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December 03, 2007

The houses and views of Seoul, Korea

So far, I have discussed the drama The First Shop of Coffee Prince and its effect on Korean's fashion style, as well as its impact on Coffee markets within Korea. At this point, you might be asking, 'okay, so let's say it did impact all these areas..but would there be any more?’ The answer to that is, of course!

In the drama, each main character -- Eun-chan, Han-kyul, Han-sung, and Yu-ju -- lives in a very unique and adorable house located in Seoul. The scenery that appears in each episode of the drama has been so amazing and surprising to many of the audiences, since not many people imagined that the most crowded city, Seoul, would have such a beautiful view of nature. Although not comparable in their sizes, the houses in the drama looked a lot like those celebrity houses in L.A.

While in reality, it is very hard for the ordinary citizens to actually acquire such big and gorgeous house with amazing views of Seoul, at least many became aware that there is actually something to visit and see in a very crowded and polluted city. It did not only attract the Koreans, but the sceneries shown throughout the drama actually promoted Korean Tourism, and provided additional popular tourist attractions especially for Japanese tourists. In fact, many Japanese women in their mid 30s or 40s often watch Korean dramas and come to Korea to see the beautiful places shown in drama.

I myself am very used to seeing endless lines of apartments all over Korea, so it was certainly refreshing and enjoyable for me to watch these lovely parts of Seoul with cute couples in them. I don’t know when I would be able to visit Korea, but I would definitely make trips to these houses, dreaming that maybe one day, my BBA degree will somehow enable me to purchase one of these adorable houses in Seoul…

Although my blog entry mainly talks about the “houses” of the characters in Seoul, Korea, I found a useful website in *ENGLISH* that lists some of the filming locations/popular sites shown throughout the First Shop of Coffee Prince:
http://english.tour2korea.com/02Culture/TVMiniseries/CoffeePrince.asp

Posted by hayoung at December 3, 2007 09:07 PM