| Love & Secret | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Romance Corporate Family Melodrama |
| Written by | Kim Kyung-hee |
| Directed by | Park Man-young |
| Starring | Shin So-yul Kim Heung-soo |
| Music by | Choi In-hee |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 102 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jung Hae-ryong |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Production company | iWill Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | November 11, 2014 (2014-11-11) – April 3, 2015 (2015-04-03) |
Love & Secret (Korean: 달콤한 비밀; RR: Dalkomhan bimil; lit. Sweet Secret) is a 2014 South Korean daily drama starring Shin So-yul and Kim Heung-soo. It aired on KBS2 from November 11, 2014 to April 3, 2015 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:50 for 102 episodes.
Plot
Han Ah-reum, the daughter of the Korean Vice-Minister for Culture, returns home with a child born out of wedlock, a fact that will shame her family and ruin the chances of her father becoming the Minister for Culture. Cheon Sung-woon, heir of the Winner fashion and clothing company, is being backed into an arranged marriage that he does not want. When the paths of the two cross and re-cross, initial hostility turns into love. However, the secret of Ah-reum's illegitimate daughter may become a barrier to true love.
Cast
Main characters
- Shin So-yul as Han Ah-reum
- Fashion student who was pregnant with Phillip's daughter, Tiffany, but was abandoned by him. She becomes a single mother despite the stigma that it brings, and later becomes a designer at Winner's in order to provide for her daughter, where she meets and falls in love with Cheon Sung-woon.
- Kim Heung-soo as Cheon Sung-woon
- Director of the Winner's Group, he falls in love with Ah-reum and breaks off an arranged marriage with Go Yoon-yi. He persists in wanting to marry Ah-reum even after it is discovered that she is a single mother.
- Yang Jin-woo as Phillip Choi
- Hedge fund manager who abandons Ah-reum for a financially more lucrative marriage, but seeks a divorce from his wife once he has extracted what he wants from it. When Ah-reum rejects him, he becomes obsessed with winning her back, and taking custody of Tiffany. He uses Winner's need for expansion capital to manipulate Sung-woon and Ah-reum
- Yeon Min-ji as Go Yoon-yi
- Corporate lawyer, and Sung-woon's friend since childhood. She is from an impoverished background, and Sung-woon's family paid for her education with the intention of marrying her to him. When Sung-woon breaks off their engagement, she helps Phillip and betrays Winner's in order to drive Sung-woon and Ah-reum apart.
Supporting characters
- Han family
- Jung Dong-hwan as Han Pan-suk
- Ah-reum's father, the vice-minister for culture and candidate to become minister. He ruins his career and reputation for probity in order to protect Ah-reum.
- Kim Hye-ok as Oh Myung-hwa
- Ah-reum's mother, a housewife who suffers early onset dementia, which Phillip uses to snatch Tiffany and paint Ah-reum as an unfit mother.
- Son Seung-won as Han Jin-woo
- Ah-reum's younger brother, a medical student and talented singer.
- Park Joon-myun as Oh Sun-hwa
- Choi Seung-kyung as Kwon Young-soo
- Yang Han-yeol as Kwon Hyuk-min
- Chun family
- Kim Eung-soo as Chun Do-hyung
- Hwang In-young as Lee Soo-ah
- Heo Jin as Lee Hae-bang
- Jo Hyun-do as Chun Sung-ho
- Extended cast
- Jo Hyun-sik as Secretary Jang
- Im Baek-chun as Kim Sung-chul
