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The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince

★ 8.1 8K votes 2007–2007 1 season · 17 episodes Ended MBC
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 10/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 10/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 9/10Banter chemistryRelationships built on verbal spark.This show: 8/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 8/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 7/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 7/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Gong YooYoon Eun-hyeLee Sun-kyunChae Jeong-anKim Young-okPark Won-suk
Starring
Gong YooYoon Eun-hyeLee Sun-kyunChae Jeong-anKim Young-okPark Won-suk
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"The gender-swap rom-com that defined a genre"

A broke young woman disguises herself as a boy to land a job at a coffee shop run by a wealthy, girl-averse heir. He hires her as staff and, convinced she's a guy, still finds himself inexplicably drawn to her, sparking a slow-burn identity mix-up romance. The tone is breezy and funny in the early episodes, built around workplace banter and an ensemble of quirky baristas, before settling into a genuinely tender, occasionally angsty love story once feelings and secrets can't stay hidden any longer.

Watch it for

the charming lead chemistry and how naturally the gender confusion premise turns into real emotional stakes.

Maybe skip if

you find cross-dressing romantic setups outdated or need fast, plot-heavy pacing throughout.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

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Season 12007
8.11K1717h 18m
Choi Han Kyul is the grandson of Chairwoman Hong of Dongin Foods, a company that has a thriving coffee business. He has never had a job and does not care for responsibility. Han Kyul is hung up on his first love, Han Yoo Joo, who only sees him as a friend. Go Eun Chan is a 24-year-old tomboy who is often mistaken for a guy. Her father died when she was 16 years old and since then she has taken over as the breadwinner in her family. When Han Kyul and Eun Chan meet, he, not knowing that she is a girl, decides to hire her to pretend to be his gay lover so that he can escape the blind dates arranged by his grandmother. After getting an ultimatum from his grandmother, Han Kyul takes over a rundown old coffee shop, later renamed "Coffee Prince," to prove that he's capable, to both his grandmother and Yoo Joo. In order to attract female customers, he only hires good-looking male employees.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1First Cup7.3
8260 min
▶2Second Cup7.9
6859 min
▶3Third Cup7.5
6261 min
▶4Fourth Cup7.8
5758 min
▶5Fifth Cup8.2
6360 min
▶6Sixth Cup8.3
6060 min
▶7Seventh Cup8.3
5960 min
▶8Eighth Cup8.6
6760 min
▶9Ninth Cup8.4
6062 min
▶10Tenth Cup8.4
6163 min
▶11Eleventh Cup8.5
6262 min
▶12Twelfth Cup8.4
5663 min
▶13Thirteenth Cup8.1
5060 min
▶14Fourteenth Cup8.1
5058 min
▶15Fifteenth Cup8.2
5162 min
▶16Sixteenth Cup8.3
5167 min
▶17Final Cup8.2
5463 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Gong Yoo Choi Han Kyul
Yoon Eun-hye Go Eun Chan
Lee Sun-kyun Choi Han-sung
Chae Jeong-an Han Yoo-joo
Kim Young-ok Han Kyul's Grandmother
Park Won-suk Eun-chan's Mother
Kim Chang-wan Hong Gae-sik
Kim Ja-ok Han-gyul's Mother
Lee Han-wi Mr. Koo
Choi Il-hwa Han-gyeol's father

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