Have you watched SECRET GARDEN korean series?
By chiwasaki
@chiwasaki (4694)
Philippines
May 9, 2011 9:35pm CST
I watched the this Korean Series and I find it very interesting. I am fan of Korean Series and this is the best for me so far. The characters and the stories are well made. There's actually a Tagalog version of this series shown in GMA 7, I'm acually watching a reply every morning since I'm working during the night. What do you think of this series?
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15 responses
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
19 May 11
Actually, I get to see this whenever I scan for programmes to watch. I'm not a big fan of korean series but one time I watched a part of one episode. The guy and the girl switches bodies, am I right? That is indeed something interesting. Although I don't like the chick that much, she's not that cute.
@sweetseoul (732)
• Philippines
20 Aug 11
He's a talented actor. He made me cry buckets of tears in Snow Queen. His rendition of the OST is also really nice. Super love him. Two years is such a long time for me to wait for his next series.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
19 May 11
Hi msancheta,
I totally agree with you. I don't like the dubbing and the voice as well but I'm actually getting used to it. I already finished watching the Korean version and I really love this series. Hyun Bin is so talented specially his elevator scene. He is a great singer as well since he sung the That Woman, one of the soundtrack of this series.
@msancheta (6)
• Philippines
19 May 11
I have finished watching Secret Garden. I wanted to watch the tagalized version, but I can't since it's so late. And I don't like the voice they used in dubbing. It didn't fit with the characters. I just hope they just used the real name, instead of changing it to Owen and Jamie. But, it's not a big deal. Anyway, i'm not a big fan of Korean dramas, the last Korean series I've watched was Full House, but this one is really great! And I love the twist. I really admire the writer and the actors of the series, especially Hyun Bin. The story is great. At first, you would come up with so many questions while watching this, but don't worry, at the end, they would reveal all of the answers. You better watch it. :D
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
27 May 11
Yeah and for me her simplicity makes her more appealing. I have heard about Hwang Ji Ni but was not able to watch it, and although I like watching some Korean drama, I am not familiar with their actors/actresses...hehe but is the guy in Secret garden also the guy in Kim Sam Soon?
@sweetseoul (732)
• Philippines
20 Aug 11
Ha Ji Won is not attractive when you first look at her but when you stare at her and notice every bit of her features, she's very pretty. Plus she has flawless skin too. Hyun Bin, the lead star of this series, is also the lead star in My Name Is Kim Sam Soon, Snow Queen and The World The Live In (opposite his ex-girlfriend, Song Hye Kyo). By the way, do you know that Ha Ji Won has her own twitter account? :)
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
25 May 11
Hi ckyera! I really like the female star, she don't look fabulous but she looks so cute! She is one of the main cast in the movie Sexy is Zero which super duper funny. And also the Korean Series Hwang Ji Ni where she got the lead role.
@sweetseoul (732)
• Philippines
20 Aug 11
I've already watched this series. I love Hyun Bin and so when I heard about the series and that it was a romantic comedy, I watched it right away. He looked thinner here and I was bothered at first but then his look grew on me. It's nice that he was able to do a series which is memorable and fun to watch before he went off for his two-year mandatory military training.
I don't like watching Tagalog-dubbed versions because of the commercials actually. Sometimes the translations are also not accurate. I'm able to compare the translations when I watch series at Animax. In Animax, they show korean series where there's english translation and at the same time, it's Tagalog-dubbed.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
I like the original Korean series with English subtitles. In the Tagalog version, there's a lot of cut scenes though the story was not affected. Yes I heard he is going to the military after this series.
so I think I am just going to buy a dvd of it, with good English subtitles. @chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
13 May 11
You can find a Facebook Secret Garden page owned by GMA7, they are uploading all of the episodes that was aired. I only used that page to watch the replay since my work is during night time. Just search Secret Garden TV Show in Facebook and the page will be on the drop down.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
17 May 11
Yup it is Tagalized already. I think it is five parts per episode. Though my desktop at times sucks, I still manage to have it work =)
@tecchigurl (672)
• Philippines
3 Jun 11
I finished watching the whole drama by watching it online. And let me tell you how much I enjoyed evey sinle episode of it! It is so good! Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin) is a good actor. And also Ha ji Won. THumbs up for the both of them! The story is somewhat unpredictable at certain times. I hope I'll be able to watch more dramas like it.
I'm a bit of a fan of Korean dramas. The story is most of the time very funny and entertaining to the point that even if there's a bit of cheesyness with some parts of the script. It can be used to attract the audience.
@sweetseoul (732)
• Philippines
20 Aug 11
Try watching Spy Myung Wol too. It stars Han Ye Sul and Eric of Shinhwa. Super crazy over Eric because of the series. It's also a romantic-comedy. Super fun to watch. It's currently going on it's 12th episode in South Korea.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
Shinhwa reminds me of boys over flowers. The main lead there who is also the main lead in city hunter plays as the successor of shinwa group of companies. Probably if I finished watching the American series that I'm currently on, I'll also watch Spy Myung Wol too.
