My Lovely Sam Soon
{{Short description|2005 South Korean television series}}
{{Infobox television
| alt_name =
| image = My Name is KSS.jpg
| image_upright = 1.15
| caption = Promotional poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=내 이름은 김삼순|rr=Nae Ireum-eun Gim Samsun|lk=My Name Is Kim Sam-soon}}
| genre = {{ubl|Romance|Comedy|Drama}}
| based_on = {{based on|My Name Is Kim Sam-soon|Ji Soo-hyun}}
| writer = Kim Do-woo
| director = Kim Yoon-cheol
| starring = {{ubl|Kim Sun-a|Hyun Bin|Jung Ryeo-won|Daniel Henney}}
| opentheme = "Be My Love" by Clazziquai
| endtheme = "She Is" by Clazziquai
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_episodes = 16
| producer = Kim Sa-hyun (MBC)
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 70 minutes
| company = MBC Production
| network = MBC TV
| first_aired = {{start date|2005|6|1}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2005|7|21}}
| related = Ako si Kim Samsoon (Philippine adaptation)
Janji Jaya (Indonesian adaptation)
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My Lovely Sam Soon ({{ko-hhrm|내 이름은 김삼순}}) is a 2005 South Korean television series based on the internet novel of the same title by Ji Soo-hyun, which was published on March 9, 2004.{{cite web|script-title=ko:"김삼순의 에피소드, 대부분 내 경험담" (인터뷰) 소설 <내 이름은 김삼순>의 작가 지수현씨|url=http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/View/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000262771|website=OhmyNews|language=ko|access-date=July 14, 2014|date=June 19, 2005|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715030440/http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/View/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000262771|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:'내 이름은 김삼순'이 궁금하다 - 베일에 쌓인 사람: '...김삼순' 원작 소설가 지수현|url=http://woman.donga.com/docs/magazine/woman/2005/07/05/200507050500004/200507050500004_1.html|website=Woman DongA|language=ko|access-date=July 14, 2014|date=July 2005|archive-date=July 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712033949/http://woman.donga.com/docs/magazine/woman/2005/07/05/200507050500004/200507050500004_1.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=All About My Name Is Kim Sam Soon Novelist Ji Soo Hyun|url=http://mykoreancorner.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/all-about-my-name-is-kim-sam-soon-novelist-ji-soo-hyun/|website=My Korean Corner|access-date=July 14, 2014|date=January 30, 2013|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714025518/http://mykoreancorner.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/all-about-my-name-is-kim-sam-soon-novelist-ji-soo-hyun/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=소설 Translation: My Name Is Kim Sam Soon Prologue|url=http://mykoreancorner.wordpress.com/category/korean-addiction/korean-books-novels/my-name-is-kim-sam-soon-novel-translation/|website=My Korean Corner|access-date=July 14, 2014|date=February 4, 2013|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714175417/https://mykoreancorner.wordpress.com/category/korean-addiction/korean-books-novels/my-name-is-kim-sam-soon-novel-translation/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:내 이름은 김삼순|url=http://www.aladin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ISBN=8957512071|website=Aladin|language=ko|access-date=July 14, 2014|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715005229/http://www.aladin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ISBN=8957512071|url-status=live}} Touted as the Korean version of Bridget Jones's Diary, it starred Kim Sun-a (who gained 15 pounds for the role),[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/07/20/2005072061032.html "Kim Sun-a Gains Weight to Win Hearts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510234729/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/07/20/2005072061032.html |date=May 10, 2021 }}. The Chosun Ilbo. July 20, 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2013. Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo-won and Daniel Henney. The series aired on MBC from June 1 to July 21, 2005 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) for 16 episodes.
"Sam-soon" is an old-fashioned name in Korean culture. It is translated as "3rd daughter" (sam (삼) is three, soon (순) is meek or feminine).
The romantic comedy-drama series was a huge hit, with an average viewership rating of 37.6% and its peak rating of 49.1% (for the finale) makes it one of the highest-rated Korean dramas of all time.[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/06/24/2005062461014.html "My Name Is Kim Sam-soon Tops Ratings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510234730/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/06/24/2005062461014.html |date=May 10, 2021 }}. The Chosun Ilbo. July 20, 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2013.[http://blue1004.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/highest-rated-dramas-of-all-time/ "Top 50 highest-rated TV dramas of all time"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225050903/https://blue1004.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/highest-rated-dramas-of-all-time/ |date=December 25, 2014 }}. Electric Ground. December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2013. It also won numerous awards, including the Baeksang Arts Awards Grand Prize for TV and the Grand Prize at the MBC Drama Awards for Kim Sun-ah.
