Then Hee-jin asks a final favor of Jin-heon, to accompany her back to the U.S. 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.
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. Meanwhile, Jin-heon can't stop thinking about Sam-soon and realizes that he wants to be with her. Upon learning the truth, Jin-heon reconciles with Hee-jin.īroken-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. 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. 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. Though Jin-heon's leg eventually recovered, emotional scars remained, a mixture of sorrow, guilt, and anger at Hee-jin's abandonment. 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. But just when things are going well, Jin-heon's ex-girlfriend Yoo Hee-jin ( Jung Ryeo-won) returns from the United States. But as they spend more time together, Sam-soon and Jin-heon grow closer and gradually fall for each other. They draw up a complicated contract, of which the most important stipulation is that they should never fall in love for real. When Sam-soon finds herself in need of ₩50 million (approximately US$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. 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. 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. From their first meeting, the two have an antagonistic relationship (she calls him the equally old-fashioned "Sam-shik"), and sparks fly. Upon recognizing her talent, Jin-heon hires her as Bon Appetit's new pastry chef. One of the witnesses to her public humiliation is Hyun Jin-heon ( Hyun Bin), the owner of upscale French restaurant Bon Appetit. On Christmas Eve, Sam-soon gets dumped by her cheating boyfriend ( Lee Kyu-han) and loses her job. She is an excellent baker with a fervent passion for making desserts. She has always been embarrassed by her old-fashioned first name, and nearing her 30th birthday, she dreams of changing it.
Kim Sam-soon ( Kim Sun-a) is loud and brash, yet insecure about her weight.
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.
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. It is translated as "3rd daughter" ( sam (삼) is three, soon (순) is meek or feminine). "Sam-soon" is an old-fashioned name in Korean culture. The series aired on MBC from June 1 to Jon Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Touted as the Korean version of Bridget Jones's Diary, it starred Kim Sun-a (who gained 15 pounds for the role), Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo-won and Daniel Henney. My Name Is Kim Sam-soon) is a South Korean television series based on the internet novel of the same title by Ji Soo-hyun, which was published on March 9, 2004. My Lovely Sam Soon ( Korean: 내 이름은 김삼순 RR: Nae Ireumeun Gimsamsun, lit. Ako si Kim Samsoon (Philippine adaptation)