"I
hated
the
world.
Everyone
seemed
like
a
liar.
They
would
smile
on
the
outside
and
on
the
inside,
they'd
curse
me,
saying
I
was
a
fatherless
bastard.
If I
hadn't
been
adopted,
I
probably
would've
been
despised
by
everyone.
That's
why
I
don't
trust
them.
The
bitches
who
say
they
like
me.
It's
obvious
what
they
like
about
it.
They
don't
know
anything
about
who
I
really
am,
and
all
they
like
to
see
is
what's
on
the
outside.
If I
took
off
my
shell,
they'd
probably
set
sail
and
run
away."
~
Choi
Han-kyul
With
the
death
of
her
father,
Eun-chan
has
to
support
her
family,
consisting
of a
foolish,
spendthrift
mother
and
younger
sister.
Due
to
her
short
hair,
baggy
clothing
and
general
boyish
behavior,
she
often
gets
mistaken
for
a
boy
and
her
sister
often
uses
her
as
her
'boyfriend'
to
get
rid
of
boys
who
follow
her
around.
Eun-chan
is
also
proficient
at
Taekwondo,
and
is
strong
for
a
girl.
Han-kyul
is
the
heir
of a
large
company.
He's
rich,
carefree
and
doesn't
take
life
seriously
enough.
He
first
meets
Eun-chan
when
one
of
her
sister's
boyfriends
attempts
to
steal
a
handbag
belonging
to
Han
Yoo-ju
(a
woman
that
Han-kyul
secretly
likes
for
nine
years).
Eun-chan,
not
knowing
who
the
boy
is,
catches
him
but
lets
him
go
when
she
realizes
who
it
is.
This
gives
Han-kyul
the
impression
that
the
two
have
been
planning
the
incident
together,
and
when
she
comes
the
day
after
to
collect
money
to
fix
her
scooter,
he
insults
her
by
telling
her
that
he
thinks
she's
just
a
thief.
All
this
time,
he
thinks
that
Eun-chan
is a
male.
Meanwhile,
Han-kyul's
cousin,
Choi
Han-seong,
is
an
established
music
producer
and
his
ex-girlfriend
Han
Yoo-ju,
is a
famous
artist
who
studied
in
New
York.
The
two
were
lovers
for
about
8
years
but
their
relationship
ended
when
Yoo-ju
broke
up
with
Han-seong
for
another
man.
Two
years
after
they
separated
their
paths
cross
again
when
Yoo-ju
returns
to
Seoul
to
make
up
with
Han-seong,
who
was
smitten
by
Eun-chan's
"yup-gi"
(disgusting
but
lovable)
personality.
He
knows
Eun-chan
is a
girl
for
she
delivers
milk
in
his
house,
and
agrees
to
keep
her
gender
secret
from
everyone.
After
being
forced
by
his
grandmother
to
take
on a
coffee
shop
(that
is
to
become
Coffee
Prince)
and
improve
its
sales,
Han-kyul
goes
for
a
'Prince'
concept
and
tries
to
hire
good-looking
boys
as
servers
to
attract
female
customers.
Eun-chan
is
employed.
Eun-chan
at
first liked
Han-seong,
but
her
feelings
for
him
vanish
as
she
works
at
Coffee
Prince,
she
found
herself
in
love
with
Han-kyul.
Han-kyul
too
feels
affection
for
Eun-chan,
but
not
knowing
that
Eun-chan
is
actually
a
girl,
this
leads
him
to
confusion
about
his
sexuality
and
he
tries
to
distance
himself
from
her.
Yoon Eun-hye as Go
Eun-chan
Eun-chan
is definitely a manly-looking girl. Since she
was in high school, girls of her age had often
mistaken her for a pretty boy and tried to date
her. Since her father passed away, she has
worked at all kinds of jobs to support her
family. Despite her difficult situation, she
maintains a courageous and forthright demeanor.
A likeable person, she enjoys eating good food
and is friendly to everyone. Influenced by her
coffee-loving father, she has an uncanny ability
to judge the aroma of coffee. Thanks to this
ability, she lands a job at Coffee Prince and
dreams of becoming a barista one day. She falls
in love with Han-kyul who is cold and wild, and
since their encounter, her life is no longer as
peaceful as it had been.
Gong Yoo as Choi
Han-kyul
Han-kyul is the heir to
the Dongin Foods Company. He had been working in
the U.S., but returns to Korea at his
grandmother’s request. Smart, witty, and
handsome, he is popular with women. He hasn’t
settled on any particular job, and still has so
many things he wants to do. Clearly, taking over
the family business is not what he has in mind.
He is unable to defy his grandmother’s requests,
however, so he starts managing the coffee shop,
Coffee Prince, and grows to enjoy the taste of
its coffee. Definitely stubborn, he doesn’t want
to ask for favors or give them. Likewise, he
acts with indifference toward others. However,
deep inside he is warm hearted. He meets
Eun-chan, a lively boy (who is actually a girl)
and falls in love with him, which has him deeply
troubled about his sexual preference.
Lee Seon-gyeon as
Choi Han-seong
Not
only does Han-seong have a sweet voice and smile
but he is also easy-going, so he can easily make
friends with anyone, but he doesn’t reveal his
true feelings. Like other artists, his is
stubborn and somewhat eccentric. A musician
working at a broadcast company, he lives alone -
away from his family and the family business,
Dongin Foods. As far as work is concerned, he is
full of confidence and active. He has found it
difficult to be close to women ever since he
broke up with his ex-girlfriend, Yoo-ju.
However, he finds he is drawn to Eun-chan who
befriends him.
Chae Jung-an as
Han Yoo-ju
Yoo-ju
is a stylish and sexy artist. The raven-haired
beauty has been working actively in both New
York and Seoul. She is liberal to the point of
selfishness, wearing whatever fashion suits her
taste. She makes friends with others quite
easily but her unrestrained character often
leads to loneliness. Deep inside, she is hurt
easily and has trouble getting over it. She once
loved Choi Han-seong but her passion for art
causes her to break up with him and go to New
York. She later goes back to Han-seong only to
learn the painful truth - that he doesn’t feel
the same way about her.
