Coffee Prince Episodes 1-2

Upon first viewing these first two episodes of Coffee Prince, I felt that it was an interesting show. There were some things that stood out to me. For example, the main female character, Eun Chan, is tomboy and as a result, always seems to get confused for a boy. Although she considers herself to be a woman, she does not fit the stereotypical image of how a woman should look and conduct themselves. Compared to all the other female characters in the show, she is a very tough woman. She also seems to have no manners when it comes to eating and is also a pervert. You can see this when she blatantly stares at Han Kyul's crotch the first two times they meet. A great example of the contrast between her and the other female characters can be seen with her and her sister, Eun Sae. Her sister wears her hair long and she always wears skirts or dresses. Eun Chan always wears pants, except for the time she worked as a temporary waitress at a wine bar. Even then, she did not feel comfortable in those clothes and she did not know how to walk in high heels. As a matter of fact, one of the funniest moments was when she was working at the wine bar and she picked up the drunk customer and carried him outside. Both of the male characters, Han Kyul and Choi Han Seong, were sitting there and saw this. They simply responded, "where are all the women like that?"
The character Han Kyul, seemed to me to be a rich spoiled, pretty boy brat. At first, I did not like this character. However, as soon as it was revealed that he was trying to get out of being set up by his grandmother with several women as potential wives and the lengths to which he was willing to go to, I began to like him more. It is his attitude and good looks that seem to attract women, but he does not seem to be interested in any of them. He seems to still not be sure whether or not Eun Chan is a man or a woman and seems to be strangely attracted to her. What I find interesting about his attraction to her is the fact that he, unlike most of the other people who meet her (with the exception of Choi Han Seong), can see her feminine features and that is why he is still confused as to her gender.
Just like Eun Chan's sister is her polar opposite, Han Kyul's cousin, Choi Han Seong is his polar opposite. Choi Han Seong is kind and caring and as a result is deeply hurt by his ex-girlfriend, Han Yoo Joo, who left him for another man. When they meet for the first time after three years, you can tell that there are still some feelings between the two of them. When I saw them kiss, I thought that meant that he had taken her back. I felt upset at that point of the show and thought he was weak. However, he proved me wrong when he revealed to her the next morning that he slept with her out of revenge. I actually smiled and laughed at that. Even though he is still a nice guy, he appears not to be a fool.
The one thing that I found to be a little disturbing is how easily Han Kyul was willing to pretend to be gay. Even Eun Chan was startled by this. He seemed a little too comfortable with the idea of kissing another man. Although that was the most disturbing part of the episodes for me, I thought is was hilarious when each woman he was supposed to be on a date with found out about Eun Chan. It was at those moments that these women who seemed to be upper class, started to let down their "ladylike" facade and get physically tough with the both of them. All in all, I am looking forward to seeing what happens next.