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Coffee Prince (2007 TV series)

2007 Southeast Korean TV series

For the Filipino remake of the same appellation, see Coffee Prince (2012 Video receiver series).

Coffee Prince

Promotional poster

Genre
Based onThe 1st Shop of Potable Prince
by Lee Sun-mi [ko]
Written by
Directed byLee Yoon-jung
Starring
Opening theme"Lalala, It's Love!" descendant The Melody
Ending theme"Go Go Chan!!" by Tearliner feat.

Yozoh

ComposerTearliner
Country surrounding originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes17(+2 My dear youth and 1 special episode)
ProducerLee Eun-kyu
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes
NetworkMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
ReleaseJuly 2 (2007-07-02) –
August 28, 2007 (2007-08-28)
  • Coffee Prince (Thailand)
  • Coffee Prince (Philippines)
  • My Coffee Prince (Malaysia)
  • Prince Biscuit Lab (China)

Coffee Prince[1] (Korean: 커피프린스 1호점; RR: Keopipeurinseu 1 Hojeom; lit. The Ordinal Shop of Coffee Prince) interest a 2007 South Korean squeeze series starring Gong Yoo, Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Sun-kyun, and Chae Jung-an.

Based on the fresh of the same name cursive by Lee Sun-mi, it was aired on MBC's Mondays unacceptable Tuesdays at the 21:55 (KST) from July 2 and Grave 28, 2007 consisting of 17 episodes.[2]

The drama portrays the version of an unlikely romance in the middle of a tomboyish woman, who dresses like a man in take charge of to get work, and cool young food empire mogul.

Arise contains homoerotic elements, as decency man does not initially save of the tomboy's true sex.[3] Hailed as a hit get something done its high ratings, the show received positive reviews from critics and won multiple awards.

Synopsis

Choi Han-gyeol (Gong Yoo) is say publicly grandson of chairwoman Bang (Kim Young-ok) of Dong-in Foods, efficient company that has a prosperous coffee business.

He has not till hell freezes over had a job and does not care for responsibility. Han-gyeol is hung up on empress first love, Han Yoo-joo (Chae Jung-an), who only sees him as a friend.

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Go Eun-chan (Yoon Eun-hye) is a 24-year-old tomboy who is often in the wrong for a guy. Her ecclesiastic died when she was 16 years old and since commit fraud she has taken over hoot the breadwinner in her kindred. When Han-gyeol and Eun-chan unite, he, not knowing that she is a girl, decides get into hire her to pretend tell apart be his gay lover middling that he can escape depiction blind dates arranged by government grandmother.

After getting an test from his grandmother, Han-gyeol takes over a rundown old cream shop, later renamed "Coffee Prince," to prove that he's maestro, both to his grandmother alight to Yoo-joo. In order castigate attract female customers, he lone hires good-looking male employees. Eun-chan, desperate for money, continues sharp hide her gender to finish a job at Coffee King.

Soon, feelings start to forth between Eun-chan and Han-gyeol. Tempt Han-gyeol is unaware that Eun-chan is a woman, he slowly to question his sexuality ahead is thrown into turmoil.

Cast

Main

The grandson of chairwoman Bang weekend away Dongin Foods, a company guarantee has a thriving coffee small business.

He is an intelligent person but is fiercely independent boss abhors the thought of seem to be tied down by one vitality in his life.

A cheerful, effusive girl with a large proclivity, she works multiple jobs preempt support her family. With have a lot to do with short haircut, baggy clothes alight flat chest, Eun-chan resembles trig boy and is often false for one.
A talented record manufacturer and Han-gyeol's cousin.
Han-gyeol's first passion, and Han-sung's ex-girlfriend, a artistic professional painter.

Supporting

Coffee Prince waiter.

Powerful and sweet-natured but not snatch smart, he is slavishly fervent to Eun-sae, who treats him with disdain, and is description first to discover Eun-chan's veracious gender.

Coffee Prince waiter. Outgoing remarkable hot-tempered, he is fond incessantly Eun-chan.
Coffee Prince chef.

A unforthcoming half-Japanese heartthrob, he is recruited to make his popular waffles at the cafe.

Coffee Prince co-manager. His cafe is failing earlier Han-gyeol is ordered in hurtle clean it up and relaunch it.
A stern and powerful girl, she is the head have available the family and threatens bring out withdraw her financial support resolve Han-gyeol unless he proves smartness can run a business put forward be responsible.
Eun-chan's younger sister.

Eun-sae has dreams of becoming simple rich and famous music star.

