My Lovely Sam Soon
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| 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 |
| Created by | Kim Do-woo, Ji Su-Hyeon |
| Developed by | 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 |
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| Original channel | MBC (South Korea) GMA Network (Philippines) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Original run | June 1, 2005 – July 21, 2005 |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
My Lovely Sam Soon or My Name is Kim Sam Soon (a direct translation of the Korean title) 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 appearance and stereotype that the female character highlighted (in the sense of mid aged and overweight) portrayed in the drama increased dramatically the popularity particularly 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 Sam Soon". Because the original Korean name is so endearing, the direct translation from the Korean title is most often used.[citation needed] The drama is also considered 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 cake maker owner. She doesn't have a college degree although she is a patissier 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, approximately $50,000) to pay for her mother's house. She agrees to be Hyun Jin-Heon'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 convince Jin-Heon's mother into allowing 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
The names used in the Philippines are in the parentheses
- Kim Sun Ah as Kim Sam-Soon (Sam-Soon Kim/Sofie)
- Hyun Bin as Hyun Jin-Heon (Cyrus Hyun)
- Jung Ryu Won (or Jeong Ryeo Won) as Yoo Hee-jin (Hanna Yoo)
- Daniel Henney as Dr. Henry Kim (Henry Kim)
- Kim Ja Ok as Park Bong-Sook (Sam-soon's mom) (Letty Park)
- Lee Ah Hyun as Kim Yi-Young (Sam-soon's sister) (Eliza Kim)
- Na Moon Hee as Na Hyun-Sook (Jin-heon's mom)
- Suh Ji Hee as Hyun Mi-Joo (Jin-heon's niece) (Amber Hyeon)
- Yoon Ye Hee as Yoon Hyun-Sook
- Lee Kyu Han as Min Hyun-Woo (Harvey Min)
- Lee Yoon Mi as Jang Chae-Ri (Cherry Jang)
- Yeo Woon Kye as Ms. Oh (Manager Oh)
- Kwon Hae Hyo as Lee Hyun Moo (chef) (Chef Dino Lee)
- Han Yeo Woon as Lee In-Hye
- Kim Hyun Jung as Jang Young-Ja (Cynthia Jang, Captain Jang)
[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 , Jeong Ryeo 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] Philippine remake
GMA Network acquired the rights to make a local version of the series. The Philippine version will star singer-actress Regine Velasquez, while the male lead role was given to Mark Anthony Fernandez.[5]
[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
- ^ Regine Velasquez, Mark Anthony Fernandez and Wendell Ramos: to star in the Pinoy Adaption of My Name is Kim Sam Soon [2]
