Secret Love Affair

16 episodes1 season

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Overview:

Despite being married and having a fulfilling career as a sophisticated arts foundation director, something is missing in Oh Hye Won's life. When she meets twenty-something Lee Seon Jae, Hye Won's appetite for passion is awakened, and she soon falls for the impoverished piano prodigy. Though they risk everything, Hye Won and Seon Jae can't help but embark on an affair that threatens to destroy both their lives. Based on the 2005 Japanese film Tokyo Tower, this romance aches with the desperate struggle between love and reality.

Created by:

Ahn Pan-seok

Status:

Ended

Language:

Korean

First air date:

3/17/2014

Last air date:

5/13/2014

Key words:

infidelity
love
teacher student relationship
older woman younger man relationship
rich man poor woman
societal ignorance

Seasons

Season 1

16 Episodes

Cast

Park Hyuk-kwon

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Kang Joon-hyung and 1 more

Kim Hee-ae

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Oh Hye-Won

Yoo Ah-in

~ as ~

Lee Sun-Jae

Kim Hye-eun

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Seo Young-woo

Jang So-yeon

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Se-jin

Kim Kwon

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Woo-sung

Shim Hye-jin

~ as ~

Han Sung-Sook

Kim Chang-wan

~ as ~

Dean Min Yong-Ki

Gyeong Su-jin

~ as ~

Park Da-Mi

Kim Yong-geon

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Seo Pil-Won

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Reviews (1)

ParkMin
Written 2 year(s) ago
5
I'm kinda disappointed, maybe I expected too much judging by who's behind it. It started off heading in one direction then ended up in a different direction. They took away the focus from the relationship/affair and brought the company issues in its place. The relationship already lacked depth and development but neglecting it in the later episodes harmed the drama even more. Speaking of which, I didn't like how they laid out the story with the any of the characters outside the 2 main ones. There was also no real tension or consequences to the affair. The husband failed to play any meaningful role in the story. The main leads brought a good performance but the same can't be said about the rest. Although, whenever there was a moment that required the leads to act "feeling guilty" it came across as artificial, they could have done better with these scenes. Which brings me to my last point that is the production, it was kinda a hit or miss, sometimes it was wonderful while other times was totally distasteful and experimental. Some transitions were off, as if some scenes were cut short and abruptly. At least the music bits were good. It's still a decent drama but not a one that I would recommend from this genre.