Movie King and His Princess (2022)

A fresh intake at love in three lifetimes... sans reincarnation or time travel

Not your usual amnesia C-drama...

Amnesia may still be vogue in drama-land, but this one may be the best I have seen so far... thanks to a slightly different concept and superb acting!

I chanced upon this drama after watching Miss Truth only recently and was looking for another drama by the same actress (I love her expressive eyes). To find her paired up with Jeremy Xu from The Autumn Ballad was such a delight! In this drama, we got to see the many faces of Jeremy, and it is quite amazing.

The combination of a historical drama within a modern drama reminded me of One & Only + Forever and Ever... without having to go through reincarnation... The love story between the ML & FL all happens in one lifetime... but it may have felt like 3 different lives... due to the ML losing part of his memory in each arc...

I love all the characters including Aunt Zhao, she was like the fairy godmother (appearing when needed) with her unwavering support to the couple from the very first day ... I guess everyone will hate Xu Lin, the fashion designer with the worst dress sense... one of her outfit (black with super big white collars) make her looks like a vampire!

It may not be a perfect storyline for everyone... but I find it enjoyable... I binged watched it in 3 days, it makes me laugh and cry... exactly the thing I need after four stressful weeks...

The trailer may look rather cheesy... but there is depth to the story... imagine if this truly happens to you or someone you know...

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Totally underrated!

I really don't get how this masterpiece could be rated at 7.9. This is a hidden gem. The story got me crying for one third of the drama, whereas the comedy was super witty as the dialogues have insinuating meaning lol. The misunderstanding was so freaking hilarious with the implied meaning behind it (ep25).

Characters were multi-dimensional and fleshed out with outstanding acting from the talented cast. Although i don't like ML when he's being insensitive under the guise of his emotional incompetence, but he has other redeemable qualities to make up for it. FL was not my favorite at first because she was a crybaby on ep1, but she grew on me immensely later because of her maturity and depth, her equanimity in the face of hardship and injustice, not to mention her talent and resilience. I also love the side couple, especially FL's sis, for her mature perspective, bravado, and proactivity in her romantic pursuit. I also friggin love FL's dad cuz he's the coolest dad in the cdramaland.

In terms of plot and chemistry, although it was slow-paced, it doesn't feel draggy to me. And that's the reason why the emotions in this drama were thoroughly and masterfully underscored, which shook me profoundly to my core. The progress of how the leads fell in love feels super natural, convincing, and thoroughly fleshed out with sufficient buildup, in addition to their sizzling chemistry, insanely hot kisses, and swoon-worthy lines. The plot were layered and novel in a non-cliched way, despite some moments that really vexes me as ML was being a total insensitively ignorant jerk (ep21-23). The ending was hasty and should've been further elaborated to make amends for what FL had to go through. That said, this drama is totally worth watching and rewatching.

TL;DR: this drama is an angsty ballad that got me crying so bad (ಠ_ಥ ). Totally should be rated at least more than 8.1. It's a solid 8.5 for me.

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It was actually pretty cute.

To my surprise I found Be my Princess pretty cute. I was a little shocked because of the mixed reviews, but I guess the storyline and acting just worked for me.

The first thing you have to do is get past the bad dubbing. Sometimes dramas have good dubbing and sometimes, it's just very awful. Like, the loud background noise and loud footsteps, you can obviously hear it's been done in a sound studio, but I get it, this was a lower budget drama.

I watched this drama for Jeremy Tsui and I was disappointed they didn't use his real voice, only because I heard his voice in The Autumn Ballad, which I enjoyed a lot. I understand his voice is a little higher pitch, but I felt like it would have complimented his acting better. I really liked the FL, but her being 23 and there's a 15ish age year gap between the FL and ML in real life is a little icky, but that is just me. Overall, they had really great chemistry and even though the FL is young, she didn't act young.

I especially loved the second couple, I'm a huge fan of Hu Yan Hao in Love is Deep and I'm disappointed he hasn't had a ML role since. I'm rooting for you! I thought the second couple had cute chemistry and I enjoyed their story line just as much as the main leads.

A lot of reviewers had issues with the second arc of the story. They thought the ML pursuing the FL was a little too long and and they wanted the original ML to come back. I, however, LOVED the second arc. I was engrossed with all the cuteness and how he chased after the FL. I thought that was the heart of the drama.

