Prince Hours (Korean: 궁S; Hanja: 宮S; RR: Gung S; lit. "Palace S") is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy television series, starring Seven, Huh E-jae, Kang Doo and Park Shin-hye.[1] It is a spin-off of the 2006 series Goong (also known as Princess Hours), both were directed by Hwang In-roi and produced by Group Eight. Goong S aired on MBC from January 10 to March 15, 2007, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[2][3]
The story set in a universe where Korea is a constitutional monarchy. The Empress regnant, (Myung Se-bin), already in her thirties, is still unmarried and without an heir, which prompts the imperial court to look for a suitable Crown Prince. They encounter Lee Hoo (Seven), the son of the empress' cousin, and brings him into the palace where he begins to learn the life of a royal. However, another competitor arrives at the court: Lee Joon (Kang Doo), the son of another cousin of the Empress. They compete for the title of Crown Prince via a trial of several tasks to determine the worthy future Emperor of the country.
A prince raised as a commoner because his mother was thrown out of the palace shortly before his birth. After his mother's death, he was raised by one of the former Palace guards. The imperial family was unaware of his existence until he was taken into the succession line by the Empress. At the beginning, Lee Hoo seemed to be the least likely candidate to fill the spot of Crown Prince. He was rash, lacked focus and was seemingly selfish to most but as he struggled to learn of the life he was destined to live, he turned into a considerate, mature and responsible young man. He is also fair and has a great sense of right and wrong.
Prince Lee Hoo's childhood friend and one of the few that still refer him as Kang Hoo (the name he was raised as). A sensible and kind-hearted young woman who works as a palace maid. She is in love with Lee Hoo, and is supportive of Lee Hoo during his journey to becoming a Crown Prince.
Raised by nobility, Prince Lee Joon has his mind set to be the next Emperor of Korea. He was to be engaged to the Prime Minister's daughter Shin Sae-ryung and agreed to the arrangement, but later resented it as he fell for palace maid Yang Soon-ae. He later refused the throne after realizing the truth of his father's greed, and decided to pursue his dreams of becoming a musician.
The daughter of the Prime Minister, who was raised to be a proper lady and groomed to be the next Empress of Korea. She had always followed her father's instructions after her mom left her for a life of simplicity. Though her only interest was to be the Empress, she eventually fell for Prince Lee Hoo. She eventually came to peace with her mother's decision, and remain friends with both Princes.
Korea's current reigning Empress. In public, she seems to be the most well-adjusted woman with high regards, but in truth, she has been concealing her feelings. She had been in love with a half-Korean, half-Austrian professor whom she met during her studies at Oxford University, but had to leave him and return to Korea to assume her role. She becomes conflicted when her former love, Alexander comes to Korea, when she is forced once again to choose between her love or people.
Marc Andre Jourdan as Alexander
The Empress's love interest. He's half-Korean, half-Austrian, and though unable to speak fluent Korean, he is able to understand the language. He came to Korea, accepting a job offer at the Royal Academy and at the same time seeking for an answer for the choices the Empress had made. He later backed out, realizing that it would make the situation difficult for the Empress. He left Korea and later it was revealed that he also contributed to Yang Soon-ae's education fund.
Oh Mi-hee as Empress Dowager
The mother of the current Empress, who is rather detached from the outside world from having lived in the palace for a very long time. She is unable to distinguish the difference between the latest technology. She is very fond of Prince Lee Hoo. Though she supported Prince Lee Hoo's father when he chose to marry a commoner, she strongly opposed his Lee Hoo's relationship with Yang Soon-ae, for fear of history repeating itself.
