[InHwa, Year 14]
What is it?
I'm so frightened I don't dare to tell you the truth, Tae-Hu Mama.
Go on. Please tell me.
It's dizziness caused by neuroglycopenia, Mama.
What... neuroglycopenia?
Yes, Tae-Hu Mama.
It's the symptom of his brain dying away...
How could this happen?
My condolences, Mama.
The 49th Year of Kang Wang..
The ever healthy Emperor, Sung Jo Woo..
suddenly died with no symptoms at all.
His position was taken over by Crown Prince, Hyo Ryul.
There were ripples in the royal family at that time,
which left me scarred and hurt for life.
Now, it's time to prepare for the future of the royal family.
I'm talking about the Crown Prince's marriage.
We are the respected Royal family.
We must obey the traditional rules of the Royal family.
We must make preparations for the Crown Prince's wedding.
This is a big matter that concerns the safety of the Royal family.
This time, let's turn the danger into a chance.
The step for the Royal family to flourish in the 21st Century.
Episode 1
Wow! So you got this at the Palace?
Yep. Last time at the opening day.
And you get this at the opening day? Really?
Yep! They were handing this out for free.
Oh, wow!
On that day, I saw all the high class people.
Oh my gosh! I should've went too!!
Let me see.
We were looking at it!
Oh! It's gorgeous!
Shin Chaegyung, you can't do this.. it's going to tear!
Oh no. It ripped.
HEY SHIN CHAEGYUNG!!!
You're dead!
I am Shin Chaegyung, a senior who is majoring as a designer - a bright, young student!
As mentioned before, what prince? You are wondering who these high class people are, right?
Just like the 21st century, even today England or Japan has admired Kings that still... What is it?
OH! That still remain on the throne.
Royal families are still being admired by people and are taking over the throne controlling their country.
But, what is the Korean Palace like?
Sadly, the Palace is an empty place now ever since the relation of famillies broke apart.
That is why... let's just imagine it.
In another words, lets just brighten up our Palace and imagine...
that there actually lives a charming prince that every girl is in love with.
So what do you think? Aren't you curious? [The Dream Story by Shin Chaegyung]
[2006 Korea is a Constitutional Monarchy!]
Look at this! Look at this!
This is a picture when the Prince was young.
Oh my...
He is so handsome.
He was so cute when he was a baby, too!
Oh~ handsome features, keen looks!
Shut up! You cinderella freaks.
Hi!
Hello!
Oh~ He's so handsome.
Ding dong! Ding dong!
Hi!
What is this? You're always wearing this.
Hey, you guys. My hybrid fashion. Isn't it the bomb?
Yeah right!
Hey, Shin Chaegyung!
Uh?
Did you finish the assignment?
Huh? Assignment?
Your portrait.
It's due today?
OH YEAH! What period is it? - We're in trouble!
Heh! Why? You should just keep on admiring the prince.
Hey, Lee Kang Hyun! Why are you like this? - What's wrong with Cinderella?
Those kind of people need to cut off their throat.
Eek! Cut off?!
They have no real use and they waste the publics' tax money.
To sum it up, they are just things for people to see.
I told you... not to do this at school.
But Jeonha, there might be dangerous people among the students in this school.
You can stand guard outside the school gates.
Jeonha, the Queen gave us orders to guard you at school and even inside the palace as well.
We also...
Yes, Jeonha.
Arts, music, dance, theatre, movies.
They are all the things that can be learned at our school.
But, NOOO! I hate the drawing assignment. I like everything, but this assignment is killing me!~
- Just keep drawing! - What is that?
Hey! This is good enough.
Aigoo~~ the prince is visiting, seeing how loud it is outside.
Oh my gosh! But is he... is he looking at us?
He's looking at us, right?
Really? I'll go see! Oh my gosh!
I think I'm going to lose my breath!
Prince! I don't have a boyfriend!
HEY! It's not you, it's me! Hey, prince charming!
