Coffee Prince (2007 TV series)

Coffee Prince
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Genre
Based onThe 1st Shop of Coffee Prince
by Lee Sun-mi [ko]
Written by
  • Lee Jung-ah
  • Jang Hyun-joo
Directed byLee Yoon-jung
Starring
Opening theme"Lalala, It's Love!" by The Melody
Ending theme"Go Go Chan!!" by Tearliner feat. Yozoh
ComposerTearliner
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes17(+2 My dear youth and 1 special episode)
Production
ProducerLee Eun-kyu
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
ReleaseJuly 2 (2007-07-02) –
August 28, 2007 (2007-08-28)
Related
  • Coffee Prince (Thailand)
  • Coffee Prince (Philippines)
  • My Coffee Prince (Malaysia)
  • Prince Coffee Lab (China)
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Coffee Prince[1] (Korean커피프린스 1호점; RRKeopipeurinseu 1 Hojeom; lit. The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince) is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Gong Yoo, Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Sun-kyun, and Chae Jung-an. Based on the novel of the same name written by Lee Sun-mi, it was aired on MBC's Mondays and Tuesdays at the 21:55 (KST) from July 2 and August 28, 2007 consisting of 17 episodes.[2]

The drama portrays the story of an unlikely romance between a tomboyish woman, who dresses like a man in order to get work, and a young food empire mogul. It contains homoerotic elements, as the man does not initially know of the tomboy's true sex.[3] Hailed as a hit for its high ratings, the drama received positive reviews from critics and won multiple awards.

  1. ^ "Coffee Prince". MBC Global Media. MBC&iMBC. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (August 29, 2007). "Drama Offers Hot Trends, Aromatic Tale". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on January 14, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Lee, Sooin; Nahm, Sooyeon (September 13, 2010). "Drama reveals changing attitudes about homosexuality". Korea Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)