January 05, 2006

All About the Real Sam-Soon [Cine21 Mag Interviews Kim Seon-Ah]

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seonahsshi.jpgThe 'girl next door'. You know, the one you see when you go down the street, eating some junk food at a 포장마차 (tent bar), half drunk and swearing like a storm; the one you can talk to, without worrying about how you'll look; a friend who understands you and can relate to your problems. How many actresses try to become that, only to fail miserably, showing how much different from that image they are? How many seem to perfectly fit that image, only to reveal they don't really care about being the girl next door, but just advancing their career using this persona to fool people? But there's always exceptions, and Kim Seon-Ah is certainly one of them. She's not one of those obnoxious beauties sculptured by cosmetics, with model-like bodies creating an immediate distance from the viewer. She's just an average woman, with all the flaws and charms that come with it. And that's the reason why Korea has fallen in love with this 30 year old 'girl', because she's real, she never tries to change her image on purpose, never tries to hide her personality traits in an attempt to fit with a certain trend. And when her latest TV Drama 내 이름은 김삼순 (My Lovely Sam-Soon) rocked the nation last Summer, recording ratings of over 50%, even Chungmuro realized Kim Seon-Ah was not only the reigning 'Queen of Comedy', but also a sort of new age Choi Jin-Shil, the new girl next door.

She had quite an interesting childhood, moving from one country to the other, experiences which added certain elements to her personality, like that of feeling like every other Korean, but with that extra touch of awareness, that ability to adapt to new situations people who travel a lot often show. Born in Daegu, she moved to Tokyo and spent most of her adolescent years there, to later move again to the States, and attend Ball State in Indiana. Finally returning to Korea in the early 90s, she majored in Theater/Film at Kyunghee University, and started her modeling career in the mid 90s. But, even though her debut on TV came around 1997 with 뉴욕 스토리 (New York Story), few people noticed her. Her eclectic mix of accents, a potboiler of Japanese speech patterns, Konglish accent picked up in the States and her native Jeollado 사투리 (dialect) made her early days in the industry a struggle. The first time I really noticed her was in 황금시대 (The Golden Age), a 2000 Historical Drama set in the 1930s, and starring Cha In-Pyo and Kim Hye-Soo. Not a great show by any means, but Kim's performance there was enough to give a lasting impression.

Her debut in films came with the maligned SF blockbuster 예스터데이 (Yesterday), one of the films which started the so called 'IMF crisis of Chungmuro', with venture companies deserting the business after a few blockbusters tanked at the box office. But if there was anything salvageable from the film was Kim's performance, as the sexy agent Mei, complete with her sultry Catwoman-meets-Blade Runner suit. If the film was a giant failure at the box office, things went a little differently for her in 몽정기 (Wet Dreams), a sweet little comedy which fell right in the middle of the 'nostalgia' craze starting around 2001 with 친구 (Friend), but also one of the many sexy comedies which populated Korean Cinema during those years. The comedy, also starring Lee Beom-Soo, confirmed her popularity, and positioned her as a potential top star.

Her profile raised even more when she had a very poignant and funny cameo in Lee Joon-Ik's gem 황산벌 (Once Upon a Time in The Battlefield), as Gyebaek (Park Joong-Hoon)'s wife, and later the top hit 위대한 유산 (The Greatest Expectation), an ode to unemployed Koreans all over the country. Everything seemed to go well for her, but then came 해피 에로 크리스마스 (Happy Ero Christmas), still considered the most regretful decision in her career by Kim herself. Save for Park Young-Gyu's hilarious tirades about Japanese melodramas, the film was a complete waste of time. And, considering Kim was cast in a rush and didn't have much of a connection with the director, it's pretty clear why she remembers the film with sadness.

