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Secret Garden: Episode 6

Oh, the goodness. There is SO MUCH of it to go around. I knew it’d be explosive when they started inhabiting each other’s bodies, but this? This is drama heaven. I can’t promise that the schtick won’t grow old, but if Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won keep playing it up like they do here, they can go ahead and beat these gender-bendy shenanigans into the ground.

For naming purposes, we’re going with soul-first / body-second. So: Ra-Him for Ra-im-in-Joo-won’s-body (played by Hyun Bin) and Joo-wanda for Joo-won-in-Ra-im’s-body (played by Ha Ji-won). Got it? Okay. I couldn’t pass up Joo-wanda. I mean, who could pass up Joo-wanda?

 
EPISODE 6 RECAP

Joo-wanda and Ra-Him wake up the whole of Jeju Island with their screams, as they each freak out over their new…assets. They both make their way over to mirrors, and doubly freak out to find out just exactly whose bodies they’re in. Ra-Him does an especially girly jump-hop in front of the mirror that makes me so giddy for all the girliness to come.

She tears out of the hotel room, leaving Oska to wonder if maybe he did something in his sleep. (Ew! Aren’t you first cousins?!) She’s greeted outside by screaming fans, who let out a collective “aw man” when they see that it’s just some random dude, and not Oska. Heh, that’s probably the first time Binnie’s ever gotten that response from a group of fangirls.

Joo-wanda comes running over to the hotel, having run out of the sauna without changing. There, outside the room, they meet face-to-face, and stare gobsmacked at…well, their own faces. Can you imagine the strangeness of your own face staring back at you?

I like that they don’t have to go through the very obvious you’re-in-my-body-and-I’m-in-yours conversation, since, duh—it’s clear they’ve been switched. They don’t know how it happened (although Joo-wanda doesn’t lose the opportunity to insinuate that Ra-Him somehow did this to him), and he tells her to meet him around in front, but discreetly, since he owns the joint. She snarks that he says that everywhere he goes, and he says that’s because it’s true. You have a point. But it doesn’t make you any less of a snot.

Ra-Him gets sidetracked by the appearance of Seul, as she wonders how a woman so young became a director. Yeah, it’s called Daddy’s Money. You’ll soon find out what that’s about. Joo-wanda catches her peeping, and drags her out, only to be cut off by Jong-soo.

He addresses Joo-wanda by his usual informal speech, eliciting a very pointed reaction from him. Hahaha. This dynamic is going to be endlessly funny. Jong-soo stares strangely, and the situation only gets stranger for him, as Ra-Him apologizes for “Gil Ra-im’s” rudeness.

She nudges him to apologize and not forget who she is, getting an insincere “sorry” out of him. Jong-soo decides that he needs to talk some sense into Joo-wanda, grabbing him by the wrist. Ra-Him jumps in to stop him, but then when Jong-soo tells her to butt out, she hangs back meekly.

As he’s getting dragged away, Joo-wanda says, “Aren’t you going to stop me? What am I, just supposed to go with this guy?” Bwahahaha. Ra-Him decides that she has to assert herself here, and insists that she’ll take care of Joo-wanda right now. She grabs him by the wrist (Heh) and takes him away, as Jong-soo and Seul watch curiously.

She had also made him bow his head at Jong-soo, which he gripes about when they’re alone, because he doesn’t even bow to his own grandfather that way (who he calls by title, “President,” rather than grandfather). She reminds him that it’s HER head bowing, not his, but he replies that while he’s in there, it’s his head too.

They’re interrupted when Ra-Him asks just how much he drank last night…and then proceeds to do the pee dance, as Joo-wanda’s eyes widen in horror. Ruh-roh. How to pee with boy parts? He waits outside the bathroom, and asks how things are going, adding that she should just go like she normally would….as Ra-Him lets out a scream of terror from the stall. Oh my god, I’m dying.

They sit down in a café, and Ra-Him hangs her head down in defeat. She starts to cry, and Joo-wanda snaps at her to just TRY crying with his face. She spits back why he didn’t trade bodies with Kim Tae-hee or Jeon Do-yeon. Heh.

Joo-wanda tries to think through the problem rationally, but can’t focus because of his falling bra strap. Ra-Him tells him to shorten it, and reaches into his shirt to help him do it, startling everyone around them. Uh, awkward. They decide to take it outside.

