i liked that they swaped back actually :X
cause there soooo cute and i wanna see some loveee<3

Got to agree about the switching back being premature unless the switch happens again somewhere down the line. Aside from the hilarious scrapes these two are getting into, character wise they haven't learnt much from/about each other yet. And the relationship between Oska and Seul is getting tiresome - it just doesn't have an emotional impact I think(?) they're trying to convey. That doesn't mean the characters themselves are tiresome, just together addressing their relationship they are.

But man I laughed so hard at Hyun Bin in the sauna... poor Oska is so confused at his weird cousin.

thanks GF , rocking update as always , concerning the body switch , if I still remember I read somewhere that the souls swap will happen again and I think that's a true info since the danger from which RI's faher wants to protect her is still existing which is according to me the stunt scne that she has to play in that " dark blood " scenario , so I think we'e gonna have another switch of souls maybe soon .

concerning epi 8 , I enjoyed every bit of it ( ok will be sincere but I focused more on RI/JW scenes ) .

we started to have some hints about each of the character’s past :

- The misunderstanding between oska/Seul , we know now that it was caused by some envious guy ( supposed to be friend ) and none of the two talked with the other to clear the problem .

- Where’s RI’s family : we know now that she is orphan mother and father dead and that she lived alone for a long time .

- JW’s past relationships with the opposite sex : we can understand that he has some relationships before ( maybe serious ones including the doc I think ) but his witch of mother stopped those relations before growing .

That scene at the police station when oska asked JW in RI’s body to help him to make Seul suffer promissing her to tell her all JW’s secrets like the one about the mermaid , in that scene I loved how JW in Ri’s body looked to RI in JW’s body ( a kind of sorry look to a hurt RI in JW’s body , really loved that scene .)

The scene in the sauna when RI in JW’s body saw a naked Oska and fainted was priceless , I was laughing so so so loud , kudos to Binnie , he was great .

The after sauna scene with RI and JW was one of bestest moments of this drama and the change they made showing the real JW and RI with their own souls was greatly done ( I’m loving how the director shows the real JW and RI whenever it’s a scene where the two are going to show their feelings , personally , such scene wouldn’t have its impact on me if it wasn’t done by the real JW and the real RI without the souls switch, so I thank the director for showing the real RI and JW whenever it’s an important scene . This scene shows clearly what are JW’s feeling for RI , he changed his standard ( of the girl he wants to marry or be with ) for her and he is willing to pay more taxes if he knew it was paid to her to raise up , it was a cute scene and he was talking so naturally as if his feeling where something natural for him and that he is not anymore doubting them . Now it’s RI who has to realize her feelings for JW , I’m sure she is starting to love him or at least he already has that tender place in her heart ( otherwise she won’t tell him about her family which is a personal matter that we won’t tell anybody about it ) but she has to know that she cares for him and I think it will be the realization of AY’s dream which will make her know her feelings for him ( I still think it’s not the real JW who was crying in AY’s dream but it’s RI in JW’s dream and I think that the switch will happen a second time when RI will do the stunt for the new scenario , that blood something scenario , and it will be JW in RI’s body who is gonna be hurt ).

Another scene also made me also think : it’s when JW in RI’s body went to the doc and asked her if RI has to continue seeing/dating JW , the lost looks the doc had when she was answering made me wonder if she wasn’t in love with him and his mum took care of the thing and him wasn’t able to protect her ( maybe we will see/know more about the doc in the upcoming episodes ), I loved the statement she has done , that he won’t be able to protect her becoz she is an ordinary woman . wish that will made him think about if he is gonna be able to continue his relation with RI and that he will be able to stop anyone ( the witch mum included ) from interfering .

The last scene at the police station : let me say I give reason to JW here , RI in JW’s body should have thought a little bit about JW’s position before reacting irrationally , I think what JW in RI’s body told her was very much deserved but poor JW ( the real JW ) it’s him who’s gonna be jailed .

No preview , very bad , how will I be able to wait till next weekend inshallah , the wait gonna kill me , wish we will have a written preview at least , very soon.

SG fighting

I read from soompi that they will have another body/soul swapping again..

I think they can only swap during raining day! then when the rain ends their body swap back.

