| Creator: | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Starring: | Kang Ji-hwan Park Si-yeon Hahm Eun-jung Jung Woong-in |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Director: | Pyo Min-soo |
| Company: | Mnet Media Corp. |
| Network: | SBS |
| Runtime: | Mondays and Tuesdays at 20:45 (KST) |
| Num Episodes: | 18 |
| Hangul: | 커피하우스 |
| Rr: | Keopi Hauseu |
| Mr: | K'ŏp'i Hausŭ |
Coffee House is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan, Park Si-yeon, Hahm Eun-jung, and Jung Woong-in. It aired on SBS from May 17 to July 27, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 20:45 for 18 episodes.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The early working title was Page One .
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 many fans, especially female, 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 many strange habits, and holds a dark secret. His secretary, Kang Seung-yeon, has to cope with him and his habits. She 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-fiancé, whom she despises. Ji-won tries to win Eun-young back, but she has her eyes set on Jin-soo.
Coffee House is one of the most watched South Korean dramas on Chinese video streaming platform Youku with over 10,000,000 views and an average of 500,000 views per episode (As of November 2015).[5]
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen[6] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | May 17, 2010 | 8.8% (16th) | 8.7% (16th) | |
| 2 | May 8, 2010 | 8.7% (NR) | 8.9% (NR) | |
| 3 | May 24, 2010 | 8.5% (NR) | 8.9% (NR) | |
| 4 | May 25, 2010 | (19th) | 8.2% (15th) | |
| 5 | May 31, 2010 | 9.7% (15th) | 9.7% (12th) | |
| 6 | June 1, 2010 | 9.3% (12th) | 9.4% (12th) | |
| 7 | June 7, 2010 | 8.5% (19th) | 8.7% (18th) | |
| 8 | June 8, 2010 | 8.7% (16th) | 9.4% (14th) | |
| 9 | June 28, 2010 | 8.1% (NR) | 7.6% (NR) | |
| 10 | June 29, 2010 | 8.3% (NR) | (NR) | |
| 11 | July 5, 2010 | 8.4% (19th) | 8.7% (14th) | |
| 12 | July 6, 2010 | 8.0% (17th) | 8.2% (17th) | |
| 13 | July 12, 2010 | 8.8% (NR) | 9.1% (20th) | |
| 14 | July 13, 2010 | (12th) | (11th) | |
| 15 | July 19, 2010 | 8.9% (17th) | 9.4% (16th) | |
| 16 | July 20, 2010 | 9.7% (12th) | 10.4% (13th) | |
| 17 | July 26, 2010 | 8.5% (19th) | 9.0% (16th) | |
| 18 | July 27, 2010 | 8.3% (19th) | 8.6% (17th) | |
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| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17th SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award - Actor (Special Planning Drama) | |||
| Excellence Award - Actress (Special Planning Drama) | Park Si-yeon | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor (Special Planning Drama) | |||||
| New Star Award | Hahm Eun-jung | ||||
| Netizen's drama of the year | Coffee House | ||||
| 6th Innolife Entertainment Japan Awards | Best Korean Drama | ||||
| Best Korean Actor | Kang Ji-hwan | ||||
| DramaBeans Awards | Favourite Drama of 2010 | Coffee House | [7] | ||
| Favourite Comedic Drama | |||||
| Favourite Lead Couple | |||||
| Best Kiss | Kang Ji-hwan & Park Si-yeon | ||||
| Favourite Alternate Pairing | Kang Ji-hwan & Hahm Eun-jung | ||||
| Underrated Drama Of The Year | Coffee House | ||||
| Best Use of an Idol Star | Hahm Eun-jung | ||||
| Bugs Music Awards | Best Drama OST | "Page One" | |||
| 2011 | 6th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actor | Kang Ji-hwan |
| October 25, 2010 | 茶煲老细 | [8] | ||||
| January 12, 2011 | Satellite TV | 咖啡情缘 (Coffee Love) | [9] | |||
| September 6, 2011 | Modernine TV | Coffee House | [10] | |||
| February 4, 2013 | 茶煲老细 | Re-run | ||||
| July 12, 2013 | FOX TV | 咖啡情缘 (Coffee Love) | ||||
| October 5, 2014 | Voice TV | Coffee House | [11] |
The series was made into 2 DVD Box sets and released in Japan on January 19 and February 16, 2011 under Pony Canyon.[12]