- Yoo Hee-do as Woo Sang-joon
- Son Se-bin as Heo Anna
Ratings
- 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 | AGB Nielsen | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | 2014/11/11 | 14.6% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 15.4% |
| 2 | 2014/11/12 | 18.1% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 17.6% |
| 3 | 2014/11/13 | 16.0% | 15.3% | 16.4% | 17.3% |
| 4 | 2014/11/14 | 15.9% | 15.8% | 16.5% | |
| 5 | 2014/11/17 | 18.2% | 18.3% | 18.6% | 19.3% |
| 6 | 2014/11/18 | 16.8% | 17.0% | 15.4% | |
| 7 | 2014/11/19 | 17.4% | 17.1% | 17.7% | 17.8% |
| 8 | 2014/11/20 | 17.0% | 16.8% | 17.6% | |
| 9 | 2014/11/24 | 17.7% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 18.1% |
| 10 | 2014/11/25 | 16.8% | 16.2% | 16.9% | |
| 11 | 2014/11/26 | 18.2% | 16.8% | 17.7% | |
| 12 | 2014/11/27 | 17.5% | 16.1% | 17.3% | 17.8% |
| 13 | 2014/11/28 | 16.4% | 16.7% | 16.8% | |
| 14 | 2014/12/01 | 18.2% | 17.9% | 18.6% | 18.9% |
| 15 | 2014/12/02 | 17.2% | 16.8% | 17.7% | 18.1% |
| 16 | 2014/12/03 | 18.6% | 17.7% | 18.1% | 18.6% |
| 17 | 2014/12/04 | 19.5% | 19.4% | 19.2% | 19.7% |
| 18 | 2014/12/05 | 18.0% | 16.8% | 17.6% | 17.3% |
| 19 | 2014/12/08 | 19.1% | 18.3% | 18.7% | 19.2% |
| 20 | 2014/12/09 | 18.5% | 18.6% | 18.0% | 19.3% |
| 21 | 2014/12/10 | 19.4% | 18.8% | 18.5% | 18.2% |
| 22 | 2014/12/11 | 19.5% | 20.1% | 18.7% | 19.2% |
| 23 | 2014/12/12 | 16.6% | 15.6% | 18.1% | |
| 24 | 2014/12/15 | 17.5% | 16.8% | 18.2% | 19.8% |
| 25 | 2014/12/16 | 17.8% | 17.7% | 17.3% | 17.6% |
| 26 | 2014/12/17 | 19.4% | 19.0% | 18.7% | 18.8% |
| 27 | 2014/12/18 | 17.8% | 17.1% | 19.2% | 19.7% |
| 28 | 2014/12/19 | 17.8% | 16.7% | 17.6% | |
| 29 | 2014/12/22 | 19.2% | 18.0% | 19.2% | 19.0% |
| 30 | 2014/12/23 | 18.8% | 18.5% | 16.9% | 16.7% |
| 31 | 2014/12/24 | 16.9% | 16.1% | 18.0% | 18.3% |
| 32 | 2014/12/25 | 20.0% | 18.3% | 20.3% | 21.1% |
| 33 | 2014/12/26 | 19.6% | 19.7% | 19.6% | 19.5% |
| 34 | 2014/12/29 | 19.9% | 20.5% | 19.8% | 19.9% |
| 35 | 2014/12/30 | 19.4% | 19.1% | 19.0% | 19.1% |
| 36 | 2014/12/31 | 18.7% | 19.5% | 18.2% | 17.8% |
| 37 | 2015/01/01 | 21.2% | 21.3% | 20.8% | 20.2% |
| 38 | 2015/01/02 | 18.9% | 19.1% | 17.9% | 17.5% |
| 39 | 2015/01/05 | 19.6% | 20.0% | 20.4% | 21.0% |
| 40 | 2015/01/06 | 20.7% | 20.8% | 20.0% | 19.9% |
| 41 | 2015/01/07 | 18.3% | 17.0% | 17.6% | 17.2% |
| 42 | 2015/01/08 | 18.9% | 19.2% | 20.1% | 21.1% |
| 43 | 2015/01/09 | 19.2% | 18.6% | 19.3% | 19.6% |
| 44 | 2015/01/12 | 18.1% | 17.1% | 18.8% | |
| 45 | 2015/01/13 | 18.0% | 17.4% | 18.4% | 18.8% |
| 46 | 2015/01/14 | 19.6% | 18.6% | 19.5% | 19.9% |
| 47 | 2015/01/15 | 20.2% | 19.4% | 18.7% | 19.6% |
| 48 | 2015/01/16 | 18.2% | 18.7% | 18.3% | 18.4% |
| 49 | 2015/01/19 | 19.6% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.6% |
| 50 | 2015/01/20 | 18.5% | 17.9% | 18.6% | 18.9% |
| 51 | 2015/01/21 | 18.6% | 17.5% | 18.8% | 18.3% |
| 52 | 2015/01/22 | 19.0% | 17.9% | 18.6% | 18.9% |
| 53 | 2015/01/23 | 17.2% | 16.3% | 16.9% | 17.4% |
| 54 | 2015/01/26 | 16.6% | 16.4% | 16.5% | |
| 55 | 2015/01/27 | 19.9% | 18.2% | 19.4% | 19.5% |
| 56 | 2015/01/28 | 19.5% | 18.5% | 17.7% | 17.2% |
| 57 | 2015/01/29 | 19.4% | 18.0% | 18.3% | 18.9% |
| 58 | 2015/01/30 | 18.3% | 17.4% | 17.1% | 16.8% |
| 59 | 2015/02/02 | 20.2% | 19.3% | 20.1% | 20.2% |
| 60 | 2015/02/03 | 20.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% | 18.3% |
| 61 | 2015/02/04 | 18.3% | 16.8% | 18.2% | 17.6% |