Joo-wanda decides that this isn’t a problem to be solved the usual way, and shuts down all of Ra-Him’s suggestions—a doctor, a fortuneteller, a church, a temple. She says there’s only one thing left then…a kiss. Omo.

Ra-Him says that it’s what happens in all fairy tales—crazy stuff happens, and then a kiss puts everything back. This is an unusual problem, so they need to go with an unusual solution. Joo-wanda asks if it’s the best they’ve got, but it’s ALL they’ve got, so they decide to try it.

Joo-wanda: Okay, but we have to decide beforehand. Light peck, or heavy…
Ra-Him: We’ll know when we’re there. Close your eyes.

Rawr!

She goes in, and lands a light peck. Joo-wanda smiles involuntarily, but when he opens his eyes, nothing’s changed. Cue cawing crow to signal awkward failure.

He decides it’s because there wasn’t enough contact (heh), and pulls her in for a real kiss, long enough for both of them to get into it, and forget about the reason that they’re kissing in the first place. They’re about to get handsy in the middle of the kissing, but they catch themselves, and pull apart. Aw, man!

Back at the Mysterious Garden, the mysterious lady turns out to be…Ra-im’s father. Ten points for those who guessed it in the last episode. He watches their mystical reflection and apologizes to Joo-won, saying that it was the only thing he could do to save his daughter. Oh, no you di’n’t, Cancer. Stay away, or I will smite thee!

Joo-wanda teases her that she just wanted to kiss him (Dude, you’re the one who initiated the makeout session) and further gripes that if they end up like this permanently, she has nothing to lose.

Incredulous, Ra-Him agrees that he’s right—then she’ll just need his PIN number and birthdate, so that she can clear out his bank account, buy everyone at the action school a new car, produce an action film, buy Ah-young an officetel, oh and yeah…marry someone horrible that he’ll never be able to endure. Hahaha.

She leans in close, stopping for a moment to stare, kind of surprised by her own face: “So this is what I look like…” to which Joo-wanda scoffs, “Wow. Listen, I’m amazed at how handsome I am too, but I’m keeping that to myself!” Pfft. So I guess there’s no chance the soul-switching knocked the arrogant out of your ass?

Ra-Him’s phone rings, but she realizes that it’s not on her person, so she goes digging around in Joo-wanda’s pockets. Joo-wanda can’t control being ticklish all of a sudden, and giggles adorably.

Ra-Him is due on set, and tells Joo-wanda that they have to go, otherwise she’ll be fired. He doesn’t care, so Ra-Him says she’ll have to go straight to Seul and confess…how yesterday he was just playing hard to get. Joo-wanda’s eyes widen in horror and he chases after her, exasperated at how short his legs are now. Heh.

Back at Oska’s suite, his manager tries to get him out of his funk to shoot the video, reminding him how much he secretly wanted to see Seul. He advises him to face her, and start over, or get over her, but Oska confesses that he doesn’t have the courage to do either.

Ra-Him and Joo-wanda head back to the sauna to pick up her stuff, and Joo-wanda hilariously does a double-take at a well-endowed woman, ready to follow her into the women’s locker room to change. Ra-Him grabs him by the scruff of his collar, telling him that he’s not allowed to change (because she doesn’t want him seeing her naked body).

They get interrupted with the shoot for Ra-im’s getaway date with Oska…only now he’s hugging Joo-wanda who tells him to get lost, as Ra-Him apologizes. He seems more confused by his cousin being nice, than by Ra-im seeming to be cold.

They make it back to the hotel room to clean up and get changed, and Joo-wanda heads in for a shower. Ra-Him stops him, saying that she’ll clean her own body. Joo-wanda: “So…what you’re saying is…you want us to look at your body…together?” Ra-him: “Pervert.” Pwahaha.

She says that it can wait a day (in case things magically go back to normal tomorrow), so they’ll just wash their faces. He starts with shaving her face (aw, so cute) but she says she can handle it—she shaves too. Joo-wanda asks, interest piqued, “Where?” She just shrugs coyly.

With a command to keep his eyes closed, Ra-Him hands him a bra to put on, but he struggles to get it on and gives up. She shows him how to do it herself, adding that he’s probably faking it, since he’s taken dozens of bras, off of dozens of girls before.

Joo-wanda: “Yeah, but putting them on is different from taking them off.” Ha. Ain’t that the truth. But wearing them is really the hardest part, especially if you’re getting into any bras with verbs: push, lift, separate…there’s no good there. What I’ve learned is: verb + bra = bad.

