Missing Crown Prince premiered on Saturday, April 13, 2024, on MBN. Starring EXO’s Suho and Hong Ye-Ji, the historical K-drama revolves around the story of a crown prince and the daughter of a royal physician.
In the first episode, Crown Prince Lee Gon (Suho) is introduced as a curious person who somehow falls in danger. Hence, the king and his mother decide to get him married to royal physician Choi Sang-Rok’s daughter, Choi Myung-Yoon (Hong Ye-Ji). The latter is unhappy with the decision as the marriage will force her to let go of her being a physician.
Meanwhile, Sang-Rok is concerned about her daughter’s curse that states the death of her husband. Therefore, he does a ritual that doesn’t go as planned.
Missing Crown Prince Episode 1 spoilers: Suho is kidnapped
In Missing Crown Prince episode 1, Crown Prince Lee Gon (Suho) goes missing when a few bandits attack the palace. He wanders the town with his half-brother, Grand Prince Do-Sung (Kim Min-Kyu), to find out details about their enemies. When he returns home, the king is furious, but Queen Dowager Min Soo-Ryun calms him down and proposes a solution. She suggests the crown prince’s wedding to royal physician Choi Sang-Rok’s daughter, Choi Myung-Yoon (Hong Ye-Ji).
The next day, Myung-Yoon is introduced as a savage and fearless lady who doesn’t shy away from physically fighting goons. His father tells her that she should stop practicing medicine as she has been chosen to be the Crown Princess. While she is unhappy with the decision, she is worried about Sang-Rok doing something shady about her curse.
Meanwhile, Lee Gon comes across a female child’s corpse in the royal pond. She is a maid under Queen Dowager Min Soo-Ryun, and hence, he finds it suspicious that no one wants to know the real cause of her death. Later, an anonymous tip leaves him in shock when he catches Soo-Ryun in a romantic relationship with a man. A piece of evidence reveals that the man is one of the royal physicians.
Lee Gon plans to meet Sang-Rok in private, but someone spikes his drink and kidnaps him.
Missing Crown Prince Episode 2 recap & spoilers: Suho is betrayed & stabbed
In Missing Crown Prince episode 2, it turns out Sang-Rok has ordered to kidnap a scholar. But, by mistake, his men kidnap Lee Gon (Suho). To break his daughter’s curse, Sang-Rok performs a curse in which Lee Gon and Myung-Yoon (Hong Ye-Ji) have to spend the night next to each other.
However, Myung-Yoon wakes up and decides to help the man next to her. She disguises herself as her maid and helps him escape from her house. Moreover, she also doesn’t know that he is the crown prince.
When he asks her to drop him near the palace, she warns him not to go inside, claiming he might be in danger. In the palace, Queen Dowager Soo-Ryun orders the king to kill Lee Gon as the latter assumes he knows her secret. Missing Crown Prince episode 2 ending shows an eunuch walking towards the crown prince with a knife. Lee Gon asks if the king has sent her.
He tries to flee the palace and seeks one of his men’s help. But it turns out he cannot trust anyone as his trusted fellow stabs him.
In the next episode, viewers will find out whether Lee Gon survives the attack or not. Missing Crown Prince airs twice a week on Saturday and Sunday on MBN and Viki.
