Coffee Prince
2007 1 season · 17 ep live_tv Scripted South Korea

Coffee Prince

커피프린스 1호점

Coffee Prince sits in the top 10% of South Korea seriess on this catalog — ranked #137 of 1,397 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

커피프린스 1호점

Han-gyeol is a smart young man who hates to be tied down to one career in his life. Abhorring the idea of joining the family business, he is ordered by his grandmother to manage a cafe. Unable to disobey his grandmother, he reluctantly takes over the responsibility of running a cafe and begins to immerse himself in the gourmet coffee business. One day, he meets Eun-chan, whom he mistakes as a boy, and learns the meaning of true love…

Reception Benchmarks

8.1
TMDB Rating
206
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #137 of 1,397 South Korea seriess indexed here (90th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.2 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Comedy productions specifically: #46 of 427 (top 11%).

Audience Engagement

206
Reviews
92nd
Review-volume percentile
81st
Popularity percentile

206 audience reviews — more than 92% of South Korea seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 81th percentile among South Korea seriess.

Also On MBC

Other series that aired on MBC.

Other Titles From MBC

Comedy + Drama in South Korea

214 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Coffee Prince itself).

The 2006–2008 South Korea Window

Among 114 South Korea seriess we catalog from this window, Coffee Prince places #5 — near the top of its class.

  1. Alone in Love
    #1

    Alone in Love

    ★ 8.9 · 2006
  2. Iljimae
    #2

    Iljimae

    ★ 8.5 · 2008
  3. High Kick
    #3

    High Kick

    ★ 8.5 · 2006
  4. Jumong
    #4

    Jumong

    ★ 8.3 · 2006
  5. Coffee Prince
    #5

    Coffee Prince

    ★ 8.1 · 2007
  6. Princess Hours
    #6

    Princess Hours

    ★ 7.9 · 2006
  7. The Chaser
    #7

    The Chaser

    ★ 7.8 · 2008
  8. The 101st Proposal
    #8

    The 101st Proposal

    ★ 7.7 · 2006

The 2000s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Coffee Prince premiered alongside 30 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 30 other South Korea seriess in 2007.

The 287th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (466 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 2, 2007
Last Air Date
August 27, 2007
Broadcast Span
2 months
Total Episodes
17 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 17.3 hours

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesMBC
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 17
Release DateJuly 2, 2007
Official Siteprogram.imbc.com

Questions Answered

When did Coffee Prince end?

Coffee Prince finished its run with its final episode airing on August 27, 2007.

Where did Coffee Prince air?

Coffee Prince aired on MBC, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.