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A drama full of toxic characters
First of all, I was intrigued by this Drama because it sounded like a Korean version of the Japanese amine Ouran High School Host Club. 😂 Sadly, it was way lacking in terms of plot and relatable characters.At the beginning, the Drama was fun and interesting, with her trying to live by as a guy and not getting found out. And although there were some scenes where I was thinking to myself “ok damn that shit js homophobic as fck”, I was considering that maybe it was a realistic presentation of how old people might view homophobia (yes the doctor scene).
However it got kinda boring after her real gender was being revealed and even more boring after it turned all lovey-dovey.
Many people were getting annoyed at Eun-chan for keeping her gender a secret for so long and i guess even if it wasn’t neccessary in the end, I can kinda understand why she did that in order to keep her job. I found the way that Han-Gyeol was treating Eun-chan way more toxic tbh. Especially when he was trying to manipulate her not to go to italy bcs he stayed in Korea bcs of her so she cannot go either 🤦🏼♀️ I was facepalming myself so many times! Oh and also Inwas getting mad and annoyed at him for trying to force her into marrying him after only knowing each other for like 3 months, and then the majority of that time was even based on a lie too…
Also I gotta say: Almost all the men in this Drama were toxic AF!!!! Including the main lead!!!! Getting angry at him/her all the time, bossing her around and trying to control her. He was very manipulative and I seriously dunno why she fell in love with him so much… I kinda wished she would have gotten together with Han Sung and Yoo Joo with Han Gyeol…
And Yoo Joo herself was toxic in different ways as well. Super egoistic and self-centered, being with Han-Sung but kept on flirting with Han Gyeol knowing very well he had a crush on her! In general their interactions were just cringe af!!! They were literally acting like a couple and at the beginning I was actually confused about who she really loved. I realized it when she found out about Han-Sung’s crush on Eun-chan. And the way she reacted to it. Like I get it what he did was wrong af but what she was doing with Han Gyeol all the time wasn’t much more different either… And then also after she got pregnant she was still acting like a teenager. Like Why tf are you drinking alcohol when you are pregnant??? Idk but I really had the ick toward her…
However the worst character of this drama was probably Jin Ha-Rim the worst kind of wanna-be fckboy ever!!! He was so annoying and istg he deserved a good beating! i hated him so much!!! like it’s none of your business if a girl has a flat chest, doesn’t wear make up or has or doesn’t have sex with her boyfriend!!!! Him and Han Gyeol were one of the main reasons I started hating this drama towards the end…
Min-Yeop was lowkey annoying too. A pathetic clingy gorilla baby who then went on and listened to the suggestions of a playboy. And Eun-Sae wasn’t better! What a toxic bitch!!! If I had a sister like that I would have slapped her! what an embarrassment! no seriously tho, who came up with these characters??? I have never seen so many toxic characters and relationships in one Drama alone!!!
Seon-Gi was the main reason why I kept watching it and I wished he had more screen time 🥺
Also the fact that Eun-chan looked like a young Jungkook was hilarious 😂 To be honest I think she did kinda look like a guy, but more like a 15-year old teenage boy rather than a 24-year old grown man 😂 At the beginning it was funny how everyone treated him like a kid bcs ngl she really looked like a teenage boy, but it kept on getting annoying when they were still treating her like a child after her gender reaveal. Especially when Han Gyeol was still calling her “kiddo” while they were dating… it gave me the pedophile ick tbh ngl! Even she was still calling him boss in the 16th episode! Like come on girl, he is your boyfriend! But in general Seon-Gi, Eun-chan plus Han Sung were the only characters I liked, but I still couldn’t relate to anyone in this drama… A total fail!!! would not recommend.
