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.

My Lovely Sam Soon

Rating: ****

Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Cast: Kim Sun Ah, Hyun Bin, Jung Ryu Won, Daniel Henney

"Kim Sam Soon (Kim Sun Ah) is a baker who has a talent in making pastries and cakes. On Christmas Eve, she caught her boyfriend, Min Hyun Woo (Lee Kyu Han), cheating on her and breaks up on the same night. On that same night, she accidentally went into the men's restroom and met Hyun Jin Hun (Hyun Bin), a somewhat callous fellow but sometimes considerate guy. By sheer coincidence, Jin Hun needs a baker for his restaurant Bon Appetit and Sam Soon is unemployed. Sam Soon is hired as the restaurant's chief baker and the two fights like cat and dog. Nevertheless, they started to have feeling for each other and Sam Soon agreed to post as Jin Hun's girlfriend so his mother would leave him alone. Things got complicated when Jin Hun's ex-girlfriend Yoo Hee Jin came back from the States intending to win him back."

This is such a fun drama. I think the most unique thing about it is that when she's daydreaming, you can't really tell. Like you'll be watching it and you won't be able to tell if it is showing her daydream or reality because there are no special effects on the daydream parts. Anyway, it's quite fun. Then again, I think half of the reason I love it is because of the violence. I don't know why, but I enjoy watching women beat up their men. Anyway, take a look at the drama, you'll be glad you did... Well, if you like romantic comedies that is.