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I love this Kdrama. It has everything--great characters, gorgeous costumes and sets, an interesting storyline, and lots of fun! In a fanciful tale set in modern day South Korea, the country's crown prince and an ordinary schoolgirl find themselves in an arranged marriage thanks to their grandfathers' whims. Now two opposite personalities must somehow come together in this 'political marriage' and stand the test of jealous rivals, scheming royalty, and the media always following their every move. Filmed in beautiful locations with an exquisite production design, this modern-day fairy tale is sure to please anyone--whether Korean or not. I was pleased to see that this U.S. release by YA Entertainment did justice to the series; not only is the packaging beautiful, but there are also quality English subtitles and a fairly wide array of bonus features. I would recommend this show to anyone who loves a fairy tale romance with a beautiful cast and lots of comedy along the way! :)

This is still one of my favorite K-dramas of all time. It is such a unique story line. Basically, it is based around the premise that Korea still had a monarchy in present day and they lived in the palace. A commoner girl, who's grandfather made a pact with his friend who was the King at the time, that their grandchildren would get married. Now the time has come and she must move into the palace and learn how to one day be the future queen. However, her future husband and her have made a pact of their own. He says he will grant her freedom later and give her a divorce if she goes along with it now, letting her poor family be taken care of with money and to get them out of debt. The prince however, is in love with someone else and also must compete with his cousin for a title he doesn't necessarily care about. With evil aunts, backstabbing cousins, love triangles and chaos it is everything a good K-drama should have. The acting is fantastic, the guys are hot (aren't they always :) and this boxset is beautiful with perfect subtitles. Don't miss out!

This is a film set in fictional modern day Korea. It has a soap opera feel but is suitable for all audiences. When a young girl Chae-kyeong(19) learns that she is the fiancee of prince Lee Shin, she is shocked and surprised. She eventually agrees to marry him to help her family who is about to go bankrupt. Unfortunately prince Lee Shin is a difficult young man to like, and Prince Yool (his cousin) has also fallen for her. Will Chae-Kyeong win her husband's heart or is she destined for heartbreak?

Thus begins a love triangle which takes up most of this film. I admit, although I found Prince Lee Shin hot, I preferred Prince Yool for his devoted qualities. Some of the things Lee tells Chae-Kyeong are pretty terrible. Also some of the costumes were really outrageous.

I enjoyed Chae-Kyeong. The actress who plays her is fantastic and her facial expressions are great. I really wish there will be a second season, but that doesn't look to be in the cards. Overall, this was a vastly entertaining series.

I love Princess Hours. I rented it on Netflix, I didn't really know what to expect when I read their review. It had such high ratings from the people who watched it, I had to give it a try. I'm very glad I did. I'm not the kind of person to watching anything girly or sugar sweet. But this was perfect. It's got a great balance of comedy and drama. There is a realistic depth to the characters, which makes them likable. I was laughing and crying the whole way. I spent a lot of the time on the edge of my seat waiting to see how things turned out. Waiting for the next disc was painful.
The basic plot:
Modern day Korea, but with a twist. There saying what if the Monarchy system was still in place. It's all about what happens when an old promise between the last King and his friend who was a commoner, for there grandchildren to marry. Enter Crown Prince Shin, still in high school mind you, who's as vain and egotistical as they come. Then there's Chea-Kyung (Gyung in the Korean version), sweet, loud and very determined. The two are forced into an arranged marriage. That only the beginning, the real fun starts after there married and have to live together. With both of them being pursed romantically by other people, and having to keep face for the Royal family. There going to have to learn to like each other, weather they want to or not.
Funny, sad, romantic, and jaw dropping, this show is a must see. It's a little slow the first 2 episodes. But they help lay the foundation for all the fun that comes after them. This is a must see for all those who love Kdramas, or anyone who loves TV dramas in general.

Never heard this korean drama before and after watching the movie clips in YouTube, I immediate bought the DVD and i looooooove it. Warm, light and romantic. I love Crown Princess(Yoon). She is very funny and you can easily relate to her being quirky and airhead. I am hooked. I highly recommend this K-drama eventhough i dont understand korean and just watching it thru subtitles. Still, if you are a romantic and is a sucker for cinderella type movies, this one's for YOU!

Maybe Princess Hours has some similarities with other Korean series, but Princess Hours stepped up to present a Korean drama series like no other. New actors Yoon Eun Hye (Shin Chae-Gyung) and Joo Ji Hoon (Prince Lee Shin) gave dignity to their roles as Crown Prince and Crown Princess. Even though they were new to the acting industry they have presented their characters so well that made this series so lovable. While watching Princess Hours you will feel a tingle in your body and little by little you will fell in love with it. Like any other Korean romance series they also have a comedy side on it and you will laugh your heart out watching it. Every episode is worth watching for. What I love about Korean series or any other Asian series is the pacing of the story. They know how to make each episode interesting so that you won't get bored watching it. The cinematography of the whole series was amazing and you will never see that on other Korean series. The actors together with the whole production of Princess Hours did a great job adapting the Goong mangga to the small screen.

I've already seen it thrice and I just can't get enough of it because I really fell in love with this series. I hope to see a Princess Hours Season 2.

I just saw the drama and its so cute. None of the characters in the drama makes you really hate them. All the character have their own reasons for acting the way they do. Its another one of those tales of how boy meets girl, boy and girl hates one another, boy and girl falls in love one another and then problems strikes which causes boy and girl to separate. Of course like most love stories the boy and girl finally end up together. The acting might not be to good but the story line is pretty good. I found out that it was pretty fun to watch and wanted to know how everything connected in the end. My favorite parts were the teddy bears but if you guys want to know what I'm talking about you'll have to see it.

Really funny and interesting. Not as great as Full House of Autumn in My Heart, but still a very good product.

This series was very entertaining with the comedy, drama, romance. This movie was about an average girl that was pledged by previous kings to an arranged marriage with the Crown Prince of a modern type Korea. Nice twist to that. Like having an American Movie still be controlled by Britain.

Loved the Drama, I'm betting that most people that like the Korean Dramas will also.

I bought this for a teen-ager in my family for Christmas, but she said she didn't want Kdramas, so I ended up keeping it, and really enjoying it.
It is a story of teen-aged royals, still in (an exclusive fine arts) high school. The crown prince, Shin, enters into a pre-arranged marriage with commoner, Chae-Kyeong in his high school.
She is no Cinderella---in fact, she is a sometimes annoyingly obnoxious 'ugly duckling', and some of the kids at school rudely call her that.
As the story goes on, you see hints of the emerging swan as she struggles to grow up in a very difficult situation. Her new young husband has a pretty girlfriend at their school, (horribly embarrassing) which everyone knows about, and palace life is very rigid and strict. She is very lonely, only allowed to see her family when her husband permits it, since she is his responsibility absolutely, as he occasionally has to remind his parents, the King and Queen.
Shins cousin, Prince Yul, who is second in line for the throne, is in Chae-Kyeongs homeroom class, and falls in love with her at first sight, because ugly duckling or not, he thinks she is very cute, and this complicates palace life even more. Especially as her husband notices almost right after they are married that she may not be quite the ugly duckling everyone thinks she is, and in fact is sometimes quite beautiful, and is sweet.
This has an epic feel to it as it is 24 episodes, quite long, but never dull.
The grandmother (Queen Mother) in this story is a real jewel, and seems to be the only adult royal who understands and sympathizes with the struggling teen-agers---this is the way of Grandmas, isn't it?
Buy the YA Entertainment version for understandable subs. Someone gave me this drama fom a Malaysian distributer, and If I didn't have the one with the good subs I wouldn't have known what is going on.