By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin
The
popularity of Korean dramas has turned the locations where they are shot as
tourist attractions. One such place is the cafe where the hit Korean drama “1st
Shop of Coffee Prince” was filmed.
“1st Shop of
Coffee Prince,” which aired in Korea from July to August 2007, starred actress
Yoon Eun-hye and actor Gong Yoo.
The cafe was
an actual shop that was renovated for the series. After the drama finished
airing, the cafe was reopened to the public.
We visited
the cafe, located in Hongdae, Seoul, recently. We saw a group of tourists
inside, as well as many students mainly coming from the nearby Hongik
University.
Looking very
much the way it was portrayed in the drama, the cafe even displays a photo of
Yoon Eun-hye that greets visitors at the entrance. A photo of the cast is also
prominently displayed at the counter. In addition, signatures of the cast are
displayed on the walls. Set props are all over the place.
It offers
coffees ranging from 6,000 won (P251) to 9,000 won (P376). The cafe crew are
dressed in uniforms similar to those used in the series.
We saw the
painting created by Han Yoo-Joo, a show character played by actress Chae
Jung-an.
Aside from
this location, sites for Korean dramas there are other sites that are now big
tourism draws.
A 2011 hallyu
survey by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) showed that K-pop artists and
Korean TV drama sites were the top favorites of respondents from 102 countries.
Of the total
12,085 respondents, 53.3 percent, or 6,441 people, chose K-pop while 33.2
percent, or 4,012 respondents, chose Korean dramas.
A total of
749 people, or 6.2 percent, chose Korean films while the remaining 7.1 percent,
or 858 respondents, chose others that included Korean TV shows, Korean food and
shopping. (Photos
by Jonathan Hicap)
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