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Monday, July 13, 2015

KDrama to Watch: My Lovely Sam Soon (2005)

My Lovely Sam Soon (2005)

Grade: A-
16 Episodes

Kim Sam Soon is an aspiring patissier who finds her boyfriend of three years cheating on her on Christmas Eve. Devastated, the nearly 30 year old runs into the men's bathroom by mistake, where Hyun Jin-hyeon, a 27 year old owner of a French restaurant, witnesses her humiliation. Their paths cross again, where Jin-hyeon learns Sam Soon's profession and hires her to bake at his restaurant. Jin-hyeon's mother is pressuring him to date, so he asks Sam Soon to be his pretend girlfriend. Sam Soon agrees when Jin-hyeon says she can name her price – her family home is going to be taken from them unless she can scrape together $50,000 to pay off the debt. How long will the pair be able to fool everyone around them before the fake relationship starts to stir real feelings?

*It's been a while since a Kdrama kept me up late into the night, but this one did it! I love how real the characters feel, and Sam Soon's smart mouth is fantastic. In a lot of dramas, the female lead is wishy-washy or gives into the female rival's requests for her to butt out, but not Sam Soon! She is older than most female leads and that age leads to a wisdom about herself that is refreshing because it leads to more realistic responses. There is great character development as well. It did feel a bit slow towards the last couple episodes, and it doesn't show everyone's endings, but again, Sam Soon's spunk bumps this show up into the A range. Also, Sam Soon is supposedly an old-fashioned, undesirable name, but since I'm American, I didn't get that feel. I imagine that an American equivalent might be the name “Bertha.” I'd watch this show again.*

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