History Series / TheFirstShopOfCoffeePrince

* {{Bokukko}}: Eun Chan. Even before she [[SweetPollyOliver pretends to be a guy]], she's already too boyish.

-->''"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."''

** Could also be TriangRelations # 9.

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.

* MrFanservice: The Coffee Princes, especially "Hottie" Han Kyul and "Waffle" Sun Ki, become this in universe after Eun Sae makes a [[ViralMarketing sexy music video]] of them.

* FiveManBand: The coffee shop personnel all fit.
** TheHero: Choi Han Kyul
** TheHeart: Go Eun Chan
** TheLancer: Jin Ha Rim
** TheBigGuy: Hwang Min Yeop
** TheSmartGuy: Noh Sun Ki
** TeamDad: Hong Gae Sik

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.

!!''The First Shop of Coffee Prince'' provides examples of:

* HotAndCold: Han Kyul.

* BigDamnKiss: There are a ton of small kisses, but the one that really stands out is the "tackle kiss" where Eun jumps on top of her boss, and makes passionate kissing with her legs around his waist and pushing him into walls and other obstacles.

* {{LEGO}}: Han Kyul recieves an offer to design lego-like toys for [[BrandX Bloc Land]].

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* PiggybackCute: Eun Chan carries Han Kyul after he drinks too much soju.
** Later, reciprocated.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each episode is called a cup, starting with First Cup and ending with Seventeenth Cup.

* DubNameChange: in the Filipino dub.

* TogetherUmbrella: 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.

It's not without it's cheesy or clunky moments, but almost everything - the performances, the writing, the music - make this drama more entertaining, more endearing, and more satisfying than most.

* BeautifulDreamer: {{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.