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{{quote|''"I’ll say this just once, so listen to me. I like you. Whether you’re a man, or an alien...I don’t care anymore. I tried getting rid of my feelings, but I couldn't. So let’s go, as far as we can go."''}}
{{quote|''"I’ll say this just once, so listen to me. I like you. Whether you’re a man, or an alien...I don’t care anymore. I tried getting rid of my feelings, but I couldn't. So let’s go, as far as we can go."''}}


Based on a novel of the same name, ''[[The First Shop of Coffee Princ[[Category:TV Series]]]'' is a Korean drama that aired in 2007. Go Eun Chan is a tomboyish girl working multiple jobs to support her mother and sister. Choi Han Kyul is the charming son of a wealthy family, and has never held a job in his life. The two meet by chance and Han Kyul assumes Eun Chan is a boy (and a thief). He ends up hiring her to pose as his "gay lover" when he goes on blind dates set up by his mother and grandmother. His grandmother decides to take a different approach - he has to take over management of a failing coffee house the family owns. If he can triple her investment in three months, she will leave him alone to live his life as he chooses. Otherwise, he will have to submit to the blind dates and eventually settle down.
Based on a novel of the same name, ''[[The First Shop of Coffee Prince]]'' is a Korean drama that aired in 2007. Go Eun Chan is a tomboyish girl working multiple jobs to support her mother and sister. Choi Han Kyul is the charming son of a wealthy family, and has never held a job in his life. The two meet by chance and Han Kyul assumes Eun Chan is a boy (and a thief). He ends up hiring her to pose as his "gay lover" when he goes on blind dates set up by his mother and grandmother. His grandmother decides to take a different approach - he has to take over management of a failing coffee house the family owns. If he can triple her investment in three months, she will leave him alone to live his life as he chooses. Otherwise, he will have to submit to the blind dates and eventually settle down.


Han Kyul decides the shop needs a gimmick, so he renames it "Coffee Prince" and hires four "princes" -- including Eun Chan -- to work there and attract female customers. Han Kyul finds himself falling for Eun Chan, which is all well and good except for the fact he still thinks she's a guy, and he's straight. For her part Eun Chan is afraid that a) she'll lose the job at Coffee Prince if Han Kyul finds out she's a girl, and later b) he'll be upset if he finds out she's been lying, even as their connection deepens. Which adds up to fighting, misplaced emotions, longing looks, and misunderstandings. Add the secondary couple, who both characters dabble with emotionally, and you have everything kdramas are known for.
Han Kyul decides the shop needs a gimmick, so he renames it "Coffee Prince" and hires four "princes" -- including Eun Chan -- to work there and attract female customers. Han Kyul finds himself falling for Eun Chan, which is all well and good except for the fact he still thinks she's a guy, and he's straight. For her part Eun Chan is afraid that a) she'll lose the job at Coffee Prince if Han Kyul finds out she's a girl, and later b) he'll be upset if he finds out she's been lying, even as their connection deepens. Which adds up to fighting, misplaced emotions, longing looks, and misunderstandings. Add the secondary couple, who both characters dabble with emotionally, and you have everything kdramas are known for.
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* [[Beautiful Dreame[[Category:TV Series]]]: [[Subverted]] when Eun Chan sees Han Kyul sleeping at the coffee shop in the morning. At first, she admires him a moment, but then starts blowing on his face for no adequately explained reason.
* [[Beautiful Dreamer]]: [[Subverted]] when Eun Chan sees Han Kyul sleeping at the coffee shop in the morning. At first, she admires him a moment, but then starts blowing on his face for no adequately explained reason.
** But played straight when ''Han Kyul'' sees ''Eun Chan'' sleeping, whereby him [[Sweet on Polly Oliver|stroking her face and whatno[[Category:TV Series]]]. He snaps out of it before it [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma|goes farther than tha[[Category:TV Series]]].
** But played straight when ''Han Kyul'' sees ''Eun Chan'' sleeping, whereby him [[Sweet on Polly Oliver|stroking her face and whatnot]]. He snaps out of it before it [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma|goes farther than that]].
** It happens ''again'', after they've become {{spoiler|"sworn brothers"}}, and Han Kyul, like a repeat offender, [[Innocent Innuendo|gets more detailed in his touching...]] [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma|Like aligning his body with hers and stroking her hand.]]
** It happens ''again'', after they've become {{spoiler|"sworn brothers"}}, and Han Kyul, like a repeat offender, [[Innocent Innuendo|gets more detailed in his touching...]] [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma|Like aligning his body with hers and stroking her hand.]]
* [[The Beard]]: Han Kyul hires Eun Chan to pretend to be his gay lover, so his mother will stop setting him up on dates with women.
* [[The Beard]]: Han Kyul hires Eun Chan to pretend to be his gay lover, so his mother will stop setting him up on dates with women.
