Coffee Prince: Sixth Cup
by javabeans
Coffee Prince is (so far) proving to be better than I expected. Episode 6 was tons of fun, and starts getting a little more emotionally meaningful, but doesn’t get bogged down with too much seriousness.
And the gender-bendy, pseudo-gay-homoerotic mindfuck really gets going!
SONG OF THE DAY
The Smiles – “Rainbow”… The Smiles is an indie-rock band that reminds me of American indie-popsters Of Montreal. They’re both a little twee, a little unabashedly precious, a little offbeat (they’ve even got a ragtime tune on their album). I think they’d make a fabulous soundtrack band, really. The only thing is, they sing mostly in English (clearly not their native language); I wish they’d sing more in Korean, actually.
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(Also, I keep hearing that there’s a Coffee Prince manhwa, but I haven’t seen any indication of that. The series is based on the novel, but any comic-related images I’ve seen are based on the drama, not a manhwa. If anyone knows for sure that there’s a manhwa, please correct me!)
EPISODE 6 SUMMARY
At the art gallery opening, Eun Chan recognizes Yu Ju and runs off, trying to hide her face, afraid of being found out.
Han Sung talks to Yu Ju while Eun Chan goes to the bathroom, and when Eun Chan sees them talking, she’s bummed to realize Yu Ju is Girl B. She mutters in dismay that Girl B was supposed to be ugly.
Seeing Han Gyul unexpectedly show up (he’d said he couldn’t make it), Eun Chan tries harder to hide (look at her scurrying behind him). I like that Eun Chan still acts in the same boyish way even when she’s dressed up prettily — despite the fact that she’s completely female, she’s not comfortable with feminine frills, and that makes sense to me.
Unable to escape the notice of the others, Han Sung drags Eun Chan over for introductions (he half-jokingly refers to her affectionately as his “girlfriend” and also his “kid friend”). But Han Gyul’s fixated on Yu Ju and doesn’t notice anything. Yu Ju doesn’t get a good look at her face, and doesn’t recognize her either.
Feeling uncomfortable, Eun Chan leaves early, and Han Sung apologizes for putting her in such an awkward position. He sees that she’s upset, and says he should have made sure she didn’t bump into Han Gyul. Although she’s mostly upset at seeing him with Yu Ju, I think she’s also partly disappointed that Han Gyul didn’t notice her, because she wonders how he could work with her every day and still not recognize her.
Han Sung tries to take her home, but Eun Chan insists on going alone, trying to fake cheer. He gives her money for a taxi, but Eun Chan walks along dejectedly and takes a bus anyway. Her feet hurting from the heels, she digs out a discarded pair of slippers from the trash, and cries.
“Guy A… Girl B… There’s no room for me… not even in my dreams.”
Eun Chan crying in her fancy dress, taking off her long wig and messing up her makeup makes for a sadly grotesque sight, and I respect Yoon Eun Hye’s lack of vanity in her portrayal of Eun Chan. Most of the time, pretty actresses do their best to look gorgeous regardless of its place in the story (waking up with perfect makeup, or dressing a poor girl in the most fashionable clothes), so I always appreciate when an actor gives up his or her highly safeguarded image for the sake of the work at large. Actors have to be emotionally stripped bare to be genuine, and often their protective vanity interferes with their art. Sorry to sound all pretentious about acting as a “craft.”
Anyway, Han Gyul is suffering the same depression at seeing the happy A/B couple together, and mopes around the house. Finally, he calls Eun Chan for company (who has him entered in her phone as “재수없어,” or loosely, “pain in the ass”).
They eat pizza together on his porch, and he motions her over to test her coffee-smelling ability. She says if she gets it right, he has to show her the room in back that he didn’t let her see before.
Guessing correctly, Eun Chan is shown the back room, which houses Han Gyul’s collection of Legos (he used to work with them in the States). He marvels at the concept of playing with toys: “Here, I can do anything I want.” (Eun Chan retorts, “You do whatever you want outside, too.”)
They play with the Legos (in a cute moment, Han Gyul “corrects” Eun Chan for bringing a bulldozer toy into the mix, because it doesn’t fit the time period of his horse-mounted knight-era setup).
