This is the story of women who chose to be princes themselves rather than wait for their princes. During the 1950s, a type of Korean musical with an all-female cast called Female Gukgeuk enjoyed a golden age in Korea. Especially Female Gukgeuk who set the hearts of many young girls on fire. Some fans loved their actors so ardently that they sent bloody love letters and even committed suicide. Also, some girls ran away from home and followed Female Gukgeuk companies on the roa...more

This is the story of women who chose to be princes themselves rather than wait for their princes. During the 1950s, a type of Korean musical with an all-female cast called Female Gukgeuk enjoyed a golden age in Korea. Especially Female Gukgeuk who set the hearts of many young girls on fire. Some fans loved their actors so ardently that they sent bloody love letters and even committed suicide. Also, some girls ran away from home and followed Female Gukgeuk companies on the road.
Cho Geum-aeng, Hae-ri Kim, Park Mi-sook, Huh Sook-ja, and Lee Ok-cheon are the girls who left home and became male role actors. And they are, despite their old age, on stage to this day. Although Female Gukgeuk is on the decline, their enthusiasm for Female Gukgeuk has not faded yet.
<The Girl Princes> looks back at the traces of Female Gukgeuk which have not been recorded down in history. Furthermore it shows the present days of the actors who are maintaining life-long ties with fellow actors and old fans.less