An abridged 8-episode version of the series was released on Wavve on September 6, 2024 which is part of the platform's "New Classic Project".{{Cite web |date=2024-09-06 |title='My Lovely Sam Soon' returns after 2 decades, targeting GenZers |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/09/398_382026.html |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=The Korea Times |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919154947/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/09/398_382026.html |url-status=live }}
Synopsis
Kim Sam-soon (Kim Sun-a) is loud and brash, yet insecure about her weight. She has always been embarrassed by her old-fashioned first name, and nearing her 30th birthday, she dreams of changing it. She is an excellent baker with a fervent passion for making desserts. On Christmas Eve, Sam-soon gets dumped by her cheating boyfriend (Lee Kyu-han) and loses her job. One of the witnesses to her public humiliation is Hyun Jin-heon (Hyun Bin), the owner of upscale French restaurant Bon Appetit. Upon recognizing her talent, Jin-heon hires her as Bon Appetit's new pastry chef. From their first meeting, the two have an antagonistic relationship (she calls him the equally old-fashioned "Sam-shik"), and sparks fly.
Jin-heon is the son of a wealthy hotelier (Na Moon-hee), and his mother constantly nags him about succeeding her in the hotel business. She also keeps setting him up on matchmaking dates, saying his niece Mi-joo (Seo Ji-hee), who hasn't spoken a word since the childhood trauma of her parents' deaths, needs a mother figure. When Sam-soon finds herself in need of {{SK won|50 million}} (approximately {{USD|50,000}}) to prevent the foreclosure of her mother's house, Jin-heon proposes a deal: in exchange for the money, she agrees to become his pretend girlfriend. They draw up a complicated contract, of which the most important stipulation is that they should never fall in love for real. But as they spend more time together, Sam-soon and Jin-heon grow closer and gradually fall for each other. But just when things are going well, Jin-heon's ex-girlfriend Yoo Hee-jin (Jung Ryeo-won) returns from the United States.
Hee-jin had suddenly left Korea years ago, right after a car accident that had killed Jin-heon's older brother, his sister-in-law and a motorcyclist, and left Jin-heon (who was driving) seriously injured. Though Jin-heon's leg eventually recovered, emotional scars remained, a mixture of sorrow, guilt, and anger at Hee-jin's abandonment. But what he didn't know was that Hee-jin had been diagnosed at the time with stomach cancer, and she'd broken up with him because she didn't want to add to the tragedy he was already experiencing. Now in remission, she returns to Korea to ask for a second chance, followed by her Korean-American doctor Henry Kim (Daniel Henney), who is in love with Hee-jin and eager to learn his roots. Upon learning the truth, Jin-heon reconciles with Hee-jin.
Broken-hearted, Sam-soon resigns from Bon Appetit, and she and her older sister Yi-young (Lee Ah-hyun) decide to open an online pastry business using Yi-young's settlement from her recent divorce. Meanwhile, Jin-heon can't stop thinking about Sam-soon and realizes that he wants to be with her. After several run-ins in which he sabotages her blind date and immaturely invents reasons to see her, he finally confesses his love for Sam-soon. After a difficult break-up with Hee-jin, Jin-heon proves to Sam-soon's mother and sister that he's serious about her and the couple begin dating happily.
Then Hee-jin asks a final favor of Jin-heon, to accompany her back to the U.S. to rejoin her parents there. Sam-soon is initially resistant, but later gives her blessing when Jin-heon reassures her that this journey will be a form of closure for him and Hee-jin. He promises to return after one week. Sam-soon goes once again to the city clerk's office to have her name changed, but finally believing that her name is special and an important part of her identity, changes her mind at the last minute and tears up the papers.
Two months pass, with no calls or letters from Jin-heon, and Sam-soon has given up on him and gone on with her life.
