Rooftop Prince in a box

123 February 27, 2012October 7, 2022

by javabeans

Oh man, these posters for Rooftop Prince crack me up, especially this first one above where our time-traveling Joseon aristocrats (and prince) find themselves stuck in a box (literally) wondering, “Is this real life or the afterlife?” I know, the 21st century’s a bitch, isn’t it?

I’m pretty sure my favorite thing about prince Yoochun is the utter dignity with which he wears his royal hat and tracksuit. It’s like Lee Jung’s ridiculous cape in Vampire Idol — meant to convey prestige and rank but really just making him look like a Conehead. I’m particularly partial to (unintentional?) irony of Yoochun wearing the uniform of civil service exam-takers the nation over (aka the sloppy tracksuit), which makes him look like an aspiring government employee. (Imagine a future king taking a civil service exam; is the world ready for such a revolutionary concept?)

There also seems to be a curious fixation with the box motif, which I’m not quite sure I’m getting. (If there’s something to get.) Is it to emphasize how tiny and cramped our prince will find living in a rooftop room? Or is that the device by which he speeds forward 300 years, Calvin and Hobbes style?

All I know for sure is, this show is already cracking me up and it hasn’t even begun yet. Fingers crossed, people!

Rooftop Prince premieres on March 14 on SBS.

Via TV Report

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1 annie

February 27, 2012 at 10:26 PM

This post wins for so many reasons, the primary of which is the Calvin and Hobbes reference. Scientific progress goes *boink*!

This drama is looking so good. I think Yoochun will actually do funny really well.

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Webfoot

February 27, 2012 at 11:28 PM

Yes! We need a kdrama that incorporates Transmorgrifiers!

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jubilantia

February 28, 2012 at 8:18 AM

Also a TARDIS!

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badmamajama

February 28, 2012 at 9:49 AM

Dear God , A TARDIS in a korean DRAMA ?! I LIKE , I LIKE ALOT

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Emma

February 28, 2012 at 11:55 AM

:D Love your Comment!! !

msjoe42

February 28, 2012 at 9:55 AM

Like use a time-traveling phone booth in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is a 1989 American science fiction–comedy buddy film.

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gusya

February 28, 2012 at 2:31 PM

a tardis!!! that will be utterly amazing...maybe dr who will make a quick cameo lol ^___^

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harukogirl

February 28, 2012 at 1:41 AM

I LOVE THAT QUOTE~! :D

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annie

February 28, 2012 at 2:04 AM

Me too! :)

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Cloie.buggeater

February 28, 2012 at 8:46 AM

All hail Calvin and Hobbes!!

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Cam

February 29, 2012 at 8:16 AM

HAHA!! That's a good one! :)

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Kiara

March 1, 2012 at 7:37 AM

The Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCWgocaNuTI&feature=youtu.be

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2 Cynthia

February 27, 2012 at 10:26 PM

I don't know why, but those color-coordinated track suits just crack me up. At least they're not all glittery, ala Secret Garden....
:)

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Mystisith

February 28, 2012 at 4:08 AM

Just wait, i'm sure if our Prince sees one of those "things" he will fall in love with it ! Never underestimate the love of flashy clothes, may it be in Joseon or modern Korea.

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Cynthia

February 28, 2012 at 7:05 AM

Oh, and JB - they're not stuck in a box, unless it's a really fancy box with floor and ceiling mouldings with a wood floor. It looks more like what passes for a spacious apartment in NYC.
:)

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jubilantia

February 28, 2012 at 12:02 PM

OH MY GOD PLEASE LET THERE BE GLITTERY TRACKSUITS

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~Feather~

February 28, 2012 at 5:23 PM

The first time i heard about the tracksuits, i thought about secret garden's glittery tracksuit! XD
My first reaction: NOOOOOOO!!! I didn't mean it! I didn't mean it when I said I missed it! Don't bring it back, please! There was enough glitter the first time!

My reaction after I saw the pictures: Bwahahaha!!! I can't take how they are so indifferent to what they're wearing, and they still have their manes of glory!

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3 reglest

February 27, 2012 at 10:29 PM

I love the 1st poster!!!

