So one of the hottest Korean dramas over the summer was "COFFEE PRINCE" 커피프린스 1호점 which I liked alot. (Thanks to awesome websites and fansubs!). I stumbled upon the translated version (online) of the novel. Of course, since I saw the drama first, I was picturing all the actors and actresses as the characters while reading the online version of the novel. Mind you, the person who did it did a WONDERFUL job translating! The novel was written by Lee Son Mi.
Someone on Xanga started with the first five chapters : www.xanga.com/coffeeprince after reading the chapters, I was addicted and had nowhere to finish my fix.
Then I stumbled upon : http://www.dramabeans.com/category/korean-books/
This website by dramabeans is great with recaps, news, music clips etc! Good stuff if you are into this type of thing. There are so many Kdrama websites and also check out http://www.mykofan.com/ and other usual suspects ie soompi forums or for Korean entertainment news popseoul.com.
"Coffee Prince" is what a good beach book is for the summer. Nothing to take seriously but good addictive fun for the Kdrama fans!
As expected, the novel and drama have alot of parallels but not entirely the same. One big example Han Sung is different and more sensitive than portrayed in the drama and he has a cute dog in the drama too. Han Kyul has more inner turmoil and angst as well. But both were great!
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