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Princess Aurora

오로라 공주

South Korea · 2000 · 150 episodes

Sarcastic Warning: Contains Maximum Tropes. Brace yourselves for the saga of a secretly savvy chaebol heiress who, despite her privileged upbringing, is somehow not a spoiled brat and has a knack for solving other people's marital woes. She then falls for a seemingly perfect, irritable novelist whose only "flaw" is conveniently dramatic enough to sustain 150 episodes of will-they-won't-they. Get ready for family drama, corporate intrigue, and a romance that will undoubtedly require a grand, public declaration of love to overcome whatever minor inconvenience the male lead's flaw turns out to be.

31Characters 16/56Connections 0/10Arcs 9/38Timeline 100%Mapped
Who carries the story

Characters

31characters
Main Role

Ro Ra

오로라
Lead

Ma Ma

황마마
Lead

Seol Hee

설설희
Rival

Ji Yeong

박지영
Antagonist

Shi Mong

황시몽
Family Member

Mi Mong

황미몽
Family Member

Dae San

오대산
Family Member

Im Dang

사임당
Family Member

Yeo Ok

왕여옥
Love Interest

Shi Gong

박사공
Love Interest

Da Ji

노다지
Antagonist

Ja Mong

황자몽
Family Member

Wang Sung

오왕성
Family Member

Geum Seong

오금성
Family Member

Soo Seong

오수성
Family Member

Gang Suk

이강숙
Antagonist

Joo Ri

박주리
Rival

Natassia

나타샤
Family Member

Sul Gook

설국
Family Member

Anna

이안나
Antagonist

Hae Gi

윤해기
Family Member

Yun Shil

장연실
Family Member

Sun Mi

김선미
Support Role

Soo Da

한수다

Han Soo Da is O Ro Ra's bright and attentive personal secretary during the period when the Oh family remains wealthy. She assists Ro Ra with household routines and treats her with the deference expected of the family's cherished youngest daughter. Her role diminishes after the collapse of Chunwang Foods and the breakup of the household.

Support Role

Purme

장푸르메
Support Role

Dan Pyo

은단표
Support Role

Sook Jung

숙정

Sook Jung is a stylist who works with O Ro Ra during her acting career. She accompanies Ro Ra and Seol Seol Hee during production-related activities and participates in informal conversations among the team. She functions primarily as a workplace companion rather than an independent story driver.

Support Role

Ha Na

하나

Ha Na is a minor credited character connected to the wider supporting cast. Available cast listings confirm the name but do not reliably establish her occupation, relationships, or independent narrative function. She should remain a limited record until her scenes are identified through episode review.

Support Role

Versailles Manager

베르사유 지배인

The Versailles manager is an unidentified employee at the French restaurant owned by Hwang Shi Mong. The character supports the restaurant setting and carries out routine management or staff functions under Shi Mong's authority. No reliable independent storyline or personal relationships are established.

Support Role

Seol Gook's Assistant

설국 비서

Seol Gook's assistant is an unidentified staff member who supports Sul Gook's business and administrative affairs. The character provides information, handles instructions, and helps establish Sul Gook's professional position. No independent motivation or major storyline is reliably documented.

Support Role

Entertainment Staff

설 엔터테인먼트 직원

This unidentified staff member works within the entertainment company connected to Sul Gook and Seol Seol Hee. The role supports management, production, or office scenes but does not have a reliably documented independent arc. The character should remain a limited workplace record until the source scenes and credit are confirmed.

What ties them together

Connections

16/56connections
Ro Ra Acting Rivals Ji Yeong

O Ro Ra and Park Ji Yeong compete within the same television production while receiving unequal treatment from director Yoon Hae Gi. Ji Yeong resents Ro Ra's growing visibility, while Ro Ra challenges the favoritism and hostility directed at her. Their professional rivalry also intersects with Seol Seol Hee's romantic life.

Rivalry · Changed
Shi Mong Sisters Mi Mong

Hwang Shi Mong and Hwang Mi Mong are unmarried sisters who share a household and jointly influence Hwang Ma Ma's life. Shi Mong generally assumes senior authority, while Mi Mong supports the family's collective decisions. Their alliance makes the sisters a unified force within the Hwang household.

Family
Shi Mong Sisters Ja Mong

Hwang Shi Mong and Hwang Ja Mong are sisters who live closely and present a united front in family matters. Shi Mong often leads while Ja Mong reinforces her decisions. Their shared protectiveness toward Hwang Ma Ma frequently becomes controlling.

Family
Ro Ra Younger Sister / Eldest Brother Wang Sung

Oh Wang Sung is O Ro Ra's eldest brother and one of the three much older sons in the family. He is protective of Ro Ra but also recognizes that their father gives her privileges denied to the sons. Their sibling bond continues after he relocates abroad.

Family
Ro Ra Younger Sister / Older Brother Geum Seong

Oh Geum Seong is one of O Ro Ra's three older brothers. Ro Ra intervenes directly when his affair with Park Joo Ri threatens his marriage and the wider family. Their relationship combines affection with Ro Ra's willingness to confront behavior the other relatives avoid addressing.

