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Actress Han Hyo Joo has been cast as the heroine for the melodrama movie, “Only You“.

A representative of HB Entertainment revealed, “On the 8th, after discussions with our investor, Showbox, we’ve decided to go with Han Hyo Joo as the heroine. Her pure and innocent charm, as well as her sharp acting skills led to our decision.”

For her third movie, after “My Boss, My Teacher” and “Heaven’s Postman“, Han Hyo Joo has been upgraded to the lead role, and she will be acting alongside actor So Ji Sub.

“Only You” is a heartwarming story about a love shared between an ex-boxer and a girl who is losing her sight. All for this one girl, the man throws away his destiny. The male character, who draws on both sacrifice and love, became a much discussed topic among the actors.

At one time, actor Ryu Seung Bum was cast for the male lead, but he was replaced by So Ji Sub when the production company changed. Also, it was revealed that Moon Bo Mi - a representative of the production company – directly gave the movie script to Ha Jiwon, Moon Geun Young, Park Bo Young, Han Hyo Joo, and others.

The budget for “Only You” is said to be 25 billion won ($22.3 million) and there’s been much interest for this movie because it will be Director Song Il Gon’s first commercial film. He has already shown his talent for visual aesthetics through ‘Flower Island‘(2001), ‘Spider Forest‘ (2004), ‘Wizards‘ (2006), ‘Dance of Time‘ (2009) and more. Because of So Ji Sub’s busy schedule, they plan to start shooting the movie in March and continue until June.

Source: Newsen via Hanafos
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The SBS weekend drama Secret Garden (Writer Kim Eun Sook, Director Shin Woo Chul/Production Hwa and Dam Pictures) is a romantic drama that tells the unique story of two people who incessantly argue whenever they meet exchanging souls.

The love story begins when the souls of millionaire department store owner, Joo Won (Hyun Bin), and a stunt woman with dreams of becoming a stunt director, Lime (Ha Ji Won), exchange souls.

Joo Won and Lime struggle to take back their bodies and a hilarious body scramble takes place. Through experiencing each other’s’ lives, they begin to find themselves and fall into their own ‘secret garden’.

Secret Garden is directed by Shin Woo Chul and written by Kim Eun Sook. As one of the most anticipated shows of the latter half of the year, Secret Garden is set to make history for the romantic drama field. The duo of Shin Woo Chul and Kim Eun Sook have received praise and support from viewers with their other projects such as Lady of Paris, Lady of Prague, On Air, and City Hall.


Character Description:
Kim Joo Won (31 years old) --- Hyun Bin
He is a chaebol with a haggard look who only cares about himself. He is a department store owner. All of his employees dislike him because of his character. He is a man who is unmoved by women. He doesn't know anything about love or romance. Little by little he falls for Gil Ra Im's unique charm. He thinks about Gil Ra Im often. He thought that there's no way he could like her. But why does she keep appearing in his thoughts? He takes out his anger on other people. Filled with jealousy he did something extremely childish. One day at a special event for the department store, a woman will be chosen to go on a date to Jeju with Oscar (since he is the main model). The woman chosen is Gil Ra Im. He created an anti fan café for Oscar. Serves him(Oscar) right for choosing her as number one. The arrogance of Kim Joo Won is unbelievable as he believes that “God must be a woman. That’s why she made me.”

Gil Ra Im (28 years old) -- Ha Ji Won
She has a nice body, a pretty face and has good control of her body movement. She is a stuntwoman. She can forgive a penniless ugly man, but she can't forgive a man who has a slow jab punch. She still has a supermodel S-line body no matter how much pork roll and soju she eats and drinks. Even with only using free cosmetic samples her face is luminous. With that face and body, why is she only an action actress? She is a woman that laughs freely. She is the envy of other top actresses. There is only one woman like her in the world. One day she met the thoughtless, immature Joo Won. She thought that God must’ve not been in His right mind when he created this person. This man has no interest in other people’s suffering. This man has even less interest in other people’s feelings. This man is sweet and dangerous.