Prosecutor Princess

Prosecutor Princess
Promotional poster
Genre	Romance Comedy Legal drama
Written by	So Hyun-kyung
Directed by	Jin Hyuk
Starring	Kim So-yeon Park Si-hoo
Composer	Oh Jun Sung
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Kim Young-sup (SBS)
Producers	Cho Sung won Hong Jong chan Kwon Yong han Song Won seok
Running time	Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55 (KST)
Production company	Hoga Entertainment
Original release
Network	SBS
Release	March 31 – May 21, 2010

Prosecutor Princess (Korean: 검사 프린세스; RR: Geomsa Peurinseseu) is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Kim So-yeon, Park Si-hoo, Han Jung-soo and Choi Song-hyun. It aired on SBS from March 31 to May 20, 2010, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

Plot

After Ma Hye-ri (Kim So-yeon) passes the bar exam, she discovers that her love of fashion and dislike of overtime interferes with her ability to carry out her duties as a public prosecutor. She faces opposition from contemptuous colleagues and exasperated superiors. With her career on a downward spiral, she enlists the help of mysterious attorney Seo In-woo (Park Si-hoo).

Cast

Main

• Kim So-yeon as Ma Hye-ri

freshly appointed prosecutor, daughter of construction company president

• Park Si-hoo as Seo In-woo (Shin Dong-ki as young Seo In-woo)

lawyer, educated and raised in USA, returned to Korea with hidden agenda

• Han Jung-soo as Yoon Se-joon

prosecutor, widower with daughter

• Choi Song-hyun as Jin Jeong-seon

prosecutor, single, living with her mother who is raising Yoon Se-joon's daughter

Supporting

Prosecutor Office

• Kim Sang-ho as Na Joong-seok, Chief Prosecutor
• Yoo Gun as Lee Min-seok, prosecutor
• Choi Sung-ho as Chae Ji-woon, prosecutor
• Lee Jong-suk as Lee Woo-hyun, Yoon Se-joon's investigator
• Lee Seung-hyung as Cha Myung-soo, Ma Hye-ri's investigator
• Lee Eun-hee as Lee Jung-im, Ma Hye-ri's paralegal

People around Ma Hye-ri

• Choi Jung-woo as Ma Sang-tae, Ma Hye-ri's father
• Yang Hee-kyung as Park Ae-ja, Ma Hye-ri's mother
• Min Young-won as Lee Yoo-na, Ma Hye-ri's best friend

Others

• Park Jung-ah as Jenny Ahn, lawyer, Seo In-woo's friend
• Sung Byung-sook as Han Mi-ok, Jin Jeong-seon's mother
• Kim Ji-won as Yoon Bin, Yoon Se-joon's daughter
• Lee Il-hwa as Ha Jung-ran, bar owner
• Sunwoo Jae-duk as Go Man-chul, Ma Sang-tae's junior from his home town
• Jeong Gyu-Soo as Shin Jung-nam, flower shop owner
• Moon Joon-young as Minor in club

Special appearance

• Baek Seung-hyeon as Kim Dong-seok, criminal chased by Yoon Se-joon (ep. 1 & 7)
• Choi Eun-joo as Lee Moon-hae, Kim Dong-seok's accomplice (ep. 1 & 7)
• Kim Dong-gyun as man who trespassed Hye-ri's apartment (ep. 9 & 11)
• Lee Soo-jin as Hye-ri's law school friend
• Kim Sung-hoon as Fitness trainer
• Jeon Jin-gi as Detective
• Ahn Sang-tae as Hotel employee

Ratings

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS Ratings		AGB Nielsen
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	31 March 2010	7.3%	8.9%	8.0%	9.3%
2	1 April 2010	8.8%	9.4%	8.7%	9.8%
3	7 April 2010	9.6%	9.7%	10.0%	10.3%
4	8 April 2010	9.7%	9.4%	10.1%	11.2%
5	14 April 2010	10.8%	10.9%	10.4%	11.3%
6	15 April 2010	10.7%	11.0%	9.3%	9.8%
7	21 April 2010	10.4%	10.8%	10.3%	10.3%
8	22 April 2010	11.0%	11.1%	10.6%	10.8%
9	28 April 2010	9.9%	10.2%	11.0%	11.5%
10	29 April 2010	9.6%	9.6%	10.1%	10.4%
11	5 May 2010	9.9%	9.8%	10.7%	11.8%
12	6 May 2010	11.5%	11.5%	10.8%	10.8%
13	12 May 2010	9.6%	9.2%	10.3%	10.4%
14	13 May 2010	12.0%	11.5%	12.1%	12.3%
15	19 May 2010	12.1%	12.6%	11.1%	10.8%
16	20 May 2010	12.4%	11.7%	12.1%	13.2%
Average		10.3%	-	10.4%	-

International broadcast

It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV beginning October 18, 2010, then on terrestrial network Fuji TV in 2011.

Original soundtrack

Fly High

"Fly High" was the first digital single and soundtrack to be released from Prosecutor Princess OST, performed by South Korean R&B boy group Shinee. "Fly High" ranked at spot 46 and peaked at spot 38 of Gaon Chart upon release.

Background and release

"Fly High" was composed by Oh Jun-seong of Forrest Media who was the producer of the Prosecutor Princess OST, and the vocals were provided by Shinee of SM Entertainment. The song was released as one of the two tracks of digital single Prosecutor Princess OST Part 1 on April 2, 2010.

Promotion

A promotional music video of "Fly High" featuring scenes from the TV drama series was released in late May 2010. The song was performed by Shinee during their first Asia tour Shinee World and the live version was included in live album Shinee World. The Japanese version was performed during Shinee's first Japanese arena tour Shinee World 2012.