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Secret Love (South Korean TV series)

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Secret Love
Promotional poster
Also known asSecret
GenreMelodrama
Thriller
Created byKwak ki won
KBS Drama Division
Written byChoi Ho-chul
Yoo Bo-ra
Directed byLee Eung-bok
Baek Sang-hoon
StarringJi Sung
Hwang Jung-eum
Bae Soo-bin
Lee Da-hee
Music byGaemi
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersHwang Eui-kyung
Choi Kwan-yong
Hwang Chang-woo
ProducersKim Jung-hyun
Park Woo-ram
Production locationKorea
Running time60 minutes on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companiesSecret Love SPC
Content K
Original release
NetworkKBS2
Release25 September (2013-09-25) –
14 November 2013 (2013-11-14)

Secret Love (Korean비밀; RRBimil; lit. Secret) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-eum, Ji Sung, Bae Soo-bin and Lee Da-hee. It aired on KBS2 from September 25 to November 14, 2013, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[1][2][3][4][5]

Plot

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A rich "bad boy" falls in love with an innocent but tenacious woman who went to prison for her boyfriend's 'hit and run' murder. As the story unfolds, secrets begin to unravel.[6][7][8]

Cast

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Main

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She sacrifices her future by going to prison in place of her then-boyfriend, Do-hoon after he kills a woman in a hit-and-run. Refusing to give in to despair, she emerges from prison becoming a stronger woman who's determined to make a fresh start and live differently.
A second-generation chaebol who has everything but a good personality, he burns with revenge after the death of his girlfriend, who was killed in the hit-and-run. He later realises there is a whole different story to the original culprit, and falls in love with the seemingly worst person to do so (Yoo-jung) as he realised her kindness in life.
Once a brilliant and righteous prosecutor, after his girlfriend went into prison instead of him, he transforms into an ambitious man, hungry for power.
She is engaged to Min-hyuk, and she has been buried in insecurity because of Min-hyuk's love to Ji-hee (his deceased girlfriend), then to Yoo-jung as the story progresses.

Supporting

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  • Lee Deok-hwa as Chairman Jo Han-il, father of Jo Min-hyuk and Jo Min-joo
  • Jo Mi-ryung as Madam Hong In-joo, Chairman Jo Han-il's wife, Min-joo's mother and Min-hyuk's step-mother
  • Song Min-kyung as Jo Min-joo, Jo Min-hyuk's sister
  • Yang Jin-sung as Seo Ji-hee, Jo Min-hyuk's girlfriend, killed in crash
  • Lee Seung-joon as Choi Kwang-min, Chairman Jo Han-il's secretary and Kwang-soo's older brother
  • Choi Woong as Choi Kwang-soo, Jo Min-hyuk's secretary and Kwang-min's younger brother
  • Kang Nam-gil as Kang Woo-chul, Kang Yoo-jung's father
  • Ahn Ji-hyun as Yang Hae-ri, Kang Yoo-jung's friend
  • Jung Soo-young as Dan-bal / Lee Ja-yeong
  • Hwang Seok-jeong as Sandra Hwang
  • Moon Ji-in as Lee Hye-jin, Kang Yoo-jung's prison friend
  • Yang Hee-kyung as Park Kye-ok, Ahn Do-hoon's mother
  • Kang Shin-il as Ahn In-hwan, Ahn Do-hoon's father
  • Kim Hyun-kyun as Park Hyun-seok
  • Han Ki-joong as Yang Ik-tae
  • ?? as Assemblyman Shin Sang-ho
  • Kim Hee-ryeong as Madam Yeon Mi-yeon
  • Yoon Gil as Kim Jae-ha
  • Kim Seong-hun as restaurant manager
  • Jung Yoogeon as San/Jeong Hwan
  • Lee Dong-ha

Ratings

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  • In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
    • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[11] AGB Nielsen[12]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 25 September 2013 4.7% (NR) 4.7% (NR) 5.3% (NR) 5.6% (NR)
2 26 September 2013 4.1% (NR) 4.3% (NR) 5.7% (NR) 5.9% (NR)
3 2 October 2013 6.2% (NR) 6.6% (NR) 7.2% (NR) 7.9% (19th)
4 3 October 2013 7.8% (18th) 9.1% (14th) 10.7% (11th) 12.7% (9th)
5 9 October 2013 10.6% (9th) 11.8% (7th) 12.4% (6th) 14.2% (4th)
6 10 October 2013 11.9% (9th) 13.1% (6th) 14.6% (3rd) 15.4% (3rd)
7 16 October 2013 12.4% (5th) 13.4% (5th) 15.1% (3rd) 16.2% (3rd)
8 17 October 2013 12.9% (6th) 14.6% (5th) 15.3% (3rd) 16.4% (3rd)
9 23 October 2013 13.0% (5th) 14.9% (4th) 15.3% (4th) 16.8% (3rd)
10 24 October 2013 13.8% (6th) 14.7% (6th) 16.3% (3rd) 18.4% (2nd)
11 30 October 2013 13.2% (6th) 15.9% (4th) 15.7% (3rd) 17.3% (3rd)
12 31 October 2013 14.6% (3rd) 17.2% (3rd) 16.7% (2nd) 18.8% (2nd)
13 6 November 2013 13.3% (5th) 15.5% (4th) 15.8% (4th) 16.9% (3rd)
14 7 November 2013 13.4% (6th) 15.6% (5th) 17.3% (3rd) 18.9% (2nd)
15 13 November 2013 13.3% (7th) 14.7% (5th) 17.4% (3rd) 18.6% (3rd)
16 14 November 2013. 15.4% (4th) 18.0% (3rd) 18.9% (3rd) 20.6% (2nd)
Average 11.3% 12.8% 13.7% 15.0%