Oska shows up to the video shoot, but refuses to do anything but close-ups, leaving Jong-soo to do all the heavy lifting. He sits and broods over Seul, clearly not over her in any way. His ex Chae-rin shows up, having been cast by Seul, but thinking that it was Oska’s doing.

Back in Seoul, Joo-won’s mother meets with his shrink, asking in her condescending way why she’s been coming by his place—does she sleep with him? Dr. Lee is clearly used to her, and deals with her coolly. Mother has asked her there to consult on older women’s likelihood of pregnancy, but succeeds in belittling her, just for fun. That thing you feel on the back of your neck? Yeah, that’s horror.

Mommie Dearest meets up with Oska’s mom, and the sisters have a meltdown over the possibility that their father might actually succeed at having a son with his new wife. As the only heirs to the family fortune, they obviously can’t have another sibling now, and a SON at that, who would inherit everything.

Ra-Him and Joo-wanda show up to the video shoot, and Ra-Him apologizes to Jong-soo, bowing again. Jong-soo just gets angrier at her apology-by-proxy, and Joo-wanda suggests they discuss it over a cigarette.

Cue chorus of stunned silence. Jong-soo: “You…smoke?” Joo-wanda: “I…..do….NOT. Coffee, then?”

Ra-Him trails after them, donning a wig…um…why now? Whatever, there’s no reason but it’s freakin’ hilarious. She tries very badly to spy on them, and meanwhile Joo-wanda figures out the score with Jong-soo in two seconds flat. He announces that his crush has been found out, smirking arrogantly. Jong-soo just slinks away, unable to say anything. Aw, he was pathetic enough when Ra-im was driving her own body, but now with Joo-won behind the wheel, he’s done for.

Ra-Him returns to the set and hands out refreshments to her sunbaes, overzealously acting like her usual self. Oska shows up, and at Ra-Him’s formal greeting, he decides something’s really up with his cousin, and feels her face for a fever. She smiles sweetly, blushing, as her right foot pops up in her signature girlish gesture. Hahaha.

Oska shoots his scene with Chae-rin, a car chase followed by a dramatic plea not to leave. Seul makes them do take after take, dissatisfied with the acting, and stops the production to ask him publicly whether or not he knows what it’s like to hurt because you lost the person you love. He lies no. She’s happy to tell him, and continues to unburden all her pent-up pain, at having to cry alone for fear of ruining his reputation, all the while believing that he never hurt at all because of her.

Well clearly there’s some GIANT misunderstanding here, not that both parties in a breakup don’t ultimately feel hurt and betrayed anyway, but they both feel like they are the ONLY ones who felt that way. It’s enough to send Oska packing, as Ra-Him observes the whole scene keenly.

She goes up to Seul afterwards, with a kind word that it was clear she was telling her own story. Seul just assumes that Joo-won has found out her past with Oska, and declares that she’s had her share of experience with love, but she’s done now. She asks that he do the same, and come around to her, when he’s done playing with Ra-im. Good grief, woman. Ra-Him stands agape, realizing just how different their worlds really are.

She tells Joo-wanda that Seul isn’t actually into him, while he tells her that her director IS. Into her, that is. Sheesh. This is confusing. She flatly denies it (clueless girl) and leaves to go room with Oska gleefully. Tee hee.

Joo-wanda tries to stop her, putting one leg out in front of her, and she knocks it out of the way, muttering, “There’s nothing to see anyway.” Hahaha. He shouts, “You saw everything, didn’t you?!” Well, she had to pee, remember??

Ra-Him sneaks quietly into Oska’s room, and freaks out when he appears in nothing but a towel. She shyly turns her back and offers him a robe. Oska doesn’t know what’s gotten into his cousin, but he likes it, whatever it is—because it’s the first time he’s felt like his little brother again since the accident. He catches himself (presumably Joo-won wouldn’t stand for his accident to be mentioned), and glosses over it. Iiiiiiiiiinteresting.

He jovially pats Ra-Him on the chest, making her do this:

…and scream bloody murder, as Joo-wanda bursts in to make sure it’s all on the up and up. In order to make her stay in the other room (he can’t have her staying here with another man!) Joo-wanda starts coming on to Oska, with his best oppa-pout-wiggle. Classic. Ra-Him watches horrified, as he asks if he can spend the night here with oppa, making her leave in a huff.

Having gotten the wrong idea, of course, Oska thinks he’s settling in for a cozy evening with Ra-im, but Joo-wanda just tsk-tsks him in his head, and leaves him hanging.

