Go Princess Go Introduction (太子妃升职记)
January 11, 2016Synopsis: (credits to Soompi forum)
Zhang Peng is a playboy who hits his head as he falls into a pool when he's trying to run away from an ex-girlfriend. He wakes up to find that he traveled a thousand years into the past. But, that's not even the biggest problem, he is trapped inside the body of the crown princess of the dynasty - Zhang Peng Peng who is married to the cold-hearted crown prince. The Crown Prince is not one bit interested or affectionate towards his own wife because he is in love with his sister-in-law (Zhang Peng Peng little step-sister) However, after the soul switching incident, the crown princess stopped trying to gain the crown prince's attention and affection but shifted her attention and seduction to the other beauties in her husband's harem. She tries hard to keep her husband away from her bed by pushing him to his other concubines. Her lack of affection and jealousy intrigued the crown prince and he gradually fall in love with her. How will the crown princess reacts to her husband's sudden affection for her?
Main Cast:
Most of the cast are born in 90s --- such a young cast
SPOILERS:
Rumored ending on the web:
1) Zhang Peng wakes up from a dream --- this means everything is a dream after all
a) This would suck if this is true ---> it's like wasting time watching an entire drama and then realizing it's all a dream
b) It's like Palace II (Jade Palace Lock Bead) but its plot/cast wasn't as great as this one and it was super long though its costumes and scenery is definitely a lot better
2) Novel ending: The emperor fakes his death so that his son can be the emperor while he and Zhang Peng Peng can travel around the world together
a) This can possibly be an ending since we do see a scene of Qi Sheng and Zhang Peng Peng dressed in traditional Korean attire
b) Second Prince and Lu Li happily ends up together
c) Ninth Prince is demoted to a commoner due to his rebellion
d) Zhang Shi ends up alone
My Thoughts So Far:
1) I love the two main leads: they are beautiful people and good as newbies --- since this web drama is quite popular now, I really hope they can film more dramas with great plots and high-quality costumes and sceneries
2) Due to the production's budget constraint, the costumes and scenery are incomparable to Nirvana in Fire or even Yu Zheng's Jade Palace Lock Heart. I remember reading that there are only two main setting that is reused, Zhang Peng Peng's room and the palace's court. The costumes are also really weird to look at especially the men that wear shorts (reminds me of a TVB wuxia drama where the second lead wore shorts too), women wear short dresses and halter tops (reminds me the princess' costume in Mischievous Princess), the cast wears sandals instead of the closed-toe shoes. In other words, it is the plot and cast that makes this web drama worth the watch.
3) It is super short --- each is 20 minutes long and with 35 episodes, that means it would be around 17 40-minutes episodes long which is not bad. Short dramas are definitely a breeze to watch!
4) The actress is really beautiful --- she is like a mix of Korean actress Choo Ja Hyun and Chinese actress Zhang Lin Xin (Xia Dong from Nirvana in Fire)
5) People say this drama is poisonous and some say it's because they sympathize the production team who is able to produce a watchable drama with such a low budget. What's keeping this drama up is the storyline which is adapted from a novel and the cast.
6) I liked the Ninth Prince at first but as the drama goes on, I realized how skinny and feminine he is --- I read that he did started working out for the drama but I think he is skinnier than the female leads in the drama.
The Music:
After listening for awhile, I like the first song which is the ending song sang by a female in the drama.
Do Miss But Can't Say (可念不可说) by Cui Zige
Whirlpool (漩涡) by Peter Sheng
My Rating (so far):
8/10 stars
Besides the anachronistic costumes and bright sceneries, the storyline is entertaining and the cast is great to look at. The most important part is it's short unlike the other dramas that are airing which usually ranges from 40 to over 80 episodes.
Main Cast:
Most of the cast are born in 90s --- such a young cast
Crystal Zhang as Zhang Peng Peng/Zhang Peng
She is so pretty --- she has really big round eyes too! She looks like a mix of Choo Ja Hyun and Zhang Lin Xin.