But why are those guys going to our school instead of the Royal family's?
Oh my! All those born with golden spoons are gathering over there.
The son of this business owner.
The son of another business owner.
Ha! Even the second son of the owner?
The group is perfect since Prince Charming is included.
The perfect alluring group.
I despise them. The instant they show up, the academic atmosphere disappears.
PRINCE CHARMING! I'M RIGHT HERE!!
Hey, what's all the commotion about on the second floor?
I'm pretty! I'm sexy, right?
Oh! Isn't that Min Hyorin?
Wow! She's the rare one!
Now I realized that you were looking at her the whole time!
EunJung!
Hey!
Hey! Here, let's eat the snacks!
Hello.
Are you guys seriously not going to keep in shape? Huh?!
Even if you are awake or asleep, what do you have to do?
Keep in shape.
Fight! Win! Everything.
The cravings for food.
Come to weigh yourselves.
Teacher!
For every 0.1 kilogram you gain, you have to practice for an hour.
I'm so sorry! I'll clean it for you.
Oh! It's so wet!
Stop it.
I told you to stop it!!!
Throw that out!
HEY! YOU!
Is being the prince everything?!
Am I your slave?!
I am a princess at my house, too!
Oh my gosh! The prince has never been treated like that!
Chaegyung! You're in big trouble!
You're the first girl who acted against me.
Your ways are kinda cute and alluring.
You...
I like you.
What is up with that guy?!
Just because he's a prince, he's such a jerk!
It looks like you did something wrong.
Being the only daughter in my family, I held my anger.
Shin Goon, you! You better be grateful that you were lucky today!
I got it first! I'm going to put this online! - I'm going to put it up!
HEY, SHIN CHAEGYUNG!!!!
Building B & C is the place where the people who major in theatre and dance are.
Our people majoring in arts are in building A which has a totally different mood and environment.
Because the Prince majors in theatre, last time, the number of people increased in the building.
Sheesh, how selfish!
Should we get married?
What did you say?
You didn't hear me?
I'm proposing to you now.
Oh! Isn't that Lee Shin, the Prince?
Hey, look. I'm sorry,
but we are still high school students.
But what do you mean by marriage?
You're just joking around, right?
The prince is proposing to that girl right now?
OH MY GOD! This is definitely big news.
A 19 year old prince dreaming about getting married to a girl in his school. Whoa.
Oh my goodness! What is all this mess!?
OH MY! She left her room without even space to walk on!
Aigooo~! The room is rotting! I'm going insane!
Ah ha~ She left the room all dirty again.
It's always a hide-and-go-seek game trying to find things in her room.
So.. you find this funny? You.. Shin Chaegyung, you!
Just leave her alone.
You can just tell her when she comes home.
It's a policy for royal families to get married at an early age.
And in my case, since I'm the prince,
I might have to get married to a girl that my parents decide
unless I tell them I have a girl I want to get married to.
Since we're good friends, it's better to get married than to marry an unknown girl.
I don't want to ruin our friendship with this kind of stuff.
And of course, the responsibility and dull living.
And as you know, my dream is to become a world renowned ballet dancer.
I've been doing great, I don't want to give up now.
If I become a princess, don't I need to give up all that stuff?
She seems to be a cool girl.
I would do the same thing as the girl.
I mean who would want to marry that jerk of a prince?
Aww! Look at his sad eyes!
OH NO!
Who's out there?
Stop right there!
Who are you?
I'm saying what did you see?
Hey! Turn this way.
Your voice sounds odd.
Did you eavesdrop on our conversation?
What did you hear it up to?
Who said that I heard your conversation?
Did you wish I did? What's to be proud of being rejected by a girl?
Stop right there! Gym pants! I said stop!
Now, she's even ignoring my phone calls!
Stop it now.
Since when did you care about your children?
Is that why you brought this to the house cause you care about the children?!
Do you want me to read it for you?
Notice of Bad Credit, Penalty Report... what's this? Detailed Bill of your Credit Card.