Everyone does some soulful staring in an angst-go-round, and Joo-wanda sits in his hotel room, finally coming to a very important decision…he’s just going to take one peek. Heh. He starts lifting up his (her?) shirt, but then sees all her scars and bruises, and discovers that her body is literally covered in them.

They wake up the next morning, hoping against hope…but find that they’re still swapped. Joo-wanda comes over to Oska’s suite, and finds Ra-Him there alone, with a note from Oska saying that he’s left early.

Joo-wanda sighs that she may as well wash up then, making Ra-Him rush him in protest. He just throws back the same insult she did yesterday: “Nothing to see anyway…” He lifts up the shirt to ask how a woman’s body can have so many scars and bruises, as Ra-Him tackles him to keep him from showering.

Rawr, with the skinship! She wraps her arms and legs around him and they struggle, which is exactly when Seul arrives.

Whoops.

 
COMMENTS

Not really a cliffhanger, as far as endings go, since Seul is neither someone we care about yet, nor a real presence in Joo-won’s life. She basically told Ra-Him to play around and just come around to her, so really, they’re just doing what she said to do. Would’ve been more dramatic if Jong-soo had discovered them, as he seemed to be the more invested party in this episode.

As for the switch, I love the physicality of these two actors. They embody the switch so naturally, in their posture and their gestures. Hyun Bin is killing it with his comedic sense, but so is Ha Ji-won, as the arrogant bastard trapped in the body of a much shorter woman. Somehow Joo-won’s loss of stature in her body just makes him that much funnier as a character. He’s immediately taken down a peg, because he doesn’t get to do whatever he wants, and he’s beholden to her in such a perfect way—she’s driving around his body, so he’d better do as she says. As for Ha Ji-won, I love that she gets to play the aggressor now—her smirky faces are so spot-on, and she owns everything, from the kiss down to the surly attitude.

What’s great about the swap is that it serves as an awesome new excuse for skinship. That’s not me touching YOU. That’s me touching ME. Wait. That sounds dirty. You know what I mean. They feel at ease to get all handsy with each other, because they still feel like that other body is theirs. Because the ownership goes both ways, they have no qualms about being all over each other, but get squeamish if the other is about to shower or go to the bathroom. My inner twelve-year old is squealing in delight.

Before, I was mildly interested in the scenes with other characters, but now that the switch has happened and it’s nonstop comedy hour with those two, it actually angers me when we cut away to the other characters. Thankfully, we don’t do it too much, otherwise I’d be throwing things. I do really enjoy how Oska is being used as a triangle-but-not, as a middleman for affections, a rival, a brother. Their post-swap interactions with him are priceless. Don’t even get me started on the genius of Binnie’s girlish swooning over Oska.

I honestly don’t know how we’re going to get anywhere in the story if they keep up this level of tomfoolery. Not that I’m complaining. It’s the best thing since carbonated makgulli. But pausing 47 hundred times in one episode for laughter isn’t productive for anyone. I’m also enjoying that it’s a different kind of laugh-a-minute tone. For example, with My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, I laughed in a that’s-so-hysterically-cute-it-kills-me way, but here it’s an I-delight-in-your-comeuppance sort of gleeful laughter. Does that make me evil? Wait. Don’t answer that.

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Thank you so much for the recap!
You're the best!

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Thanks so much for the lovely recap. This was a hilarious episode, fell down laughing. Wonder what will happen in future.

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OMG! This episode just killlsss me!! Too hilarious!

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Thanks for your recap.
Hyun-bin always stand in the spotlight,every scences he's so adorable.
Why HB in this drama he's look so skinny because of
he must switch the body with Ha ji won?
Ha ji won's body is perfect for athleth woman.I love her so much.

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thank you for the recap!

i haven't been able to watch this episode yet, so I'm super grateful to have the recap tide me over this loooong week (and it's only tues, 2:24 AM).

I really hope Ra-Im doesn't have cancer! maybe her dad just wants her to have a life without suffering adn that's why he had her soul put into the body of Joo-won, who is physically healthy and filthy rich. I wonder if there is a reason Ra-Im chose to be a stuntwoman, besides just liking the profession. I hope we get to learn more about her. So far we've got to know Joo-won, what he's thinking and imagining...and his family.