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Pioneer in its time but it dragged too long
Since this show is considered a classic, I had to watch it. OK, I get the plot that a girl pretends to be a guy to get the job. But after both FL and ML begin to like each other, the show d-r-a-g-g-e-d on unmercifully. I felt bad for the ML who had to question his sexual identity because the FL took her sweet time to tell him she was actually a female. So much overacting (prolonged crying and angst) on FL's part. She cried in EVERY scene in Episodes 11 & most of 12. The show's two female writers just dragged on this topic in true melodramatic form. This "pretending to be gay" scenario was ridiculously drawn out and I blame the writers for their poor screenplay. The writers for "Personal Taste" (starring Lee Min-ho) did a better job at the "pretending to be gay" scenario.The justification for her actions was FL needed the cafe job because she was the breadwinner in the family. In Episode 16, FL mentioned that her mother had never worked. I've only seen her mother eat, shop, and go on dates with the neighborhood butcher who liked her. So how did the mother raise two children in that nice house before FL was old enough to work?
I had seen Gong Yoo in only one other show, Squid Game, so I didn't know much about him. But after watching his performance in this show (especially when he was agonizing about his sexuality for liking Eun Chan), I've come to admire his acting skills. I also appreciate his good looks and strong physique, as displayed in his shirtless after-shower scenes (which now seems to be the norm for all leading males in K-dramas). I will probably watch him in Train to Busan next, even though I dislike zombie movies.
As I mentioned before, about ⅓ into the series, the show began to drag. I had to hit the fast-forward button several times. It irritated me that in the beginning, the SFL kept hanging around the ML while trying to get back together with SML, who is the ML's cousin, knowing full well that ML had a crush on her for 9 years. Is she that brainless and shameless? Then in Episode 11, SFL can't overlook the fact that SML once liked FL so she wanted to break up with him. She is such a hypocrite; after all, she was the one who left SML two years ago and flew to New York to be with another man. I attribute this bad thought process to the poor writing and screenplay by the show's writers.
FL's constant crying especially irritated me - just hurry up and tell him you are a girl, for God's sake, and spare us viewers this frustration! His friend, who also worked at the coffee shop, finally told ML about FL's gender. Of course, ML was furious - who wouldn't be, when everyone but you knows the truth and didn't tell you?! I would have fired the entire staff right then and there!
It didn't get interesting until Episode 9, when the circumstances surrounding ML's birth became suspicious. We find out the real truth in Episode 13, but after that, that whole theme just fizzled out. The writers should have played out that angle more.
The only good things about this show, other than Gong Yoo's performance, are the themes of 1) acceptance of LBGTQs and 2) men coming to the realization that women need to fulfill their own career dreams. In that regard, this show may have been a pioneer in its time in So Korea when broadcasted in 2007.
For me, this series is a "Meh" and I probably won't rewatch it.
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The Lost Magic. Is Gender Surprise an Asset or a Hindrance?
Wouldn't this story be much better if Go Eun Chan was really a boy? At some point, the fact that she was a girl even started to upset me. Choi Han Gyul's self-doubt and secretly growing love was the most enjoyable part of this drama.The second couple did not interest me at all from the beginning to the end (I fast-forwarded most of their scenes or I would have fallen asleep)
In the first episodes, the warm family environment, good acting and real life events made me feel very peaceful.
Our couple's chemistry was much better when I thought Choi Han Gyul's Go Eun Chan was a boy. When I found out that she was a girl, the chemistry between them decreased. If only they had made him feel that the man actually liked Go Eun Chan's masculine, free, relaxed characters, then it wouldn't really make a difference that she was a girl. But when it was revealed that she was a girl, it made me feel like all the magic was broken.
Oh the endless long chapters. I remember I stopped at some point.
And another thing that drove me crazy was that food was eaten in almost every scene. At some point I started to feel nauseous. I do not recommend watching it on a full stomach. I felt like the cliché of the female lead eating exaggerated food in k-dramas started with this production.
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One of the most sincere and raw love story I have ever seen.
