Goong
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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
Yoon Hee Joo
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
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November 9th, 2010 at 6:28 am
well what i have in mind if i’m think about goong…ehm…it’s about how gourgeus the story, the dress, the cinematograhy, the location, the music, the acting, the lead actor joo ji hoon, the lead actress yoon eun hye, even not the lead actor & lead actress is very good…love it
November 12th, 2010 at 5:54 am
even now i like you’re beautiful, mary stay out all night…but goong still in my heart…miss you all…
November 15th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
goong LOVERS 4ever ^^
November 17th, 2010 at 11:08 am
JUNG SO MIN ?
November 17th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
reli love princess hours…miss da cast specially the character of janell
and ghean…luv them bth…the nmovie and the cast olwis ne in my heart..pwamis…luv u olll.mwuahhhhhhhhhhh
November 18th, 2010 at 9:18 am
i like it…..
November 20th, 2010 at 10:11 am
Goong…i’m really miss u a lot….
November 21st, 2010 at 1:58 am
Just finished watching this series and I really love it.. For me,it’s one of the best Korean series I ever watched.. Thumbs up for the story, the cast and all of the crew..
November 21st, 2010 at 11:08 am
this is still my # 1 fave korean drama…really love this
is there a season 2 for this..well i hope there so since it gained high ratings in all the kdramas i’ve watched..really miss yoon eun hye on tv..hope to see her soon on the big screen again can’t wait..love all her dramas…
November 23rd, 2010 at 12:05 pm
this is my favorite korean drama. i wont get tired watching it over and over again…. i love goong….. and the characters specially joo ji hoon’s character as lee shin. i hope there’s part twoooooooo………
November 26th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
hahaha i watch it again …if it’s not wrong i think i watch it over 8 times since 2007…and i am never bored to watch it..
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:24 pm
realy best drama…
Saranghaeyo….
December 5th, 2010 at 1:47 am
Love it…
December 5th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
the year 2010 comes to the end and you’re still my favorite kdrama.
December 5th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
what a drama… really nice drama ever !!
December 5th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
joo ji hoon and yoo eun hye !! best couple !! best chemistry…
December 6th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
lovelykorean dram,the best korean we,ve ever watch here in Hongkong. lovely cuople as well JU JI HUN. YUN EUN HYE.
December 6th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Me toolove this lovely couple,the best korean drama, BESt JU JI HUN and YUN EUN HYE forever. From HONG KONG with love.
December 9th, 2010 at 5:00 am
i’m really really miss u goong…
December 9th, 2010 at 5:03 am
goong is the best korean drama ever….love it…
December 10th, 2010 at 3:04 am
best drama.. i love yoo eun hye and joo ji hoon.. the best chemistry i ever seen !
December 10th, 2010 at 4:42 am
it’s still early morning in jakarta & for me the weather is chill, seem i’m already getting cold & flu…but goong is still the best in my heart…
December 11th, 2010 at 12:53 am
pokoknya suka banget sama drama ini !! keren.. mudah2an 2 pemain utamanya bersanding lagi… pengen banget liat mereka berdua main di drama yang sama !! wow banget pasti…
December 11th, 2010 at 12:54 am
i really love this drama.. they both so cute.. lovely couple..
December 12th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
the best korean drama eveeer!!! i watched it for 10 times but i never get bored!love the dress, story, chemistry between Yoon Eun Hye and Joo Ji Hoon also the teddy bears uooo i hope they make season 2