Coffee Prince (2007 TV series)
| Coffee Prince | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Yoon Eun Hye Gong Yoo Lee Sun Gyun Chae Jung Ahn Kim Chang Wan Kim Dong Wook Kim Jae Wook Lee Uhn Kim Young Oak Kim Ja Wook Choi Il Hwa Park Won Sook Han Ye In Lee Han Wie |
| Opening theme | 랄랄라, It’s Love! lalala, It’s Love!- 더 멜로디(The Melody) |
| Ending theme | Go Go Chan!![고고찬!!] - 티어라이너(Tearliner)(Feat.(YoCho)) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 17+ special |
| Production | |
| Running time | Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time) |
| Original release | |
| Network |  MBC |
| Release | July 2, 2007 – August 28, 2007 |
The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (커피프린스 1호점) is a South Korean Drama that aired on July 2nd, 2007 in South Korea. It airs every Monday and Tuesday. It stars popular actress Yoon Eun Hye from Goong, Gong Yoo from One Fine Day and Lee Sun Gyun from White Tower and Chae Jung Ahn. The drama contains vaguely homosexual elements, although these are defensible given the theme of the plot.
Due to the show's popularity, MBC has announced extension of the show by one episode. MBC will also air an special on 8/28/07. Gong Yoo will be watching the special with 1000 fans from all over Asia.
Main Cast
- Gong Yoo as Choi Han Keol
- Yoon Eun Hye Go Eun Chan
- Lee Sun Gyun as Choi Han Seong
- Chae Jung Ahn as Han Yoo Joo
Supporting Cast
Coffee Shop Members
- Kim Chang Whan as Mr. Hong
- Kim Dong Wook as Jin Ha Rim
- Kim Jae Wook as Noh Sun Gi
- Lee Uhn as Hwang Min Yeop
Han Kyul's Family
- Kim Young Oak as Han Kyul's Grandmother
- Kim Ja Wook as Han Kyul's Mother
- Choi Il Hwa as Han Kyul's Father
Eun Chan's Family
- Park Won Sook as Eun Chan's Mother
- Han Ye In as Eun Chan's Sister
- Lee Han Wie as Meat Shop Owner (Friend of Eun Chan)
Synopsis
Choi Han Kyul (played by Gong Yoo) is the cocky son of a rich family who runs a coffee franchise. He doesn't believe in love and certainly doesn't want to get married despite his family's requests. On the other hand, Go Eun Chan (played by Yoo Eun Hye/Goong) is a 24-year old tomboyish female who gets mistaken as a guy quite often. She takes up every job possible - waitress, delivery man, etc - and has the responsibility of taking care of her mother and younger sister. Eun Chan accidentally meets Han Kyul twice, once on a delivery and once during a robbery. During the robbery, Eun Chan's delivery motorcycle ends up being destroyed. Han Kyul, not knowing that Eun Chan is actually a girl, decides to hire Eun Chan as a false "lover" in exchange for money so that he can escape the blind date arranged by his grandmother. Meanwhile, Han Kyul's cousin Choi Han Seong is an established music producer and his ex-girlfriend Han Yoo Joo, who Han Kyul secretly loved for nine years, is a famous artist who studied in New York. The two were lovers for about 8 years but their relationship ended when Yoo Joo broke up with Han Seong. Two years after they separated their paths cross again when Yoo Joo came back to Seoul.
After getting an ultimatum from his grandmother, Han Kyul takes over their newly bought coffee shop named Coffee Prince to prove his ability, both to his grandmother and Yoo Joo. In order to attract female customers, he only hires good looking male employees. In a struggle with money, Eun Chan, whom Han Kyul has already mistaken as a boy, hides her gender identity to get a job at Coffee Prince. Soon the feelings start to spark between Eun Chan and Han Kyul. Despite not knowing Eun Chan is a GIRL, Han Kyul starts to question his sexuality and even goes to the hospital for it.
Will Han Kyul accept his feelings towards Eun Chan and give their relationship a try? Or will he leave their friendship the way it was in order for Eun Chan to stay by his as long as possible before he leaves for America? Will Eun Chan tell him the truth or will she forever keep lying so that she could keep providing for her family? Will it be love or resposibilities?
Book Information
With a foolish mother and the need to look after her younger sister, flower boy Go Eun Chan has had to give up the feminine image. It's a love story with Choi Han Kyul, who knows women well and thinks of himself as a great guy.
After accidentally being mistaken for a man, she starts working at Coffee Prince, and falls in love with the hot-tempered owner Choi Han Kyul. But Choi Han Kyul thinks she's a man, and furthermore doesn't believe in love. So she can't confess that she's a woman, and he continues thinking that the agonized Go Eun Chan is a man. Choi Han Kyul thinks he's experiencing feelings of homosexuality towards her, and gets heartsick. This side of him was drawn in a risky but fun way.
Production Credits
- Original Work: Lee Sun Mi
- Chief Producer: Lee Yoon-Jung
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-02 | 1 | 14.4 (7th) | 15.5 (7th) |
| 2007-07-03 | 2 | 15.3 (7th) | 16.2 (7th) |
| 2007-07-09 | 3 | 18.1 (6th) | 18.6 (5th) |
| 2007-07-10 | 4 | 19.0 (4th) | 19.8 (4th) |
| 2007-07-16 | 5 | 19.3 (3rd) | 20.1 (2nd) |
| 2007-07-17 | 6 | 23.2 (2nd) | 23.9 (2nd) |
| 2007-07-23 | 7 | 25.2 (2nd) | 25.3 (2nd) |
| 2007-07-24 | 8 | 26.8 (2nd) | 28.1 (2nd) |
| 2007-07-30 | 9 | 25.2 (2nd) | 26.2 (2nd) |
| 2007-07-31 | 10 | 25.9 (2nd) | 27.3 (2nd) |
| 2007-08-06 | 11 | 28.4 (2nd) | 30.8 (1st) |
| 2007-08-07 | 12 | 29.9 (2nd) | 31.4 (2nd) |
| 2007-08-13 | 13 | 29.3 (2nd) | 32.1 (2nd) |
| 2007-08-14 | 14 | 28.1 (2nd) | 30.5 (2nd) |
| 2007-08-20 | 15 | 27.1 (2nd) | 29.0 (2nd) |
| 2007-08-21 | 16 | 28.5 (2nd) | 30.8 (1st) |
| 2007-08-27 | 17 | - | - |
| 2007-08-28 | Special | - | - |
| Average | - | - | |
Source: TNS Media Korea