18.1.06
Korean Drama: My Lovely Sam Soon / My Name Is Kim Sam Soon
KIM, Sam-Soon A 29-year-old baker (played by Kim, Sun-Ah)
Sam-Soon is an average fat woman who is always full of energy. Her father owns a rice cake shop and she’s his third daughter. She used to be a basketball player in high school. She’s curious and talks to herself often. When stressed out, she’ll eat, drink and sleep. She loves food. She knows how she wants to live her life. She was heart broken when her boyfriend cheated on her. She tried to get over him, but it wasn’t easy. One day, her boss asks her out and makes a proposal. But he doesn’t want her to be his real girlfriend. He suggests Sam-Soon to pretend to be his girlfriend for a while. Sam-Soon thinks awhile over his proposal. She never liked her boss from day one. She swore that she would never fall for such a guy like him. He’s selfish and cold. But now, she desperately needs money to help save her parents’ house. She finally decides to take his proposal and signs the contract.
HYUN, Jin-Heon A 27-year-old restaurant owner (played by Hyun Bin)
Jin-Heon suffers from his sad past. He had everything until the unfortunate accident 3 years ago. A handsome and smart man with promising future, having wealthy hotel owners as parents, it seemed that he had nothing to fear. 3 years ago, he made a mistake while driving, and the accident killed both his brother and his wife in the car. Jin-Heon injured his left leg from the accident. And later, his long loved girlfriend left him without giving him any explanation. He became cold-hearted and twisted after the accident. His feeling of guilt was too much to bear. He becomes to despise himself and convinced that he doesn’t deserve to be happy. When he was in such great agony and pain, the woman he loved left him with no explanation. She only asked him to wait for 3 years. That was it.
YOO, Hee-Jin, Jin-Heon’s old girlfriend (played by Jeong, Ryeo-Won)
Hee-Jin is a beautiful woman who is smart, kind and rich. She’s the only daughter of a wealthy family. She was born with a silver spoon. She met Jin-Heon in high school and they were together for 6 years. They were deeply in love. When her parents moved to America, she decided to stay with Jin-Heon in Korea. She wanted to be his wife. She had to leave the country to cure her disease. She had several painful surgeries and 2 years of treatment. She fought her disease and fear of death. She only wanted to live so she could go back to Jin-Heon. Finally, her condition was remarkably improved. She goes back to Korea to see her boyfriend Jin-Heon. When she asks Jin-Heon to come back to her, he tells her that he’s in love with someone else, Sam-Soon. 
KIM, Henry , adopted Korean American doctor (played by Daniel Hanny)
Henry was adopted when he was two years old by a very religious American couple. He lived in the States since then. He has practical and scientific mind yet warm and generous heart. He is a gentle person, but doesn’t like to talk much. Since he grew up in the states, he doesn’t speak much Korean. He fell in love with Hee-Jin when he first met her as her doctor. He did everything to cure her as a doctor. Although he knows that Hee-Jin doesn’t love him as a man but only respects him as her doctor, he expects nothing from her. He knows that Hee-Jin is fighting cancer only to go back to Jin-Heon. He is just happy that he can help her and take care of her. When Hee-Jin suddenly left America without completing her treatment period, he follows her to Korea. As her physician, he stays at the same hotel with her and continues taking care of her. His only concern is her health and happiness. He truly hopes that Hee-Jin will be fully recovered soon and finally get Jin-Heon back.
The 1st episode is already hilarious: -
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On Christmas Eve, Sam-soon enters into a hotel looking for her cheating boyfriend Hyeon-woo. She’s been suspicious about his behavior and she sees him going up to the room with a beautiful woman. She pictures herself beating up her boyfriend and the woman. However, when she runs into him, she clings to him and begs him to come back - like a complete loser. At the same hotel, Jin-heon is on a blind date arranged by his mother who insists that he get married before his niece Mi-ju goes to school. He sees Sam-soon begging Hyeon-woo and finds it very amusing. Since he isn’t interested in the date, he decides to finish it as quickly as possible.
Offended by his rudeness, the woman throws water in his face. He goes to the restroom to dry his wet clothes and finds Sam-soon crying in the men’s restroom, which she thought the women’s. After breaking up with Hyeon-woo, Sam-soon got even chubbier. She doesn’t have a job. However, she doesn’t have time to sit around and feel bad about the breakup. She has done all kinds of part-time work to make money to study at ‘Le Cordon Bleu’ in France. She has a job interview in a French restaurant, Bon Appetit, and she goes there with the cake she made herself. However, she didn’t expect to see Jin-heon there. To make things even worse, her hair gets stuck in his tie pin. Without hesitating, Jin-heon cuts off Sam-soon’s hair. Furious, Sam-soon throws the cake in his face.
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But I admit I like romantic dramas… recently I have been watching Lovers In Paris, Full House and Now My Lovely Sam Soon, all these dramas are romantic shows but funny also…
Although it’s abit too short for we couldn’t see much dating between Jin Heon and Sam Soon… Hopefully there is a Part 2, haha, but usually Korean Dramas do not have such things… 
For those who were wondering why was I so addicted to the Korean Drama: My Lovely Sam Soon / My Name Is Kim Sam Soon…
The drama is full of interesting and attractive characters. All characters have unique personalities and intriguing traits. The plot of the drama is simple. But it has something for everyone. You will be able to relate to some characters in the story. They get their heart broken, get over their unsuccessful romance and move on. They work, get stressed, laugh and cry. They seek comfort and treat their emotional wounds.