Supporting castedit
Ha Jae-young as Grand Duke Hyo-sung
Chun Ho-jin as Grand Prince (Hyojang Daegong) Lee Gyeom, Joon's father
Although Princess Hours was a hit, Prince Hours failed to attract many viewers. Initial overnight ratings averaged around 10%, about half of the original's. Further in its run, the ratings decreased to 7-8%.[4]
Despite the low ratings, Goong S was the most searched and rewatched drama online and ranked higher than its competition: KBS2's Dal-Ja's Spring and SBS's Surgeon Bong Dal Hee.[5] The drama has also gained a wide variety of support from international fans in the U.S., Thailand, Malaysia, Brazil, Singapore, Philippines etc.[6]
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is References need to be formatted correctly Please help improve this article if you can April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Prince Hours Korean 궁S Hanja 宮S RR Gung S lit Palace S is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Seven Huh E jae Kang Doo and Park Shin hye 1 It is a spin off of the 2006 series Goong also known as Princess Hours both were directed by Hwang In roi and produced by Group Eight Goong S aired on MBC from January 10 to March 15 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21 55 for 20 episodes 2 3 Prince HoursPromotional posterAlso known asGoong SHangul궁 SHanja宮 SRevised RomanizationGung SMcCune ReischauerKung SGenreComedyRomanceWritten byLee Jae soonDo Young myungDirected byHwang In roiStarringSevenHuh E jaeKang DooPark Shin hyeOpening theme 궁S Goong S by Second MoonEnding theme Miracle Happy Run Version by 황성제 Hwang Seong Je Country of originSouth KoreaOriginal languageKoreanNo of episodes20ProductionProduction companyGroup EightOriginal releaseNetworkMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationReleaseJanuary 10 2007 01 10 March 15 2007 2007 03 15 RelatedPrincess Hours Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast and characters 2 1 Supporting cast 3 Reception 4 Ratings 5 International broadcast 6 References 7 External linksPlot editThe story set in a universe where Korea is a constitutional monarchy The Empress regnant Myung Se bin already in her thirties is still unmarried and without an heir which prompts the imperial court to look for a suitable Crown Prince They encounter Lee Hoo Seven the son of the empress cousin and brings him into the palace where he begins to learn the life of a royal However another competitor arrives at the court Lee Joon Kang Doo the son of another cousin of the Empress They compete for the title of Crown Prince via a trial of several tasks to determine the worthy future Emperor of the country Cast and characters editSeven as Kang Hoo Lee Hoo A prince raised as a commoner because his mother was thrown out of the palace shortly before his birth After his mother s death he was raised by one of the former Palace guards The imperial family was unaware of his existence until he was taken into the succession line by the Empress At the beginning Lee Hoo seemed to be the least likely candidate to fill the spot of Crown Prince He was rash lacked focus and was seemingly selfish to most but as he struggled to learn of the life he was destined to live he turned into a considerate mature and responsible young man He is also fair and has a great sense of right and wrong Heo Yi jae as Yang Soon ae Prince Lee Hoo s childhood friend and one of the few that still refer him as Kang Hoo the name he was raised as A sensible and kind hearted young woman who works as a palace maid She is in love with Lee Hoo and is supportive of Lee Hoo during his journey to becoming a Crown Prince Kang Doo as Lee Joon Raised by nobility Prince Lee Joon has his mind set to be the next Emperor of Korea He was to be engaged to the Prime Minister s daughter Shin Sae ryung and agreed to the arrangement but later resented it as he fell for palace maid Yang Soon ae He later refused the throne after realizing the truth of his father s greed and decided to pursue his dreams of becoming a musician Park Shin hye as Shin Sae ryung The daughter of the Prime Minister who was raised to be a proper lady and groomed to be the next Empress of Korea She had always followed her father s instructions after her mom left her for a life of simplicity Though her only interest was to be the Empress she eventually fell for Prince Lee Hoo She eventually came to peace with her mother s decision and remain friends with both Princes Myung Se bin as Queen Hwa in Korea s current reigning Empress In public she seems to be the most well adjusted woman with high regards but in truth she has been concealing her feelings She had been in love with a half Korean half Austrian professor whom she met during her studies at Oxford University but had to leave him and return to Korea to assume her role She becomes conflicted when her former love Alexander comes to Korea when she is forced once again to choose between her love or people Marc Andre Jourdan