Goong
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Details
- Title: 궁 (宮) / Goong (Gung)
- Also known as: Palace (lit. translation) / 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: (사랑인가요) Perhaps love by Howl &J
Synopsis
Goong (궁) is based on the same titled manhwa by Park So Hee.
Goong is story about the love in face of tradition, politics, and intrigue. 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, is decided to be the best publicity move to improve the image of Royalty and at the same time prepare Shin for immediate succession. The intended bride? The headstrong, awkward, and sweet spirited Shin Chae-gyung 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.
As in life, humor maskes the pain in this beautifully shot drama.
Episode Summaries
See [1] (Please do not plagiarize).
Shin Chae-kyeong : Yoon Eun-hye An art major at an art high school who, one day, suddenly becomes the queen. She is an active girl who goes around wearing her training pants inside her school uniform skirt and enjoys sketching scenes with a comic-like imagination. Although she is easily befriended by anyone regardless of age and doesn't make enemies, once she starts disliking something she continues to do so. After she becomes queen she is disappointed that Kwon Tae-byeong is in fact the Crown Prince Shin; a young heartthrob who fights with her endlessly over everyday issues. However, her affectionate feelings toward Shin grow, once she starts living inside the palace and learns of the boredom and loneliness he experiences. At the same time, she is confused by the feelings she has toward Yool, whom she meets after she has already decided to get married to Shin. Chae-kyeong quickly and profoundly observes the hidden desires and secrets of power found inside of the elegant palace better than anyone else. She becomes a central character that changes not only the palace itself but also all the other characters in the palace.
Lee Shin : Joo Ji-hoon
The one and only Crown Prince of the Republic of Korea; the young man who will inherit the throne .
He possesses the intelligence and appearance of the son of a bright king and a beautiful queen. Although he is irritated by the strict rules and dull life inside the palace and feels bored with his life, he has an intense and ongoing struggle with his own identity. Repelled by the fact that he has to spend his entire life as king inside the palace, he dreams of escape. When he starts learning what it means to be alive by looking at Queen Chae-kyeong, whom he marries without feelings of love, he gradually gains strength in life and starts to feel love towards her. Meanwhile, he plays love games with Hyo-rin, his ex-lover, and confronts Yool, his rival, at every turn.
Shin is a "nowhere man" who believes that there is no place for him; neither inside the palace nor anywhere else in the world.
Lee Yool : Kim Jeong-hoon Sir Eui-sung; second-in-line in succession to the throne. Having spent most of his life abroad, he feels less aversion towards the palace than Shin, and due to his innate optimistic character, intelligence, and down-to-earth attitude, everyone loves him. While Shin is straightforward in his behavior, Yool thoughtfully and philosophically considers his actions. He feels deep affection and sympathy toward his mother, who had a difficult time in raising him alone, and therefore understands his mother's avarice toward power; he himself slowly begins to express interest in the throne. Yool develops an interest in Chae-kyeong when he first meets her as he transfers to a private school. He grows to love her so much that he considers the crown for the first time when he learns that the marriage promise of the king concerns the 'grandson who will be crowned' among the two grandsons of the king. Although he keeps his distance from Hyo-rin, who approaches him knowing that he's ranked second in succession to the throne, he gets to understand her pure desire and experiences another change in feelings in his relationship with her. Like a plant absorbing water, he gets involved in the situation of regal authority and in Hyo-rin, naturally falling in love with her and becoming the rival for the one-and-only successor to the crown.
Min Hyo-rin : Song Ji-hyo
She is a perfectionist who has everything, including good looks, money, and brains.
Love-calls from the royal household asking her to be the daughter-in-law are endlessly pouring in. Her interest in becoming the empress of the Republic of Korea and making Shin her own, grows. However, too suddenly she awakens from her dream of becoming the queen when Shin, her lover, has an arranged marriage with Chae-kyeong. She is hostile toward Chae-kyeong; the young woman who is her worst enemy, having stolen her dreams, and constantly attempts to recover her self-esteem and win over Shin's love. Also, when she approaches Yool, ranked second in succession, and sees the potential of realizing her ambitions, she is perplexed by the unexpected change in emotions she experiences.
A character that provides an important change in the triangular and quadrilateral relationship composed of Chae-kyeong, Shin and Yool. She's an intelligent woman who knows to sacrifice something small for a realistic gain.
Her efforts at obtaining her dreams and goals are purer and more passionate than anyone else's.
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)
- more
Production Credits
- Original work: Manhwa 「궁」 by Park So-hee (박소희)
- Production Company: Eight Peaks (애이트픽스)
- Director: Hwang In Roe
- Writer: In Eun Ah
Episode Ratings
| date | episode | nationwide | seoul area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-11 | ep. 1 | 16.2% (5th) | 16.6% (5th) |
| 2006-01-12 | ep. 2 | 16.0% (6th) | 16.5% (7th) |
| 2006-01-18 | ep. 3 | 14.3% (9th) | 14.3% (8th) |
| 2006-01-19 | ep. 4 | 15.1% (9th) | 15.3% (8th) |
| 2006-01-25 | ep. 5 | 19.7% (5th) | 20.5% (4th) |
| 2006-01-26 | ep. 6 | 16.5% (8th) | 16.5% (7th) |
| 2006-02-01 | ep. 7 | 13.7% (11th) | 14.0% (10th) |
| 2006-02-02 | ep. 8 | 18.6% (6th) | 19.1% (6th) |
| 2006-02-08 | ep. 9 | 24.0% (2nd) | 25.2% (2nd) |
| 2006-02-09 | ep. 10 | 25.2% (2nd) | 26.3% (2nd) |
| 2006-02-15 | ep. 11 | 24.5% (2nd) | 25.7% (2nd) |
| 2006-02-16 | ep. 12 | 25.6% (2nd) | 27.2% (2nd) |
| 2006-02-22 | ep. 13 | 25.0% (2nd) | 25.8% (2nd) |
| 2006-02-23 | ep. 14 | 26.7% (2nd) | 28.4% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-02 | ep. 15 | 27.9% (2nd) | 28.8% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-02 | ep. 16 | 24.3% (3rd) | 25.0% (3rd) |
| 2006-03-08 | ep. 17 | 25.8% (2nd) | 26.1% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-09 | ep. 18 | 26.6% (2nd) | 27.1% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-15 | ep. 19 | 27.0% (2nd) | 27.3% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-16 | ep. 20 | 27.1% (2nd) | 26.9% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-22 | ep. 21 | 24.6% (2nd) | 25.2% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-23 | ep. 22 | 24.4% (2nd) | 25.5% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-29 | ep. 23 | 25.4% (2nd) | 26.9% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-30 | ep. 24 | 28.3% (2nd) | 28.8% (2nd) |
| average | 22.6% | 23.2% | |
Source: TNS Media Korea
Trivia
- twitchfilm.net (Please do not plagiarize).