* [[Bifauxne[[Category:TV Series]]]: Eun Chan
* [[Bifauxnen]]: Eun Chan
* [[Big Eate[[Category:TV Series]]]: Also Eun Chan
* [[Big Eater]]: Also Eun Chan
* [[Bokukk[[Category:TV Series]]]: Eun Chan. Even before she [[Sweet Polly Oliver|pretends to be a gu[[Category:TV Series]]], she's already too boyish.
* [[Bokukko]]: Eun Chan. Even before she [[Sweet Polly Oliver|pretends to be a guy]], she's already too boyish.
* [[Cannot Spit It Ou[[Category:TV Series]]]: Eun Chan just ''can't'' spit it out to Han Kyul that she's a girl, but {{spoiler|seems perfectly fine with confessing her love for him, which results with him [[Gayngst|tormenting himself]] over his own feelings.}}
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Eun Chan just ''can't'' spit it out to Han Kyul that she's a girl, but {{spoiler|seems perfectly fine with confessing her love for him, which results with him [[Gayngst|tormenting himself]] over his own feelings.}}
* [[The Casanov[[Category:TV Series]]]: Ha Rim
* [[The Casanova]]: Ha Rim
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Eun Chan's father
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Eun Chan's father
* [[Dub Name Chang[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Dub Name Change]]
* [[Eiffel Tower Effec[[Category:TV Series]]]: Namsam Tower can easily be seen from Han Kyul's home.
* [[Eiffel Tower Effect]]: Namsam Tower can easily be seen from Han Kyul's home.
* [[Mr. Fanservic[[Category:TV Series]]]: The Coffee Princes, especially "Hottie" Han Kyul and "Waffle" Sun Ki, become this in universe after Eun Sae makes a [[Viral Marketing|sexy music vide[[Category:TV Series]]] of them.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: The Coffee Princes, especially "Hottie" Han Kyul and "Waffle" Sun Ki, become this in universe after Eun Sae makes a [[Viral Marketing|sexy music video]] of them.
* [[Five-Man Band]]: The coffee shop personnel all fit.
* [[Five-Man Band]]: The coffee shop personnel all fit.
** [[The Her[[Category:TV Series]]]: Choi Han Kyul
** [[The Hero]]: Choi Han Kyul
** [[The Hear[[Category:TV Series]]]: Go Eun Chan
** [[The Heart]]: Go Eun Chan
** [[The Lance[[Category:TV Series]]]: Jin Ha Rim
** [[The Lancer]]: Jin Ha Rim
** [[The Big Gu[[Category:TV Series]]]: Hwang Min Yeop
** [[The Big Guy]]: Hwang Min Yeop
** [[The Smart Gu[[Category:TV Series]]]: Noh Sun Ki
** [[The Smart Guy]]: Noh Sun Ki
** [[Team Dad]]: Hong Gae Sik
** [[Team Dad]]: Hong Gae Sik
* [[Gayngs[[Category:TV Series]]]: Han Kyul. There's nearly a ''whole episode'' dedicated to him [[Sweet on Polly Oliver|losing his mind over his feelings fo[[Category:TV Series]]] [[Sweet Polly Oliver|Eun Cha[[Category:TV Series]]]. Of course, him [[If It's You It's Okay|coming to term[[Category:TV Series]]] with his [[Single-Target Sexuality|homosexualit[[Category:TV Series]]] is not needed because, well, she's a girl, but he doesn't know that...
* [[Gayngst]]: Han Kyul. There's nearly a ''whole episode'' dedicated to him [[Sweet on Polly Oliver|losing his mind over his feelings for]] [[Sweet Polly Oliver|Eun Chan]]. Of course, him [[If It's You It's Okay|coming to terms]] with his [[Single-Target Sexuality|homosexuality]] is not needed because, well, she's a girl, but he doesn't know that...
* [[Happily Adopted]]: {{spoiler|Han Kyul}}
* [[Happily Adopted]]: {{spoiler|Han Kyul}}
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Namin[[Category:TV Series]]]: Each episode is called a cup, starting with First Cup and ending with Seventeenth Cup.
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: Each episode is called a cup, starting with First Cup and ending with Seventeenth Cup.
* [[If It's You It's Oka[[Category:TV Series]]]: {{spoiler|Han Kyul tells Eun Chan, "I like you. Whether you're a man, or an alien... I don't care anymore."}}
* [[If It's You It's Okay]]: {{spoiler|Han Kyul tells Eun Chan, "I like you. Whether you're a man, or an alien... I don't care anymore."}}
* [[Intertwined Finger[[Category:TV Series]]]: Between Eun Chan and Han Kyul
* [[Intertwined Fingers]]: Between Eun Chan and Han Kyul
* [[LEGO]]: Han Kyul recieves an offer to design lego-like toys for [[Brand X|Bloc Land]].
* [[LEGO]]: Han Kyul recieves an offer to design lego-like toys for [[Brand X|Bloc Land]].
* [[Love Triangl[[Category:TV Series]]]: Almost a [[Love Dodecahedro[[Category:TV Series]]] with the two cousins crunching on the same two girls.
* [[Love Triangle]]: Almost a [[Love Dodecahedron]] with the two cousins crunching on the same two girls.
