# The Secret of My Love

The Secret of My Love (Korean: 내 남자의 비밀) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Song Chang-eui, Kang Se-jung, Kim Da-hyun, and Park Jung-ah. The series aired on KBS2 on Monday to Friday from 7:50 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (KST).

## Plot

A man desperately wants to be "real," so he puts on a "real" mask. A woman wants to be loved so much that she throws out her younger sister and replaces her. The drama shows the struggles of these two, man and woman, who look for ways to find true happiness in their lives.

## Cast
### Main

* Song Chang-eui as Han Ji-seob / Kang Jae-wook
* Kang Se-jung as Jin Yeo-rim / Ki Seo-ra
** Kim Ji-ah as young Jin Yeo-rim / Ki Seo-ra
* Kim Da-hyun as Kang In-wook
* Park Jung-ah as Jin Hae-rim
** Jeon Hye-in as young Jin Hae-rim

### Supporting
#### People around Jae-wook

* Lee Hwi-hyang as Wi Seon-ae
* Yoon Joo-sang as Kang Joon-chae

#### People around Seo-ra

* Jung Han-yong as Ki Ra-sung
* Hwang Young-hee as Mo Jin-ja
* Kim Chae-un as Ki Cha-ra
* Yeon Mi-joo as Ki Dae-ra

#### People around Hae-rim

* Park Cheol-ho as Jin Guk-hyun
* Lee Deok-hee as Park Ji-sook
* Lim Doo-hwan as Do Ra-hee

