Princess Hours

Synopsis: Princess Hours “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, also known as the Goong. The 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 is the headstrong, awkward, and sweet-spirited Shin Chae Gyeong, who is Shin’s school mate the same exclusive art school. Chae Gyeong was betrothed since she was a child to be 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 seems to be going normally until Chae Gyeong's optimistic spirit wins the heart of the internally lonely, Yul. As the Crown Prince Shin and simple-minded Chae Gyeong's relationship appears to develop deeper feelings, a series of scandals are exposed to the public right after the pair are 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?