27.1 (2nd) 26.9 (2nd)
2006-03-22 21 24.6 (2nd) 25.2 (2nd)
2006-03-23 22 24.4 (2nd) 25.5 (2nd)
2006-03-29 23 25.4 (2nd) 26.9 (2nd)
2006-03-30 24 28.3 (2nd) 28.8 (2nd)
Average 22.6% 23.2%

Source: TNS Media Korea

Recognitions

  • 1st Seoul Drama Awards: Best Art Director
  • 42nd Baeksang Awards: nominated for Best New Actor (Joo Ji Hoon) and Best New Actress (Yoon Eun Hye)
  • 2006 MBC Drama Awards: won New Actor Award (Joo Ji Hoon) and New Actress Award (Yoon Eun Hye)

Trivia

  • Goong is based on the same titled manhwa by Park So Hee.
  • The production company Eight Peaks stated in 2007 their wish to make a sequel. But due to management conflicts and the resulting withdrawal of the main cast this is unlikely to be happen.
  • The spin-off series Goong S was produced by a separate production company, Group Eight, and is not an official sequel. Both, cast and storyline are different.

External Links



Previous
MBC
Next
Young Jae Golden Days
Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Dr. Kkang