When Jin-heon eventually returns to Korea, she gives him the cold shoulder. But the misunderstanding is cleared up when two months' worth of postcards gets delivered to Sam-soon's house; as they had been sent to the wrong address all this time. Jin-heon had spent the two months traveling and inspecting hotels all over America; in his desire to be a man worthy of Sam-soon, he is finally ready to take up the reins as his mother's heir. Whatever obstacles come their way (including his mother's continuing benign disapproval of their relationship), Sam-soon and Jin-heon decide to face the future together, doing their best at work and love, and living life to the fullest.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080302095707/http://twitchfilm.net/archives/003893.html "KOREAN TV DRAMA REVIEWS: 내 이름은 김삼순 (My Lovely Sam-Soon)"]. Twitch Film. October 21, 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
Cast
=Main=
- Kim Sun-a – Kim Sam-soon, 30-year-old pastry chef
- Hyun Bin – Hyun Jin-heon, 27-year-old owner of Bon Appetit restaurant
- Jung Ryeo-won – Yoo Hee-jin, Jin-heon's ex-girlfriend
- Daniel Henney – Dr. Henry Kim, Hee-jin's doctor
=Supporting=
;People around Sam-soon
- Maeng Bong-hak – Sam-soon's father
- Kim Ja-ok – Park Bong-sook, Sam-soon's mother
- Lee Ah-hyun – Kim Yi-young, Sam-soon's sister
- Lee Kyu-han – Min Hyun-woo, Sam-soon's ex-boyfriend
;People around Jin-heon
- Na Moon-hee – Na Hyun-sook, Jin-heon's mother
- Kim Sung-kyum – Jin-heon's uncle
- Seo Ji-hee – Hyun Mi-joo, Jin-heon's niece
- Yoon Ye-hee – Yoon Hyun-sook, CEO Na's assistant
;Restaurant staff
- Yeo Woon-kay – Ms. Oh, manager
- Kwon Hae-hyo – Lee Hyun-moo, chef
- Han Yeo-woon – Lee In-hye, Sam-soon's assistant
- Kim Hyun-jung – Jang Young-ja, dining room captain
- Kim Ki-bang – Ki-bang, kitchen assistant
;Others
- Lee Yoon-mi – Jang Chae-ri
- Won Jong-rye – Chae-ri's mother
Reception
Some critics believe its huge success was due to the show's focus on the life of a single woman in her late twenties. Particularly, the heroine's chubby physical appearance and frank, flawed yet lovable personality broke long-held Korean drama stereotypes, greatly increasing its popularity due to its resonance with many Koreans.{{cite web|title=MBC Drama Sparks Kim Sam-soon Syndrome|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/07/04/2005070461021.html|website=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=May 29, 2013|date=July 4, 2005|archive-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016212908/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/07/04/2005070461021.html|url-status=live}}
Ratings
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| rowspan="3" | {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}
! rowspan="3" | Original broadcast date ! rowspan="3" | Title ! colspan="4" | Average audience share |
|---|
| colspan="2" | Nielsen Korea
! colspan="2" | TNmS |
| width="80" | Nationwide
! width="80" | Seoul ! width="80" | Nationwide ! width="80" | Seoul |
| 1
| June 1, 2005 | Life Is Like A Box Filled With Bonbon Au Chocolat | {{color|blue|17.4%}} | {{color|blue|17.8%}} | {{color|blue|18.3%}} | {{color|blue|19.2%}} |
| 2
| June 2, 2005 | Shall We Try Dating? | 22.9% | 24.2% | 21.3% | 23.1% |
| 3
| June 8, 2005 | How Does One Write A Love Contract? | 28.5% | 29.2% | 27.8% | 29.6% |
| 4
| June 9, 2005 | Over The Rainbow | 31.2% | 32.1% | 32.7% | 30.8% |
| 5
| June 15, 2005 | Love Is Supposed To Be Childish | 35.3% | 36.5% | 35.4% | 38.9% |
| 6
| June 16, 2005 | The Calories Of A Kiss, The Calories Of Love | 35.1% | 36.1% | 35.1% | 38.2% |
| 7
| June 22, 2005 | Madeleine, In Search Of Lost Time | 35.0% | 35.9% | 35.6% | 38.0% |
| 8
| June 23, 2005 | Daddy, Why Is My Love Life So Hard? | 37.7% | 39.1% | 37.7% | 39.8% |
| 9
| June 29, 2005 | You Played With My Heart As If It Were A Toy | 37.4% | 39.2% | 40.7% | 43.8% |
| 10
| June 30, 2005 | My Name Is Kim Hee-jin | 39.9% | 40.3% | 41.7% | 43.5% |
| 11
| July 6, 2005 | Don't Say It Was A Mistake. This Is The Second Kiss. | 43.4% | 44.7% | 44.2% | 46.2% |
| 12
| July 7, 2005 | What's The Big Deal? I've Only Just Turned 30! | 42.8% | 44.0% | 44.6% | 46.5% |
| 13
| July 13, 2005 | The Way To Break Up With Her | 45.0% | 46.8% | 44.7% | 46.9% |
| 14
| July 14, 2005 | The Elements Of A Romance | 44.0% | 45.1% | 44.1% | 46.9% |
| 15
| July 20, 2005 | The Rules Of Romance | 46.0% | 47.8% | 47.9% | 50.2% |
| 16
| July 21, 2005 | Love Like You've Never Been Hurt Before | {{color|red|49.1%}} | {{color|red|51.1%}} | {{color|red|50.5%}} | {{color|red|53.4%}} |
| colspan="3" | Average
! {{color|green|36.9%}} ! {{color|green|38.1%}} ! {{color|green|37.6%}} ! {{color|green|39.6%}} |