I also enjoyed the back and forth storylines between the past story and the current story. I love watching historical dramas so I felt like I got two dramas in one. I also liked the last two episodes where they clipped all the historical drama scenes together for a mini drama.

Overall, it was a low budget drama with a A list cast in my opinion. They reused the clothes a bit and the dubbing wasn't so great, but the acting and plot was where it worked for me and I guess that is what truly matters.

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Excellent drama, addictif, avec un super CL

I admit that I started this drama because I'm a fan of Jeremy Tsui. I did not regret it. We are hooked from the 1st episode.

The story tells the relationship between a star actor (cold and arrogant) and a young novice actress. At the end of a drama's shooting, the ML has a car accident, becomes amnesiac and finds himself stuck in the character he played, only recognizing his co-star. This amnesia will last 1 year ??? Without flash? Without clue?
Then, when he gets his memory back, he's going to lose the memories of the year he spent in his character's body? That's unbelievable, right?
I admit that I end up wondering why there are so many "amnesia" plots in dramas.
- Do Asians suffer from this type of pathology more frequently than the rest of the world?
- Is the theme of memory a particularly culturally sensitive subject?
- Do screenwriters simply lack the imagination to produce hundreds of dramas per year?

That being said, this series is (despite its flaws) addictive. All the credit goes to the actors, who bring their characters to life with passion and sensitivity. It's amazing work !!

Without mentioning the storyline, the storytelling is a bit confusing at times. We get lost in "the drama itself + the filming scenes + the superb scenes before the credits" (which are sometimes difficult to locate in the chronology: flashback? dreams?)

The images are really beautiful, clear, neat and I particularly appreciated the special effects and the OST.

The last 2 episodes (recap of the drama in the drama) are absolutely useless because the viewer had already followed this story, end by end, in the episodes of the series. Is it supposed to be fanservice???

Conclusion: a series (historical-contemporary) in which we can admire the performance of great actors, at the condition of being indulgent about the coherence of the story.
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J'avoue avoir commencé ce drama parce que je suis une fan de Jeremy Tsui. Je ne l'ai pas regretté. On est accroché dès le 1er épisode.

L'histoire retrace la relation entre un acteur star (froid et arrogant) et une jeune actrice novice. A la fin du tournage, le ML a un accident de voiture, devient amnésique et se retrouve bloqué dans le personnage qu'il interprétait, ne reconnaissant plus que sa co-star. Cette amnésie va durer 1 an ??? Sans flash ? Sans indice ?
Puis, quand il va retrouver la mémoire, il va perdre les souvenirs de l'année qu'il a passée dans le corps de son personnage ? C'est crédible, ça ?
J'avoue que je finis par me demander pourquoi il y a tant de plot "amnésie" dans les dramas.
- Les asiatiques subissent-ils plus fréquemment ce type de pathologie que le reste du monde ?
- est-ce que le thème de la mémoire est un sujet particulièrement sensible culturellement ?
- Est-ce que tout simplement les scénaristes manquent d'imagination pour produire des centaines de dramas par an ?

Je disais que cette série est (malgré ses défauts) addictive. Tout le mérite en revient aux acteurs, qui font vivre ses personnages avec passion et sensibilité. Bravo !!

Sans parler du scénario, la narration est un peu confuse parfois. On se perd dans "le drama lui-même + les scènes de tournage + les superbes scènes avant générique" (que l' on a parfois du mal à situer dans la chronologie : flashback ? rêves ?)

Les images sont très belles, nettes, soignées et j'ai particulièrement apprécié les effets spéciaux et les OST.

Les 2 derniers épisodes (récapitulatif du drama dans le drama) sont absolument inutiles car le spectateur avait déjà suivi cette histoire, bout par bout, dans les épisodes de la série. Fan service ???

Conclusion : une série (historico-contemporaine) pour admirer la prestation de super acteurs à condition d'être indulgent sur la cohérence de l'histoire.

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Une période amnésique trop longue

Retrouver Xu Zheng Xi dans un drame romantique moderne et historique à la fois ? Il n'en fallait pas plus pour me convaincre. Pourtant, ce n'était pas comme la longue balade (ah) que j'avais imaginé.

