Secret Garden

As mentiowd in my eaelier posts as well, K-dramas are obsessed with romance and fantasy. This drama also fits into above description perfectly. This is a Cinderella kind of romance where Kim Joo-won is the young narcissistic  CEO of a high end Department store and Gil Ra-im is from mediocre background and is a stunt woman by profession. They happen to meet each other while resolving scandal related to Oska who is a cousin of Joo-won and a famous singer.  

Though Ra-im not his type of girl, Joo-won finds himself thinking a out her constantly.  Being rich, he is surrounded by snobbish, selfish girls. But Ra-im is an exception. Finally, he decides to pursue her. Though Ra-im is not interested in him, her heart starts to warm up as the time passes by. 

One fine morning they wake up to find that their souls have switched bodies. This makes both Joo-won and Ra-im uncomfortable but it also allows them glimpse of each other's lives and makes them compassionate towarda each other. They also notice that during rain their souls switch bodies... But alas! We don't have control over rains. 

Now that both of them start loving each other dearly, Joo-won's mother goes against their union. Also, lo e triangle is must in all such stories.  Yoon Seul, who is and accomplished director and who was Oska's first love comes back to Korea with jer eyes set on Joo-won. Im Jong-soo, director of Martial arts school has feelings for Ra-im.

Tune in to this drama is you want to know how finally all these pieces fit into a jigsaw puzzle and how the puzzle is finally solved. Overall an average drama with predictable story and predictable end!

Show in a Nutshell: 
Audio: Korean
Subtitles available in: English, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese,  Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Malay, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese 
 
Year: 2011
No. of episodes: 16
Where to watch: Viki, Netflix
Category: Fantasy, Romantic

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