Secret Affair () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-ae and Yoo Ah-in. It aired on cable channel JTBC from March 17 to May 13, 2014, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:50 (KST) for 16 episodes.
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.
Synopsis Oh Hye-won (Kim Hee-ae) is a 40-year-old woman 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 (Yoo Ah-in), a 20-year-old 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 Main Kim Hee-ae as Oh Hye-won, director of planning Yoo Ah-in as Lee Sun-jae Park Hyuk-kwon as Kang Joon-hyung, music professor
People of Seohan Arts Foundation Shim Hye-jin as Han Seong-sook, chairwoman of the foundation Kim Hye-eun as Seo Young-woo, president of the Seoul Arts Center Kim Yong-gun as Seo Pil-won
People around Sun-jae Kyung Soo-jin as Park Da-mi Choi Tae-hwan as Son Jang-ho Lee Kan-hee as Myung-hwa
People of Seohan School of Music Kim Chang-wan as Min Yong-ki Park Jong-hoon as Jo In-seo Shin Ji-ho as Ji Min-woo Jin Bora as Jung Yoo-ra Yang Min-young as Kim In-joo
Others Yoon Bok-in as Yoon Ji-soo Gil Hae-yeon as Ms. Baek Baek Ji-won as Wang Jeong-hee Jang So-yeon as Ahn Se-jin Jeong Eui-soon as Mi-soon Heo Jung-do as Im Jong-soo Kim Kwon as Shin Woo-sung Kim Shin-jae as Jang Shi-eun Seo Jeong-yeon as Korean-Chinese ajumma Choi Hyun-sook as Ok-jin Jang Hyun-sung as Kim In-kyum (guest appearance, episode 10–16) Lee Moo-saeng as Chief Lim
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Drama Secret Affair Best Director Ahn Pan-seok Best Actor Yoo Ah-in Best Screenplay Jung Sung-joo 9th Seoul International Drama Awards Best Actress Kim Hee-ae 7th Korea Drama Awards Best Drama Secret Affair Best Production Director Ahn Pan-seok Top Excellence Award, Actor Yoo Ah-in Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Hee-ae Best Screenplay Jung Sung-joo 3rd APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Yoo Ah-in Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Kim Hee-ae Best Supporting Actor Park Hyuk-kwon Best Supporting Actress Kim Hye-eun Best Writer Jung Sung-joo
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