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Secret Garden korean drama review
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Secret Garden
12 people found this review helpful
by poloalduchili
Nov 19, 2012
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 10
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 10.0
The Secret Garden syndrome: either you fall in love with this one and then it gets really hard to get over it if you manage it at all, or you hate it. The synopsis usually leaves you completely uninterested, so don't read it. The real value of the drama is the addiction: once hooked, be prepared for a 20 hours ride. As for the strong woman falling for the rich guy who just constantly pursues her, blowing hot and cold on a daily basis, I can safely say that it is nothing but realistic. Yes, she is strong. But she is still a woman and he is rich, always after her, slowly sacrificing everything for her... Of course she falls for him! The part that you may find unrealistic is actually why on earth this "I have it all" guy is so obsessed by a regular stuntwoman with almost no sex appeal (cause really no make up and short hair are not a strong suit for Ha Ji Won)? And that is what I loved about this drama: it actually has an answer for that. So overall if there is one thing this drama is, in my humble opinion, it is actually CONSISTENT. If the story (and the hot scenes that send your heart flying, hence the infamous sit ups scene) was not strong enough, there is always the huge laughs and cries you get over the frequent swapping bodies (even though it looks weird and lame it actually is well brought and extremely funny) or the perfect amount of second characters who for once actually bring something to the story instead of just forming the usual foursome which drags on forever even though you knew the ending from the first few minutes. Towards the end, SG returns to the classics of Korean Drama with the unusual amounts of hospitals meant only to make the watchers cry but at this point in the drama you are usually so completely into it you can't help but actually feel it for once. Add to that a realistic ending, a strong plot, good acting from both parts and a huge chemistry all throughout the 20 episodes and you get what I consider to be the best drama I ever go to watch.
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