Do I need to pay for your food after you brought great danger to this house by lending money to a friend?
Let's divorce.
I can't live like this anymore. Let's split up officially this time!
Hey, aren't you sick and tired of saying that?
Always saying to get a divorce!
You little...!
What if the guys confiscate the house?
This is the second time already and the phone calls are serious, too.
Hello?
Hello, I am from the Palace.
The Palace?
Did you order noodles again?!
You people!
Oh, I see!
That's our daughter.. and father.
These are the tokens for the promise made between the recently deceased King Sung Jo and Mr. Shin.
OH MY GOSH! This is real..
The royal families are waiting for the engagement ring. You are holding onto it safely right?
Of course!
Of course we are! We have it stored in a very a safe place! *Where is it?*
Today, we will be focusing on key light.
The key light when used in the kitchen is of hard kilo,
providing strong contrast and thus is most efficient for dramatic effect.
The marriage will go by the laws like before.
The King chose an intended bride before he passed away so...
TaeJa just needs to prepare for the ceremony.
Oh! I think I'm going to faint!
I wonder who the girl is that the Prince is going to get married to.
Hey you guys! Do you want me to tell you who he's going to get married to?
Marry? Who is the girl?! She's dead!
That's right! Who is the girl that's going to get married?
Hey, Shin Chaegyung. How would you know?
Well, the thing is... anyways, I've seen and heard something about it.
What is it?
Yeah, what is it?
I want to tell too!
Shin Chaegyung!
Hello!
Jeonha, this is your schedule for today.
4PM: at COEX there's a seminar for you to attend.
Once you arrive at the Palace, there is the Western education by the supervisor.
After your afternoon class, there is instruction.
After that you have horse-back riding lessons which have been organized.
Stop the car.
It may be gossip to you, but it's serious to me.
What's wrong with you? I told you I didn't tell anyone.
So that means you did hear something.
Listen carefully.
If you spread rumors that aren't even true, not only will I be in danger but so will you.
What are you doing? Stop taking pictures!
I'll leave first, then you leave a little later.
I'm warning you, you will be in danger if you spread rumours.
What the heck? He's a total jerk!
Mama, Hwang-Hu Mama has just arrived.
Is the King doing okay?
Yes.
Why is your expression like that if he is feeling okay?
Pyeha wants me to tell you that he is feeling okay.
But things are not looking good.
These are some of the important aspects for the preparation of TaeJa's wedding.
The King has already assigned all the manpower.
You would just have to cooperate so as to prevent any errors.
I will do as you suggested.
You feel that this entire wedding is being forced upon, right?
And why everything has to come down to this? Am I right?
I can understand why.
The wedding is on the way, and there is still no news of Yul and his mother who went to England?
I'm sorry.
But I think Zhong Jin has some news.
[London]
What is this?
Sleeping here again?
Reading books overnight again?
Shin is getting married.
Eh?
Really?
Yes, it's true.
The wedding is very sudden.
I have no idea but there must be something going on in the palace to have them make such a decision.
This is urgent. You go back to Korea first. I will settle matters here and return as well.
It's been 14 years. It's time to take action.
So, have you decided?
Decide what?
What do you mean?
Getting a wife.
What has that got to do with my decision?
Can't you put that thing down?
What kind of friendship is this for them to have such a promise?
It's a promise between your grandfather and his only true friend.
You mean a king can have a true friend?
TaeJa! What kind of attitude are you showing to your Father?
Yes. Like you say, the role of a King is lonely and isolated.
So, that is why it is necessary to have a true friend who understands.
Your grandfather is lucky to have such a friend and he wanted to repay his friend with a present.
That is why he had the ring and the token sent to his friend,
along with the letter in your hands.
This is funny: "The engagement of the Prince and the Granddaughter of my Royal friend."
And you're saying it's me, right?
To be precise, it isn't.
I'm just saying it wasn't then.