But after that she finally conquered the big audiences, with a string of lightweight but entertaining comedies, like S 다이어리 (S Diary) and 잠복근무 (She's On Duty), all successful and well received by the public. Her return to TV after a half decade in 'My Lovely Sam-Soon' was a striking success, and now all she has to do is choose one between the ocean of proposals she's getting. But, never betraying her nature until the end, she's taking a break. She's focusing once again on her studies, and letting all the stress of gaining weight (for her role in the TV Drama) and subsequently losing it fade out. Perhaps the most shining star of 2005 on TV, and one of the few surefire box office draws in Chungmuro, Kim Seon-Ah recently had a very lengthy and interesting interview for the print version of Cine21. Here's a few highlights:

I know you've been playing the piano since you were 5. Was it something your parents hoped from the beginning?
Kim Seon-Ah: No, I started by myself. There was a dealer selling pianos next door, and when I was a little kid I used to meet him pretty often, and fooled around with him. He'd start singing a song, and I'd follow him moving my fingers on the piano. I still have a photo of that. So my mother thought I might have had talent, and I started taking lessons. I progressed really fast, and teachers said I was naturally gifted. But then! That's where problems started. I did all the things lazybones do... I'd go to the back room saying I was practicing piano, then I'd close the cover and play over it (bursts out laughing). Even without practice, I won some prizes and contests, I boasted all the time about that. But then after three years of Primary School I faced reality, and failed an elimination contest. All the other kids would practice, what, 8-10 hours a day. Me? Not even half an hour. I'd go out, play with elastic cords, fool around all day and always come home with holes in my socks. I was always curious about new things, so when I was 7 I started figure skating, swimming, tennis, I even went to an Art Academy.

When I was in Primary School, I falsified my mother's signature and entered an 학원 (Academy) by myself, then later I went to my mother and asked for money (laughs). I even studied violin for a year, but my jaw kept hurting so I stopped. But then we moved to Japan. When I was in my sophomore year of High School, because I was thinking of majoring in piano, I called 114 to ask the phone number of Tokyo University's professor, without any particular plan in mind. Listening to me play, the professor said I had talent, but my fingers were too stiff, that even if I practiced like crazy it would be hard. Right that moment... I gave up. During High School I had a lot to think: while learning Mandarin, since I thought it living there wouldn't be that difficult, I even planned to move to China to study with a few friends. But I was probably too vague, so I went to study in the States after all.

You went to Primary School in Korea, Middle and High School in Japan, and College in the States. How do you think your friends in all those countries will remember you? Any major difference in how you looked over the years?
Kim: In Primary School I looked like a tomboy. Still (whispers softly)... not to brag, but the guys kind of followed me around. Even now. I can't. Possibly. Understand why. Talking with them nowadays I just say I liked the good old days, and ask if it's the same for them, that kind of stuff (laughs). In Middle School, when we moved to Japan, I was really fat, and lost 15Kg in a month. Not just me, but the whole family lost weight together. At first we couldn't speak the language, so all us three brothers and sisters did was go to school, eat apples and watch TV. Friends from my High School days will remember I was really shy, I have a lot of nice memories from that period. Just a week after I transferred schools, the homeroom teacher came to me and even if I couldn't speak a word of Japanese, he offered me to take part in the school choir, since I could play piano.

The first song we played, all the kids started applauding, and I couldn't be happier. Back then I'd carry 5 dictionaries with me all the time: Korean-Japanese, Japanese-Korean, Hanja, Korean-English and English-Korean. I flunked all the subjects I needed to graduate: Japanese, Nature and Society. No matter what the teacher asked, I'd always end up with a blank. He was so sorry for me that in my Junior year he even gave me special tutoring. The Japan I imagined was full of いじめ (Ijime, bullying), but the reality I experienced there was much different and nicer than I expected. My schoolmates started buying conversation books, and learned how to speak Korean. The first time one of them talked to me in Korean, it was really cool. I even had a crush on him for about a year, and followed him in the swimming team. Since I was too embarrassed to show myself in costume, I always made up excuses not to swim, and just practiced swimming on the ground (laughs). We were really close, but I never had the courage to tell him how I felt.

