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.
A very savey stunt women who looks out for her loves ones and who is not intimidated by people with money and power. She often teasingly spars with her love interest physically and verbally. An in-law family member trying to undermined the heir to the family business. Two additional love stories playing out along with the leading couple.
There's not much in common between these two shows but I will say there is one key detail that makes them similar...
In Secret Garden,
the second lead, Choi Woo Young (also known as 'OSKA'), has a difficult relationship with the second female lead, Yoon Seul, after she overhears him dismissively telling a mutual friend—who happens to be interested in her—that she was just a fling and meant nothing significant. This deeply upset her, prompting her to break up with him and take a long trip to work on herself. Upon her return, she sought revenge by making herself an unavoidable presence in his life, serving as a constant reminder that he wasn’t the only one affected by their breakup. Her actions eventually drove him to make reckless decisions.
In When the Phone Rings,
the leads Baek Sa Eon and Hong Hui Ju are two married strangers, who happen to be put in a hostage situation over the phone. Baek Sa Eon response leaves Hong Hui Ju devastated and disappointed. Right then and there she decides to seek an opportunity for revenge. She impersonates her kidnapper by calling him through the phone the kidnapper used. She seeks an opportunity to make him miserable for not caring enough for her on the day of the kidnapping. While seeking freedom from her marriage she is given the chance to speak out her bottled-up feelings.
These stories are not the case of a usual misunderstanding in dramas but a case of miscommunication of feelings.
In Secret Garden,
the second lead, Choi Woo Young (also known as 'OSKA'), has a difficult relationship with the second female lead, Yoon Seul, after she overhears him dismissively telling a mutual friend—who happens to be interested in her—that she was just a fling and meant nothing significant. This deeply upset her, prompting her to break up with him and take a long trip to work on herself. Upon her return, she sought revenge by making herself an unavoidable presence in his life, serving as a constant reminder that he wasn’t the only one affected by their breakup. Her actions eventually drove him to make reckless decisions.
In When the Phone Rings,
the leads Baek Sa Eon and Hong Hui Ju are two married strangers, who happen to be put in a hostage situation over the phone. Baek Sa Eon response leaves Hong Hui Ju devastated and disappointed. Right then and there she decides to seek an opportunity for revenge. She impersonates her kidnapper by calling him through the phone the kidnapper used. She seeks an opportunity to make him miserable for not caring enough for her on the day of the kidnapping. While seeking freedom from her marriage she is given the chance to speak out her bottled-up feelings.
These stories are not the case of a usual misunderstanding in dramas but a case of miscommunication of feelings.
The two drama are similar in:
—Eccentric chaebol male lead
—gutsy female lead who is working in the entertainment business
—a "paranormal" event brings them closer
— the secretary/manager are doing an excellent job of being there and always rooting for the main couple
—the secondary couples' stories are also prominent
—Eccentric chaebol male lead
—gutsy female lead who is working in the entertainment business
—a "paranormal" event brings them closer
— the secretary/manager are doing an excellent job of being there and always rooting for the main couple
—the secondary couples' stories are also prominent
