No.of Epis: 18Year/TV Stn: 2010/SBS
Cast:
Kang Ji Hwan ~ Lee Jin Soo
Park Si Yeon ~ Seo Eun Young
Ham Eun Jung ~ Kang Seung Yeon
Jung Woong In ~ Han Ji Won
Synopsis: (from Dramawiki)
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 lots of fans, especially female ones, 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 lots of strange habits, and holds a dark secret. The one who has to cope with him and his habits is his secretary, Kang Seung Yeon, who 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-fiance, whom she despises. Ji Won tries to win Eun Young back, but she has her eyes set on Jin Soo.
Slacker's review:
My interest for Coffee House did not grow until I saw some sparks coming from Jin Soo and Eun Young. The front part was more focused on how Seung Yeon became Jin Soo's secretary and how they worked together. I nearly thought they were letting a newbie to lead a drama! Luckily, the plot shifted towards Eun Young and Jin Soo. Coffee House's plot was quite refreshing, and the characters were quite unique as well. The scriptwriter did a good job to keep us intense, as the development was unpredictable and we gotta keep on guessing JS wld end up with who. Luckily, ending did not disappoint me. Haha!
Jin Soo is not the typical handsome guy who acts cool blah blah, and Kang Ji Hwan's acting was very convincing. To me, Jin Soo was always wearing a mask, and only some people can see his true self. As the drama moved on, we got see "peel off" Jin Soo's masks and understand why he behaved in a certain manner. KJH's chemistry with his co-stars were great as well. I loved his intense look when he saw Eun Young. Lots of emotions! With Seung Yeon, the guy was more relaxed and he really enjoyed and laughed very hard when Seung Yeon did silly things. Haha!
Park Shi Yeon has not impressed me much with her acting, but she proved that she cld act here! Her emotions were well portrayed, and perhaps due to Park Yong Ha's demise, PSY looked really languish towards the end of the drama. It must have been hard for her to cope with a good friend's sudden death and to work on a drama at the same time. I liked the storyline b/w EY & JS towards the end, their relationship cld not have a clean break, and it was very clear that they were deeply in love with each other. Lots of eye contact and you cld feel that many words were left unspoken, but they understood each other.
T-ara's leader Eun Jung gave a not-so-bad debut performance. Her acting was quite natural, though a little exaggerating at times. Seung Yeon clearly liked JS too, but she also knew where she stood. SY is a likable character and with her around, the drama's atmosphere wld loosen up.
Jung Woong In was like a mad person in the drama! I really detested Ji Won. Arrogant and horrible fella. I've never seen such a crazy character before! Don't want to remind myself about him...haha!
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