Personally I realized pretty late that people had this image of you as an actress whose Korean was lacking because you lived overseas for so long, but now I doubt that, at least a little. Now I think the mix of your speech patterns, intonation and your keen colloquialisms are starting to show some variety, and that's what defines you as an actress.
Kim: Well, I always had a sense that I forgot a lot of words. I wasn't living in Korea in my adolescence, so it's pretty obvious I didn't know slang, jargon and difficult words. But I kept writing letters to friends, and never had any problems communicating. Thing is, when I started acting and doing auditions, people would always tell me my Korean was weird, my acting was weird... hearing that I started taking acting lessons. I didn't know about it, but getting used to Japanese pronunciation, I acquired this habit of whirling my mouth and rarely opening it wide. I often had my pride squashed, and lost many roles which fit with my image because of dialogue, even though you might not sense it reading my profile, as I kept working non-stop for so long. But on the other hand I was rejected a lot too. All of a sudden I finally decided to give it a go seriously, and worked hard taking my acting lessons.

You worked with Kim Soo-Mi in 'The Greatest Expectation', Na Moon-Hee in 'S Diary', and Kim Ja-Ok in 'My Lovely Sam-Soon'. Did they ever give you any advice, or did you ever envision yourself resembling them in the future?
Kim: I worked twice with Na Moon-Hee, and when the 8th Episode of 'My Lovely Sam-Soon' was over she called me. She told me I did really well, and that she always wanted to play that kind of role but she couldn't, yet just seeing me do so well made her happy. Even if senior actors usually treat their juniors well, them calling you is something very rare. I felt so strongly about that I sensed the need to say the same thing to my juniors. I think on our side people are too stingy when it comes to praising fellow actors. It's the same between Netizens and celebrities, and even between fellow actors.

I think, personally, that more than an extension of your previous roles, Kim Sam-Soon was a new start for you. With films, you're conditioned by the two hours running time, so you focus mostly on your comic talent, or adding your personal touches to the film. But in a TV Drama, through the many colorful situations which emerge during the various episodes, you were able to show your potential abilities in a more effective way. In other words, 'My Lovely Sam-Soon' was a way to broaden your spectrum, show people your many talents. What do you feel about that?
Kim: Reading the original and the adapted script of 'My Lovely Sam-Soon', I felt this was the kind of TV Drama which you could strongly relate to, which could adapt to any situation and communicate something to all people, like the joys and sorrows of living. At the production meeting, most people asked me why I didn't try to change my image and kept doing similar roles, and back then I just said 'watch the show, and then talk.' I don't know why people always think of transformations as something so important. Sure, I know many of my roles were in the same genre, but without that the opportunity to star in this Drama would have never come, and I would have never been able to act the role that way. Acting might be like that, but I gained a lot from this project personally. I was thanked by many people for giving them courage, and I think I matured thanks to it too.

I still can't rewatch the show, because the feeling is still too strong, but the important thing is that, through this show, I was able to show the kind of sincerity and feeling I was never able to in the past. For example, I used to think about a lot of ways of approaching crying scenes in the past, but I didn't need that even once for 'Sam-Soon'. Even without looking at the script, I could go on, and I'd still be Kim Sam-Soon. Through this character, I was able to let a lot of things buried within me emerge. I don't know if people will relate to it, but when there was a scene that had Sam-Soon in an angry mood, I was really angry. And when we shot the scenes of her 'talking' again with her dead father, I couldn't sleep later. Overseas promotion is just starting, so it looks like that feeling will linger on for quite a while. Maybe this show will have a strong effect on my career. Since many people watched it, even if I don't do a complete u-turn in the future, people might still be able to feel a certain change. But that's just a process you go through, so you can even think of closing your eyes and covering your ears, going straight towards your goal.

[Source: Cine21 Magazine No. 534]

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Reader Comments

Thank you very much for this article. My Lovely Sam-Soon is the first Korean tv series I´ve watched. (One of my best decisions of 2005)
I´ve always wondered about the woman behind ms Sam-Soon..

» Posted by joey6666 at January 5, 2006 03:35 PM

Truly awesome. Thanks for posting it X.

» Posted by Sora at January 5, 2006 10:25 PM

Thank you for translating the interview.

» Posted by thunderbolt at January 6, 2006 01:13 AM

So Momo was a brat after all, hahahaha. Thanks a lot for the translations.

