It looks like the second leads in upcoming drama My Princess are getting a sweet backstory of their own, that is before they become entangled in the inevitable love square that’s about to unfold. Here’s a look at Ryu Soo-young and Park Ye-jin as a happy couple, before Kim Tae-hee and Song Seung-heon become the objects of their affections.
Ryu Soo-young and Park Ye-jin have actually played lovers once before, in the 2005 drama Next, so this will be a reunion for them as a romantic pair. The photos are adorable, and I hope based on these that their coupledom will be an actual feature of the drama, and not just a convenient backstory.
Ryu Soo-young will be playing Nam Jung-woo, an archaeology professor who has a one-sided love for Kim Tae-hee’s character. I’m assuming she’s his student, and it’s less weird if you consider that she’s not the traditional barely legal student, as she’s finishing her degree later in life. Park Ye-jin will be playing Oh Yoon-joo, whose father is the executive assistant to the president of Daehan Group (the company to which Song Seung-heon’s character is heir, of course). She dated Jung-woo in college, but became ambitious, and decided to hitch her wagon to the thoroughbred. Things get complicated, of course, when her last relationship comes to bear on the new one.
We’ll see how things shake out for them soon enough. My Princess premieres January 5.
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I’m strangely excited to see this drama. Perhaps to see how SSH and KTH will do in a rom-com
Me too! “Strangely excited” is right because I’m not a fan of neither SSH or KTH.
Me three – I feel curious above all, as I’ve never seen these two act, and the amount of mocking they inspire is rather funny. I feel this this could either surprise everyone by being decent, or provide endless opportunities for poking fun. Either way a good post-exams destressor.
Also, KTH’s character being a mature student explains the weirdness of someone her age playing a university student. I was wondering about that.
I really like Ryu Soo-young so this should be cute!
Ryu Soo-young as professor, again?
He got the look, actually.
I like him since 18 vs 29, and love him to bits on Bad Couple.
Park Ye Jin! Oh I wish she picked a happier role, even though she’s good as the antagonist ( her WHIB role is my fave ), but I love her real self in FO and I wish she will take a comedic role in the future.
Ah, I love this second couple, too bad I never interested to SSH & KTH dramas.
I second that.
How I wish these two aren’t a second couple…..(sigh)
Secret Garden Episode 11 recap please!
100% agree !!!
Why don’t you guys write them yourselves if you’re in that big of a rush? They’ll get to them when they get to them.
You must be fairly new around these here parts, but it is considered bad manners to pressure the very hard-working recappers at dramabeans to come up with recaps at the snap of *your* fingers. (Do you know that some subbers delay the release of subs to punish those over-enthusiatic fans who “demand” faster subs?)
Just saying…
somehow i just dont get it, why recaps published very fast, but the other day just delayed very long, and got me bored to refresh the page and not interested anymore to read recaps.. hehe
Do you know that it takes recappers HOURS to produce their great recaps? Imagine. And they do it not as a paying job, but for the love of what they do. And they have lives outside of dramas. So, I’m sure you can understand why recaps do not just appear at the push of a button. We readers are the lucky ones who should always be very grateful for all the wonderful work they do. If I were in their shoes, even *requests* would annoy the heck out of me.
well, if recappers do what they love, i think *request* might be just okay though…
it will be annoying if you do something you dont really like..
i think..
To ‘me’ and other future me-like readers:
please could you read your very first sentence: recappers do what they love, which means that they love to recap right? They love that what they wrote bring happiness to so many people including you and myself
They, do not, however like requests as its like theyre being told when to do what they love to do as if these recap writing is a job that pays and theres a deadline to meet..
I hope you understand now how some of some of us readers may get slighty annoyed on behalf of the writers whenever we see a *request*. I wrote this with no intention of offending you in anyway but only to inform. Thank you for reading till the end.
To Me, Myself, and I:
“Entitlement” I think you have it.
I may have to watch this now because Ye Jin is just lovelỵ
Sorry! i was not demanding but just requesting. i will avoid that. Sorry again
I think it’s alright to request. But this isn’t really the post for it. This is about My Princess not Secret Garden.
Instead of requesting, I’d just say that you can’t wait for the next recap. It’s more subtle and doesn’t carry any commanding tone to it at all.
It may be more subtle, but trust me, it’s still JUST as annoying. The best thing to do is not do anything at all except thank the recappers when recaps do come out.
