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Secret Garden watchers will be familiar with Hyun Bin’s obsession (or rather, Joo-won’s) with his expensive, hand-stitched, sequined Italian tracksuit, which everyone else mocks as tacky and unfashionable. Despite the fact that Joo-won has been the butt of many jokes as a result of his Suit of Sparkles, he apparently can’t let go even when his soul has been transported into the body of Ha Ji-won, as we see in these teaser stills from the drama’s upcoming Episode 8.
Dying. Laughing.
I know some of you were hoping that once the bodies were switched, Joo-won would use his endless cash flow and sophisticated fashion sense to spiff up Ra-im’s tomboyish, casual wardrobe. I think we set our hopes too high.
What kills me (even more) is that given their size difference, Joo-won has either had to procure another designer sequined extravaganza, or he’s gone out of his way to retrieve his old one and then altered it to fit his new womanly shape.
This drama could do nothing but physical comedy gags between Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won and I would be in heaven.
Secret Garden, which passed the 20% ratings threshold within four episodes, airs on Saturdays and Sundays. As if our weeks weren’t long enough.
Secret Garden watchers will be familiar with Hyun Bin’s obsession (or rather, Joo-won’s) with his expensive, hand-stitched, sequined Italian tracksuit, which everyone else mocks as tacky and unfashionable. Despite the fact that Joo-won has been the butt of many jokes as a result of his Suit of Sparkles, he apparently can’t let go even when his soul has been transported into the body of Ha Ji-won, as we see in these teaser stills from the drama’s upcoming Episode 8.
Dying. Laughing.
I know some of you were hoping that once the bodies were switched, Joo-won would use his endless cash flow and sophisticated fashion sense to spiff up Ra-im’s tomboyish, casual wardrobe. I think we set our hopes too high.
What kills me (even more) is that given their size difference, Joo-won has either had to procure another designer sequined extravaganza, or he’s gone out of his way to retrieve his old one and then altered it to fit his new womanly shape.
This drama could do nothing but physical comedy gags between Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won and I would be in heaven.
Secret Garden, which passed the 20% ratings threshold within four episodes, airs on Saturdays and Sundays. As if our weeks weren’t long enough.
SBS’s weekend drama, “Secret Garden,” will finally air the soul switch between the two main characters on the 5th and 6th episode to be broadcast on November 27th and 28th.
The soul exchange between Hyun Bin and Ha Ji Won is one of the main events for the plot, and viewers have been tuning in religiously to see how it will all play out.
After still cuts of the upcoming episodes were revealed on the 27th, viewers began playing the guessing game with the pictures, attempting to predict the location for their soul exchange.
In the 5th episode, a run down but cozy ‘chicken soup restaurant’ with an assortment of colorful bottles lining the front porch will become a center of focus. Ra-Im (played by Ha Ji Won) and Ju Won (played by Hyun Bin) discover the restaurant after getting lost in the mountains.
They observe the colorful bottles and get pulled in by the restaurant’s peculiar atmosphere, and share their first meal together.
Representatives of the drama’s production company revealed, “The mysterious restaurant that Ha Ji Won and Hyun Bin find will be a critical part of the drama. The two have always been busy bickering up until this point, and never once shared a meal with one another…but under the spell of the restaurant, they share their first meal.”
Netizens began speculating, “Maybe this restaurant will be the location where their souls switch” and “Maybe those bottles contain magical potions.”
Source: Allkpop
The thing is, I really want to enjoy the idea of Hyun Bin somehow landing on top of Ha Ji-won for their new drama Secret Garden — and seeing what ridiculous plot contrivance is employed to get our characters into such a position oh-so-coincidentally — but I’m too distracted by the shiny be-sequined jacket that he’s wearing, and the matching sparkly racing stripe running down his pant legs. Who do you think you are, Kwon Sang-woo?
The bickering loveline — the lifeblood of the kdrama romance — starts right away from Episode 1, which is where this scene will be found, as Hyun Bin’s character, a prickly department store owner, runs into the stuntwoman played by Ha Ji-won. (They’ll later switch bodies/souls and fall in love with themselves each other.)
The drama kicks off this weekend, and recently released photos from the cast’s script rehearsal (pictured below) to drum up some interest. The three ladies pictured are series lead Ha Ji-won and supporting actresses Kim Sa-rang and Yoo Inna. The drama has been attracting much buzz for its A-list leading couple, who have been doing a lot of film work in recent years, particularly Ha. But that’s not the only pairing worth mentioning; writer-director duo Kim Eun-sook and Shin Woo-chul have led a number of dramas to ratings highs, such as Lovers In Paris and City Hall.
In addition, a whole slew of new stills has also been released via the show’s official website, which you can also find below. The body-swapping fantasy rom-com, which also stars Yoon Sang-hyun and Philip Lee, premieres its first episode out of its planned 20 on Saturday, November 13.
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Upcoming weekend drama Secret Garden has already been sold abroad, more than two weeks before its premiere date. Looks like the star-studded combo of Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won was enough to get it sold on name recognition alone. I know I’ll be tuning in to the first week just based on the cast. Well, that and to see what on earth a “fantasy-action-melodrama” is. Okay, and also to see Binnie acting like a girl, once he gets body-swapped with Ha Ji-won. Because that? Has potential.
It’s only been a few weeks since filming began, but Secret Garden has already been sold to Hong Kong and the Philippines, and deals are currently in the works for Japan, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia to broadcast as well.
The writer-PD duo (Kim Eun-sook and Shin Woo-chul) is the same team behind Lovers in Paris, Lovers in Prague, and On Air. I’m sensing a pattern for the melodramatic here, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing in and of itself, but I was sort of hoping for some action and some body-swapping comedy. Not slapstick, but just some moments of levity would be nice. How can you have a man and a woman swapping souls without some humor, right?
How awesome would it be if the drama was set up to be a rom-com, with the same premise? That would be So. Good. I’d be first in line to watch that. As it is, I’m not sure it’s going to be what I want it to be. I can’t get a grip on where the tone of this drama is going, so I guess there’s only one thing to do… wait and see. Sigh. I suppose TWO woongtastic sci-fi rom-coms in one drama season is too much to ask for. But! I’ve been so good this year!
Secret Garden premieres November 13.
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Actress Yoo In Na was recently cast for the upcoming new drama ‘Secret Garden‘, alongside actors Hyun Bin and Ha Ji Won.
Yoo In Na will take the role of Lime’s (Ha Ji Won) roommate, named Min Ah Young. Her character is a glamorous individual who used to be a promising track-and field-athlete, but was forced to quit her career – every time she ate, she would build up fat in her chest area.
Yoo In Na is scheduled to begin filming at an unknown location in Seoul on October 2nd.
The pilot episode of ‘Secret Garden’ is set to broadcast on November 13th.
Via Allkpop
With Jay Park and Jang Hyuk dropped from the list of potential casts in the upcoming drama, “Secret Garden,” Hyun Bin has finally been chosen to play the part after much deliberation.
The producers went through many different actors after Jang Hyuk pulled out and eventually ended with Hyun Bin after a month of casting decisions. The drama is currently waiting to begin filming, with one representative stating, “Hyun Bin, Ha Ji Won, Yoon Sang Hyun and others have gathered with the producers in order to rehearse their lines. We’ll begin filming in the beginning of October in Jejudo.”
“Secret Garden” is a drama about a woman that accidentally walks into a ’secret garden’ and exchanges souls with a man living there. The romantic fantasy drama is produced by the producers of “Lovers In Paris” and “Lovers In Prague.”
Source: Allkpop