Pas de doute sur le fait que Xu Zheng Xi campe sur ses positions. C'est un acteur au style et à la prestance unique, cela le rend intriguant de plus d'une façon. Pourtant c'était comme s'il pataugeait dans la boue avec Be My Princess. Son personnage avant l'amnésie était intéressant, et puis... Il est devenu répétitif et ennuyeux. De plus, la période amnésique est beaucoup trop longue ! Ça m'a rappelé le temps infini dans The Gentleman and the Lady (신사와 아가씨). Et puis, doubler sa voix lui fait perdre tellement de charisme et de charme.
Zhou Jie Qiong donne à son tour une bonne performance, mais son personnage souffre pas mal sur le plan écriture. Elle est lisse du début à la fin, ne donnant que peu de contraste ou de matière à son personnage ce qui la rend fade. En soit, elle n'est pas spectaculaire, mais assez pour répondre à l'image de la jeune femme belle et adorable.
Concernant l'entente du duo, certains baisers sont vraiment bons et le ML n'hésite pas à prendre soin de sa princesse. Ça fonctionne pour moi et permet de mieux apprécier les personnages quand ils deviennent redondant.

Malgré deux derniers épisodes sans aucun intérêt, on retrouve les plans clairs et propres de Huang Tian Ren - et c'est plaisant. Les décors sont superbes. Les costumes (pour le drama tourné dans le drame (ah)) et les tenues sont magnifiques. Félicitations à Ai Wen pour avoir le bon goût d'habiller les personnages féminins correctement (*cœur*). La musique n'est pas marquante, mais suffisante.

Bref, c'était un bon moment. Malgré ses défauts, c'est un drame qui amène une intrigue rafraîchissante bien que cela ne tienne pas ses promesses jusqu'au bout.

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I want to be loved and protected by Jeremy Tsui too!

Completed - 4/23/2022 - 8.25

“Be My Princess” is an interesting drama in a sense that I thought going in that this is a light, rom-com with lots of funny scenes. This is due to the fact that we have an amnesiac male lead thinking he’s a character of a drama. When you have a premise like this, one needs to forgo some common sense to be able to fully enjoy this drama. You can’t use the logical thinking that it is a totally bad idea to let ML continue to live in this fantasyland for a year and really not do anything to help him out, but let him fall in love with FL and vice versa. But give this is a fantasy rom-com, let’s just enjoy the ride.

What I Enjoy:

1. Jeremy Tsui - Probably with most viewers, we watch this because of the handsome Jeremy Tsui playing the male lead. I’ve previously seen him in “Novoland: Sky Castle 2” and the recently aired “Autumn Ballad”. His acting is definitely great here. He has the most interesting and expressive big eyes that can smize (got the Tyra Banks reference? LOL) at you and make you melt. In his previous role, he often plays the cool and aloof character. But here as Mun Yun, we see a sweet, cute, caring and slightly playful side of him. I am just as impressed and really, how can anyone not fall for the Grand Tutor who dotes on you like a princess? But then, I still can’t ignore his slightly slouching and protruding of his neck posture.

2. Ming Wei (FL) - Zhou Jie Qiong plays the character of Ming Wei pretty decently. There’s something about her acting that I am not totally sold on, but I wouldn’t say she’s bad. Maybe just not as natural? I can’t pinpoint. However, I really like the character of Ming Wei. She is somewhat quiet, not the loud, happy-go-lucky female lead. But there’s a quiet strength and stubbornness in her. She really has gone through so much in this drama, yet she remains honest to herself, rational and confident. She is no pushover and will fight back with punch lines that hit you thinking how a girl like her can come back with that! Gosh, I didn't expect to cry with and for her so much in this drama. The middle episodes just kill me! I was bawling worrying with her and for her about what’s to come, and we know what will come for sure.

3. Supportive parents - Hooray for supportive parents in a C-drama!! Haven’t we seen enough of parents emotionally abusing their adult children? Not here! FL’s parents are the sweetest and the most supportive parents. FL’s father dotes on his wife and his two daughters, and treats them like princesses. He’s so cute and sweet, and becomes a tiger when you mess with his daughters. ML’s parents might not be as sweet, but they are also supportive of ML when he has his amnesia and doesn’t recognize them at all. That has to be heartbreaking, yet they give him the space and time to heal.


