Coffee Prince

With Coffee Prince begins my love for Korean drama and South Korea in general..

It is the story of a hard-working 24 year old, tomboy Eun Chan who crosses path with a good-looking yet proud rich brat Han Gyul. Han Gyul hires her to spoil his blind dates set up by his grandmother. Only thing is he thinks he is a  man. Later his grandmother forces him to to run a coffee shop where he hires Eun Chan as one of his workers and slowly starts falling for her (or as he thinks, him). Eun Chan wants to tell him that she is a girl but is afraid he will never want to see her again.

This romantic comedy very nicely explores the complexity of human feelings. In the beginning Han Gyul has a 9 year old crush on his cousin's girlfriend Yoo Joo. Yoo Joo dumped Gyul's cousin for another guy and now is back to get together with her ex. But she still hangs out with Gyul,  that gives him hope. On the other hand Gyul's cousin has always loved only one woman, Yoo Joo but is later shaken by Eun Chan. The drama shows that our first crush may not always end up being our first love. There is a lot of difference in liking and actually loving somebody. And it is okay if you have mixed feelings for two individuals at the same time.

Other reason I like the show is because it keeps you entertained throughout. The comedy, the sadness, the romance, makes you want for more. You can't help but wonder if such a pure love even exist? And the best part, the male lead actually looks like a male, so you just can't help but admire him. You wish to get a guy like him, good looking and yet willing to stay away from his girlfriend for two years so that she can pursue her dreams.