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Second interview: Writer of Coffee Prince
by javabeans
Interview with "Coffee Prince" writer Lee Jung Ah: "Embarrassed over such favorable response for treatment of gay love" "This wasn't a drama that I started with a specific intention to...
Tags: Coffee Prince, interviews, scriptwriters
The Sex and the City Effect
by javabeans
I've been meaning to write this post for a while but it coincides with recent topics, so here goes. I think there's a prevalent (mistaken) perception -- particularly if kdramas...
Tags: cable programs, Choi Jung-yoon, Coffee Prince, Oh Man-seok, Romance Hunter
Coffee Prince: Sixteenth Cup
by javabeans
I've read the comments on whether Coffee Prince is or isn't "realistic." Here's my take: Coffee Prince isn't realistic, and it doesn't tout itself as realism. From reading about writer...
Tags: Chae Jung-ahn, Coffee Prince, Gong Yoo, Lee Seon-kyun, Yoon Eun-hye
Coffee Prince: Fifteenth Cup
by javabeans
("Can you hear me now?") One thing I've noticed about the acting in Coffee Prince: Aside from the generally solid performances given by the main characters in any given...
Tags: Chae Jung-ahn, Coffee Prince, Gong Yoo, Lee Seon-kyun, Yoon Eun-hye
Hello Franceska / 안녕 프란체스카
by javabeans
Hehe, note that with Taereung National Village, I said I'd found a series to watch, not the series to watch. The great thing about watching shows that have long...
Tags: first episodes, Hello Franceska, Jung Ryeo-won, Noh Do-chul
Taereung National Village / 태릉선수촌 (2005)
by javabeans
Despite the winningness of Coffee Prince, I'm starting to veer from cheery immersion into overload territory, and before that flares into full-on burnout, I thought I'd turn my attentions elsewhere...
Tags: Choi Jung-yoon, first episodes, Kim Byul, Lee Min-ki, Lee Seon-kyun, Lee Yoon-jung, Taereung National Village
Just a few notes from the housekeeper
by javabeans
(Random) SONG OF THE DAY 김연우 (Kim Yeon Woo) - "청소 하는 날" (cleaning day) [ zShare download ] [audio:https://staging.dramabeans.com/wp-content/songs/1/KimYeonWoo_cleaningday.mp3] In a nutshell: (More) web issues....
Tags: bloggy
Coffee Prince: Fourteenth Cup
by javabeans
Cuuuuuuute. I'm also no longer worried about the issue of familial opposition. Do I expect drama? Of course. But will it be the heart-wrenching kind? If it is, of course...
Tags: Chae Jung-ahn, Coffee Prince, Gong Yoo, Lee Seon-kyun, Yoon Eun-hye
Coffee Prince: Thirteenth Cup
by javabeans
This episode was, as I suspected it might be, entirely full of small, sweet moments. As much as my romantic-loving side would love to believe things remain in an Episode 13...
Tags: Chae Jung-ahn, Coffee Prince, Gong Yoo, Lee Seon-kyun, Yoon Eun-hye
Coffee Prince 1-Episode Extension Confirmed
by javabeans
The title says it all, really. From a MyDaily article dated August 11, 2007 (9:04 AM): MBC's Monday-Tuesday drama Coffee Prince Store #1, which has been enjoying favorable response these days from viewers, has...
Tags: Coffee Prince