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“Modern Korean monarchy: high-schooler Che-Gyeong forced to marry arrogant prince in alternate-history royal romance.”
Goong
궁(宮)
7.77
1,594 rank · 11,881 readers · 265 favorites
Shoujo
Historical
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Modern Korean monarchy: high-schooler Che-Gyeong forced to marry arrogant prince in alternate-history royal romance.
Monarchy laid extinct in Korea since long ago, but what if Korea had continued monarchism? What if all the beautiful abandoned palaces were still actually filled with the royal families? What if the royal families continued with the normal royal customs? Welcome to the world where Korea never ended monarchism! Che-Gyeong, the high-school girl protagonist, ends up in a tragic moment in time when it has been found out that she has been promised in marriage (by her grandfather) to the current prince...who's actually not at all what he seems to be from his good looks—in one word, he's a big jerk.
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Derived from 8 sampled reviews
7.8
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
100%
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Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.39
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.39 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.25
Running avg · Jan 2008 → Jul 2020
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Goong puts an interesting spin on the "historical" type drama. This hybrid of the modern world with a historical monarchy focuses on The Palace and the royal family within. However, we...”
- 9 “In spite of having so many chapters and reach 27 volumes, this manhwa keep attracting my attention. Although at some point i feel tired because it is so long, the conflict is still there and it...”
- 8 “I started with goong by watching the live action drama, falling in love with the story and needing to read it till the end. The concept is a fantastic one that you find a lot in Kdramas and manhwas...”
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Short · 25%
Medium · 25%
Long · 50%
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 179 × 27 ch × vol
- Total read 23h 52m approx
- Published Dec 2002 – Dec 2011
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M0997 catalog