Korean romantic dramedies seem to follow a pattern, don’t they? Two people from different social circles, a meet-cute, lots of bickering, and then the two people fall in love. In Perfect Crown on Hulu, the two people doing all this are a member of a chaebol family that was born out of wedlock and a crown prince who hates the emptiness of being a royal.
Opening Shot: Traditional shots of Joseon warriors and royalty, as a narrator talks about how, under a constitutional monarchy in the 21st century, the role of the royals is mostly ceremonial.
The Gist: Sung Hui-ju (IU) has always been a hard-driving, high-achieving person. Despite being the second daughter of the family that owns the conglomerate called The Castle Group, the circumstances of her birth — she was born out of wedlock — have trailed her. But we see her
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