Released: 2005
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Kim Sam-soon (Kim Sun-ah) is a talented pastry chef whose professional and dating lives have taken a turn for the worse. When she meets...
Secret Garden
Getting into K-dramas is like jumping into the deep end of a swimming pool. You don't know exactly what you're in for — and suddenly you're over your head....
javabeans: Happy New Year, happy tenth anniversary, happy 2017, happy everything-that-will-be-better-than-2016!
girlfriday: Yay, I’ve never been happier for a new year to start! I still can’t believe Dramabeans is...
javabeans: With She Was Pretty, Answer Me 1988, and the upcoming Oh My Venus in our collective consciousness at the moment, we're reminded once again that dramaland loves its image ruinations....
If you're anything like me, your ideal drama hero isn't the cold chaebol with the icy exterior or even the perfect Daddy Long Legs caretaker. He's the hotheaded ruffian on...
In a heart-wrenching turn of events that I totally did not see coming, Jin Heon did not come back. He didn't come back! Against her better judgment, Sam Soon allowed...
This is it! The last two episodes. Like most twice-a-week dramas, this is a pairing that should be looked at as a two-part finale. This being part 1, you just know...
I asked what is it about Sam Soon and this series that makes it so charming, and I think I figured it out. What sets this particular drama series (and...
At the end of Episode 12, Sam Soon made the decision to climb Mt. Halla alone. Jobless and the loser in yet another game of love, she would remake herself once...
What would have happened if Henry got tired of being Hee Jin's handmaiden and decided to turn his charms on Sam Soon? Or perhaps in a more likely scenario, what...
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[Friday Flashback] My Name is Kim Sam-soon
by DaebakGrits
Released: 2005 Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama Synopsis: Kim Sam-soon (Kim Sun-ah) is a talented pastry chef whose professional and dating lives have taken a turn for the worse. When she meets...
Tags: Daniel Henney, Friday Flashback, Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo-won, Kim Sun-ah, Lee Kyu-han, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon
Actors in dramaland: Overcoming a bad first impression
by missvictrix
Secret Garden Getting into K-dramas is like jumping into the deep end of a swimming pool. You don't know exactly what you're in for — and suddenly you're over your head....
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Crash Landing on You, Extraordinary You, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, I Hear Your Voice, Love Alarm, Marriage Not Dating, Memories of the Alhambra, Misaeng, My Girl, My ID Is Gangnam Beauty, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon, Nice Guy, Run On, Secret Garden, Shut Up: Flower Boy Band, Summer Scent, When My Love Blooms, You're Beautiful
Top 10 gateway dramas to hook your friends on
by DB Staff
javabeans: Happy New Year, happy tenth anniversary, happy 2017, happy everything-that-will-be-better-than-2016! girlfriday: Yay, I’ve never been happier for a new year to start! I still can’t believe Dramabeans is...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Answer Me 1997, Boys Before Flowers, City Hunter, Coffee Prince, Descended From the Sun, Dramabeans Top 10, featured, I Hear Your Voice, lists, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon, Nice Guy, Nine: Nine Time Travels, Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Thing vs. Thing: Image ruinations
by javabeans
javabeans: With She Was Pretty, Answer Me 1988, and the upcoming Oh My Venus in our collective consciousness at the moment, we're reminded once again that dramaland loves its image ruinations....
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Answer Me 1988, Answer Me 1994, Coffee Prince, conversation post, featured, Go Ara, Honey Lee, Hwang Jung-eum, Hyeri, Kim Sun-ah, Modern Farmer, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon, Oh My Venus, Shin Mina, Thing vs. Thing, Yoon Eun-hye
If You Like… Noona Romances
by girlfriday
If you're anything like me, your ideal drama hero isn't the cold chaebol with the icy exterior or even the perfect Daddy Long Legs caretaker. He's the hotheaded ruffian on...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Baby-Faced Beauty, Big, Biscuit Teacher Star Candy, featured, Fireworks, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, I Do I Do, I Hear Your Voice, I Need Romance, If You Like, lists, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon, My Sweet Seoul, Oh My Lady, Ojakkyo Brothers, Queen of Reversals, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, Unstoppable High Kick, What's Up Fox
My Name Is Kim Sam Soon: Episode 16 (Final)
by samsooki
In a heart-wrenching turn of events that I totally did not see coming, Jin Heon did not come back. He didn't come back! Against her better judgment, Sam Soon allowed...
Tags: Daniel Henney, featured, Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo-won, Kim Sun-ah, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon
My Name Is Kim Sam Soon: Episode 15
by samsooki
This is it! The last two episodes. Like most twice-a-week dramas, this is a pairing that should be looked at as a two-part finale. This being part 1, you just know...
Tags: Daniel Henney, featured, Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo-won, Kim Sun-ah, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon
My Name Is Kim Sam Soon: Episode 14
by samsooki
I asked what is it about Sam Soon and this series that makes it so charming, and I think I figured it out. What sets this particular drama series (and...
Tags: Daniel Henney, featured, Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo-won, Kim Sun-ah, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon
My Name Is Kim Sam Soon: Episode 13
by samsooki
At the end of Episode 12, Sam Soon made the decision to climb Mt. Halla alone. Jobless and the loser in yet another game of love, she would remake herself once...
Tags: Daniel Henney, featured, Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo-won, Kim Sun-ah, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon
My Name Is Kim Sam Soon: Episode 12
by samsooki
What would have happened if Henry got tired of being Hee Jin's handmaiden and decided to turn his charms on Sam Soon? Or perhaps in a more likely scenario, what...
Tags: Daniel Henney, featured, Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo-won, Kim Sun-ah, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon