Secret Garden

Rating: *****

Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Cast: Ha Ji Won, Hyun Bin, Kim Ji Soo, Kim Sa Rang, Lee Philip

"The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won), a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty and body are the object of envy amongst top actresses. Their accidental meeting, when Joo Won mistakes Ra Im for actress Park Chae Rin, marks the beginning of a tense, bickering relationship, through which Joo Won tries to hide a growing attraction to Ra Im that both confuses and disturbs him. To complicate matters further, a strange sequence of events results in them swapping bodies."

Funny, sweet, and good production make this drama a big hit. Right from the beginning it hooked me and I could barely pull myself away from my computer screen. Even without knowing much Korean, I would watch the live broadcast and laugh until my sides hurt. Hyun Bin did some of the cutest scenes as Kim Joo Won. KJW may be a bit of an annoying character if he was real, but as a character in a drama, he is really enjoyable. I would definitely recommend this drama.

100 Days with Mr. Arrogant

Rating: ****
MOVIE!

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Cast: Ha Ji Won, Han Min, Kim Jae Won, Kim Tae Hyun, Lee Eung Kyung

"After being dumped by her boyfriend just before their 100 day anniversary, Ha-Young (Ha Ji-Won) meets a college guy named Hyung-Joon when she accidentally kicks a can that hits him in the face and causes him to scratch his Lexus. He demands she pay him $3000 on the spot. She escapes from him, leaving her wallet behind. Hyung-Joon stalks her, demanding money to pay for his car. Since she is a poor high school student Hyung-Joon writes up a "Enslavement Agreement" for Ha-Young in order to pay for the damage to his car. Ha-Young is thrown into a nightmarish slave life for 100 days, cleaning his house, running his errands, doing his homework and cleaning his car. By accident she finds out that the damage to Hyung-Joon's car only costs $10! She then takes her revenge. However, before she knows it Hyung-Joon shows up at her house as her new tutor! He once again takes advantage of her, but soon Ha-Young finds herself falling head over heels for Hyung-Joon. But what happens when he drops out of her life just when she needs him most? The original Korean title can be literally translated as "my love, the asshole," or, more roughly, as "my love, the no-manners"."