Eun Chan comments on how sad Han Gyul is for his lingering crush on Yu Ju, and after a beat, he agrees that he’s dumb for liking a girl who’s unavailable. He wants to stop now, and Eun Chan tells him he made the right decision: “Goodbye, our unrequited loves.” Han Gyul asks what she means by “our” and she answers that it’s her business.
While Eun Chan falls asleep, Han Gyul muses: “Tonight, I really hated the idea of eating dinner alone. But on a day like this, why of all people did I think of you?”
Seeing that Eun Chan has fallen asleep, Han Gyul stares down at her face… and cautiously touches his fingers to her face, lightly… And then he realizes what he’s doing with an alarmed shake of the head, and gets up immediately, prodding Eun Chan awake and telling her to go home.
After a meal at home, Yu Ju tells Han Sung she occasionally has very selfish thoughts (only occasionally?): “I think, if it were always like this, I could get married. Then I think, Ah right, this isn’t all there is to marriage. I like how things are now.”
At work, Han Gyul gets a kick out of ordering Eun Chan around, enjoying her disgruntled expressions. That causes Min Yub to step in and take over (misguided chivalry = still cute), telling her she should pass on the heavy labor to him. (Aw.)
In fact, Han Gyul can’t take his eyes off Eun Chan, and at one point appears directly behind her to help her reach something on a high shelf. He’s standing way too close for comfort, and after he leaves, Eun Chan nervously smells her hair, thinking she ought to have washed it (since he must have been close enough to smell it). Hehe.
Han Gyul’s obvious attention toward Eun Chan is noted by Mr. Hong (who smiles knowingly) and Min Yub (who looks on worriedly). For what it’s worth, Ha Rim notices too but he doesn’t get it. Mr. Hong tells Han Gyul to just admit he likes Eun Chan instead of harassing her with work, causing Han Gyul to bluster that he isn’t doing that.
Han Sung drops by to talk to Eun Chan, worried that she’s been avoiding him. She makes the excuse that she’s working earlier in the day, and is going to give up the milk delivery because it’s hard working both jobs: “I’ll miss Sseulja a lot.” Han Sung: “What about me?” She deflects, saying she can call him whenever she wants to see him.
He apologizes again for the day of the art show. With tears falling from her eyes, Eun Chan tells him: “Because you’re such a good person… because I like you… I didn’t know it myself, how much I really liked you… I went home that day and my heart ached. But I’m fine now. She’s pretty, and refined… so I’ll give up. I hope you two will be happy.” She puts on a brave smile and insists she’s okay. Han Sung looks on with a mixture of (I’m inferring) sympathy, pity, and maybe a little sorriness.
With that issue aired out, they resume their friendly relationship. At one point, Han Sung puts Yu Ju on hold when she calls because he’s on the line with Eun Chan. He takes a long enough time chatting happily with Eun Chan before getting back to Yu Ju that she seems bothered.
Meanwhile, the cafe picks up business with the assistance of Eun Sae, who’s taken phone-videos from Eun Chan’s phone and her own and uploaded an amateur commercial onto the internet. Since the video prominently features the cute Coffee Princes, advertising them more than the cafe itself, it’s not long before women come in droves to the cafe to drool over them.
[A few small plot detours: Eun Chan’s mother goes on a date with Mr. Gu the butcher, who asks her to go steady, then retracts it in embarrassment at her nonchalant reaction. Sun Ki seems to be in search of his ex-girlfriend from three years ago, from when he lived back in Japan, although at present he has no leads. Ha Rim is getting fed up living in such a pigsty with Mr. Hong. And Han Gyul’s grandmother seems to be getting more ill.]
Increasingly bothered by his distraction with Eun Chan, Han Gyul tries to ignore his interest/attraction, acting cool around her. (Which annoys Eun Chan because she takes his behavior at face value.) When he sees Yu Ju for a movie (who’s feeling a little odd about Han Sung, preferring a friend to a boyfriend), he asks if he can give her a hug, and she complies.
Although at first I was worried that his interest in her was renewed, Han Gyul is actually hugging her to confirm he’s still attracted to women, and breathes with relief: “Thanks. I won’t have to go to a mental ward after all.”
Still, during the movie (Shrek the Third), Han Gyul sees Eun Chan’s face on the screen and laughs to himself, remembering all her cute antics.
