My Princess () is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy television series, starring Song Seung-heon, Kim Tae-hee, Park Ye-jin, and Ryu Soo-young. It aired on MBC from January 5 to February 24, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
Synopsis An ordinary and gorgeous college student, Lee Seol (Kim Tae-hee), finds out that she is a princess and the great-granddaughter of the Joseon Dynasty's last Emperor, Emperor Sunjong. The grandson of the chairman of Daehan Group, Park Hae-young (Song Seung-heon), is put in charge of educating Seol on proper etiquette in order for her to fulfill her role. However, Hae-young is put in a precarious situation when he finds himself drawn to Seol, the girl who will take away his inheritance if the monarchy is restored.
Cast
Main Song Seung-heon as Park Hae-young Choi Won-hong as young Hae-young Kim Tae-hee as Lee Seol Jeon Min-seo as young Seol Park Ye-jin as Oh Yoon-joo Ryu Soo-young as Nam Jung-woo
Supporting Lee Soon-jae as Park Dong-jae, Hae-young's grandfather and chairman of the Daehan Group Maeng Sang-hoon as Oh Ki-taek, Yoon-joo's father and Park Dong-jae's secretary Kang Ye-sol as Lee Dan, Seol's adoptive sister Im Ye-jin as Kim Da-bok, Seol's adoptive mother Lee Gi-kwang as Geon-yi, royal chef Son Seong-yoon as Shin Mi-so, palace maid Hwang Young-hee as Hong In-ae, chief palace maid Lee Sung-min as Lee Young-chan, President of the Republic of Korea Lee Dae-yeon as So Sun-woo Choi Yu-hwa as Kang Sun-ah, Seol's friend from school Baek Bong-ki as Bong-jae, bodyguard Heo Tae-hee as aide Chu Hun-yub as Yoo Ki-kwang, reporter Min Joon-hyun as reporter Park Hyuk-kwon as Lee Han, Seol's father Park Jung-woo as Park Hae-young's father Ahn Nae-sang as Emperor Sunjong (cameo) Jo Sung-ha as Park Dong-jae's father (cameo) Cha Hwa-yeon as fashion designer (cameo) Jung Suk-yong as priest (cameo, episode 4) Joo Sang-wook as Hyun-woo (cameo, episode 9) Park Min-woo
Soundtrack
The My Princess original soundtrack was released as two 7-track albums by Pony Canyon Korea. Part 1 was released on January 13, 2011 and Part 2 on February 15, 2011. The soundtrack contained a number of songs used in the series, including those by Lee Sang-eun, Taru and Every Single Day.
Ratings Date Episode Nationwide Seoul 2011-01-05 1 13.0% 18.1% 2011-01-06 2 14.3% 17.2% 2011-01-12 3 16.2% 20.0% 2011-01-13 4 2011-01-19 5 16.9% 21.9% 2011-01-20 6 14.0% 18.4% 2011-01-26 7 14.1% 18.2% 2011-01-27 8 14.5% 18.0% 2011-02-02 9 9.9% 11.8% 2011-02-03 10 2011-02-09 11 12.0% 14.7% 2011-02-10 12 12.4% 15.8% 2011-02-16 13 12.6% 15.5% 2011-02-17 14 12.3% 15.5% 2011-02-23 15 12.0% 15.6% 2011-02-24 16 12.3% 15.4% Average
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2011 6th Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Actor Song Seung-heon Outstanding Korean Actress Kim Tae-hee Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Song Seung-heon Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Kim Tae-hee Best New Actor in a Miniseries Lee Gi-kwang Popularity Award, Actor Song Seung-heon Popularity Award, Actress Kim Tae-hee Best Couple Award Song Seung-heon and Kim Tae-hee 2012 Outstanding Korean Drama My Princess
Media My Princess was released in two DVD box sets in Japan. The first set containing volumes 1-4 was released on July 6, 2011 and the second with volumes 5-8 was released on August 3, 2011. Both were released under Curtain Call Production Inc., Storm S Productions and Geneon Universal Entertainment.
References
External links My Princess official MBC website My Princess at MBC Global Media