My Princess (Korean: 마이 프린세스) 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.
Contents
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)
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.
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.