Secret Garden

At this point I have watched quite a few K-dramas. I think Boys Over Flowers will always be my favorite, but Secret Garden is right up there! Secret Garden aired at the end of last year and was quite the sensation.

Secret Garden

It's kind of hard to sum Secret Garden up but I'll do the best I can! Secret Garden tells the story of Kim Joo Won (played by Hyun Bin) and Gil Ra Im (played by Ha Ji Won). They meet when Kim Joo Won mistakes Gil Ra Im for someone else. The two of them really get on each others nerves, but despite this Kim Joo Won finds himself falling for Gil Ra Im. To complicate things, they pull a Freaky Friday and swap bodies! I don't want to give too much away so I'll end my summary there and tell you a bit more about the main characters!

Kim Joo Won

 

Kim Joo Won is an arrogant and spoiled CEO with some quirks. He is very opinionated and can be bossy. In addition to being a CEO, he also helps to manage his cousins career. His cousin is Oska, a popular Hallyu star (an entertainer so famous that he is popular in all Asian countries, not just Korea). Even though his personality does not seem that great, when he falls for Gil Ra Im, he will do anything for her.

Gil Ra Im

 

Gil Ra Im is a tough stunt woman who stands up for what is right. Her goal is to become a stunt woman who is famous and works in America. Her mother died when she was young, and her father died when she was a teenager so she has had to support herself for a while. And to add a bit of a kooky twist into things, Gil Ra Im is a super fan of Oska!

 

In addition to being an all around great drama, Secret Garden spawned a couple of often imitated kisses. The first one is the "sit up kiss" (sorry, that was the best clip I could find). Before the clip starts, Kim Joo Won is not doing proper sit ups and Gil Ra Im asks him why. When he starts to do them properly (like in the clip), Gil Ra Im becomes uncomfortable. After the clip is over, Kim Joo Won asks her "At what age did you become so pretty?". The other kiss is the "foam kiss". I'll let the clip explain it...

Overall, Secret Garden is a great drama! It's really funny, but also romantic and dramatic at the same time. A perfect K-drama. If you are interested, you can watch the entire series with English subs on hulu. I really recommend that you check it out!

 

Kim Joo Won and his tracksuit thank you for your time

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