It's a show currently showcasting for the 1st time on Starhub digital cable tv 4 the 1st time here in Singapore.... Here, I'll tell you more about it....
This show is produced by Da Chang Jin's(Jewel In The Palace show) director, and it's his third Korean show(yup, it's Korean show) and it's very nice! Do you want to find out more about the show and its characters? Well, u've come 2 the right blog. Read on!
Firstly, I'll talk about the characters so u dun get confused when I talk about the show later.
Zhang - the main character, also the Fourth Prince of Baekje(a country in the show) aka Seo-dong, or Sweet Potato Boy, as in Korean language translated to English
Princess Shanhua - the girl Zhang fell in love with when he was a boy, who helped him ascend the throne.
Fuyu Xuan - the major bad guy in the show.... Who wanted to ascend the throne so much that he killed even the King of Baekje and innocent commoners(u'll find out later more of this)
Fuyu Gui - Xuan's father, also wicked but not so much as his son, who ascended the throne for a short while when his son killed the King, also Gui's elder brother
Great Master Youyong - who became Princess Youyong later. Youyong's Gui's daughter and Xuan's half-sister(they got different mothers). Youyong became a princess later, when her father ascended the throne.
Shazhai Jilou - his real name in the show was Jin Daohan, but he changed names because he was a Sillan(an enemy country of Baekje's, also Princess Shanhua's birth country too) wanting to get close to Baekje(which he succeeded, when he became 1 of Xuan's subordinates). But his real motive was to snatch Princess Shanhua from Zhang and marry her.
King Wideok - the 26 or 27th king of Baekje, also Zhang's father, who wanted to acknowledge him but unfortunately was killed by Xuan. Zhang witnessed the incident and wanted to avenge his father's death, so he resolved to become king.
Great Master Mu Luoxu - (how did I put his name last? He played quite a big role 2!)1 of the 1st persons 2 know Zhang's real identity(King Wideok gave him the name Prince Wuqiang later), together with Shanhua's help, successfully made Zhang the king of Baekje later.
Now that u noe the main characters' names, I can begin unfold the wonderful story!
Let's trace back to 1400 years ago(about 6 hundred years only), when Zhang, still a young boy, sneaked in2 a cupboard waiting to be transported in2 the palace of Silla(he was in Silla then with Mu Luoxu and some others) was taken in2 the palace without anyone knowing, where he met Princess Shanhua 4 the 1st time. Hidden inside the cupboard, he peeked out only to find a young girl dancing. The girl, which was young Princess Shanhua actually but Zhang did not know, saw Zhang watching so she opened the cupboard doors suddenly. Zhang was so surprised that he just sat there, watching, when the princess kissed him. Wobbly, he stood up and ran out of the cupboard, with Shanhua's laughter followed him down the corridor.
Later, the two managed to see each other a few times, when Zhang went into the palace to deliver some goods and secretly went to find the princess. Unexpectedly, the princess played a trick on him and humilated him in front of all the dancers. Princess Shanhua also sneaked out of the palace just to see Zhang, and they fell in love with each other soon. Still remembering about how the princess humilated him, Zhang wanted to plaster the village nearby with stories about Princess Shanhua, when the princess found out. However, she was not angry. Zhang also used the rhyme(called the Sweet Potato Boy rhyme, named after Zhang) 2 get close 2 the princess. So Zhang gave her a necklace, but asked her not 2 show it 2 anyone, 4 Zhang and his companions ' lives will be in danger if the necklace was ever be found by the Sillan government. However, the necklace did disappear mysteriously, which really was found by the Sillan government. Mu Luoxu and most of his followers(they escaped from Baekje because Mu Luoxu was framed and his companions wanted to follow him, so they fled to Silla)managed to escape, but Zhang and some of his friends were captured. His friends finally died from the torture, but as no torture was put on Zhang and someone managed to let him go, Zhang escaped. Unfortunately, because Zhang had brought danger onto Mu Luoxu and the others, the great master refused 2 let Zhang follow them.
Ok, I shall stop here as this entry will get very long if I continue. Read the rest of The Song Of Prince in next entry!