I think that it's a preview for them or dad's magic wasn't quite strong enough this time so he's gonna try higher doses. I hope that joo has to spend the night in jail himself. I also think that they might get comfy back in their own bodies and when they least expect it *wham* they get hit with magic mojo again.

Now what can/ is going to happen with this drama? I feel like unless the writing from this point on is stellar, this is one big wall to try to overcome.

I just love the fact that the dress Joo-wanda insisted on buying is the one he fantasised about Ra-Im in in his Sexy fantasy..... hehehe.

I can't help thinking that Joo Won was picked from the very beginning by Ra Im's father for the body swap. The hocus pocus, despite being still unexplained, did start from episode one when Joo Won thought the TV commentator was talking directly to him from the screen. Ra Im's father talks like he wants to save his daughter from something, what we don't know yet, but is he trying to save Joo Won too? It's bugging me and I'm beginning to think there's a connection somewhere.

It's hinted at that Joo Won had an accident or some traumatic past event, and Ra Im's dad died on the job. Perhaps there's a connection there.

Or perhaps I'm just grasping at straws and want there to be a more logical connection than just mystical rain!

GF and other beaners!^^ here's a bit of an explanation (more like foreshadowing) for the switching!^^ i know the sudden switch-back is a bit disappointing but i read this somewhere: --> when you watch episode 1, the very first lines went like this:

"Do you all, by any chance, know what an Indian Summer is? It means the little bit of summer that comes at the end of fall and right before the cold winter. During that little bit of summer that returned, the Indians would hunt for the winter. So that's why they called the Indian Summer a gift from god. This fall's Indian Summer has been accompanied by news of unprecedented amounts of rain.

If it does rain, we might be getting a gift from god, don't you think? That's a little joke. BUT THE JOKE MIGHT BE HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE RAIN. Mr. Kim Joo Won" - The weather girl on Joo Won's TV who appeared to be talking to him through his TV.

INSERT CREEPY THUNDER AND LIGHTNING CG HERE.

So apparently, we missed this part even in JB's recap of the first ep. I checked back on it and there wasn't any mention of the TV talking to Joo Won. I guess according the secret garden PTB, waiting for the magical indian summer rain to appear will be playing a big role in this drama.-___-;;

i know it's not much but i hope that explained a bit.^^ i haven't watched it yet but thanks sooo much for the recap and review!^^

As always Thanks for the recap.

Haven't watched the latest episodes yet, however I have one request from this drama at this time...please please please no terminal illness.

I like that at the beginning of this Oska admits to "Ra-Im" that he is making use of her to spite Seul. Will find it hard to root for him if he deliberately get close to Ra-Im and leads her on for ulterior motives. Now he is still making use of her but at least he is frank about his actions and apologizes for it. At least emotionally he is not deceiving Ra-Im and it kind of excuses his actions a little. I like Oska but I find his love story with Seul tiresome. He is way WAY funnier as a character when he is being the dramatic clueless diva; but everytime Seul appears he goes into his brooding "I have hurt before in love" mode and all the energy seems to sap out of him. A lot of people seems to think that Oska will eventually fall in love with Ra-Im, I wonder why?? So far the love connection between him and Ra-Im is pretty weak despite Ra-Im's crush on him. Will prefer it if they become good friends instead and support each other in their respective love issues. Love the scene in episode 5 where they gang up to make fun of Joo-Won. They seems so playful with each other.

I am among those that are glad that Ra-Im and Joo-Won has switched back. Episode 7 and 8 has many funny moments and I laughed out loud at them but the emotional pull isn't there. Like others, I miss the chemistry between them pre-switch. It true though, that the switch seems pointless. So they gained some perspective on each other's life but neither of them seems to have changed for the better with it. Joo-Won is still an arrogant bastard and Ra-Im still lack self esteem. So I hope that after they switch back they will improve a little, maybe Jon-Won will learn to pause a little before he verbally abuses Ra-Im with his harsh words again and maybe Ra-Im will gain a little more confident in her personal life. Not too worry about the mystical rules thing because frankly the whole setup is a little illogical in the first place. You'll think that two people whose souls has been switched will be more concerned with 1) finding out how it happened and 2) finding out how to switch back. Instead they seems more concerned with keeping up appearances and somehow seems confident that someday they will switch back. Now I just take it that there are mystical forces (aka Ra-Im's dad) behind the scene pulling the strings. I'm sure that eventually the reason for the switch will be revealed later on. For now I'll just leave logic at the door and goes along for the ride. I hope that in the episodes to come we see some major development in the relationship between Joo-Won and Ra-Im. How about a date between our couple and they get along without quarrelling for once? The fights between them are HOT but it can get tiring after some time. Love the scene in episode 8 where they chatted by the firepit. Tender and quiet moments like these are a nice balance to all the crazziness going on.

