Princess Pring

Princess Pring (Korean: 프린세스 프링; also known as Princess Pring in the Birthday Kingdom) is a Korean media franchise created in 2012 by Korean toy company Loco Entertainment. The franchise features the titular character Princess Pring, a cheerful rabbit girl who cheers up children during their birthdays, sometimes helping them with their problems in the most fun of ways.

Princess Pring
Also known as	Princess Pring Princess Pring in the Birthday Kingdom Celebrina in Birthday Wishland
Hangul	생일왕국의 프린세스 프링
RR	Saengirwanggugui Peurinseseu Peuring
MR	Saengirwanggugŭi P'ŭrinsesŭ P'ŭring
Genre	Musical Comedy Fantasy Magical girl
Written by	Kim Soo Yeon Gang Na-lu Jang Hye-lin
Directed by	Kim Soo Yeon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26 (Season 1), 13 (Season 2)
Production
Producers	Yang Hyeon-jin Kang Ji-min
Running time	12 minutes
Production companies	Loco Entertainment, KTH, CJ ENM, Infinityone Comics Entertainment
Original release
Network	KBS1
Release	December 19, 2015 (2015-12-19) – July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)

A musical fantasy animated series based on the franchise is produced by the company and aired on KBS1 from December 19, 2015, to July 16, 2016. A second season was announced in 2017.^[1] An English adaptation of the series called Celebrina in Birthday Wishland was produced in 2017, with a planned global release in 2019;^[2][3] however, this adaption was ultimately never aired in any region.

History

The franchise was created by Loco Entertainment in 2012 with funding from the Korea Creative Content Agency as part of both the "New Character Business Support" and "Character Life Project" for a variety of character goods such as toys, plush toys, publishing and cutlery. It also received praise in the Seoul Character Licensing Fair in 2013 and 2014.^[4] On December 31, 2014, KBS Kids aired a special based on the series^{[5][unreliable source?]} and, in May 2015, investments from KTH were made for funding a full series.^[6] The series was later made and broadcast on KBS1 from December 19, 2015, to July 16, 2016. The animated series, which is animated purely in CGI, is in the style of a musical adventure, with songs composed by Hwang Gun-dan of ButterFly music studios, with the music played by a real orchestra. Producer Yang Hyeon-jin has explained that both music and animation synergize together in the series to reflect the tone of each scene.^[7]

Animax Korea also aired the series in South Korea in 2016. The series's second season was officially announced, and released in 2018.

Plot

The Birthday Kingdom is a special place where children are invited to during their birthday to celebrate, greeted by the kingdom's Crown Princess, Princess Pring. She herself listens to the children's wishes with her big ears and usually helps them in the most fun ways possible, whenever they feel sad or lonely. But she is not alone in the Birthday Kingdom, as such she was assisted by her friends to help the children to support their dreams and their future. Pring makes sure that everything is "Everyday Birthday!".