Han Sung and Eun Chan hang out at the park, playing with Terry/Sseulja. He asks about work, and she says Han Gyul is making life tough on her at the cafe. Han Sung wonders: “Does Guy K like Girl N? Why would he be harassing her?” Eun Chan: “Nope. Guy K has a pretty other girl.”
Han Sung asks what Girl N thinks of Guy K, and she answers it’s a boss-employee relationship. Smiling knowingly, Han Sung prods, “Just boss-employee?” She answers, “Yes, because Girl N has fallen in love with another handsome man.”
Going back to his place, Han Sung gives her a change of clothing and tells her to wash up (she’s sweat-soaked). So when Yu Ju shows up uninvited to bring him breakfast, she’s shocked to see Eun Chan there, and to realize her true gender.
The girls talk, and Yu Ju notes that she could’ve figured it out when Eun Chan said she liked her male teacher. Eun Chan apologizes for lying, and explains she had to because of her circumstances, and asks her to keep it a secret from Han Gyul, for now. She’ll tell him eventually. It’s wasn’t exactly her intention to come across as a boy; she just kind of looks like one. When she was a student, lots of girls would call her “oppa” as well. Eun Chan asks if she can call Yu Ju unni, and Yu Ju answers, “It sounds nicer than noona.”
After Eun Chan goes, Yu Ju teases Han Sung about liking Eun Chan. At his awkward reaction, she persists, teasing him while he tries to change the subject.
At work, Han Gyul sneaks glances at Eun Chan while piling task after task on her and enjoying her reaction (like a little boy picking on a little girl — or another little boy, I suppose — because he likes her. Or him). Eun Chan bursts out, exasperated, “Why are you acting like this to me? If you’ve got a complaint, just say so.” But in a hilarious bit, Eun Chan blows her bangs out of her eyes in frustration, but to Han Gyul, Eun Chan’s hair waves… in s l o o o o w … m o t i o n …
Unnerved, he tells her to stop that, and she does it more to annoy him. (Hysterically, both Min Yub and Ha Rim join in.)
Han Gyul drags Eun Chan aside, staring at her intensely, making Eun Chan worry that he’s discovered her secret. She tries to run away, but he holds onto her, still staring, and says, “Let’s hug once.”
Trying to explain, he stammers, “I can’t think straight because of you. Let’s just hug, once. Then I think I can figure things out.”
Startled, Eun Chan asks what’s up with him and moves away. He grabs her in a hug…
(As One’s “White Love Story”)
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…and from the expression on his face, it seems things didn’t figure themselves out the way he was hoping.
At first unable to react, slowly Eun Chan hugs him back, closing her eyes… and the subtitles onscreen tell us:
“He shouldn’t have held me… Because it made me want to tell him I’m a girl…”
The song snippet in the last scene translates to:
Now I know, how you were as lost and wandering as I was
How you hurt so much, it kept you from sleep
Hold my hand, I won’t let go again
I love you, for as long as I breathe…
Additionally, I don’t think Eun Chan’s secret can stay secret for the rest of the series, with more and more people gradually finding out. Min Yub alone is careless enough to let it slip accidentally, but now with Yu Ju aware, I can’t see her NOT using this knowledge at some point. I don’t necessarily mean in a malicious way; but I don’t expect her to sit on it, especially since she knows Han Gyul so well… At least, that’s my hope, that they don’t drag out the secret through the very last.
For now, though, it’s fun — and I want to see the issue linger long enough for Han Gyul to have to deal with his preconceived notions of homosexuality in a substantive way (it’ll be a wasted opportunity if they flirt with the idea, but discard it by revealing that she’s really a girl to stay “safe”). I’m really curious to how they’ll treat Han Gyul’s growing attraction to Eun Chan. On one hand, attraction is physical — pheremones, instinct, chemistry. On the other, the mind is a powerful thing, and although he may not be able to deny his feelings, I expect him to sure as hell try. I wonder at what point he’ll have to give up resistance — Han Gyul seems pretty gay-friendly by nature. Will he be able to accept himself as gay? Or, at least, liking another man, even if he doesn’t only like men?
Geez, I’m dying of curiosity. I’ve got to get back to reading the book. Somebody make me more hours in a day.
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Tags: Chae Jung-ahn, Coffee Prince, Gong Yoo, Lee Seon-kyun, Yoon Eun-hye
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51 michi
July 18, 2007 at 6:22 AM
oohhh...i like coffee prince! hope they do the subs really fast!
thanks sarahbeans for your efforts
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52 Turtlegirl21
July 18, 2007 at 7:42 AM
Can you keep us updated with the book too? Thanks as always!