Zhang Peng Peng is the crown princess.
Peter Sheng as Qi Sheng
The crown prince and eventually the new emperor
Alan Yu as Ninth Prince
Qi Sheng's love rival - he liked Zhang Peng Peng since he was young
Fiction Guo as Yang Yan
The close brother/friend of Ninth Prince
Hai Ling as Lv Li
The maid of Zhang Peng Peng - she and Second Prince plays a pair
Jiang Qilin as Second Prince
The harmless and useless prince who rebels but is pardoned by his brother
An Yong Chang as Zhang Ying Yue
The evil and scheming wife of Second Prince but only likes Qi Sheng
Chen Shi as Grand Empress Dowager
The grandmother of Qi Sheng, Ninth Prince, and the Second Prince
SPOILERS:
Rumored ending on the web:
1) Zhang Peng wakes up from a dream --- this means everything is a dream after all
a) This would suck if this is true ---> it's like wasting time watching an entire drama and then realizing it's all a dream
b) It's like Palace II (Jade Palace Lock Bead) but its plot/cast wasn't as great as this one and it was super long though its costumes and scenery is definitely a lot better
2) Novel ending: The emperor fakes his death so that his son can be the emperor while he and Zhang Peng Peng can travel around the world together
a) This can possibly be an ending since we do see a scene of Qi Sheng and Zhang Peng Peng dressed in traditional Korean attire
b) Second Prince and Lu Li happily ends up together
c) Ninth Prince is demoted to a commoner due to his rebellion
d) Zhang Shi ends up alone
My Thoughts So Far:
1) I love the two main leads: they are beautiful people and good as newbies --- since this web drama is quite popular now, I really hope they can film more dramas with great plots and high-quality costumes and sceneries
2) Due to the production's budget constraint, the costumes and scenery are incomparable to Nirvana in Fire or even Yu Zheng's Jade Palace Lock Heart. I remember reading that there are only two main setting that is reused, Zhang Peng Peng's room and the palace's court. The costumes are also really weird to look at especially the men that wear shorts (reminds me of a TVB wuxia drama where the second lead wore shorts too), women wear short dresses and halter tops (reminds me the princess' costume in Mischievous Princess), the cast wears sandals instead of the closed-toe shoes. In other words, it is the plot and cast that makes this web drama worth the watch.
3) It is super short --- each is 20 minutes long and with 35 episodes, that means it would be around 17 40-minutes episodes long which is not bad. Short dramas are definitely a breeze to watch!
4) The actress is really beautiful --- she is like a mix of Korean actress Choo Ja Hyun and Chinese actress Zhang Lin Xin (Xia Dong from Nirvana in Fire)
5) People say this drama is poisonous and some say it's because they sympathize the production team who is able to produce a watchable drama with such a low budget. What's keeping this drama up is the storyline which is adapted from a novel and the cast.
6) I liked the Ninth Prince at first but as the drama goes on, I realized how skinny and feminine he is --- I read that he did started working out for the drama but I think he is skinnier than the female leads in the drama.
The Music:
After listening for awhile, I like the first song which is the ending song sang by a female in the drama.
Do Miss But Can't Say (可念不可说) by Cui Zige
Whirlpool (漩涡) by Peter Sheng
2 comments
Crystal Zhang is a bit of a lookalike to Fan Bing Bing but she is herself. Is she in any more drama or movies?
ReplyDeleteShe is a rising new actress so she doesn't have that many dramas or movies in stock now but she would probably have more filming offers due to the popularity of Go Princess Go.
DeleteShe is in a new iQiyi web series called My Friend Miss Chen Bai Lu (我的朋友陈白露小姐), which will be released this year. Interestingly, it stars her and her former boyfriend.
She plays a minor role in most of her past dramas. But there are news that are saying she will be joining the cast for Legend of Ruyi (third installment to Legend of Zhen Huan and Legend of Miyue).