Ha Ji-won returns to television with Secret Garden
by javabeans
(Probably.)
Secret Garden has cast Ha Ji-won to star opposite Jang Hyuk in the “fantasy romantic comedy” drama set to air on SBS later this year. Note that the contract is “not finalized yet” — and we know why that’s a tricky deal — but the production company announced the casting on July 20 as though it were a done deal.
Ha will play a beautiful, skilled stuntwoman named Kil La-im (it is a Korean name despite being rather unusual) who “gets entangled with the immature and prickly Joo-won,” a department store president and chaebol played by Jang Hyuk. Also starring is Yoon Sang-hyun (Queen of Housewives) as a washed-up Hallyu star (haha) named Oscar, with whom Ha Ji-won and Jang Hyuk will fall into a love triangle.
Philip Lee (Story of a Man), and Kim Sarang (Tokyo Showers) are also cast, he as a martial arts director and she as a CF director. The drama has also been the source of speculation as to whether ex-2PM star Jaebum will sign on as a rookie singer named Sun.
This will be Ha’s first drama in nearly four years, ever since she played the famed gisaeng Hwang Jini in the drama of the same name. Since then, her film career has taken off with hits like disaster flick Haeundae and melodrama My Love By My Side. She’s slated for another film this year, the action blockbuster Sector 7.
Secret Garden will replace Life Is Beautiful on weekends and is scheduled to premiere in September. The project comes from the team that did On Air and Lovers In Paris, PD Shin Woo-chul and Kim Eun-sook.
Via Star News
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51 AB
July 21, 2010 at 5:22 AM
Seriously, is there anything better than this news?
I mean, holy cow. This is major epic!
My fave actor Jang Hyuk and the best actress ever Ha Ji Won will play on one screen? This what I called Daebak!
And Jay too! I LOVE JAY <3
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52 sandy
July 21, 2010 at 7:00 AM
but the story is about swapping bodies !!!!
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53 doug
July 21, 2010 at 7:16 AM
What a beautiful, elegant-looking woman!
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54 sumee
July 21, 2010 at 8:01 AM
OMO OMO ....now this one gets me totally Excited........hoping for the confirmation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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55 Cam
July 21, 2010 at 8:26 AM
Wow........I've never seen Ha Ji Won still hadn't been there in television for a long time!
........I just wonder that if she'd got a break time or something else whatever she do.
Ah, it's a good thing for her to might join in this drama -- IF not, I am sure that she still have big future for her.
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56 LINDA uCHI gARCIA
July 21, 2010 at 10:19 AM
whoah!!! Really! am a great fan of HJW. Can't wait!....
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57 JJ
July 21, 2010 at 10:24 AM
i like all of them & need i say more :)))))
just can't wait though!
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58 supah
July 21, 2010 at 11:47 AM
Oh, fantastic! Now this is what you call a leading lady, worthy of a leading man like Jang Hyuk! Ohmygoodness!
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59 bo bae
July 21, 2010 at 1:00 PM
This sounds like a high profile series with so many A-List stars. Shouldn't this series be a Mon-Tues or Wed-Thur series? I thought weekend dramas were all these family-theme series like Life is Beautiful.
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60 belleza
July 21, 2010 at 1:52 PM
"Shouldn’t this series be a Mon-Tues or Wed-Thur series?"
SBS has a monopoly on the weekend slot, it's an especially good one for their A-list star melodramas, which are pitched to the housewife audience. Kim Eun Sook's Lovers in Paris and Lovers in Prague were both run in that slot.
This also tips off what kind of Kim Eun Sook show this will probably be.
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61 asianromance
July 21, 2010 at 3:31 PM
what an awesome pairing!
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62 nycgrl
July 21, 2010 at 7:22 PM
Totally made my day. Love the pairing. their going to melt the screen.
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63 wits
July 21, 2010 at 8:51 PM
I share your TOTAL excitement!! I am currently watching Damo and Ha Ji Won has become my favourite korean actress. And Jang Hyuk, of course is already up there. They are both awesome actors, can't wait... great, great news, this!!!
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64 supah
July 22, 2010 at 11:12 AM
According to Hancinema who got its report via 10asia, it's a done deal, she is the female lead. http://www.hancinema.net/ha-ji-won-cast-as-female-lead-in-new-sbs-drama--24351.html
Jaebum too, apparently is a done deal.
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65 Javabeans
July 22, 2010 at 1:18 PM
I think it's likely to be finalized, but as of right now (I just did a search) all the latest headlines still read that she's still in talks and is a "likely candidate." 10 Asia is one site saying it's confirmed while there are about a dozen others that say it's still being worked out.
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66 supah
July 23, 2010 at 4:13 AM
@JB
Oh noes, and here was me thinking hancinema as about as concise as it can get when it comes to Hallyu news. Back to fingercrossing again.
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67 lina
March 2, 2011 at 5:36 PM
WE LOVE HA JI WON. LOVE LOVE LOVE HER
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