Secret Garden: Limited Series
The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won, an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im, 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 attrac
Season 1 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Secret Garden Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won, an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im, 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.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Nov 13, 2010 · 59 min
Kim Joo Won, a wealthy mogul, and Yoon Seul, the daughter of a former minister, go on a date. Later, a stunt girl comes to Yoon Seul's rescue.
Episode 2
Nov 14, 2010 · 59 min
Joo Won takes Ra Im to the hospital to get her treated for an injury. Joo Won can't push her out of his mind, the first girl ever to stand up to him.
Episode 3
Nov 20, 2010 · 62 min
Joo Won invites Ra Im over for dinner, planning to make a comeback into her favors by reconfirming his position as the department store's CEO.
Episode 4
Nov 21, 2010 · 60 min
Ra Im goes over to Joo Won's to ask him if he was the one who listed her as the raffle winner, but he denies any involvement and firmly shuts her out.
Episode 5
Nov 27, 2010 · 58 min
Ra Im, Joo Won, Ssun, Oska and Seul revolve around the MV shoot and the hotel, as conflicts among them heighten to a breaking point.
Episode 6
Nov 28, 2010 · 56 min
Joo Won and Ra Im wake up in each other's bodies. Greatly confused, they try to find a way to swap themselves back, but nothing seems to work.
Episode 7
Dec 4, 2010 · 64 min
Ra Im and Joo Won, still trapped in each other's bodies, have a rather acerbic first encounter with Joo Won's mother at his place.
Episode 8
Dec 5, 2010 · 63 min
The tension between Oska and Seul rises and falls as they reminisce on the good old days when their love was sweet and the future bright.
Episode 9
Dec 11, 2010 · 68 min
The moment Joo Won becomes drenched in rain, Ra Im's and his souls are miraculously swapped back into their own bodies. Ra Im gleefully takes off.
Episode 10
Dec 12, 2010 · 61 min
Oska struggles in the aftermath of the plagiarism scandal, while Joo Won proceeds with his new project to build a healing resort.
Episode 11
Dec 18, 2010 · 63 min
Joo Won tells his mother that his relationship with Ra Im is a mere fling and that there is no possibility of their ever getting married.
Episode 12
Dec 19, 2010 · 62 min
Joo Won pours out his heart to Ra Im, revoking his request that she be his mermaid, someone who'd quietly stay beside him and dissolve into foam.
Episode 13
Dec 25, 2010 · 63 min
Seul finds out that one of her employees accidentally leaked Oska's song and readies herself to take full responsibility.
Episode 14
Dec 26, 2010 · 60 min
Joo Won and Ra Im dance at the VVIP ball as the entire floor watches them in awe. Oska finally realizes what he had done to tear Seul's heart apart.
Episode 15
Jan 1, 2011 · 63 min
Director Lim and Oska find out the truth about Joo Won and Ra Im's body swap. Joo Won and Ra Im temporarily move in together.
Episode 16
Jan 2, 2011 · 63 min
After Ra Im misses the audition to ensure Joo Won's safety, blowing the chance of a lifetime, he pulls all available strings to get her another shot.
Episode 17
Jan 8, 2011 · 65 min
Joo Won's mother promises Ra Im riches to let Joo Won go. But when she realizes that she won't be able to buy her off, she threatens to fire Joo Won.
Episode 18
Jan 9, 2011 · 63 min
After the accident, Ra Im wakes up in Joo Won's body. She cries over her own unresponsive body, where Joo Won's mind may be trapped forever.
Episode 19
Jan 15, 2011 · 63 min
As the ice in Yoon Seul's heart slowly melts, Oska is ready to make a full comeback. Meanwhile, the 21-year-old Joo Won is falling for Ra Im again.
Episode 20
Jan 16, 2011 · 67 min
Joo Won stands up to his mother, and he and Ra Im sign a marriage license. Meanwhile, Oska's back in full sway, with Yoon Seul by his side.