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im_eve

February 28, 2012 at 2:19 AM

i luv how's he's squatting on the 1st pic coz of his royal hat ;0

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4 leonardswench

February 27, 2012 at 10:37 PM

The more they tease us, the more worried I get about being let down ... but I'm still in for the ride, regardless. I mean, look at the cute, how can we not give it a go?

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bluejunkie

February 28, 2012 at 1:48 AM

Oh you're not alone. I myself is getting really excited for RP but I'm also worried whether it'll turn out good or not. But I still hope for the best.
The tracksuits and their facial expressions..daebak! Haha. *gets excited yet again*

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Cynthia

February 28, 2012 at 6:53 AM

True, that - but I'm having BVS flashbacks. All cute promos but we wound up with 80% angst for a story.....

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5 topper

February 27, 2012 at 10:44 PM

Love the humor in the stills. Gonna tune in for the laughs.

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6 diorama

February 27, 2012 at 10:45 PM

I cannot wait for this drama. The colorful tracksuits, Yoochun reclining with supreme dignity upon a rooftop...
Please let him encounter modern toilets (and girls in shorts and tank tops, *snerk*)

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Llamaesque

February 28, 2012 at 9:40 AM

I'd also like to see this fish-out-of-water become obsessed with Korean dramas =X What better way to learn about life in the modern world??

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7 rumwow

February 27, 2012 at 10:49 PM

oh my god... I'm tearing up from laughing too much...
yoochun's flat expression is priceless...

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8 Cass

February 27, 2012 at 10:51 PM

This seems promising.

Call!

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9 Raitei

February 27, 2012 at 11:08 PM

Regarding the box concept, I'm getting the "Life is like a box of chocolate: you never know what you gonna get" feeling. Maybe it's something like that?

After all, time traveling is not an easy thing. You don't know what to expect, what will happen, if you can adapt, and so on..?

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10 vanillasalt

February 27, 2012 at 11:11 PM

Yay! totally the next drama I'm gonna watch.

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11 Oatmeal

February 27, 2012 at 11:16 PM

I just cant wait to see yoochan on a weekly basis, now THATS something to celebrate about. WOOHOO
BRING ON THE INSANITY!!!

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12 Ani

February 27, 2012 at 11:17 PM

Is that a mullet the Blue Ranger is wearing? Mother of Moses, that's totally a MULLET! XD

Lee Minho looks uber cute. And can I say that, and I'm not embarrassed to admit this, that I'm happy to see he's wearing green since my nickname with some of my friends and coworkers is Green Ranger (Green for short). It's fated I tell you. Hahaha. Ok no, it's not. But he's still uber cute.

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Nizar

May 26, 2012 at 7:28 AM

SBS Roof Top Prince was filmed on Feb.11 in Hwangmae Mountain in Hapcheon area. The fiimlng was lasted for 10 hrs from 8:00am to 6:00pm joined by 80 drama staffs n casts including Yuchun. kekeke.and OMG ASSASSINS! They are being chased by assassins COOL! Cannot wait ^^

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13 JG

February 27, 2012 at 11:27 PM

All my expectations for this drama have been fulfilled by these stills. Fingers crossed that the execution will deliver. I am so ready for a really funny one with lots of heart.

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JG

February 27, 2012 at 11:33 PM

er, I meant posters.

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14 Maggie

February 27, 2012 at 11:31 PM

thanks jb,

My goodness !

the 2nd poster, the stripe blouse she is wearing,

was from the drama - feast of gods,

must be budget drama...

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song pong

February 27, 2012 at 11:52 PM

your comment cracked me up

all $ went into Yoochun's fee probably, lol

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all4movies

February 28, 2012 at 2:06 AM

I think the sweater looked better on Sung Yuri.

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15 rilanna

February 27, 2012 at 11:37 PM

awww, yoochun goes from prince to pauper~

its funny that he has to squat to fit in the box--because he hat is so tall xD

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16 nokcha

February 27, 2012 at 11:38 PM

The tracksuit colors remind me of Attack the Gas Station! I'm really looking forward to this drama....

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17 biankoy

February 27, 2012 at 11:39 PM

I love it already! Yoochun is really convincing as a sageuk character (although this is not a sageuk). He has the dignity and the authority of someone who lived in the past. I'm loving this new batch of Joseon F4.