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Princess Hours (2006)

Hello, again. It’s time for another story-telling to one of my fave classic kdrama, Princess Hours. 👑

This is a modern korean royal romantic comedy drama. Yes, you read it right. Hahaha! The way I describe the genre is long but it is what it is. The Crown Prince Shin (Ju Ji-hoon) and Chae-kyung (Yoon Eun Hye) started at the wrong foot but little do they know they need to be wed as soon as possible as the illness of the King gets worse as days go by and also because it was clearly stated in the last words of Chae-kyung’s grandfather that at first, they thought it was just only a joke from him.

Those teddy bears are included in every ending of an episode as they pose as the highlights of the story.

Here's one to show it to you. Aren't they cute? ♥

Ju Ji-hoon is your tall, dark and handsome guy and his role was to be a cold-blooded Crown Prince, however, he has this hidden soft side that only Chae-kyung knows whenever they are together. He may be a Crown Prince but he also has this longing for a quiet and peaceful life, as well as, yearning for love that a high position like he is entitled with can never provide. As for Yoon Eun Hye, she is so beautiful and she got that boyish kind of beauty that she can really pull it off every single time. Her role in the drama was a cutie high schooler that is very friendly, adorable and has a soft heart at times, but she also knows how to stand her ground and stick to her principles in life.

SYNOPSIS

The series starts off with the news that Shin's father, Emperor Lee Hyeon of Korea, is seriously ill. There is a grim outlook on the Emperor's health, driving the imperial family to find Shin a suitable consort that will allow him to ascend to the throne if the situation requires. Despite being in love with the ambitious and talented ballerina Hyo-rin (whom he initially proposed to and was rejected), Prince Shin eventually marries a commoner to whom he was betrothed by his grandfather, the late Emperor Seongjo, in an agreement with the girl's grandfather. His new wife is the headstrong yet lovable Chae-kyung and despite initially feeling nothing for each other, love eventually blossoms between the couple. © Wikipedia

FAVE SCENES 🎬

✏“How to be a Princess?”

Chae-kyung (Yoon Eun Hye) was so adorable learning about royal stuff and she was really determined to learn about everything as her soon-to-be husband was still very cold to her so, she just focus on her lessons and did not mind about the Crown Prince’s business. However, as it was announced that she will be the Crown Princess, she became an outcast at school and she was having a hard time because they were very strict on her about learning the rules of the palace and its constitution, but the strong girl that she is, she was able to adjust and lighten up in doing it as Yul (Kim Jeong Hoon), known as the son of Crown Prince Soo, helped her with the things that she can’t understand on her own except that the Queen was bothered with their friendship.

✏“Roadtrip with the Queen Dowager”

Roadtrips! Do you also love having roadtrips with your loved ones or with your friends? Because, I do. Hahahaha! And that is why I loved this scene.

Shin and Chae-kyung had a really fun and exciting time with Her Majesty. They dressed down as to not attract the media and so that they can enjoy the roadtrip peacefully and without any distractions. This was also the time when Shin and Chae-kyung had the time to talk seriously about what did Shin had to go through as he was suddenly declared as the Crown Prince at such a young age and that he was always in the limelight that everybody knows who he was already. Also, Chae-kyung assured him that he is worthy of his position as Shin had decided to quit being the Crown Prince since there were a lot of issues going on inside the palace that involves him. He also expressed his side that Chae-kyung needs to be by his side when everything goes wayward.

Another thing, their car needs to be towed in as the time they want to go back, the car had some issues and that was so funny because the Queen Dowager, herself asked the servants to keep this on the down low as to not spread rumours.

✏“Quick Getaway”

Shin decided to have a quick getaway with Chae-kyung and they went to the beach even though the sky and the weather was kind of gloomy, still they had fun, run around the shore and took a lot of photos, also, Shin took a video of Chae-kyung making cute faces. Then, it suddenly rained and so, they decided to get inside the car for a while and enjoy the sound of the rain.

Eun Hye is soooo cute! 💕

After that, they went to the summer palace to stay for the night. As they cherish the view of the place, Chae-kyung insisted to go eat already as she was hungry, so they went to the grocery store together and Shin just gets a whole lot of things but Chae-kyung always puts them back.

