MANHWA: GOONG PALACE

This is probably one of the better Korean manhwas I've ever read. In my opinion, it's better than the average shoujo manga plot. The political aspect of the story could be a potential turn off to readers who dislike complicated stuff, but I'd say the relationship developing between Shin and Chae-Gyeoung is well worth it.

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The characters are very human and they make lots of mistakes(and by a lot, I mean LOTS). And sometimes it does get a little irritating, but overall, I'd say the story was mostly enjoyable.

On another note, I'd say watching the drama before reading the manga is probably better. It does a pretty good job of summarizing the plot(but of course it'll have a few different twists not in the manga), and it's a really good prelude to the story.

The drama's called Princess Hours in english, but Goong in chinese/korean. The series starts off with the news that the King, Shin's father, is very ill. With the grim outlook on the King's health, the royal family scrambles to find a wife for Shin, so as to allow him to take over the royal throne if the situation requires. Despite being in love with another girl, the ambitious and talented ballerina Hyo-rin whom Shin initially proposed to (she rejects him to pursue her ballet dreams), Shin eventually marries a commoner to whom he was betrothed by his late grandfather in an old agreement with the girl's grandfather. Shin marries the headstrong yet lovable Chae-kyeong after Hyo-rin's rejection. Despite initially feeling nothing for Chae-kyeong, love eventually blossoms between the couple ^_^ (wikipedia)

The Manhwa is still incomplete in Korea, but I guess it will be ended soon. I recommend this series to anyone that's looking for a good manhwa to read.