There were so many things I liked about this drama, I don't know where to start. I regret not watching it earlier, I guess everytime it was recommended to me on my netflix was a sign that it was meant for me.The cast, the acting, the depth of the characters, and the plot. I loved it all. The acting was truly satisfying and genuine, especially when Han Sung laughed. It sounded so real and heart warming. The relationships and friendships scenes were all something that comforted me throughout the drama.
As for the chemistry between the two leads, I could feel the love through the screen. Honestly one of the best chemistry i have seen so far in kdramas. They were both comfartable with each other like best friends and not just lovers.
Not to forget about the soundtrack!!! Many of it became my recent favourites ^^. The choice of songs suited the drama scenes perfectly <3.
This became one of the dramas that left me empty and thinking about it for days.
Overall, this definitely became one of my top kdramas, despite watching it 17 years late :')
(will get back to this review and improve it haha ^^)
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Une petite douceur
Voilà un drama qui m’a vraiment fait passer un bon moment, même si l’histoire en elle même et les histoires secondaires ne sont pas très recherchées.Gong Yoo est toujours un bonheur à découvrir- et chapeau à Yoon Eun Hye qui joue magnifiquement cette femme garçon manqué.
Leur histoire est complexe au départ, le lead féminine se retrouve vite empêtré dans ses mensonges.
Quand à Gong Yoo, il est ultra touchant dans le rôle de cet homme qui lutte contre ses sentiments et lui même pensant que cette femme est un homme.
Les rôles secondaires sont aussi tour à tour drôle et touchants. Je ne me suis pas ennuyée et j’ai vraiment passé un joli moment, et ai été ravie de découvrir Gong Yoo plus jeune.
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Amor mas allá de lo convencional, que no te puedes perder
Jamás creí que esta serie iba a contar sobre un amor tan profundo que supera los géneros.Lo otro que me encantó de esta serie es que no pasa nada muy terrible, ni un accidente, ni una muerte, ni una traición que te haga odiar a los protagonistas o a un villano. Es una serie muy linda, solo para disfrutarla.
Gong Yoo es una delicia te lo quieres comer poco a poco para disfrutarlo mas, jajajaja
Viendo muchas series coreanas se valorar cuando una historia es diferente, y poder ver una serie donde el protagonista heterosexual, se enamora de un chico, que no sabe que es mujer, sufre mucho por eso, pero al final, cede sus creencias por amor, y se enamora y acepta su amor a pesar de todo lo que sus amigos y familia puedan decir. El que diga que eso no es amor, no sabe lo que dice. Me encanto que trataran este tema. Cada vez que pasaba algo y para mi me decía esta mujer si es tonta, porque no le dice, volvía a mi y decía los que escribieron esto quieren demostrar que el verdadero amor esta mas allá del genero sexual, y por eso lo llevan al extremo, aunque a veces sentía que lo estiraban mucho, entendía claramente que es lo que querían mostrar. Y agradezco poder ver esto.
También me gusto mucho la historia de amor de la otra pareja, a veces un poco frustrante, igual muy real, y super entendible, los tiempos de cada uno.
Ver a Gong Yoo, joven, después de enamorarme de él en Goblin, me pareció muy lindo aunque me encanta como a madurado. Su look de mujeriego que en el fondo nunca lo fue y siempre estuvo enamorado de la novia del primo, y que jamas se propaso. Me derritió.
Nunca espere que esta serie tan light tuviera un tema de fondo tan profundo, la recomiendo 100%
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Una cosa che ho curiosamente apprezzato è stata la mancanza degli smartphone, ormai perennemente presenti nelle serie recenti. Purtroppo questo breve salto indietro nel passato recente ha portato con sé anche tagli di capelli che davvero mi hanno sempre urtata, pazienza. Nota probabilmente discordante col pensiero comune, il protagonista non partiva avvantaggiato: l'attore che lo interpreta non è mai stato tra i miei preferiti, anzi. L'ho tollerato a fatica, persino in altri drama celebri come Goblin, dove per fortuna l'altro ML (il tristo mietitore) rendeva la serie decisamente meritevole di essere vista.
Gusti personali a parte, un buon drama ma, per qualche inspiegabile motivo, non nelle mie corde.
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¡Una maravilla!
No quiero hacer esto muy largo, vamos a dejarlo en una “recomendación exprés”, yo solo quiero darles ganas de ver la serie.La historia gira entorno a Eun Chan (una chica bastante masculina desesperada por conseguir un trabajo para ayudar a su familia) y Han Kyul (un millonario al que su abuela amenaza con desheredar a menos que logre sacar adelante un café que se cae a pedazos). Por cosas de la vida se conocen y ella termina trabajando para él, el problema está en que en el café solo pueden trabajar hombres… y es que Han Kyul no tiene ni idea de que Eun Chan es una mujer.
¿El plot les suena? Sí, se hizo mil quinientas veces, PERO NO ASÍ. ¿Podemos hablar de que es una serie de 2007 y retrata a la perfección los conflictos internos de un hombre que se creyó heterosexual durante toda su vida hasta que conoce a ese “alguien”? ¡LOCURA TOTAL!
Sí, gente, él desconoce por completo que Eun Chan es una chica hasta mucho después de ya estar completamente enamorado… así que prepárense para sufrir junto a Han Kyul, porque van a sufrir, eso se los puedo asegurar. Sus conflictos internos están tan bien y son tan reales que no puedo hacer más que sacarme el sombrero. Y en esa área (tal vez no puedo decirlo sobre otras) deja un mensaje muy, muy, bueno. Además, los actores tienen una química que no les puedo explicar, #JustSaying.
Puede que lo que más me guste de la serie sea eso (que igual es el eje central), pero los personajes secundarios también son espectaculares (y tienen sus propias subtramas que están muy bien llevadas), el trabajo de los actores es fantástico, las motivaciones de la prota están bien justificadas (independientemente de que estemos de acuerdo con lo que hace o no) y las cosas cierran bien por todos lados.
Punto a considerar: La relación por ahí les parece tóxica porque ella está mintiendo todo el tiempo, pero si se centran en el conflicto interno de él... MARAVILLA.
Creo que es uno de los doramas con mejor representación LGBT que vi, real (porque quieran o no decir lo contrario, el prota masculino es bisexual).
¡TIENEN QUE DARLE UNA OPORTUNIDAD!😍
IG de reseñas cortas: @altoplottwist
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Perfeito!
Como não amar coffee prince? Simplesmente não erraram em nada! Elenco maravilhoso, química exorbitante, amizades lindas, história muito bem desenvolvida. Se existe um dorama conforto, é esse! Se fosse uma série de 8 temporadas, eu assistiria tudo!Was this review helpful to you?
Un clásico maravilloso que aguanta el tiempo!
Maravilloso clásico!!! Acabo de ver esta semana esta maravilla de kdrama, Hace dos años que veo dramas y no me había decidido aún por ver un kdrama antiguo. Lo más viejito que había visto es Healer (que me encantó). Me daba cosita la estética, los peinados, que la historia no me enganchara, tonterías!! Demasiado he tardado en decidirme, me estaba perdiendo una gran historia, con increibles actuaciones y un guión que mantiene el interés a lo largo de los capítulos. Al team de chicos Coffe Prince me los comería todos, son una monada y me han sacado muchísimas risas!! Soy fan de Gong Yoo (para mi Goblin es lo más perfecto que se puede encontrar en un drama), y aquí no decepciona para nada. Su personaje es encantador, super tierno y además está guapísimo. La FL lo hace supremo. Las escenas cómicas de ellos dos son hilarantes, buenísimas pero cuando la cosa se pone dramática, saben como sacarte las lágrimas!!!! La música es muy bonita, la escenografía perfecta para la historia. UN 10!! No os la perdáis.Gracias a VIKI por ponerla disponible en España, hice la petición hace muy pocos días y lo han hecho realidad!!!! En Netflix también está pero solo con la opción de inglés en el idioma.
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