Secret Love Affair

Secret Love Affair

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, 2014 (2014-03-17) – May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)
Chronology
Preceded by Can We Love?
Followed by Yoo-na's Street
External links
Website

Secret Love Affair (Hangul: 밀회; RR: Milhwe) 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

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014
50th Baeksang Arts Awards[11]
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
9th Seoul International Drama Awards[12]
Best Actress Kim Hee-ae Won
7th Korea Drama Awards
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
3rd APAN Star Awards
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

  1. 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.
  2. Lee, Min-ji (25 February 2014). "Yoo Ah In and Kim Hee Ae Lean in for Secretive Kiss". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  3. Lee, Jeong-bong (17 March 2014). "The cougar and the pianist". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  4. Kim, Hee-eun (19 March 2014). "Koreans quickly falling in love with Secret Love Affair". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  5. Lee, Jawon (20 March 2014). "Secret Love Affair Celebrates a Successful Start Off". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  6. Lim, Mi-jin (4 April 2014). "May-November romances change, in song, film and TV". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  7. "Yoo Ah In to romance Kim Hee Ae in new jTBC drama". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  8. Jones, Julie (18 March 2014). "Controversial K-Drama Secret Love Affair Is A Top Trending Topic In Korea". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  9. "Why Drama Secret Love Affair Is Popular". KDramaStars. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  10. Lee, Jawon (26 March 2014). "Pianist Park Jong Hoon Gives 'Special Compliment' To Yoo Ah In". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  11. 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.
  12. Sohn, Ji-ae (5 September 2014). "Alien love story steals the show at Seoul drama festival". Korea.net. Retrieved 2014-09-07.

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