This part was really cute as they were really enjoying their time together just like a normal husband and wife would do. They also did all the cooking and stuff for their dinner. From what I observe in this scene, it really felt like all their actions were adlib because they really are so adorable goofing around the kitchen (but always be careful in the kitchen, my friends).

One of the things I love about this particular scene was that Shin was finally opening up about his feelings to Chae-kyung. Like, he’s slowly realizing and asking himself what if she’s not there beside him anymore. How could he spend his day without her annoying him and all that, so he said that he enjoyed her company and that they should think about living together for real for the rest of their lives. ❤

FINAL THOUGHTS 💭

There are still a lot of lovely scenes that I really want to mention but that would mean I need to write the whole story of Princess Hours. Hahaha! 😅

The Original Soundtrack was divine, as it compliments the perfect moments in every episode. One of my fave was Perhaps Love by J and Howl. It has a really nice melody and it really got stuck in my head as it was a song whenever Shin and Chae-kyung had honest moments together.

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I want to compliment how good Song Ji Hyo as Hyo Rin because I was annoyed by her character. She really was so effective as the second female lead, creating some confusion, misunderstanding and jealousy between the main leads as well as the Royal family. Also, with Prince Yul played by Kim Jeong Hoon, he did pretty well with creating chaos inside the palace every chance he got as he claimed that he should be the Crown Prince.

Princess Hours is a classic k-drama that revolves around the modern world of the Royal Family and as a viewer, it was a beautifully presented fairytale. The amazing chemistry of Ju Ji-hoon and Yoon Eun Hye was very evident in every scene, the tension and the slow – burn type of love between them was felt immensely and I think that is one of the reasons why it was adored by many.

The ending was heartwarming and surprising as Shin’s older sister became the reigning monarch and also, the Queen Dowager gave her own engagement ring to Shin as she knows that Chae-kyung really loves him and that he wanted to renew their vows for this time they truly love each other without any arrangements and royal involvement.

She did not accept right away the proposal of Shin but she has other thoughts on how she will answer back to him and it was kind of adorable the Chae-kyung made the rings as a pendant. 🥰

Let me tell you a little secret, Ju Ji-hoon and Yoon Eun Hye had a kissing scene at Myeongdong, the busiest and most crowded street of South Korea. They were told to walk happily and kiss out of the blue in the middle of many people and that the camera man will stay afar as to not gain attention from the crowd, however, that time they were wearing hats and they needed to take it off when they kiss and so, they did it but the people there were shocked as they didn’t have any idea at all that they were shooting and they thought Ji-hoon and Eun Hye were actually dating then they took a lot of photos of them as what bystanders will do when you see celebrities together. All in all, it was recorded beautifully as the reactions were raw and real. This was actually revealed by Eun Hye in Knowing Brothers, a variety show of JTBC.

So, I am so glad I got to watch this because it is one of the best youth and romantic comedy k-dramas out there. 💯⭐💞

#kdramagifs #kdramadaily #kdrama #princesshours #goong #JuJiHoon #YoonEunHye #royalty #korean #classic #modern

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yukiyaaisy · 4 years

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My TOP 10 Favorite K-Drama (part 3)

6. Princess Hours (2006)

Drama terjadul di list ini. Wkwkwkwk. Aku baca komiknya btw kalo drama ini, sebelum nonton dramanya. Dan emang sih ini drama beneran ngikutin alur komiknya (bahkan endingnya juga). Sebenernya kalo diinget-inget lagi, aku pas baca komiknya ngerasa gak puas banget sama komiknya. I mean,kalo udah sengsara-sengsara begitu, bagian happy nya banyakin kek. Eh, taunya dramanya ngikut rute itu. Buat ukuran sekarang, cerita ini nyebelin banget sebenernya. Wkwkwk. Tapi aku masukin karena ide ceritanya original banget.

Gimana kalo dinasti kerajaan korea masih eksis??

(lah, jadi inget The King Eternal Monarch)

Gimana kalo masih ada pangeran kerajaan Korea dan dia satu sekolah sama kamu?!!

(gak tau kenapa ini ide FF banget ya,dan bikin inget Drama Thailand The Shipper, wkwkwk) Seru kan idenya?

