''Secret Love'' (; lit. ''Secret'') is a 2013 South Korean television series starring

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and

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. It aired on

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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

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

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. 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. *

as Jo Min-hyuk :A second-generation

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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. *

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. *

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

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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 *

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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 *

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as Choi Kwang-soo, Jo Min-hyuk's secretary and Kwang-min's younger brother *

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as Kang Woo-chul, Kang Yoo-jung's father *

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as Yang Hae-ri, Kang Yoo-jung's friend *

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as Dan-bal / Lee Ja-yeong *

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as Sandra Hwang *

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as Lee Hye-jin, Kang Yoo-jung's prison friend *

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as Park Kye-ok, Ahn Do-hoon's mother *

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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

*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.

Awards and nominations

Original soundtrack

Track listings

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.

References

External links

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