My Princess - my delight

[dangermousie]

I was rather worried about the withdrawal I was going to go into when the fantabulous Secret Garden was going to end this week (Gloria ends only two weeks after) but I have been saved! By the funny, fast-paced, adorable My Princess.



A romcom about a pennypinching student who discovers she's a long lost princess of Korea, it's everything I want in a drama - funny, oddball, shippy. I enjoyed the first episode but I did not get rabid until the second. The reason? MP's putative OTP - Lee Seul played by Kim Tae Hee and Haeyoung, a diplomat who found her, played by Song Seung Heon.



There are no words for how much I adore this OTP already, after having watched only two eps. Their chemistry sparkles almost as much as their interactions (it's flirty and delicious, not 'intense rip-your-clothes-off' one of Secret Garden but it fits here) - I love their banter and back-and-forth and the fact that they are alredy comfortable with each other and somehow friends - giving love advice and stuffing popcorn and just being wackjobs. Most drama OTPs fall into either 'worship at your feet' or 'bicker and hate until love' and it's nice to see something like this - friendship with undertones.

Plus, did I mention this drama is hilarious?

Comments

[rectherapyfreak.livejournal.com]

This does look quite amusing! I'll have to take a peek! I am so depressed Secret garden is ending soon. I need to watch 17 and 18...I've been putting it off becase I don't want it to be over. wah! After this weekend its done right? :(

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yup :(

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

This is Goong all over again (including clothes) ! YAY!

On the minus side - Kim Tae hee is 30. Might not work well for me seeing she is supposed to be a student.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

She is supposed to be an "adult" student - who started her college ed much later than normal due to having to get money first. So don't worry, no one is pretending she is 22 :) we have students like that in the US a lot

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

That's a relief! I am starting it ASAP. I wanted another Goong for ages.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

The first ep is fun but the second is where it gets really good.

Btw, if you wanted another Goong, you are in double luck - there is an upcoming spring kdrama The Royal Family, which is also supposed to be like this.

Glad you are back, I missed reading your lj!!

[cranberrysheep.livejournal.com]

The popcorn thing is what completely sold me. Now no matter how emo Hae-young may get in the future I'll be like "yeah, but you totally shoved popcorn in a girl's mouth. I can't take you serious".

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

LOLOL true - I hope there isn't much emo though. I had enough misery for KTH and SSH watching IRIS and East of Ede respectively (especially the latter which was basically 59 eps of torturing his character in every way possible only to off him at the end).

[orangebreeze.livejournal.com]

It's so cute, isn't it? I like it :D
The leads are hilarious and the chemistry is mighty fine. I like how they're using eacht other XD

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yup, it's very entertaining.

[(Anonymous)]

Lol I'm wayayayayay older than 22 and I was a student till 5 month ago... Nothing can surprise me anymore in a university setting!

Non relation but: what's up with What's up? No news at all? :-(

emma

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

It's in limbo, ditto for The Musical. Odd.

[vierran45.livejournal.com]

This looked like a lot of fun based on the first two episodes. And Song Seon Hun is totally in the eyecandy department :D.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

mmmmmmmmmmmm yes

[december-clouds.livejournal.com]

YAY! My Princess looks fun, light, and cute. *checks out*

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[algelic.livejournal.com]

Finishing episode 4 and I completely agree with you. Great drama, a keeper!

I adore the easy banter between the lead couple. Somehow it feels so refreshing! No "love/obsession at first sight" or "hating until loving" or even "first love separated in childhood". YAY!
I keep thinking that I might actually completely believe that these two fell in love later on (usually I have to suspend my disbelief a bit). There's just so much companionship, so much friendliness, so much cuteness!

I love how it's funny without being ridiculous or stretching the jokes for too long. And they're giving the hateful secondary bitch a lot less screentime!

Keep posting about it!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yup, it's just so charminh and laid-back

[weissman.livejournal.com]

If you want some real crack watch Dream High, its awesome!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I watched a little and it was very cute!

I'm a believer now!

[doozy05.livejournal.com]

Count me in as a former non-believer that SSH and KTH could do rom-com and be endearing as individual characters and as a pair. I was fully expecting to laugh AT My Princess but now, I find myself laughing with it, which is definitely a pleasant surprise.

Like you said, I like how they already so comfortable with each other, although in the beginning, it was more on her part than his. In episode 1, when they were in the mall garage, when she was like thisclose to his face, giving him dating advice, I was like "girl, you've only known him for, what, like a few hours, and you're already speaking that close to him?" But that's part of her charm, right? Her un-coyness when she's with Hae Young.
Not entirely sure why, but one of my favorite moments between them is the part where she goes something like, "what an impatient man. you can't even wait 3 minutes! guess you'll never get to eat a cup of ramen." It's so like her to call him out on little but telling stuff like that, which I love.

Re: I'm a believer now!

[doozy05.livejournal.com]

"friendship with undertones" FTW!

Re: I'm a believer now!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

LOL, yes