[Discussion] Secret Love Affair

Mar 28, 2014 12:39 am

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"Secret Love Affair" tells the story of secret romance between Oh Hye-Won, a woman in her 40's, and Lee Sun-Jae, a man in his 20's. Oh Hye-Won, works as the director of planning for the Seohan Arts Foundation. She is elegant and excels at dealing with other people. Oh Hye-Won becomes involved in a love affair with Lee Sun-Jae. He is genius like pianist in his 20's.

[U]Main Cast
Kim Hee Ae as Oh Hye Won
Yoo Ah In as Lee Sun Jae
Park Hyuk Kwon as Kang Joon Hyung (Hye Won’s husband)

Teaser

sadia

Mar 28, 2014 12:39 am

This show is just 4 episodes old,but it does deserve a space of its own. No matter what the future of this drama holds,its beginning has a lot to talk about

Grumpy Witch VIP

Mar 28, 2014 12:42 am

Please read this thread and edit the first post accordingly. Thanks!

cantiara VIP

Mar 28, 2014 03:52 pm

This show is my current obsession. Very mature, thought provoking, HOT and sexy. Nuff said.. :p

Lily_B

Apr 7, 2014 01:45 pm

I haven't watched the latest (5th and 6th) episodes yet, but I really like this drama! Cantiara, thank you for recommending it to me. For one thing, I love the music in it. Piano playing and passion, that's the best combination in my opinion. :p I like how the story is progressing so far. I have to admit that I found it a little bit hard to follow at first, I mean the part about all this family/power struggle thing, and who is married to whom and who is friends/enemies with whom and why... but it's starting to make sense to me now. I think part of it is because I'm not used to watching k-dramas so I'm not used to Korean names, and that makes it harder to get to know the characters! (I had the same problem with Japanese names before, but not anymore.)

Fira

Apr 7, 2014 02:19 pm

lily_b wrote:
I have to admit that I found it a little bit hard to follow at first, I mean the part about all this family/power struggle thing, and who is married to whom and who is friends/enemies with whom and why... but it's starting to make sense to me now. I think part of it is because I'm not used to watching k-dramas so I'm not used to Korean names, and that makes it harder to get to know the characters! (I had the same problem with Japanese names before, but not anymore.)

I think this drama might just be extraordinarily bad at presenting those relationships... I'm still completely at loss of what exactly is everyone's job.

Lily_B

Apr 7, 2014 02:43 pm

Firawai wrote: I think this drama might just be extraordinarily bad at presenting those relationships... I'm still completely at loss of what exactly is everyone's job.

Okay, so it's not just me, then. I don't know why I always blame myself first. ;) Anyway I find it interesting that all these people seem to be so very influential and powerful.

antonio96

Apr 10, 2014 09:54 am

this drama maybe too mature for you

gaj10

Apr 10, 2014 10:48 am

haven't watch yet

Lily_B

Apr 19, 2014 09:43 pm

I still like this, but I think it's going a little bit slow now? Or is is just me? I just watched episode 7 so I'm a bit behind! Thoughts so far:

*I'm starting to feel a little bit frustrated because Oh Hye Won is constantly sending mixed messages, I mean, I get that it's hard for her, but I wish she could be a little bit nicer. And I wish her young piano genius would at least look like he's a little bit happy about being able to play the piano at a school like that, instead of looking like he's sleepwalking or something. Of course he's confused and caught up in a whirlwind of secret painful passion, but he barely even replies when people are talking to him... And why doesn't he break up with his scary girlfriend, because he's not in love with her, right?

Also, I'm struggling to understand the other part of this story. I think I have figured out most of the relationships. Oh Hye Won is in a difficult position because she's not from a privileged background but has worked her way up because she's smart, talented and ambitious. Her childhood (?) friend is also her boss (?), but this kind of scary (and childish) woman also feel inferior because she knows that Hye Won is smarter and more competent and better liked by the parents. The parents have paid for Hye Won's education, and to repay them she has to keep their wild and crazy daughther from doing anything too crazy. Hye Won is like their bonus daughter/loyal servant, except that all three of them (father, mother, daughter) seem to be mortal enemies and Hye Won has to act like she is loyal to only one of them. When she's with "the old man" she has to act like she's on his side, but when she's with his wife, she has to be on her side, etc...

It's like some kind of Cinderella story. What I don't get is WHY that family is like that. (The mother/daughter fighting scene a few episodes back really shocked me, I mean seriously. They looked like they were trying to seriously hurt one another, while acting like this was perfectly normal.)

The business side of this story is a complete mystery to me and I don't get what it is that they're all trying to do... except that they're trying to be the best possible music school, but it seems like so many things are going on... It is sort of interesting, though. I wonder who's going to win (whatever that means) in the end.

The short scenes with girls (young aspiring musicians) and their teachers make very little sense to me. There's this one girl who doesn't seem to want to be there at all, while her mother insists that she must be there, and there's money involved...*

BaDaBa11

Apr 22, 2014 04:42 pm

I like how we are confused about everyone's roles and jobs in the beginning of the drama. What i understood was all the people that are working with the university.. President, president's wife/gf, spoiled daughter who has a boy toy and a strict husband, secretary/genius music professor and her underachieving husband, then there are other professors good and bad. Its like politics for conglomerates but its in an arts university with pretentious musicians and the 10% of Korea who fiance their artistic "interest".

Evika

Apr 23, 2014 09:35 pm

I have watched all 10 episodes for now in two days. Damn, this drama catched my attention (mainly because of hot Yoo Ah In) but still. At first I was really confused about who is who. Who is that woman and that woman? Heh, luckily by the time it was easier. There is 20 year difference but still I feel some kind of chemistry. I also love older woman - younger boy dramas or movies so this was my cup of tea from the beginning. Sometimes it feels slow and that it drags on but sometimes it does not. For now I am curious how it will go on next. Hope for happy ending but I don't have my hopes up.