Ha Ji-won, "Secret Garden" was a gift from Song Yoon-ah

"Introduced by scriptwriter Kim Eun-sook"...OK without reading the synopsis.

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"Secret Garden" is Song Yoon-ah's gift!

It turns out Song Yoon-ah was responsible for Ha Ji-won's cast in the SBS drama "Secret Garden" (written by Kim Eun-sook and directed by Sin Woo-cheol).

Ha Ji-won first met Kim Eun-sook through Song Yoon-ah. It was casual meeting as Song Yoon-ah was having a meal with Kim Eun-sook during "On Air" which Kim Eun-sook wrote and Song Yoon-ah invited Ha Ji-won. The late Park Yong-ha who was also part of the "On Air" cast was present too.

Ha Ji-won built friendship with Kim Eun-sook as they talked about many things. They maintained this good relationship and Kim Eun-sook gave the lovecall to Ha Ji-won for "Secret Garden". A spokesperson for Ha Ji-won said, "Song Yoon-ah who was close to Ha Ji-won called her out. Kim Eun-sook also wanted to meet her. It's enough to say this day's meeting lead to the success of "Secret Garden".

When Ha Ji-won decided to star in the drama, there wasn't even a synopsis yet. She only heard that it was a fantasy about a stuntwoman and a man and how their bodies change but she said yes.

Ha Ji-won says, "I decide on a project if it seems interesting. Sometimes a script shines even without reading the contents but just the title. "Secret Garden" was like that".