» Posted by eim-soon at January 10, 2006 10:03 PM

Thanks for posting it up especially with it being translated!!
Kim Sam soon is the best !!!

» Posted by Cuiet at January 20, 2006 06:56 AM

It is truly wonderful to read this interview. I recently ended a 3 night marathon to finish the whole series.
I loved the superb acting and of course the script.
I would love to find out Kim Seon Ah fan website (in english) though.

THanks for the great read.

» Posted by jacgadluv9 at January 24, 2006 10:04 AM

Thank you for this translation you did. I really love it.

» Posted by Abner at January 30, 2006 02:02 PM

hellooo
i really love the story especially the characters.....
i love both the couples

» Posted by cheeky_france88 at February 21, 2006 01:52 AM

this is a sufficient info about ms Kim Sun Nah. She has become my favorite actress in My lovely Samsoon. My Lovely Samsoon is the best television movie ive ever watch. It is delightful in every way. There is no dull moments. And i cant wait to watch it over and over again. Hey,, i just hope MBC reunite the loveteam of Hyun Bin and Kim Sun Ah

» Posted by lilet gran at February 24, 2006 04:10 AM

I am quite impressed by the real Samsoon. She really acted like she did not know how to play the piano in the show. Actually, she had a degree in the art. I am really impressed by her, I hope that she can come to Singapore one day.

» Posted by charlize at February 26, 2006 09:21 AM

I like Kim's portrayal of Sam Soon and fact that her character is quite well read - connecting her existing experience with writings from Marcel Prost, Michael Ede, etc. The script writing is superb.Thumbs up to an almost realistic portrayal of 30 something women!

» Posted by Kathleen at February 27, 2006 08:21 AM

78-year old enjoyed this TV drama tremendously. Brought back fond memories--this isn't just a drama of today, but of yesterdays and years to come. This story is neverending, it is LIFE lived eternally.

» Posted by Marion at March 7, 2006 02:20 PM

Finally, I was able to find some interview of Ms. Kim Seon-Ah that I could actually understand...It was a wonderful interview and thanks for the translation...

I really enjoyed the TV drama that I actually search for the cast bio...I love KIM SAM SOON so much...One of the best series that I've watched...I've watched all kinds of series from different countries...and so far this will always be my absolute favorite...Maybe I'll enrol to Korean language, who knows..

Thanks again....


» Posted by Femme_greg at March 12, 2006 06:07 AM

Thanks a lot for the translated interview. This is the first article about her in English that I found in the internet. I hope there's more. I really enjoy watching 'My Lovely Kim Sam Soon' I almost finish watching it one sitting. I'm not Korean and don't understand any Korean word, thus I don't notice if her diction is good or not but her acting and facial expression is superb. More power to Kim Seon-Ah

» Posted by Lisa at March 12, 2006 12:22 PM

Kim Seon-Ah is a truly, outstanding & remarkable actress. Would recommend my friends, colleagues and many others to watch 'My Lovely Samsoon' in Singapore. As a fan of 'My Lovely Samsoon' especisally, I would do my part to promote Korean dramas in Singapore..

» Posted by Azlina at March 12, 2006 10:39 PM

whaaaaaaahhhhhh.....i really love watching "My Name is Kim Sam Soon". It was really cute!!!!! Gee..thanks for posting the info 'bout Kim Sam Soon a.k.a. Kim Seon-Ah. More power!!! Keep it up!!!!!

» Posted by anne at March 25, 2006 01:48 AM

i'm so happy to find an english article about Kim Seon-Ah. i've been very interested to find the profile and interesting facts about the characters ever since i watched the series. no other korean actress could have portrayed Kim Sam Soon's role better than Kim Seon-Ah. the whole cast of the series portrayed their roles really well. kudos to the cast, staff and crew of "My Lovely Sam Soon". i've been watching a lot of korean drama series (that i don't even patronize the local tv series in my country) and KSS is so far the best i've ever watched.

» Posted by charmed_dreamer at April 7, 2006 11:53 PM

i love kim sam soon...

