Secret Love Affair
| Secret Love Affair | |
|---|---|
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Promotional poster for Secret Love Affair | |
| Genre |
Romance Melodrama |
| Written by | Jung Sung-joo |
| Directed by | Ahn Pan-seok |
| Starring |
Kim Hee-ae Yoo Ah-in |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Park Joon-seo |
| Producer(s) | Kim Eui-seok |
| Location(s) | Korea |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:50 (KST) |
| Production company(s) |
Future 1 Dramahouse |
| Release | |
| Original network | jTBC |
| Original release | March 17 – May 13, 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Can We Love? |
| Followed by | Yoo-na's Street |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Secret Love Affair (Hangul: 밀회; RR: Milhoe) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-ae and Yoo Ah-in.[1][2][3] It aired on cable channel jTBC from March 17 to May 13, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:50 for 16 episodes.[4][5]
A story about a married woman in her 40s who has an affair with a pianist in his 20s, the romance melodrama explores the struggle between attraction and societal expectation.[6] It is a remake of the 2005 Japanese film Tokyo Tower.[7][8][9]
Plot
Oh Hye-won is a woman in her forties who feels that she's leading a fulfilling life. Elegant, sophisticated and excellent at dealing with people, she spares no effort in her quest for success as the director of planning for the Seohan Arts Foundation. But then she meets Lee Sun-jae, a twenty-something genius pianist from an impoverished background, who is unaware of his ability and works as a quick delivery guy. Hye-won experiences for the first time what truly falling in love is like, and she and Sun-jae begin a passionate affair which they must keep secret because it threatens to unravel both their lives.
Cast
- Kim Hee-ae as Oh Hye-won
- Yoo Ah-in as Lee Sun-jae
- Park Hyuk-kwon as Kang Joon-hyung
- Shim Hye-jin as Han Seong-sook
- Kim Hye-eun as Seo Young-woo
- Kim Yong-gun as Seo Pil-won
- Kyung Soo-jin as Park Da-mi
- Choi Tae-hwan as Son Jang-ho
- Lee Kan-hee as Myung-hwa
- Kim Chang-wan as Min Yong-ki
- Park Jong-hoon as Jo In-seo[10]
- Shin Ji-ho as Ji Min-woo
- Jin Bo-ra as Jung Yoo-ra
- Yang Min-young as Kim In-joo
- Baek Ji-won as Secretary Wang
- Kim Shin-jae as Jang Shi-eun
- Kim Kwon as Woo-sung
- Seo Jung-yeon as Korean-Chinese ajumma
- Yoon Bok-in as Ji-soo
- Jang So-yeon as Se-jin
- Jang Hyun-sung as Kim In-kyum (guest appearance, ep 15-16)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | |
Best Drama | Secret Love Affair | Nominated |
| Best Actor (TV) | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | ||
| Best Director (TV) | Ahn Pan-seok | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay (TV) | Jung Sung-joo | Won | ||
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Best Actress | Kim Hee-ae | Won | |
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Best Drama | Secret Love Affair | Nominated | |
| Best Production Director | Ahn Pan-seok | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Jung Sung-joo | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Hee-ae | Nominated | ||
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Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Hee-ae | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Park Hyuk-kwon | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hye-eun | Won | ||
| Best Writer | Jung Sung-joo | Won |
References
- ↑ Oh, Soo-kyung (20 February 2014). "Kim Hee Ae and Yoo Ah In sizzles in Secret Love Affair drama poster". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ↑ Lee, Min-ji (25 February 2014). "Yoo Ah In and Kim Hee Ae Lean in for Secretive Kiss". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ↑ Lee, Jeong-bong (17 March 2014). "The cougar and the pianist". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- ↑ Kim, Hee-eun (19 March 2014). "Koreans quickly falling in love with Secret Love Affair". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ↑ Lee, Jawon (20 March 2014). "Secret Love Affair Celebrates a Successful Start Off". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ↑ Lim, Mi-jin (4 April 2014). "May-November romances change, in song, film and TV". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
- ↑ "Yoo Ah In to romance Kim Hee Ae in new jTBC drama". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ↑ Jones, Julie (18 March 2014). "Controversial K-Drama Secret Love Affair Is A Top Trending Topic In Korea". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ↑ "Why Drama Secret Love Affair Is Popular". KDramaStars. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- ↑ Lee, Jawon (26 March 2014). "Pianist Park Jong Hoon Gives 'Special Compliment' To Yoo Ah In". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ↑ Chung, Joo-won (27 May 2014). "Song Gang-ho, Jun Ji-hyun get top nods at Baeksang Awards". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ Sohn, Ji-ae (5 September 2014). "Alien love story steals the show at Seoul drama festival". Korea.net. Retrieved 2014-09-07.