Princess Pring

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| alt_name = Princess Pring
Princess Pring in the Birthday Kingdom
Celebrina in Birthday Wishland

| genre = Musical
Comedy
Fantasy
Magical girl

| runtime = 12 minutes

| producer = Yang Hyeon-jin
Kang Ji-min

| developer =

| executive_producer =

| writer = Kim Soo Yeon
Gang Na-lu
Jang Hye-lin

| director = Kim Soo Yeon

| starring =

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| company = Loco Entertainment, KTH, CJ ENM, Infinityone Comics Entertainment

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| network = KBS1

| first_aired = {{start date|2015|12|19}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2016|7|16}}

| related =

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 26 (Season 1), 13 (Season 2)

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{{Infobox Korean name|

| title = Princess Pring in the Birthday Kingdom

| hangul = 생일왕국의 프린세스 프링

| hanja =

| rr = Saengil wanggugui peurinseseu Peuring

| mr = Saengil wanggugŭi p'ŭrinsesŭ P'ŭring

}}

Princess Pring ({{ko-hhrm|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.

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.{{Cite web|url=http://toynews.kr/news/newsview.php?ncode=1065579142857448|title = '생일왕국의 프린세스 프링', 올 하반기 Tv시리즈 시즌2 방영 및 어린이 뮤지컬 공연}} An English adaptation of the series called Celebrina in Birthday Wishland was produced in 2017, with a planned global release in 2019;{{cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/lacey-in-mood-for-celebrina/|title=Lacey in mood for Celebrina|work=C21 Media|first=Nico|last=Franks|date=October 10, 2017|access-date=October 19, 2017}}{{cite magazine |author= |title=Wishes come true as landmark agreement is signed at MIPCOM |url=https://issuu.com/mipmarkets/docs/mipcom_2017_news_3 |magazine=MIPCOM News |page=34 |publisher=MIPCOM |date= October 18, 2017 |access-date= October 19, 2017 }} 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.SBS E! 연예뉴스, 2013년 7월 17일, “KBS N, 2013 서울 캐릭터라이선싱 페어 참가” On December 31, 2014, KBS Kids aired a special based on the series{{Cite web|url=http://blog.naver.com/prpring/220225048415|title=프린세스 프링 : 네이버 블로그}} and, in May 2015, investments from KTH were made for funding a full series.완구신문 6월호, “<프린세스 프링>, KTH 투자로 캐릭터 사업 박차”, 81p 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=201602182486a|title=2016 국산 애니메이션의 '소녀시대' 개막|date=18 February 2016}}

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!".