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Goong: Palace Story Vol.1 (Goong #1)
Monarchy ended long ago in Korea, but there are still other countries with Kings, Queens, princes and princesses. What if Korea had continued monarchism? What if all the beautiful palaces which are now only historical relics were actually filled with people?! What if the glamorous royal family still maintained the palace customs?! Welcome to a world where Korea still has t...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
December 20th 2006
by Yen Press
(first published November 25th 2002)
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I'm addicted to this series, and already have book five on pre-order.
This is basically a Cinderella story set in Korea with a very unwilling Prince Charming and an equally unwilling Cinderella. I like it! As the later volumes come out, the political machinations take center stage which are compelling, but this first volume is pure fun for the surprise of everything and getting to know each other. The art is beautiful and all the men are gorgeous. What's not to love?
This is basically a Cinderella story set in Korea with a very unwilling Prince Charming and an equally unwilling Cinderella. I like it! As the later volumes come out, the political machinations take center stage which are compelling, but this first volume is pure fun for the surprise of everything and getting to know each other. The art is beautiful and all the men are gorgeous. What's not to love?
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Goong- The Royal Palace Yen Press, 2006., 208 pp. So Hee Park ISBN 978-89-527-4487-6
Although this graphic novel was a quick read it was still really fun and interesting. The way the author, So Hee represents the characters with her drawings gives us a better picture to imagine in our minds. Some of the stuff one of the main characters, Chae- Kyung does is really surprising but that’s what makes it so catching and really gets our attention.
Goong is about a prince who goes to highschool that nee...more
Although this graphic novel was a quick read it was still really fun and interesting. The way the author, So Hee represents the characters with her drawings gives us a better picture to imagine in our minds. Some of the stuff one of the main characters, Chae- Kyung does is really surprising but that’s what makes it so catching and really gets our attention.
Goong is about a prince who goes to highschool that nee...more
Half the fun of a shoujo is watching the couple struggle to figure out their feelings and get together. This series is unique in that the two get married first and then awkwardly understand one another. Shin and Chae-Kyeong are a really compelling couple and I anxiously await to see their fate. I think I’m all the more anxious just because of all the extra pressures and possible dangers to their relationship as a royal couple than they are to your typical high school love story. They have far mo...more
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From the gorgeous quality of the art in here, it's not surprising that SoHee Park was a manhwa major in college (I wish you could do that here!), and the story is quite funny.
It's very formulaic, though the author is extremely willing to make fun of the formula. Set in an alternate reality where Korea is still a monarchy, the heroine, Chae-Kyoyng, goes to the same school as the crown prince. Though she is a normal schoolgirl, her grandfather made a promise to the late king that his granddaughter...more
It's very formulaic, though the author is extremely willing to make fun of the formula. Set in an alternate reality where Korea is still a monarchy, the heroine, Chae-Kyoyng, goes to the same school as the crown prince. Though she is a normal schoolgirl, her grandfather made a promise to the late king that his granddaughter...more
Imagine if Korea still had a monarchy. Now imagine you are a seventeen year old high school girl who suddenly discovers she was betrothed to the crown prince when she was a baby by her grandfather, a friend of the deceased King! Even worse, the crown prince goes to the same high school as you and is known for being a complete jerk. Such is the situation Chae-Kyung finds herself in in this funny, endearing, and slightly romantic manhwa. This manwha was so popular it was made into a television dra...more
Es una historia shoujo, no esperen excesiva originalidad, pero es bonita (por algo es uno de los manhwa más famosillos). Vi primero el dorama y hay dos cosas que son interesantes sobre ambas versiones: 1) el que expliquen un poquitín sobre cómo funciona(ba) la estructura social de la monarquía en Corea y 2)que es un pelito más enredoso que los dramas comunes de adolescencia, porque acá ya tienen qué lidiar con un matrimonio.
