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Love & Secret | |
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Genre | Romance Corporate Family |
Written by | Kim Kyung-hee |
Directed by | Park Man-young |
Starring | Shin So-yul Kim Heung-soo |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 102 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Jung Hae-ryong |
Running time | 35 Minutes Mondays to Fridays at 19:50 (KST) |
Production company(s) | iWill Media |
Release | |
Original network | Korean Broadcasting System |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital |
Original release | November 11, 2014 – April 3, 2015 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Two Mothers |
Followed by | Love on a Rooftop |
External links | |
Website |
Love & Secret[1] (Korean: 달콤한 비밀; RR: Dalkomhan bimil; lit. Sweet Secret) is a 2014 South Koreandaily drama starring Shin So-yul and Kim Heung-soo.[2][3] It aired on KBS2 from November 11, 2014 to April 3, 2015 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:50 for 102 episodes.[4][5]
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Plot[edit]
Han Ah-reum, the daughter of the Korean Vice-Minister for Culture, returns home with a child born out of wedlock, a fact that will shame her family and ruin the chances of her father becoming the Minister for Culture. Chun Sung-woon, heir of the Winner fashion and clothing company, is being backed into an arranged marriage that he does not want. When the paths of the two cross and re-cross, initial hostility turns into love. However, the secret of Ah-reum's illegitimate daughter may become a barrier to true love.
Cast[edit]
Main characters[edit]
- Shin So-yul as Han Ah-reum
- Fashion student who becomes pregnant with Phillip's daughter Tiffany, but is abandoned by him, becomes a single mother despite the stigma that brings, becomes a designer at Winner's in order to provide for her daughter, where she meets and falls in love with Cheon Sung-woon.
- Kim Heung-soo as Cheon Sung-woon
- Director of the Winner's Group, falls in love with Ah-reum and breaks off an arranged marriage with Go Yoon-yi, persists in wanting to marry Ah-reum even after it is discovered that she is a single mother
- Yang Jin-woo as Phillip Choi
- Hedge fund manager, abandons Ah-reum for a financially more lucrative marriage but seeks a divorce from his wife once he has extracted what he wants from it, when Ah-reum rejects him becomes obsessed with winning back Ah-reum and taking custody of Tiffany, uses Winner's need for expansion capital to manipulate Sung-woon and Ah-reum
- Lee Min-ji as Go Yoon-yi
- Corporate lawyer, and Sung-woon's friend since childhood, from an impoverished background Sung-woon's family paid for her education with the intention of marrying her to him, when Sung-woon breaks off their engagement she helps Phillip and betrays Winner's in order to drive Sung-woon and Ah-reum apart
Supporting characters[edit]
- Han family
- Jung Dong-hwan as Han Pan-suk
- Ah-reum's father, vice-minister of culture, candidate to become minister, ruins his career and a reputation for probity in order to protect Ah-reum
- Kim Hye-ok as Oh Myung-hwa