## Ratings

* In this table, The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | TNmS | TNmS | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | September 18, 2017 | 19.2% (2nd) | 16.0% (2nd) | 15.1% (3rd) | 13.7% (3rd) |
| 2 | September 19, 2017 | 17.3% (2nd) | 13.8% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) | 13.5% (2nd) |
| 3 | September 20, 2017 | 15.9% (2nd) | 12.5% (3rd) | 14.0% (3rd) | 12.3% (3rd) |
| 4 | September 21, 2017 | 18.9% (2nd) | 15.5% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) | 13.8% (2nd) |
| 5 | September 22, 2017 | 17.1% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) | 14.2% (2nd) |
| 6 | September 25, 2017 | 17.9% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) | 14.8% (3rd) | 13.0% (3rd) |
| 7 | September 26, 2017 | 18.6% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) | 14.7% (3rd) | 13.4% (2nd) |
| 8 | September 27, 2017 | 17.4% (2nd) | 13.1% (3rd) | 14.0% (3rd) | 12.4% (3rd) |
| 9 | September 28, 2017 | 17.0% (2nd) | 13.3% (3rd) | 14.9% (3rd) | 12.6% (3rd) |
| 10 | September 29, 2017 | 15.2% (2nd) | 11.0% (4th) | 14.7% (3rd) | 13.0% (3rd) |
| 11 | October 2, 2017 | 14.8% (3rd) | 11.1% (3rd) | 12.8% (4th) | 11.5% (4th) |
| 12 | October 3, 2017 | 15.8% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) | 11.5% (3rd) | 10.3% (3rd) |
| 13 | October 4, 2017 | 14.3% (3rd) | 10.3% (3rd) | 11.1% (3rd) | 10.1% (3rd) |
| 14 | October 10, 2017 | 18.9% (2nd) | 14.6% (2nd) | 15.2% (3rd) | 12.3% (4th) |
| 15 | October 11, 2017 | 16.4% (2nd) | 13.6% (3rd) | 13.5% (4th) | 11.7% (4th) |
| 16 | October 12, 2017 | 17.0% (2nd) | 13.3% (2nd) | 14.6% (3rd) | 12.3% (4th) |
| 17 | October 16, 2017 | 17.3% (2nd) | 13.6% (3rd) | 14.0% (3rd) | 11.6% (5th) |
| 18 | October 17, 2017 | 16.6% (2nd) | 12.4% (3rd) | 14.0% (3rd) | 11.4% (5th) |
| 19 | October 18, 2017 | 17.2% (2nd) | 13.8% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) | 12.5% (3rd) |
| 20 | October 19, 2017 | 17.8% (2nd) | 14.4% (2nd) | 14.1% (3rd) | 12.1% (4th) |
| 21 | October 23, 2017 | 18.2% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 15.0% (3rd) | 12.8% (3rd) |
| 22 | October 24, 2017 | 18.6% (2nd) | 14.9% (2nd) | 15.8% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) |
| 23 | October 25, 2017 | 16.4% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) | 13.5% (3rd) | 11.4% (2nd) |
| 24 | October 27, 2017 | 17.2% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 14.1% (3rd) | 12.6% (3rd) |
| 25 | October 31, 2017 | 16.7% (2nd) | 14.2% (2nd) | 13.6% (3rd) | 12.2% (3rd) |
| 26 | November 1, 2017 | 17.1% (2nd) | 14.9% (2nd) | 14.8% (3rd) | 13.1% (3rd) |
| 27 | November 2, 2017 | 17.6% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 13.9% (3rd) | 12.4% (3rd) |
| 28 | November 3, 2017 | 17.9% (2nd) | 14.7% (2nd) | 14.6% (3rd) | 12.7% (4th) |
| 29 | November 6, 2017 | 18.2% (2nd) | 14.3% (2nd) | 14.7% (3rd) | 13.1% (3rd) |
| 30 | November 7, 2017 | 18.1% (2nd) | 15.4% (2nd) | 14.5% (3rd) | 13.1% (3rd) |
| 31 | November 8, 2017 | 17.0% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) | 14.6% (3rd) | 12.5% (3rd) |
| 32 | November 9, 2017 | 17.8% (2nd) | 14.8% (2nd) | 14.9% (3rd) | 12.7% (3rd) |
| 33 | November 10, 2017 | 18.5% (2nd) | 14.4% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) | 13.1% (3rd) |
| 34 | November 13, 2017 | 16.2% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 15.0% (2nd) | 13.5% (3rd) |
| 35 | November 14, 2017 | 17.5% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 14.8% (2nd) | 12.3% (3rd) |
| 36 | November 15, 2017 | 15.7% (1st) | 13.3% (1st) | 14.1% (2nd) | 11.9% (3rd) |
| 37 | November 16, 2017 | 15.9% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 13.6% (3rd) | 11.9% (3rd) |
| 38 | November 17, 2017 | 16.9% (2nd) | 14.6% (1st) | 15.2% (2nd) | 13.6% (3rd) |
| 39 | November 20, 2017 | 17.1% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) | 12.6% (3rd) |
| 40 | November 21, 2017 | 17.3% (2nd) | 14.0% (2nd) | 15.6% (3rd) | 13.4% (3rd) |
| 41 | November 22, 2017 | 16.5% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) | 15.1% (2nd) | 12.4% (4th) |
| 42 | November 23, 2017 | 18.1% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) | 15.6% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) |
| 43 | November 24, 2017 | 17.7% (1st) | 15.1% (1st) | 15.2% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) |
| 44 | November 27, 2017 | 16.6% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) | 14.1% (3rd) | 12.1% (3rd) |
| 45 | November 28, 2017 | 17.1% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 14.8% (3rd) | 12.9% (4th) |
| 46 | November 29, 2017 | 17.1% (2nd) | 14.0% (2nd) | 14.7% (3rd) | 12.9% (3rd) |
| 47 | November 30, 2017 | 17.0% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 14.4% (2nd) | 12.6% (3rd) |
