Alternative TitlesEnglish: Goong - The Royal Palace Synonyms: Palace Story, Princess Hours Japanese: 궁(宮)
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Type: Manhwa
Volumes: 27
Chapters: 179
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 2, 2002 to Dec 27, 2011
StatisticsScore: 8.201 (scored by 1969 users)
Ranked: #4642
Popularity: #366
Members: 4,655
Favorites: 222 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisMonarchy laid extinct in Korea since long ago, but what if Korea had continued monarchism? What if all the beautiful abandoned palaces were still actually filled with the royal families? What if the royal families continued with the normal royal customs? Welcome to the world where Korea never ended monarchism!
Che-Gyeong, the high-school girl protagonist, ends up in a tragic moment in time when it has been found out that she has been promised in marriage (by her grandfather) to the current prince...who's actually not at all what he seems to be from his good looks - in one word, he's a big jerk. |
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Master_M2K
35 of 50 people found this review helpful
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115 of 179 chapters read
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9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Art |
9 |
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8 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
Goong is a Shoujo, Romantic, Comedy, Drama dealing with the all-too-familiar arranged marriage set-up but in an unfamiliar Korean monarchy setting. So you can expect your characteristic shoujo romance in the forefront, but with political ploys, betrayal and power struggles in the background.
First of all let me say… this is an amazing manhwa where the author brings forth an interesting question for its plot, “what if the Korean monarchy wasn’t just a memory but still an active part of society?” This plot is able to bring forth a number of issues that haven’t been dealt with before in a shoujo manhwa such as: social status, ascension of the throne and the true power of the monarchy. With that said, Goong is still like most Rom/Coms where the main focus is on a typical girl named Chae-Kyung, whose forced into a relationship she had no intention of being in and into the royal family. The romance side of this manhwa is entertaining nevertheless it suffers from unnecessary stalling, where the smallest issue prevents any romantic progression resulting in “back to square one” syndrome.
Just as the story contains numerous stereotypes; some of the characters also fall into the category of the shoujo stereotype. Take the 3 main characters for example: the heroine Chae-Kyung is one of those fairly naïve ‘hates him but falls in love with him’ kind of girls, then the male protagonists; Shin who enjoys teasing our heroine & Yul who showers our heroine with affection to form your much loved/hated love triangle. However unlike most manga, the author uses these stereotypes to her advantage for the comedic aspects and also adds a whole another layer to the characters to give them much needed depth. Unfortunately no matter how relevant the supporting cast is, some eventually go from being a necessity to an annoyance and the Eunuch is a perfect example of this.
On a plus side at least the artwork is almost without fault, because just from looking at a page you can tell how much time and effort the author spent researching and such to ensure the Korean monarchy look is just right. Everything from the hairpins to the robes look exquisite and the characters are nicely designed to go with all this. The only reason why this falls short of a perfect score is that the jump from this gorgeous look to the comedic look is far too great.
Overall Goong is an exquisite manhwa that effectively deals with your typical shoujo romance and your not-so typical monarchy plot quite well. Good thing here is that it faithfully incorporates all the royal customs & etiquette of the Korean monarchy however both the scanlated & official Yen Press release can be a pain to read, since there’s a tonne of Korean terminology to get used to. At least this doesn’t ruin the experience but what does is the unnecessary comedy and the random shounen-ai moments that are just thrown in to appease the fangirls. So in the end fangirls would love this to death but even if you don’t fall into this category, as long as you come into it with an open mind you’re bound to find something good out of it. read more
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AeonisPi
21 of 32 people found this review helpful
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96 of 179 chapters read
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9 |
| Story |
9 |
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10 |
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7 |
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Goong puts an interesting spin on the "historical" type drama. This hybrid of the modern world with a historical monarchy focuses on The Palace and the royal family within. However, we also get to witness everyday life such as school life as well. Many elements are typical of shoujo manga, including the main characters' interactions, but the character development and the story builds into very worthwhile drama. Also, interactions between the feisty female lead and the cold-hearted male lead add a nice touch of comedy.
Goong also features beautiful art. From the scenery of the palace, to the clothing worn, there is wonderful detail all throughout the story.
Best of all. Goong is still ongoing, and I expect even greater thing in the coming chapters. read more
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Two normal and unladylike girls marry into the royal family and fall in love with a gorgeous guy.
- Both feature a 17-years-old outgoing & strong girl as the female lead.
- In both, the girls do not want to accept their arranged marriages and they are causing troubles around them.
- In both, there is a love triangle; In Goong, the main female character is loved by both the Crown Prince and his cousin and in Crazy Girl Shin Bia, the main female character is loved by both the Crown Prince and his stepbrother.
- In both, the mother of the 'true' heir is trying to throw the current Crown Prince in order to replace him with her son.
- However, in Goong, the setting is modern with historical elements, while in Crazy Girl Shin Bia, the protagonist ends up to a world of the past.
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Both have ordinary girls that marry into royalty.
Regular girl and a guy from royalty, also they will have to deal with many obstacles to be together including other guys falling in love with her, tension between the lovers and many other similarities
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