** Could also be [[Triang Relation[[Category:TV Series]]] # 9.
** Could also be [[Triang Relations]] # 9.
* [[Makeover Montag[[Category:TV Series]]]: Eun Chan gets one when Han Seong helps her get ready for Yoo Joo's art exhibit.
* [[Makeover Montage]]: Eun Chan gets one when Han Seong helps her get ready for Yoo Joo's art exhibit.
* [[Meet Cut[[Category:TV Series]]]: Eun Chan and Han Kyul first meet when she delivers food to his apartment, just as he gets out of the shower. [[Sweet Polly Oliver|Since he assumes she's a bo[[Category:TV Series]]], he doesn't bother covering up. She spends quite a bit of time gawking as he sits down and dries his feet, until he notices her gawking. She's so flustered she runs out without getting payment for the food.
* [[Meet Cute]]: Eun Chan and Han Kyul first meet when she delivers food to his apartment, just as he gets out of the shower. [[Sweet Polly Oliver|Since he assumes she's a boy]], he doesn't bother covering up. She spends quite a bit of time gawking as he sits down and dries his feet, until he notices her gawking. She's so flustered she runs out without getting payment for the food.
* [[Never Mess with Grann[[Category:TV Series]]]: Especially Han Kyul's!
* [[Never Mess with Granny]]: Especially Han Kyul's!
* [[Nobody Poop[[Category:TV Series]]]: [[Averted]], big time, seeing as there's a lot of peeing in Eun Chan's presence, much to her horror.
* [[Nobody Poops]]: [[Averted]], big time, seeing as there's a lot of peeing in Eun Chan's presence, much to her horror.
** Also, in the very first episode her little sister is sitting on the toilet with the door open. And Han Kyul suffers from constipation in the fifth one.
** Also, in the very first episode her little sister is sitting on the toilet with the door open. And Han Kyul suffers from constipation in the fifth one.
* [[Parental Marriage Vet[[Category:TV Series]]]: As the [[Apron Matro[[Category:TV Series]]], Grandma Choi tries to do this to {{spoiler|Han Kyul and Eun Chan. She is outvoted, however, by every other member of her family.}}
* [[Parental Marriage Veto]]: As the [[Apron Matron]], Grandma Choi tries to do this to {{spoiler|Han Kyul and Eun Chan. She is outvoted, however, by every other member of her family.}}
* [[Piggyback Cut[[Category:TV Series]]]: Eun Chan carries Han Kyul after he drinks too much soju.
* [[Piggyback Cute]]: Eun Chan carries Han Kyul after he drinks too much soju.
** Later, reciprocated.
** Later, reciprocated.
* [[Promotion to Paren[[Category:TV Series]]]: Eun Chan's dad died, so she helps to support her mom and sister by working several jobs. She's also rather protective of her sister.
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: Eun Chan's dad died, so she helps to support her mom and sister by working several jobs. She's also rather protective of her sister.
* [[Ramen Slurp]]: Just watch Eun Chan eat...
* [[Ramen Slurp]]: Just watch Eun Chan eat...
* [[She Cleans Up Nicel[[Category:TV Series]]]: YMMV, but arguably Eun Chan [[Inverted Trope|looks wors[[Category:TV Series]]] when she dresses up. Although it's played straight, staircase and all, with her makeover for Yoo Joo's art show.
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: YMMV, but arguably Eun Chan [[Inverted Trope|looks worse]] when she dresses up. Although it's played straight, staircase and all, with her makeover for Yoo Joo's art show.
* [[Slap Slap Kis[[Category:TV Series]]]: Considering how often {{spoiler|Eun Chan and Han Kyul}} bicker and hit each other before they kiss, it's practically their form of foreplay.
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: Considering how often {{spoiler|Eun Chan and Han Kyul}} bicker and hit each other before they kiss, it's practically their form of foreplay.
* [[Sorry, I'm Ga[[Category:TV Series]]]: Han Kyul hires Eun Chan to pretend to be his gay lover and show up during the dates his mother has set him up on.
* [[Sorry, I'm Gay]]: Han Kyul hires Eun Chan to pretend to be his gay lover and show up during the dates his mother has set him up on.
* [[Stupid Sexy Flander[[Category:TV Series]]]: Well, Eun Chan isn't really male, but Han Kyul doesn't know that, so the effect on him is the same.
* [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]: Well, Eun Chan isn't really male, but Han Kyul doesn't know that, so the effect on him is the same.
* [[Sweet on Polly Olive[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Sweet on Polly Oliver]]
* [[Sweet Polly Olive[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]
* [[Together Umbrell[[Category:TV Series]]]: Eun Chan and Han Seong during a rainstorm. Also a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming as Eun Chan both confesses her attraction and tells him she's letting him go.
* [[Together Umbrella]]: Eun Chan and Han Seong during a rainstorm. Also a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming as Eun Chan both confesses her attraction and tells him she's letting him go.
* [[Tsunder[[Category:TV Series]]]: Han Kyul.
* [[Tsundere]]: Han Kyul.


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