(I don't know about Ra-Im, but if i were her, i wouldn't mind Oska, in a towel, patting me on the chest =D )

Jong-soo is getting a bit annoying. I wish we get to know more abt his and Ra-im's relationship. how long they've known each other? Even though he likes her, isn't he sort of bossy of her? I know he's her boss. But there must be something there. Did she become homeless after her father left and he gave her a job?

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Oh bloody mess! I got confused by Ra-Him and Joo-Wanda for humpteen times! This is so much fun!

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Love it! I can't stop rewatching this ep! This drama is SO AMAZING... I really hope that the backstories to both characters (with the scars and the 'accident') are going to be juicy and substantial and not cancer =D

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One little gem out of all the hiliarity in this episode is: Jong-soo comes alive.

I find his character pretty flat but once the woman he loves changes her behaviour, all the indifferent looks from the past are gone. He is becoming a person - with emotion and feelings - finally!

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Dis drama jus hoooked me evn more....can't wait for anoder week...
DAMN! why shud a week hav 7 daez it shud hav jus shortend into Saturdae and sundae....Dat wae it wud hav been fuun....=P
Oh can't wait any longer!!!
Binnie luv u more...<3..*hugs and kisses"
xoxoxo
And GF can't tell how delighted I am..Thnx zillion times!!!

God!! jus mek evrydae Saturdae n Sundae!!!
PLZ....

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Ha Ji Won got that walking like you have balls under there part right. Bravo!

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the BTS clip of Hyun Bin doing the bra part was hilarious! i just love the chemistry between him and Ha Ji Won!

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Just love the recaps - thanks ! The soul-body monnikers work, nicely, however whenever you use pronouns it gets confusing... because of the mismatch bet pronoun and physical appearance. Suggestion how about "she" and "he" to indicate the soul within the body? Then again, probably I'm the only confused one here hmmm, so not fair to request additional punctuation which might slow down your great writing......

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oh my god this review is the most hilarious i've read here! really, really looking forward to the other episodes. now i can't wait to get my hands on this drama! :D

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lmao this is too epic. i know yoon seul is supposed to be hated but that confused face she makes seeing the weird strange situation when jongsoo grabs joo-wandas hand...its too cute X)

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yes. this better not be the i-sacrifice-my-life-for-you storyline. i don't really like the whole switch idea, although they are epic funny in some scenes. i just feel that it is tiring as a viewer myself, that i had to take time telling myself that they are switched for certain scenes so that it wont get confusing for me.

and am i the only one who thinks JW-Oscar relationship is supppperrr lovely..? i mean they bicker a lot and that is so adorable...i like that from eppie to eppie, Oscar and Seul characters are opening in more depth as well.

television programmes are supposed to be passive. this is the first time i see a drama which causes its viewers to be active in thinking, and giving thought-provoking clues in every episode. look at how crafty some of the ideas and theories you guys have created!!!

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I'm about to watch this episode. I can't wait to laugh until I drop my chair.
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what can i say i love it , your recap makes me laugh what more when i can watch it , thanks a million as always

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you kno who i missed from this episode? Tae Ssun !! seriously, they shouldve cut all those incredibly annoying flashblacks about oska & seul (who i relly, really despise) and let us viewers have some more quality time with oska and taessun.

although this is a slim chance, i wish by the end of this drama these will be the couplings:

seul X the action director
oska X taessun
Joo won X Ha Rim

This is how I'd like Oska's storyline to go:-

perhaps after he finds himself constantly rejected by Ha-Rim Oska, after getting a contract or whatever from taessun, will go to him to confide about his heartbreak, and things will develop from there between them? yes my imagination's going wild again, and this will very unlikely happen, or it will stay limited as bromance - but who can deny their chemistry ??:P

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thank you girlfriday for a truly awesome recap!!! couldn't agree more with the ending comments about the wonderful physicality of the main leads. HB and HJW definitely aced their roles here! love them here!!!

i was just curious on the bench scene where Joo won (in Ra Im's body) suddenly was sitting with legs apart as if to emphasize that a man is inhabiting her body now while Ra Im (in Joowoon's body) has both arms wrapped on both legs, a habit she does pre-switch when she was worried and thinking out her problems.

when they were in their real bodies, Joowon was the picture of male finesse because of his class and breeding and so in most of his pre-switch scenes he never took this sitting-with-legs-far apart posture and he never slouched. i think it came with his arrogance and value for appearance/right posture. and so to see him in Ra Im's body taking a posture that he was not familiar with is something strange. maybe the writers/director thought that this is how males are normally depicted and so audience would expect that change in posture from Ra Im.

as for Ra Im (in Joo Won's body) it is probable that they gave him that posture in the bench to further emphasize the turmoil that she is going through but there were some scenes post-switch when HB acted more girly than HJW when she was in her old tomboyish self like when he greeted his assistant and did that thing with her (his) fingers. would not expect that from Ra Im's boyish personality before the switch.

but hey, if i were in their place i'd probably be as confused myself...

hope Joowon's psychiatrist will help them de-brief after the switch is put right. :-)

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Actually there are times when Joo-Won did slouch and sit casually. What I can remember..