Family
Ro Ra Younger Sister / Older Brother Soo Seong

Oh Soo Seong is O Ro Ra's youngest older brother. He is emotionally expressive and generally less confrontational than the other men in the household. Their relationship remains affectionate even after the family disperses.

Family
Sul Gook Husband and Wife Anna

Sul Gook and Lee Anna are the wealthy parents of Seol Seol Hee. They are united in their concern for their son and generally approve of O Ro Ra as his partner. Seol Hee's illness draws them more directly into the central family conflict.

Romantic
Hae Gi Director / Actress Ro Ra

Yoon Hae Gi directs O Ro Ra during her early acting career and initially treats her harshly. Ro Ra challenges his favoritism and refuses to submit quietly to unfair treatment. Their professional relationship changes as her ability and public importance become harder to dismiss.

Professional · Changed
Wang Sung Brothers Geum Seong

Oh Wang Sung and Oh Geum Seong are the two eldest sons of Oh Dae San and Sa Im Dang. Wang Sung often attempts to contain the family consequences of Geum Seong's impulsive behavior. Their bond continues after the family relocates abroad.

Family
Wang Sung Brothers Soo Seong

Oh Wang Sung and Oh Soo Seong are brothers within O Ro Ra's original household. Wang Sung tends to take the cautious senior role, while Soo Seong is more emotionally expressive. Both are affected by their father's authority and the later collapse of the family company.

Family
Geum Seong Brothers Soo Seong

Oh Geum Seong and Oh Soo Seong are brothers who share the privileges and restrictions of the wealthy Oh household. Soo Seong becomes part of the family reaction to Geum Seong's affair and threatened divorce. Their relationship continues after they leave Korea.

Family
Hae Gi Director / Favored Actress Ji Yeong

Yoon Hae Gi directs Park Ji Yeong and initially gives her preferential treatment during production. Their professional alignment strengthens Ji Yeong's position against O Ro Ra and contributes to tension on set. The relationship remains primarily connected to television work.

Professional
Ro Ra Actress / Stylist Sook Jung

Sook Jung works with O Ro Ra as a stylist during her acting career. She accompanies Ro Ra through production-related activities and participates in informal workplace conversations. Their connection is supportive but does not develop into a major independent storyline.

Professional
Shi Mong Restaurant Owner / Manager Versailles Manager

Hwang Shi Mong owns and operates Versailles, where the unidentified manager handles routine restaurant responsibilities. The manager works under Shi Mong's authority and supports scenes establishing her professional life. No independent personal relationship is confirmed.

Professional
Sul Gook Executive / Assistant Seol Gook's Assistant

The unidentified assistant supports Sul Gook's administrative and business activities. The relationship establishes Sul Gook's professional authority and provides a channel for instructions and information. The assistant has no confirmed independent storyline.

Professional
Sul Gook Company Executive / Staff Entertainment Staff

The unidentified entertainment-company employee works within the business network associated with Sul Gook and Seol Seol Hee. The staff role supports office, management, or production scenes without a documented independent motivation. Sul Gook occupies the senior professional position.

Professional
Where it happens

Places

13places
Home

Oh Family Residence

The Oh Family Residence is O Ro Ra's wealthy childhood home and the main setting for the drama's early family conflicts. Oh Dae San, Sa Im Dang, their sons, daughters-in-law, and household staff live there while Chunwang Foods remains successful. The household breaks apart after Oh Dae San's death and the family's financial collapse.

Home

Hwang Family Residence

The Hwang Family Residence is shared by Hwang Ma Ma and his three older sisters. It becomes the principal setting for the sisters' control over Ma Ma's personal life and their conflict with O Ro Ra. Ro Ra's experience within the household after marrying Ma Ma contributes directly to the breakdown of the marriage.

Home

Park Family Residence

The Park Family Residence is the household associated with Wang Yeo Ok, Park Shi Gong, and Park Ji Yeong. Natassia also lives within the household during the relationship with Shi Gong, and Noh Da Ji later becomes connected to it through marriage. The home is a recurring center of romantic conflict, family interference, and disputes over Shi Gong's future.

Home

Seol Family Residence

The Seol Family Residence is the wealthy home of Sul Gook, Lee Anna, and Seol Seol Hee. It provides a more accepting family environment for O Ro Ra than the Hwang household. Seol Hee's illness, Ro Ra's commitment to him, and the family's response to their marriage make the residence important to the later story.

Company

Chunwang Foods Headquarters

Chunwang Foods Headquarters represents the business foundation of the Oh Family's wealth and social status. Oh Dae San leads the company before his sudden death. Its collapse removes the family's financial security and forces O Ro Ra to build an independent career.

Office

Seol Entertainment Office

The Seol Entertainment Office is associated with Sul Gook's entertainment business and Seol Seol Hee's professional work. It supports talent management, administrative meetings, and activities connected to O Ro Ra's acting career. The company name may appear under a different English rendering in subtitles.