La protagonista es muy linda... bobalicona a la manera de Tsukino Usagi...more
La protagonista es muy linda... bobalicona a la manera de Tsukino Usagi...more
One of my favorite series, and a manhwa at that. Like many of the romance manga/manhwa I tend to read, some of the situations can edge into the melodramatic...but I wouldn't have it any other way. The premise of this series follows Korea to a fictional present when the monarchy is still in place and the country is full of royal-fever (comparable to modern-day England). Chae-Kyung is a normal girl, living a normal life, when she suddenly finds out that her grandfather made a pact with a peer (who...more
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It's okay...follows a fair number of cliches, but at the same time is conscious of the ocmmon cliches and kinda pokes fun at them.
I can see how this series might very likely get more interesting--the tension between the queen and the prince's fiancee might go somewhere, and there might be a triangle between the girl, the crown prince who only agreed to the arranged engagement with her in hopes that she'd annoy/embarrass his parents, and the prince's cousin who would have been crown prince if his...more
I can see how this series might very likely get more interesting--the tension between the queen and the prince's fiancee might go somewhere, and there might be a triangle between the girl, the crown prince who only agreed to the arranged engagement with her in hopes that she'd annoy/embarrass his parents, and the prince's cousin who would have been crown prince if his...more
Oh, it's alright. You know, basic girl-hates-boy-boy-hates-girl-boy-is-actually-the-crown-prince-WHOOPS-girl-and-boy-are-secretly-engaged-due-to-grandfathers'-arrangement story. Whatever. I actually spent a lot of this series thinking, "Dang, I wish my hair would do that."
Still, despite the slow build, Chae-Kyung isn't overwhelmingly annoying and Pak doesn't take all the well-worn routes. By volume 5 I was pretty well hooked, though I couldn't say why exactly--but the palace politics are getting...more
Still, despite the slow build, Chae-Kyung isn't overwhelmingly annoying and Pak doesn't take all the well-worn routes. By volume 5 I was pretty well hooked, though I couldn't say why exactly--but the palace politics are getting...more
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I started reading this 8 years ago when I was 15 (dem I'm old), but stopped because I couldn't find the scanlation and the bookstore never seemed to sell this series anyway. So, how did I feel about this book?
Suffice it to say that this is, hands down, the best book/series in the romance genre. I wanted to say manga, but this is manhwa, and to say that it's the best romance manhwa would do it no justice, as I've read tons of shoujo manga and Goong even manages to beat Hana Yori Dango (in my opin...more
Suffice it to say that this is, hands down, the best book/series in the romance genre. I wanted to say manga, but this is manhwa, and to say that it's the best romance manhwa would do it no justice, as I've read tons of shoujo manga and Goong even manages to beat Hana Yori Dango (in my opin...more
You can see from the summary that Goong answers the "What If" question. What if Korea still had a monarchy and the prince heir to the throne attended a regular high school. Not the high school persons of his status attend filled with rich kids and kids that belong to important dignitaries but a regular high school filled with normal students. What If the prince had to choose a bride or be stuck with whoever his parents choose and what if who his parents choose think he's a total jerk and he thin...more
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This was a first for me. I have a friend who reads Manga and I read her reviews and wonder.. I wonder if I could enjoy that. I was apprehensive and uncertain - but I think this choice was a great one for me to start off with.
I devoured this book. The story is fun, the characters quirky, so very teenager and I spent so much time laughing at the tongue-in-cheek comments scattered throughout the book.
Moving on to Book 2 now - and requesting the rest of them! Hurray for new experiences.
I devoured this book. The story is fun, the characters quirky, so very teenager and I spent so much time laughing at the tongue-in-cheek comments scattered throughout the book.
Moving on to Book 2 now - and requesting the rest of them! Hurray for new experiences.
Manhwa çizimlerini aslen Manga'larınkine tercih ediyorum, hikayeleri de Japon muadillerinden daha ilgi çekici geliyor bana (özellikle kadın karakterlerin daha güçlü oluşu). Son yıllarda Kore'li sanatçıların Manhwa için webtoon ve webcomics'e geçişi de bu tarz çalışmalara ulaşımı da kolaylaştırıyor. So Hee Park gördüğüm en iyi çizimlere sahip artist, konu da ilginç. Ne yazık ki yoğunluktan yarım bıraktığım bir seri ama en kısa sürede tamamlamak istiyorum.
annoyng. The guy main character is a total bastard until more than a half of the series. He is so cold-hatred that i was really getting sick of the roll history. The unic thing that keeps me going was the curiosity. Althought the guy is a totally crap i wanted to known what would happened. And, surprise, a totally waste of time.
