Secret Garden (South Korean TV series)

Secret Garden (Korean: 시크릿 가든; MR: 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 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
Promotional poster
GenreRomance
Comedy
Fantasy
Written byKim Eun-sook
Directed byShin Woo-chul
Kwon Hyuk-chan
StarringHa Ji-won
Hyun Bin
Yoon Sang-hyun
Kim Sa-rang
Opening themeSecret Garden opening title
Ending themeAppear by Kim Bum-soo
That Woman by Baek Ji-young
That Man by Hyun Bin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerOh Se Kang
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyHwa&Dam Pictures
DistributorSeoul Broadcasting System
Release
Original networkSeoul Broadcasting System
Picture format1080i HDTV
Original release13 November 2010 (2010-11-13) 
16 January 2011 (2011-01-16)
External links
Website

Secret Garden was a huge ratings success, with an estimation of more than 20 billion won worth of economic effect.[5][6] It won a number of awards at both the 2010 SBS Drama Awards and the 47th Paeksang Arts Awards, including "Grand Prize (Daesang)" for Hyun Bin.[7][8]

Synopsis

A rationalizing Cinderella story between Gil Ra-im (Ha Ji-won), a stuntwoman, and Kim Joo-won (Hyun Bin), a high-end department store CEO. Through a misunderstanding while trying to resolve a scandal of his cousin, Oska (Yoon Sang-hyun), a famous singer, Ra-im and Joo-won meet and he finds himself stunned by her coolness. Joo-won does not understand why Ra-im is constantly on his mind, and decides to pursue her. Though she initially is repelled by him, Ra-im gradually starts reciprocating his feelings.

As two different worlds collide, Ra-im and Joo-won gradually learn about each other's worlds. But Joo-won's mother does not want them to love each other. Despite his mother's objections, they get married. Meanwhile, Oska reunites with his first love, Yoon Seul (Kim Sa-rang), who has made a successful directing career for herself. However, Yoon Seul wants nothing to do with Oska, and instead has her eyes set on Joo-won. The story gets even more complicated and dramatic when Ra-im and Joo-won magically start switching bodies.

Cast

Main

Tough but secretly lonely, Gil Ra-im works as a stunt woman for an action school that is run by director Im Jong-soo. Due to her father's death when she was in high school, she works hard and doesn't like relying on other people. Her one obsession is Oska, a famous Hallyu star. She meets the arrogant CEO, Kim Joo-won and although she initially dislikes him, their body swap brings about confusing feelings.
The CEO of a high-end departmental store, he is good-looking but arrogant. A childhood trauma caused him to have a defective memory and claustrophobia, causing him to be unable to take lifts. As a rational person, he always seeks answers and solutions to explain things that happen to him. When he meets the spunky Gil Ra-im, he is left confused as he does not understand why she is constantly on his mind. He also finds it hard to accept that she does not seem to care about him or what he is going through because of her.
A famous Hallyu star who is slowly losing his popularity. He is Joo-won's cousin, as well as the first love of Yoon Seul. Frivolous and free-spirited, Oska used to rely on his charming looks and money, but seeing Seul again and discovering new talent in a young man named Tae-sun triggers something inside him, causing him to change.
Oska's first love. She is a music video director. Unable to forgive Oska, she is bent on making him hurt as much as possible. However nearing the end of the series, they decided to give each other a chance to make dreams happen.

Supporting

The director of an action school. Having studied abroad, Im Jong-soo speaks English fluently and is well connected with Hollywood. Despite his gruff and rough exterior, he cares about his stunt actors deeply and looks out for them. He holds a soft spot for Ra-im, who is oblivious to his feelings.
A young genius musician discovered by Oska in Jeju Island. Prickly and cold, he initially rebuffs Oska's attempts to recruit him. It is later revealed that he is gay and Oska becomes his muse.
Ra-im's best friend who shares a loft with her. She works at the department store Joo-won owns.
Joo-won's long-suffering assistant who has a crush on Im Ah-young.
  • Park Joon-geum as Moon Boon-hong
Joo-won's mother.
  • Kim Ji-sook as Moon Yeon-hong
Oska's mother.
Joo-won's sister who has a crush on Jong-soo.
  • Kim Sang-kyum as Moon Chang-soo
Joo-won's grandfather. Chairman of Loel Department Store.
Joo-won's subordinate as well as great grand uncle. He aims to overthrow Joo-won as president and take over his position.
  • Sung Byung-sook as Park Bong-hee
Moon Chang-soo's fourth wife, Park Bong-ho's sister.
  • Yoon Ki-won as Choi Dong-kyu
Oska's long-suffering manager.
  • Kim Gun as Yoo Jong-hun
Oska's assistant.
  • Yoo Seo-jin as Lee Ji-hyun
Joo-won's psychiatrist and long-term friend.
  • Jang Seo-won as Hwang Jung-hwan
Ra-im's senior (sunbae) at the action school.
Park Bong-ho's assistant.
  • Moon Woong-ki as Sang-min
Member of action school.