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- Ah-reum's mother, housewife, suffers early onset dementia which Phillip uses to snatch Tiffany and paint Ah-reum as an unfit mother
- Son Seung-won as Han Jin-woo
- Ah-reum's younger brother, a medical student and talented singer
- Park Joon-myun as Oh Sun-hwa
- Choi Seung-kyung as Kwon Young-soo
- Yang Han-yeol as Kwon Hyuk-min
- Chun family
- Kim Eung-soo as Chun Do-hyung
- Hwang In-young as Lee Soo-ah
- Heo Jin as Lee Hae-bang
- Jo Hyun-do as Chun Sung-ho
- Extended cast
- Jo Hyun-sik as Secretary Jang
- Im Baek-chun as Kim Sung-chul
- Yoo Hee-do as Woo Sang-joon
Ratings[edit]
- The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date
Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS Ratings[6] | AGB Nielsen[7] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
1 | 2014/11/11 | 14.6% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 15.4% |
2 | 2014/11/12 | 18.1% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 17.6% |
3 | 2014/11/13 | 16.0% | 15.3% | 16.4% | 17.3% |
4 | 2014/11/14 | 15.9% | 15.8% | 16.5% | |
5 | 2014/11/17 | 18.2% | 18.3% | 18.6% | 19.3% |
6 | 2014/11/18 | 16.8% | 17.0% | 15.4% | |
7 | 2014/11/19 | 17.4% | 17.1% | 17.7% | 17.8% |
8 | 2014/11/20 | 17.0% | 16.8% | 17.6% | |
9 | 2014/11/24 | 17.7% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 18.1% |
10 | 2014/11/25 | 16.8% | 16.2% | 16.9% | |
11 | 2014/11/26 | 18.2% | 16.8% | 17.7% | |
12 | 2014/11/27 | 17.5% | 16.1% | 17.3% | 17.8% |
13 | 2014/11/28 | 16.4% | 16.7% | 16.8% | |
14 | 2014/12/01 | 18.2% | 17.9% | 18.6% | 18.9% |
15 | 2014/12/02 | 17.2% | 16.8% | 17.7% | 18.1% |
16 | 2014/12/03 | 18.6% | 17.7% | 18.1% | 18.6% |
17 | 2014/12/04 | 19.5% | 19.4% | 19.2% | 19.7% |
18 | 2014/12/05 | 18.0% | 16.8% | 17.6% | 17.3% |
19 | 2014/12/08 | 19.1% | 18.3% | 18.7% | 19.2% |
20 | 2014/12/09 | 18.5% | 18.6% | 18.0% | 19.3% |
21 | 2014/12/10 | 19.4% | 18.8% | 18.5% | 18.2% |
22 | 2014/12/11 | 19.5% | 20.1% | 18.7% | 19.2% |
23 | 2014/12/12 | 16.6% | 15.6% | 18.1% | |
24 | 2014/12/15 | 17.5% | 16.8% | 18.2% | 19.8% |
25 | 2014/12/16 | 17.8% | 17.7% | 17.3% | 17.6% |
26 | 2014/12/17 | 19.4% | 19.0% | 18.7% | 18.8% |
27 | 2014/12/18 | 17.8% | 17.1% | 19.2% | 19.7% |
28 | 2014/12/19 | 17.8% | 16.7% | 17.6% | |
29 | 2014/12/22 | 19.2% | 18.0% | 19.2% | 19.0% |
30 | 2014/12/23 | 18.8% | 18.5% | 16.9% | 16.7% |
31 | 2014/12/24 | 16.9% | 16.1% | 18.0% | 18.3% |
32 | 2014/12/25 | 20.0% | 18.3% | 20.3% | 21.1% |
33 | 2014/12/26 | 19.6% | 19.7% | 19.6% | 19.5% |
34 | 2014/12/29 | 19.9% | 20.5% | 19.8% | 19.9% |
35 | 2014/12/30 | 19.4% | 19.1% | 19.0% | 19.1% |
36 | 2014/12/31 | 18.7% | 19.5% | 18.2% | 17.8% |
37 | 2015/01/01 | 21.2% | 21.3% | 20.8% | 20.2% |
38 | 2015/01/02 | 18.9% | 19.1% | 17.9% | 17.5% |
39 | 2015/01/05 | 19.6% | 20.0% | 20.4% | 21.0% |
40 | 2015/01/06 | 20.7% | 20.8% | 20.0% | 19.9% |
41 | 2015/01/07 | 18.3% | 17.0% | 17.6% | 17.2% |
42 | 2015/01/08 | 18.9% | 19.2% | 20.1% | 21.1% |
43 | 2015/01/09 | 19.2% | 18.6% | 19.3% | 19.6% |
44 | 2015/01/12 | 18.1% | 17.1% | 18.8% | |
45 | 2015/01/13 | 18.0% | 17.4% | 18.4% | 18.8% |
46 | 2015/01/14 | 19.6% | 18.6% | 19.5% | 19.9% |
47 | 2015/01/15 | 20.2% | 19.4% | 18.7% | 19.6% |
48 | 2015/01/16 | 18.2% | 18.7% | 18.3% | 18.4% |
49 | 2015/01/19 | 19.6% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.6% |