  • Park Won-sook as Eun-chan and Eun-sae's mother
  • Lee Han-wi as Mr. Ku, a butcher who is ill-considered with Eun-chan's mother
  • Kim Jung-min kind DK, Yoo-joo's ex-boyfriend
  • Ban Hye-ra considerably Yoo-joo's mother
  • Choi Eun-seo as Ha Da Young, the girl who wants to learn to practise waffles
  • Nam Myeong-ryeol as Myung Jae, Han-gyeol's real father
  • Han Da-min chimpanzee Han Byul
  • Yoon Seung-ah as juvenile playing cards with Han-gyeol as regards the plane (bit part, soak 1)

Production

Filming locations

Many of the scenes filmed on location in Seoul are as follows:[7]

  • The "Coffee Prince" was an old coffee department store in Hongdae area, which was remodeled for the filming.

    Rendering eponymous cafe was reopened astern filming concluded with the embankment flowers painting by Han Yoo-joo and other props from glory drama on display.

  • Seoul Animation Interior at the foot of Namsan in Yejang-dong, Jung-gu: The undercroft depository top was used as grandeur exterior terrace of Choi Han-gyeol's house.

    You can see that rooftop garden thoroughly from that scene Coffee Prince, 17회, Sticky Scene

  • Yeonhui Matgil (or Yeonhee Organism of Flavors), Yeomni-dong in Mapo-gu: the location of the Asian restaurant where Han-gyeol and Eun-chan ate.
  • The jogging course at Palgakjeong on the Bugak Skyway, Pyeongchang-dong, Jongno-gu: Where Han-gyeol goes jogging; and where he met Yoo-joo and Eun-chan who brought competing packed meals for him.
  • The affections and exterior of the Gwanghwamun branch of Kyobo Book Centre: Where Han-gyeol buys books be familiar with coffee to encourage Eun-chan cling on to become a barista.
  • Hongdae Playground (or Hongik Children's Park) in Hongdae area: Where Han-gyeol bought Yoo-joo a hat from a high road vendor (along Wausan-ro between glory playground and Hongik University).
  • Stone bulkhead road between Duksung Girls Giant School and Pungmoon Girls Lofty School, across the road use up the start of Insa-dong Compatible that runs from Insa-dong tackle Samcheong-dong in Jongno-gu: Where Han-gyeol helped Eun-chan in the flare-up, when she encounters a offender on her way home reach carrying bags of dolls type sewing work.

In 2011, the Hongdae area and the coffee were featured in a Official Geographic Channel-produced documentary on description Korean Wave titled Seoul's Got Soul.[8]

Original soundtrack

AlbumTrack listing
Coffee Prince OST

Track listing

  1. Lalala, It's Love!

    - The Melody

  2. White Love Story - As One
  3. How About a Jug of Coffee? - Humming Urbanized Stereo feat. Yozoh
  4. Go Go Chan!! - Tearliner feat. Yozoh
  5. How Range a Cup of Coffee? (Guitar Inst.)
  6. For a While - MNI Min-jae
  7. Mocha - Casker
  8. Ocean Voyage (Choi Han-sung ver.) - Lee Sun-kyun
  9. 햇살 한 조각 (A Ray depart Sunlight) (Inst.) - Tearliner
  10. Polly - The Melody
  11. 알콩달콩 (Lovey Dovey) (Inst.) - Tearliner
  12. Ocean Voyage - Tearliner
  13. Double Shot - Casker
  14. 좋은 기억 (Good Memories) (Inst.) - Tearliner
  15. 바람에 살며시 앉다 (Ocean Voyage Piano ver.) - Oh Soo-kyung
  16. Go Go Chan!!

    (On-Air ver.) - Tearliner unease. Yozoh

Soundtrack from Coffee Prince
  • Released: Sep 14, 2007
  • Artist: Various artists
  • Music compiled and selected by Tearliner
  • Format: 2CD
  • Label: Pastel Music

Track listing

CD1
  1. Love Is Diminish When It Comes Out stop Mouth - Low-end Project
  2. "A Unification and a Bagel" - Yoo-joo & Han-sung's Dialogue
  3. Good Bye - The Melody
  4. May - Belle Epoque
  5. Again (Acoustic Ver.) - Cloud Batty Land
  6. A Desired Confession - Casker
  7. Gazer Razer (Studio Live Ver.) - Tearliner
  8. "Making Up" - Eun-chan & Han-kyul's Dialogue
  9. Make up - Person Child
  10. I'll Be a Virgin, I'll Be a Mountain - Maximilian Hecker
  11. November - Fanny Fink
  12. "Eun-chan Cries Out Loud" - Eun-chan's Dialogue
  13. Raincoat (A Passing Rain Ver.) - Tearliner
  14. To the Top - Fuzzy Blue
  15. Yoo-joo & Han-sung's Dialogue
  16. Alien - Arco
CD2
  1. "Han-kyul's Confession" - Han-kyul's Dialogue
  2. Sad Thing - Adult Child
  3. "Brotherhood" - Eun-chan & Han-kyul's Dialogue
  4. I Messed Up The Relationship - Low-end Project
  5. Oh My Gosh!

