# My Princess (TV series)

My Princess (Korean: 마이 프린세스) is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy television series, starring Song Seung-heon, Kim Tae-hee, Park Ye-jin, and Ryu Soo-young. It aired on MBC from January 5 to February 24, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

## Synopsis

An ordinary and gorgeous college student, Lee Seol (Kim Tae-hee), finds out that she is a princess and the great-granddaughter of the Joseon Dynasty's last Emperor, Emperor Sunjong. The grandson of the chairman of Daehan Group, Park Hae-young (Song Seung-heon), is put in charge of educating Seol on proper etiquette in order for her to fulfill her role. However, Hae-young is put in a precarious situation when he finds himself drawn to Seol, the girl who will take away his inheritance if the monarchy is restored.

## Cast
### Main

* Song Seung-heon as Park Hae-young
** Choi Won-hong as young Hae-young
* Kim Tae-hee as Lee Seol
** Jeon Min-seo as young Seol
* Park Ye-jin as Oh Yoon-joo
* Ryu Soo-young as Nam Jung-woo

### Supporting

* Lee Soon-jae as Park Dong-jae, Hae-young's grandfather and chairman of the Daehan Group
* Maeng Sang-hoon as Oh Ki-taek, Yoon-joo's father and Park Dong-jae's secretary
* Kang Ye-sol as Lee Dan, Seol's adoptive sister
* Im Ye-jin as Kim Da-bok, Seol's adoptive mother
* Lee Gi-kwang as Geon-yi, royal chef
* Son Seong-yoon as Shin Mi-so, palace maid
* Hwang Young-hee as Hong In-ae, chief palace maid
* Lee Sung-min as Lee Young-chan, President of the Republic of Korea
* Lee Dae-yeon as So Sun-woo
* Choi Yu-hwa as Kang Sun-ah, Seol's friend from school
* Baek Bong-ki as Bong-jae, bodyguard
* Heo Tae-hee as aide
* Chu Hun-yub as Yoo Ki-kwang, reporter
* Min Joon-hyun as reporter
* Park Hyuk-kwon as Lee Han, Seol's father
* Park Jung-woo as Park Hae-young's father
* Ahn Nae-sang as Emperor Sunjong (cameo)
* Jo Sung-ha as Park Dong-jae's father (cameo)
* Cha Hwa-yeon as fashion designer (cameo)
* Jung Suk-yong as priest (cameo, episode 4)
* Joo Sang-wook as Hyun-woo (cameo, episode 9)
* Park Min-woo

## Soundtrack

The My Princess original soundtrack was released as two 7-track albums by Pony Canyon Korea. Part 1 was released on January 13, 2011 and Part 2 on February 15, 2011. The soundtrack contained a number of songs used in the series, including those by Lee Sang-eun, Taru and Every Single Day.

## Ratings

| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 2011-01-05 | 1 | 13.0% (5th) | 18.1% (5th) |
| 2011-01-06 | 2 | 14.3% (5th) | 17.2% (5th) |
| 2011-01-12 | 3 | 16.2% (3rd) | 20.0% (3rd) |
| 2011-01-13 | 4 | 17.0% (3rd) | 22.7% (2nd) |
| 2011-01-19 | 5 | 16.9% (3rd) | 21.9% (2nd) |
| 2011-01-20 | 6 | 14.0% (3rd) | 18.4% (3rd) |
| 2011-01-26 | 7 | 14.1% (4th) | 18.2% (4th) |
| 2011-01-27 | 8 | 14.5% (4th) | 18.0% (3rd) |
| 2011-02-02 | 9 | 9.9% (7th) | 11.8% (5th) |
| 2011-02-03 | 10 | 8.4% (13th) | 10.1% (9th) |
| 2011-02-09 | 11 | 12.0% (5th) | 14.7% (5th) |
| 2011-02-10 | 12 | 12.4% (6th) | 15.8% (4th) |
| 2011-02-16 | 13 | 12.6% (5th) | 15.5% (5th) |
| 2011-02-17 | 14 | 12.3% (5th) | 15.5% (4th) |
| 2011-02-23 | 15 | 12.0% (6th) | 15.6% (5th) |
| 2011-02-24 | 16 | 12.3% (5th) | 15.4% (3rd) |
| Average | Average | 13.2% | 16.7% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2011 | 6th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actor | Song Seung-heon | Nominated |
| 2011 | 6th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actress | Kim Tae-hee | Nominated |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Song Seung-heon | Nominated |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Tae-hee | Nominated |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Gi-kwang | Won |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Popularity Award, Actor | Song Seung-heon | Nominated |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Popularity Award, Actress | Kim Tae-hee | Nominated |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Song Seung-heon and Kim Tae-hee | Nominated |
| 2012 | 7th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama | My Princess | Nominated |

## Media

My Princess was released in two DVD box sets in Japan. The first set containing volumes 1-4 was released on July 6, 2011 and the second with volumes 5-8 was released on August 3, 2011. Both were released under Curtain Call Production Inc., Storm S Productions and Geneon Universal Entertainment.