Princess Hours (
Korean: 궁,
Hanja: 宮, romanized as Goong, and also known as Goong - Love in Palace or Palace, its literal translation and the alternate official title) is a
Korean romantic comedy/drama, which had its first season run from January 11 to March 30, 2006. It was distributed by
MBC.
Princess Hours became one of MBC's most popular dramas of 2006, second only to
Jumong . Overall, the show was the tenth most popular drama of 2006, according to TNS media. Due to the success of the first season, a second season has been produced, a rare occasion in the Korean television industry.
When i learned that Princess Hours will be shown here in the Philippines, i am so excited! My first impression for this drama is that it would give me a whole lot of laughter just like the korean drama Sassy Girl Chunhyang since the main characters are binded also by forced marriage. Overall, I would give this korean drama a 7 out of 10 score.
I love Yoon Eun Hye's acting here, she's cute, bubbly and funny. Not to mention that she's also one of the prettiest Korean actresses I have ever seen. She could make me laugh with her "stupidity" and she could also cry during dramatic scenes. With her character, i could understand why Shin and Yool fell in love with her. What i hate about her role is that, everytime she is angry with Shin, she forgets that she's angry the moment Shin hugs her. I think that's very stupid. It is like she's just a kid asking for Shin's attention. She's a child crying, asking for an ice cream from an adult. The moment that adult gives her the ice cream, she will immediately forget why she was mad at the first place. Its just so grrr!
Next is Joo Ji Hoon, I hate him.Wahahaha! was that mean? I think that he's dense (another mean comment?), i know that he's mean, but he's really dense. By the way, he's also mean to Chae-kyeong, and i don't know why she fell inlove with him. He doesn't even care about Chae Kyeong during the first part of the story. Well i think that's how their love story unfolds. duh! Anyway, i will think of his good sides..He's cute (sometimes) and i love him when he's hiding his jealousy from Chae Kyeong because of Yool. I think that makes him cute.
Kim Jeong Hoon! Saranghe! I love Yool. that's final. I wish he was the main character, but i guess that could not happen because i think Joo ji hoon is more popular than him. Anyway, for me, Yool looks like an adolescent, a young boy. His cute baby face just makes me melt everytime i watch this series. He has some "villain" character here, but i don't believe that his character is that mean. Everytime that Chae kyeong ignores her, i could not help but "awwww.....". I feel pity for his character because he was the first one to love Chae Kyeong, yet she ended up with the loser, Shin.
Min Hyo rin, i hate everything about her. I think Song Ji hyo looks old to play the character of Hyo rin. She looks old enough to play Shin's mother! No kidding! She's an effective villain because i am hating her so much right now. I guess if she irritates me, she's a good actress. Her character is "the social climber" type. Trying to achieve things that are not within your reach.
For the drama, I have a lot of qualms about it. I hate Shin's grandmother. She talks a lot in the whole series. Not only she talks a lot, but she also talks slowly.Very slowly. How was that? The pacing of the story is too slow. Maybe, they did that on purpose so that it would be up to 24 episodes. They are shooting even the most irrelevant things like the pouring of tea in the cup, giving food to the queen. I mean, time is running! Give us some entertainment!
This drama gives emphasis to the Korean culture. I think that is a plus point for Koreans. In case this drama is exported (like here in the Philippines), the audience would have an idea about the values, traditions, and customs of Koreans.
Yoon Eun Hye 