Heroine cerita ini, Shin Chae Kyung (diperankan oleh Yoon Eun Hye), adalah siswi jurusan seni biasa. Anaknya ceria, lumayan blak-blakan dan polos (atau bego?), kagak pinter-pinter amat di pelajaran, tapi loyal sama temen. Shin Chae Kyung satu sekolahan sama Pangeran Mahkota Kerajaan Korea, Lee Shin (WAW, SUPERIOR SEKALI NAMANYA) (diperankan oleh Ju Ji Hoon). Udah makanan sehari-hari banget buat Chae Kyung ngeliat si pangeran mahkota ini diteriakin siswi-siswi se-sekolahan, termasuk dua temen di gengnya yang bener-bener mengagumi pangeran mahkota, yang buat Chae Kyung gak gimana gimana banget itu.

Suatu hari Chae Kyung gak sengaja curi dengar kalo pangeran mahkota ngelamar primadona sekolah mereka, Min Hyo Rin (diperankan oleh Song Ji Hyo. Iya. Song Ji Hyo yang Running Man itu), penari balet berbakat yang dengan cepat menolak lamaran Pangeran Mahkota. Dasar si Chae Kyung ceroboh, waktu lagi nguping HP nya nyala tiba-tiba dengan ringtone heboh (tau lah, HP 2G dulu emang ada fitur silent?) dan dia pun ketauan. Tapi dianya kabur pas ditanyain sama Pangeran Mahkota.

Balik-balik ke rumah ngerasa campur aduk abis dilabrak sama Pangeran Mahkota (yang ngancem buat merahasiakan “obrolan” lamaran pernikahannya sama Min Hyo Rin tadi). Chae Kyung menemukan fakta bahwa dia bakal dijodohin sama pangeran mahkota berkat kakeknya yang temenan sama kakeknya pangeran. Awalnya Chae Kyung jelas gak mau, orang pangeran mahkota maunya nikah sama yang lain? da dia mah apa atuh??

Tapi keluarga nya punya utang banyak. Dan nikah dengan pangeran mahkota adalah satu-satunya solusi tepat saat itu buat menyelamatkan keluarganya. Jadilah Chae Kyung setuju nikah sama pangeran mahkota. Karena dia aslinya emang bukan keluarga bangsawan apa gimana gitu, ada banyak “penyesuaian” yang harus Chae Kyung lakukan selama hidup di istana.

Disisi lain, sepupunya pangeran mahkota, mantan(?) pangeran mahkota, Lee Yul (diperankan oleh Kim Jeong Hoon), balik ke korea setelah menjalani kehidupan pengasingan sama ibunya , terpesona sama keunikan Chae Kyung dan di satu titik berusaha merebut tahta dari tangan Lee Shin. Kelanjutannya gimana? Tonton sendiri aja, ya.

Karena ini drama lama, jadi harap maklum trope-trope drama lama kayak tokoh utama cowoknya nyebelin abis tapi tokoh utama ceweknya bego itu masih ada ya.

Jaman sekarang tokoh kayak Lee Shin gak mungkin jadi tokoh utama, deh. Wkwkwk.

Tapi buat masa itu, drama ini patut lah diperhitungkan. Seingetku drama ini juga yang melambungkan nama Yoon Eun Hye dan Ju Ji Hoon. Aktingnya Ju Ji Hoon emang agak kaku di beberapa bagian, tapi kupikir itu mungkin karena karakter nya Lee Shin itu EMANG gak make sense dari awal gitu, makanya mungkin agak susah emang untuk mengeluarkan “Lee Shin yang sebenernya”. Aku aja sepanjang drama sering banget mikir, Lee Shin tuh sebenernya maunya apa sih?? #esmosi

Tapi sebagaimana yang udah kubilang di awal, drama ini idenya original banget. dan tema fantasy nya tentang keluarga kerajaan Korea masih bertahta selayaknya keluarga kerajaan Inggris itu keren banget. buat jadi topik untuk lari dari kenyataan itu pas banget, btw. Apalagi, sudut pandangnya tuh kebanyakan dari Chae Kyung (well, komiknya emang gitu, sih) yang emang bikin ini genrenya full komedi romantis juga. Walaupun,karena ini drama lama, jadinya cinta segi empat masih eksis, dan Chae Kyung nya entah polos entah bego, kayak ngasih harapan ke second lead dari awal, jadilah masalah cintanya runyam.

