10.063 minSeason 1 • Episode 17
LatestIt's Eun Chan's last day at the café before she leaves for Italy, and she and Han Kyul have two years of a long-distance relationship ahead of them.
Han Kyul gives his family's café a new spin, hiring only good-looking men to work there -- plus an androgynous-looking girl he mistakes for a man.
Acting
Gong Yoo's spiral from confusion to obsession is *chef's kiss*.
Writing
The 'am I gay?' crisis written with actual nuance for 2007.
Production
That coffee shop made an entire generation want to barista.
Gong Yoo
Choi Han-kyul
Yoon Eun-hye
Go Eun-chan
Lee Sun-kyun
Choi Han-sung
Chae Jung-an
Han Yoo-joo
Kim Chang-wan
Hong Gae-shik
Kim Dong-wook
Jin Ha-rim
Kim Jae-uck
Noh Sun-gi
Lee Eon
Hwang Min-yeop
Kim Yeong-ok
Chairwoman Hong
Choi Il-hwa
Han-kyul's Father
Kim Ja-ok
Han-kyul's Mother
Park Won-sook
Kim Ji-hyang
Yoon Ji-yoo
Go Eun-sae
Lee Han-wi
Goo Young-shik
Ban Hye-ra
Yoo-joo's Mother
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Coffee Prince helped kickstart the global K-drama wave and remains a touchstone for 'boys love' coded mainstream romance.
Yoon Eun-hye cut her hair for real mid-shoot when Eun-chan's transformation required it—director kept the genuine reaction.
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