Rooftop Prince: Ratings That Hit The Roof

One of the most anticipated dramas of the season is Rooftop Prince, which is pitted against King2Hearts and Equator Man in the same drama timeslot in South Korea. What makes the race to garner high ratings more tense is the fact that all 3 dramas, from SBS, MBC and KBS respectively, happen to start airing their first episodes on the same day!

The main reason that attracts me to Rooftop Prince is none other than JYJ’s Park Yoochun of course! Ever since his debut in Sungkyunkwan Scandal, I have been a huge fan of his acting as well as music. In Rooftop Prince, he plays a modern day character and a Joseon Crown Prince.

The teasers for Rooftop Prince promises a drama full of hilarious moments as well as mysterious circumstances. And they sure did live up to their promises! Here’s the teaser to Rooftop Prince to convince those of you who still have yet to watch the drama!

Rooftop Prince’s storyline starts off with Yong Tae Moo (Lee Tae Sung) meeting up his cousin Yong Tae Yong (Park Yoochun) in the States and asks him to return to Korea with him on their grandmother’s request. While on a yacht, an incident sparked Tae Moo to hit Tae Yong, throwing hi overboard. Tae Moo’s greed and jealousy set in, and he left Tae Yong to drown while he plans to return alone to Korea and claim Tae Yong’s position as his own.

Meanwhile, in the Joseon era, Crown Prince Lee Gak (Park Yoochun) pines over the death of the Crown Princess (Jung Yoo Mi) who mysteriously drowned in the lake overnight. Lee Gak gathers 3 trustworthy fellows to help him solve her mysterious death: Song Man Bo (Lee Min Ho), Woo Yong Sool (Jung Suk Won), and Do Chi San (Choi Woo Shik). While on a trail to discover the truth behind the Crown Princess’ death, the four fall off a cliff and lands straight into the rooftop house of Park Ha (Han Ji Min).

Park Ha tries to shoo the 4 men in Joseon costumes by bringing them to the Palace, but they get into all sorts of trouble with people and the law. There were many hilarious moments where the 4 men are like fish out of water, and I couldn’t stop laughing although I was already clutching my stomach in pain!

As the 4 men adjusts themselves in the modern world with Park Ha’s help, they came to realize they have crossed over 300 years to the future because they were looking for a solution to the Crown Princess’ death. The Crown Princess’ modern day lookalike is Park Ha’s step-sister Hong Se Na, who happens to be the secretary to Tae Yong’s grandmother.

Meanwhile, Lee Gak finds out that he resembles the missing Tae Yong and assumes the latter’s identity in his bid to get closer to Se Na and also solve his wife’s mysterious death. Tae Moo is convinced Lee Gak is just an imposter and wants to reveal Lee Gak’s true identity. Will Lee Gak eventually get to convince Tae Yong’s grandmother that he is who he claims and solve the mystery at the same time?

Tune in to ONEHD on Astro B.yond Channel 393 every Monday and Tuesday at 9pm to watch the drama unfold itself!

The author is smitten with the drama’s cast, storyline and even the OST by notable singers such as Baek Ji Young, Ali, Jay Park, and last but not least JYJ’s Junsu!

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