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Aw, I think this show is going to be really cute ^^ Hopefully no one will die, the chemistry will be good and the story engaging XD
These two will end up together at the end of the drama anyway, I think, yay! =D
“hopefully no one will die.”
always something to watch out for in these darn kdramas!
hahahaha
park yejin…
LOVE HER…!!!
Aww Yejin is so adorable! I’ve missed my “savage” unnie dearly since FO. Maybe she’ll get to kill a fish/chicken in this. lol.
I am soooo looking forward to this drama
I agree… I can’t watch Park Ye Jin without imaging her with a knife and butchering a fish…. I wish her character in this drama has some nice comedic sides!
I know this drama will be extremely good! I like all actors in here so it will definitely be a “must watch” for me!
wow! They look like a real couple! Sadly, they’re 2nd leads in this…
Ryu Soo Young lost weight and got different hair. Now he’s like a cross between his professor character in Bad Couple and villain character in Successful Story of a Bright Girl.
I think the drama, which has published the teaser (or we can say have good preparation) will have a good story. I’m quite sure this drama will have a good rating (if they dont have any competitor)
Many people are waiting SSH performance
I would like to ask, have KTH play a bad role before. I think she dont capable to play such an evil role.
KTH is soo evil and beautiful at the same time in stairway to heaven.. that’s when I knew KTH for the 1st time
@anonymous: Yes, KTH has played a 2nd female lead aka evil character in Stairway To Heaven …. with her crazy eye stare. & .. her acting has been the same since then despite her “good roles” shes portrayed.
Su Young~ssi looks great! I love this pair!
I only knew RSY through Save the last dance for me. He never got Eugene, but I did symphatize with him a little in that drama. He never struck me as handsome, but he does look really good and chirpy in the shots above.
omg! that’s him?! LOL
i didn’t think he was handsome in save the last dance
for me, but here i think he’s lookin’ pretty good :]
I’m really looking forward to this drama! And wow, that is the cutest I have seen Ryu Soo-young look! I really like him and all, ever since Successful Story of a Bright Girl, but he has always looked kind of odd to me for some reason. Sort of pasty? I can’t describe it XD But here he is looking very adorable. This should be a fun show!
Impressive duo.
So RSY and PYJ character will get back together? I dont want a love triangle, make it 2 loving couple please?
Looking forward to this drama for some strange reason. I hope we get to find out more about our second lead couple. CAN”T WAIT!
Park Ye-jin needs to be given more roles in tune w/ her personality – quirky, comedic and lovable.
omg! this couple is just bursting with cuteness, can’t wait till it comes out
I got to admit after seeing the stills and trailer they have won me over with the all the prettiness going around.
They showed one of the greatest chemistry in K-drama history before in Rebrth-Next. I’m glad theyfinally pair up again, but wished it shoudn’t be this drama, not as second fiddles. Anyway they’ll be the only reason why I endure this drama and main couple’s air time.
Our Facebook group ( Kdrama Folks ) are watching him in Bad Couple. We are viewing it at the same time on our computers and we have a running commentary going on Facebook.
It’s like we are sitting in the same room! We are having such a blast. We have people from all over America and some from overseas. If anyone wants to join our Kdrama folks, just friend me on facebook Romila Alam, make sure to say Dramabeans in your friend request, so I will add you as a friend. 
Can’t wait for the drama to air!! Ryu Soo-young and Park Ye-jin look good together!
This couple should be lead. If I am to watch this drama by any chance it would be PYJ and RSY cut. Watching the two main leads would hurt my eyes.
I feel like I am more excited with the second lead than the first lead in this drama.. Maybe because I am a big fan of Park Ye Jin and I have watched most of Ryu Soo-young’s dramas and love them all…I kinda don’t want this couple to be in a love-square with the leads.. i kinda want them to have their own story.. :/
Hoping that they do get a story and will end up together in the end and both of them won’t be villain …
Same here. They look adorable in the above photos, and I wish they could be a couple instead of second fiddles that get tossed aside. When I first heard they were past lovers, I couldn’t really picture them together, but they look really cute!!
Ryu Soo-young is so adorable! I’m so glad to see him in a drama again!
I’m really hoping that this is going to be a good drama.
But still, I think I should lessen my expectations so I wouldn’t be disappointed. :/
im not that excited about this ….but then again i wasnt that excited about secret garden but now its like all i watch…so maybe…but the premise seems stupid and kim tae hee was kinda annoying in the teaser…..but maybe
awww … both of them are in the drama? too bad i can’t stand SSH!!