Princess Aurora (TV series)
| Princess Aurora | |
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| Also known as | 'Aurora, the Princess' |
| Genre |
Melodrama Romance Comedy |
| Written by | Im Sung-han |
| Directed by | Kim Jung-ho Jang Joon-ho |
| Starring |
Jeon So-min Oh Chang-seok |
| Composer(s) | Choi Wan-hee |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 150 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kim Sa-hyun |
| Producer(s) | Oh Seung-yeol |
| Cinematography | Park Jung-hyun |
| Editor(s) | Han Seong-cheol |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | iHQ |
| Release | |
| Original network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original release | May 20 – December 20, 2013 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Princess Aurora (Hangul: 오로라 공주; RR: Orora Gongju) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Jeon So-min, Oh Chang-seok, Park Yeong-gyu, Son Chang-min, Oh Dae-gyu, Kim Bo-yeon, Park Hae-mi, and Kim Hye-eun. The daily drama aired on MBC from May 20 to December 20, 2013, on Mondays to Fridays at 19:15 for 150 episodes.
Oh Ro-ra is a 25-year-old woman whose family owns Chunwang Foods, a large food conglomerate. Both of her parents are in their seventies and a 20-plus age difference exists between Ro-ra and her three other male siblings - Wang-sung, Geum-sung and Soo-sung. As the youngest child of a wealthy family, Ro-ra is charming, uber-confident and seemingly a spoiled material girl, but there's more to her than meets the eye. Unafraid to speak her mind, she intervenes to salvage her 50-year-old second brother's marriage by getting rid of his mistress who had lied about getting pregnant. One day, she falls head over heels for Hwang Ma-ma, an irritable novelist and perfectionist. But he has one flaw that could torpedo their relationship.
During its run, Princess Aurora became a fixture in the entertainment news headlines for both its over-the-top (called makjang in Korean) storylines and behind-the-scenes troubles.
On the 39th episode, the characters Oh Geum-sung and Oh Soo-sung (older brothers of the female protagonist) suddenly left for the United States to visit their wives. This meant that they were essentially written off the show. The actors playing them, Son Chang-min and Oh Dae-gyu, complained to the network that they weren't informed in advance of this development, and neither were their agencies; everyone, including the drama crew, only found out when they received the script before the scenes were to be filmed. This was reportedly writer Im Sung-han's decision; the actors had previously expressed their concerns to her about the storytelling's direction. The Korean press used the term "cast kill" to refer to the tendency of Im's past dramas (such as Dear Heaven, Assorted Gems, New Tales of Gisaeng) to abruptly kill off characters. In terms of production logistics, the fired actors still received the agreed-upon fixed salary for the duration of the series, regardless of screen time. But Im's move had possible legal ramifications, and she was criticized for unprofessionalism, since the actors signed on to the drama (and turned down other offers) with the expectation that their roles would be prominent.
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