Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Coffee Prince 13 & 14

Episode 13 revealed a lot about Han Kyul, Eun Chan, Han Sung, and Yoo Joo. First off, Han Kyul's biological father is really his uncle and not the father he grew up with. Second, Yoo Joo reveals to to Han Sung how much more she loves him and that she was afraid that he would just let her go, which is why she ran away. Third, Han Kyul and Eun Chan's relationship blossomed. Eun Chan spends the night at his apartment, they talk about how they can make their relationship work if and when he decides to go back to New York. Aside from the character and story development, the "Princes" at the coffee shop treat Eun Chan like a "Princess" because Han Kyul notices that the guys are taking advantage of Eun Chan.

Episode 14 is where you see the two couples have a "couples" night at Han Sung's house. I thought it was sort of strange that the couples split off; Eun Chan and Han Sung were in one room, while Han Kyul and Yoo Joo were in another, but I guess for the story's sake, it revealed more about the characters. In this episode, the viewers also find out that Yoo Joo is pregnant and that Han Sung and she talk about marriage, but he does not make a formal proposal. Later in the episode, we see Yoo Joo propose marriage to Han Sung. I was blown away by this episode because of the modernity. I was always under the impression that Korea was a conservative country that followed Confucian and Christian values, but to see couples engaging in pre-marital sex and cohabitation, it goes to show that society and/or viewers are more accepting of these "new" practices.

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