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2013 KBS Drama Awards[13] Top Excellence Award, Actor Ji Sung Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress Hwang Jung-eum Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Ji Sung Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Hwang Jung-eum Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Bae Soo-bin Won
Best Supporting Actress Lee Da-hee Won
Netizen Choice Award Hwang Jung-eum Won
Popularity Award Ji Sung Won
Bae Soo-bin Nominated
Hwang Jung-eum Nominated
Lee Da-hee Nominated
Best Couple Award Ji Sung and Hwang Jung-eum Won
Bae Soo-bin and Lee Da-hee Nominated
2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actor (TV) Ji Sung Nominated
Most Popular Actress (TV) Hwang Jung-eum Nominated
Best OST Tears Stole the Heart - Ailee Nominated
2nd Asia Rainbow TV Awards Outstanding Modern Drama Secret Love Won
7th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Hwang Jung-eum Nominated
3rd APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Ji Sung Nominated

Original soundtrack

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Secret Love OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
GenreSoundtrack, Pop
LanguageKorean, English

Track listings

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."Because Of Tears"Ailee4:04
2."Secret Love"Ji Sook ft. Outsider3:26

International broadcast

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  • Japan Japan - KNTV - February 14, 2014[14]
  • Philippines Philippines - GMA Network - July 14, 2014 to September 11, 2014 [15] and with replays on GMA News TV from December 10, 2016, to March 26, 2017
  • Thailand Thailand - True Asian Series - May 17, 2014[16] and with replays on Channel 3 from August 7, 2020, to August 26, 2020[17]
  • Turkey Turkey - Kanal 7 - August 27, 2018<ref>"Feda". 23 January 2018.

Version

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Secret Love later being adapted into a Malay-language drama, dubbed Patahnya Sebelah Sayap (broke leftwings) starred Ummi Nazeera, Aeril Zafril and Izzue Islam in March 2018 in TV3. However, only a few scene is similar, and most of the scenes were changed to follow Malaysian custom and life style, which differs greatly to the Korean Society.

Secret Love was also adapted into a Turkish drama, dubbed Meryem – Tales Of Innocence, starred Furkan Andic, Ayça Aysin Turan and Cemal Toktas. It was produced by TMC and aired on Kanal D from August 2, 2017, to February 28, 2018. And yet the Turkish remake witnessed some changes that are different from the original Korean plot.

Secret Love was also adapted into a Vietnamese drama as 7 năm chưa cưới để chia tay, aired directly on VieON around June 2024.

References

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  1. ^ "Ji Sung plays a cold and cruel man who Hwang Jung-eum falls for!". KBS Global. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  2. ^ Jeon, Su-mi (12 August 2013). "Ji Sung and Hwang Jung Eum Attend Their First Script Reading for Secret". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  3. ^ Oh, Jean (11 September 2013). "Hwang Jung-eum ready for her close-up". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  4. ^ Lee, Cory (11 October 2013). "Secret Love Takes 1st Crown, The Inheritors and Medical Top Team Make Smooth Debut". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  5. ^ Lee, Cory (15 November 2013). "Secret Love Exits at the Top Places on TV Charts". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  6. ^ Lee, Eun-ah (6 August 2013). "Ji Sung, Hwang Jung-eum Cast in New Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  7. ^ Lee, Sun-min (7 August 2013). "Ji Sung and Hwang Jung-eum team up in new drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  8. ^ Jeon, Su-mi (6 August 2013). "Ji Sung to Star in Secret with Hwang Jung Eum". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  9. ^ Lee, Sun-min (12 September 2013). "Ji Sung holds off wedding plans for drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  10. ^ Kang, Jung-yeon (7 August 2013). "Lee Da-hee to Join Ji Sung and Hwang Jung-eum's Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  11. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  12. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  13. ^ Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Kim Hye-soo Reclaims Glory, Good Doctor, Secret Love Win Big at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  14. ^ "韓流No.1 チャンネル-KNTV". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  15. ^ "Secret Love preems tonight on GMA 7". The Philippine Star. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  16. ^ "(KBS2 2013) ซ่อนรักซ่อนเร้น (Secret Love) ทาง true 4U ดิจิตอลทีวีช่อง 24 เริ่มศุกร์ 19 ธ.ค.นี้". popcornfor2.com. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 2013-10-16. Thai: ภาษาไทย
  17. ^ "Secret Love (ซ่อนรักซ่อนแค้น)". Ch3 (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
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