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''My Lovely Sam-soon'' is a Literature/BridgetJones-esqe KoreanDrama about the struggles of a [[OldMaid single woman in her late twenties]] with an EmbarrassingFirstName (the name "Sam-soon" is considered [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude old fashioned and embarrassing]]).

As the series begins, Kim Sam-soon (Kim Sun-a) is at a crossroads with both her love life and her professional life. In the opening scenes Sam-soon catches her boyfriend of three years, Hyun-woo, cheating on her with another woman. When she confronts him he immediately breaks up with her. Sam-soon skipped work to follow Hyun-woo to a hotel, and as a result she gets fired from her job as a pastry chef. Sam-soon is left single and unemployed.

Enter Hyun Jin-hyeon (Creator/HyunBin), scion of a wealthy family that owns a deluxe hotel. Jin-hyeon is concentrating on running Bon Appetit, a fancy restaurant, and trying to avoid his mother's demands for him to 1) take over the family business and 2) get married. Also, he just happens to find himself without a pastry chef at his restaurant, the last one having abruptly quit. So when Jin-hyeon meets Sam-soon, he both hires her as his chef and gets her to pretend to be his girlfriend, to fend off pressure from his mom.

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''My Lovely Sam-soon'' Sam-soon''[[note]]The original Korean title actually translates out into English as ''My Name Is Kim Sam-soon'', and some sources use this title[[/note]] is a Literature/BridgetJones-esqe Literature/BridgetJones-esque KoreanDrama about the struggles of a [[OldMaid single woman in her late twenties]] with an EmbarrassingFirstName (the name "Sam-soon" is considered [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude old fashioned old-fashioned and embarrassing]]).

embarrassing]]). Based on the internet novel of the same name, it ran for 16 episodes in June and July of 2005.

As the series begins, Kim Sam-soon (Kim Sun-a) is at a crossroads with both her love life and her professional life. In the opening scenes scenes, Sam-soon catches her boyfriend of three years, Hyun-woo, cheating on her with another woman. When she confronts him him, he immediately breaks up with her. As Sam-soon had skipped work to follow Hyun-woo to a hotel, and as a result she gets fired from her job as a pastry chef. Sam-soon is left chef, leaving her both single and unemployed.

Enter Hyun Jin-hyeon (Creator/HyunBin), scion of a wealthy family that owns a deluxe hotel. Jin-hyeon is concentrating on running Bon Appetit, a fancy restaurant, and trying to avoid his mother's demands for him to 1) take over the family business and 2) get married. Also, he just happens to find himself without a pastry chef at his restaurant, the last one having abruptly quit. So when Jin-hyeon meets Sam-soon, he both hires her as his chef and gets her to pretend to be his girlfriend, girlfriend to fend off pressure from his mom.



''My Lovely Sam-soon'' ran for 16 episodes in June and July of 2005. The original Korean title actually translates out into English as ''My Name Is Kim Sam-soon'', and some sources use this title. StarMakingRole for Creator/HyunBin, and Creator/DanielHenney, who plays oncologist Dr. Henry Kim.

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''My Lovely Sam-soon'' ran The show was a huge ratings hit, with an average viewership rating of 37.6% and a peak rating of 49.1% for 16 episodes in June and July the finale, making it one of 2005. The original the highest-rated Korean title actually translates out into English as ''My Name Is Kim Sam-soon'', and some sources use this title. dramas of all time. It also provided the StarMakingRole for Creator/HyunBin, and Hyun Bin as well as Creator/DanielHenney, who plays oncologist Dr. Henry Kim.



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