# Woman in a Veil

Woman in a Veil (Korean: 비밀의 여자) is a South Korean television series starring Choi Yoon-young, Lee Chae-young, Lee Sun-ho, Han Ki-woong, Lee Eun-hyung, and Shin Go-eun. It premiered on KBS2 from March 14 to August 4, 2023, and airs every Monday to Friday at 19:50 (KST).

## Synopsis

A drama about a woman who loses her sight due to her husband and his lover and falls into 'Locked-In Syndrome' (conscious general paralysis). She exchanges her soul, with an heiress who has it all and is out for truth and revenge.

## Cast
### Main

* Choi Yoon-young as Oh Se-rin
    The lead villain and Oh Se-yeon's younger sister. After losing her parents, Se-rin grew up as an arrogant and violent person despite receiving a great fortune and being born into an wealthy family. She could have anything she desired with her vast money, except Tae-yang, the son of her maid. Tae-yang was always there for her, sometimes as an elder brother, sometimes as a teacher, helping her through life. Her obsession for Tae-yang becomes dangerous as she is willing to do crazy things for him. After Ae-ra killed her sister and frames Jung Gyeol's father, Se-rin goes berserk and tries to kill Jung Gyeol's family. Se-rin plotted evil schemes against the latter but failed. After the accident of Tae-yang, she blames Jung Gyeol for her misfortunes and tries to kill her at the hospital. Se-rin's wicked plan backfires at her and switched souls with her. Five years had passed, and she found herself in the body of Jung Gyeol and currently in comatose state.
* Shin Go-eun as Jung Gyeol (Ep 1–84, 102)
    The main protagonist and villain (when Se-rin inhabited her body) of the story. She managed to remain caring and hopeful despite her poor financial position. She was, however, rapidly worn out, largely as a result of her husband and his family. Her husband's behavior abruptly altered after their honeymoon, and his family started to neglect her. She was able to put up with it because her father-in-law, Man-joong, and the chairman of the YJ Group liked her. She was unaware that her friend Ae-ra and her husband were having an illicit relationship, though. In order to get her to spend private time with her spouse, Yu-jin, Ae-ra exchanged her birth control pills for her respiratory medication and gave her a drugged tea. But something strange took place. After consuming the poisoned tea, Jung Gyeol had visual loss due to drowsy driving. In addition, Ae-ra accused Jung Gyeol's father of murder after learning of her pregnancy. When Jung Gyeol, who had lost everything as a result of Ae-ra and her husband, screamed out for vengeance. After discovering the truth and evidence, Ae-ra plotted to kill Jung Gyeol through her goons. Jung Gyeol then had an accident with Tae-yang and was paralyzed. Ae-ra stole the evidence and planned her next step of becoming the wife of Yoo-jin. Se-rin who is devasted of Tae-yang's condition after the accident, she plotted to kill Jung Gyeol and blames her for her misfortunes. Se-rin's evil plan backfires at her and Jung Gyeol discovered that Se-rin's soul had been exchanged with her own. Jung Gyeol uses Se-rin's body and wealth to seek revenge against Yoo-jin and Ae-ra.
* Lee Chae-young as Joo Ae-ra
    The main villain of the story. Ae-ra is evil personified and her only goal in life is to become the daughter-in-law of YJ Group for revenge. She is Yoo-jin's mistress and the one who kidnapped Jung Gyeol's daughter. Her real name is Kim Jang-mi, and she even lied about her real identity. Thirty-two years ago, her family collapsed after her mother died due to YJ family and she was sent to various foster homes by her uncle, whom she lost contact with. After being adopted overseas and later abandoned, she finally met her uncle, who attempted to exploit her for money but inadvertently revealed the truth about her mother's death. Her mother had been killed in due to the intervention of the eldest son of the Nam's family. After discovering the truth, she decides to enter the YJ family and seek revenge against Man-joong, who had ruined her family and her life. Ae-ra becomes more evil and will kill anyone in a painful way who she considers her enemy. She removes anyone who stands in her way for revenge, including Jung Gyeol. Five years later, when Ae-ra tries to stop Gyeol, who has taken over Se-rin's body, she learns a shocking truth.
* Han Ki-woong as Nam Yoo-jin
    A serial cheater and Jung Gyeol's husband. He and his mistress, Ae-ra plotted Jung Gyeol's accident.
* Lee Seon-ho as Seo Tae-yang
    He was born as an only son to an unmarried mother, but grew up to be a wise and honest young man. But everything changed when he met Ae-ra. He met Ae-ra, who worked as a hostess at a bar, while working part-time to pay for his tuition, and eventually fell in love with her while caring for her. He accidentally committed a crime while attempting to save Ae-ra, and Ae-ra vanished like a fugitive, leaving him with a criminal record and wrecking his dreams and life. To make a living, he then worked as a delivery man.
* Lee Eun-hyung as Jung Yong-joon
    Jung Gyeol's brother who works as a lawyer at YJ Group.

