Drama Review: 100 Days My Prince

wanderwithtwo (62)in #aaa • 5 years ago

Not usually one to watch historic dramas often unless it's nothing based on war only or something really serious so this drama was more my type as it was more romance and comedy based. "100 Days My Prince" is a 2018 historic drama starring EXO's D.O. as Prince Lee Yul and Nam Ji Hyun as Hong Shim who are both the main casts.

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The 16 episode long drama is about a Crowned Prince (Prince who is chosen to become King) named Lee Yul who was forced to be married and at the same time there was drought in the country. The people of the country began to blame him for refusing to marry and thus causing the drought. Unhappy with the decision of him being forced to marry, he puts an order that all the single people in the country must be married within the month to put a stop to the drought.

One day, on the way to the rain ritual, Prince Lee Yul was being assassinated. While running away from the people who were trying to assassinate him, Prince Lee Yul and his guard switched clothing and went separate ways. The guard was mistaken for the Prince and was killed and he falls off the cliff into the river. The real Prince however was shot by an arrow and injured his head.

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When Prince Lee Yul wakes up, he has lost his memory. He was saved by a commoner man who lives with his adopted daughter, Hong Shim. Hong Shim is the daughter of a General who worked for the King. The General however was killed and Hong Shim was taken into hiding with a change of name. If they knew her true identity, she would also be killed. Her original name is Yoon Yi Seo.

Hong Shim happens to be the oldest single lady in the village who has not yet been married as ordered by the Prince. This was due to everyone already being paired and she wasn't able to be paired with anyone. She was arranged to marry a nobleman however she turned down to become his 5th wife and instead fibbed that she is with a man named Won Deuk who is serving in the military. This "Won Deuk" she speaks of has not shown up within the month the Prince had left the order and she was due to receive her punishment. Her father could not bare to see his daughter to be punished and so he used Prince Lee Yul who had lost his memory and announced to everyone that he was Won Deuk. Due to this, Hong Shim and Won Deuk (aka Prince Lee Yul) married.

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During the marriage, Won Deuk faced difficulties living as he constantly wanted to know his true identity and seeks to retrieve his memory. During the time living as a peasant, he was picky, clumsy and acted like a noble however he was always knocked back by Hong Shim as she found him useless. Eventually, he found his skills of being able to read and write and so he would work by reading and writing documents for the commoners while Hong Shim made a living by running errands for noblemen and making straw shoes. During this time, the two begin to become fond of each other.

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This part of the drama was particularly light, warmhearted and funny. I found endless laughter with D.O's character as he looks very lost and innocent and there you have Nam Ji Hyun constantly annoyed and angry with him. His favourite line to everything is "I feel uncomfortable". Of course, he lived his life as a Prince and after losing his memory, his senses tells him that a peasant's life isn't something he is used to.

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Of course, there is that dramatic moment of the assassins finding out that the real Prince wasn't killed and there was a hunt to find him. Eventually they did find him and noticed that he has lost his memory. They bring him back into the palace where he was lied to and used. He was told that he was married to Princess Kim So Hye who is the Crowned Princess and she was pregnant with his baby.

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However, she was actually pregnant with Hong Shim's brother's baby. Hong Shim and her brother separated when young when their father was killed. He became an assassin who was one of the men chasing after Prince Lee Yul and to kill him.

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Towards the end of the drama, Prince Lee Yul regains his memory, sets things right and gives Hong Shim her true status and identity back as Yoon Yi Seo and they reunite for a happy ending.

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100 Days My Prince is a very interesting drama that is good to watch. I have recommended it to a few friends and family and would also recommend it to you! This drama has proven to be nothing short of being rated as one of the best dramas of 2018. It's scored high ratings and a few of the casts even thanked the viewers by doing a special dance together. Of course, a great drama is also accompanied by great soundtracks throughout the 16 episodes!