as Alexander The Empress s love interest He s half Korean half Austrian and though unable to speak fluent Korean he is able to understand the language He came to Korea accepting a job offer at the Royal Academy and at the same time seeking for an answer for the choices the Empress had made He later backed out realizing that it would make the situation difficult for the Empress He left Korea and later it was revealed that he also contributed to Yang Soon ae s education fund Oh Mi hee as Empress Dowager The mother of the current Empress who is rather detached from the outside world from having lived in the palace for a very long time She is unable to distinguish the difference between the latest technology She is very fond of Prince Lee Hoo Though she supported Prince Lee Hoo s father when he chose to marry a commoner she strongly opposed his Lee Hoo s relationship with Yang Soon ae for fear of history repeating itself Supporting cast edit Ha Jae young as Grand Duke Hyo sung Chun Ho jin as Grand Prince Hyojang Daegong Lee Gyeom Joon s father Yoon Ye hee as Jang Yoon hee Joon s mother Cha Hyun jung as Min Shi yeon Joon s bodyguard Lee Hong pyo as Min Young hyun Jeon Hye soo as Shi Jong gwan Seo Song hee as Ma Young nam Soon ae s friend Seo Young don as In woo So Do bi as Min hyuk Lee Man young as Kwak Nae kwan Song Baek kyung as Bulbam Ye Soo jung as Court attendant Han Lee Ki young as Go Sang ki Lee Joo hyun as Yoon chul Lee Ho jae as Jin Sin sa Kim Hong sik as Shin Jae man Sae ryung s father Jeon Soo hyun as court attendant Choi Kim Chang sung as Jjooba Jung Hye young as Hoo s mother cameo Cho Sung hwan as Jjodaeng Hwang In woo as Hwang Ka Moon Ga youngReception editAlthough Princess Hours was a hit Prince Hours failed to attract many viewers Initial overnight ratings averaged around 10 about half of the original s Further in its run the ratings decreased to 7 8 4 Despite the low ratings Goong S was the most searched and rewatched drama online and ranked higher than its competition KBS2 s Dal Ja s Spring and SBS s Surgeon Bong Dal Hee 5 The drama has also gained a wide variety of support from international fans in the U S Thailand Malaysia Brazil Singapore Philippines etc 6 Ratings editDate Episode Nationwide Seoul 2007 01 10 1 15 3 6th 16 1 6th 2007 01 11 2 14 3 10th 14 3 9th 2007 01 12 3 12 3 11th 12 5 11th 2007 01 13 4 11 7 13th 11 9 13th 2007 01 14 5 10 2 15th 11 9 16th 2007 01 15 6 9 3 19th 8 7 19th 2007 01 16 7 9 0 20th 8 7 20th 2007 01 17 8 9 0 9 1 2007 01 18 9 6 5 2007 01 19 10 5 9 2007 01 20 11 6 8 2007 01 21 12 6 4 2007 01 22 13 5 2 2007 01 23 14 5 9 2007 01 24 15 4 8 2007 01 25 16 5 3 2007 01 26 17 4 9 2007 01 27 18 4 7 2007 01 28 19 4 2 2007 01 29 20 4 6 Average 7 8 Source TNS Media KoreaInternational broadcast editIndonesia Channel Indosiar Broadcast September 13 2007 7 Japan Channel MNet Japan Broadcast June 9 2007 8 Channel BS Japan Broadcast August 15 2007 9 Malaysia Channel 8TV Broadcast March 26 2008 May 2 2008 10 Philippines Channel Studio 23 Broadcast 2010 Singapore Channel Channel U Broadcast October 13 2007 December 8 2007 11 Taiwan Channel GTV Broadcast July 4 2007 12 Thailand Channel Channel 7 Broadcast June 17 2007 August 12 2007 13 Turkey Channel TRT 1 Broadcast January 10 2007 March 15 2007 January 29 2009 February 25 2009 14 United States Channel LA18 Broadcast February 21 2007 April 25 2007 15 Vietnam Channel HTV7 Broadcast August 8 2007 16 Sri Lanka Channel Streaming service Iflix 17 References edit 宮S Secret Prince キャスト あらすじ ネタバレ感想 皇室が舞台のラブコメ第2弾 ミルトモ February 20 2020 Prince Hours MBC Global Media Retrieved July 30 2013 Prince Hours Korean Drama 2007 궁S HanCinema http www tnsmk co kr rating main asp sNdate 20070125 amp menu Gi Daily 손에 잡히는 뉴스 눈에 보이는 뉴스 뉴스엔 Daum 미디어다음 January 19 2008 Archived from the original on January 19 2008 Program Indosiar com Archived from the original on October 25 2007 Retrieved September 17 2007 K POP ドラマ バラエティの韓流エンタメ情報ならMnet エムネット K POP ドラマ バラエティの韓流エンタメ情報ならMnet エムネット Archived from the original on August 11 2007 BSテレ東 宮S Secret Prince www bs tvtokyo co jp XTRA TV3 Live 8TV Live NTV7 Live TV9 Live Archived from the original on June 7 2008 Channel U Archived from the original on October 11 2007 Retrieved October 9 2007 GTV 我的野蠻王子 www gtv com tw Archived from the original on July 1 2007 chxng 7 si lakhr khaw bnething sirisekahli phaphyntr ephlnglakhr tarangxxkxakas raykar ephlng wairti www ch7 com Archived from the original on October 6 2007 TRT Anasayfa Index of socaldramas fateback com Tin giải tri Archived from the original on August 3 2012 Retrieved August 8 2007 IFLIX PREMIERES KOREA S BRIDE OF HABAEK Ceylon Today Archived from the original on July 14 2017 External links editGoong S official MBC website in Korean Goong S Secret Prince official Japanese website in Japanese Prince Hours at HanCinema Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prince Hours amp oldid 1220548234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