@soccerbai123 (274)
• Philippines
15 Jun 11
I have seen it and I just loved it. My colleague was the on who "forced" me to watch the series and when I watched the first two episodes, I got so interested that I downloaded the whole series. I finished it in just a weekend because I cannot stop myself from watching it. It was sooo funny. Hyun Bin was not really cute at first but if look at him closely, he gets kinda appealing. And Ha Ji Won has always been my Korean idol since Memories of Bali so I really like watching her series.
@sweetseoul (732)
• Philippines
20 Aug 11
It's the kind of series that you can't help watching one episode to another.It's addicting. I agree with you. I think I prefer Hyun Bin's look in SnowQueen but his look in Secret Garden grew on me even if he was made thinner in this series.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
I was addicted to this series that I even made a discussion regarding this. I first saw it in GMA 7, I was excited about the story right away so I downloaded the full series. I already completed the series even before it was aired in television.
@mykmari_08 (2464)
• Philippines
25 May 12
I totally agree with you. It is the best Korean drama for me, so far. I have been addicted to Kdramas ever since the airing of My Name is Kim Sam Soon (MNIKSS), tagalized version aired thru GMA 7. But due to my daytime work then, I had no spare time to watch these dramas.
When I resigned from my job last year, I became in-charge of my mom's internet shop. Our clientele is based mainly with students from nearby universities. Though there were peak moments in work specially during the final quarter (March & October), slow season begins in mid-April and ends in mid-June, during summer vacation. Also, semestral break (November) & holiday season (December) are lazy months for us. So, I had the luxury of time to watch different types of dramas. In fact, I was able to watch Taiwanese, Japanese, & Korean dramas. Of these 3, I was really hooked with Kdramas, even sacrificing countless precious sleep. I only stopped when I developed slight anemia, but I got myself hospitalized on the last quarter of the previous year.
The scene which really had a great impact on me was when Hyun Bin's character (Kim Joo Won) was so much into Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won's role) that he was very much willing to give his precious life so that she could live. I really cried buckets of tears over Secret Garden. I even memorized one of the dramas sound track, that which was personally sang by Hyun Bin himself - That Man (Nam Ja). And just like lots of "SeGa addicts" out there, I watched the full drama for several times.
@missyphoebe (289)
• Philippines
19 May 11
I am also a fan of kdrama series and yes, I've watched SG! I am done with it months ago. But I don't watch GMA 7 SG the tagalog version of it.
Try watching 49days! Its also addictive to watch!:) but the episodes not yet finish (as of today, it's only up to episode 18, the series is up to ep 20)
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
25 May 11
Hi missyphoebe, thanks for the suggestion. I'll probably watch it if the series is already finished. I really don't like Korean series before but I became addicted due to Secret Garden. After that, I watched Coffee Prince and I'm still finishing Princess Hours. 
@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
18 May 11
Funny but I think the last tv program I saw before dozing off to sleep last night was titled Secret Garden[/i]. If I understand right, a young man and a young woman woke up one morning and discovered that they were in each other's bodies. I think the idea is much like the mother-daughter flick called [i]Freaky Friday. It is interesting that the exchange this time is to those of a boy and a girl. I will probably be watching again tonight and see how the characters carry themselves.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
25 May 11
Yes they did switch bodies. Initially I think it was the highlight of the story but for me, it is much more deeper. I guess the switching covers only roughly around 5 episodes but it is more on the relationship of the two and their so called destiny.
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
19 May 11
Actually, I get to see this whenever I scan for programmes to watch. I'm not a big fan of korean series but one time I watched a part of one episode. The guy and the girl switches bodies, am I right? That is indeed something interesting. Although I don't like the chick that much, she's not that cute.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
I'm not a fan of Korean series as well. But believe it or not, secret garden made me a real fan of Korean series. After I watched secret garden, I followed it with coffee prince, boys over flowers, city hunter, playful kiss, princess hours and lie to me. All of these are pretty good Korean series.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
13 May 11
The Tagalog version is good but if you want to watch it, the original Korean version is better. I love this series, it will make you laugh, smile and cry. The story and the characters are very appealing. There are scenes where you can actually relate. Very fun Korean series, one of the best I guess.
@annick1206 (43)
• Hong Kong
6 Aug 11
I've watched it weeks ago.. I love it! Hyun Bin is so cute.. I also love the song "That man" by him!
@sweetseoul (732)
• Philippines
20 Aug 11
The theme song is really nice. I like it also. You should watch the live version of Baek Ji Young at youtube. I won't be posting the link because I might break certain mylot rules.:)
@MsPatriciaDV (636)
• Philippines
13 May 11
I've seen it on TV for a few episodes. To me, as the story continues the drama becomes heavier, so I kinda refrain from watching. But my sister said the ending will be that Owen and Jamie will be together despite the strong disagreement from the guy's family. Is that true?
But I have to admit Jamie's cute.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
13 May 11
It is not actually a drama series, more of a comedy and action. There is drama portion from once episode to another but it is not like those typical Korean movies which is so serious, this one has a light atmosphere. Yes it is true that they will be together in the end.
@Rand_Light (43)
• United States
8 Oct 11
I watched this series too. The same actress who is in Ssex is zero the movie. It is good series, fantasy love story.
