A Freak's Review: Coffee Prince

No. of episodes: 17
Produced by: Lee Yoon-Jung
Year: 2007

Cast:
Yoon Eun Hye as Go Eun Chan
Gong Yoo as Choi Han Kyul
Lee Sun Gyun as Choi Han Sung
Chae Hung Ahn as Han Yoo Joo

Go Eun Chan is a girl who is the head of her family after the death of her father. In order to bring home enough income to support both her mother and younger sister, Eun Chan has built herself to be strong with perseverance and attitude. Her personality often makes others mistaken her as a guy. Even the girls in high school call her 'Oppa'.

Independent as she is, she relies solely on her own to strive through life but things changed when she bumped into Choi Han Kyul, who is the owner of a cafe in the neighbourhood known as Coffee Prince. Only guys are hired to work there. Mistaking Eun Chan as a guy, she was hired to be part of the team. Overtime, the two falls in love with one another and a love story begins.

In the making of their love affair, obstacles are not avoidable. Cousin Han Sung realised that he might be in love with Eun Chan though he is in a relationship with Han Yoo Joo. Han Kyul used to have a crush on Yoo Joo too. Not only that, before Eun Chan falls in love with Han Kyul, she once liked his cousin. Complicated eh?! I only enjoyed the part where Han Kyul goes through a hard time trying to sort out his feelings towards Eun Chan because he thought he was turning into a gay. Haha!

Anyway, well done to actress Yoon Eun Hye. I've never seen a girl played the role of a guy so well. She even beats Ella in the Hanakimi series. I think I like Eun Hye playing a guy's role more because she makes the role believable. Loose-fitting shirts (my personal favourite) and casually worn sneakers - I like that image. It convinces others that a girl doesn't have to be feminine to be loved - she just needs to be the person she is inside and someone out there will love her for her. Coupled with her cute feature, this character really suit her well. I like her more in this series than the Princess Hours.

As for Gong Yoo, you will remember him from the series Biscuit Teacher And Star Candy in which he played the role of a student who was in love with his teacher. I like him best in that series so far because in this series, Gong Yoo seems a little immatured for his role. He still has the same expression. I just think that a good actor should be able to have different expressions to portray a single emotion.

Overall, you will have fun laughing at the couple - Eun Chan and Han Kyul - because they sure make a cute couple. Love makes people do funny things. These funny things are just entertaining to watch. You will surely dream of those fond moments you have with your loved ones when you watch this. Either that, or you will wish your partner is as loving as them.

Go watch! I wouldn't want to say anymore because I know not many people have watched it. So catch up with the craze now!

Foundations Of My Reviews

Books
I believe a good book is one that contains a strong main plot and lots of interesting mini ones to build up to the peak. It has to be written in a simple language that enables the readers to read with ease, not with a dictionary at hand. Most important of all, the characters have to be crafted in such a way that readers will believe in their existence.

Drama Series
Consistency is important as far as characterization is concern. I believe that everyone has a habit of their own that define them. And that is important when it comes to watching a drama. The presentation of the story shouldn't be too draggy as well, because it is a drama series. If it only captures attention in the first few episodes and dies down later on, then it should probably be better of as a film.

Films
A strong message behind film is really important. I hate films that teaches me nothing at the end of it, or films that simply doesn't have a beginning and ending to it. Those are just a waste of time. A good film is one that makes you nod when the credits roll out and you know that when you walk out of the cinema, it was worthy for the dollars you paid.

Games
My definition of a good game would be a partially addictive one with missions and goals to drive the gamer to want to push further in the game world. It has to be user-friendly in terms of controls and settings. The graphic has to be of standard quality because when you are into a game, it hurts when the graphic sucks.

Manga
A good manga is one that keeps you reading from one page to another, one chapter to another, one volume to another. It doesn't get too draggy and the plot must have a pull-string to drive readers to want more of it. Most importantly is the graphic - it has to have details to enrich the reader's imagination to picture the whole scene in mind.

Music
A good music is one with powerful lyrics and a suitable tune to go with it. It might not be accompanied by instruments or vice-versa. It might be a band or solo singer. The most important of all, the presenter of the song has to feel it with their heart before they present it to their audience. That's the best music ever!

Music Videos
I think a good plot is essential in music videos. The purpose of having a music video is to help audience to engage in the song through visuals. It helps to bring the audience to another world where the song makes sense in order for them to experience the music fully.

Personality
Everyone has different preferences when it comes to admiring others. I, for one, admire women who have full control of their life. I look up to women who have made it to the top in the field of their choice. A dynamic personality interests me.

Plays
The essentials of a good play include presentation, the engaging power and outstanding audio system. The storyline is just a vessel to carry out a message. What matters is how entertaining can it be while sending out that message. No one watches a boring play.

Products
A good product have both physical and emotional benefits for the users. It is also affordable and user-friendly. Most of all, it has to leave the users feeling good about themselves.

Video Clips
Lengthy does not mean good. There are some short videos that tell stories as good as a full length film does. Keeping the video short while trying to tell the entire story perfectly - that is a good video clip.

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