| 62 | 2015/02/05 | 18.8% | 18.2% | 17.0% | 16.7% |
| 63 | 2015/02/06 | 16.3% | 15.2% | 14.7% | |
| 64 | 2015/02/09 | 19.4% | 18.2% | 17.2% | 16.9% |
| 65 | 2015/02/10 | 20.0% | 18.5% | 17.7% | 17.4% |
| 66 | 2015/02/11 | 18.6% | 17.0% | 16.1% | 14.9% |
| 67 | 2015/02/12 | 19.1% | 18.9% | 18.1% | 17.9% |
| 68 | 2015/02/13 | 18.1% | 17.3% | 16.8% | 16.4% |
| 69 | 2015/02/16 | 19.4% | 18.3% | 19.7% | 19.8% |
| 70 | 2015/02/17 | 18.0% | 18.3% | 18.2% | 18.9% |
| 71 | 2015/02/18 | 15.6% | 16.0% | 14.9% | 14.2% |
| 72 | 2015/02/19 | 14.5% | 14.5% | 12.6% | 11.9% |
| 73 | 2015/02/20 | 15.9% | 15.0% | 14.7% | 14.2% |
| 74 | 2015/02/23 | 19.1% | 18.9% | 18.2% | 19.3% |
| 75 | 2015/02/24 | 20.2% | 19.3% | 19.8% | 20.3% |
| 76 | 2015/02/25 | 18.8% | 16.2% | 18.3% | 17.8% |
| 77 | 2015/02/26 | 17.7% | 16.0% | 17.6% | 18.3% |
| 78 | 2015/02/27 | 19.3% | 19.2% | 18.5% | 19.6% |
| 79 | 2015/03/02 | 18.8% | 18.4% | 18.7% | 19.8% |
| 80 | 2015/03/03 | 21.6% | 21.0% | 19.7% | 20.6% |
| 81 | 2015/03/04 | 18.7% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 17.4% |
| 82 | 2015/03/05 | 18.4% | 17.7% | 18.5% | 18.3% |
| 83 | 2015/03/06 | 19.2% | 18.5% | 17.7% | 18.5% |
| 84 | 2015/03/09 | 19.4% | 18.7% | 19.4% | 19.7% |
| 85 | 2015/03/10 | 20.0% | 19.7% | 18.7% | 18.5% |
| 86 | 2015/03/11 | 17.9% | 16.6% | 18.2% | |
| 87 | 2015/03/12 | 18.6% | 17.4% | 19.3% | 20.0% |
| 88 | 2015/03/13 | 19.2% | 17.6% | 17.9% | 17.7% |
| 89 | 2015/03/16 | 18.3% | 17.5% | 18.3% | 18.1% |
| 90 | 2015/03/17 | 19.3% | 18.7% | 20.0% | 19.8% |
| 91 | 2015/03/18 | 17.9% | 17.1% | 17.9% | 17.3% |
| 92 | 2015/03/19 | 19.2% | 18.2% | 17.8% | |
| 93 | 2015/03/20 | 18.1% | 17.9% | 17.3% | 17.1% |
| 94 | 2015/03/23 | 18.8% | 17.8% | 18.9% | 19.1% |
| 95 | 2015/03/24 | 21.0% | 18.9% | 20.1% | 20.5% |
| 96 | 2015/03/25 | 19.1% | 17.4% | 18.5% | 18.4% |
| 97 | 2015/03/26 | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.0% | |
| 98 | 2015/03/30 | 20.9% | 17.6% | 19.2% | 19.4% |
| 99 | 2015/03/31 | 19.9% | 17.7% | 19.4% | 19.0% |
| 100 | 2015/04/01 | 21.3% | 18.8% | 20.0% | 19.4% |
| 101 | 2015/04/02 | 21.4% | 19.6% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| 102 | 2015/04/03 | 22.3% | 21.5% | 19.8% | 19.5% |
| Average | 18.67% | 17.92% | 18.19% | 18.36% | |
- Episodes 71-73 affected by Korean New Year
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Kim Heung-soo | Nominated |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | Shin So-yul | Won | ||
| Best New Actress | Nominated |
International broadcast
The series aired, one week after initial broadcast, on KBS World with subtitles.
References
- "Love & Secret". KBS World. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- Jones, Julie (October 16, 2014). "Sweet Secrets Offers A New Spin On The Single Mom Drama". KDramaStars. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- "Sweet Secrets preview: Shin So-yul and Kim Heung-soo". Hancinema. October 30, 2014. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- Kim, Gwang-kuk (November 6, 2014). 새 일일극 '달콤한 비밀', 비밀은 있어도 막장은 없다?. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- Song, Soo-bin (November 7, 2014). '달콤한 비밀' 신소율 김흥수, 공식 포스터 2종 공개 '기대감 증폭'. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- Yang, Seung-yong (October 28, 2014). 배우 손세빈 김흥수, 신소율과 KBS 일일 드라마 '달콤한 비밀' 출연. News Town (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Love & Secret on KBS World
- Love & Secret at HanCinema
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