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53 Roudy
July 18, 2007 at 7:49 AM
I really enjoyed both the ep and the summary..I really appreciate the fact that the main actress gave up showing her beauty for the sake of the drama..until now everything in this drama says it is going to be the hit drama of the year.. I hope they don't drag the secret of her being a girl too much..
but I have a Q; how come he doesn't see that she is a girl..everything says that she is a girl.. remember when she fell while picking apples and caught her.. his hand where in a place that he can tell that she was a girl.. right?
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54 nichee
July 18, 2007 at 7:59 AM
thanks so much for the summaries! i've only downloaded the first two episodes and i can't find episodes 3-6 torrents anywhere on the net. ^_^
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55 canyayasis
July 18, 2007 at 9:12 AM
It's been a long time since I've found myself anxious for MONDAY to arrive!!
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56 dayangdayang
July 18, 2007 at 11:41 AM
It’s been a long time since I’ve found myself anxious for MONDAY to arrive!!
Same here!!!!LOL.
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57 Samantha
July 18, 2007 at 12:39 PM
Great episode, i loved this one because it had a mixture of seriousness, heartbreak, and same sex curiosity. But i can't wait for the next episode so i can see what happens next and watch han gyul question his sexuality even more... thanks a bunch for the summary ♥ :D
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58 veronica
July 18, 2007 at 12:47 PM
one thing that seems kinda awkward with this drama i think is the gay-friendlieness. because in korea being gay is a very hush hush subject ya know?so its kinda weird for han gyul's parents to be as calm as they are about his whole gay thing going on.
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59 Javabeans
July 18, 2007 at 2:07 PM
veronica, that's an interesting point. i think the reason the reactions haven't been that serious yet are because despite the rumors floating around that Han Gyul's gay, the people who know him know he's not. i think his family just knows he's trying to be a smartass -- if they're going to force him to go on those blind dates, he's not going to just submit complacently. also, Han Gyul himself doesn't seem too homophobic -- but that's because he knows he's straight. when he actual starts questioning himself, we'll get to see more of his true reaction, but before this point he knows he's just goofing around.
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60 eno!
July 18, 2007 at 3:24 PM
Thank you for these wonderful summaries Sarah!
The part where Min Yub and Ha Rim join in to blow their own hair is hilarious!
And at the last scene when Eun Chan slowly puts her hands on Han Gyul's back and starts hugging him really grabs my heart!!
Can't wait to watch the next episode!
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61 vanillasoup
July 18, 2007 at 4:57 PM
Thanks for the summary! This episode was awesome! I'm surprised by the girl who plays Eun Chan because so far there are moments where I forget she's a girl. She's graduated from Goong and is now doing bigger and better things. Thank goodness Goong 2 was never made or else I wouldn't be laughing my head whenever I see Han Gyul picking on Eun Chan. Seeing him struggle with his attraction to Eun Chan makes me laugh more than any other drama I've seen lately. Thanks for all the hard work and can't wait for the next episode update!
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62 Choupi and Rian
July 18, 2007 at 6:14 PM
THANK YOU FOR THE SUMMARY!!! 8D WE FINALLY UNDERSTOOD THE EPISODE, HAHAHAHAHA!!! =D
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63 DEE
July 18, 2007 at 6:19 PM
OMG I love this series and I love your recaps...Wow traffic jam? NO wonder I couldn't get on here earlier that day! But Congrats Sarah, I think your recaps are so enjoyable and you do have a talent with summarizing shows to make it really indepth and entertaining..I love HG and EC, and even though I don't think HS is that cute...his voice does make me melt!! YEH is one of my fav actresses and maybe it's because of GOOng but I think it was from the early X-man episodes. Her personality from this show kind of remind me of how she is in real life...judging from her in the X-man shows of course. Anyways, Thank you so much and you make my Mondays and Tuesdays more exciting for me in the states!
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64 catinmyfridge
July 18, 2007 at 7:36 PM
Man, this gay angle is so funny. I wonder if there's been American movie or a TV show that dealt with this issue as a comedy? The treatment has always been serious, but this comic angle works better. Anyway, one thing I noticed about Korean series is that there's been a trend to tackle social issues that's generally been off limits in Korean society.