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Original soundtrack
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The My Lovely Sam-soon soundtrack was released on June 18, 2005.[https://www.yesasia.com/us/my-lovely-sam-soon-ost-mbc-tv-series/1004022047-0-0-0-en/info.html "My Lovely Sam Soon OST (MBC TV Series)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305235958/http://www.yesasia.com/us/my-lovely-sam-soon-ost-mbc-tv-series/1004022047-0-0-0-en/info.html |date=March 5, 2011 }}. YesAsia. Retrieved May 29, 2013. Korean electronica band Clazziquai contributed two songs to the 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.
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| title1 = Bonbon O Chocolat I
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| length1 = 2:40
| title2 = Be My Love
| extra2 = Clazziquai
| length2 = 4:39
| title3 = She Is
| extra3 = Clazziquai
| length3 = 3:54
| title4 = WFS
| extra4 =
| length4 = 2:26
| title5 = Goodbye
| extra5 = Jo Yong-won
| length5 = 4:33
| title6 = Farewell Without Farewell
| extra6 = Ji-sun from Loveholic
| length6 = 3:47
| title7 = Bonbon O Chocolat II
| extra7 =
| length7 = 2:24
| title8 = Goodbye II
| extra8 =
| length8 = 3:28
| title9 = Can't Let Go of Love
| extra9 = Just
| length9 = 3:53
| title10 = Gravity
| extra10 =
| length10 = 2:14
| title11 = Inside My Heart
| extra11 = Kim Jung-eun
| length11 = 4:28
| title12 = Be My Love (Inst.)
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| length12 = 4:47
| title13 = She Is (Inst.)
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| length13 = 4:40
| title14 = Bonbon O Chocolat III
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| length14 = 2:32
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Awards and nominations
International broadcast
- The series first aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from August 15 to October 4, 2005.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=1543 |title=Ｋｎｔｖ ドラマ 私の名前はキム・サムスン |access-date=July 13, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135658/http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=1543 |url-status=dead }} Reruns followed on satellite channel Wowow beginning July 6, 2006 on Thursdays at 8 p.m.,{{cite web|title=My Lovely Sam-Soon: Company Credits|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477524/companycredits|work=Internet Movie Database|access-date=August 20, 2013|archive-date=June 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612212841/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477524/companycredits|url-status=live}} on the Fuji TV network as part of its Hallyu Alpha programming block beginning February 1, 2010,{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Lynn|title=Korean actresses keep Hallyu doors open after Yonsama|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010020916420845989|work=10Asia|access-date=August 20, 2013|date=February 10, 2010|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129114622/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010020916420845989|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Kim Suna Holds First Fan Meeting in Japan and Hints at Film Role|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=7270|website=KBS Global|access-date=July 21, 2014|date=January 27, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090749/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=7270|url-status=dead}} and on cable channel DATV.{{Cite web|url=http://datv.jp/p000054/|title=韓流・華流イケメン見るなら！-Datv|access-date=November 26, 2014|archive-date=March 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303082631/http://datv.jp/p000054/|url-status=dead}}
- It first aired in the Philippines on the GMA Network from February to April 2006, during which it received a peak viewership rating of 40.2% and an average viewership rating of 34.9%, placing it among the top ten highest rated Asian dramas to air in the country.{{cite web|last=Santiago|first=Erwin|title=AGB Mega Manila TV Ratings (May 26–28): Three Kapuso shows occupy top slot in the primetime race|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/21927/agb-mega-manila-tv-ratings-may-26-28-three-kapuso-shows-occupy-top-slot-in-the-primetime-race|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|access-date=August 20, 2013|date=May 29, 2009|archive-date=January 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040908/http://www.pep.ph/news/21927/agb-mega-manila-tv-ratings-may-26-28-three-kapuso-shows-occupy-top-slot-in-the-primetime-race|url-status=live}} It was rebroadcast on GMA Network in 2009 and again in 2015.
