My Lovely Sam Soon
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| My Lovely Sam Soon | |
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| Hangul: |
내 이름은 김삼순
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| Hanja: |
Unknown
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| Revised Romanization: | Nae Ireum-eun Gim Sam-sun |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Unknown |
| My Lovely Sam Soon Nae Ireum-eun Gim Sam-sun |
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 My Name is Kim Sam Soon main role actors Hyun Bin (left) and Kim Sun Ah (right) |
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| Genre | romance, comedy |
| Creator(s) | Kim Do-woo, Ji Su-Hyeon |
| Developer(s) | Yun-Cheol Kim |
| Starring | Kim Sun Ah Hyun Bin Jung Ryu Won Daniel Henney Kim Hyun Jung Kim Ja Ok Lee Ah Hyun Kim Yi-young Na Moon Hee Na Hyun-sook Suh Ji Hee Yoon Ye Hee Lee Kyu Han Lee Yoon Mi Yeo Woon Kye Kwon Hae Hyo Han Yeo Woon |
| Opening theme | Be My Love |
| Ending theme | She Is |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Yun-Cheol Kim |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes, Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MBC (South Korea) GMA Network (Philippines) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Original run | June 1, 2005 – July 21, 2005 |
| Links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
My Lovely Sam Soon or My Name is Kim Sam Soon or 내 이름은 김삼순 (Nae I-reum-eun Kim Sam-soon)in Korean is a South Korean drama series which was aired on MBC TV from June 1, 2005 to July 21, 2005. The series was a major hit in South Korea since its premiere and 50.5 percent of Korean households tuned in to the finale.[1]
Some critics believe its huge success was due to the show focused in the life of single chubby middle-aged woman. The physical appeareance and stereotype that the female character highlighted (in the sense of mid aged and overweight) portrayed in the drama increased dramatically the popularity particulary in mid aged South Korean women. [2] Actress Kim Seon-Ah is noted to have gained 15 pounds for the role.[3] For such reasons, the drama is said to be the Korean version of Bridget Jones in Seoul.
The official English title for the drama is "My Lovely Samsoon". Because the original Korean name is so endearing, the direct translation from the Korean title is most often used. The drama is also considered to have taken part of the Korean Wave.
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[edit] Synopsis
The story revolves around a 29 to 30 year old girl called Kim Sam Soon, single and overweight, who is the third daughter of a rice mill owner. She doesn't have a college degree although she is a patiesseur with a Le Cordon Bleu certification.
Her main passion and skills are in baking, as she does not have much of a social life, dreams of changing her name (Sam Soon is considered a very old-fashioned and embarrassing name) and owning a shop of her own. After her breakup with her boyfriend, she managed to land herself in a big French restaurant working as a patiesseur for a rude and angsty 27-year-old man called Hyun Jin Heon. Both were in bad terms ever since they set eyes on each other. But one day, Sam Soon finds herself in need of 50 million won (korean currency) to pay for her mother's house. She agrees to be Hyun Jin's girlfriend for that amount. During their pretend dating they slowly become more affectionate with each other. When things seem to go accordingly, Hyun Jin Heon's ex-girlfriend, Yoo Hee-Jin, enters the scene and life for Sam Soon starts getting much worse. Jin-heon then realizes that he is happier with Sam Soon and can't stop thinking about her. He confesses his love to her after she tells him that she hates people who don't confess their feelings towards the person they like. Hee Jin asks Jin Heon to accompany her on her return to the United States. Sam Soon allows him to go, and he does not return within the promised duration. He soon arrives, and they find out that he has been sending postcards to the wrong address. Sam Soon and Jin Heon attempt to get pregnant, in order to make Jin Heon's mother to allow their marriage. The plan fails, but they remain together.