Special appearance

Original soundtrack

Secret Garden
OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2010 (2010)
Genre
Language
LabelSony Group
Achieve Group DN
Disc 1
No.TitleArtistLength
1."That Woman"Baek Ji-young4:34
2."You are my Spring"Sung Si-kyung4:29
3."Reason"4men4:02
4."Here I Am"4men3:55
5."Appear"Kim Bum-soo4:04
6."A Woman"BEN4:21
7."I Can't"MIIII4:27
8."Scar"BOIS4:11
9."Appear (Ballad ver.)"Yoari4:03
10."You are my Everything"Jung Ha-yoon3:36
11."Here I Am (Piano ver.)"MIIII3:55
Disc 2
No.TitleArtistLength
1."That Man"Hyun Bin4:33
2."Tears Stain"Yoon Sang-hyun4:17
3."Liar"Yoon Sang-hyun3:33
4."Fairytale"Yiruma4:07
5."Watching"Yoon Sang-hyun4:30
6."Here I Am(Piano Ver.)"Yoon Sang-hyun2:13
7."Main Title"Various Artists1:46
8."Lovely Oscar"Various Artists1:24
9."Guardian Angel"Various Artists2:09
10."Mysterious Garden"Various Artists2:22
11."Love Potion"Various Artists1:21
12."My Darling Lime"Various Artists1:31
13."Secret Garden"Various Artists2:44
14."Confusion"Various Artists1:26
15."My Daddy"Various Artists1:52
16."Virgin Love"Various Artists1:20

Ratings

In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[9] AGB Nielsen[10]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 13 November 2010 16.1% 16.5% 17.2% 18.3%
2 14 November 2010 15.0% 15.6% 14.8% 16.0%
3 20 November 2010 17.9% 18.9% 18.2% 19.8%
4 21 November 2010 20.0% 20.8% 21.5% 24.1%
5 27 November 2010 25.4% 26.3% 23.6% 25.5%
6 28 November 2010 25.2% 25.6% 20.9% 22.9%
7 4 December 2010 24.2% 24.7% 22.2% 24.1%
8 5 December 2010 24.6% 24.8% 22.3% 24.3%
9 11 December 2010 27.0% 27.8% 24.7% 27.0%
10 12 December 2010 28.0% 28.7% 25.1% 27.5%
11 18 December 2010 27.0% 28.2% 23.7% 25.3%
12 19 December 2010 28.2% 29.2% 24.7% 27.3%
13 25 December 2010 24.4% 25.0% 22.1% 23.3%
14 26 December 2010 26.5% 27.1% 24.1% 26.1%
15 1 January 2011 23.0% 29.3% 26.6% 29.5%
16 2 January 2011 23.9% 29.9% 26.9% 29.9%
17 8 January 2011 23.8% 30.0% 28.1% 30.5%
18 9 January 2011 27.4% 34.1% 30.6% 33.0%
19 15 January 2011 29.1% 35.0% 33.0% 35.3%
20 16 January 2011 31.4% 38.6% 35.2% 37.9%
Average24.4%26.8%24.3%26.9%
Ratings in the Philippines

It aired on GMA Network from May 2, 2011 to July 29, 2011, on weeknights at 10:00 PM PST.[11] Each episode runs 45 minutes including commercial breaks. The entire series was dubbed in Filipino.