Also, I wish you can tell us about the book, and how different the book is from the series? Isn't the author a veteran TV script writer?
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65 Tina
July 18, 2007 at 7:38 PM
THANK you for the summary !!! Can't wait till next time !!! ahh love your site, it's so helpful !!!
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66 hua
July 18, 2007 at 8:08 PM
Thanks for telling us what was on that interview. We the viewers DEFINITELY can tell that YEH put a lot of effort into her act as a boy. I'm watching the episode now and just about died laughing from the hilarious scene at the art gallery when HS had to literally *drag* her like cattle to the slaughter to be introduced, and her high pitched "It's great!" in reply to YJ asking what she thinks of the gallery. Also like the bad mouthing EC does behind HG's back. LOL!
In answer to HG's musing why he thought of EC - it's because he saw the doll EC gave him the morning after they sew eyes on the dolls. It's cute that he kept that, hehe.
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67
July 18, 2007 at 8:43 PM
thak you alot
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68 marie_s
July 18, 2007 at 9:41 PM
i tried the link for the english subs http://fansub.d-addicts.com/With_S2 but this is what appears 500.shtml
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69 marie_s
July 18, 2007 at 9:45 PM
whatever happened to the planned goong 2? any updated news? i like the characters shin chae gyung and lee shin. they are so cute as a couple. i like the actors yoon eun hye and joo ji hoon as well.
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70 Rokku Ramu
July 18, 2007 at 9:59 PM
I also want to thank you for these summaries; without it...I would've gone crazy by now. lol
You know, I'm not gonna be surprise if this series become a big winner by the end of the year. It's awesome.
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71 gailt
July 18, 2007 at 10:09 PM
i agree with you on your comments on YEH's acting on coffee prince. i really bought into her character here. she's so different than her character in Goong. kudos to her. and to the rest of the team, as well.
loved this episode. i can't wait to see the english subbed video of this eppie. as i was reading your summary, i was so kilig (i'm so sorry i don't know of a precise english translation for this Filipino term. it is a romance-specific kind of thrill that can be exhilarating or bittersweet or sappy-sweet or sentimental. i hate the fact that the feeling is incredibly hard to put into words)
thank you, javabeans.
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72 Philippa
July 18, 2007 at 10:51 PM
Thank you so muchh! And I can't believe that there are sooo many comments for this episode! lol. I'm guessing I'm number 72. lol.
Thanks again. And I bet he'll eventually find out soon...
P.S. OMG like I started watching Hello my teacher/Biscuit teacher and I was thinking "where have I seen that guy before?" It bothered me sooo much! And finally when I read this summary and saw his picture, I was like "I knew it I've seen him before from another drama!" lol. And Hello my teacher is awesome! You can watch it in youtube or aznv.tv
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73 jiangzemin
July 18, 2007 at 11:55 PM
short msg for Acey if she/he reads this???
i've been watching the chinese hardsubs too and get them by a different method 'cause sendspace doesn't work for me either. email me at [email protected] and i'll send you the link and instructions. it isn't as easy as tudou, but the bright side is you can watch the latest episode every tuesday.
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74 marie *
July 19, 2007 at 1:18 AM
Hi, I've just finished reading your summaries about Coffee Prince, and I must say, they're really well written! I'm also watching Coffee Prince (picking up different words in Korean) and reading your summaries help me remember those moments and highlights of the drama. I've only "officially" started watching Korean dramas at the beginning of the year; they've been great, offering the magic and chemistry that does not exist in other dramas. Hopefully, they'll publish Coffee Prince in other languages. =)
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75 Miso
July 19, 2007 at 2:26 AM
Hello!!..and just want to say thank you so much.. Javabeans. Now visiting your site becomes one of my todo lists of the day. I admire your writing and your hard work.
Right now I have watched CP only up to episode 3 but I am tailing along ur summary.
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76 sweetserenity
July 19, 2007 at 3:56 AM
oh god your such an angel to take your time to do this summary thing i dont understand korean at all so it's a big help for me to rely on this..thank you so much! im so addicted to coffee prince...do you mind if i download some of the pics actually most of the screencaps..
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77
July 19, 2007 at 4:42 AM
Thank you sooooooo much for the sumary, It is clear and helpful.