### Supporting

* Kim Ye-ryung as Cha Young-ran (Yoo-jin's mother)
* Kim Hee-jung as Seo Jeong-hye (Tae-yang's mother)
* Lee Min-ji as Nam Yoo-ri (Yoo-jin's sister)
* Bang Eun Hee as Yoon Gil-ja (Jung Gyeol's mother)
* Lim-hyuk as Nam Man-joong (Great Grandfather / Grandfather of Yoo-jin)
* Lee Jong-won as Nam Yoon-seok (Yoo-jin's father)
* Lee Jung-young Lee Young-soo (Tae-yang's uncle)
* Kim Tae-yeon as Nam So-yi / Seo Ha-neul (Yoo-jin and Gyeol's biological daughter) (Ep. 21–103)
* Choi Jae-sung as Jong Hyun-tae (Jung Gyeol's father) (Ep. 1–18, 84, 102)
* Yoon Ji-suk as Yoon Mal-ja (Jung Gyeol's aunt)
* Kim Ga-yoon as Seo Kyung-sook (Kidnapper of Nam So-yi / Seo Ha-neul) (Ep. 14–15, 47–52, 56–57)
* Nam Sang-gi as Go A-ra (real) (Ep. 77–89)
* Lee Myung-ho as Pyeon Sang-guk (Ep. 11, 84–92) (Nam Yeon-seok's secretary)

### Special appearance

* Lee Seul-ah as Oh Se-yeon (Ep. 1–13)
* Ji Hyun-woo as Journalist (Ep.77)
* Geum Ho-seok as Kim Seong-jun (Se-rin's matchmaker) (Ep.4-7, 59)

## Production

The series is the female version of Man in a Veil by writer Kim Jeong-dae. The work brings together the director and writer again after the series Man in a Veil. It is planned by KBS Drama Department and produced by Celltrion Entertainment.

## Original Soundtrack

The following is the official lineup of tracks featured on Woman in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack) album. The album's singles were rolled out between March 28, 2023, and June 14, 2023.