Kantar Media National TV Ratings
Pilot EpisodeFinal EpisodePeakAverageRef.
13.7%
14.5%
18.5%
N/A [12]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2010
SBS Drama Awards[7]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama SpecialHyun BinWon
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama SpecialHa Ji-wonWon
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama SpecialKim Sa-rangNominated
Netizen Popularity Award - DramaSecret GardenWon
Netizen Popularity Award - ActorHyun BinWon
Netizen Popularity Award - ActressHa Ji-wonWon
Top 10 StarsHyun BinWon
Ha Ji-wonWon
Best Couple AwardHyun Bin and Ha Ji-wonWon
2011
47th Baeksang Arts Awards[8][13]
Grand PrizeHyun BinWon
Best DramaSecret GardenWon
Best Director Shin Woo-chulNominated
Best ActorHyun BinNominated
Best ActressHa Ji-wonNominated
Best New ActorKim Sung-ohNominated
Best New ActressYoo In-naWon
Best ScreenplayKim Eun-sookWon
6th Seoul International Drama Awards[14]
Outstanding Korean DirectorShin Woo-chulWon
Outstanding Korean ActorHyun BinNominated
Outstanding Korean ActressHa Ji-wonNominated
Outstanding Korean ScreenwriterKim Eun-sookWon
Outstanding Korean Drama OST"That Woman" - Baek Ji-youngWon
4th Korea Drama Awards
Grand Prize (Daesang)Secret GardenWon
Best Director Shin Woo-chulNominated
Best ActressHa Ji-wonNominated
Best Supporting ActorKim Sung-ohNominated
Best Supporting ActressPark Joon-geumNominated
Yoo In-naNominated
Best WriterKim Eun-sookWon
13th Mnet Asian Music Awards
Best OST"That Woman" - Baek Ji-youngWon
24th Grimae Awards
Grand Prize (Daesang)Heo Dae-sun, Lee Seung-chun
(camera directors)
Won
Best ActressHa Ji-wonWon
Best Lighting DirectorPark Man-changWon
Korea Content Awards
Prime Minister's Award in the Field of BroadcastingKim Eun-sookWon

International broadcast

  • In January 2011, SBS Contents Hub announced that the drama had been purchased by a number of countries across Asia and the Americas: Peru and the United States. Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Cambodia .[15]
  • In the Philippines, it aired on GMA Network in 2011, and re-run in 2015. Then from October 17 to November 25, 2016, the series re-aired on GMA News TV replacing Coffee Prince. On June 15, 2020, the series re-aired once again on GMA Network.
  • In Indonesia, it aired on Indosiar in 2011.[16] In 2015, it was re-aired on the same network replacing the Mexican telenovela Corazón indomable, shuffled with Two Mothers. It is also available to stream on Iflix with subtitles.[17]
  • In Japan, it first aired on cable channel KNTV from August 29 to September 23, 2011.[18] Reairings followed on cable channel BS Premium in 2012,[19] and on major network NHK in 2013.[20]
  • In Malaysia, it aired on 8TV (dubbed in Mandarin with Malay subtitles) later in NTV7 in original Korean; Astro Prima (in original Korean with Malay subtitles); Astro Shuang Xing (in both original Korean and dubbed in Mandarin, with Malay and Chinese subtitles); and ONE TV ASIA (in original Korean and dubbed in Mandarin or Malay, with English, Chinese and Malay subtitles). It is also available to stream on Iflix with subtitles.
  • In Vietnam, it began airing on October 29, 2012 on HTV2 under the name "Khu vườn bí ẩn".
  • In Chile, it began airing on 2012 on Etc...TV and sister station MEGA under the name "Jardín Secreto"
  • In the United States, it was dubbed in Spanish and aired on MundoFox retitled as Jardin secreto.
  • In Cuba, it aired on the state-run network Canal Habana in 2014.[21]
  • In India, it aired on TV channel Puthuyugam TV, from 11 June 2015 dubbed in Tamil replacing To the Beautiful You.
  • In Thailand, it aired on Channel 7, from December 15, 2012 dubbed in Thai.[22] It is also available to stream on Iflix with subtitles.
  • In Sri Lanka, the drama premiered on TV One on August 15, 2016.[23] The Sinhala language theme song, "Me Adambarakari" performed by Gayan & Shanika premiered on the network's official Facebook page on June 21, 2016.[24] It is also available to stream on Iflix with subtitles.[25]
  • In Pakistan, it aired on TV channel H Now Entertainment, under the name "Pyar Ka Jadu" on 16 February 2019.

Remake

Big Bang made a parody based on this drama with the title Secret Big Bang, starring by G-Dragon as Ji Ra-im and T.O.P as Kim Joo-tap.

In China, a film remake with the same title is released in 2012 starring Wallace Chung, Tan Weiwei and Korean singer Kangta.

In Thailand, a remake with the title Secret Garden Thailand is released in 2016 starring Ananda Everingham and Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul.[26]

References

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