The 2023 South Korean drama“LIES HIDDEN IN MY GARDEN”is based on a novel of the same name.

The protagonist, 'Moon Joo-ran', who lived in Seoul, moved to a house in the outskirts after experiencing something. While gardening, Moon Joo-ran smelled an unidentified stench, as if something was rotting. She asks her husband and son who came home about the stench, but they say they don't smell anything. Moon Joo-ran, who keeps feeling the stench like a dead body rotting, decides to dig up the ground where the smell is coming from. When she digs up the garden, she finds a human hand. Surprised, Moon Joo-ran calls her husband to check, but he calms her down, saying she's mistaken. Moon Joo-ran has been taking psychiatric medication after witnessing her sister's death years ago and suffering a major mental shock. She tries to ignore what happened in the garden, thinking she saw things because of her mental illness as her husband said, but things start to get strange around her.

Actress Kim Tae-hee plays Moon Joo-ran, a wife who wants a peaceful family life despite her anxious appearance. Kim Tae-hee is one of the most beautiful actresses in South Korea and has starred in dramas such as “Stairway to Heaven”, “IRIS”, “Yong Pal”, and “Hi Bye Mama”. Since her debut as an actress in 2001, she has been plagued by acting controversies, but she received positive reviews for her acting in “Yong Pal” in 2015. In this drama, “LIES HIDDEN IN MY GARDEN”, she received positive reviews for her portrayal of Moon Joo-ran, a wife who goes through a lot of mental conflicts.

Meanwhile, 'Chu Sang-eun', who is suffering from domestic violence, is pregnant, but she can't even have a decent meal and lives in fear of her husband's violence. Chu Sang-eun even installs a hidden camera in her house to leave evidence of her being abused, but her husband seems to have noticed and beats her up in the bedroom, a blind spot, with the door closed. Chu Sang-eun, who was preparing for a divorce lawsuit, hears from her husband that a large sum of money will be coming in soon. She decides to go out with her husband for now. The place they arrive at in the car is Moon Joo-ran's house. Chu Sang-eun looks at the huge mansion with envious eyes. While her husband goes into Moon Joo-ran's house, Chu Sang-eun, who is left alone in the car, finds a cell phone that appears to belong to a girl in the car.

Actress Im Ji-yeon plays Chu Sang-eun. Im Ji-yeon, who perfectly played the role of 'Park Yeon-jin', the school violence perpetrator, in the Netflix series “The Glory”, which became a huge hit, played a victim of domestic violence in this drama, “LIES HIDDEN IN MY GARDEN”.

One of the most talked-about scenes in “LIES HIDDEN IN MY GARDEN” was the scene of Chu Sang-eun eating jajangmyeon (black bean noodles) after her husband's death. After the sudden death of her abusive husband, Chu Sang-eun, who received a call from her brother-in-law while eating jajangmyeon deliciously at a Chinese restaurant, casually tells him that her husband is dead while chewing her food. This scene was a topic of conversation because of its chilling acting and it also helped the drama become more widely known.

Was there really a dead body buried in Moon Joo-ran's garden? Why did Chu Sang-eun's husband die suddenly? If you watch the drama, you can enjoy it more by focusing on how Moon Joo-ran and Chu Sang-eun, who seem like allies but also enemies, unravel the case.

The South Korean drama “LIES HIDDEN IN MY GARDEN” can be viewed on GENIE TV, TVING, NETFLIX, Prime Video, Rakuten VIKI, iQIYI, and hulu.