The Palace
Gung
MBC Wed/Thurs miniseries (2006) - 24 episodes total
For MBC homepage for this drama (in Korean), go to: 
www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/
gung/index.html.

Aired on MBC in Korea:  Jan. 11, 2006 - March 30, 2006 on Wednesday & Thursday nights at 9:55.
Aired with English subtitles on KBFD-TV in Hawaii:  March 17, 2006 - June 3, 2006 on Friday & Saturday nights at 7:50; replayed next day at noon (replaced Sweet Spy).

Cast:

Min Hyo-rin:
Song Ji Hyo
Lee Shin (crown prince):  Joo Ji Hoon
Shin Chae-kyung (commoner):  Yoon Eun Hye
Lee Yool (prince):  Kim Jung Hoon
Lee Soo (Yool's deceased dad):  Kim Sang Joon (Legend of Love)
Hwa Young  (Yool's mom):  Shim Hye Jin
King (Shin's dad): Park Chan Hwan (Dae Jang-geum)
Queen Min: Yoon Yoo Sun (Goodbye Solo)
Queen Mother Park: Kim Hye Ja (Since We Met)
Princess Hye-myung (Shin's sister): Lee Yoon Ji (Ode to the Han River)
Kang In (Shin's friend):  Choi Sung Joon (Ode to the Han River)
Jang Kyung (Shin's friend):  Lee Yong Joo
Ryu Hwan (Shin's friend):  Eom Sung Mo
Lee Kang-hyun (Chae-kyung's friend with glasses):  Jeon Ji AE
Kim Soon-young (Chae-kyung's friend):  Lee Eun
Yoon Hee-soong (Chae-kyung's friend):  Dan Ji
Chae-kyung's dad:  Kang Nam Gil (A Farewell to Tears/Sad Love Story)
Chae-kyung's mom:  Im Ye Jin
Shin Chae-joon (Chae-kyung's brother):  Kim Suk (Seoul 1945)
Escort Kong Nae-kwan (Chief of Staff): Lee Ho Jae
Escort Choi Sang-koong: Jeon Su Yeon
Royal attendant 1:  Kim Dong Suk
Royal attendant 2:  Son Joon Hyung
Crown Prince's bodyguard 1:  Kang Wang Soo
Crown Prince's bodyguard 2:  Jin Kwang Woon
Crown Prince's bodyguard 3:  Choi Choon Bum
Crown Princess's bodyguard 1:  Yang Yoon Young
Crown Princess's bodyguard 2:  Choi Yoon Kyung
Crown Princess's bodyguard 3:  Jung Ha Eun
Queen Mother's Court Lady Kwang: Kwon Yeon Woo
Queen Mother's Court Lady Suh: Won Mi Won
Queen's Court Lady Park: Yoon Hee Joo
Crown Princess's Court Lady Chun: Jung Kyung
Crown Princess's Court Lady Bang: Lee So Won
For more information about the cast, go to:
www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/gung/
cast/index.html
(in Korean).

For info about this drama (in English) from MBC Global Media, go to: 
content.mbc.co.kr/e_mbc/drama.asp?idx=201.

For an introduction to this drama and other fascinating facts about this drama, read a 3/8/06 Korea Times article at: 
times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/
200603/kt2006030822063811690.htm
.

Read about the popularity of this drama in a 3/3/06 KOCCA article by
clicking here.

This drama received favorable publicity in the American media.  Read about what Variety had to say about this drama in a 4/19/06 KBS Global article at: 
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/
news/1392622_11858.html
.
Shopping: For info about the OST for this drama, click here or on the OST photo above. For info on the second OST for this drama, click here.  For info about the DVD (region-1 with English subtitles) for this drama, click here.  There are several articles (in English) about this drama in the March 2006 International Edition of ASTA TV.  A couple more articles about this drama and its stars are in the April 2006 International Edition of ASTA TV.   For other collectibles from this drama, click here..  Orders submitted using the specially-coded YesAsia links will benefit the KoreanWiz website at no additional cost to you.

Learn Korean
:
gung = palace


Variations of drama name:

The Palace (title used by KBFD-TV)
Princess Hours (title used by YesAsia & MBC Global Media)

Staff
:
Screenwriter:   In Eun Ah
Director:  Hwang In Roi (I'm Sorry, I Love You)
Producer:  Eight Peaks (Kim Ji Yeon)
Art Director:  Min Ean Ok
Wardrobe:  Lim Yeon Soo
Food Stylist:  Go Yung Ok
Visual Effects Supervisor:  Min Byung Chun

For MBC Videos on Demand (VODs) in Korean for this drama, go to:
www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/
gung/vod/index.html
.  You must register with MBC and pay a fee to watch MBC VODs.

For MBC  photos from this drama, go to:
www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/gung/photogalle
ry/index.html
.

For MBC wallpaper for this drama, go to: 
www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/gung/wallpaper/
index.html
.

Read about the Indonesian broadcast of this drama in a 8/17/06 KBS Global article at: 
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1411071_11858.html.

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Characters shown on OST cover: 
Hyo-rin (left), Shin, Chae-kyung and Yool