In episode 1, in the hotel room with Ra-im he put his leg on the table.

In episode 2, when he was reading, the imaginary Ra-im appears scene, he sit with his leg quite apart.

And he likes to use his legs to block others too. There are probably a few other instances but I can't remember right now.

So yeah, Joo-Won do slouch but probably he will be more conscious of his appearance in public.

But I think both HJW and HB exaggerated the mannerism, probably under orders from the director, in order to bring out the comedic effect.

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Noticed that he slouched/leg apart pre-switch when he was alone but never in a public place but maybe what we see in the bench scene are two people not very conscious now of their appearance because of the inner turmoil that they are going through. That explains why she (in his body) is also in that very telling position.

But, yes, you are right, anonymous, they also needed to exaggerate a bit the masculine and feminine traits and mannerisms to "bring out the comedic effect" as you so aptly called it. :-)

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Joo-Wonda's manner of walking could be from having to deal with and get used to shorter legs. :) It would send shivers down the spine if Ha Ji-Won gets the metrosexual male behavior very well.

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Are they filming somewhere Seoul?

Just awesome - truly enjoying every minute of it.

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I hope it's a happy ending in the end.

I would flip if Ra-Him or Ra-Im really dies like what the father said.

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That's what I noticed, too. Post switch Ra-im became overly feminine and JW became overly masculine. Maybe one of the advantage of giving the characters ambiguous characteristics (in the beginning) is that it would give the actor/actress some leeway when time came that they had to begin portraying the character with the opposite gender.

I don't really mind that much because post switch Ra-Him and Joo wanda remained true to the quirks they had pre-switch. I loved how Joo won kept being so particular about how Ra-him conducted "his" body in public (what she wore, how she wasn't allowed to cry..etc) and how he can't help continuing to be vain even when he's inhabiting Ra-im's body.

For the entire cast to be in Jeju All at the same time (even the reporters covering Oska's Vacation) may be a bit of a stretch....but I suppose it gave them the alibi necessary for the leads to get to Mystic Garden AND it freed up their schedules for the next few days, long enough for the characters to give us one hour worth of pure hi-jinks, without Joo-Won having to worry about solving problems at the department store OR Ra-im having to do stunts/teach at the action school. Time enough for the characters to find a way to switch back or come up with alibis for suddenly being rendered unable to do what they were previously good at.

Episode 6 (transition phase), I don't think Ra im or Joo won gained enough insight into the other's circumstances but I'm sure enough development along that nature will take place once they get back to Seoul. Episode 6 covered the "body" territory more thoroughly than the (development of the) "soul" parts of the characters. Episode 6 was for the hi jinks alone and I LOVED IT. :D

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catcoffeecream, yes, in this episode they are still getting attuned to each other's bodies; that is why i believe that this switch might take some time because the very reason of their switch, that being the understanding of the other's situation/background/context/world, can only be gained after a bit of time is spent in the other's body. Especially when they get to interact with significant people in their lives...the dynamics The scene of Ra Im (in JW body) with Seul, CF director, is one of these. The scene of Joo Woon (in RI body) with action director is also another. Funny that each get a different perspective from their encounter with these characters compared to the dynamics they had pre-switch. More fun in the horizon but also more realizations for these two...

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I am so glad this episode finally come....it look them so long(6th episode) for the soul switching part but i have to admit it gives me a good laugh! hope it will continues but not too much of it...

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OMO, hilarious!!!!!! love it!!!
tee hee

as for the ending, kinda meh, but i think their surprised looks were more because they became aware of the skinship and how it could be mistaken for something more when someone else walked in the room, not necessarily about seul. it could've been anyone and i think they would've been surprised

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Thanks for the great recap. Your recaps hold me over until the subtitles come out.

One scene seemed unauthentic was in the sauna where Joo-wanda suddenly behaved life a horn dog. That was not a behavior I associated with Joo-won with that kind of behavior.

