Coffee Prince 15 & 16 & 17 (the last cup)

Can't believe this drama is going to the end. There was a scene YooJoo's mom told her the difficulty in the marriage, which were typical conflicts between the in-laws, but also said it's good to have two people living together as one. In episode 15 Han Chan proposed to YooJoo. At least it was surpring to see Han YooJoo knelt down and told Han Chan her commitment;it was good to see YooJoo and Han Chan finally had a good happy ending. On the other hand, with Han Kuyol's background, it is no wonder their family would oppose the marriage with Eun Chan esecially his grandmother. Once again Han Kuyol talked about the cohabitating with Eun Chan, I am not sure if is a modern concept in Korea, but apparently it is getting common in Taiwan. Couples live togethe to see if they could really fit with each other at the first place.

The marriage issue continued to episode 16, Eun Chan has a modern concept in gender roles. She insisted paying Han Kuyol back the mney with the interest. She also mentioned not only between couples but also this could refer to parents-children relationships as well. She said that each individual should be responsible for themselves. that she wants to support her family with her own hands. I think that was because she worked at a very young age and was used to depend on herself besides others. Han YooJoo, on the other hand, represented the career woman facing conflict between her work and her family. It is hard to say which is the priority came first.

I The twist that the grandma solved the problem interested me; not only helped Eun Chan to pursuit her dream but also gave both of them some time to think twice. Af the beginning Han Kuyol gave up the New York job to stay with Eun Chan, but in the end it was Eun Chan who may go abroad. Either one or the other has to give in so they could grow together. In the las episode audience could tell Eun Chan and Han Kuyol went to the next level of intimacy, but I wonder was it appropriate in Korea? I thought it was still conservative though. By the way the two years passed so fast, I thought there would be scenes shooting in Italy, but the idea of Coffee Princess was adorable!

All in all Coffee Prince is the first drama I watached from the beginning til the end. And it was a good expereience indeed. Of course there were cliche such as the love triangle and the family issues, even the birth secret, but Coffee Prince has brought into a new perspectives. It is a pity that they didn't shoot the weddding ceremonry part, I think it'll be interesting to let Eun Chan disguises as a man in the wedding.