This better not be the end of the switch. Just like the rest, I hope the next eps don't dissapoint us, and hopefully there will be another switch. Seriously!! somebody needs to confess their love!!!!! Does not matter who... ra-im, joowon, T and O_(oska) !!!!!!!!!!!

It's pretty true that the plot doesn't develop much during the body swapping. But it's quite reasonable.

I was very pleased by these eps.

i knew they were going to have to switch back and i'm actually liking that they switched back in this episode.

...
just they really do need to explain this mystical stuff because right now it makes no sense!!!

but what i do think is important is that they switched right after hyun bin said something along the lines of, "you never think about things in my perspective" which in kdrama language the same thing as, "i cared for you, can't you do the same?"

so in that sense, i'm okay with the random shift back because...they give bitty clues...
if..that..was...meant..to..be.a.clue....?

thanks girlfriday :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHHLc8hibF0

7 and 8 video is above.

Oska dedication video is below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZB5DKnRh4E

So I'm pretty sure no one's gonna read this, but I thought the switching back of the bodies was a slick move by the writer. The most important part of the ending was that Ra-im truly realizes that she has never thought of things in his perspective, not even once which was the problem a few episodes back, where he decides to be all mean because she doesn't think about his feelings.

So now that they switched back, they are bound to know more about each other than anyone. I really wonder how this goes... I'm sorta waiting for what will happen next, in the next magical switching.

Actually, the fast body switch back doesn't mean there were no lessons learned. I can actually see them learning their lessons or revelations or whatever /after/ their switch, the switch being a trigger that makes them understand or appreciate one another or something. I think it's a lot better since everyone expects the body switch to occur at the end of the drama.

I just wish there was no papa trying to save his daughter in this one. Why can't some magical shit happen without having this big bad secret behind it all? Why can't we have some sort of cupid shooting body-switching arrows for fun? It's too bad that everything has to have a reason; it kills the fun

I LOVE HYUN BIN IN THIS! He is hiLARIOUS!

hey! that jerk actor guy who duped seul and oska is played by Lee Jun-Hyuk! (he of i am legend and city hall and three brothers!)

To me, Track-suit is actually the sign that shows Joo Woo is a man for Ra-im. Ra-im is a stunt woman who lives in her sweat shirts. Joo Woo is most comfortable in wearing the track-sui. But, he is a arrogant, rich guy. So he wears shiny, sparkly, track-suit to differentiate himself from others. The bottom line, they both literally live in their track-suit. The only difference is one is normal and the other one abnormally shiny. Haha.

As always, thanks JB and Girl Friday for making us understand about these wonderful Korean dramas.

I have been thinking for a while why they need to body-switch and why the dad wanted it to happen so badly that he had to engineer things. While (hopefully) there won't be anyone dying due to a dreadful disease such as the big C, it seems to me that the script for the dream movie where Ra-Im will be part of, as promised by Jong Soo, is a clue. If you guys remember, some of peeps at the action studio think that Ra-Im is not yet ready to do car stunts and in that movie, she will be doings lots of it. Maybe that is where she will meet a fatal accident where she will be maimed, maybe cause her to be a paraplegic or something for the rest of her life which the father does not want for his only child who raised herself, since she has no one else to care for her. And with Joo-won in her body, he definitely will not take that risk. So the dad will continue to switch them until the stunt is given to another person. Just thinkin'....

If ever there was an unsubbed episode that needed explaining this was the one. Thank you GF!

