Series synopsis
Princess Hours is a South Korean comedy drama television series that premiered on MBC on January 11, 2006. It ended on March 30, 2006. It was created by Park So-hee. It stars Yoon Eun-hye, Ju Ji-hoon, Song Ji-hyo and Kim Jeong-hoon.
Love, tradition, and politics collide when a spirited young art student is betrothed to the crown prince of South Korea.
Premise
Love, tradition, and politics collide when a spirited young art student is betrothed to the crown prince of South Korea.
Premise: A fantasy romance between the Imperial crown prince and the crazy high school girl.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yoon Eun-hye as Shin Chae-kyeong
- Ju Ji-hoon as Crown Prince Lee Shin
- Song Ji-hyo as Min Hyo-rin
- Kim Jeong-hoon as Prince Yul
- Lee Yoon-ji as Princess Hye-myeong
- Kim Hye-ja as Queen Dowager Park
- Yun Yoo-sun as Queen Min
- Shim Hye-jin as Lady Hwa-yeong
Supporting cast
- Park Chan-hwan as Emperor Lee Hyeon
- Im Ye-jin as Chae-kyeong's Mother
- Kang Nam-gil as Chae-kyeong's Father
- Choi Bool-am as Emperor Seong-jo
- Kim Sang-joong as Crown Prince Hyo-yeol
- Kim Seok as Shin Chae-jun
- Jeon Yeo-jin as Lee Kang-hyeon
- Choi Sung-joon as Kang-in
- Lee Yong-joo as Jang-kyeong
- Kim Dong-seok as Shin's attendant
Guest cast
- Ham Eun-jung as Ballet Student Eun Jeong
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Teacher at the performing arts school
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 24 | January 11, 2006 | March 30, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Special 1.5 Cast interviews. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Inhwa 14, with the failing health of the current King, the Royal Family push to marry off the Crown Prince in order to secure the Royal Family lineage. They force Crown Prince Shin to marry someone that was betrothed to him even before he was born. But he has a secret girlfriend, dance major Min Hyo Rin, and proposes to her. She takes this as a joke, claiming that her dream is to first, succeed as a ballerina. Meanwhile, the Shin family is on the verge of bankruptcy from bad financial decisions and the most average high school girl in Korea, Shin Chae Gyeong, receives word that she has been betrothed to the Crown Prince. They all thought that their grandfather's will was a joke! They never imagined it would come back at them like this! |
January 11, 2006 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Chae Gyeong meets with the Queen to express her thoughts on her arranged marriage. She uses modern slang terms that completely confuse the Queen and leaves a bad first impression on her. Chae Gyeong sees the photo of her fat self in the newspapers and cries. Chae Gyeong stands before dozens of reporters with puffy eyes from a lack of sleep. Yul happens to see a photo of Shin and Hyo Rin in her phone. The Queen Dowager is delighted to see Yul back from England. Shin claims that he will not allow the woman he loves to live like a doll in the Palace. Being chased for wearing her uniform incorrectly, Chae Gyeong runs into Yul at school. Yul is curious about the girl that Shin is going to marry. The Queen is anxious about Yul, also called Prince Ui Seong, returning from England. Chae Gyeong leaves her house to enter the Palace... |
January 12, 2006 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Lessons for becoming a proper Crown Princess began as soon as she enters the Palace. She has to endure hard training, which includes learning proper Palace etiquette, memorizing the entire wedding process, with the Prince showing neither interest nor offering any help to her. Life in the palace is not easy, even from day one. A huge ceremony is held to welcome the new Crown Princess, and with the entire country watching, Shin and Chae Gyeong are wed in the traditional 21st century Royal Procedure. Meanwhile, Hyo Rin, who rejected Shin's proposal, is standing on a ballet stage in Thailand. |
January 18, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 11, 2006 |
| Last aired | March 30, 2006 |
| Runtime | 64 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday, Thursday at 21:55:00 |