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The Secret of My Love

2017 · 1 season

A slow-burning, melancholy family drama about identity and love, with a tense emotional edge and moments of warmth.

Created by
Jin Hyung-wook
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Kang Se-jung, Song Chang-eui, Park Jung-ah
Overview
A man desperately wants to be "real," so he puts on a "real" mask. A woman wants to be loved so much that she throws out her younger sister and replaces her. The drama shows the struggles of these two, man and woman, who look for ways to find true happiness in their lives.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Jin Hyung-wook
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Kang Se-jung, Song Chang-eui, Park Jung-ah
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • love
  • betrayal
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Created by
Jin Hyung-wook
Written by
Kim Yeon-shin
Starring
Kang Se-jung, Song Chang-eui, Park Jung-ah, Kim Da-hyun
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 40 min each
Network
KBS2
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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