Yang keren juga dari drama ini adalah baju-baju yang dipake Chae-Kyung sepanjang drama, semuanya lucuuuu… (kecuali satu deng, baju dia waktu wawancara terakhir barengan pangeran mahkota dan ngaku hamil itu aneh banget). Mungkin karena dia juga anak sekolah seni, ya. Jadi diceritainnya emang Chae Kyung bisa jahit, dan sedikit bisa modifikasi baju dan pinter padu padan gitu. Entah dari episode berapa, lupa, pokoknya pas pangeran mahkota juga mulai punya perasaan sama Chae Kyung, baju mereka selalu “gak sengaja” couple-an. Kayak warna dasi nya pangeran sama kayak warna blouse nya Chae Kyung, atau bajunya mereka setema warna biru-putih. Yang gitu-gitu deh.

Sekali lagi ya, karena ini drama lama, konflik salah paham nya emang agak-agak bikin : ya ampun! Tinggal ngomong!! Susah amat!!! AAARRGHHH! #geregetan

Bikin stress sendiri lah intinya. Aku ada tuh mikir emang ni drama gak ada yang mau remake apa?? Ngeliat para pemerannya pake HP 2G (yang pada masa itu adalah teknologi termutakhir) dan laptop yang masih tebel banget itu jadi geregetan rasanya. Tapi mungkin kalo sekarang mah bisa ngeliat drama The King Eternal Monarch aja kali ya, kalo mau liat kerajaan korea dalam setting paling modern.

OST nya jelas yang paling terngiang-ngiang adalah Perhaps Love, I’m a Fool sama Parrot. Perhaps Love itu sering dipake di adegan-adegan so sweet (kayak pas mereka nge date di pantai. Huhuhuhuhuu.. kenapa scene kayak gitu cuman ada satuuu). Yang I’m a Fool itu lagu yang sering dipake kalo kesalahpahamannya sudah teruraikan, wkwkwk. Kalo Parrot tuh lagu yang dipake kalo lagi scene nyesel-nyesel sendirian gitu. Sama jelas yang paling berkesan adalah si intrumen yang di awal pas logo judul drama nya muncul itu.

Karena mereka ceritanya masih SMA, jadi emang pasangan ini aslinya berantem mulu, kalo ketemu kagak pernah ngomong baek-baek.

Lee Shin nya juga tsundere gitu, si Chae Kyung nya bego/polos, kan mblunder jadinya. Sering sih mulai ngomong baik-baik dari hati ke hati, eh, Shin nya ditelepon sama Min Hyo Rin. Nyebelin kan?? Iya, senyebelin itu drama nya. Se-nyebelin itu tapi tetep aku masukin list. Haha.

Tapi buat yang kangen masa lalu, boleh lah coba nonton ini. Siap-siap kena second lead syndrome buat yang biasa kena (wkwk) dan siap-siap angkat alis kalo aneh sama ceritanya. Aku tetep nangis kok tapi, terutama pas merekanya dipisahkan (jiaahh, baper asli disitu. Mereka masih muda tapi masalah cinta nya berat banget gitu loh). Sekali lagi, aku gak sreg sama endingnya. Tapi seenggaknya masih happy ending lah ya, walaupun kurang puas aja. Wkwkwk. Walaupun jujur, kalo aku jadi yang nulis,aku juga mungkin bakal bingung mau ending nya digimanain, wkwkwk..

5. Still 17 (30 but 17) (2018)

Drama ini adalah salah satu drama underrated yang jarang orang tengok (di base yang aku follow aja dikit yang bahas ini). Drama ini bagian fantasy nya itu menurutku yang si ceweknya koma 13 tahun. Aku gak tau sih di dunia nyata ada apa nggak. Tapi serem gak tuh, koma nya 13 tahun??

Judulnya tuh Still 17 atau 30 but 17 karena awal mula ceritanya dari situ. Tentang gimana ceweknya yang aslinya udah 30 tahun, tapi karena koma 13 tahun masih ngerasa dirinya 17 tahun. cara dia menghadapi dunia yang udah beda banget dari apa yang dia tahu adalah fokus utama drama ini.

Drama ini dimulainya emang agak aneh tapi. Kalo bosen sama episode 1 nya, tolong lanjutkan ke episode 2 nya, baru emang kerasa seru di episode 2 nya soalnya. Emang butuh 2 episode biar kita bisa paham sepenuhnya apa yang sebenernya terjadi.

