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She agrees because she’s drowning in debt. He agrees because he’s desperate for freedom. The entire scene where they “practice” being a couple is so awkwardly hilarious I had to pause and walk around my room.

He doesn’t know she’s a girl. He thinks she’s a boy with guts. So he makes a bet: if she can turn his loser coffee shop into a place that only hires handsome princes — and make it profitable — he’ll admit she’s amazing. coffee prince ep 1

Their first meeting is chaos: Eun-chan grabs a handful of his (expensive) suit and yells at him to apologize after a minor parking lot fender-bender. He’s baffled. She’s furious. She agrees because she’s drowning in debt

And the coffee shop? “Coffee Prince.” It’s dusty, has mismatched furniture, and only sells coffee because Han-sung is too depressed to market it. It’s perfect. He doesn’t know she’s a girl

We meet Choi Han-sung (Lee Seon-gyun) — Han-kyul’s cool, tortured cousin who runs a tiny, failing coffee shop. He’s nursing a broken heart over his ex (who just happens to be the amazing Chae Jung-an). Meanwhile, Eun-chan’s best friend and co-worker, Hwang Min-yeop (Lee Eon — RIP, such a loss), is already stealing scenes with his giant heart and tiny brain.

Han-kyul realizes Eun-chan works at the coffee shop. He storms in to “fire” her. She refuses. In a moment of exhausted fury, she throws down the gauntlet: