For the inaugural episode of Beyond The Romance, I thought it only fitting to celebrate the show's 13 years of popularity and cultural impact, by discussing all the ways Coffee Prince made me and my two guests, Josie and Joycelyn, swoon, cheer, cry and groan in frustration, and how our opinions on the story and characters have changed over the years.

When the South Korean rom-com Coffee Prince premiered on JTBC no one really had any idea how popular the show would become with audiences. Starring Gong Yoo *dreamy sigh* as Choi Han Kyul, the rich playboy tasked with running a café to prove he's worthy of being the heir to his grandmother's fortune, and Yoon Eun Hye as Go Eun Chan the tom-boy who pretends to be an actual man in order to work for Han Kyul. The show became an instant hit and classic with audiences during its original televised premiere in July and August airing of 2007. Not only was it a massive success locally in South Korea, it became a hit overseas as part of the Hallyu, or Korean Wave movement across Asia, making it credited as being one of the most influential with attracting international attention to the Drama side of Korean entertainment, or K-drama as it's known as.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/beyond-the-romance-drama-podcast.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.