Playing Joo-won is quite a challenge for the actress because Hyun Bin doesn't play Joo-won in an overtly masculine way. I noticed in earlier episode Joo-won always crossed his legs above his knees. But Joo-wanda forgoes the leg cross and sits in a very stereotypical manner.

Seul's scene with Joo-wanda gave Ra-Im an interesting insight into that class dynamics. The scene I really want to see is Seul and Ra-Him where she treats Ra-Him in the same dismissive way she treats Ra-im. I'd like to see how Ra-Him deals with the information and reacts.

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Agree! with you about Ra-Him's suddenly having the 'hots' for a sexy girl in the jjimjibang (counter area) = that was OTT 99% totally-uncharacteristic of Joo-won.

@122
Though it was amusing, I also did think both of them somewhat over-exaggerated the feminine and masculine traits when they did the gender-switch.

Ra-im was never too feminine to begin with (to do anything cutesy), and Joo-won was always the poised sophisticate - and quite conscious about his overall grooming and image.
eg the exaggerated alpha-male way Ra-Him sits = no way the way Hyun-bin's slick Joo-won was sitting.

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Joowon did sit like Joowanda in the first episode.

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@neurotic not crazy/jusash: i don't also see Joowon eyeing a girl like that pre-switch...but hey its all for comedic effect, as Anonymous so aptly mentioned above. :-)

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this episode was amazing and hilarious, and so were all the outtakes! absolutely cannot wait for the weekend!

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I vote: No Cancer, fate changing issue.

As noted with the flowers and the cabin lighting up, it seems in line with the theme "one more chance."

So I doubt cancer, maybe car accident? Or maybe a personality problem where RI would have been a loner the way she's going. If this is the *only* way to fix it, I doubt it's something like cancer, and more fate-related.

I thought girlfriday would pick that up... going on about the flower regrowing, etc. A these doesn't just drop just because of the switch. I wouldn't be surprised if it was fate-related, which often in K-dramas deals with the afterlife anyhow.

Bets on if RI's father is dead?

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Hey!

I was wondering if anyone knows the song that they played in the episode when Ra-Him texts Jong-soo about how she might be acting weird?

Thanks a lot!

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I like this show but i'm still not totally into it, just the whole constant bickering in prior episodes was getting to me. Plus the other side story about oskas ex girlfriend is kinda far fetched to me. I mean a person was looking for a wealthy man to marry, why choose the cousin of your ex whom you treated like crap. I don't really get that yet, and the whole maneuvering to get oskas music video just seems so weird to me. What are her motivations and what does she get from it. I hope the answer is not just because she is a bitch cause thats pretty weak.

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The preview for the next ep made it pretty clear. She wants to make he's life a living hell.

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I think she wants revenge for whatever she thinks he did to her back then.

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This is absolutely my favorite episode so far. Hyun Bin is freakin hilarious. This episode definitely showcases their acting abilities because they totally acted like each other in different bodies.

I'm so looking forward to this drama but I hope they don't drag out the engaged to a girl I don't like cause my momma wants me to be thing. That would totally take away from the two main characters.

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I do think they lose some of the credibilty in the acting of the body/soul switch. I mean both seem to overdoing the whole masculine feminine dynamic. There orginal character were never overtly feminine or masculine so to play up the those parts now seem uncharacteristic. I mean the only time you really see Ra-Im feminine is when she is with oska, while Joo-won was never played a very masculine male, more of a bit of a cold metrosexual.

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Hyun Bin is totally OWNING this series. his acting here as Joo-Wanda? frikkin-funny-tastic! But props to HJW too for playing it just as awesome. it's funny how i started watching this show with no expectations - but now i'm totally hooked.

can't waittttttt for episode 7!! :D

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Crap this looks promising. but im too busy and anxious for my coming board exam. Meanwhile i have to stalk gf recap to cure my obssesion SHET!! Hysterical. OMG>

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Im sort of frightend by the fact that you have the same exact thoughts as I do... Excpet you are exceptional at putting it down in just as witty a manner as the show itself.

Im very impressed.
(Going to stalk this now).

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Kind of behind and catching up with watching SG. I’m also watching MSOAN and liking it BUT MY GOSH, SG has completely put me under its SPELL!! The chemistry between our leads is ELECTRIC to its core! The sexual tension they evoke on the screen is simply amazing! Love the back & forth bantering gradually building to their “I’m extremely attracted to you” relationship. I’m having so much FUN & LOVING this drama!!

