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My Lovely Sam Soon Wins Awards

January 22, 2006

MBC Awards
Main winners in MBC awards, mostly from My Lovely Sam Soon

“My Lovely Samsoon”, which marked 2005’s highest viewer rating of 50.5 percent among all TV dramas, is the major winner by winning most major awards at the MBC awards on 30th Dec 2005. The awards show almost becomes feature-made for “My Name is Kim Sam Soon” or “My Lovely Sam Soon” drama.

Kim Sun AKim Sun-a
Kim Sun AhKim Sun-a winning speech
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My Lovely Sam Soon Starts Usage of English

January 7, 2006

On Jan. 13, 1903, the first Koreans arrived in Hawai’i to work on the plantation fields as laborers. From here, they moved on to Mexico and the Mainland for other opportunities.

Koreans have been in Hawai’i for 102 years and have become an integral part of the community — so much so, in fact, that our tie with Korea is unique.

For example, did you know:

The state flower, the hibiscus, is also the Korean national flower?

The first Korean democratic president was a resident of Hawai’i and has a church that bears his name (Syngman Rhee)? He also spent his last days here in a care home.
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Title Names of My Name is Kim Sam Soon

December 8, 2005

Variations of drama name: My Lovely Sam Soon

Korean Meaning:

nae = my
ireum (i-reum) = name
Kim Sam-soon = name of main character in this drama

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‘My Name Is Kim Sam-soon’ Tops Ratings

December 4, 2005

My Lovely Sam Soon

The MBC drama “My Name is Kim Sam-soon” is recording viewer ratings of 37.7 percent, the highest for a drama this year, AGB Nielsen Media Research said Thursday. The program recorded the same ratings in a survey by TNS Media Korea, topping the year’s previous record of 36.2 percent set by KBS weekend drama “Letters to the Parents.”

The secret to the success of “Kim Sam-soon” is the blunt dialogue and the popularity with women, who drive ratings, of a protagonist many of them can sympathize with.

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MBC Drama Sparks ‘Kim Sam-soon Syndrome’

Kim Sun Ah as Kim Sam Soon

The MBC TV drama hit “My Name Is Kim Sam-soon” is giving rise to a highly contagious condition identified as Sam-soon Syndrome that can empty entire streets of all signs of life and plunge sufferers into a topsy-turvy world where plain is beautiful and assertiveness does not put a woman beyond the pale.

The show, which hit the airwaves on June 1, recorded nationwide viewer ratings of 30.5 percent (TNS Media Korea) in just four episodes.

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