Looking forward to seeing some more sexual sizzle on the screen between Ra-im and Joo-won. Roll on Ep. 9!

thanks GF! ...i think this might end up being one of those dramas we just watch without questioning ...so in the end we enjoy ourselves rather than rack our brains trying to find the actual meaning behind the plot development? haha in all its been an extremely entertaining ride so far!! ^^

As someone who is equally "obsessed with supernatural, mythology-laden narratives" I totally agree with you, GF. But if you think about it, if her dad is pulling the magic strings, it would make sense if he would switch them back to prevent Ra-im from spending some time in jail. It does make it kinda annoying because the writers can do whatever they want and simply end it with "the dad did it" but hey, they're the writers. I read a spoiler somewhere saying they'll switch again at some point though, so let's anticipate the return of Ra-Him and Joo-wanda! Or Joo-wonisha, which is just as great :)

Thanks for the recap!

It's so interesting how all of us are watching the same show and yet there so many different interpretations out there (&all reasonalble ones too)!

I'm not sure if it's just me but I believe that the 'swap-back ' process was initiated as soon as Joo-Wanda exclaimed that Ra-Him never once put himself in her shoes (not even for 5 minutes)... The timing was interesting cos I believe as soon as Joo-Wanda announced that line, lightning strikes.. and I thought that was a sign that something has started to brew.

So maybe Ra-Im's dad's intention was to make Joo-Won understand things from Ra-Im's point of view better.. Hence maybe in the future JW will think think twice about insulting her as cruelly&appreciate her motives that much more. Although he didn't get a chance to walk a mile in her shoes but it's at least 0.5 mile&he got a taste of what it's like to be treated in a demeaning manner (by his own mum nonetheless).

Of course, I can't be sure but thought I'll throw it out there and see if anyone else have similar understandings...

Well I think Joo-Won just has a huge ego and can't fully admit that he likes her because she isn't in his class. That is why he always insults her like a jerk when it seems like a moment they are connecting. I think the cancer thing is just her getting hurt during a stunt and the only one that can pay for it is Joo-Won. To me, I think that the switch was just for them to learn how they each lived.

Uh, they are going to get switch back again right? Because really? That's it? I feel like they haven't even learned anything important or whatever. I mean they sort of did, but it's small.

Actually, I loved the switch-back! It's the perfect chance for Raim's revenge! I bet she'll make him try to get himself out of jailtime and let Joowon stew in his own juice in jail. I agree that the 1st switch could be some sort of trigger that will help them change: JW could learn to be less arrogant and egocentric when he learns that his employees are starting to like and respect him better after experiencing Ra-Him's kindness while inside his body, and Raim could learn to love and respect herself more after seeing how Joowonita was able to defend her while inside her body.
And yes, the 3rd party guy in Seul's and Oska's flashbacks is indeed the former rock star who liked the female lead in I Am Legend! What a difference!
And kudos to the theory that the beginning was the prelude to the eventual switch (thanks, x0mi07!), where waiting for the indian summer rain will be the irony for JooWon.
All I can say is, hooray for the return of their sizzling chemistry! I'm sure that, now that they're starting to become friends, JW and Raim will start to understand a bit more about each other before eventually becoming lovers, don't you think?
And yes, I suspect that JW's psych experienced a similar fate (remember how the mom treated her when she asked about the possibility of older women getting pregnant?) and chose to become JW's friend instead.

i think, hope, pray, bet that that the switch is temporary. It makes me wonder and ask for more and not angry or disappointed

i have faith in the show

as long as both of them end up:
1) together
2) happy
3) ALIVE
4) in love forever

then i will be one happy girl. :)
<3 <3 <3 binnie... and i agree..surely this isn't the end of their body swapping! but maybe after this, they'll learn a lesson, and then be more considerate of each other, and FINALLY ADMIT THEY LOVE EACH OTHER!

i'm think that the swap will occur again.. who knows the switch is the "rain".. cuz they're talking about "indian summer rain" story at the beginning of the series.
but i'm curious what the dad is trying to save ra-im from. is it sickness? i just hope they will be more creative and it wont be cancer or that type.

waiting forever for the recap
cant stop thinking about this drama

i think the switch is awesome (it better be), because its a good departure from the usual "switch till dramatic climax and then return to original state forever n ever more".

although we still can't see the logic behind the mystical swtiching but im sure it will unfold gradually just like for the first 4 episodes it kept viewers hanging on for what will make them swapped bodies. i think the scriptwriters purposely kept the logic because they hv something up their sleeves.

Like the other comments i believe they will switch back which creates a background for more comedy (possibly angst?because they would b complaining a lot again)and more experiential learning. although this time round they would already have some experience and knowledge about each other which will further change them especially abt the way the look at each other, their own paradigm abt the world n the rich n poor.

also ra-im has to be protected from a jail term, now that joo-won will b the one suffering as he's cleaning up ra-im mess. oh well he should do some gd once in a while =P

I don't think it's the rain/thunderstorm that's CAUSING them to swap souls. I think the weather only happens to ACCOMPANY the main event (SOUL SWAP) to serve as a visual punctuation or something.

Given this drama's penchant for flashbacks, I think the rules will be explained in that manner, too. I'm still antsy about DAD's primary motive for the switch (ehh..if he's saving RA-IM from SOMETHING, what was it?? and why did the potion work only for days? or DID something go wrong with HIS plan?)

In the last two episodes, Joo-won and Ra-im haven't been aggressive about finding a permanent solution to their soul-swapping. They haven't even tried to figure out HOW they became swapped but I think, in due time, they'll find out WHY they "needed" the change (whether they want to find out or not).

No matter how seemingly random everything seems now (except for Oska and Seul's LOVE story which, for me, is almost disappointingly straighforward. Yeah, I know they have issues to work out..their story almost seems like it deserves another 16 episodes to solve....but this isn't THEIR story/drama....I was right in assuming that Seul wasn't presented as totally antagonistic (in terms of being set up as a strong contender for Joo-won's affections) in the past episodes because she's another leading lady in this drama (ala Yoon Ju in Coffee Prince??) I'm sure things will get their explanations in DUE TIME. :) I only hope those explanations are SATISFACTORY. I am confident it will be presented WELL (because EVERYONE in this drama seem to be PROS), I only fervently hope the MOTIVES/REASONS/RULES would make SENSE.

i LOVE Joo-won and Ra-im, anyway so I'm biased. And I missed them terribly. The past two episodes were fun but I want to see my two favorites back in their proper bodies, even if it's only for a short while. Because, there wouldn't be any forward movement, romantically (emotionally, YES but physically..NO?) speaking, unless they're in their right bodies (and err..minds?)

Its temporary for now. I heard that they'll be swapping bodies again later on in the show. What they've shown so far when they are swapped, is that they both can be so hard-headed still although for Joo-won he has finally seen the effect his mother has on his personal relationships & Ra-im can now see why JW is what he is. What I find really sweet about JW is that he appreciates his family even though they are dysfunctional etc but at least he has one compared to RI (To me I found that cool).
I'm interested in which direction the show will go since they've swapped back now & also what leads them to body-swap again later on.

I do agree that they should make it clearer for us on the whole mystical aspect of the show but I have a feeling they'll explain it later. All we can do is watch and hopefully enjoy what is being shown.

tee..hee.. :)

Is it only me or does anyone share my view that Dark Blood and imprisonment are err...shallow reasons for soul swapping and that there had to be something more at stake before anyone (in this case, DAD) would resort to a "horrible way" of "solving" something? There had to be someTHING more at stake (if someone isn't in mortal danger) otherwise, why bother doing something terrible if it isn't to save a life (or something as terribly important?) I'm squeamish about anyone being at risk of dying so I wish what Ra-im's dad is saving her from is ANYTHING but death...because I sure don't want Joo-won OR Ra-im to die. Whatever the nature of that (as of now invisible) threat, I'm confident all the characters will surpass them and everything will end JOYFULLY. Pleaaaasssee.

Has any of you seen the French cartoon "Prince and princess" ? This whole drama remind me a of lovely story in it :

A prince and a princess kiss...

and the prince is transformed by the kiss into a frog !

oops... the princess offers to repair the damage with another kiss... but then she's transformed into a bird !

So they kiss again, and each of them transformed again and again into all kind of animals : elephant, cow, whale, birds, insects, cats, baceteries, squirrel, etc.

At the end, suddenly they recover a human shape... exept that they've swapped bodies ! The princess has the prince's body, and conversly...

... and the princess refuses to kiss anyone anymore : "I'm tired of being locked into that castle all day ! and want to go out and hunt"

the prince (in his she body) : "but then what should I do?"

the princess : "I suggest you start learning how to sew!".

I really love secret garden, I think that there is a lot of potential to swap, swap again and un-swap...