» Posted by lala at April 11, 2006 09:04 AM

oh my...thanks a million for the translation..I certainly love u-kim seon ah..n also hyun bin.both of u makes a great n compatible couples...any sequel of my lovely sam soon? n i would like to join kim seon ah fans club.

» Posted by ling long at April 13, 2006 11:08 PM

I LOVE KIM SAM SOON!!! ^__________________________^

» Posted by Jane at April 18, 2006 07:26 AM

Kim Sun Ah is a great actress. Thumbs up for her.

» Posted by Maneeka at April 19, 2006 07:30 PM

She is my favorite actress. I would love to find out Kim Seon Ah fan website. More movies for her, pls.

» Posted by ashley at April 19, 2006 07:39 PM

She is my favorite actress. I would love to find out Kim Seon Ah fan website. More movies for her, pls.

» Posted by ashley at April 19, 2006 07:39 PM

She really rocks as Kim Sam Soon - a well done acting by her. So hillarious in the drama.

» Posted by Denise at April 19, 2006 08:32 PM

I loved My Lovely Sam Soon so much.m Kim Sun Ah really makes the character comes to live. I wish for success in her life and hope her will play in lovely drama again.

» Posted by Ismalina Ismail at May 18, 2006 04:03 AM

thanks a lot, i enjuoyed to much. i really like kim....

» Posted by mavel at May 20, 2006 11:14 AM

Thanks so much for this interview !
Sam Soon character was so well played and her emotions so real that since I was able to watch drama (with eng. sub - thanks daddicts!!!) I'm Korean films hunter.
Thank You Miss Kim ! You did real great job !

» Posted by ira at May 24, 2006 03:05 PM

"My lovely Kim Samsoon" is one of the best TV series I have ever seen. I watched the Cantonese dubbed version in Hong Kong, and I fell in love with the story immediately!

I simply don't want the story to end. Will MBC consider to have a follow-up series for Kim Samsoon?

» Posted by Florence at May 30, 2006 12:08 PM

The series on kim sam soon is enjoyable to watch! Its the best series ever. This is the first time I watch a series with full of satisfication. I like her acting and no doubt, she's the best! I'm looking forward to watch her new drama :)

» Posted by Siti at June 20, 2006 11:37 PM

One of the best Korean drama I ever watched. This made me a big fan of Kim Sun-ah. I even put up a site consisting mostly of My Name is Kim Samsoon and Kim Sun-ah (and well, others). Pls. visit it here ------->>>eimichiko.com

» Posted by eimich at June 23, 2006 09:19 AM

Thank you for sharing this article. This drama is the first of Kim Seon-ah's works which I've watched and I am quite impressed by how she has been able to make Sam-soon so endearing to the audience. And also how she was able to become Sam-soon. For example, in masking her own ability to play the piano and speak in English. I think that's one of the most difficuly things to do-to enact that you can't do something when you actually are able to.

» Posted by shauna at August 20, 2006 01:36 AM

My Name is Kim Sam-soon started its run here in America on select cable TV systems, and I can only say that, if Sam-soon could have aired on a major American TV network, and if most Americans were more accepting of shows with Asian leads, Sam-soon would have walked away with a dozen Emmy awards!
Kim Seon-ah is just amazing! She's so real! Not only Korean women but I think American women can relate to her, too! Since she also speaks English, I really hope she gets roles in some English language films or TV series. Or at the least I hope she'll someday do public appearances in Boston or even be interviewed on "Inside the Actors' Studio", the best interview show on American TV.

More power and success to the lovely, gorgeous, handsome, areumdaun, kawaii, utsukushii, meilide Kim Seon-Ah!

» Posted by Aaron Reed at August 30, 2006 05:09 PM

this article really helped me knowing who kim sun-ah is...after reading ... i liked her even more...thank you very much...kim sam soon drama is the most endeared drama in my heart...i love the actress...i know there's something different of her (in actions)since i dont understand korean language... if it possible that this letter of mine reaches her..i would personally say..i will always send my love and support for her...thanks for being true in words and action!!!that you are an actress evolving..a person not just great in looks but on brains and talents...people will understand you as an actress..good luck!!