The originality of the series belongs on the suffer and no easy sideways that always happens in magás.
The originality of the series belongs on the suffer and no easy sideways that always happens in magás.
This mangaka’s talent is her characterization; while beautifully drawn (and most funny), they will morph regularly into these caricatures most egregious, sending me reeling with laughter. They take me utterly by surprise, which I love.
The Korean drama based on this manga was appealing in its own way, but lost most of the original charm (the caricatures are simply not transferable.)
The Korean drama based on this manga was appealing in its own way, but lost most of the original charm (the caricatures are simply not transferable.)
I'm giving this 5 stars because it was hilarious. I laughed my through this manga, the drawings were absolutely wonderfully funny. The plot is also quite nice, a royal family guy and the girl he's forced to marry. The guy is a total jerk and I'm thinking he'll grow in the future. Right now, the main couple have the potential to bicker a lot and I love stories where the hero and the heroine bicker first love later :)
I learned a lot about Korean history from this silly book. The fact a normal girl ends up in the royal monarchy in Korea was a pretty interesting read. Add two princes competing for the crown...and the girl...and some shady parents...and you got the Tudors...via Asian style! with a lot less sex and violence!
So I just picked up the Goong series read like have in a 6 hr. span. Super addictive. When some people say one more chapter I say one last volume. I have been hyperventilating about what's going to happen in the next chapter since chapter 1. Not normally a big fan of manhwa this one is amazing!!!!!!!!
I liked this series, although it is not completed. I favor the first books of the series, rather than the new added ones. I recommend watching this on some manga website though, because the TV episodes are completed, and really cool to watch :D
I really enjoy the plot to this story, although the pictures were a real turn-off for me, i'm into the more cutesy shojo like drawings but that's just me. Goong it a really good series to read, and when your done I also suggest you watch the drama
Interesting, engaging, funny. But it drags later on and I drifted away from this series. But the first volume I enjoyed a lot. Lovely art, lovely clothes, interesting characters and a look at Korean culture that I know almost nothing about.
Love it. Shin is dreamy, Chaekyung's back fetish is entertaining, and Yul grates on my nerves ;P oh, and also Prince William shows up sometime during the series-- the eunuch (?) makes me laugh.
Walaupun lebih dulu menonton drama versi manusianya duluan, tetapi baca manhwanya tidak rugi juga. Jalan cerita hampir mirip meskipun ada yang sedikit berbeda :)
I do not know why this ever made it to print. The artwork is hideous and awkard and the chibis are purposely ugly. Not even cute ugly, more like OMGFRIGGINSCARY ugly.
so freaking funny. loved the illustrations. technically a good artist but I loved her chaotic scenes and the authors commentary. actually laughed aloud so props there. definitely looking forward to book two!
Gambaran tokohnya masih kasar kalau dibandingkan dengan volume - volume selanjutnya. Tapi, tetep aja So Hee Park adalah penulis manhwa yang aku sukai :)
Decided to read the manga since I've seen the Korean Drama based on this series, and I have to say I really like the manga. It's a cute series to read :)
kebiasaan baca komik jepang, baca komik korea berasa ga alus gambar na. dan sesuai dengan gambar na, cerita na pun ga alus alias ga datar. :D
Amazing artwork!
Adding on to that now that I've read a large portion of the series:
The first books is really quite good. the main character is pretty funny and spunky, she has her own opinions and ideas and doesn't let others get in the way. But then...
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Adding on to that now that I've read a large portion of the series:
The first books is really quite good. the main character is pretty funny and spunky, she has her own opinions and ideas and doesn't let others get in the way. But then...
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