Poor Main male Character - Strong Female Character - Better Side Characters
Missing Reviewto be quite honest this is not a perfect show at all. First of all, our main character is crappy person. He mistreats our main protagonist constantly. What are you teaching here? Are you teaching that being rude and arrogant are good traits and one should live by those and the woman of your dreams will fall? Completly crap main character. Now she is a strong female lead but cries. This ishow you make a good non-woke female protagonist. You don't have to put her saying bad stuff about men, or "I'm better than you". It's just this.
And Seul, another great girl. But the main growth and character was Oska. I have no doubt about it. He was a crappy person, but learned. He treated his cousin it seems disdain but always looking out for him. He is a pop idol but in the last episode critizies the pop industry - which should include series... Go to the internet, check any show. Almost 100% of all actors in Korea (or idol) are single or never release information about their love life. Most people under 40 finally start having a romantic life. The actors and kpop artists have some high standards that they stop having lives. My opinion.
Not the best show, at all. Go watch Crash Landing on You. BUT he is the other type of character - typical. Too good.
Korea dramas are like Telenovelas from Portugal, same tropes over and over, and half the story could be cut. :)
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The Korean Pride and Prejudice
I’ve recently discovered this amazing drama on Netflix in Australia and I was totally hooked. I’ve watched it back to back twice and again twice back to back. The music and OSTs are so amazing, the scenery around the male lead actor’s is breathtaking. The cast is superb, both male and female leads have played their roles to perfection, although I give Hyundai Bin extra points especially for his performance when they had switched bodies. Also the of him in the elevator was so realistic (I’m claustrophobic too). The other scene with the elevator during the fires with her firefighter father is heartbreaking.This drama has so many punch lines, love her calling him Mr Sparkles and the “one little two little three little Indians” is so funny and the “the chestnut was me but the cheesecake was some other bitch”. The scene at the action school with the sits ups is one I will never forget. I loved watching them walking side by side, first in his mind and then for real. I have laughed a lot but also cried a lot too. I know hate is such a strong word but I do hate his mother. I don’t call that real love, even after finding out that the girl’s father had sacrificed his life to save her son and later when her son had almost died she still remained nasty and twisted. Even after they had three children she was still the same, would her grandkids love her when they grow up and find out how badly she has treated their mother and father? I would not, I simply cannot justify her actions and I feel sorry for people who put their status and worry about the rest of the world’s opinion instead of focusing on their children’s happiness. Now I’m about to disappear like foam and watch it again as sadly it’s leaving Netflix tomorrow. It is by far my favourite Korean drama.
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The only good romance kdrama* tbh, sorry.
Over a decade, and this is still the only good kdrama I like besides True Beauty (not including Squid Game s1) ;(The acting has a lower score bc while the main couple is fine, the second female lead's acting is horrible.
Everything else is perfect and peak. Nothing else this level of quality.
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It’s overrated
If you’ve watched The Glory or Goblin or Descendants of the Sun then you should know that Kim Eun Sook, the screenwriter, is one of the top in the drama industry as her dramas consistently garner high ratings. However, Secret Garden is a decade old therefore it’s understandable that it followed the same format as other popular dramas of that period. Dramas like Boys Over Flowers, The Heirs, and a handful of other which were premised on toxic masculinity and docile women.Similarly, the production values were mediocre with terrible color saturation and cinematography. I kept at it due to the many fawning reviews on MDL but it got to a point where I just couldn’t bear seeing the ML consistently berating the FL or a FL who had zero self-respect. I wish someone would remake this because there is something unique about a FL who’s a stuntwoman and I would like to see that aspect explored more thoroughly.
Anyway, it’s watchable if you don’t mind the above-mentioned details.
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I already watched the last two episodes twice so I might watch the whole series again in few weeks/months and I'm sure I will enjoy it once again!
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I wasn’t disappointed. I liked the way the Filipinos dubbed the series. The “kalye” language they used was very appropriate for our culture and made the series more natural. I definitely love the “saltik” term Jamie used to call Owen. It became an endearment. (How was that possible? You should watch the tagalized series.)
Secret Garden was one of the most popular drama series to hit mainstream Korea. It has high ratings and continued to be on top of the charts till the last episode. I won’t argue with that. It was really funny. I understand why the Koreans loved it because after watching the tagalized version, I fell in love with it too. I thought that the series was like a Korean remake of the movie It’s a Boy Girl Thing (2006). I’m not saying it was the same but I think the concept was derived from this movie. The Koreans just expanded the concept and made the story suitable for Asian audiences.
Hyun Bin’s portrayal of Owen’s character was very smooth. The acting was very natural. On the other hand, Hai Ji Won’s acting may not be impressive but she improved very well since she started in the business.
Hey, wait up! It’s not all negative. There are a couple of things I love from the series.
First, Owen’s trademark track suit. That sequenced blue track suit was probably the most popular item ever copied and mass-produced in Korea. It looks funny in Owen but it looks adorable in Hyun Bin. (The analogy is difficult to explain. Ha-ha)
Second, Owen’s attitude with love. If there’s a guy out there like him, pwede akin ka na lang? (Can you please be mine?) He fought for what he wanted. He didn’t give up on love. Even if Jamie threw him out, physically and emotionally hurt him—he stayed. He showed the cold, afraid and aloof Jamie what it means to love and be loved.
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It's a long time since I've watched it so I can't give an accurate rating, but I still look back fondly at the time when I watched it, and that's a good thing!
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Secret Garden es un gran dorama.