- In Thailand, it first aired on ITV beginning September 23, 2006, with reruns on Channel 7 from August 11 to September 16, 2008.{{cite web|script-title=th:กระทู้เฉพาะกิจ สืบเนื่องจากรีวิวซีรีส์ My Name is Kim Sam Soon "ฉันนี่แหละ...คิมซัมซุน"|url=http://topicstock.pantip.com/chalermthai/topicstock/2010/03/A9024080/A9024080.html|website=Pantip.com|language=th|access-date=July 14, 2014|date=March 22, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110430/http://topicstock.pantip.com/chalermthai/topicstock/2010/03/A9024080/A9024080.html|url-status=live}}
- In Indonesia, it first aired on Indosiar beginning April 8, 2006, with reruns on antv from April 21 to May 27, 2007.
- In Israel, the series aired on Viva in 2007, becoming the first Korean drama to air there.[https://www.ynet.co.il/article/3406327 לא סמסונג]
- In Sri Lanka, it began airing on Rupavahini dubbed in Sinhalese under the name Hithata Horen in September 2018.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rupavahini.lk/dubbed-programmes/family-series.html |title=Family Series - Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation |access-date=December 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626112106/http://www.rupavahini.lk/dubbed-programmes/family-series.html |archive-date=June 26, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.rupavahini.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=293&Itemid=794 |title=Hithata Horen - Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation |access-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006114725/http://www.rupavahini.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=293&Itemid=794 |archive-date=October 6, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
- In Vietnam, it first aired on Hanoi Radio Television in July 9, 2006 and HTV9 in July 31, 2006.
Stage adaptation
A stage adaptation (which was based more on the original novel than the TV series) ran at the Sangmyung Art Hall in Seoul from January 21 to September 25, 2011.{{cite web|title=My Name Is Kim Samsoon gets adapted for the stage|url=https://www.dramabeans.com/2011/01/my-name-is-kim-samsoon-gets-adapted-for-the-stage/|website=Dramabeans|access-date=July 14, 2014|date=January 2, 2011|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205113/http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/01/my-name-is-kim-samsoon-gets-adapted-for-the-stage/|url-status=live}}
Remakes
- A 2008 Philippine remake titled Ako si Kim Samsoon starred Regine Velasquez and Mark Anthony Fernandez.{{cite web|last=Dimaculangan|first=Jocelyn|title=Ako si Kim Samsoon airs pilot episode on June 30|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/guide/2149/ako-si-kim-samsoon-airs-pilot-episode-on-june-30|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|access-date=September 9, 2013|date=June 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113201109/http://www.pep.ph/guide/guide/2149/ako-si-kim-samsoon-airs-pilot-episode-on-june-30|archive-date=November 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}
- A 2020 Thailand remake titled My name is Busaba starred Namthip Jongrachatawiboon and Thanapat Kawila. It aired on One31 HD.
References
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External links
- [https://program.imbc.com/samsoon My Name Is Kim Sam-soon official MBC website] {{in lang|ko}}
- [http://content.mbc.co.kr/program/drama/2604818_64285.html My Lovely Sam-soon] at MBC Global Media
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081219141650/http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/CU/CU_EN_8_5_1_10.jsp My Lovely Sam-soon] at Korea Tourism Organization
- {{IMDb title|0477524|My Lovely Sam-soon}}
- {{hancinema drama|My_Name_is_Kim_Sam-soon|My Name Is Kim Sam-soon}}
{{Paeksang Arts Award Grand Prize Television}}
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