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This whole body switching thing has been done before and some of the scenes are quite similar.
It's from an Australian film starring Guy Pearce...around 1996 called "Dating The Enemy"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116036/

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this drama is totally hilarious... i just can't stop loving this drama. Ra Im and Joo Won are perfect for each other. Love them both. And Ra Im boss he's sooo hot!

At first Im not really interested in the story but when javabeans and Girlfriday recapping the drama. Im totally hooked. I can't wait for the next episode.

thank you so much javabean and girlfriday!

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Loved the recap. Thanks!

I haven't laughed so much and so well since The man who can't get married! This is SO much fun!!
Since I have only seen HB in MNISS, I just didn't know he had it in him!!

Ha Ji Won is priceless with her attitude and subtle face gestures..I love it!!

Please,Please writers don't drop the ball on this one!!!!

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Havent seen the Ep 5 and 6. with all the hype you guys commets !! My pc sucks!! its taking forever to upload! guess i have to wait for the pc to fix!! SH&#.

Whatta a bummer.

THank Yo GF.

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I have a question (and I hope it doesn't come out too inappropriately but I mean it genuinely):
When Joo-wanda (heh) says that she shaves, does she mean that she shaves "down there"? I mean, girls usually shave legs, armpits and (sometimes) arms so does Joo-wanda's statement necessarily indicate any other area? (I'm guessing it's the coy shrug that indicates that she's talking about down there)

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I would imagine it's a reference to shaving her legs...

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o.m.g. i laughed so hard throughout this episode. i love that the two have managed to embody the characteristics of the other so fully. watching Binnie be RI in JW's body is absolutely priceless. the man does the girly scream so well... and when he prances around, does his pee dance and jumps up and down in frustration, it's like watching HJW do it.. kind of unnerving haha. and yet at the same time, amaaaazing. I cannot wait for this hilarity to continue.

btw GF, i love that 2nd to last screencap you posted in your commentary section. I watched that scene about 17 times and laughed every time ha.

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It states that this drama is a melodrama and usually melodramas have a sad ending...
Do you think ra-him's father (being the mystical potion guy) and his role in this "switch" is leading to a bad scenario for joowon???

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just wondering......

shouldn't Ra-Him wear the bra on her body instead of teaching Joo-wanda how to wear it? Since that is her body...

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I've just watched this episode again and like some of the commentators above I find Ra-him and Joo-wonda are coming across as unbelievable most of the time.

It seems as if Joo-wonda is saying Ra-him's lines and vice versa ie. the delivery and lines seem as if the characters are still in their own bodies.

Also the exaggerated/out of character body language doesn't help.

Some things just don't add up.

Having said the above there seems to be a lot going on in the story this episode which I like.

One thing that stuck out was Oska letting slip about JW having an accident when younger. I remember seeing that (-I rely on subtitles) the 1st/2nd time around but after watching subsequent (-we're now waiting for Ep. 13) episodes I'd forgotten about it.

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I just finished watching this episode and was cackling with laughter. (I hope the walls are thick or my neighbors will think I'm off my rocker.)

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Sooooo good and freaken hilarious... hyun bin and ha ji won's acting are amazing, embodying their character in the other character's body down to the tee.

since this is my first time posting a comment on this site though I've visited and known it for about a year, thanks so much to javabeans for creating this site and javabeans and girlfridays recaps and opinions.. among others....sometimes they're just so amusing and it's nice to see other POVs. I just wonder where you find the time to watch the dramas and write recaps among other blogs, especially since you have jobs... let me know ur time management secrets!!!

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though I absolutely love their acting, I also have to agree that they've lost some of their character's characteristics.... such as Ra Im's sassiness and snippy backtalks and Joo Won's "etiquette mannerisms"

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i never watched the tv show but it looks like iit will be a good watch.. this was long and detailed, i kind of got lost but it made sense after i figured out who was who.

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I so loooove this episode, especially in the first part where Ra-im and Joo-won act like weird (sometimes) esp. in public.... It totally make me laugh so hard I suddenly burst into tears! This drama is so worth watching!

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Thank you for writing this recap; as hilarious as this episode was, I just couldn't get over the embarrassment x'D I love reading your take on whatever drama you review, you're seriously a professional <3

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this recap is so good but please can you guys post the video for download from episode 7 to 20( final) we need the video dramabean

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