» Posted by gladys at August 31, 2006 04:56 AM

I am a 48 year old African American woman and I absolutely fell in love with "My Lovely Samsoon." I even went online and bought the series because the episode's are always fresh, surprising and engaging. It's a gem and Kim Seon Ah's performance is absolutely superb. I'll be keeping my eye out for more TV series and movies in which this incredibly talented woman and actress is performing and spreading the word. Thanks for the article.

» Posted by Kim Irene at August 31, 2006 02:27 PM

Kim Sun-ah is simply great, she gave her Samsoon character a certain sweetness. Would love to see a sequel to the my lovely samsoon as she & Hyun Bin have a great chemistry!

» Posted by margaret at September 8, 2006 08:25 AM

thank you so much for this article and i hope i could read more of ms kim sun ah...thank you and good luck..send me updates sometimes...

» Posted by gladys at September 13, 2006 05:38 AM

There have been several K-movies telecast but I've never been induced to watch. In 1 week, I watched this show 3 times. Borrowed the DVD fm a colleague, bought the DVD myself, watched and re-watched again. And then followed the serial night after night as it unearthed on Singapore TV. Sun-Ah portrayed a warm, likeable, "normal" person. Her chemistry was Hyun Bin was incredibly electrifying. I'm 50 this month, and watching this show has made me feel excited and alive. Although the main plot is a fairy tale, the sub-stories are credible with such crisp and witty dialogue. It didn't really feel like they were acting. Thank you Sun-Ah and Hyun Bin, you make such a wonderful couple.

» Posted by mc at September 18, 2006 09:42 AM

Kim Sun Ah is a great actress and I really love her acting as Sam Soon. Thanks so much for this interview so that I know more about her. Hope to read more about her.

» Posted by zhen at September 21, 2006 10:06 PM

Thank you very much for the translation! It makes me understand & love Kim Sun Ah more. I never like an actress so much that I keep searching for her info. I love "My Lovely Kim Sam Soon" so much that I finished the series within 16hrs without sleep....lolz....This show makes me laugh out loud and also cry out loud too...it really touches my heart. I don't feel like she's acting in the show at all cause she's so natural! I never buy any korean VCD or DVD before but this one I MUST have it! Keep it up Kim Sun Ah!

Hope that there will be a sequel for this show and also more show on both Kim Sun Ah & Hyun Bin. They are a perfect couple. Cheers!

» Posted by medelynn at September 22, 2006 02:44 PM

Am very impressed with your work in MNIKSS & has been very inspring for me, being who I am (a brat!), thanks! Having read this translated article, your memories working with your MNIKSS fellow casts & likes must have been very endearing & rediscovered yourself? Hope you go on believing in yourself, pride might be squashed at times but your passion in acting has been & will always overcome every trials that comes your way, go on fighting, ganbatte, jia yu! Looking forward you working on more great scripts. Happy Birthday! (We celebrate Children's Day on 1st October in Singapore)

» Posted by Tabby at September 24, 2006 06:12 AM

It looks like I'm not the only one who's really hooked up with My Lovely Sam Soon! Gosh, i did not sleep normally this past three days just to watch the complete series of Kim Sam Soon and i absolutely really wonderfully fell in love with it! i love all the characters most especially Ms Kim Sun Ah.Ü I cant believe she studied in Japan, when i have learned about that, i absolutely fell in love with her more.. Her chemistry with Hyun Bin is one of a kind.. Realy really love the couple! I love both of them.. Just wish i could buy a DVD of My Name is Kim Sam Soon, I would not know what to do if i am to return it already.. i would be really sad.. =c I absolutely love it!!!!!!!

» Posted by Angeli at October 4, 2006 08:47 AM

I hv re-re-re-rewatch this drama, My Lovely Samsoon.Crazy over the drama..hahaha... almost every night i will watch 1 part or 1 dics of the drama..wish to see Hyun Bin & Kin Sun Ah act together in near future...