Secret Garden es un gran dorama.Si bien es cierto que la producción a nivel visual (a nivel de efectos) tal vez no es la mejor, lo compensa con creces en otros aspectos. La historia no es compleja y tampoco tiene una gran ambición, pero si te gusta el romance es uno de los mejores que he visto en series. Mezcla la comedia con el drama de una forma equilibrada y, lo más importante, es una historia con alma, que te hará sentir con los personajes y las situaciones que viven.
Las actuaciones están perfectas, sobre todo los dos protagonistas, pero los secundarios tampoco lo hacen nada mal. El guión también destaca, es un guión inteligente, sin diálogos prefabricados y que de verdad caracteriza a cada personaje. La música es sensacional, de las mejores que he escuchado en doramas.
Por último, quiero destacar que la protagonista no siga los estereotipos estúpidos de muchos personajes femeninos de series asiáticas.
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Eu realmente não imaginava que ia amar tanto ele. No início eu não tava gostando, tanto por ser um dorama antigo (os relacionamentos e certas situações mudaram muito de 2011 pra cá) quanto por parecer ser só mais uma história clichê, de romance entre rico e pobre. Mas a medida que o dorama foi se desenvolvendo eu percebi que ele era muito mais do que isso e entendi porque ele é um clássico e é tão amado.
Eu gostei de muitas coisas nesse dorama. A primeira é o casal, eles tem muita química, a relação deles é muito divertida e tão bonita, eles foram feitos um para o outro e provam que o amor vence tudo, porque olha, tantas coisas aconteceram com eles e ao invés de se separarem eles se uniram ainda mais.
A história em si é bem interessante e nem um pouco previsível. Também é muito engraçada, eu ri muito na maioria das cenas, também tem muitos momentos constrangedores, onde eu queria cavar um buraco e entrar dentro.
Eu também gostei bastante da relação da Ra Im com o Oska, eles são uma graça juntos, e eu como kpopper adorei eles terem mostrado uma relação tão legal assim de um idol com uma fã.
Os casais secundários também são ótimos, tem um casal com uma história bem conturbada mas que ainda merece uma segunda chance, e outro é super fofo.
E assim, o elenco é excelente. A atuação dos protas é impecável, eles conseguiram fazer muito bem dois papeis ao mesmo tempo, e a gente sabe sempre quem é quem, mesmo sem eles falarem. E especialmente o Hyun Bin tá maravilhoso nesse dorama, ele exala charme e é tão magnético, não tem como não se apaixonar por ele. Eu também adorei ver a Yoon In Na e o Lee Jong Suk mais novinhos, e já mostrando que são ótimos atores.
E por último, não tem como eu deixar de falar da OST. Que OST! Eu tinha esquecido como a OSTs dos doramas mais antigos eram tão boas, e a de Secret Garden é perfeita.
Eu super recomendo Secret Garden, vale muito a pena assistir e se apaixonar!
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La historia la recuerdo muy graciosa debido a las circunstancias que presenta la serie. Yo, en lo personal, me intriga mucho cómo tiene que ser la vida de otra persona o levantarme un día siendo del sexo opuesto, por vivir la experiencia y esta serie me ofreció esta perspectiva. El cambio de cuerpo me gustó muchísimo y el hecho de que fueran “enemigos”, hizo que la historia fuera muy divertida y se viera de una manera ligera.
Los protagonistas también me gustaron mucho y principalmente la mujer ya que recuerdo que era el tipo de mujer que se sale de la norma de la feminidad y sobre todo de la feminidad que las series coreanas suelen representar.
Si estás buscando una serie con comedia y una historia diferente, te recomiendo mucho que veas Secret Garden o si quieres ver una serie clásica de los K-dramas, también te recomiendo verla.
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Ai que vergonha, mas eu amei!
Para quem é vintage dos doramas raiz… “Jardim Secreto” (2010) é aquele clássico que a gente guarda com carinho — mesmo sabendo que tem umas falas datadas, uns clichês que hoje seriam cancelados… mas, ah, como marcou! Eu vivi essa troca de corpos como quem troca a alma de lugar — com risada, suspiro, uma dose saudável de indignação romântica e uma piscadinha nostálgica.🎭💫 É o tipo de dorama que mistura magia com machismo redimido e ainda faz você torcer pelo casal com gosto.
Vai entender o coração...
Comecei achando que seria só mais um romance de opostos.
Ele, um CEO egocêntrico, mimado, com jaquetas brilhantes e frases atravessadas.
Ela, uma dublê durona, cheia de orgulho e sem tempo pra frescura.
Mas aí veio a virada mágica: a troca de corpos — e o que era pra ser só comédia virou terapia forçada pra ambos.
✨ “Você só entende o outro… quando literalmente anda no corpo dele.”
O roteiro é criativo, ousado pro seu tempo, e tem momentos icônicos que viraram memes eternos (oi, cena da espuma da banheira). A química entre Hyun Bin e Ha Ji Won é elétrica — mesmo nas cenas mais absurdas, a conexão é real.
Mas não vou mentir: hoje, com o olhar mais maduro, tem coisa que incomoda.
A possessividade, os diálogos autoritários, aquela mania de redenção que depende da dor da mulher…
Mas também tem crescimento.
Tem amor que aprende a ceder.
Tem perdão sem perfeição.
A trilha sonora é memorável (hello, That Woman e That Man), os figurinos são… discutíveis (vestiram Hyun Bin de paetê e mesmo assim me fizeram chorar), e a mensagem final é bonita:
o amor não precisa ser explicado — ele só precisa ser vivido com verdade.
✨ “O que há de mais secreto num jardim não é a mágica.
É o quanto a gente muda quando se permite florescer no corpo e na alma do outro.”
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