Near the very end of the series, Sam Soon reads a poem from a poster on a bus stop: "Dance like no one's watching. Sing like no one's listening. Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt before. Live like there's no tomorrow." [4]
[edit] Credits
[edit] Cast
- Kim Sun Ah as Kim Sam-soon
- Hyun Bin as Hyun Jin-heon
- Jung Ryu Won as Yoo Hee-jin
- Daniel Henney as Dr. Henry Kim
- Kim Ja Ok as Park Bong-sook (Sam-soon's mom)
- Lee Ah Hyun as Kim Yi-young (Sam-soon's sister)
- Na Moon Hee as Na Hyun-sook (Jin-heon's mom)
- Suh Ji Hee as Hyun Mi-joo (Jin-heon's niece)
- Yoon Ye Hee as Yoon Hyun-sook
- Lee Kyu Han as Min Hyun-woo
- Lee Yoon Mi as Jang Chae-ri
- Yeo Woon Kye as Ms. Oh
- Kwon Hae Hyo as Lee Hyun Moo (chef)
- Han Yeo Woon as Lee In-hye
- Kim Hyun Jung as Jang Young-ja
[edit] Tagalog Dubbers
- Dubbing Director: Dada Carlos
- Maripette Narvasa as Kim Sam-Soon
- Robert Brillantes as Cyrus (Hyun Jin-heon)
[edit] Staff
- Producer: Kim Sa Hyun
- Director: Kim Yoon Chul (김윤철)
- Writer: Kim Do Woo (김도우)
[edit] Ratings
| date | episode | nationwide | seoul area |
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| 2005-06-01 | ep. 1 | 18.3% | 19.2% |
| 2005-06-02 | ep. 2 | 21.3% | 23.1% |
| 2005-06-08 | ep. 3 | 27.8% | 29.6% |
| 2005-06-09 | ep. 4 | 32.7% | 30.8% |
| 2005-06-15 | ep. 5 | 35.4% | 38.9% |
| 2005-06-16 | ep. 6 | 35.1% | 38.2% |
| 2005-06-22 | ep. 7 | 35.6% | 38.0% |
| 2005-06-23 | ep. 8 | 37.7% | 39.8% |
| 2005-06-29 | ep. 9 | 40.7% | 43.8% |
| 2005-06-30 | ep.10 | 41.7% | 43.5% |
| 2005-07-06 | ep.11 | 44.2% | 46.2% |
| 2005-07-07 | ep.12 | 44.6% | 46.5% |
| 2005-07-13 | ep.13 | 44.7% | 46.9% |
| 2005-07-14 | ep.14 | 44.1% | 46.9% |
| 2005-07-20 | ep.15 | 47.9% | 50.2% |
| 2005-07-21 | ep.16 | 50.5% | 53.4% |
| average | 37.6% | 39.6% | |
Source: TNS Media Korea
[edit] Awards
- 42ND THE PAEKSANG AWARDS for:
- - Best Drama, My Lovely Sam-Soon
- - Best Screenplay, Kim Do Woo
- - Most Popular Couple, Hyun Bin, and Kim Sun Ah
- - Best Cast, My Lovely Sam-Soon
- MBC AWARDS 2005 for:
- - New Actor Award, Daniel Henney
- - Popularity Award, The Main Couple Hyun Bin and Kim Sun Ah
- - Best Couple Award,Hyun Bin and Kim Sun Ah
- - Excellence Award , Jung Ryu Won
- - Top Excellence Award/ Male: Hyun Bin
- - Top Excellence Award/ Female: Kim Sun Ah
- - Greatest Award, Kim Sun Ah
- (SDA) SEOUL DRAMA AWARDS 2006 for:
- - Best Mini Series, My Lovely Sam-Soon
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ My Lovely Sam-Soon was the most watched K-Drama of 2005, with a viewership rate of over 40 percent. http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200507/200507200032.html "Chosun Ilbo", 2005-07-20)]
- ^ According to a research, 73% of Korean women believe that they are fat. [1]
- ^ http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200507/kt2005072519282510220.htm "The Korea Times", 2005-12-27)]
- ^ "Twitch" Drama Review