What I Don’t Quite Enjoy or Feeling Lukewarm:

1. Main Romance - I don’t think there’s enough development between FL & ML and FL & 2ML for both guys to really fall in love with her. FL and 2ML barely have any interaction. FL and ML might have more scenes together, but I don’t think for a cool and aloof guy, there’s enough to justify his actions/affections in helping FL in the beginning episodes. What do these guys see in her already to be so smitten? I can understand the romance after ML becomes the Grand Tutor and is obsessed with protecting FL and then falls in love with her. Those episodes were the most fun and sweetest. As I mentioned, who doesn’t want to be protected and loved by the Grand Tutor? But the amnesiac episodes last too long for my taste. It doesn’t leave enough time for the last part when he wakes up. I want more episodes of him waking up and having a more complicated relationship with FL, and eventually wooing her back. The last segment feels rushed and I am not satisfied.

2. Pacing and Minor Plots - As mentioned above, I think the amnesiac plot is too long and the last arc is not long enough. I also feel that the last few episodes involving the Ming and Xu families are unnecessary. It doesn’t really add anything to the main plot and just wastes time. It seems to be creating conflict for the sake of it, and to fill more episodes. This drama could have been only 24 episodes + 2 extras.

3. Secondary romance - I am lukewarm about Ming Qiao and Xiao Zhao’s romance. They are OK together. I also don’t see why Xiao Zhao will fall for a young girl like Ming Qiao. Their scenes together are ok but not cute enough, interesting enough or fluffy enough. Just OK.

4. Dubbing - How I wish this is not dubbed and we can hear Jeremy’s sexy voice. But I have come to terms with that. Watch “Autumn Ballad” for the real actors' voices. I was hoping that in a modern drama, it won’t be dubbed. But what I dislike the most are the voices of the two female leads. They both have very young and cute voices. I just don’t see our mature and mellow FL having such a young voice. Maybe that’s why it takes me a little time to like Ming Wei/Zhou Jie Qiong.


Other Observations:
1. I usually find love lines and love declarations quite cringey (words spoken by Mung Yu). But for some reason, when it’s spoken by Mung Yun, the Grand Tutor, they become sincere and lovely. I totally fell for it. There’s this innocence in him that I love.
2. Why are the shoes clacking sounds so loud in this drama?
3. The first drama about the Grand Tutor seems to be a typical historical C-drama: lovers can’t be together due to politics, married someone else but still in love with each other after all these years.
4. I like the honest conversations FL has with Mung Yu.
5. I find the whole drama too bright.
6. Only one annoying character in the drama.
7. OST - there are a few lovely songs in this drama, but I feel they are overplayed sometimes.
8. Episodes 1-28 are the real drama. Episodes 29-30 is the story of the drama, The Grand Tutor.

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Honestly, I really did like the storyline. I loved how the writers went back n forth from the acting to the real world. Amnesia is real out here, my son has amnesia because of a motorcycle accident. He has full memory now. Thank you for the awareness of Amnesia. I watched Jeremy Tsui (why does he have so many aka's) in The Autumn Ballad and that was an excellent drama. I have also watched other dramas that they mentioned in his profile. He is an excellent and handsome actor. Zhou Jie Qiong (Ming Wei) was excellent. I would've been confused with who was who in with her beloved. Made me dizzy. She was adorable! I loved how she handle the role she had to play. Wu Jia Ji was so funny, strong, and cute. She did absolutely well in the part she played. Thank you to the rest of the team and supporting actors and actresses.

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Great Cast But Disappointed

I enjoy the beginning of the drama, even as the ML goes thru the amnesia and becomes a character that he portrait. The idea that the FL falls for him just because he is the Tutor and treats her like a princess was to far fetch for me. She was in love with him before he had amnesia. The character of the FL is at first treated as a kind and true to herself, righteous person. Then you says yes, when she is offer a mansion and treated as a princess, leaving a beloved little sister behind and alone. The FL keeps telling the Tutor that he has to act like the modern world but she keeps him treating her like a princess (very Confusing). We all new that when The male lead would get his memory back that he would not remember her as a princess because they kept bringing it up. The truth is that you would not have forgotten the few month of activity as your memory comes back. This drama is full of cliché but I was hoping that with such good actors it would not have disappointed me. It could have been shorter. To make us wait a hole week to get the last 2 episodes of the same thing we have seen thru out the drama was even more upsetting. I thought they must be giving us more of the story after they finally marry but we were a fool to wait for nothing. The actor did their best in the performance but the writing could have been better and the direction of this drama stink.