50 | 2015/01/20 | 18.5% | 17.9% | 18.6% | 18.9% |
51 | 2015/01/21 | 18.6% | 17.5% | 18.8% | 18.3% |
52 | 2015/01/22 | 19.0% | 17.9% | 18.6% | 18.9% |
53 | 2015/01/23 | 17.2% | 16.3% | 16.9% | 17.4% |
54 | 2015/01/26 | 16.6% | 16.4% | 16.5% | |
55 | 2015/01/27 | 19.9% | 18.2% | 19.4% | 19.5% |
56 | 2015/01/28 | 19.5% | 18.5% | 17.7% | 17.2% |
57 | 2015/01/29 | 19.4% | 18.0% | 18.3% | 18.9% |
58 | 2015/01/30 | 18.3% | 17.4% | 17.1% | 16.8% |
59 | 2015/02/02 | 20.2% | 19.3% | 20.1% | 20.2% |
60 | 2015/02/03 | 20.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% | 18.3% |
61 | 2015/02/04 | 18.3% | 16.8% | 18.2% | 17.6% |
62 | 2015/02/05 | 18.8% | 18.2% | 17.0% | 16.7% |
63 | 2015/02/06 | 16.3% | 15.2% | 14.7% | |
64 | 2015/02/09 | 19.4% | 18.2% | 17.2% | 16.9% |
65 | 2015/02/10 | 20.0% | 18.5% | 17.7% | 17.4% |
66 | 2015/02/11 | 18.6% | 17.0% | 16.1% | 14.9% |
67 | 2015/02/12 | 19.1% | 18.9% | 18.1% | 17.9% |
68 | 2015/02/13 | 18.1% | 17.3% | 16.8% | 16.4% |
69 | 2015/02/16 | 19.4% | 18.3% | 19.7% | 19.8% |
70 | 2015/02/17 | 18.0% | 18.3% | 18.2% | 18.9% |
71 | 2015/02/18 | 15.6% | 16.0% | 14.9% | 14.2% |
72 | 2015/02/19 | 14.5% | 14.5% | 12.6% | 11.9% |
73 | 2015/02/20 | 15.9% | 15.0% | 14.7% | 14.2% |
74 | 2015/02/23 | 19.1% | 18.9% | 18.2% | 19.3% |
75 | 2015/02/24 | 20.2% | 19.3% | 19.8% | 20.3% |
76 | 2015/02/25 | 18.8% | 16.2% | 18.3% | 17.8% |
77 | 2015/02/26 | 17.7% | 16.0% | 17.6% | 18.3% |
78 | 2015/02/27 | 19.3% | 19.2% | 18.5% | 19.6% |
79 | 2015/03/02 | 18.8% | 18.4% | 18.7% | 19.8% |
80 | 2015/03/03 | 21.6% | 21.0% | 19.7% | 20.6% |
81 | 2015/03/04 | 18.7% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 17.4% |
82 | 2015/03/05 | 18.4% | 17.7% | 18.5% | 18.3% |
83 | 2015/03/06 | 19.2% | 18.5% | 17.7% | 18.5% |
84 | 2015/03/09 | 19.4% | 18.7% | 19.4% | 19.7% |
85 | 2015/03/10 | 20.0% | 19.7% | 18.7% | 18.5% |
86 | 2015/03/11 | 17.9% | 16.6% | 18.2% | |
87 | 2015/03/12 | 18.6% | 17.4% | 19.3% | 20.0% |
88 | 2015/03/13 | 19.2% | 17.6% | 17.9% | 17.7% |
89 | 2015/03/16 | 18.3% | 17.5% | 18.3% | 18.1% |
90 | 2015/03/17 | 19.3% | 18.7% | 20.0% | 19.8% |
91 | 2015/03/18 | 17.9% | 17.1% | 17.9% | 17.3% |
92 | 2015/03/19 | 19.2% | 18.2% | 17.8% | |
93 | 2015/03/20 | 18.1% | 17.9% | 17.3% | 17.1% |
94 | 2015/03/23 | 18.8% | 17.8% | 18.9% | 19.1% |
95 | 2015/03/24 | 21.0% | 18.9% | 20.1% | 20.5% |
96 | 2015/03/25 | 19.1% | 17.4% | 18.5% | 18.4% |
97 | 2015/03/26 | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.0% | |
98 | 2015/03/30 | 20.9% | 17.6% | 19.2% | 19.4% |
99 | 2015/03/31 | 19.9% | 17.7% | 19.4% | 19.0% |
100 | 2015/04/01 | 21.3% | 18.8% | 20.0% | 19.4% |
101 | 2015/04/02 | 21.4% | 19.6% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
102 | 2015/04/03 | 22.3% | 21.5% | 19.8% | 19.5% |
Average | 18.67% | 17.92% | 18.19% | 18.36% |
- Episodes 71-73 affected by Korean New Year
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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28th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Nominated | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | Won | |||
Best New Actress | Nominated |
International broadcast[edit]
The series aired, one week after initial broadcast, on KBS World with subtitles.