As you know,
when the agreement was made, my brother was still alive, and the grandson next in line for the throne was not you, but Yul.
Since the death of my brother, I became king and now this promise landed up in our hands.
What's important is how you feel.
I won't force you to do things that you don't want to do.
I am back!
Why is the house in a mess?
What is all this?
Variation of property.
What is this!?
Mom, do you want to have a divorce?
Don't. Everytime you think of this, I get hurt emotionally.
I am very tired and you are heavy.
But mom, what is this? Legal cooperation?
The loansharks are threatening us. Don't worry.
Mother, when I am successful, I will end all this misery. There will only be happy days.
Please believe in the eldest daughter!
Then Princess Shin, how are you going to succeed?
Designer.
A world-renowned designer.
Stop talking nonsense.
Okay.
Mom, look here.
Can you buy me a sewing machine? Please.
Look at this house.
I am stressed up enough. Don't stress me further.
This is Lee Sun-ae...
Is it here? No, not here.
Dad!
Ah! You scared me!
Looking for friend?
No, looking for a treasure.
I really can't find it.
Why? Did you lose something?
Yes. A ring.
Your grandfather left it to us after he passed away.
Oh that!
You mean the one placed over there when we moved?
Where?
There it is.
Tada! But why are you looking for this...
Yes! This is it! We found it!
Yobbo!! we found it!
Yes!
Yeah! Happiness is finally here! Man seh!
This is a picture of the girl you are going to marry.
For some reason, whether it is fate or coincidence, she happens to go to your school.
What? She is from my school?
Yes. From the art department.
THIS IS NONSENSE!
Give me the ring, and the token or whatever..
I am going to return everything to them.
Which bus should I take to get to the Palace?
You can't do that, Hwang TaeJaBi Mama.
Yes. That's right. Do you agree, Yobbo?
I told you to call me an offical.
What are you all talking about?
I'm throwing this away.
Wait, you can't do that! Give it to me.
What century are we in for me to have such old fashioned engagement?!
Mom, Dad, now how old am I? I'm still a high school student!
Shin Chaegyung, I will buy you a new sewing machine.
Now is not the time to be discussing about the sewing machine.
The Crown Prince is going to marry a person like me? This is ridiculous!
What are you talking about?
Didn't you hear the phone call from the Palace?
The Prince is willing to accept this engagement.
I don't want to! I have no idea why he agreed to this.
He has a beautiful girlfriend.
And I saw him proposing to her.
What? Who?
You mean the Crown Prince?
Propose to whom?
She is from our dance department.
She is from a wealthy family and is the only daughter.
She is beautiful and does ballet very well.
He must have lost his mind momentarily after he got rejected by her.
He got rejected? Who? Who got rejected?
Anyways, this engagement is hereby voided.
You people can forget about this.
Hwang-Hu Mama is willing to let you have your way and lessen the guards.
But if the guards were to retreat outside the school gates, it will be an inconvience to them.
You are unwilling to accept the engagement and this is why you are doing this?
If it is truly like this, the days after marriage will prove to be difficult. Please think twice.
Mother doesn't have any other orders?
Queen is busy enough regarding the engagement and she's also worried that Hwang TaeJaBi might not be easily accepted by the royalties.
You think that way too?
I do not dare to make any kind of comment, Jeonha.
Don't you think this is funny?
This is the 21st century and there are still such rules.
But it's okay. I am just feeling bored and even though she is not up to standard, but she may bring something refreshing into the Palace.
This is the top news. Everything is so tense in the Palace due to the upcoming marriage of the crown prince.
Really? Who did you hear it from?
My dad works in the palace as a guard.
Oh my god. Then it's true.
Of course, there's something more.
The crown princess-to-be is someone from our school.
Who is it? Who?
That, I don't know.
Oh my god. Someone from our school? Me?
Okay forget it. Go practice.
What kind of rumor is that?
Are they talking about me?
They say that the crown princess-to-be is someone from our school.
