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Behold, the tracksuit that would not die
by | November 30, 2010 | 170 Comments

[NOT REALLY SPOILERY BUT...]

Oh, this just cracks me up. So. Hard.

Secret Garden watchers will be familiar with Hyun Bin’s obsession (or rather, Joo-won’s) with his expensive, hand-stitched, sequined Italian tracksuit, which everyone else mocks as tacky and unfashionable. Despite the fact that Joo-won has been the butt of many jokes as a result of his Suit of Sparkles, he apparently can’t let go even when his soul has been transported into the body of Ha Ji-won, as we see in these teaser stills from the drama’s upcoming Episode 8.

Dying. Laughing.

I know some of you were hoping that once the bodies were switched, Joo-won would use his endless cash flow and sophisticated fashion sense to spiff up Ra-im’s tomboyish, casual wardrobe. I think we set our hopes too high.

What kills me (even more) is that given their size difference, Joo-won has either had to procure another designer sequined extravaganza, or he’s gone out of his way to retrieve his old one and then altered it to fit his new womanly shape.

This drama could do nothing but physical comedy gags between Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won and I would be in heaven.

Secret Garden, which passed the 20% ratings threshold within four episodes, airs on Saturdays and Sundays. As if our weeks weren’t long enough.

Via Star News

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170 Comments from the Beanut Gallery
  1. 101 secret garden crack

    even if the tracksuit is sparkly, tacky n ugly, i would soooooooooooooooo wear it cos hyun bin was wrapped inside it before!

  2. 102 goldcinnamon54

    So if Joo-wanda bought one in Gil Ra Im’s size, this means that they have COUPLE TRACKSUITS now!!!! LMAO!

    • 102.1 pitcu

      Yay… let imagine when both are wearing their COUPLE TRACKSUITS!! HAHA… new trend fashion this Winter!

      [it's another tracksuit as the one Joo-Won wearing has sparkly both back and front. Here is only sparkly on the front.]

      • 102.1.1 izzie

        “COUPLE TRACKSUITS!! HAHA… new trend fashion this Winter!”

        just what people need to go homicidal. :P

  3. 103 izzie

    tracksuit in true disco fashion: Stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive, ha-ha-ha-ha… stayin’ aliiive…

  4. 104 Jomo

    So is it only a question of time before we see Ra-HIM accessoried by highlighters?

  5. 105 pumpkinattack

    Hahahaha! Too great. To tell you the truth, it must be the height of acting that I actually see each actor as the other character, respectively.

  6. 106 Liz

    Actually in the preview showed RI using a nice red coat/shirt? and a skirt! So I think JW is trying to improver her style :) but well he also can’t let go his tracksuit! lol

  7. 107 samgetang

    javabeans, thank you so much for the “shining” news! LOL!

    who would have thought that this tracksuit would reincarnate just when the two are more than confused already as it is?

    this sparkly italian garb is just way too far from Ra Im’s fashion sensibilities that anybody close to her would immediately suspect that she is not her usual self at all. maybe at this point other people would already know about the switch and that is why JooWon is more open to wearing his fave jacket in Raim’s body? :-)

    cant wait for episodes 7 and 8!!! is it saturday yet? :-)

    • 107.1 Sukispop

      Even without the sparkly, I think Jong-soo, Ra-im’s action school director, is beginning to sense that something is very wrong with both Ra-im and the arrogant pain-in-the-ass big shot CEO of LOEL Department Store. I think he’ll be the first to figure it out.

      I can’t wait for episodes 7 and 8, either! ;)

      • 107.1.1 samgetang

        Yes, you are definitely right, sukispop! And the sparkly suit is the cherry on top of the icing on the cake :-) cant miss it :-)

  8. 108 catcoffeecream

    i’m just curious. how th could “Ra-im” explain how she managed to afford that EXPENSIVE, MEMBER’S ONLY montrosity?

  9. 109 catcoffeecream

    i’m just curious. how th could “Ra-im” explain how she managed to afford that EXPENSIVE, MEMBER’S ONLY monstrosity?

  10. 110 Sukispop

    I also wanted to add that, sparkly tracksuit on Joo-wanda notwithstanding, Ah-young looks very cute in her outfit.

  11. 111 Zoee

    OMG cant wait 4 the weekend!!!,,,jajaja tooo cute:D

  12. 112 manali

    that track suit has never looked so badass

  13. 113 delikizzz

    Oh.my.God.
    I totally cracked up when I saw this photo and everyone around me was looking at me like I was crazy lol XD

  14. 114 Liesel

    HJW has Binnie’s / Joo-won’s body language down to pat. COOL!!

  15. 115 Mary Mary Mary

    Hahaha! I actually wouldn’t mind wearing that sparkly tracksuit! It sure makes a statement!!

  16. 116 jas

    this is real funnie. i wished it is in red for the womanly him now.

  17. 117 izzie

    looks like it has hypnotic qualities with the sparkling-while-you-move thing. looks very flammable, though.

    paired with pink trainers… a winner!

    • 117.1 pastmidnite

      hi there izzie :)

      “looks very flammable, though.”

      seems fire resistant to me! i can imagine her doing stunts in that attire, breaking through flames and emerge with her skin unscathed..

      • 117.1.1 izzie

        hey there, pastmidnight! :)

        LOL! it’s cuz the sparkly thing reminds of glistening gasoline on water. :D anyway, looking closely at the tracksuit (I can’t believe I did), it looks like the sparkly things don’t cover the fabric entirely and that her skin underneath shows… or it’s just a layer of skin-toned fabric…

        funny how she wears it with conviction – much more than Hyun Bin did. :D

  18. 118 pastmidnite

    i think ha ji-won really had done her homework. that gaze of her… somehow i could “feel” the hyun bin in her… or maybe the tracksuit did that for her! oh. oh. what if it’s like a magical tracksuit that makes anyone wearing it hyun bin-ish?? i’m not making any sense am i? ok. i’ll stop now.

  19. 119 @.@

    wonder what joo won would think of these sparkly tracksuits?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2kFES5dlOg&feature=player_embedded#!

    (this performance reminded me of it. it’s rookie group SISTAR singing with their 3rd single 니까짓게 (How Dare You) on Music Core this weekend)

  20. 120 shailee

    LMFAO!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAA

  21. 121 Qwenli

    I think the track suit look so much better on HJW, I think they must have chosen the track suit with her in mind and then put Hyun Bin in it.

    Credits and applause to the costume person in charge for managing to find such a quirky unisex outfit!!

  22. 122 Kana090

    OMG, I DIE every time I see that suit… LOLZ!!

  23. 123 Biankoy

    I heart this tracksuit!!! hahahaha.

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