References[edit]
- ^'Love & Secret'. KBS World. KBS World. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^Jones, Julie (October 16, 2014). 'Sweet Secrets Offers A New Spin On The Single Mom Drama'. KDramaStars. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^'Sweet Secrets preview: Shin So-yul and Kim Heung-soo'. Hancinema. October 30, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^Kim, Gwang-kuk (November 6, 2014). 새 일일극 '달콤한 비밀', 비밀은 있어도 막장은 없다?. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^Song, Soo-bin (November 7, 2014). '달콤한 비밀' 신소율 김흥수, 공식 포스터 2종 공개 '기대감 증폭'. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^'TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu'. TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^'AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu'. AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2014.
External links[edit]
- Official website‹See Tfd›(in Korean)
- Love & Secret at KBS World
- Love & Secret at HanCinema
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Author | L. J. Smith |
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Language | English |
Series | The Secret Circle series |
Genre | Fantasy, Romance, Young adult fiction |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
September 15, 1992 | |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 320 pp (first edition) |
ISBN | 0061067121 |
Followed by | The Captive The Power The Divide The Hunt The Temptation |
The Initiation, the first part in a series of works entitled The Secret Circle, is a young adult novel by author L. J. Smith. Smith is famous for her other works such as The Vampire Diaries and the Night World series.
The novel follows a young girl, Cassie Blake, who moves to New Salem. She befriends a mysterious group of teenagers who run the high school. She finds out that she's part of a coven of witches, and on top of that, the boy she's destined to be with is dating her best friend.
- 2Main characters
Plot[edit]
A chance encounter brings sixteen-year-old Cassie Blake to fall for the mysterious Adam Conant. After meeting him, she rids herself of the idea of a relationship with him because she thinks they’ll never see each other again. Cassie and her mother move to New Salem, and, much to her surprise, Adam is there. At her new high school, Cassie encounters a strange group of students who rule the student population. In time, she meets Diana, the fair-haired beauty, whom Cassie comes to love like a sister. Faye Chamberlain, the voluptuous and dark puppet master, desires to turn Cassie into her plaything. After her encounters with the group of students, Cassie learns that she, along with the other students, is a witch. Cassie later finds that the boy she feels sparks with, is actually the boyfriend of Diana, leader of the coven and Cassie’s best friend.
Main characters[edit]
Cassie Blake[edit]
Cassie is shy and withdrawn, until she meets Adam. As the main protagonist of the novel, Cassie’s journey involves the sticky situation of falling in love with her best friend’s boyfriend. She finds out that she is a witch, and is later initiated into the coven. She is described as having light-brown soft wavy hair with hidden colors woven through it, blue-silver eyes and a slight build. Her birthday is July 23rd. She lives in a Georgian Postrevolutionary that belonged to her maternal grandparents Maeve Howard and her late husband at 12 Crowhaven Road, New Salem MA. Her parents are Alexandra Blake (nee' Howard) and John Blake aka Black John. She has a half sister named Scarlett Forthyse from her father. Her working crystal is a Hematite. The master tool she uses is a bracelet. She is connected to her soulmate Adam by a silver cord. Cassie has an affinity for fire and can have her mind read by Adam, no matter the distance. She drives a Volkswagen Rabbit, that formerly belonged to Maeve.
Faye Chamberlain[edit]
Faye, the antagonist, pushes her friends, and first cousin, Diana, around a lot because she enjoys the thrill of it. Faye longs for the rush of power that magic brings her. She believes that magic should be used to benefit those who can wield it. 16 at the start of The Initiation she turns 17 alongside Diana on November 10th. She has long black hair, honey gold eyes and overtly sensual mannerisms. She lives at number 6 Crowhaven Road. Her parents are her mother ? and her father Grant Chamberlain who passed away 16 years before the start of the story. She passes her time by flirting with Nick Armstrong whom she had an 'arrangement' of sorts before the start of the series and making mischief with her friends Susan Whittier, Deborah Armstrong, Chris and Doug Henderson. She had a crush on an outsider Jeffery Lovegood and on witch hunter Max Boylan who turned out to be using her. She drives a Corvette CR1. And has two kittens.
