O-M-G. Coffee Prince is being made into a movie!

A producer confirmed that rights have been acquired to adapt the novel into a movie (fyi, the Coffee Prince novel came first, after which the original novelist also wrote the drama). Since this will be the third version of this story to be told, the rep said that “the movie will show a different story from the drama.”

After the script is completed in May, the production will begin casting for its characters of Go Eun-chan, Choi Han-gyul, and the rest. I wouldn’t get my hopes up for Yoon Eun-hye and Gong Yoo to reprise their roles (it would be great, but I wouldn’t want to get too excited), but the producers aren’t ruling out that possibility, either. Both scenarios are possible: either the old cast will be invited to return or, barring that, they’ll cast with new actors.

This is apparently the second instance of a drama being adapted to film format, following the sageuk series Damo which was turned into the film version Duelist. (The opposite scenario is more common, where films are adapted into dramas, such as with Tazza and Gourmet.)

Part of the drama Coffee Prince’s charm was its wonderful directing by Lee Yoon-jung, and with a different PD behind the camera, the end product may end up with a very different feel. Still, I’m excited nonetheless — I loved the drama and I thoroughly enjoyed reading the novel, and I certainly don’t need this movie to be a direct replica of the drama.

The production’s plan is to begin filming in October, and aim for a February 2010 release, with simultaneous premieres in Korea, Japan, China, and Southeast Asia.

Via DongA

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Lee Seung Yol (이승열) – “스물 그리고 서른” (20 versus 30). You might know him from contributing songs to the soundtracks of both My Name Is Kim Sam Soon and Que Sera Sera. This is a song I especially love because of the lyrics. He compares being twenty (the entire world was beautiful, love was easy, and so were promises; he felt no fear facing an unknown world, living free) to being thirty (waiting for a new start, promises, and people, and understanding fear). The bridge/outro is particularly lovely; for some reason it reminds me of (Ok Computer-era) Radiohead. [ zShare download ]

 
AHHHHHHH.

Supremely satisfied.

(Once I hit the final few chapters, I felt compelled to finish it all off in one go. I just had to.)

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Read the rest of Coffee Prince Chapter 20 & Epilogue: “Loving You” (3,483 words)

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Alex & Jisun – “너무 아픈 이말…” (these painful words…). If you’re a fan of either Clazziquai or Loveholic, you probably already know this song, which was a collaboration between the lead singers of both groups. [ Download ]

 
Can you FEEL the anticipation in the air?? (This chapter’s super-short, probably the shortest in the book.)

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Read the rest of Coffee Prince Chapter 19: “That Day” (789 words)

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Izi – “남자” (namja / man) [ zShare download ]

 
Omo omo! We’re in the home stretch now…

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July – “이별” (farewell), an instrumental track [ zShare download ]

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Rollercoaster – “숨길 수 없어요” (Can’t Hide It) [ Download ]

Whew! Now things get even more exciting, and dare I say, sexy? Also, the increasing length of these posts isn’t exactly indicative of longer chapters — they’re all pretty consistent in page length. It’s just, as things develop further, they get more interesting, thus there are more things I want to point out.

Anyway. Savor this one, guys! It’s nice and juicy.

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Read the rest of Coffee Prince Chapter 16: “Love Is a Secret You Can’t Hide” (2,017 words)

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Buzz – “은인” (savior) [ zShare download ]

 
Ooh, things start getting even more interesting… I can’t wait to find out how this all ends. Although, I admit I’m a little reluctant to spoil myself on the ending of the book before the drama ends, for fear I’ll spoil myself on the drama’s developments… Like I said, I’m a total spoilerphobe — I’ve basically stopped reading anything about Coffee Prince in the media since I don’t want to know anything in advance. I really, really hope the endings are different. Not necessarily the conclusion, but the way they get there, I mean…

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Read the rest of Coffee Prince Chapter 15: “Marine Boy” (2,289 words)

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