| 48 | December 1, 2017 | 18.3% (1st) | 15.6% (1st) | 14.4% (2nd) | 12.5% (4th) |
| 49 | December 4, 2017 | 18.8% (1st) | 15.0% (1st) | 14.6% (2nd) | 13.0% (2nd) |
| 50 | December 5, 2017 | 18.1% (1st) | 14.1% (1st) | 15.0% (3rd) | 13.2% (3rd) |
| 51 | December 6, 2017 | 17.1% (2nd) | 15.8% (1st) | 14.8% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) |
| 52 | December 7, 2017 | 18.6% (2nd) | 15.4% (2nd) | 16.0% (2nd) | 13.8% (2nd) |
| 53 | December 8, 2017 | 18.3% (1st) | 14.4% (1st) | 15.8% (2nd) | 14.4% (3rd) |
| 54 | December 11, 2017 | 18.1% (2nd) | 14.4% (2nd) | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.6% (3rd) |
| 55 | December 12, 2017 | 17.8% (1st) | 13.8% (2nd) | 16.0% (3rd) | 14.5% (3rd) |
| 56 | December 13, 2017 | 18.5% (1st) | 14.4% (2nd) | 16.3% (2nd) | 13.6% (1st) |
| 57 | December 14, 2017 | 19.0% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) | 16.6% (2nd) | 14.8% (2nd) |
| 58 | December 15, 2017 | 17.8% (1st) | 14.0% (2nd) | 15.8% (2nd) | 14.3% (3rd) |
| 59 | December 18, 2017 | 19.4% (1st) | 15.2% (1st) | 17.4% (2nd) | 16.1% (2nd) |
| 60 | December 19, 2017 | 18.7% (1st) | 14.7% (1st) | 17.4% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) |
| 61 | December 20, 2017 | 18.6% (1st) | 15.3% (1st) | 16.5% (2nd) | 14.5% (3rd) |
| 62 | December 21, 2017 | 19.4% (1st) | 15.1% (1st) | 17.2% (1st) | 15.1% (1st) |
| 63 | December 22, 2017 | 17.9% (1st) | 13.6% (1st) | 15.5% (3rd) | 13.5% (4th) |
| 64 | December 25, 2017 | 18.2% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) | 16.6% (3rd) | 14.8% (3rd) |
| 65 | December 26, 2017 | 21.5% (1st) | 18.4% (1st) | 19.5% (1st) | 17.2% (1st) |
| 66 | December 27, 2017 | 20.9% (1st) | 16.3% (1st) | 17.7% (2nd) | 16.0% (2nd) |
| 67 | December 28, 2017 | 20.9% (1st) | 15.9% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) | 15.8% (2nd) |
| 68 | December 29, 2017 | 21.6% (1st) | 17.2% (1st) | 18.9% (1st) | 16.5% (1st) |
| 69 | January 1, 2018 | 22.3% (1st) | 18.2% (1st) | 20.8% (1st) | 19.6% (1st) |
| 70 | January 2, 2018 | 23.4% (1st) | 19.3% (1st) | 19.8% (1st) | 17.9% (1st) |
| 71 | January 3, 2018 | 22.0% (1st) | 17.2% (1st) | 19.5% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) |
| 72 | January 4, 2018 | 21.7% (1st) | 17.6% (1st) | 18.8% (1st) | 16.8% (1st) |
| 73 | January 5, 2018 | 20.8% (1st) | 16.7% (1st) | 19.4% (1st) | 17.5% (1st) |
| 74 | January 8, 2018 | 22.3% (1st) | 18.4% (1st) | 19.2% (1st) | 17.1% (1st) |
| 75 | January 9, 2018 | 21.9% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) | 19.9% (1st) | 17.6% (1st) |
| 76 | January 10, 2018 | 23.0% (1st) | 18.9% (1st) | 20.1% (1st) | 17.3% (1st) |
| 77 | January 11, 2018 | 22.3% (1st) | 18.2% | 19.8% (1st) | 16.9% (1st) |
| 78 | January 12, 2018 | 23.9% (1st) | 19.8% | 20.9% (1st) | 18.9% (1st) |
| 79 | January 15, 2018 | 22.9% (1st) | 18.7% | 19.8% (1st) | 17.0% (1st) |
| 80 | January 16, 2018 | 22.7% (1st) | 18.6% | 18.9% (2nd) | 16.4% (2nd) |
| 81 | January 17, 2018 | 21.9% (1st) | 17.8% | 20.3% (1st) | 18.3% (1st) |
| 82 | January 18, 2018 | 23.1% (1st) | 19.0% | 19.8% (1st) | 17.6% (1st) |
| 83 | January 19, 2018 | 22.1% (1st) | 18.0% | 19.8% (1st) | 18.1% (1st) |
| 84 | January 22, 2018 | 23.1% (1st) | 18.9% | 19.6% (2nd) | 17.0% (2nd) |
| 85 | January 23, 2018 | 22.3% (1st) | 18.2% | 19.5% (2nd) | 17.4% (2nd) |
| 86 | January 24, 2018 | 24.2% (1st) | 20.3% | 20.0% (1st) | 17.1% (2nd) |
| 87 | January 25, 2018 | 22.3% (1st) | 18.1% | 19.8% (1st) | 17.6% (1st) |
| 88 | January 26, 2018 | 24.6% (1st) | 21.1% | 20.2% (1st) | 17.7% (1st) |
| 89 | January 29, 2018 | 24.1% (1st) | 20.3% | 19.4% (2nd) | 16.6% (2nd) |
| 90 | January 30, 2018 | 24.3% (1st) | 20.2% | 21.4% (1st) | 19.4% (1st) |
| 91 | January 31, 2018 | 25.8% (1st) | 21.9% | 20.8% (1st) | 18.0% (2nd) |
| 92 | February 1, 2018 | 24.8% (1st) | 21.3% | 20.2% (1st) | 17.7% (2nd) |
| 93 | February 2, 2018 | 24.6% (1st) | 20.7% | 20.4% (1st) | 17.7% (1st) |
| 94 | February 5, 2018 | 26.4% (1st) | 22.7% | 21.8% (1st) | 19.1% (1st) |
| 95 | February 6, 2018 | 25.2% (1st) | 21.6% | 20.6% (1st) | 18.0% (1st) |
| 96 | February 7, 2018 | 17.3% (1st) | 13.1% | 13.3% (6th) | 13.2% (6th) |
| 97 | February 7, 2018 | 20.9% (1st) | 17.4% | 17.9% (1st) | 16.5% (2nd) |
| 98 | February 8, 2018 | 14.1% (4th) | 9.9% | 11.7% (6th) | 10.5% (5th) |
| 99 | February 9, 2018 | 21.3% (1st) | 17.2% | 18.7% (2nd) | 16.7% (2nd) |
| 100 | February 9, 2018 | 19.4% (3rd) | 15.8% | 17.2% (3rd) | 15.6% (5th) |
| Average | Average | 19.2% | % | 16.5% | 14.5% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Song Chang-eui | Won |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | Lee Hwi-hyang | Nominated |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Song Chang-eui | Nominated |