Secret Love () 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.
Plot 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.
Cast
Main Hwang Jung-eum as Kang Yoo-jung
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.
Ji Sung as Jo Min-hyuk 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.
Bae Soo-bin as Ahn Do-hoon
Once a brilliant and righteous prosecutor, after his girlfriend went into prison instead of him, he transforms into an ambitious man, hungry for power.
Lee Da-hee as Shin Se-yeon 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 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 Yoo-geon as San/Jeong Hwan Lee Dong-ha
Ratings 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 shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area 1 25 September 20134.7% 4.7% 5.3% 5.6% 226 September 20134.1% 4.3% 5.7% 5.9% 3 2 October 20136.2% 6.6% 7.2% 7.9% 43 October 20137.8% 9.1% 10.7% 12.7% 5 9 October 201310.6% 11.8% 12.4% 14.2% 610 October 201311.9% 13.1% 14.6% 15.4% 716 October 201312.4% 13.4% 15.1% 16.2% 817 October 201312.9% 14.6% 15.3% 16.4% 923 October 201313.0% 14.9% 15.3% 16.8% 1024 October 201313.8% 14.7% 16.3% 18.4% 1130 October 201313.2% 15.9% 15.7% 17.3% 1231 October 201314.6% 17.2% 16.7% 18.8% 13 6 November 201313.3% 15.5% 15.8% 16.9% 14 7 November 201313.4% 15.6% 17.3% 18.9% 15 13 November 201313.3% 14.7% 17.4% 18.6% 16 14 November 2013.15.4% 18.0% 18.9% 20.6% Average 11.3% 12.8% 13.7% 15.0%
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryRecipient Result2013KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Ji Sung Top Excellence Award, Actress Hwang Jung-eum Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Ji Sung Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Hwang Jung-eum Best Supporting Actor Bae Soo-bin Best Supporting Actress Lee Da-hee Netizen Choice Award Hwang Jung-eum Popularity Award Ji Sung Bae Soo-bin Hwang Jung-eum Lee Da-hee Best Couple Award Ji Sung and Hwang Jung-eum Bae Soo-bin and Lee Da-hee 201450th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actor (TV) Ji Sung Most Popular Actress (TV) Hwang Jung-eum Best OST Tears Stole the Heart - Ailee 2nd Asia Rainbow TV Awards Outstanding Modern Drama Secret Love 7th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Hwang Jung-eum 3rd APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Ji Sung
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Version 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.
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