First Love of a Royal Prince

*First Love of a Royal Prince*
First Love of a Royal Prince
	Promotional poster
Also known as	A Prince's First Love
Genre	Romance; Comedy; Drama;
Written by	Kim Eui-chan; Jung Jin-young;
Directed by	Lee Kwan-hee
Starring	Sung Yu-ri; Cha Tae-hyun; Kim Nam-jin; Jin Jae-young;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	18
Production
Producer	Lee Eun-kyu
Production locations	South Korea; Japan; Bali;
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	MBC
Release	June 23 –; August 26, 2004

First Love of a Royal Prince (Korean: 황태자의 첫사랑; RR: Hwangtaejaui Cheotsarang; also known as A Prince's First Love) is a 2004 South Korean television series starring Sung Yu-ri,^[1] Cha Tae-hyun, Kim Nam-jin and Jin Jae-young. It aired on MBC from June 23 to August 26, 2004 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.

Plot

Kim Yu-bin (Sung Yu-ri) is a fun-loving, affable sandwich shop delivery girl who has been harboring a crush on the recipient of her first delivery, Cha Seung-hyun (Kim Nam-jin). Seung-hyun, a well pedigreed and recognized manager of Any Electronics, stands in stark contrast to Choi Gun-hee (Cha Tae-hyun), a spoiled heir skipping out on school in the United States unbeknownst to his father.

Yu-bin wins a trip to a ski resort in Japan and decides to visit her friend Shin Ye-seo (Jennie Lee) who works as a guide there, one of several owned by Gun-hee's father. That weekend, Gun-hee sneaks off to the same resort to celebrate his birthday with friends and latest fling, Lee Hae-mi (Jin Jae-young), an actress and rising star. Gun-hee's father's unexpected visit to Japan forces Gun-hee to jump into Yu-bin's cab without his wallet which leads to a full day together for this already contentious pair.

After an unsuccessful stint as secretary for Seung-hyun, Yu-bin finally gets to work her dream job as a tour guide in Bali, only it's alongside her unwanted acquaintance, Gun-hee. When Seung-hyun and Hae-mi travel there to shoot a commercial for a new Any Electronics product launch, strong feelings of attachment and rivalry surface. Meanwhile, a 30-year-old but unforgotten past between Gun-hee's father and Seung-hyun's mother complicates matters.

Cast

Sung Yu-ri as Kim Yu-bin
Cha Tae-hyun as Choi Gun-hee
Kim Nam-jin as Cha Seung-hyun
Jin Jae-young as Lee Hae-mi, Gun-hee's girlfriend
Jennie Lee as Shin Ye-seo, Yu-bin's friend
Lee Deok-hwa as President Choi Eun-chul
Chang Mi-hee as Cha Mi-hee, Seung-hyun's mother
Kim Young-joon as Jin-ho, Gun-hee's friend
Kwon Ki-sun as Yu-bin's mother
Kim Chang-wan as Yu-bin's father
Lee Ki-young as Kang Ji-hoon/Kevin
Yoo Chae-yeong as Han Sarah
Song Jong-ho as Yoon-joon
Jeong Jun-ha as Jung Gwang-pil
Jeon Hye-bin
Jin Ji-hee
Seo Il-hyun

International broadcast

It aired in Vietnam on HTV9 from December 13, 2004.
It aired in Indonesia on antv from May 6, 2005.

References

^ Cho, Katherine (April 29, 2004). "Seong Yuri Stars in MBC's First Love of the Prince Royal". The Dong-a Ilbo. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2013.

External links

First Love of a Royal Prince official MBC website (in Korean)
First Love of a Royal Prince at MBC Global Media
First Love of a Royal Prince at HanCinema
A Prince's First Love at IMDb

[1] Cho, Katherine (April 29, 2004). "Seong Yuri Stars in MBC's First Love of the Prince Royal". The Dong-a Ilbo. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2013.

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