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The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (커피프린스 1호점, or Coffee Prince) is a South Korean drama that began airing on July 2, 2007 in South Korea. It aired every Monday and Tuesday. It stars popular actress Yoon Eun Hye from Goong or Princess Hours, Gong Yoo from One Fine Day, Lee Sun Gyun from White Tower and Chae Jung Ahn. The drama is a love story between a tomboyish woman pretending to be a man and a young food empire mogul. It contains "pseudo-homosexual" elements as the man does not initially know of the tomboyish woman's true sex.[1] Due to the show's popularity, MBC had announced extension of the show by one episode. MBC also aired a special on August 28 2007. Gong Yoo watched the special with 1000 fans from all over Asia.
[edit] Main cast
[edit] Supporting CastCoffee Shop Members
Han Kyul's Family
Eun Chan's Family
[edit] SynopsisChoi Han Kyul, played by Gong Yoo, is the cocky son of a rich family who runs a food corporation. 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 Yoon Eun Hye, is a 24-year old tomboyish female who gets mistaken as a guy quite often. She takes up every job possible — waitress, food deliverer, 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 damaged. Han Kyul, not knowing that Eun Chan is actually a girl, decides to hire Eun Chan as a false "lover" so that he can escape the blind dates 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 returns to Seoul. After getting an ultimatum from his grandmother, Han Kyul takes over a run-down old coffee shop, later renamed 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 feelings start to spark between Eun Chan and Han Kyul. Because he's unaware that Eun Chan is a girl, Han Kyul starts to question his sexuality. [edit] Book InformationWith the death of her father, Eun Chan has to support her family, consisting of a foolish, spendthrift mother and younger sister. Due to her short hair, baggy clothing and general boyish behavior, she often gets mistaken for a boy and her sister often uses her as her 'boyfriend' to get rid of boys who follow her around. Eun Chan is also proficient at Taekwondo, and is strong for a girl. Han Kyul is the heir of a large company. He's rich, carefree and doesn't take life seriously enough. He first meets Eun Chan when one of her sister's boyfriends attempts to steal a handbag belonging to Yoo Joo (a woman that Han Kyul secretly likes). Eun Chan, not knowing who the boy is, catches him but lets him go when she realizes who it is. This gives Han Kyul the impression that the two have been planning the incident together, and when she comes the day after to collect money to fix her scooter, he insults her by telling her that he thinks she's just a thief. All this time, he thinks that Eun Chan is male. After being forced by his grandmother to take on a coffee shop (that is to become Coffee Prince) and improve its sales, Han Kyul goes for a 'prince' concept and tries to hire good-looking boys as servers to attract female customers. Eun Chan is employed, and as she works at Coffee Prince, she falls in love with Han Kyul. Han Kyul too feels affection for Eun Chan. Not knowing that Eun Chan is actually a girl, this leads him to confusion about his sexuality and he tries to distance himself from her. Although the drama version is very similar, there is nothing in the book about Eun Chan being employed as a 'false lover' to get Han Kyul out of blind dates or Eun Chan going abroad to become a barista. [edit] Awards and nominationsWon
Nominated
At the 20th Korean Producers’ Award held on 28 February 2008 at the SBS Open Hall, Coffee Prince won the best TV drama award. At the 44th Baeksang Arts Awards held on April 24 2008 in Seoul, handing out top honors to the films and television programs of the previous year, Yoon Eun Hye and Producer Lee Yoon Jung won the following awards : BEST ACTRESS: Yoon Eun Hye (Coffee Prince 커피프린스 1호점, MBC) BEST NEW PRODUCER: Lee Yoon Jung (Coffee Prince, MBC) [edit] Production Credits
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Source: TNS Media Korea [edit] International Broadcasting[edit] PhilippinesIn Philippines, the show aired on January 1, 2008 under the title of Coffee Prince on GMA Network[2] "Coffee Prince" replaced the show Hwang Jini on GMA Telebabad (GMA Network's primetime block). Its theme song was "Because of You" by Martin Nievera but still "Lalala, It's Love" by The Melody was used as its opening theme. Go Eun Chan's name was changed into Andie Go, Choi Han Kyul's name was changed into Arthur Choi, Choi Han Seong's name was changed into Errol Choi and Han Yoo Joo's name was changed into Arleen Han so that it will be appropriate for the Filipino's way of naming. It garnered its highest rating last February 12 2008, the show registered a rating of 37.6%, despite of its late airing. It also became one of the Korean dramas that reached over 35% in the Philippines, since My Name is Kim Sam Soon in 2006. Its lowest rating was 20.7%, on January 1 2008, the show's premier day on GMA Network. The show is one of the most successful Korean dramas shown in the Philippines. But since The Legend started to be aired, its ratings were not as high as before. Due to its popularity, it was spoofed by Bubble Gang and its title segment is called "Copy Princess". The series ended on March 19 2008, being replaced by The Legend during its time slot. In its last two days, GMA Network aired the "Special 18th Episode" of Coffee Prince. "Coffee Prince" was replayed by GMA Network starting April 21, 2008, replacing Devil Beside Me on Dramarama sa Hapon (GMA Network's afternoon shows block) and lasted until July 4, 2008, being replaced by Hello! My Lady. In 2008, GMA Network bought the rights to make their own version of the show which is to be entitled Coffee Prince for a 2010 release and as a part of its Primetime block. [edit] Singapore
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In Israel,Coffee Prince ended its airing in Viva Platina channel. airing date: December [edit] Thailand
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[edit] Episode GuideThere are 17 episodes in the season that makes up the 1st Shop of Coffee Prince. [edit] References
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