Didn't we make a promise that our relationship will be kept a secret until we go to college?
Don't worry. It's not you.
What?
I just got to know recently too.
But it's not you.
Who?
Those who are royalties and those around royalties often find themselves in situations whereby nothing make sense.
This is one of them.
Situations like, passing by and overhearing her future husband proposing to another girl.
So it's...
Okay. Since I am going to get married someday, might as well just get married now.
No. I can't do that. I am still young and I still have a future to comtemplate.
But.. this is a chance of a lifetime. Might as well grab hold of it.
No, no, no, no.. get a hold of yourself. Do not lose your senses. Be logical.
Marry?
Or not to marry?
Princess Shin, have you finished preparing your visit to the queen tomorrow?
Are you crazy? Why do I have to see her?
But we already have an appointment with her.
I don't care. I never made an appointment. This has nothing to do with me.
Should I?
You playing with us?
The third most respected woman in Korea, why are you playing with that broken machine?
What are you talking about?
Number 1 : Her Majesty, Number 2: the Queen, Number 3: Crown Princess. That's you, the pig.
You! How can you call your sister a pig?
If you get married to the crown prince, then I will call you "noona".
You think I would get married?
Just get married.
I am sick of climbing down from the attic.
If you get married, this whole room will be mine.
It's good for you too, you won't be complaining about me being noisy.
Hey bad luck! You can forget about it.
If you don't want to then I will. I am much prettier than you are and much better than you.
You wanna die?! Don't you run!
My precious.
Pretty.
I told you people I am not getting married. Why are you all doing this?
Dad's company went bankrupt, that I know.
And because of that, he has been unemployed for a year.
And mom works hard to support me with expensive lessons.
I know the both of you worked so hard for us but..
But?
But... will you all be happy to sell me off like this?
Okay. Let's take it as if nothing ever happened.
Are you crazy?
This is not some threat.
Is money everything? Huh? Is money everything??
Yes. It's everything.
You're still young and don't understand what's important for a woman. It is marriage.
I don't want you to be like me, living life with so much hardship.
This is all for your own good. We are not selling you.
It's your life and you make the decisions. Forget it. Forget it and...
Wow, a sewing machine!
It's the latest version.
What is this for? It's expensive.
Found it!
Why did you get it back for? Give it to me. I am going to throw it away.
You can't, I already showed it off to my classmates.
What!?
What about me? You got sister a new sewing machine then I want a mp3 player.
I think it's someone from the Palace.
Excuse me.
Yobbo, this is all my fault. Trusted the wrong friends and became his guardian for the loan.
Enough. What's the use of saying this now?
Please don't do this. We will repay the money a little by a little. Please! We will repay the money. I promise.
No, not this. Why are you doing this...
If you repaid the money in the first place, then it wouldn't have come down to this.
The interest is 5 times the amount. How do you expect us to pay? Bunch of gangsters.
You are seriously very brave here huh? So you don't want to live anymore right?
Hey! What are you saying in front of the kids?
It's all because of the kids' father that this happened.
Be careful of what you say.
But that is the truth.
What are you all trying to do?
Be careful Chaegyung, they are a bunch of cruel gangsters.
What? Gangsters? You are craving for a punch?
Give me the ring.
Princess Shin! Come back here. Your hair is a mess! Where are you going with that hair of yours?
Please sit.
It's okay, please sit.
Thank you.
Please wait here, Hwang-Hu Mama will arrive shortly.
While you are here I will brief you on the rules and manners of the Palace.
First, do not have eye contact, do not cut into her conversations.
Don't forget. And when you address her, you must call her Hwang-Hu Mama.
Please be patient, she will arrive shortly.
Yes.
It's OhMiJa Tea. Please drink it.
Thank you.
OhMiJa?
Oh! So pretty. The colors are like a masterpiece. So pretty.
Oh my god.
Anyways, I will just sit down and not rustle up anything.
Oh no... ohh no...
Hwang-Hu Mama is coming.