How many episodes does Secret Garden have?

Secret Garden ran for 20 episodes on SBS in 2010-2011.

What is Secret Garden about?

A wealthy heir and a poor stunt woman repeatedly swap bodies, forcing each to understand the other's life and feelings.

Who sings the OST in Secret Garden?

Lead actor Hyun Bin performed the hit OST 'That Man' in character, and Baek Ji-young sang the companion track 'That Woman'.

Who wrote Secret Garden?

It was written by Kim Eun-sook, one of Korea's most successful drama screenwriters.

★ 7.5completed

Secret Garden

시크릿 가든

Year2010Episodes20NetworkSBS

“Freaky Friday meets a chaebol love story”

A wealthy young man and a poor stunt woman fall for each other, but when their souls swap they soon learn how different their two worlds are.

ComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Hyun Bin

as Kim Joo-won · LEAD

Hyun Bin

Kim Joo-won

Ha Ji-won

as Gil Ra-im · LEAD

Ha Ji-won

Gil Ra-im

Yoon Sang-hyun

as Choi Woo-young · SUPPORTING

Yoon Sang-hyun

Choi Woo-young

Kim Sa-rang

as Yoon Seul · SUPPORTING

Kim Sa-rang

Yoon Seul

Lee Philip

as Lim Jong-soo · SUPPORTING

Lee Philip

Lim Jong-soo

Yoo In-na

as Lim Ah Young · SUPPORTING

Yoo In-na

Lim Ah Young

Lee Jong-suk

as Han Tae-sun · SUPPORTING

Lee Jong-suk

Han Tae-sun

Park Joon-geum

as Moon Boon-hong · SUPPORTING

Park Joon-geum

Moon Boon-hong

Streaming

Where to watch

NetflixVikiOnDemandKoreaKocowa

Availability varies by region · Data by JustWatch via TMDB

Quick verdict

Should you watch?

A genre-defining body-swap romance and a Hallyu classic.

Story

8.0

Acting

8.2

OST

8.6

Pacing

7.0

8.5+

7–8.4

✓Fans of classic chaebol romance, body-swap fantasy, Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won

✗You find 2010-era melodrama pacing and tropes too dated

Story

What is it really about

An arrogant department-store heir and a poor stunt double keep swapping bodies after a strange rain, forcing each to live the other's life — and to feel exactly what they refuse to admit.

Body-swap fantasyChaebol romanceIconicWittyBittersweet

Did you know

Trivia & facts

Aired on SBS in 2010-2011 and became a defining Hallyu hit.

Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won star as the body-swapping couple.

Hyun Bin's sparkly tracksuit became an enduring pop-culture image.

The OST 'That Man', sung by Hyun Bin in character, was a massive hit.

Written by Kim Eun-sook, who later wrote Goblin and Descendants of the Sun.

Soundtrack

OST

That Man — Hyun Bin

That Woman — Baek Ji-young

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