Goong
Title: 궁 (宮) / Goong (Gung)
Chines title : 宮
Also known as: Palace / Princess Hours (MBC Global Media) / Imperial Household
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2006-Jan-11 to 2006-Mar-30
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Songs: “Perhaps Love” by HowL & J. , “You & I Are Fools” by Stay, “Parrot” by HowL
Inserts “Ice Pond”, “Give Me A little Try” by Leigh Nash
Synopsis
Goong is a story about young love in face of tradition, politics, and intrigue. In the imaginary world, modern-day Korea is a constitutional monarchy and the Royal Family lives in a grand Palace, the Goong. Story opens with the sudden death of the reigning the King. 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 the Royalty and at the same time prepare Shin for immediate succession. The intended bride? The headstrong, awkward, and sweet spirited Shin Chae Kyung that just happens to go to the same exclusive art school. Chae Kyung was betrothed to become the next Crown Princess by her grandfather and Shin’s grandfather.
After 14 years of living in England with his mom, Lee Yul appears all of a sudden. He is Shin’s cousin as well as the former Crown Prince. Everything seemed to be going normally until Chae Kyung’s optimistic spirit wins the heart of internally lonely, Yul. As the Crown Prince Shin and simple-minded Chae Kyung’s relationship appear to developing deeper feelings, a series of scandals are exposed to the public right after the pair were officially announced married. Will love prevail all in a world of political pressures and martial hardships? Or will being in the spotlight of the public be too much for the young newlyweds to endure?
Cast
Main cast
Yoon Eun Hye as Shin Chae Kyung
Joo Ji Hoon as Lee Shin
Kim Jeong Hoon as Lee Yul
Song Ji Hyo as Min Hyo Rin
Chae Kyung’s family
Im Ye Jin as Chae Kyung’s mother
Kang Nam Gil as Chae Kyung’s father
Kim Suk as Shin Chae Joon (younger brother)
Shin’s friends
Choi Sung Joon as Kang In
Lee Yong Joo as Jang Kyung
Uhm Sung Mo as Ryu Wan
Chae kyung’s friends
Jun Ji Ae as Lee Kang Hyun
Lee Eun as Kim Soon Young
Dan Ji as Yoon Hee Soong
Palace
Kim Hye Ja as the Queen Mother
Yoon Yoo Sun as the Queen
Park Chan Hwan as the King
Lee Yoon Ji as Princess Hye Myung (Shin’s sister)
Shim Hye Jin as Lady Hwa Yong (Yul’s mother)
Choi Bool Am as Emperor Seongjo
Production Credits
Original Work: Manhwa 「궁」 by Park So-hee
Production Company: Eight Peaks
Director: Hwang In Roe
Writer: In Eun Ah
Awards
- 1st Seoul Drama Awards: Best Art Director
- 42nd Baeksang Awards: nominated for Best New Actor (Joo Ji Hoon) and Best New Actress (Yoon Eun Hye)
- 2006 MBC Drama Awards: won New Actor Award (Joo Ji Hoon) and New Actress Award (Yoon Eun Hye)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-11 | 1 | 16.2% (5th) | 16.6% (5th) |
| 2006-01-12 | 2 | 16.0% (6th) | 16.5% (7th) |
| 2006-01-18 | 3 | 14.3% (9th) | 14.3% (8th) |
| 2006-01-19 | 4 | 15.1% (9th) | 15.3% (8th) |
| 2006-01-25 | 5 | 19.7% (5th) | 20.5% (4th) |
| 2006-01-26 | 6 | 16.5% (8th) | 16.5% (7th) |
| 2006-02-01 | 7 | 13.7% (11th) | 14.0% (10th) |
| 2006-02-02 | 8 | 18.6% (6th) | 19.1% (6th) |
| 2006-02-08 | 9 | 24.0% (2nd) | 25.2% (2nd) |
| 2006-02-09 | 10 | 25.2% (2nd) | 26.3% (2nd) |
| 2006-02-15 | 11 | 24.5% (2nd) | 25.7% (2nd) |
| 2006-02-16 | 12 | 25.6% (2nd) | 27.2% (2nd) |
| 2006-02-22 | 13 | 25.0% (2nd) | 25.8% (2nd) |
| 2006-02-23 | 14 | 26.7% (2nd) | 28.4% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-02 | 15 | 27.9% (2nd) | 28.8% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-03 | 16 | 24.3% (3rd) | 25.0% (3rd) |
| 2006-03-08 | 17 | 25.8% (2nd) | 26.1% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-09 | 18 | 26.6% (2nd) | 27.1% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-15 | 19 | 27.0% (2nd) | 27.3% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-16 | 20 | 27.1% (2nd) | 26.9% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-22 | 21 | 24.6% (2nd) | 25.2% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-23 | 22 | 24.4% (2nd) | 25.5% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-29 | 23 | 25.4% (2nd) | 26.9% (2nd) |
| 2006-03-30 | 24 | 28.3% (2nd) | 28.8% (2nd) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
June 1st, 2010 at 2:42 am
The Best TV Movies produced in the Year 2006 & I’ve ever watched are as following :
1) Goong ( Princess Hours )
MBC
Yoon eun Hye & Joo Ji Hoon were PERFECT COUPLE/ LOVERS .
