Oh! I’ve been sleeping really late for the past couple of weeks. Thankfully, it’s not another bout with insomnia but because of a Korean drama well-recommended by my friend, Tune, The Princess Hours or popularly known as Goong in South Korea. It’s not that I am really a big fan of koreanovela but this one truly got me hooked.
The story suited my dreamy illusions about royalty as it is based on an interesting premise that Korea is still ruled by a royal family. It tells about two people of different social standings and backgrounds matched together and who will eventually fall in love with each other (or so I want to believe. Hehe!). It revolved around an ordinary high school girl who discovered that she was betrothed by her departed grandfather (who was a dear friend of the king) to marry the unemotional crown-prince. The free-spirited girl resisted at first but eventually marries the prince to help her debt-ridden family. As she struggles to adapt herself to the proper manners of a crown-princess and her royal duties in the palace (or goong) and her unpleasant husband, she found a friend in the prince’s cousin and second-in-line to the throne thus a love triangle in the making. Also, there’s a pretty ballerina who seems can’t get over her halted relationship with the prince brought about by the prince’s marriage. The actors are so cute especially the female lead. I always find myself laughing at her childishness and at the same time cry every time she misses her wacky family.
I heard that that ABS-CBN has acquired the rights to show this in the Philippines. It’s good that GMA wasn’t able to take hold of it as their dubbing talents are inferior. This is definitely something that’s worth looking forward to. As for me, I got to go home now and download the next episode and enjoy the fresh episode till the wee hours of the evening.:-)
The story suited my dreamy illusions about royalty as it is based on an interesting premise that Korea is still ruled by a royal family. It tells about two people of different social standings and backgrounds matched together and who will eventually fall in love with each other (or so I want to believe. Hehe!). It revolved around an ordinary high school girl who discovered that she was betrothed by her departed grandfather (who was a dear friend of the king) to marry the unemotional crown-prince. The free-spirited girl resisted at first but eventually marries the prince to help her debt-ridden family. As she struggles to adapt herself to the proper manners of a crown-princess and her royal duties in the palace (or goong) and her unpleasant husband, she found a friend in the prince’s cousin and second-in-line to the throne thus a love triangle in the making. Also, there’s a pretty ballerina who seems can’t get over her halted relationship with the prince brought about by the prince’s marriage. The actors are so cute especially the female lead. I always find myself laughing at her childishness and at the same time cry every time she misses her wacky family.
I heard that that ABS-CBN has acquired the rights to show this in the Philippines. It’s good that GMA wasn’t able to take hold of it as their dubbing talents are inferior. This is definitely something that’s worth looking forward to. As for me, I got to go home now and download the next episode and enjoy the fresh episode till the wee hours of the evening.:-)
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