My Princess

 

My Princess is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy television series, starring Song Seung-heon, Kim Tae-hee, Park Ye-jin, and Ryu Soo-young. It aired on MBC from January 5 to February 24, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

 

Plot

Lee-Sul (Kim Tae-Hee) is a woman who enters college later than other girls. Like her peers, they dream of one day becoming a princess, but for Lee-Sul she actually becomes a real life princess ...

Hae-Young (Song Seung-Heon) is a 31-year-old diplomat. He is the sole successor of the Daehan Jonghap Group (the largest conglomerate in Korea). Hae-Young is also handsome and graduated from an Ivy League school. Agreeing to his grandfather`s creed, Park Hae-Young decides to give up his rights to the company and all of his assets. This is all for a young woman named Lee-Sul.

Lee-Sul is a 25-year-old college student, majoring in Art History. She doesn't think about the secrets surrounding her birth or her stepsister who teased her behind her back. Lee-Sul keeps a shabby appearance and works several part time jobs on top of her college career. She also has a crush on her professor Nam Jung-Woo (Ryu Su-Yeong). One day, Lee-Sul becomes a princess overnight. In order to make her a princess, the President of the Daehan Jonghap Group offers all of his assets. 50,000,000 people stamp their approvals for her and royal families from all over the world sends congratulatory telegrams. Lee-Sul accepts the role of Princess, but she is now locked up in her palace and forced to study from dawn to late at night. Even worse, Park Hae-Young is her only instructor and he is snooty.

Yoon-Joo (Park Ye-Jin) is a 30-year-old woman, who works as the director of Hae-Young Museum. Her father is the secretary for the President of the Daehan Jong Group. Yoon-Joo hopes to marry Park Hae-Young one day to gain control over the company. Her plans come to a halt when the Princess suddenly appears. For the Princess, the President of the Daehan Jonghap Group returns all of his property to the community. Even Hae-Youngs begins to have favorable feelings for Lee-Sul. Yoon-Joo can't forgive Lee-Sul for what she has caused. Yoon-Jo then makes a plan and if it succeeds Korea will lose their imperial family.

Jung-Woo (Ryu Soo-Young) is a professor, archeologist and holds a PH.D in the Arts. He is also popular among the female students. Jung-Woo grew up in a poor family. Even now with his high status, his financial situation isn't so good. Because of this, Jung-Woo hasn't proposed to his girlfriend Yoon-Joo. One day, something strange happens. Jung-Woo's student Lee-Sul (who always submits papers late, but works hard at excavation sites) turns out to be a princess. Lee-Sul then asks Jung-Woo to become an advisor for the "Redemption Committee of Imperial Family Cultural Assets".

 

Main Cast

·         Song Seung-heon as Park Hae-young

o    Choi Won-hong as young Hae-young

·         Kim Tae-hee as Lee Seol

o    Jeon Min-seo as young Seol

·         Park Ye-jin as Oh Yoon-joo

·         Ryu Soo-young as Nam Jung-woo

Supporting

·         Lee Soon-jae as Park Dong-jae, Hae-young's grandfather and chairman of the Daehan Group

·         Maeng Sang-hoon as Oh Ki-taek, Yoon-joo's father and Park Dong-jae's secretary

·         Kang Ye-sol as Lee Dan, Seol's adoptive sister

·         Im Ye-jin as Kim Da-bok, Seol's adoptive mother

·         Lee Gi-kwang as Geon-yi, royal chef

·         Son Sung-yoon as Shin Mi-so, palace maid

·         Hwang Young-hee as Hong In-ae, chief palace maid

·         Lee Sung-min as Lee Young-chan, President of the Republic of Korea

·         Lee Dae-yeon as So Sun-woo

·         Choi Yu-hwa as Kang Sun-ah, Seol's friend from school

·         Baek Bong-ki as Bong-jae, bodyguard

·         Heo Tae-hee as aide

·         Chu Hun-yub as Yoo Ki-kwang, reporter

·         Min Joon-hyun as reporter

·         Park Hyuk-kwon as Lee Han, Seol's father

·         Park Jung-woo as Park Hae-young's father

·         Ahn Nae-sang as Emperor Sunjong (cameo)

·         Jo Sung-ha as Park Dong-jae's father (cameo)

·         Cha Hwa-yeon as fashion designer (cameo)

·         Jung Suk-yong as priest (cameo, episode 4)

·         Joo Sang-wook as Hyun-woo (cameo, episode 9)

·         Park Min-woo

 

The My Princess original soundtrack was released as two 7-track albums by Pony Canyon Korea. Part 1 was released on January 13, 2011 and Part 2 on February 15, 2011. The soundtrack contained a number of songs used in the series, including those by Lee Sang-eun, Taru and Every Single Day.

Part 1
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Falling"	Lee Sang-eun	2:40
2.	"Because of You (너 때문인걸)"	BEAST	3:25
3.	"Wind Blow (바람 불어라)"	Ga-yoon (4minute)	4:14
4.	"Sunset (노을)"	Every Single Day	3:49
5.	"Change"	Every Single Day	2:37
6.	"Kasio"	Taru	4:04
7.	"The Last Song (마지막 노래)"	Lucite Tokki	4:04

 

Part 2
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Cherish That Person (그 사람을 아껴요)"	Yoseob (BEAST)	3:56
2.	"Bears (곰인형)"	OKDAL	3:44
3.	"Oasis (오아시스)"	Jeon Ji-yoon (4Minute)	2:48
4.	"U.F.O"	Ok Yohan (Pia)	3:18
5.	"Young Princess"	Carl Kanowsky, 문성남 (Moon Changmin)	2:46
6.	"Heart (마음)"	Every Single Day	2:53
7.	"Falling (Original Ver.)"	Every Single Day

My Princess was released in two DVD box sets in Japan. The first set containing volumes 1-4 was released on July 6, 2011 and the second with volumes 5-8 was released on August 3, 2011. Both were released under Curtain Call Production Inc., Storm S Productions and Geneon Universal Entertainment.

 

International Broadcast

·         It aired in the Philippines on ABS-CBN from March 28 to May 6, 2011.

·         It aired in Japan on Fuji TV in September 2011.

·         It aired in Vietnam on VTV6 beginning August 15, 2012.

·         It aired in the Middle East on MBC 4 beginning April 27, 2014.

·         It aired in Malaysia on 8TV beginning May 7, 2013.

·         It aired in Thailand on Channel 7 beginning August 3, 2013.