Coffee Friends

Coffee Friends
Promotional poster
Hangul
커피프렌즈
RRKeopi peurenjeu
MRK'ŏp'i p'ŭrenjŭ
GenreCooking show
Reality show
StarringYoo Yeon-seok
Son Ho-jun
Choi Ji-woo
Yang Se-jong
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Production locationsJeju Island, South Korea
Running time80 minutes
Production companyCJ E&M
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseJanuary 4 (2019-01-04) –
March 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)

Coffee Friends (Korean: 커피프렌즈) is a South Korean reality show program on tvN starring Yoo Yeon-seok, Son Ho-jun, Choi Ji-woo and Yang Se-jong.

It aired on tvN on January 4 and ended on March 8, 2019, broadcast on Fridays at 19:10 (KST).

Synopsis

On a tangerine farm in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, four actors run a cafe where they serve brunch to visitors. The show was inspired by a donation project that Yoo Yeon-seok and Son Ho-jun ran each month in 2018. During the donation project, the two friends gave free cups of coffee in exchange for donations of any amount.

In this cafe, the menu does not list prices. Instead, customers are encouraged to donate what they want for their food and beverages.

The total profits earned by the project, 12,093,977₩ (roughly 10,200$), were donated in full to a charity for disabled children at the end of the show.

Cast

Name Role Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yoo Yeon-seok Shop Owner, Main Cook
Son Ho-jun Shop Owner, Coffee Brewer, Baker
Choi Ji-woo Shop Manager
Yang Se-jong All-Rounder Helper
Jo Jae-yoon Dishwasher
Yunho (TVXQ) Dishwasher
Baro (B1A4) Part-time worker
Paik Jong-won Part-time worker
Sehun (EXO) Orange seller & Dishwasher
Nam Joo-hyuk Bread delivery man (7), Part-time worker (8-10)
Kang Daniel Temporary part-time worker

Ratings

Coffee Friends : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910
11.1621.2811.3281.1071.2421.4891.5491.2331.2180.9081.252
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)
Nationwide Seoul
1 January 4, 2019 4.901% 6.151%
2 January 11, 2019 4.951% 6.697%
3 January 18, 2019 5.380% 6.493%
4 January 25, 2019 4.258% 5.421%
5 February 1, 2019 5.139% 5.947%
6 February 8, 2019 5.879% 7.166%
7 February 15, 2019 6.135% 6.878%
8 February 22, 2019 5.137% 5.518%
9 March 1, 2019 4.321% 4.876%
10 March 8, 2019 3.960% 4.534%
  • In this table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • Ratings listed do not include commercial time, which regular ratings usually do.

References

  1. ↑ "유연석X손호준X최지우X양세종, '커피프렌즈' 영업 인증샷[SNS★컷]". Newsen. 2018-12-04. Archived from the original on 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  2. ↑ OSEN (2018-12-18). '커피프렌즈' 측 "유노윤호, 손호준 의리+뜻깊은 기부로 알바생 합류"[공식입장]. mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  3. ↑ OSEN (2019-01-04). '커피프렌즈' 유연석x손호준이 밝힌 #선행기부 #진정성 #꿀잼게스트[종합]. mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  4. ↑ '커피프렌즈' 박희연PD "기부 액수 보다 취지에 의미"(인터뷰). Edaily (in Korean). 2019-02-22. Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  5. ↑ "'커피프렌즈' 유연석→양세종, 함께여서 빛났다…기부금 총액 1200만원 [종합]". MyDaily. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  6. ↑ "[간밤TV]"이 구역 친절왕"…'커피프렌즈' 양세종 사관 생도 3인방". sports.khan.co.kr (in Korean). 2019-02-23. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  7. ↑ [종합] "설거지옥도 OK"…'커피프렌즈' 유노윤호, 열정 알바생 등장. Sports Chosun. 2019-01-25. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  8. ↑ '커피프렌즈' 유노윤호, 하나 시키면 열 해내는 열정 알바생. iNews24 (in Korean). 26 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  9. ↑ "´커피프렌즈´ 유연석, 백종원과 환상 컬래버..역대급 매출 달성". isplus.live.joins.com (in Korean). 2019-02-26. Archived from the original on 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  10. ↑ OSEN (2019-02-09). '전설의 알바생' 백종원→'좋아요정' 세훈..이토록 좋은 '커피프렌즈'(종합)[Oh!쎈 레터]. mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  11. ↑ 강다니엘, '커피프렌즈' 깜짝 등장..EXO 세훈 전화 덕분. sports.mk.co.kr. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  12. ↑ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  13. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2018-09-23.