Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Rooftop Prince

Title: 옥탑방 왕세자 / Rooftop Prince
Chinese Title: 屋 塔 房 的 王世子 / 阁楼 王世子
Also known as: Attic Prince
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Time-Travel
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Mar-21 to 2012-May-24
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday Night 21:55

Rooftop Prince


SYNOPSIS

'Rooftop Prince' has themes of time-travel.

Joseon era (300 years ago)

Lee Gak (Micky Yoochun) is the Crown Prince. When he is ready to marry, Lee Gak wants to marry a beautiful woman. Bu Yong (Han Ji Min) and Yong Hwa (Jung Yoo Mi) are sisters. Yong Hwa, the older sister wants to marry Crown Prince Lee Gak, but her father makes it clear that Bu Yong younger sister will marry the Crown Prince. Yong Hwa is so upset, she uses an iron to burn an Bu Yong's face, pretending it was an accident. 

Now, Bu Yong carries a big scar on her face. Eventually, older sister Crown Prince Marries Yong Hwa Lee Gak. Time passes and are now adults. Younger sister Bu Yong is now a smart woman, good with Needlework. Older sister Yong Hwa Uneasy is that her husband, Crown Prince Lee Gak, and Mrs. Young get along well. One day, Crown Prince Lee Gak wakes up in the early morning. He finds that Yong Hwa is not next to him. He feels something strange about the situation and calls for an eunuch. 

At this time, an eunuch comes running to the Crown Prince and informs him that Yong Hwa is found dead in a pond. Lee Gak suspects that his wife's death is not by accident. He puts together a team to investigate his wife's death. When the team awaits to interview a witness, a group of assassins Appears and chases them. Crown Prince Lee Gak and his men are chased to the edge of a cliff. The group jumps off the cliff. The Prince from the Joseon era travels to the future with his entourage Song Man Bo (Lee Min Ho), Woo Yong Sul (Jung Suk Won) and Do Chi San (Choi Woo Shik).

Seoul 2012

When Park Ha (Han Ji Min) was young, her father remarried and Park Ha gained older step-sister Se Na (Jung Yoo Mi). When their parents left for work, older step-sister Se Na Despised having to take care of her younger sister. One day, while younger sister Park Ha sleeps inside a truck, the truck Departs Suddenly. 

Even though Se Na sees the truck leaving, she turns around and pretends that it is not happening. Time passes, Park Ha younger sister is now living in America. While, Park Ha sells fruits as a sidewalk vendor, Yong Tae Yong (Micky Yoochun) sees her and feels a connection with Park Ha. Moo Yong Tae (Lee Tae Sung) Appears in front of Yong Tae Young. They are cousins. 

The following day, the two men boards a yacht. While the boat is sailing, they have a small fight and Yong Tae Yong falls into the water. His cousin does not attempt to save Yong Tae Yong and actually Attempts to hide evidence that he was there. He then jumps into the water and swims away. At this time, younger sister Park Ha receives a phone call that her family has been located in South Korea. 

Park Ha travels to South Korea and learns that her father has just passed away. At her father's funeral, Park Ha meets her older step-mother and step-sister Se Na. Park Ha has no memory of how she was separated from her family. Park Ha settles down in Seoul. One night, when she comes back to her rooftop room, she discovers four men, in traditional Korean clothing, sitting in her room .....

CAST

Main Cast


Micky Yoochun as Yong Tae Yong / Lee Gak
Han Ji Min as Park Ha / Bu Yong
Jung Yoo Mi as Hong Se Na / Yong Hwa
Lee Tae Sung Yong Tae as Moo
Lee Min Ho (1993) as Song Man Bo
Jung Suk Won as Woo Yong Sul
Choi Woo Shik as Do Chi San

Child Actor / Actress

Choi Won Hong as Lee Gak (young)
June Min Seo as Park Ha (young) / Bu Yong (Young)
Kim So Hyun as Se Na (young) / Hwa Yong (Young)
Supporting Cast

Ban Hyo Jung as President Yeo Gil Nam (Tae Yong's grandmother)
Ahn Suk Hwan as Yong Dong Man
Park Joon Geum as Aunt Wang
Lee Moon Shik as Yang Taek Soo
Song Ok Sook as Kong Man Ok
Kang Byul as Lady Mimi
Guzal Tursunova as Becky
Na Young Hee as President Jang
Kim Dae Hee as Bang Soo Bong
Kil Yong Woo as Left State Minister (Bu Yong's father)
Kyun Mi Ri as Left State Minister's wife (Bu Yong's mother)
Maeng Sang Hoon as Park In Chul (Park Ha's father)
Kim Yoo Suk as king
Kim Hyung Bum as Hong Son Hyun (Boo Yong's brother)
Ahn Sang Tae as Corporal Ma (cameo, ep2)
Song Jae Hee as Park Ha's blind date (cameo, ep8-9)

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