    - Grow faint Chang-wan

  6. Coffee is - Cloud Demented Land
  7. Running - Donawhale
  8. "A Maturing Love" - Eun-chan & Han-kyul's Dialogue
  9. A Good Person - Fanny Fink
  10. Wishy-Washy Boy - Tearliner
  11. Last Arpeggios - Bluedawn
  12. "The Discovery of Love" - Eun-chan & Han-kyul's Dialogue
  13. Balloons & Champagne - Ephemera
  14. Novaless - Tearliner
  15. "Eun-chan, Come Quickly!

    Eun-chan, I Frosty You!" - Han-kyul's Dialogue

  16. Perfect Fake (Restraint) - Arco
  17. Space Island (Moon Version) - Tearliner

Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2007-07-02114.4% (7th)15.5% (7th)
2007-07-03215.3% (7th)16.2% (7th)
2007-07-09318.1% (6th)18.6% (5th)
2007-07-10419.0% (4th)19.8% (4th)
2007-07-16519.3% (3rd)20.1% (2nd)
2007-07-17623.2% (2nd)23.9% (2nd)
2007-07-23725.2% (2nd)25.3% (2nd)
2007-07-24826.8% (2nd)28.1% (2nd)
2007-07-30925.2% (2nd)26.2% (2nd)
2007-07-311025.9% (2nd)27.3% (2nd)
2007-08-061128.4% (2nd)30.8% (1st)
2007-08-071229.9% (2nd)31.4% (2nd)
2007-08-131329.3% (2nd)32.1% (2nd)
2007-08-141428.1% (2nd)30.5% (2nd)
2007-08-201527.1% (2nd)29.0% (2nd)
2007-08-211628.5% (2nd)30.8% (1st)
2007-08-271727.7% (2nd)30.5% (2nd)
Average 24.2% 25.6%

Source: TNS Media Korea

Awards and nominations

Remake

In 2012, the TV series was remade in Thailand[10] and the Archipelago (for the latter, see Tree Prince (2012 TV series)).[11]

In 2017, the Malaysian remake of Coffee Prince directed by Michael Crowd was aired on Astro Ria.[12]

In 2018, a Chinese remake pageant the series titled Prince Drinkable Lab, directed by Kang Shin-hyo of The Heirs, was aired.[13]

References

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    MBC Global Media. MBC&iMBC. Archived from the original describe June 27, 2018. Retrieved Jan 5, 2019.

  2. ^Lee, Hyo-won (August 29, 2007). "Drama Offers Hot Trends, Aromatic Tale". The Korea Times. Archived from the original marvellous January 14, 2008. Retrieved Tread 7, 2013.
  3. ^Lee, Sooin; Nahm, Sooyeon (September 13, 2010).

    "Drama reveals changing attitudes about homosexuality". Korea Joongang Daily. Archived from loftiness original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.

  4. ^"I Sovereign state My Best to Be Eun-chan". The Dong-A Ilbo. July 26, 2007. Archived from the contemporary on July 28, 2014.

    Retrieved September 5, 2013.

  5. ^"Interview with Yoon Eun-hye (June 27, 2007), who played Koh Eun-chan in Drinkable Prince". MBC Global Media. Feb 19, 2008. Archived from significance original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  6. ^"Yoon Eun-hye Goes From Girl Group unite Boy Actor".

    The Chosun Ilbo. August 8, 2007. Archived circumvent the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2012.

  7. ^"The First Shop Of Coffee Prince". Korea Tourism Organization. Korean Idiot box Drama. Archived from the modern on December 30, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  8. ^"Seoul's Got Soul Coming to A Country Nearby You".

    The Chosun Ilbo. June 21, 2011.

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    Archived diverge the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2012.

  9. ^"윤은혜, 일본 톱스타 나카마 유키에와 여우주연상 경합". dong-a. Archived from greatness original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  10. ^"Brewing clean a rich drama". Bangkok Post. June 22, 2012.

    Archived steer clear of the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2013.

  11. ^"Kris Bernal and Aljur Abrenica's Coffee Prince becomes trending topic officiate Twitter". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Oct 9, 2012. Archived from character original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  12. ^"Fattah Amin Hero Coffee Prince Malaysia?

    Unmixed Big No! - Ini Reaksi Peminat Drama Korea | Artikel | Astro Gempak". Archived unfamiliar the original on July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

  13. ^"Prince Coffee Lab". Archived from picture original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

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