Secret Garden (TV series)
| Secret Garden | |
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 Promotional poster for Secret Garden |
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| Genre | Romance Comedy Fantasy Action |
| Written by | Kim Eun-sook |
| Directed by | Shin Woo-chul Kwon Hyuk-chan |
| Starring | Ha Ji-won Hyun Bin Yoon Sang-hyun Kim Sa-rang |
| Opening theme | Secret Garden opening title |
| Ending theme | Appear by Kim Bum-soo That Woman by Baek Ji-young That Man by Hyun Bin |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Lee Min-jeong |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes, Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Original run | 13 November 2010 – 16 January 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Life is Beautiful |
| Followed by | New Tales of Gisaeng |
| External links | |
| Secret Garden SBS website | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 시크릿 가든 |
| Hanja | 秘密花園 |
| Revised Romanization | Sikeurit Gadeun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sik'ŭrit Katŭn |
Secret Garden (Hangul: 시크릿 가든; Hanja: 秘密花園; RR: Sikeurit Gadeun) is a 2010 South Korean television drama, starring Ha Ji-won, Hyun Bin, Yoon Sang-hyun, and Kim Sa-rang. It aired on Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) from November 13, 2010 to January 16, 2011 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 for 20 episodes.[1][2][3][4]
Secret Garden was a big ratings success,[5][6] and won a number of awards at both the 2010 SBS Drama Awards and the 2011 Baeksang Arts Awards.[7][8]
Contents |
Plot [edit]
The drama tells the story of love story between Gil Ra-im (Ha Ji-won) and Kim Joo-won (Hyun Bin). Gil Ra-im is a poor but proud stunt woman who has supported herself since her father's death. Joo-won is an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection. Their accidental meeting, when Joo-won mistakes Ra-im for actress Park Chae-rin, marks the beginning of a tense, bickering relationship, through which Joo-won tries to hide a growing attraction to Ra-im that both confuses and disturbs him. To complicate matters further, a strange sequence of events results in them swapping bodies, actually because Gil Ra-Im's father doing. However, even after though they swapped back their bodies, feelings continues to grow for both of them.
In the last few episodes, Ra-im gets into an accident while filming. She suffers severe brain damage and falls into a coma. Because of his deep love for Ra-im, Joo-won willingly swaps their bodies again, so that Ra-im (in Joo-won's body) can continue with her life while he takes her place in Ra-im's unconscious body.[9] Taking pity on the couple, the ghost of Ra-im's father revives her and returns both her and Joo-won's souls into their proper bodies. It is revealed that it was he who caused their souls to swap bodies, in the hope that the two of them would come to love each other. Their love stronger than ever, Ra-im and Joo-won get married despite the disapproval of Joo-won's mother. The final episode shows that they have three beautiful children, as well as two matching sparkly jumpsuits.
Cast [edit]
- Ha Ji-won as Gil Ra-im
- Hyun Bin as Kim Joo-won
- Yoon Sang-hyun as Choi Woo-young / Oska
- Kim Sa-rang as Yoon Seul
- Lee Phillip as Director Im Jong-soo
- Lee Jong-suk as Han Tae-sun
- Yoo In-na as Min Ah-young
- Park Joon-geum as Moon Boon-hong
- Kim Ji-sook as Moon Yeon-hong
- Kim Sung-oh as Secretary Kim
Extended cast [edit]
- Choi Yoon-so as Kim Hee-won
- Kim Sung-kyum as Moon Chang-soo
- Lee Byung-joon as Park Bong-ho
- Sung Byung-sook as Park Bong-hee
- Yoon Gi-won as Choi Dong-kyu
- Kim Gun as Yoo Jong-heon
- Yoo Seo-jin as Lee Ji-hyun
- Jang Seo-won as Hwang Jung-hwan
- Jung In-gi as Ra-im's father
- Baek Seung-hee as Park Chae-rin
- Kim Dong-gyoon as director
- Kim Mi-kyung as guest house ajumma
- Nam Hyun-joo as Director Nam
- Kim Sung-hoon
- Kang Chan-yang
- Min Joon-hyun as smoking man
- Heo Tae-hee as rude party guest
- Song Yun-ah as herself (cameo)
- Beige (cameo)
- Lee Joon-hyuk as himself (cameo, ep 8)
- Baek Ji-young as herself (cameo, ep 13)
- Son Ye-jin as herself (cameo, ep 20)
Ratings [edit]
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[10] | AGB Nielsen[11] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | 13 November 2010 | 16.1% (2nd) | 16.5% (2nd) | 17.2% (2nd) | 18.3% (2nd) |
