My Lovely Sam Soon br South Korean television series br br Jin Heon and Sam Soon attend a hotel grand opening in Jeju Island, and Sam Soon realizes her feelings for him. br First episode date: June 1, 2005 br Final episode date: July 21, 2005 br Program creator: Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation br Episodes br 10. Episode 10 br Season 1 · Jul 21, 2005 br br My Lovely Sam-soon (Hangul: ? ??? ???; RR: Nae ireumeun Kim Sam-soon; lit. br 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. br [1][2][3][4][5] Touted as the Korean version of Bridget Jones's Diary, it starred Kim Sun-a (who gained 15 pounds for the role[6]), Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo-won and Daniel Henney. br The series aired on MBC from June 1 to July 21, 2005 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. br br "Sam-soon" is an old-fashioned name in Korean culture. It is translated as "3rd daughter" (sam (?) is three, soon (?) is meek or feminine). br br The romantic comedy-drama series was a huge hit, with an average viewership rating of 37.6, br and its peak rating of 50.5 (for the finale) makes it the 26th highest rated Korean drama of all time.[7][8] It also won numerous awards, br including the Baeksang Arts Awards Grand Prize for TV, and the Grand Prize at the MBC Drama Awards for Kim Sun-ah. br br Kim Sam-soon (Kim Sun-a) is loud and brash, yet insecure about her weight. br She has always been embarrassed by her old-fashioned first name, and nearing her 30th birthday, she dreams of changing it. br 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. br 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. br From their first meeting, the two have an antagonistic relationship (she calls him the equally old-fashioned "Sam-shik"), and sparks fly. br br 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. br 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. br 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. br 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.