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78 ANNIE797
July 19, 2007 at 6:28 AM
Thank you Javabean for explain to me. yesterday i watch the episode 6 could not understand why she cried so much when she saw Han Gyul and Han Sung. when Han Sung went over her house to apologize, I could not understand why she cried. because i could not understand
the Korean language. base on her body language and your summary it look like she does like him alot and move on. thank you so much i kind of understand it now. I would like you to
summarry the book if you dont mind, I know that you are so busy. You have a great day!
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79
July 19, 2007 at 6:42 AM
great summary!!!! tks soooo much ^.^
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80 grace
July 19, 2007 at 7:10 AM
i think he s going to try so hard to avoid his feeling to her ("him"). according to the next episode preview, it seems like EC and HG have a fight......uhmmmmm..... anyway, tks a lot for summarizing for us.....w/o ur summary, i hardly catch the emotion of the drama......now i can still watch it w/o Eng. sub ...... so happy \(^.^)/ tks soooooo much!!!!!!!!!!
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81 Javabeans
July 19, 2007 at 8:20 AM
wow, there haven't been this many comments per episode since que sera sera.
sweetserenity, sure, feel free to take the screencaps. thanks for asking!
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82 georgie
July 19, 2007 at 9:38 AM
Soooooo good.
I NEED the next episodes! Getting them all at once would be great too :)
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83 Juls
July 19, 2007 at 10:24 AM
OMG you are a lifesaver. I can't wait for the subtitles to come out so I've been watching the episodes w/out them and i can't understand korean at all. You do a really good job of thoroughly explaining each ep. Almost as good as the episodes themselves! Anyways thanks so much:)
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84 riyumi
July 19, 2007 at 12:24 PM
thanks for the summary! i don't speak korean but since i watched alot, i learned some words from it though i don't know how to pronounce it right. anyway, i know Eun Chan confessed to Han Seung but he didn't actually reject her right? he just looked at her and smiled- well knowing he has a gf maybe that's the answer but at least they were still friends after that. For Han Gyul i like it when he teases Eun Chan- he looks boyish and handsome when he smiles! and getting confuse about his gender is funny but it really amazes me that almost half of the characters here thought of her as a guy until they see proof. it proves that YEH acting is great! i hope everything goes well for this drama.
thanks alot again!--i'll be coming back next week!
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85 moochi2000
July 19, 2007 at 1:52 PM
i remember the legos and the umbrella haha
seriously the umbrella is so colourful i wonder if yuju gave it to mr.sexy voice
this drama is too addictive roar
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86 sweetserenity
July 19, 2007 at 1:59 PM
hello javabeans just wanted to ask if your one of the fansubber at d-addicts? and just wanted to express my gratitude for sharing this with us...
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87 Julie Anne
July 19, 2007 at 9:36 PM
Oh my gosh!! this is the best episode for me so far :) Oh hope eun chan is gonna tell han gyul that she's a girl so they can, you know, be together!! :P love it!!! pls i hope that the next episode is gonna show soon & with this description of yours for translating this ep with eng subs!!! i really appreciate it!! You rock & pls continue translating because there are some people who can't understand korean like me! love this ep! love it when gong yoo hugged yoon eun hye!! omg, its' so uncomfortable thinking that he's guy having attraction towards eun chan!!! love it!! :) plz hope next ep will come out :P
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88 shaneen
July 20, 2007 at 4:42 AM
your summaries are really awesome!!! ;)
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89 R
July 20, 2007 at 1:06 PM
Thank you Sarah for the wonderful and well written summary (as always).. I personally started watching this show with low expectation (never was a big fan of Goong).. I thought it would be another cliche ridden and some what predictable show (but I got curious because of your wonderful recaps) .. I'd prepared for not liking Han Gyul (because Asian dramas' obsession with bad boys or jerks who treat the girls like doormats is getting to me.. think Goong or MNIKSS), However surprisingly I'm starting to like HG too (actually all the characters are laid out brilliantly.. kind of reminds me of Dal Ja's Spring.. There's no character we can truly hate) .. I think his character is slowly evolving.. From an irresponsible rich, narcissistic, player, jerk who never took relationships seriously, he is becoming more responsible, concerned person.. I think his newly evolved serious side has started to like Eun Chan and that's bothering him the most (because He knows this time it is serious).. As mentioned I had low expectation for the series but after re-watching episode 6 like 10 times I'm officially a FAN (a very hard thing for me to admit) of Coffee Prince.. No wonder it was ranked 2 on that night.