Diana Meade[edit]
Diana, Cassie’s best friend and 'adoptive' sister and Faye’s first cousin, is the leader of the coven of witches. As the embodiment of everything light and good in the world, Diana believes that magic should be harnessed for positive purposes.16 at the start of the series she turns 17 alongside Faye on November 10th. She has long, silky blonde hair that's described as moonlight and sunlight woven together, emerald green eyes and impossibly flawless skin. Her working crystal is quartz. She lives at number 1 on Crowhaven rd in a yellow Victorian. Her dad's a lawyer whom she often makes dinner for. Her mom passed away 16 years before the start of the series. Her book of shadows was one of the first they found. She and Adam Conant were childhood sweethearts but later breakup due to Diana giving Cassie the Chalcedony Rose. She later finds her soulmate in Max Boylan, reformed witch hunter. She drives an blue Acura Integra.
Melanie Glaser[edit]
With an above average knowledge of crystals, Melanie is an expert on the mysterious crystals in the coven of witches. She becomes fast friends with Cassie. Melanie has a calm and collected personality, and she is a friend to Diana. She believes that magic should be used for good. Her birthday is November 7th.
Adam Conant[edit]
Adam practices good magic and is the all-around boy next-door type. His girlfriend is Diana, but he quickly falls for Cassie after their chance meeting. He is friends with Faye, Melanie, and Nick.
Nick Armstrong[edit]
Nick is very mysterious and quiet, but over time becomes more outgoing. He is a member of the coven, he has a rivalry with Adam.
Editions[edit]
The novel has been published in many editions in hardcover, paperback, and e-book form. In 2008, HarperCollins Publishers released an omnibus edition of the novel entitled 'The Initiation and the Captive (Part 1),' which included the first novel and the first half of the second novel in the series.[1]
Awards and recognition[edit]
- Ranked on Publishers Weekly's Top 200 List for Children's Paperback Backlist in 2009. The book sold over 120,000 copies.[2]
- In 2012, listed as Barnes & Noble's Spotlight Pick.[3]
Reception[edit]
The Initiation has received much critical acclaim since its release in 1992. A member of the site So Many Books, So Little Time, wrote that the novel is 'one of the best books about witches' they have read.[4] A user by the pseudonym of prophecygirl at Wondrous Reads said that the novel was 'fast moving and easy to read.' The user goes on to say that 'it is still just as good over a decade later.'[5] A member of The Juggler, in affiliation with the Pagan Newswire Collective, posted a review stating that The Initiation was 'fairly Pagan-positive and aware,' and that Smith 'seems to get modern witches in a way that most authors do not.'[6]
The series[edit]
'The Secret Circle' series includes six novels, but L. J. Smith only wrote the first three novels. The second three are written by Aubrey Clark.[7][8]
The novels written by L. J. Smith within the series are:
- The Initiation (1992)
- The Captive (1992)
- The Power (1992)
Other novels in the series, by Aubrey Clark, are:
- The Divide (2012)
- The Hunt (2012)
- The Temptation (2013)
Adaptation[edit]
The CW picked up the pilot of The Secret Circle in 2011.[9] After just one season, the show was canceled.[10]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'The Initiation and The Captive (Part 1) (Secret Circle Series #1-2) by L. J. Smith'. BN.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^Roback, Diane (March 22, 2010). 'Facts and Figures 2009: Meyer's Reign Continues'. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^Brown, Carolyn J.; Keating, Mary Ellen (December 3, 2012). 'Barnes & Noble Announces The Initiation from L. J. Smith's Secret Circle Series As the Latest Spotlight Pick'. Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^'The Initiation (The Secret Circle #1-2) by L.J. Smith'. So Many Books, So Little Time. March 31, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^'Review: The Secret Circle - Initiation by L. J. Smith'. Wondrous Reads. August 15, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^'Book Review: The Secret Circle (Volume 1) by L. J. Smith'. The Juggler. March 9, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^'L. J. Smith vs Ghostwriter'. Y.A. Book Addicts. May 20, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^Alter, Alexandra (April 17, 2014). ''Vampire Diaries' Writer Bites Back'. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^West, Kelly (May 19, 2011). 'CW 2011 Fall TV Premiere: The Secret Circle'. CinemaBlend. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^McGrath, Jenny (May 11, 2012). 'The Secret Circle Has Been Canceled: No Season 2 for the CW Show'. WetPaint. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
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