Favorite K-Drama: FROG PRINCE

FROG PRINCE

Title: The Prince Who Turns Into a Frog

Also known as: 王子變青蛙 Wángzǐ biàn qīngwā

Genre: Romance, comedy

Directed By: Chen Ming Zhang, Liu Jun Jie

Starring: Ming Dao, Joe Chen, Sam Wang, Joyce Chao

Opening Theme: "迷魂計" (Enhancing Trick) by 183 Club

Ending Theme: "真愛" (True Love) by 183 Club

Country of Origin: Republic of China (Taiwan)

Original Language (s): Mandarin

No. of Episodes: 30

External Links:TTV official homepage

STORY:

Shan Jun Hao (Ming Dao), hated by many people for his personality, gets hit by a car in a planned accident on the day of his wedding with Fan Yun Xi (Joyce Chao), a woman who loves Jun Hao. Ye Tian Yu (Joe Chen), who thought that it was her fault for crashing into the unconscious Jun Hao, brings him home, because she doesn't want to get arrested. He wakes up but doesn't remember anything of his past, so Ye Zheng Zhe, Tian Yu's brother, told her that his name is Dang Ou, their illegal cousin and allowed him to stay in their Money Coming store. Tian Yu and Dang Ou slowly develop feelings for each other. During this time, Xu Zi Qian (Sam Wang), a close friend of Shan Jun Hao, and Fa Yun Xi also begin to develop feelings for each other after they had given up looking for Jun Hao. Love and romance fills these two couples up. However, good times never last. Xu Zi Qian finds Dang Ou, and together with Yun Xi, forces Tian Yu to return Dang Ou. Tian Yu is granted one last day. After their last date, Tian Yu brings Dang Ou back to his real home. But Dang Ou doesn't give up and searches for Tian Yu. When he finally finds her, he gets hit on the head by gangsters and forgets the memories as Dang Ou and the sweet moments with Tian Yu. Then he becomes Shan Jun Hao again. Xu Zi Qian is in pain as well, because he loves Fan Yun Xi, but she has a blind loyalty to Shan Jun Hao, and almost immediately dumps Xu Zi Qian. Everything was back to "normal."

CHARACTERS:

Ming Dao

Shan Jun Hao (Tango)

Age: 28. As the GM of the Senwell Hotel Group, he takes his work very seriously. Many people dislike him for his successful but ruthless approach to managing and are waiting for the day he receives his just deserts. Deep down, Jun Hao actually has a nice side to his personality, though it is not seen at work where he must be fierce in such a competitive world. This side of him is brought out after a car accident which causes him to adopt the identity "Dang Ou."

Dang Ou

Age: 28. Though he and Shan Jun Hao are one, Dang Ou seems to appear as the other side of Jun Hao's heart. After an accident, he is brought to Tian Yu's house where he regains consciousness. Upon waking up, he realizes that he has lost his memory and cannot even remember his identity. Tian Yu's cunning mother decides that they need to make one up for him. Ye Tian Yu's whimsical little brother, Ye Zheng Zhe, creates the name "Dang Ou". From there, the family tells him that he is Tian Yu's distant cousin who was brought there illegally and is now in hiding. He is the complete opposite of his mental counterpart. He's quite the gentleman and does his best to please others. Because he cannot remember Fan Yun Xi, nor his dislike of Tian Yu, it is during this time that he falls in love with Tian Yu.

Joe Chen

Ye Tian Yu

Age: 23. Because her family has financial problems, Ye Tian Yu knows money is very important. She will lie about anything for money and is always looking to make quick money. Many people see her as a rash, classless, cheat, but she's actually a very caring and well-meaning girl. Her greatest wish is to marry a wealthy man, till Dang Ou (Shan Jun hao) appears. Unaware that he is the multimillionaire Jun Hao, she at first resists the urge to fall in love with him, but it is soon clear that she becomes infatuated with Dang Ou. She cannot hold her liquor well.

Sam Wang

Xu Zi Qian

Age: 29. Xu Zi Qian was adopted by the Shan family after a mysterious gas explosion kills her father and leaves his mother in a comatose state. He spends a long time pondering the circumstances of their deaths, even considering that the accident was not an accident after all. It is not until he is older that he learns the truth. Xu Zi Qian is the Head Director of Senwell, and he has a more caring personality than Shan Jun Hao. He is deeply love with Fan Yun Xi and cares for her deeply; whenever Yun Xi is upset, he always makes her smile her by giving her a piece of her favorite candy. However, he "loses" her to Shan Jun Hao, because of Fan Yun Xi's infatuation with Jun Hao. This makes him at bitter to Shan Jun Hao and creates tension between the two.

He likes Ye Tian Yu and finds her a good person, because she lets him enjoy her family after he admits he's never felt like part of Shan Jun Hao's.

Joyce Chao

Fan Yun Xi

Age: 23. She was left by her parents at Senwell, and has been living with the Shan's since. Although Xu Zi Qian is always there for her, she only has eyes for Shan Jun Hao because she believed that Shan Jun Hao was the 1st person to care for her after being left behind by her mother at Senwell. She's smart and beautiful, and always tries to please Shan Jun Hao. She has never got over her childhood memories of getting left behind by her mother and is very insecure and childish in nature. Ever since she was young, she was groomed to become Shan Jun Hao's perfect bride, and so it has always been a childhood dream of hers to be a pretty bride and marry Shan Jun Hao.

Fan Yun Xi is his childhood friend who came to live with them after she was abandoned by her mother as a child. Ever since they were young, his parents brought him up with the ideology that he and Yun Xi were to marry each other. At one point, his mother admits that it was "her greatest dream/desire" to see them married.

Gino Tsai

Zhang Ming Han

Age: 27. He is the Vice President of Senwell. Inheriting his father's intelligence and management skills, he feels that he is most qualified to become general manager. But because he does not hold a majority of the Senwell's stock, he can only retain the title Deputy GM. He opposes Jun Hao completely and regards him as an enemy and the downfall of Senwell. When Jun Hao disappears, he tries convincing Jun Hao's mother to pledge him GM, but fails. Next, he schemed to use the truth of Zi Qian's parents' mysterious death in order to win control of Senwell. Not realizing the amount of damage it would do on Zi Qian, those surrounding him, and more importantly - Senwell itself, he ultimately returns to Jun Hao to help him bring Zi Qian back to his senses.

Huang Yu Rong

Li Da Wei

Age: 26. He is Jun Hao's trusted partner and assistant. He is slightly less serious than Jun Hao and tends to contradict him. But, whenever Jun Hao needs to resolve an internal conflict, he turns to him for support.