2) Which Star are you from ?
MBC
3) Couple of Fantasy
MBC
4) Jumong- Princess of the Legend ( The Book of 3 Han )
MBC
5) Hwang Jin Yi
KBS2
Do Not Miss them
If so, you will regret it
With Best Wishes 4 All Friends .
May 31st, 2010 at 5:27 pm
where can i download goong?anybody knows?thanks before:)))
May 30th, 2010 at 7:35 pm
this drama is wonderful
I love it so much
May 30th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
i love this drama so so much!
shin i love you!
May 29th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
., i LOOOOOVE this drama very much! <3 <3 <3
., you must watch this
.
., saranghae Kim Jeong Hoon!! <3
May 27th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
I LOVE THIS!!!<3 does it have an extended episode?
May 25th, 2010 at 5:19 pm
@ellena
u havent watched boys over flowers
daest it lie in ur top 20 dramas
May 25th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
you could watch it throug http://www.dramacrazy.net or http://www.dramafever.com
good luck. Cheers!
May 22nd, 2010 at 2:12 am
thank u animax cause show this drama every thurs at 8pm wth english subttles…………..awesome drama…………….
May 9th, 2010 at 3:10 am
why??????
i wanna watch this drama but why there is no english sub ?
May 3rd, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Love this drama so so much….!!! salute to yoon eun hye…love all the dramas she acted in….so cute!!!
May 2nd, 2010 at 1:02 pm
goong is also one of my faves. its been a while since watched the series but now and then I kinda peek some episodes.
April 28th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
luv this drama, the best drama
my first korean drama which make me fallin’ with korean drama series
April 24th, 2010 at 12:16 am
seen too many times, best korean drama ever
April 21st, 2010 at 6:21 pm
My Top 20 of Korean TV Drama I’ve watched till now :
1 ) Goong
2 ) Terms of Endearment
3 ) Time Between Dog & Wolf
4 ) What Star are you from ?
5 ) Beethoven Virus
6 ) Coffee Prince
7 ) Couple of Fantasy ( Couple or Trouble )
8 ) 9 END 2 OUTS
9 ) Take Care of the Young Lady
10) You are Beautiful
11) Dae Jangom ( A Jewel in Palace )
12) Sea God
13) Ballad of Seodong
14) Bad Love
15) The Land of the Wind
16) Love Story in Harvard
17) Lovers in Paris
18) Terroir
19) Sweet 18
20) Jumong , Prince of the Legend
I recommend all to watch them all .
Best Wishes .
April 21st, 2010 at 1:43 am
im a die hard fan of goong. when is thebook 2 of this korean drama? please do the book 2 with the same cast.
April 21st, 2010 at 1:25 am
April 18th, 2010 at 5:51 am
The best korean drama ever! I love it and have watched it 3 times!!
April 14th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Nice post. This post is different from what I read on most blog. And it have so many valuable things to learn. Thank you for your sharing.
April 14th, 2010 at 2:09 am
My Fav drama, Love Jo ji hoon & Yoon Eun Hye bloopers are hilarous
April 10th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
OMG love the two main actor and actress…simply lovely
April 10th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
I am living and breathing GOONG….
April 10th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Goog best drana ever…
April 6th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
i wish YEH JJH couple in real life…………..destiny.
April 6th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
this is the best drama that i ever wacth in my intire life……….. BEST EVER cute YUN EUN HYE ¬JU JU HUN ¬KIM jeong hoon. I wish YEH JJH forever.