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* [[Action Girl]]: Want to get your ass kicked? Just try threatening or harming anyone Hang Ah cares about!
* [[Actor Allusion]]:
** One of Hang Ah's girlfriends says, "To her father, (Hang Ah) is [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwang_Jin:Hwang Jin-yi |Hwang Jin-yi]]." (Hang Ah's actress, Ha Ji-won, played Hwang Jin-yi in the [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwang_Jin:Hwang Jin-i_%28TV_series%29i chr(28)TV serieschr(29)|popular drama]].)
** In South Korea, Hang Ah goes fangirl-y over two of Ha Ji-won's co-stars, Jo In-sung from [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Happened_in_Bali:Something Happened in Bali|What Happened in Bali]] and Hyun Bin from [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Garden_%28TV_series%29:Secret Garden chr(28)TV serieschr(29)|Secret Garden]].
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Hang Ah turns down Jae Ha's proposal via Kang Seok.
{{quote| '''Kang Seok''': I have no feelings whatsoever for comrade Lee Jae-ha. I will not get engaged.}}
* [[Alternate History]]: South Korea still maintains its monarchy, even after the split from North Korea.
* [[The Beatles (Music)|The Beatles]]: Secretary Eun receives a bribe in the form of a [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Quarrymen |Quarrymen]] album.
* [[Beleaguered Assistant]]: Secretary Eun, when he first becomes Jae Ha's secretary
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure|Benevolent Ruler]]: Jae Kang
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** Every time Shi Kyung sings, a girl swoons. Not surprising considering his actor Jo Jung Suk used to sing in musicals.
** Lee Seung Gi is a popular singer who also plays piano; the character Jae Ha is a natural pianist.
* [[Celeb Crush]]: Why can't Hang Ah marry [[Brad Pitt]] or [[Barack Obama]] or [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Dong:Jang Dong-gun |Jang Dong-gun]] instead?
{{quote| '''Jae Ha''': He is married. With childen.}}
* [[Censor Suds]]: When Jae Kang interrupts Jae Ha in the middle of the latter's bubble bath, objects around the bathroom provide censorship.
* [[Character Name Alias]]: Bong Goo's [[Named After Somebody Famous|English name]] is [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayer:John Mayer|John Mayer]].
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Every time Jae Ha tries to bully Shi Kyung with jokes, the latter takes everything seriously.
* {{spoiler|[[Convenient Miscarriage]]}}: is what prompts Jae Ha to cross the DMZ into North Korea for Hang Ah.
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]: Jae Ha "promotes" Shi Kyung to royal guard so that he can make Shi Kyung's life hellish. His reasoning? "Do you like Kim Hang Ah that much? Did you have to play in the snow? In front of me? Laughing?"
* [[Culture Equals Costume]]: Although the cast usually dress in present-day clothing, on several occasions the royal family have dressed traditionally and Hang Ah has worn a [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Hanbok |hanbok]]/choson-ot.
* [[Daddy's Girl]]: Despite her badassery, Hang Ah is first and foremost Kim Nam Il's (only) daughter.
* [[Divided We Fall]]: The combined Korean WOC team can't get it together during training.
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'''Jae Kang:''' A man your age, calling himself cute?<br />
'''Jae Ha:''' [[Insult Backfire|I ''am'' cute]]. }}
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]:
** [[My Girlfriend Is a Nine Tailed Fox|Dae Woong]]'s aunt is one of the celebrities congratulating the prince on his engagement ([[As Himself|As Herself]]). [[Actor Allusion|Lee Seung Gi]], who plays Jae Ha, also played Dae Woong.
* [[Hilarity Ensues]]: The WOC team
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* [[Kissing Under the Influence]]: [[Subverted]]. Jae Ha and Hang Ah were drunk enough to kiss, but tipsy enough not to blame it on the alcohol.
* [[Like an Old Married Couple]]: Hang Ah and Jae start out their relationship bickering during WOC training.
* [[Loony Fan]]: Stoic North Korean soldier, Kang Seok, first encounters for [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:SNSD |SNSD]] when he visits South Korea for the first time, and over time develops into a [[Loony Fan]]--[[Serious Business|to hilarious results]].
* [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]: [[Royal Brat|Jae Shin]]
* [[Love Confession]]:
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* [[Personal Effects Reveal]]
* [[Phoney Call]]: Hang Ah calls her father to wail because she's fed up with life in South Korea, ranting that all the South Koreans care about is "money, money, money." When she's done ranting, we hear a standard operator recording on the other end. Just then, [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Jae Kang calls to check up on her]].
* [[Politically -Active Princess]]: Jae Shin
* [[Practical Voice Over]]: The conversation where her father tells her that she's ineligible for South Korean princess bride-hood is delivered via voiceover in episode 5 while Hang Ah plays minesweeper. As soon as she hits a bomb, her father's voice gives the bad news and Hang Ah dissolves into tears.
* [[Product Placement]]: Jae Ha's snack food of choice comes from Dunkin' Donuts.
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* [[Upper Class Wit]]: Jae Ha. [[Character Development|He grows up.]]
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Jae Ha and Shi Kyung
* [[Wham! Line]]
{{quote| '''Jae Shin''': I killed him! I killed him! So that I could live.}}
* [[What's Up, King Dude?]]: The amount of access Bong Goo has to the king is just baffling.
* [[You Called Me "X" - It Must Be Serious]]: Straight-laced Shi Kyung actually calls out his king [[Full Name Ultimatum|by full name]].
* [[You Say Tomato]]: Naturally, all the North Koreans have North Korean accents, but Hang Ah especially suffers for this when she moves to South Korea.