Lee Min-ho fever revives Secret Campus
by javabeans
The Lee Min-ho phenomenon continues on. I can’t recall the last time we saw something like it, but since it’s a result of his talent as much as anything else, I don’t begrudge him one bit.
First it was a slew of old pictures, old girlfriends, family anecdotes, etc. Now one of his old projects is drawing particular notice: Secret Campus [비밀의 교정], which he acted in back when he was 19. Because of all the heightened attention being given to Lee’s prior work, EBS, the station that originally aired the 2006 youth drama, has announced that they will be rebroadcasting the series.
(I know there’s some Boys Before Flowers news fatigue. I feel it too. But this isn’t really about BBF, and Lee Min-ho acting projects somehow feel exempt to me…)
Part of the intense curiosity about Lee Min-ho’s background and personal life is because he was so unknown before Boys Before Flowers, even despite several film and drama roles.
Not only is Secret Campus Lee Min-ho’s debut role, it was also the debut for a fellow rising star — who happens to be this year’s It Girl — Park Bo-young. Park (19) has been on the rise with her film and TV work, but really hit it big with one of the biggest movies in recent history, the comedy Speed Scandal (과속 스캔들, aka Scandalmakers) also starring Cha Tae-hyun.
Lee Min-ho and Park Bo-young also worked together in last year’s comedy film Our School E.T., and are still friends.
EBS, which stands for Educational Broadcasting System, is a public station airing mostly documentary or educational programming, as well as “youth dramas” like this one. A rep explained that following the massive successes of both Speed Scandal and Boys Before Flowers, the website for Secret Campus has been attracting many visitors and requests for rebroadcasts.
With these two newly minted stars, EBS is sitting on a goldmine, and it’s not going to waste it, that’s for sure. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if these reruns of a three-year-old drama happen to bring in the station’s highest ratings in a long while, or perhaps ever.
The encore run will be shown on EBS on Saturday evenings beginning February 28, with one episode per week. The drama has 24 episodes in all.
Secret Campus is a school-centered drama depicting the lives and conflicts surrounding six very different main characters, who are all high school students.
Lee isn’t the main star of the cast; Park is, and (I think) there are a few other roles more prominent than his. In the story, he plays a soccer team member (perhaps art imitating real life?), although his soccer dreams meet with some trials and tribulations. While he is a good fighter and “he seems like he doesn’t have much interest in those around him, he’s the kind of person who takes care of his friends silently.”
Park’s character (Ah-rang) isn’t the brightest student, but her cute, talkative personality makes her well-liked. One day, she’s walking home from after-school lessons and runs into a gang of roughnecks; Lee’s character (Doo-hyun) comes along and saves her, after which Ah-rang starts to like Doo-hyun.
Via No Cut News, screencaps from pbyforever cafe
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July 11, 2009 at 4:28 AM
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July 14, 2009 at 5:00 AM
wow your so handsome
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54 love
July 20, 2009 at 4:24 AM
I very like secretcampus
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55 vero.eunhyuk
July 28, 2009 at 1:10 AM
eumm , please tell me secret campus soundtrack .. because the song very good ..=] .. pleaseeee .. thx before ..
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August 15, 2009 at 1:05 AM
what ever it takes i'ii always be the one who inspired with boys over flowers.who knows someday i can meet them in a coincidence way,god's well.
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57 mae
August 17, 2009 at 10:18 PM
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59 Nik Richards
September 8, 2009 at 11:02 AM
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60 chachink
October 1, 2009 at 6:11 AM
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61 HANNAH
October 13, 2009 at 6:54 PM
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62 Rachel
October 18, 2009 at 7:04 AM
I love u Gu Jun pyo (Lee Min Ho) 4ever!!!!!!!!!!^_^
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63 :P :P
October 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM
oh..............
i like secret campus sooooooooooooooooo muchhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
chu wa!!!!
realli nice!!
hav watch!!
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64 Ranchandra nandeibam
November 28, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Secret campus...... Very Nice..
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65 FIZAL
December 14, 2009 at 1:40 AM
I want to download secret campus ost (mp3)
I like this movie.
And i like lee min ho.
Please invite to MYANMAR.
we will be waiting .
Hope to see u soon in MYANMAR.
GOO JOON PYO!!!!!!!!!
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66 vanessa
December 19, 2009 at 9:12 AM
what is da real nym of cheng zhai??
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67 Charmaine Mendoza
December 20, 2009 at 1:30 AM
I LIKE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH.....................................GO ZHEN YU........................
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68 Rose Ann
January 9, 2010 at 11:27 PM
I LIKE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH..............I HOPE THE CAST OF SECRET CAMPUS WIIL VISIT THE PHIL......
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69 spongebob
January 14, 2010 at 11:28 PM
i really dont know how you make all your fans fantacizing......---apparently your not that good looking but you have a hipnotizing appeal-.......gud luck
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July 29, 2010 at 4:20 AM
whats the real name of cheng zai?..
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71 sonal
August 11, 2010 at 7:01 AM
i luv dis!!!
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72 sonal
August 11, 2010 at 7:03 AM
lee_min ho i m da grestest fan of u..............hp 2 meet u someday.tc
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73 naveena
September 22, 2010 at 6:37 AM
i am a great fan of boys over flowers
i love lee min ho's acting and i am going crazy to watch his other dramas toooooooooooooo
the korean dramas are very different and i like it very much
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74 Raemar
September 27, 2010 at 10:07 AM
Idol!!! from Philippines I'm your number one fan and also of kho hye sun..., I love Boys Over Flowers hope u can visit our country with Kho hye sun or gu jan di
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75 Raemar
September 27, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Goo Jun Pyo and Goo Jan Di love each other ryt???
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76 intan
October 9, 2010 at 1:04 AM
luv u .....
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77 celestial mae leyes
October 31, 2010 at 9:47 PM
I LOVE LEE MIN-HO!
I LOVE his movies and his personalities.:-)
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October 31, 2010 at 9:48 PM
Love Lee min-ho. forever!
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78 naveena
November 3, 2010 at 3:18 AM
where can i download secret campus episodes?????????
please any one help me..............
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79 toni
November 20, 2010 at 9:34 AM
where is download free movie secret campus ??
please...help me
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80 sarah
December 5, 2010 at 8:30 AM
omg i'm in love with him.
more lee min ho
more <3
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81 tsering lhamo
November 13, 2011 at 1:33 AM
oh ....mur biggest fan
i wish u could come to nepal
m a8 years old student
i luv u
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82 Mzmz Dubai
January 27, 2012 at 1:16 AM
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii !!
i'm From Dubai and i love Lee Min Ho very much
he is so cute!!
me and my friend are your biggest fans XD
keep going !! =)
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83 Zarra
April 3, 2012 at 4:58 AM
Nice couple Lee Min Ho and Park Bo-young.. Love you both. ♥
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84 Gargi Saha
June 15, 2012 at 8:02 AM
Hii I am ao.I already very big fan of lee min ho .i already watched boyz before flowers,city hunter,personal teats,mackrel run. now i am searching for I am Sam and secret campus. would you please tell me the free link from where i could download this two drama........
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