''Coffee Friends'' () is a South Korean

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program on tvN starring

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and

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. 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 Seogwipo (; ) is the second-largest Administrative divisions of South Korea, city on Jeju Island, settled on a rocky volcanic coastline in the southern part of Jeju Province, South Korea. In July 2006, Seogwipo's boundaries were expanded to inclu ...

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, four actors run a cafe where they serve

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to visitors. The show was inspired by a donation project that

and

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

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External links

Official Website
* {{Na Yeong-seok 2019 South Korean television series debuts TvN (South Korean TV channel) original programming South Korean reality television series South Korean cooking television series South Korean television shows Television series set in restaurants Korean-language television shows 2019 South Korean television series endings Television shows set in Jeju Province