Restaurant

Versailles

Versailles is the French restaurant owned and operated by Hwang Shi Mong. It establishes her professional independence outside the Hwang household and provides a recurring workplace for her and the restaurant manager. Family conversations and social encounters also occur there.

Other

Altair Drama Production Set

The Altair Drama Production Set is the television workplace where O Ro Ra begins establishing herself as an actress. She clashes with Park Ji Yeong and faces harsh or preferential treatment from director Yoon Hae Gi. The set connects Ro Ra's professional growth to her rivalry with Ji Yeong and her working relationship with Seol Seol Hee.

Other

British Lady Drama Production Set

The British Lady Drama Production Set is a late-story workplace involving Park Ji Yeong and Eun Dan Pyo. It gives Ji Yeong a new professional direction after her relationship with Seol Seol Hee ends. The setting has less structural importance than the Altair production but supports Ji Yeong's closing storyline.

Hospital

Park Shi Gong's Korean Medicine Clinic

Park Shi Gong's Korean medicine clinic is his primary professional setting and the place where he meets Noh Da Ji as a patient. Their doctor-patient contact develops into a romantic relationship that disrupts his domestic partnership with Natassia. The clinic therefore connects Shi Gong's professional life to the Park household's central romantic conflict.

Hospital

Seol Seol Hee's Treatment Hospital

The treatment hospital is where Seol Seol Hee receives evaluation and care after his blood-cancer diagnosis. His illness changes his relationships with Park Ji Yeong, O Ro Ra, and his parents. The hospital becomes an important setting for Ro Ra's decision to remain beside him and for the family's hope for his recovery.

Home

O Ro Ra and Hwang Ma Ma's Marital Home

The marital home represents O Ro Ra and Hwang Ma Ma's attempt to build a life together after their wedding. Their domestic space is repeatedly affected by Ma Ma's dependence on his sisters and the Hwang family's refusal to respect the couple's boundaries. The failure to establish an independent household contributes to their divorce.

Home

O Ro Ra and Seol Seol Hee's Home

This late-story residence represents the family life O Ro Ra builds with Seol Seol Hee after their marriage. It contrasts with the unstable domestic environment of her marriage to Hwang Ma Ma. The setting supports the drama's conclusion and the couple's life following Seol Hee's treatment.

Who holds power

Organizations

9organizations
Family

Oh Family

The Oh Family begins the story as the wealthy household behind Chunwang Foods, with O Ro Ra protected as the much younger and favored daughter. Oh Dae San's death and the company's collapse destroy the household's financial stability and send several family members abroad. The family's dispersal forces Ro Ra to support herself and begin an acting career.

Family

Hwang Family

The Hwang Family is a tightly controlled household led in practice by Hwang Ma Ma's three unmarried older sisters. Their protectiveness toward Ma Ma becomes intrusive after he marries O Ro Ra, and their refusal to respect the couple's boundaries contributes to the divorce. Hwang Mi Mong's concealed biological relationship to Noh Da Ji creates a second major family secret.

Family

Park Family

The Park Family centers on Wang Yeo Ok and her children, Park Shi Gong and Park Ji Yeong. The household becomes divided by Shi Gong's relationships with Natassia and Noh Da Ji, while Ji Yeong's acting career and romance with Seol Seol Hee create additional tension. Wang Yeo Ok's death changes the family's structure late in the story.

Family

Seol Family

The Seol Family is the wealthy household of Sul Gook, Lee Anna, and their son Seol Seol Hee. Unlike the Hwang household, Seol Hee's parents generally welcome O Ro Ra and support her commitment to their son. Seol Hee's serious illness makes the family's resources and emotional support central to the later story.

Company

Chunwang Foods

Chunwang Foods is the successful company that finances the Oh Family's privileged lifestyle at the beginning of the drama. Oh Dae San serves as chairman and central authority over the business. His sudden death is followed by the company's collapse, removing the financial protection that previously shaped O Ro Ra's life.

Agency

Seol Entertainment

Seol Entertainment is the entertainment-business organization associated with Sul Gook and the professional network supporting Seol Seol Hee. It provides administrative and management resources connected to actors and television work. The company name may appear as Snowy Entertainment in literal or automated translations.

Company

Versailles

Versailles is the French restaurant owned and operated by Hwang Shi Mong. The business establishes Shi Mong's financial independence and provides a recurring workplace outside the Hwang residence. Restaurant employees work under her direct authority.

Other

Altair Drama Production

The Altair production is the television workplace where O Ro Ra develops as an actress and clashes with Park Ji Yeong. Director Yoon Hae Gi's favoritism and harsh treatment turn the production into a major professional battleground. Managers, stylists, and makeup staff connect the acting rivalry to the wider entertainment industry.

Other

British Lady Drama Production

The British Lady production is a late-story television project involving Park Ji Yeong and Eun Dan Pyo. It gives Ji Yeong a new professional direction after the collapse of her relationship with Seol Seol Hee. Available information does not establish the complete production staff or formal company behind the drama.