The show has similar story like Hana Kimi (I'm liking the Japanese version better than Hana Yori Dango), girl dressing up as a boy and dealing with all male environment. However Coffee Prince is surprisingly adorable, refreshingly candid (think about all male bonding moments), and very sophisticated .. nothing is over the top (or low).. I'm having a hard time waiting for the next episode.. This show is only getting better by the moment (literally speaking)..
Can anyone tell me who sang the song Polly (It's opening theme song also when HG was seeing EC face at the movie screen).. Sorry I don't understand/read Korean so I couldn't get the name..
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90 Javabeans
July 20, 2007 at 2:21 PM
R, it's the group The Melody, who have a couple of other songs in the series as well.
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91 bambimolestors
July 20, 2007 at 2:28 PM
javabeanie,
thanks a bunch for your summaries...you are an amazingly honest and good writer so keep it up. I am dying to see the next episodes. I do think that the directors will not be stupid enough to discover Eun Chan's gender as of yet. I am betting it is gonna be episode 14 or 15 at most. Also, I hope that two timing skiny and up tight wanna be artist gets dumped by sexy voice once and for all...muhahahhhah...she seems to be such a boring woman and also man-dependent so it just irks me way too much. Dear God, I love this show. Such an inteligent design...heheeh...
Thanks again for your efforts!!
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92 Iranian Espresso
July 20, 2007 at 2:43 PM
Thank You Javabeans.
I'm from Iran. I saw all six episodes without Eng subs. (Because I can't wait for Eng Subs)
I think Coffee Prince is one of the best korean dramas that I seen until now and it is clearly that it has very structural differences from the othre K-dramas.
What about this episode? Oh , very excellent, YEH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
The story has strong base and all casts have playing excellent. They act like that they are in the movie not in the TV drama. Shining acting. Settings , lighting , story line, and finally actors and actresses are very very and very good.
Congratulation to Coffee Prince director and producer for the best choices.
And I should have special thanks to Dear Yoon Eun Hye and dear Kong Yoo.
And thank You for your efforts Javabeans.
With Best Wishes For You From Iran.
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93 tuesdhei
July 20, 2007 at 3:44 PM
it's getting more and more exciting.... infact they're rated 2nd now... wow! can't wait for the next episode -- can't wait for monday!
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94 pokygurl ^_^
July 21, 2007 at 12:57 AM
omgeeee....thnx a lot for the summary....
it helps me understand more bcuz in the video the are no eng subs......
thnx again ^-^
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95 Shinthia
July 21, 2007 at 6:06 PM
hey....i wanted to say thank you for taking your time to actually going through the episodes and giving us the summaries (kamsamida). Personally i love the whole "girl pretending to be a boy" thing....reminds of hana kimi....lmao... also the "hosexuallity question that come into mind :]....i hope yu ju gets bitchier later on cuz its nice to have sum1 to pick on and also would make the drama alot more interesting. I love the part where Han Gyul is WAY TOO close to eun chan and she started smalling her hair... >.
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96 rising sun
July 21, 2007 at 8:16 PM
Lol thanks alot! man it's as good as watching the real thing! yeahh they are so cute, I can't take it! lmao! can't wait for your next summary =)
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97 Jadeline
July 22, 2007 at 5:14 AM
thank u sooo much...really enoyed read ur summaries before I watch the episodes ('cause they have no subs yet), in that way i'll have an idea of what they are talking about^^
thank u..keep it up
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98 asian-buzz.com
July 22, 2007 at 4:19 PM
Shinthia,
Agree with you about Hana Kimi. That came to my mind too. But this is more like the grown up version of it. :)
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99 Ceci
July 22, 2007 at 10:11 PM
Oh my thanks it helps though inferences can be made from the facial expressions and intonations of the voices. But i do agree with the majority...I can't wait for the next episode!!! i am so excited!!!
I especially like this show because it shows how far a person will go to ensure a family's security and stability. more or less GIRL POWER!
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100 April
July 23, 2007 at 12:33 AM
woohoo 100 comments!
lol
thanx for the great summaries
never get tired of reading them!
cant wait for the next episode...
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