» Posted by Nurul Huda at October 17, 2006 01:35 AM

I like Kim Sam Soon but,
I got a crush on Ms Seon-Ah Kim,
I'm just a lame,weird lonely guy that hasn't seen something new in his life lately but 'My Lovely Sam Soon' show which I watched from YouTube website has inverted my persona entirely during the show.

I laugh like no one was there,though I almost sobbed which I supposed to do it when there's nobody..I didn't cry at all hehe,because of of Ms Seon-Ah Kim..I felt cheerful when I was sullen and most of the Korean TV advertistment I watched from the internet was encouraging to get to know her more.
It's the almost the same emotion when I adore Elizabeth Montgomery from 'Bewitched'.She is undeniably ravishing and her attitude is naughty but nice dazzled me.

'My Lovely SamSoon' was the first K-Drama where I watched the entire episode without searching the spoiler.Because I was excitingly to be surprised by this drama adrenalines and comedies..I am on the way to buy the DVD version.

Because of her,I'll collect my salary and maybe travel to South Korea or any place in this world just to find her and have a chat with her.

She is a great talent,an actress..purely,a student and alumni (Brillian Geek..hehe),a girl or woman that surprised any man..woah,I never tend to praise any woman in such way but Ms Seon-Ah Kim is more than her looks or appearance.

A lady that I'll remember as I will.

» Posted by Mr Azeman Nor Azlam at October 19, 2006 01:45 PM

I REALLY loved this show; I just went crazy while watching it!
I've always wanted to see who was behind this well-loved character of sam soon, thanks for the interview!
Her acting is amazing! and yes, bring Kim Sun Ah and Hyun Bin back together again! They have AWESOME chemistry!!! sighhhhhs**

» Posted by jell at November 20, 2006 10:03 PM

I've never been that touched and "hooked" by a drama series. Kim Suna really performed well. I really laughed and cried with her. She is an awesome actress. Am longing to see more of her dramas or movies. There were too many touching scenes and you can see how "hurt" she was. She really performed well. She's a true professional!

» Posted by Sue Yip at January 8, 2007 01:23 AM

i really loved the story, plus the fact that hyun bin is there and of course kim sun ah.. the tandem was great,,they both have a good chemistry... i hope they were really together....

» Posted by joy andrea at January 11, 2007 02:31 AM

Hi--I enjoyed My Lovely Samsoon very much, because it was so down to earth! Kim & Hyun make a great couple, hope to see My Lovely Samsoon on tv soon! thank You

» Posted by Ann at February 3, 2007 12:32 PM

I AM CRAZY ABOUT SUN-A AND HYUN BIN IN MY NAME IS KIM SAM SOON. THEY ARE A GREAT GREAT COUPLE. I AM SUN-A AND HYUN BIN BIG FAN

» Posted by uida at February 14, 2007 12:29 AM

What a treat is the "My name is Kim Sam Soon"! Humor, heartaches and determinations and confusions. The ranges of emotions Kim Sun A had portrayed was just so touching. In most of visual performing arts, you need a degree or two of "suspension-of-belief". Few, did not need me to make that belief. This, was one of them. So down to earth and true the characters, I couldn't stop caring for them. Although some plots were bit off (no offence), I don't have any slightest criticism for Ms. Kim's performance. It requires special kind of courage to bear it all. She did on this one. With forced weight gain to boot! For actress, that's gotta be hardest thing to ask for. Truly, I thank her for joyful ride of Kim Sam Soon.

» Posted by Sam at February 15, 2007 02:01 PM

kim sam soon is the first korean drama i ever watched.i fell in love wuth this drama.it's really awesome.kim sun ah is really adorable.she's really special for me.

» Posted by siti radhiyah at February 16, 2007 08:41 AM

I really admire Ms Kim Sun Ar for her brilliant act in the Kim Sam Soon. This is a very good story too -> it takes determination and finding something you really love doing to find the purpose of life, then the rest of things will come along, including those who admire you. Getting to know her interesting exposure in young age and once lived in a multi-cultural background, it helps to explain she's the best choice of playing Kim Sam Soon.

» Posted by candy at July 2, 2007 12:49 AM

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