''My Princess'' () is a 2011

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n romantic comedy television series, starring

Song Seung-heon Song Seung-heon (; born October 5, 1976) is a South Korean model and actor. He has acted in various television dramas, notably ''Autumn in My Heart'' (2000), '' ''East of Eden' (2008), '' ''My Princess' (2011), ''Black'' (2017), ''Player' ...

Kim Tae-hee Kim Tae-hee (; born 29 March 1980) is a South Korean actress. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful actresses, she is best known for her roles in Korean dramas such as ''Stairway to Heaven'' (2003), ''Love Story in Harvard'' (2004), '' ...

Park Ye-jin Park Ye-jin (born April 1, 1981) is a South Korean actress. Career Park Ye-jin made her acting debut in the 1999 horror film ''Memento Mori'', then appeared in leading and supporting roles in several TV series and films, notably '' What Happe ...

, and

Ryu Soo-young Ryu Su-young (born Eo Nam-seon on September 5, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He made his first appearance on television as a college student on a cooking show in 1998, then starred in the controversial film '' Summertime'' (2001). This was follo ...

. 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 (

), finds out that she is a princess and the great-granddaughter of the

Joseon Dynasty Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

's last Emperor,

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. The grandson of the chairman of Daehan Group, Park Hae-young (

), 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

as Park Hae-young **

Choi Won-hong Choi Won-hong (born December 14, 2000) is a South Korean actor. After discharged from the military in 2022, he signed a contract with Jung Man-sik Jung Man-sik (; born December 11, 1974) is a South Korean actor. His name is also romanized as ...

as young Hae-young *

as Lee Seol **

Jeon Min-seo Jeon Min-seo (born 20 May 2003) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress, notably in the television dramas ''Good Job, Good Job'' and ''Prime Minister & I ''Prime Minister & I'' () is a 2013 South Korean televisio ...

as young Seol *

as Oh Yoon-joo *

as Nam Jung-woo

Supporting

Lee Soon-jae Lee Soon-jae (; born November 16, 1934) is a South Korean actor. He has had a prolific career on the small and big screen spanning over six decades, and was given a second-class Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit for his work as an actor. Early an ...

as Park Dong-jae, Hae-young's grandfather and chairman of the Daehan Group *

Maeng Sang-hoon Maeng Sang-hoon (born October 29, 1960) is a South Korean actor from the Sinchang Maeng clan Sinchang Maeng clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Asan, South Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2000, th ...

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 Im Ye-jin (born Im Ki-hee on January 24, 1960) is a South Korean actress. As a teenage actress, she reached the peak of her popularity in the 1970s with the "Really Really" film trilogy, which include '' Never Forget Me'', '' I Am Really Sorry'' ...

as Kim Da-bok, Seol's adoptive mother *

Lee Gi-kwang Lee Gi-kwang ( ko, 이기광; born March 30, 1990), known professionally as Gikwang or Kikwang, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He originally debuted as solo singer with ...

as Geon-yi, royal chef *

Son Seong-yoon Son Seong-yoon (Korean: 손성윤, born Kim Min-jung on 24 August 1984) is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of Kyonggi University, Department of Multimedia and Imaging. She made her acting debut in 2006, since then, she has appeared in num ...

as Shin Mi-so, palace maid *

Hwang Young-hee Hwang Young-hee is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas, '' While You Were Sleeping'', ''My Healing Love'', and '' Nokdu Flower''. She also appeared in movies such as '' The Witness'', '' Stray Dogs'', ''May 18 ...

as Hong In-ae, chief palace maid * Lee Sung-min as Lee Young-chan,

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as So Sun-woo *

Choi Yu-hwa Choi Yu-hwa (born October 10, 1985) is a South Korean actress. Choi entered the entertainment industry after winning the Fashion Model Award at the fashion magazine CeCi's Model Contest in 2005. She debuted in the one-act ''Drama Special'' "The ...

as Kang Sun-ah, Seol's friend from school *

Baek Bong-ki Baek Bong-ki (born December 16, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the noir film ''Once Upon a Time in High School'' (2004) and the military sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational come ...

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 Park Hyuk-kwon (born July 11, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Park began his acting career in 1993 as a member of the theater troupe Sanulrim. He later became a well-regarded supporting actor in films such as '' Chaw'' (2009) and ''Secret Reunion ...

as Lee Han, Seol's father *Park Jung-woo as Park Hae-young's father *

Ahn Nae-sang Ahn Nae-sang (born December 25, 1964) is a South Korean actor. He began his career on the stage, and in 1994 made his film debut in the Bong Joon-ho short film ''Baeksekin'' ("White Man" or "White-collar worker"), followed by Jang Sun-woo's ''B ...

(cameo) *

Jo Sung-ha Jo Sung-ha (; born August 8, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in '' The Yellow Sea'' (2010), '' Helpless'' (2012), and ''Korean Peninsula'' (2012) and ''The K2 ''The K2'' () is a 2016 South Korean tele ...

as Park Dong-jae's father (cameo) *

Cha Hwa-yeon Cha Hwa-yeon (born Cha Hak-kyung; February 12, 1961) is a South Korean actress. Career Cha made her acting debut in 1978, and became best known as the heroine Kim Mi-ja in the 1987 television drama ''Love and Ambition'', a character who became a ...

as fashion designer (cameo) *Jung Suk-yong as priest (cameo, episode 4) *

Joo Sang-wook Joo Sang-wook (; born July 18, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational saga ''Giant'', medical drama '' Good Doctor'', romantic comedy ''Cunning Single Lady'', ''Birth of a Beauty'', and crime procedural ''S ...

as Hyun-woo (cameo, episode 9) * Park Min-woo

Soundtrack

The ''My Princess''

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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 Lee Sang-Eun (born March 5, 1975) is a former South Korean handball player who competed in the 1996, 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; ...

, Taru and Every Single Day.

Ratings

Awards and nominations

Media

''My Princess'' was released in two DVD

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s 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 (abbreviated as NBCUEJ) is a Japanese music, anime, and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo. It is primarily involved in the production and distribution of anime within Japan. Th ...

References

External links

''My Princess'' official MBC website

at MBC Global Media * * {{DEFAULTSORT:My Princess (TV series) MBC TV television dramas 2011 South Korean television series debuts 2011 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean romantic comedy television series Television series about princesses