My Lovely Sam Soon and the Launch of Hyun Bin
Season 1, Episode 2, Mar 01, 2021, 01:14 AM
In this episode we discuss My Lovely Sam Soon, the 2005 drama that was one of the biggest Kdrama hits ever and that launched the careers of Hyun Bin (best known for Crash Landing on You) and Kim Sun Ah (also known for Scent of a Woman)
CW: Just a heads up that we have some mild swearing in this episode and some bleeped out not-mild swearing. Seems appropriate for this drama with a heroine who is fond of not-mild swearing.
Highlights:
1:23 Listener responses to our last episode—as in we got some! Thank you!
10:10 Start of our Sam Soon discussion
14:20 This drama has been compared with Bridget Jones Diary. Accurate or not? Melanie weighs in.
16:29 Forgot to mention that Sam Shik is the nickname Sam Soon gives to Jin Heon (it means Third Jerk 😆)
19:40 We discuss how Sam Soon compares with the heroines of Mr. Queen and It's Okay Not to be Okay. In a modern drama, it seems that you have to have a character who is a man in a woman's body or who has a personality disorder in order for her to swear and be frank about sex.
24:45 We discuss the literary references in this drama, especially Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time/Remembrance of Things Past and how it plays on the drama's themes of memory and loss.
38:13 Listen to us have a MAJOR FANGIRL FREAKOUT over the first kiss scene. Is this the best first kiss in a drama ever? Spoiler: YES YES YES
52:55 Is Jin Heon an irredeemable toxic @$$hole? Is Sam Soon a doormat? We say pfffft not even.
1:15 Here are our recommendations for other dramas featuring the cast of My Lovely Sam Soon.
Highlights:
1:23 Listener responses to our last episode—as in we got some! Thank you!
10:10 Start of our Sam Soon discussion
14:20 This drama has been compared with Bridget Jones Diary. Accurate or not? Melanie weighs in.
16:29 Forgot to mention that Sam Shik is the nickname Sam Soon gives to Jin Heon (it means Third Jerk 😆)
19:40 We discuss how Sam Soon compares with the heroines of Mr. Queen and It's Okay Not to be Okay. In a modern drama, it seems that you have to have a character who is a man in a woman's body or who has a personality disorder in order for her to swear and be frank about sex.
24:45 We discuss the literary references in this drama, especially Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time/Remembrance of Things Past and how it plays on the drama's themes of memory and loss.
38:13 Listen to us have a MAJOR FANGIRL FREAKOUT over the first kiss scene. Is this the best first kiss in a drama ever? Spoiler: YES YES YES
52:55 Is Jin Heon an irredeemable toxic @$$hole? Is Sam Soon a doormat? We say pfffft not even.
1:15 Here are our recommendations for other dramas featuring the cast of My Lovely Sam Soon.