I'm really loving the recaps! thank you so much javabeans and girlfriday!

yah, it's a little bit disappointing to me, it was just rain!!

I bet they switch back. I'll bet because Ra-Im's Dad is controlling everything he saw that she was in trouble in the man's body and he switched them back. They'll probably switch back and forth hilariously several times.

This show needs more The Great Oska. This is The Great Oska's world; we just live in it.

At some point, you realize that the whole point of the show is to watch Binnie do his Jo Kwon impression and Ha Ji Won hit on women. THAT'S IT. Neither actor is really invested in portraying the other character; the performance is all meta wink-wink at the audience. If you weren't already fan of either the two, then the body switching hijinks are not nearly as delicious.

The Great Oska's the difference in this show. He's the K-drama equivalent of The Situation. When he shows up in a scene, you know you'll get a Situation. The gender confusion merely multiples the number of times we get to bask in Oska's glory.

The ratings move would be to do the next body switch -- WITH A DIFFERENT DUO. Oska and Jo Won. Oska and Seul. PLEASE MORE OSKA!!!

I finding it difficult to wait for the sub. After watching it raw and reading the recap I just want to immerse myself in the drama. Its a terrible cycle. You wait for the raw, yearn for the sub, then start counting the minutes until the new raws show up.

the Joowon/RaIm relationship is very interesting. They are really dribbling the information about what makes him tick out verrrrry slooooooooooooooowly. I don't know if we have more information about RaIm, but she is an easier character to understand.

Joowon, not so much.

but

It's interesting that he thinks the story of the little mermaid is the story of the first mistress. Because the mermaid gives all and get nothing in return. And dies unacknowledged of a broken heart.

It's interesting that he can't categorize RaIm. He know she isn't marriageable, but he still can't but her in the category of mistress. So for him she is eternally caught in between both roles and therefore forever unsettled and unsettling. Perhaps he knows that even if she does fade away her absence would leave a gaping hole in his life.

It's interesting that he has this clear dichotomy between wife and mistress, but neither of those roles are conceived in a way that brings him love or happiness.

Perhaps his coldness about what most people might see as an intimate relationship (s*x/love; wife/mistress; whatever) comes from years of being burnt badly. How would you react if every time you begin a relationship with someone who interests you romantically they abruptly end the relationship without an explanation [because without your knowledge your Mom scared the life out of them and bought them off]

After the 3rd or 4th broken heart I'd get a little businesslike too.

I have a feeling the switcharoo is only temporary.... I mean... the drama is 20 ep after all? Isn't it a bit too early to lift up the curse? We'll see next week!

At first I had thought that when Ra im and Joo won switch they would be in their proper bodies, seeing as how Ra im is more manly compared to Joo won (remember the car scene?) But the way they acted it out was rather odd, because it seemed like Ra im was extra girly suddenly, and Joo won suddenly became a cold jerk...

thank youuu so much!! now I can watch the raw ep and have a clue in whats going on XD! hate waiting for subs.. of course I'll watch it again when the subs come out ^^ and totally agree with u in the rules-matter-thing

Personally now I think they are going to pop back and forth between each others bodies at specific intervaled moments until some other big thing happens. At first they will think it is random and be happening at odd even inconvenient times, but then they find the pattern, which will lead them to the cause of the whole thing.

i LOVED this episode... or all the episodes rather... but esp this was i was just DYING of laughter, esp toward the end after the big punch and the secretary is so confused at his boss' text... hahaha! and then when joowon-in-raims-body rushes to police station to find raim-in-his-body gulping down sullungtang hahaha!!!

anyway. the way i saw it was: the dad, who made the change, changed them back so that his daughter wouldn't suffer in jail. and also that this change back to their norma selves would be short because nothing - other than some really awesome hilarious moments - was achieved from the initial change yet.

also: i do NOT think the dad meant that he was trying to rescue his daughter from cancer or anything when he vaguely said he's trying to save her. i took it as he meant save her from herself - this lonely, mannish road she's took on to survive on her own for such a long time. to save her from loneliness, to save her so she can find love/fulfillment.

thoughts, other takes??

oh and p.s. i REALLY dont get the little mermaid thing. what does joo won think of the little mermaid story?? and why does raim-in-joowons-body give joowon-in-her-body a meaningful look after oska spills the beans??