Goong is a story about young love
in face of tradition, politics, and intrigue. In the imaginary world,
modern-day Korea
is a constitutional monarchy and the Royal Family lives in a grand Palace, the
Goong. Story opens with the sudden death of the reigning the King. Faced with
the decreasing popularity among the public for the Royalty, a grand wedding for
the Crown Prince, Lee Shin (Joo Ji Hoon), is decided to be the best publicity
move to improve the image of the Royalty and at the same time prepare Shin for
immediate succession. The intended bride? The headstrong, awkward, and sweet
spirited Shin Chae-kyung (Yoon Eun Hye) that just happens to go to the same
exclusive art school. Chae-kyung was betrothed to become the next Crown
Princess by her grandfather and Shin's grandfather.
After 14 years of living in England with
his mom, Lee Yul (Kim Jeong Hoon) appears all of a sudden. He is Shin's cousin
as well as the former Crown Prince. Everything seemed to be going
normally until Chae-kyung's optimistic spirit wins the heart of internally
lonely, Yul. As the Crown Prince Shin and simple-minded Chae-kyung's
relationship appear to developing deeper feelings, a series of scandals are
exposed to the public right after the pair were officially announced married.
Will love prevail all in a world of political pressures and martial hardships?
Or will being in the spotlight of the public be too much for the young
newlyweds to endure?