| 2 | 14 November 2010 | 15.0% (5th) | 15.6% (4th) | 14.8% (5th) | 16.0% (5th) |
| 3 | 20 November 2010 | 17.9% (2nd) | 18.9% (1st) | 18.2% (3rd) | 19.8% (4th) |
| 4 | 21 November 2010 | 20.0% (3rd) | 20.8% (3rd) | 21.5% (3rd) | 24.1% (2nd) |
| 5 | 27 November 2010 | 25.4% (1st) | 26.3% (1st) | 23.6% (1st) | 25.5% (1st) |
| 6 | 28 November 2010 | 25.2% (3rd) | 25.6% (3rd) | 20.9% (3rd) | 22.9% (3rd) |
| 7 | 4 December 2010 | 24.2% (2nd) | 24.7% (1st) | 22.2% (2nd) | 24.1% (2nd) |
| 8 | 5 December 2010 | 24.6% (3rd) | 24.8% (2nd) | 22.3% (3rd) | 24.3% (3rd) |
| 9 | 11 December 2010 | 27.0% (1st) | 27.8% (1st) | 24.7% (2nd) | 27.0% (1st) |
| 10 | 12 December 2010 | 28.0% (2nd) | 28.7% (2nd) | 25.1% (2nd) | 27.5% (2nd) |
| 11 | 18 December 2010 | 27.0% (1st) | 28.2% (1st) | 23.7% (2nd) | 25.3% (1st) |
| 12 | 19 December 2010 | 28.2% (2nd) | 29.2% (2nd) | 24.7% (2nd) | 27.3% (2nd) |
| 13 | 25 December 2010 | 24.4% (2nd) | 25.0% (2nd) | 22.1% (2nd) | 23.3% (2nd) |
| 14 | 26 December 2010 | 26.5% (3rd) | 27.1% (2nd) | 24.1% (3rd) | 26.1% (3rd) |
| 15 | 1 January 2011 | 23.0% (1st) | 29.3% (1st) | 26.6% (1st) | 29.5% (1st) |
| 16 | 2 January 2011 | 23.9% (1st) | 29.9% (1st) | 26.9% (1st) | 29.9% (1st) |
| 17 | 8 January 2011 | 23.8% (1st) | 30.0% (1st) | 28.1% (1st) | 30.5% (1st) |
| 18 | 9 January 2011 | 27.4% (1st) | 34.1% (1st) | 30.6% (1st) | 33.0% (1st) |
| 19 | 15 January 2011 | 29.1% (1st) | 35.0% (1st) | 33.0% (1st) | 35.3% (1st) |
| 20 | 16 January 2011 | 31.4% (1st) | 38.6% (1st) | 35.2% (1st) | 37.9% (1st) |
| Average | 24.4% | 26.8% | 24.3% | 26.9% | |
International broadcast [edit]
In January 2011, SBS Contents Hub announced that the drama had been purchased by a number of countries across Asia and the United States, namely Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Indonesia.[12]
Awards [edit]
- SBS Drama Awards - 2010[7]
- Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special - Hyun Bin
- Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special - Ha Ji-won
- Netizen Popularity Award (Drama) - Secret Garden
- Netizen Popularity Award - Ha Ji-won, Hyun Bin
- Top 10 Stars - Ha Ji-won, Hyun Bin
- Best Couple - Ha Ji-won and Hyun Bin
- 47th Baeksang Arts Awards (Television category) - 2011[8][13]
- Daesang/Grand Prize - Hyun Bin
- Best TV Drama - Secret Garden
- Best New Actress - Yoo In-na
- Best Screenplay - Kim Eun-sook
- 6th Seoul International Drama Awards (Representative Korean Drama category) - 2011[14]
- Best Drama Director: Shin Woo-chul
- Best Drama Writer: Kim Eun-sook
- Best Drama Soundtrack: Baek Ji-young for "That Woman"
References [edit]
- ^ Choi, Ji-eun (9 December 2010). "Secret Garden Hyun Bin, Ha Ji-won speak on switching bodies - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ Choi, Ji-eun (9 December 2010). "Secret Garden Hyun Bin, Ha Ji-won speak on switching bodies - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ Kang, Hye-ran (27 January 2011). "Ha reflects on the success of Secret Garden". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (9 January 2011). "Secret Garden soundtrack live in concert". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (26 January 2011). "Secret Garden leaves fairytale love story". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ "Success of Secret Garden Continues to Grow". The Chosun Ilbo. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ a b Ko, Kyoung-seok (3 January 2011). "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ a b Hong, Lucia (27 May 2011). "Hyun Bin, Lee Byung-hun win top prizes at Paeksang". 10Asia. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- ^ Kang, Myoung-seok (14 January 2011). "FOCUS: Actor Hyun Bin, this man cries". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (19 January 2011). "Korean drama Secret Garden sold to 13 countries". 10Asia. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ Park, Min-young (29 May 2011). "Hyun Bin, Lee Byung-hun win Paeksang awards". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (1 September 2011) "Chinese series Three Kingdoms wins grand prize at Seoul Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
External links [edit]
- Secret Garden official SBS website (Korean)
- Secret Garden at HanCinema
- Secret Garden at the Internet Movie Database