The drama is full of interesting and attractive characters. All characters have unique personalities and intriguing traits. The plot of the drama is simple. But it has something for everyone. You will be able to relate to some characters in the story. They get their heart broken, get over their unsuccessful romance and move on. They work, get stressed, laugh and cry. They seek comfort and treat their emotional wounds.
Read on…
KIM, Sam-Soon A 29-year-old baker (played by Kim, Sun-Ah)Sam-Soon is an average fat woman who is always full of energy. Her father owns a rice cake shop and she’s his third daughter. She used to be a basketball player in high school. She’s curious and talks to herself often. When stressed out, she’ll eat, drink and sleep. She loves food. She knows how she wants to live her life. She was heart broken when her boyfriend cheated on her. She tried to get over him, but it wasn’t easy. One day, her boss asks her out and makes a proposal. But he doesn’t want her to be his real girlfriend. He suggests Sam-Soon to pretend to be his girlfriend for a while. Sam-Soon thinks awhile over his proposal. She never liked her boss from day one. She swore that she would never fall for such a guy like him. He’s selfish and cold. But now, she desperately needs money to help save her parents’ house. She finally decides to take his proposal and signs the contract.
HYUN, Jin-Heon A 27-year-old restaurant owner (played by Hyun Bin)Jin-Heon suffers from his sad past. He had everything until the unfortunate accident 3 years ago. A handsome and smart man with promising future, having wealthy hotel owners as parents, it seemed that he had nothing to fear. 3 years ago, he made a mistake while driving, and the accident killed both his brother and his wife in the car. Jin-Heon injured his left leg from the accident. And later, his long loved girlfriend left him without giving him any explanation. He became cold-hearted and twisted after the accident. His feeling of guilt was too much to bear. He becomes to despise himself and convinced that he doesn’t deserve to be happy. When he was in such great agony and pain, the woman he loved left him with no explanation. She only asked him to wait for 3 years. That was it.
YOO, Hee-Jin, Jin-Heon’s old girlfriend (played by Jeong, Ryeo-Won)Hee-Jin is a beautiful woman who is smart, kind and rich. She’s the only daughter of a wealthy family. She was born with a silver spoon. She met Jin-Heon in high school and they were together for 6 years. They were deeply in love. When her parents moved to America, she decided to stay with Jin-Heon in Korea. She wanted to be his wife. She had to leave the country to cure her disease. She had several painful surgeries and 2 years of treatment. She fought her disease and fear of death. She only wanted to live so she could go back to Jin-Heon. Finally, her condition was remarkably improved. She goes back to Korea to see her boyfriend Jin-Heon. When she asks Jin-Heon to come back to her, he tells her that he’s in love with someone else, Sam-Soon.
KIM, Henry , adopted Korean American doctor (played by Daniel Hanny)Henry was adopted when he was two years old by a very religious American couple. He lived in the States since then. He has practical and scientific mind yet warm and generous heart. He is a gentle person, but doesn’t like to talk much. Since he grew up in the states, he doesn’t speak much Korean. He fell in love with Hee-Jin when he first met her as her doctor. He did everything to cure her as a doctor. Although he knows that Hee-Jin doesn’t love him as a man but only respects him as her doctor, he expects nothing from her. He knows that Hee-Jin is fighting cancer only to go back to Jin-Heon. He is just happy that he can help her and take care of her. When Hee-Jin suddenly left America without completing her treatment period, he follows her to Korea. As her physician, he stays at the same hotel with her and continues taking care of her. His only concern is her health and happiness. He truly hopes that Hee-Jin will be fully recovered soon and finally get Jin-Heon back.
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Okie, by reading the above, you might not understand why, but the show is hilarious and there were many scenes where I was laughing so bad that my stomachache… it’s only that you watch it then can understand bah…
The 1st episode is already hilarious: -
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On Christmas Eve, Sam-soon enters into a hotel looking for her cheating boyfriend Hyeon-woo. She’s been suspicious about his behavior and she sees him going up to the room with a beautiful woman. She pictures herself beating up her boyfriend and the woman. However, when she runs into him, she clings to him and begs him to come back - like a complete loser. At the same hotel, Jin-heon is on a blind date arranged by his mother who insists that he get married before his niece Mi-ju goes to school. He sees Sam-soon begging Hyeon-woo and finds it very amusing. Since he isn’t interested in the date, he decides to finish it as quickly as possible.
Offended by his rudeness, the woman throws water in his face. He goes to the restroom to dry his wet clothes and finds Sam-soon crying in the men’s restroom, which she thought the women’s. After breaking up with Hyeon-woo, Sam-soon got even chubbier. She doesn’t have a job. However, she doesn’t have time to sit around and feel bad about the breakup. She has done all kinds of part-time work to make money to study at ‘Le Cordon Bleu’ in France. She has a job interview in a French restaurant, Bon Appetit, and she goes there with the cake she made herself. However, she didn’t expect to see Jin-heon there. To make things even worse, her hair gets stuck in his tie pin. Without hesitating, Jin-heon cuts off Sam-soon’s hair. Furious, Sam-soon throws the cake in his face.
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But I admit I like romantic dramas… recently I have been watching Lovers In Paris, Full House and Now My Lovely Sam Soon, all these dramas are romantic shows but funny also…
Although it’s abit too short for we couldn’t see much dating between Jin Heon and Sam Soon… Hopefully there is a Part 2, haha, but usually Korean Dramas do not have such things…
Maybe keeping my fingers crossed and pray hard will help?? Haha, wishful thinking !!
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