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One of the Worst Cdrama i ever watched.

Till the sixth episode I was confused why for such a good drama has this low rating but after I realized that this drama doesn’t deserve even 5 also. What I felt is before and after the ML’s head injury his character didn’t changed at all only difference is the memory loss. It is shown after the accident he becomes or remember only the character(grand tutor) he acted in his last drama but in that drama he (grand tutor)was a noble gentleman, descent and matured person but after the accident his attitude is exactly opposite to that grant tutor, he becomes mentally unstable person like jumping on the bed after seeing his mom or any strangers, I don’t whether the director wants to portray him like a child character but I felt like mentally unstable type. I really don’t know what’s there in the Chinese director’s head, when he saw his mom he starts to jumping in bed may be some excess current pass to his brain but for his mom it is an unbearable pain but here they given a funny background music like something fun is happening.
How come a selective amnesia patient acts like a mentally retard person, not only during recovering from memory loss but also before the accident and after his recovery also.

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hati hati ini spoiler

beberapa review bagusnya :
1. Saya suka main lead utama. Aktingnya bagus banget dan keduanya sangat good looking, cemistery nya juga dapet banget suka lah pokoknya sama akting keduanya terutama jeremy, aktingnya bener bener WOW.
2. dan comedynya ngidupin banget cerita dramanya jadi ga bosen bangetlah
3. Bagian amnesia berlangsung lama dan saya berharap mereka menghabiskan lebih banyak waktu untuk mengembangkan kisah cinta di antara para pemeran utama setelah anmesia teratasi.

ada beberapa kekurangan dari drama ini :
ceritanya terlalu bertele-tele diawal episode malah aku yakin orang nonton ini pasti paham dan ngerti maksud dari inti cerita dari drama ini di ep 6, untungnya ketolong banget sama akting dari main leadnya jadi masih bisa sedikit enjoy lah nontonya.

banyak banget adegan yg sebenrnya gaterlalu penting2 banget tapi yaa selera yah...

jadi intinya bagus sih ini drama tapi saran buat yg belum nonton, kalian mending langsung stop di ep 28 karna ep 29 30 itu balik lagi ke cerita si putri sama guru besar di masa xianxian, tapi kalau kalian suka atau ga terlalu mempermasahin yah its okey.

saran : mending di ep 29 and 30 itu dibikin adegan cerita dimana ming wei sama Ting Zhou itu masuk nominasi ajang award dan keduanya menang kek gitu lalu diperlihatkan menikahnya adik ming wei dengan xu run lalu ming wei hamil dan punya anak bersama Ting Zhou... kemuadian setelah anak mereka sedikit besar mereka menceritakan bagaimana kisah guru besar dan putri kepada anak mereka and walaaa. dah gitu menurutku.

dan gausah nyeritain lagi kisah si putri dan guru besar lagi saat di jaman xianxian jadi menurutku sangat amat disayangkan :( tapi yahhh balik lagi yah selera ;)

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Ainda não entendi o motivo dos capítulos 29 e 30.
É uma comédia que faz rir por causa da improbabilidade das situações e das interpretações exageradas dos atores, principalmente, do protagonista masculino.
A história é absolutamente sem nexo. As atuações não são ruins, mas também nada de extraordinário.
A edição do drama é confusa, as cenas anteriores a abertura, no geral, se repetem durante o capítulo. O uso de cenas de recordação é um tanto cansativo, mas nada se compara aos dois últimos capítulos, pois ficaram absolutamente desconexos da sequencia do drama e enfadonho, pois todas as cenas já haviam sido utilizadas no decorrer do drama. Se pararmos no capítulo 28, poderia dizer que o drama nem é a pior comédia, mas com a adição desses dois últimos capítulos ficou forçado.

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