hiii!! as i briefly mentioned in my last blog post, i finished watching coffee prince!! now, i would like to share my thoughts about the main characters and the story itself. i'm not the best at reviewing media, so i apologize if my thoughts are all over the place. however, this site was very helpful in helping me recall the episodes, and i tried my best to be coherent. let's begin~!
☕️ main characters
- ❤︎ eunchan ❤︎: she's seriously the sweetest most adorable girl ever. she's so hardworking, silly, smart, brave, and optimistic. while watching, i felt such a strong connection to her character, and so much so that every time she cried, i cried too. overall, i think her pretending to be a guy in order to work at the coffee shop was valid. she was just trying to provide for her family, and her decision to keep her identity hidden shows that she would stop at nothing for them. when she finally revealed herself to hangyul and explained that the only reason she didn't tell him sooner was because she was afraid he'd leave her, that was a little selfish. then again, she was also willing to never tell hangyul the truth if it meant that she could remain by his side. all in all, though, she just wanted to stay close to the people she loved, and i don't see anything wrong with that.
- hangyul: he's quite serious on the outside, but when you get to know him he can be kind. he loves hard, but if i was in eunchan's situation, his temper would have pushed me away a long time ago. bc no, you will not yell at me and physically push me around!! (seriously tho, why was he always slamming her into walls?!) he was so pushy and selfish sometimes, especially when he still thought eunchan was a guy. then when he found out she was a girl, he was mad at first, but then when he finally confessed to eunchan, he started pressuring her to marry him right away! it made me nervous, because eunchan made it clear she wasn't ready. she was still young and wanting to pursue her dream of becoming a barista. i was so happy when hangyul finally stepped back and let eunchan make her own decisions and study abroad. he's a cool guy i guess, but be cautious around him, lol.
- hansung: i really liked him. he was so chill and kind to eunchan. truthfully, there was a part of me that wanted them to end up together, bc both of them were having difficulties in their relationships at the time. i really feel like eunchan brought out such a good side of him. the scene where hansung kissed eunchan unexpectedly was SO awkward tho, followed by eunchan running into yoojoo while rushing out of the house... aghh. but anyways, i'm glad hansung and yoojoo ended up back together and happy.
- yoojoo: ah, where do i even start with her... she was very headstrong and always kept herself busy. she never came across as the type to settle down and get married, despite what ended up happening, lol. honestly tho, i was very confused by her character at first. she left hansung after nine years to be with DK, then returned and started hanging around hangyul, and then hansung let her back in his life, (seriously a pushover move...) but neither of them seemed to be ready to jump back into a relationship with each other. that's understandable! but when yoojoo found out hansung had developed feelings for eunchan, she got mad. and although it was okay for her to be mad, she cheated as well. as the story progressed, though, i started to realize why she was acting so selfishly. in one scene, she mentioned something along the lines of how hansung only had eyes for her and let her do whatever she wanted and always waited for her. when hansung kissed eunchan, yoojoo realized she might be losing hansung and his unwavering loyalty, and that broke something in her. that's why she was saying she had feelings for DK again and was going to the usa with him, even though she ended up changing her mind last minute. but again, i'm glad her and hansung ended up reconciling and getting married, though.
