21 September 2008

The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince

  • Title: 커피프린스 1호점 / The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince
  • Also known as: Coffee Prince
  • Genre: Romance, Comedy
  • Episodes: 17
  • Broadcast Network: MBC
  • Broadcast Period: 2007-Jul-02 to 2007-Aug-27
  • Air Time: Monday and Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Choi 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.

Cast

  • Yoon Eun Hye as Go Eun Chan
  • Gong Yoo as Choi Han Kyul
  • Lee Sun Gyun as Choi Han Sung
  • Chae Jung Ahn as Han Yoo Joo

Extended Cast

  • Kim Ja Ok as Han Kyul's mom
  • Choi Il Hwa as Han Kyul's dad
  • Kim Young Ok as Han Kyul's grandmother
  • Park Won Sook as Eun Chan's mom
  • Kim Chang Wan as Hong Gae Sik (ex-Coffee Prince president)
  • Kim Jae Wook as No Sun Ki
  • Kim Dong Wook as Jin Ha Rim
  • Lee Un as Hwang Min Yeop
  • Lee Han Wie as Mr. Ku (the butcher that likes Eun Chan's mom)
  • Han Yeh In as Go Eun Sae (Eun Chan's sister)
  • Kim Jung Min as DK (Yoo Joo's ex-boyfriend)

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