Coffee House () is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan, Park Si-yeon, Hahm Eun-jung, and Jung Woong-in. It aired on SBS from May 17 to July 27, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 20:45 for 18 episodes.
The early working title was Page One ().
Plot Lee Jin-soo made it big after writing several thriller novels and establishing himself as a talented novelist. He works for Seo Eun-young, the owner of the biggest publishing company in Korea, and has a long-time friendship with her. Jin-soo has many fans, especially female, and he seems to be the perfect match for any woman... but what no one knows is that he is actually a bit weird and sarcastic, has many strange habits, and holds a dark secret. His secretary, Kang Seung-yeon, has to cope with him and his habits. She begged him for this job to become a pro instead of the below-average girl that she really is. On top of that, there is also the return of Han Ji-won, Eun-young's ex-fiancé, whom she despises. Ji-won tries to win Eun-young back, but she has her eyes set on Jin-soo.
Cast Kang Ji-hwan as Lee Jin-soo Park Si-yeon as Seo Eun-young Hahm Eun-jung as Kang Seung-yeon Jung Woong-in as Han Ji-won Park Jae-jung as Kim Dong-wook Jung Soo-young as Oh Hyun-joo Jung Ji-ah as Go Yoon-joo Jin Sung as Park Young-chul Heo Tae-hee as Dong-min Ahn Gil-kang as Kang Jin-man (Seung-yeon's father) Kim Ji-young as Hong Bong-nyeo (Seung-yeon's grandmother) Kim Min-sang as Kang Seung-chul (Seung-yeon's brother) Lee Soon-jae as Eun-young's grandfather Kim Hye-eun as Eun-young's friend Won Ki-joon as Hyun-seok Jung Joon-ho (cameo, ep. 1-2)
Reception Coffee House is one of the most watched South Korean dramas on Chinese video streaming platform Youku with over 10,000,000 views and an average of 500,000 views per episode (As of November 2015).
Ratings Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul1May 17, 20108.8% (16th)8.7% (16th)2May 8, 20108.7% (NR)8.9% (NR)3May 24, 20108.5% (NR)8.9% (NR)4May 25, 2010 (19th)8.2% (15th)5May 31, 20109.7% (15th)9.7% (12th)6June 1, 20109.3% (12th)9.4% (12th)7June 7, 20108.5% (19th)8.7% (18th)8June 8, 20108.7% (16th)9.4% (14th)9June 28, 20108.1% (NR)7.6% (NR)10June 29, 20108.3% (NR) (NR)11July 5, 20108.4% (19th)8.7% (14th)12July 6, 20108.0% (17th)8.2% (17th)13July 12, 20108.8% (NR)9.1% (20th)14July 13, 2010 (12th) (11th)15July 19, 20108.9% (17th)9.4% (16th)16July 20, 20109.7% (12th)10.4% (13th)17July 26, 20108.5% (19th)9.0% (16th)18July 27, 20108.3% (19th)8.6% (17th)Average In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. Source: TNS Media Korea
Original soundtrack
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.201017th SBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award - Actor (Special Planning Drama)Kang Ji-hwan Excellence Award - Actress (Special Planning Drama)Park Si-yeonBest Supporting Actor (Special Planning Drama)Jung Woong-in New Star AwardHahm Eun-jungNetizen's drama of the yearCoffee House6th Innolife Entertainment Japan AwardsBest DramaBest ActorKang Ji-hwanDramaBeans AwardsFavourite Drama of 2010Coffee HouseFavourite Comedic DramaFavourite Lead CoupleBest KissKang Ji-hwan & Park Si-yeonFavourite Alternate PairingKang Ji-hwan & Hahm Eun-jungUnderrated Drama of The YearCoffee HouseBest Use of an Idol StarHahm Eun-jungBugs Music AwardsBest Drama OST"Page One"20116th Seoul International Drama AwardsOutstanding Korean ActorKang Ji-hwan
International broadcast +PremiereNetworkRegionNameNotesRefOctober 25, 2010TVB J2 茶煲老细January 12, 2011Satellite TV咖啡情缘 (Coffee Love)September 6, 2011Modernine TVCoffee HouseFebruary 4, 2013TVB J2 茶煲老细Re-runJuly 12, 2013FOX TV咖啡情缘 (Coffee Love)October 5, 2014Voice TVCoffee House
Media release The series was made into 2 DVD Box sets and released in Japan on January 19 and February 16, 2011 under Pony Canyon.
References
External links Coffee House official SBS website