| My Lovely Sam Soon | |
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| Also known as | 내 이름은 김삼순 |
| Genre | Romance Comedy |
| Written by | Kim Do-wo |
| Directed by | Kim Yoon-chul |
| Starring | Kim Sun-ah Hyun Bin Jeong Ryeo-won Daniel Henney |
| Opening theme | Be My Love |
| Ending theme | She Is |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Kim Sa-hyun |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes, Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 pm |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MBC (South Korea) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Original run | June 1, 2005 – July 21, 2005 |
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My Lovely Sam Soon or My Name is Kim Sam Soon (Korean: 내 이름은 김삼순) is a South Korean television drama series which was aired on MBC from June 1, 2005 to July 21, 2005. Touted as the "Bridget Jones Diary" of Korea, it stars Kim Sun-ah, Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo-won and Daniel Henney.
The series was a success in South Korea with an average viewership of over 37% and 50.5% of Korean households tuned in to the finale.[1] It won numerous awards at the 2005 MBC Drama Awards, including Kim Sun-ah winning the Daesang Award.
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Kim Sam-soon's (Kim Sun-ah) main passion and skills are in baking and dreams of owning a shop of her own. She does not have much of a social life and dreams of changing her name as it is considered a very old-fashioned and embarrassing name. After she is dumped by her boyfriend, she manages to land herself a job in a big French restaurant working as a pastry chef for a rude and angsty 27-year-old man called Hyun Jin-heon (Hyun Bin). Both are on bad terms ever since they set eyes on each other.
One day, Sam-soon finds herself in need of 50 million won (approximately US$50,000) to pay for her mother's house. She agrees to be Jin-heon's pretend girlfriend for that amount. During their pretend dating they slowly become more affectionate with each other. When things seem to go accordingly, Jin-heon's ex-girlfriend Yoo Hee-jin (Jung Ryeo-won) returns from the US 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 but 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 her 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."[2]
Actress Kim Sun-ah gained 15 pounds for the role. [3]
Some critics believe its huge success was due to the show's focus on the life of a single and chubby woman in her late twenties. Particularly, the physical appearance and stereotype that the female character portrayed in the drama greatly increased its popularity due to its resonance with many Koreans.[4]
| date | episode | nationwide | seoul area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| My Lovely Sam Soon Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album | |
| Released | June 18 2005 (South Korea) |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | Universal Music (South Korea) |
The My Lovely Sam Soon soundtrack was released on June 18 2005.[5] A famous Korean electronica band Clazziquai contributed two songs on its soundtrack: "Be My Love" and "She Is", the former of which became the show's theme song. The show's popularity brought the group increased media and public attention.
| My Lovely Sam Soon OST track listing | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Artist | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Bonbon O Chocolat I" | 2:40 | |||||||
| 2. | "Be My Love" | Clazziquai | 4:39 | ||||||
| 3. | "She Is" | Clazziquai | 3:54 | ||||||
| 4. | "WFS" | 2:26 | |||||||
| 5. | "Goodbye" | 4:33 | |||||||
| 6. | "Farewell without Farewell" | Jisun from Loveholic | 3:47 | ||||||
| 7. | "Bonbon O Chocolat II" | 2:24 | |||||||
| 8. | "Goodbye II" | 3:28 | |||||||
| 9. | "Can't Let Go" | 3:53 | |||||||
| 10. | "Gravity" | 2:14 | |||||||
| 11. | "Inside My Heart" | Jung-eun Kim | 4:28 | ||||||
| 12. | "Be My Love (MR)" | 4:47 | |||||||
| 13. | "She Is (MR)" | 4:40 | |||||||
| 14. | "Bonbon O Chocolat III" | 2:32 | |||||||
2006 Seoul Drama Awards
2006 42nd Paeksang Arts Awards[7]
2005 MBC Drama Awards
In 2008, it was remade into the Filipino series Ako si Kim Samsoon. It stars Regine Velasquez and Mark Anthony Fernandez.