Kdrama: Secret Garden Review

I actually finished Secret Garden awhile ago. And I've decided to do a review about it.

For those of you who have watched Secret Garden, you'll understand. If you haven't, maybe first reading an overview will make it easier. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Garden_(TV_series)

*SPOILER ALERT*
 FINALLY A KOREAN DRAMA WITH SOMETHING NEW(ish). The other dramas are usually just a rich guy and poor girl fall in love or vise versa. YAY?! No. I've got to admit that this drama does have a rich guy and less fortunate girl fall in love girl with each other. And also has many similar concepts that every other Korean Drama carries. But all of that makes up what a Korean Drama is. What makes this drama unique is that it has more of a twist in plot. It twists the lives and fate of the characters. The writer and producers turn a simple concept of having the characters "swap" bodies to an idea that is more interwinding and complex.


Now for my opinion. I loved it. I have to say that the actors'/actresses' acting in this drama are pretty amazing. That's because it's much harder to act when a male actor has to act like a female and vise versa when they "swap"  bodies. The female lead, Gil Ra Im, played by Ha Ji Won has some serious skills with all the tough stunts that she does. On the other hand, the male lead Kim Joo Won, played by Hyun Bin has female viewers all falling in love with the character that he plays and him. Oh and you can't forget about Joo Won's 'Bling Bling' tracksuit and the other tracksuits he wore.  The tracksuit has become a popular item among korean pop idols as well as the general public too. Another main part that makes a Korean Drama is an evil and annoying character in the drama. And of course, it's Joo Won's mother. That old hag is seriously just a ..... Honestly, at the end she approves of her grandchildren, but not Gil Ra Im. Maybe it is because of her pride, but whatever, in my mind, if she doesn't approve of Gil Ra Im, she's still evil.

I was in tears when Joo Won decided to sacrifice his life in exchange to have Ra Im live. That twisted near ending ACTUALLY works and fits with the drama. Not like some other dramas where they try to add a twist at the end, but it just sucks. The ending of this drama was satisfying. Of course not everything was perfect, but I'm happy that the writer let Joo Won and Ra Im both live. And live "happily ever after."

For those of you who haven't watched this Korean Drama yet. You're missing out on a lot. This is one of those must see dramas of 2010-2011. Episodes are available on YouTube as well as many other video sites.



~My World



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P.S. Love to hear everyone elses' opinions on Secret Garden.