Wah, aku mau panjang-panjang nulis alurnya, tapi dipikir-pikir kepanjangan kayaknya jadinya.

Intinya, tokoh utama cowok kita, Gong Woo Jin (diperankan oleh Yang Se Jong), yang seorang desainer interior berusia 30 tahun, terjebak di masa lalu karena suatu hal. Dipertemukan oleh nasib dengan cewek bernama Woo Seo Ri (diperankan oleh Shin Hye Sun), yang koma selama 13 tahun. Woo Seo Ri ini walaupun seumuran sama Gong Woo Jin, tapi karena mentalnya masih 17 tahun, jadi lebih akur sama keponakan nya, Yoo Chan (yang diperankan oleh Ahn Yeo Seop), seorang siswa SMA yang juga atlit dayung.

Woo Seo Ri nyasar ke rumahnya Gong Woo Jin karena itu rumah dulunya rumahnya dia. Woo Seo Ri sendiri bisa koma selama 13 tahun karena kecelakaan bus (little did they know, this accident is playing a very big part in their life). Dengan pengetahuannya Woo Seo Ri tentang rumahnya itu, Woo Seo Ri bisa tinggal di kamar rahasia di bawah tangga yang emang dirancang buat tempat dia latihan biola. Woo Seo Ri pun selanjutnya berusaha keras agak bisa hidup normal kembali.

Di episode 1 dan 2 kita diajak memahami apa yang sebenarnya terjadi, dan sejujurnya menurutku, ending episode 2 tuh udah lumayan bikin penasaranlah, apa yang bakal terjadi selanjutnya. Ending episode 4 lebih-lebih lagi coy. Inget banget aku, karena ini tipenya konfliknya penyelesaiannya diselesein satu-satu, tiap episode dari episode 6 sampai tamat kayaknya aku nangis mulu, deh. Sedih soalnya. Hikes.

Dari semua drama di list ini, mungkin drama ini yang paling “slow burn” dan paling melankolis. Dikit-dikit banget kita dikasih kepingan-kepingan puzzle nya. Tapi seru sih.. mana waktu itu aku ngikutin ini on going dan itu tuh barengan sama Asian Games, jadilah beberapa episode suka ada yang ditunda gara-gara SBS nya nayangin pertandingan Asian Games. Makin stress gak tuh, nungguinnya??

Drama ini tuh pake format drama lama, dimana episode awal jelas dibuka sama pemeran-pemeran remaja nya. Baru dilanjutin sama pemeran-pemeran dewasanya. Walaupun banyak flash back nya sih nanti (karena kepingan-kepingan puzzle nya itu), tapi itu bener-bener memuaskan banget gitu, kok, rasanya. Chemistry antar pemain di drama ini tuh keren banget pokoknya.

Aku sendiri kepincut banget sama chemistry aktor remajanya, gak pernah ketemu samsek kecuali ngobrol dikit gitu, tapi bisa berasa kalo mereka tuh cocok banget?? Aku sampe sekarang masih suka berharap mereka bakal berpasangan lagi di drama lain sebenernya. Wkwkwkwk.

OST yang paling berkesan di drama ini buat aku tuh SEMUANYA. (for real this time). OST part. 1 nya diisi oleh Every Single Day. Udah lama gak dengerin Every Single Day ngisi drama (terakhir sebelum ini aku cuman tau dia ngisi Jugglers), dan buat drama ini gak mengecewakan lah. Lagu-lagu di drama ini cocok banget buat mewek terutama lagunya Hyorin_Just Stay sama Lucia_Tears in My Heart. Inget banget aku di episode 27-28 (episode 14) aku nangis kejer sambil terharu-sambil senyum-tapi nangis (Gimana coba itu??) gara-gara scene terakhir di episode itu. Udah gitu abis itu sambung minggu depan. Kan ngeseliiiinnnn..

Huft. The point is, that is really a very good cry. (lebay, ro. Bodo lah ya)

Ini ringan banget ya, drama nya. Riiingaaaannn banget, kayak bulu, kayak kapas. Nonton seharian mungkin gak kerasa. Masih sering aku ulang-ulang juga kok. Karena lucu juga soalnya. Wkwkwk.

Ih, seneng bisa nulis sehari ampe banyak begini… wkwkk..lanjut postingan selanjutnya yaaa~

#goong #princesshours #still17 #30 but 17

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