Rooftop Prince (Korean: 옥탑방 왕세자; RR:
Oktab-bang Wangseja) is a 2012 South Korean fantasy romantic comedy television
drama. It is about a Joseon crown prince who, after his wife dies mysteriously,
time travels to the future where he encounters familiar faces, modern-day devices,
and corporate intrigue.
Synopsis/Plot: Tae-mu (Lee
Tae-sung), after killing his lost cousin in the United States, returns to
Korea, claiming that his cousin, Tae-yong (Park Yoochun), could not be found in
New York City. Meanwhile, Tae-mu has been having a secret affair with Se-na
(Jeong Yu-mi), his secretary, who, in turn, runs into her long-lost stepsister
Park-ha (Han Ji-min). Park-ha has been missing for a prolonged period of time
and it is revealed that she was in the US after Se-na abandoned her in a truck
driving away when she was nine.
Two years after Tae-yong's disappearance, four men dressed in
Joseon era garments, fall onto Park-ha's rooftop house. Hungry, homeless and
having nowhere to go, the four men decide to stick with Park-ha. Their leader,
Lee-gak claims to be the Crown Prince of Joseon (Park Yoochun), along with his
entourage - scholar Song Man-bo (Lee Tae-ri), personal bodyguard Woo Yong-sool
(Jung Suk-won), and palace eunuch Do Chi-san (Choi Woo-shik). One day, Crown
Prince Lee Gak sees Se-na who is the spitting image of his beloved wife, who
was found drowned in the 18th century. He is convinced she is his wife's
reincarnation. Meanwhile, company president Yeo (Ban Hyo-jung) mistakes Lee Gak
for her grandson, Yong Tae-yong, because of their exact same appearance, and
believes that her long lost grandson has finally returned. Lee Gak realizes
that he has time traveled 300 years to 2012, Seoul, to search for the truth
behind the mysterious death of the late Crown Princess. In order to approach
Se-na, who is also President Yeo's personal assistant, Lee Gak pretends that he
is Tae-yong. Tae-mu, believing that he already killed his cousin in New York,
lives in constant fear of his devious act being discovered by the family and
"Tae-yong" (aka Lee Gak) who claims not to have remembered the event.
Tae-mu has always been jealous of Tae-yong's favored position in the family.
On the other hand, Park-ha is shocked by the news that her new
friend who calls himself the Crown Prince is, in fact, the grandson of the CEO.
But before long, her feelings for Lee Gak blossom and she is hurt when she
finds out that Lee Gak, who still holds very tender memories of his dead wife,
is courting Se-na. Lee Gak also believes that marrying Se-na in Seoul in the
year 2012 would bring him closer to solving the mystery of the Crown Princess'
murder in the Joseon era.
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Written by: Lee Hee-myung
Directed by: Shin
Yoon-sub
Main Cast:
Park Yuchun
Han Ji-min
Jeong Yu-mi
Lee Tae-sung
Jung Suk-won
Choi Woo-shik
Lee Tae-ri
Lee Moon-sikKim Min-seo
Country of origin: South Korea
No. of episodes: 20
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