While I don't like Secret, cause too many angst will kill you.. I get that it's pretty well-written drama and addictive and lead couple who can act and create great chemistry..

But seriously is drama about average, mediocre people not interesting? Why always chaebol?

i like secret but few latest ep dissappointed me, what make me interested is the relationship between bae so bin n hwang jung eum, i find HJE love to jisung kind of sudden n rush which make unbelievable to me, n i see there's no reason to make bae so bin kill HJE father, it's more real if in the end HJE charracter doesn't love anybody in the end

As much as I loved Secret, I can say that half of it's success was because of Hwang Jung Eum and Ji Sung's off-the-charts chemistry along with the writing and the directing.

I'm looking forward to what will happen in May. May both of the writers (Hong Sisters and Secret Writer) find the most suitable leads for both of their dramas so we can see a great competition in ratings :)

I loved Secret<3

Honestly, what I felt about the plot is like the "Queen of Ambition" vibe. I remembered how Joo Da Hae entered the family with her very ambitious personality and somehow, destroyed the relationship between some of the members..

I don't know but somehow I really think that the writer's new drama would also be a dark melodrama.

OT but what happened to the 16-episode dramas? am i missing something why are all dramas now 20 episodes long?

I liked Secret. So im excited about this. It's surprising to see how it turned this way, Hong Sister heads to MBC while Secret's writer heads to SBS. I think I'll watch both dramas.

Seems SBS has planned it's Wed Thurs line up far more early this time, which is great. Although I'm surprised they even has start preparing drama that will take over the slot once "Girl Who Sees Smell" ended. Btw, does GWSS has even locked its main leads yet?

Secret's success was thanks to Ji Sung and Hwang Jin Eum's magnetic chemistry and awesome soundtrack. Yes, writing is very important but they sold the show for me, and again with Kill Me Heal Me. I'd have to say that this is one of my favorite pairings, and it's refreshing to enjoy them for their performances onscreen and what they bring out in each other, and not ship them because one is married and the other in a serious relationship.

I hope Mask can recreate the same magic and bring together two amazing actors. :) (I am forever waiting for a Kim Woo Bin-Kim Ji Won reunion, lol)

Another thing that adds to a success of a drama besides the actors and the script is the perfect timing of the pilot episode.

If ever both the writers selected the best leads for their dramas, it will be a great competition with the script, directing and which one of them starts first.

If the first drama would have a devoted loyal audience, It would be harder for the other one to steal those viewers.

Whatever happens, I might support both dramas if ever the leads are cast and if they are, for me worth their roles. :)

I have a feeling this will be something like Temptation Of Wife... :P

I've heard that the female lead is supposed to play two roles so I'm guessing she's a doppelganger for a chaebol wife/sister?

Secret was one of the most addictive dramas I've ever watched. While there were certain aspects of the writing that could have been better, there was a lot that was genuinely good, so hopefully the writer can capitalize on those strengths in his next drama.

I'm glad to see that he's getting a next drama, because when they added another writer to be the main writer of Secret, I was worried that they weren't going to let him break into the industry just because he won a writing competition. But I guess Secret was successful enough to get his career started.

Secret was cracktastic because despite its million flaws, it had:

1. An abundance of chemistry between the leads,

2. Great characterizations (ie, HJE's character was a unique type of Candy whose emotions were believable and real; JS's character was crazy but fascinating; BSB's character was worth hating on, etc.),

3. Great pacing to keep the audience engaged, and

4. A great OST.

That's why, I'm not too big on this new project because writing alone won't help it. It needs good directing (to keep a good pace) and great actors (to keep us hooked on their chemistry) as well.

Still, I always like to keep an open mind for everyone and hope this is just as fun as Secret was.

I suppose it could be considered an accident to be included in a family if a close relative marries into one and they also get sucked in then somehow.

Then there is the fake, temporary engagement that turns real plot.

suddenly, i thought moon chae won gonna be great for this role... she can be so innocent and turn totally cruel. That is how talented she is. Maybe they want song joong ki but i miss him in light hearted comedy like sungkyunkwan scandal. Ji Chang Wook is great too. I found him got a lot of range and should have a breakout role. Empress Ki has make people start taking seriously about him but he is not the main character there. He is also great in Healer but that drama is so underrated. He should get same fame like kim soo hyun got.

i want lee da hae,the description of the charrcter reminds me of her character in misss ripley, she's good, i want her in leading role that allow her to show her acting fully not just lover of the male charracter

queen soo ae is the best for all melodramas .... i am hope be great story ..

queen soo ae is the best for all melodramas .... i am hope be great story & received many many awards with actress soo ae ....

I really loved Secret/Bimil drama. It was way too angsty and over the top, but then again so are plenty of asian dramas- even the romantic comedies are silly and unrealistic, so for me it's not really a question of looking for perfect realism in these things. They also aired and dubbed this in my country, where it was also popular. I think what made so many people (maybe not in this site but everywhere else) like it was the chemistry between the leads. Fantastic performance by Ji Sung and especially Hwang Ji Eum, and the story was just incredibly romantic, if one can just wade through the layers of angst and what is called 'makjang.' I think one poster above me got it right and that lots of people in general like redemption arcs. They also like how lead guy went from disliking the girl to falling for her. I personally also like how they went for an opposite dynamic when it came to the second male lead Ahn Do Hoon- who went from harmless nice guy to complete scum bag.

I was incredibly satisfied to see him slap his face over and over in the last episode. Satisfying. :P

I believe they even spoofed his character in one of the Korean comedy shows. Bae Soo Bin was pretty good playing a bad guy, who can blame them?

I don't think I've ever seen a drama like this and I've seen Chinese, Thai, Japanese but Secret is kdrama gem not found in other countries. If they decide to remake this for another nationality (since remaking kdrama seems to be a thing these days) they better get good actors because the performances here were top notch.