Prince Hours | |
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Also known as | Goong S |
Hangul | 궁 S |
Hanja | 宮 S |
Revised Romanization | Gung S |
McCune–Reischauer | Kung S |
Genre | |
Written by |
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Directed by | Hwang In-roi |
Starring | |
Opening theme | "궁S" (Goong S) by Second Moon |
Ending theme | "Miracle (Happy Run Version)" by 황성제 (Hwang Seong Je) |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Production company | Group Eight |
Original release | |
Network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
Release | January 10 March 15, 2007 | –
Related | |
Princess Hours |
Prince Hours (Korean: 궁S; Hanja: 宮S; RR: Gung S; lit. "Palace S") is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy television series, starring Seven, Huh E-jae, Kang Doo and Park Shin-hye.[1] It is a spin-off of the 2006 series Goong (also known as Princess Hours), both were directed by Hwang In-roi and produced by Group Eight. Goong S aired on MBC from January 10 to March 15, 2007, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[2][3]
The story set in a universe where Korea is a constitutional monarchy. The Empress regnant, (Myung Se-bin), already in her thirties, is still unmarried and without an heir, which prompts the imperial court to look for a suitable Crown Prince. They encounter Lee Hoo (Seven), the son of the empress' cousin, and brings him into the palace where he begins to learn the life of a royal. However, another competitor arrives at the court: Lee Joon (Kang Doo), the son of another cousin of the Empress. They compete for the title of Crown Prince via a trial of several tasks to determine the worthy future Emperor of the country.
Although Princess Hours was a hit, Prince Hours failed to attract many viewers. Initial overnight ratings averaged around 10%, about half of the original's. Further in its run, the ratings decreased to 7-8%.[4]
Despite the low ratings, Goong S was the most searched and rewatched drama online and ranked higher than its competition: KBS2's Dal-Ja's Spring and SBS's Surgeon Bong Dal Hee.[5] The drama has also gained a wide variety of support from international fans in the U.S., Thailand, Malaysia, Brazil, Singapore, Philippines etc.[6]
Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
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2007-01-10 | 1 | 15.3% (6th) | 16.1% (6th) |
2007-01-11 | 2 | 14.3% (10th) | 14.3% (9th) |
2007-01-12 | 3 | 12.3% (11th) | 12.5% (11th) |
2007-01-13 | 4 | 11.7% (13th) | 11.9% (13th) |
2007-01-14 | 5 | 10.2% (15th) | 11.9% (16th) |
2007-01-15 | 6 | 9.3% (19th) | 8.7% (19th) |
2007-01-16 | 7 | 9.0% (20th) | 8.7% (20th) |
2007-01-17 | 8 | 9.0% | 9.1% |
2007-01-18 | 9 | 6.5% | % |
2007-01-19 | 10 | 5.9% | % |
2007-01-20 | 11 | 6.8% | % |
2007-01-21 | 12 | 6.4% | % |
2007-01-22 | 13 | 5.2% | % |
2007-01-23 | 14 | 5.9% | % |
2007-01-24 | 15 | 4.8% | % |
2007-01-25 | 16 | 5.3% | % |
2007-01-26 | 17 | 4.9% | % |
2007-01-27 | 18 | 4.7% | % |
2007-01-28 | 19 | 4.2% | % |
2007-01-29 | 20 | 4.6% | % |
Average | 7.8% | % |
Source: TNS Media Korea
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