## Viewership

| Episodes | Episodes | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Episodes | Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | 1–20 | 1.851 | 1.521 | 1.723 | 1.529 | 1.603 | 1.740 | 1.670 | 1.832 | 1.683 | 1.891 | 1.744 | 1.662 | 1.568 | 1.527 | 1.703 | 1.622 | 1.619 | 1.650 | 1.786 | 1.824 |
| | 21–40 | 1.722 | 1.766 | 1.781 | 1.690 | 1.959 | 1.643 | 1.800 | 1.651 | 1.977 | 2.152 | 1.850 | 1.935 | 1.978 | 1.908 | 1.935 | 1.918 | 1.954 | 1.959 | 1.930 | 1.833 |
| | 41–60 | 1.852 | 1.840 | 1.868 | 1.928 | 1.782 | 1.765 | 1.930 | 1.935 | 1.916 | 1.839 | 1.904 | 1.753 | 1.835 | 1.937 | 2.019 | 1.802 | 1.980 | 1.799 | 1.762 | 1.862 |
| | 61–80 | 1.819 | 2.008 | 1.720 | 1.965 | 1.818 | 1.827 | 1.777 | 1.610 | 1.907 | 1.780 | 1.738 | 1.849 | 1.692 | 1.893 | 1.707 | 1.794 | 1.957 | 1.764 | 1.835 | 1.957 |
| | 81–100 | 1.644 | 1.845 | 1.899 | 1.788 | 1.961 | 1.822 | 2.026 | 1.953 | 1.936 | 1.919 | 1.874 | 1.787 | 1.841 | 1.932 | 1.862 | 1.854 | 1.941 | 1.885 | 1.984 | 2.124 |
| | 101–103 | 2.058 | 1.277 | 2.040 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | March 14, 2023 | 10.4% (2nd) | 8.2% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) |
| 2 | March 15, 2023 | 8.8% (3rd) | 7.4% (3rd) | 10.1% (3rd) |
| 3 | March 16, 2023 | 10.0% (2nd) | 8.9% (2nd) | 11.3% (2nd) |
| 4 | March 17, 2023 | 8.7% (3rd) | 6.9% (5th) | 10.8% (3rd) |
| 5 | March 20, 2023 | 9.5% (3rd) | 8.0% (3rd) | 10.8% (2nd) |
| 6 | March 21, 2023 | 9.8% (2nd) | 8.1% (2nd) | 11.6% (2nd) |
| 7 | March 22, 2023 | 9.5% (2nd) | 8.1% (2nd) | 11.1% (2nd) |
| 8 | March 23, 2023 | 10.0% (2nd) | 8.1% (2nd) | 10.8% (2nd) |
| 9 | March 24, 2023 | 9.6% (3rd) | 7.8% (4th) | 9.9% (3rd) |
| 10 | March 27, 2023 | 10.4% (2nd) | 9.4% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) |
| 11 | March 28, 2023 | 10.4% (2nd) | 9.4% (2nd) | 10.6% (2nd) |
| 12 | March 29, 2023 | 9.8% (2nd) | 8.8% (2nd) | 9.9% (2nd) |
| 13 | March 30, 2023 | 9.1% (2nd) | 7.5% (2nd) | 10.4% (2nd) |
| 14 | April 3, 2023 | 9.3% (2nd) | 7.8% (2nd) | 10.9% (2nd) |
| 15 | April 4, 2023 | 9.7% (2nd) | 7.9% (2nd) | 10.5% (2nd) |
| 16 | April 5, 2023 | 9.5% (2nd) | 8.3% (2nd) | 11.0% (2nd) |
| 17 | April 6, 2023 | 9.5% (2nd) | 8.0% (2nd) | 10.2% (2nd) |
| 18 | April 7, 2023 | 9.3% (3rd) | 7.4% (4th) | 9.5% (3rd) |
| 19 | April 10, 2023 | 10.3% (2nd) | 8.7% (2nd) | 11.1% (2nd) |
| 20 | April 11, 2023 | 10.6% (2nd) | 9.5% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) |
| 21 | April 12, 2023 | 9.9% (2nd) | 8.7% (2nd) | 9.8% (3rd) |
| 22 | April 13, 2023 | 10.3% (2nd) | 8.7% (2nd) | 11.1% (2nd) |
| 23 | April 14, 2023 | 10.2% (3rd) | 8.8% (4th) | 10.8% (3rd) |
| 24 | April 17, 2023 | 10.3% (2nd) | 8.9% (2nd) | 11.6% (2nd) |
| 25 | April 18, 2023 | 11.3% (2nd) | 9.4% (2nd) | 12.2% (2nd) |
| 26 | April 19, 2023 | 9.9% (2nd) | 8.3% (2nd) | 10.8% (2nd) |
| 27 | April 20, 2023 | 11.1% (2nd) | 9.8% (2nd) | 11.5% (2nd) |
| 28 | April 21, 2023 | 9.8% (2nd) | 8.3% (3rd) | 10.4% (2nd) |
| 29 | April 24, 2023 | 11.3% (2nd) | 9.3% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) |
| 30 | April 25, 2023 | 12.1% (2nd) | 10.4% (2nd) | 12.3% (2nd) |
| 31 | April 26, 2023 | 11.0% (2nd) | 9.2% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) |
| 32 | April 27, 2023 | 11.5% (2nd) | 10.3% (2nd) | 10.9% (2nd) |
| 33 | April 28, 2023 | 11.3% (3rd) | 9.7% (3rd) | 10.6% (2nd) |
| 34 | May 1, 2023 | 11.2% (2nd) | 9.6% (2nd) | 11.2% (2nd) |
| 35 | May 2, 2023 | 11.6% (2nd) | 10.3% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) |
| 36 | May 3, 2023 | 11.3% (2nd) | 9.2% (2nd) | 12.2% (2nd) |
| 37 | May 4, 2023 | 11.8% (2nd) | 10.2% (2nd) | 11.5% (2nd) |
| 38 | May 5, 2023 | 11.3% (3rd) | 9.4% (3rd) | 12.5% (2nd) |
| 39 | May 8, 2023 | 10.9% (2nd) | 9.6% (2nd) | 11.5% (2nd) |
| 40 | May 9, 2023 | 11.3% (2nd) | 9.3% (2nd) | 10.9% (2nd) |
| 41 | May 10, 2023 | 10.7% (2nd) | 9.0% (2nd) | 10.2% (2nd) |
| 42 | May 11, 2023 | 10.7% (2nd) | 9.2% (2nd) | 12.1% (2nd) |
| 43 | May 12, 2023 | 10.8% (3rd) | 8.9% (3rd) | 11.6% (2nd) |
| 44 | May 15, 2023 | 11.3% (2nd) | 9.7% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) |
| 45 | May 16, 2023 | 11.0% (2nd) | 9.6% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) |
| 46 | May 17, 2023 | 10.7% (2nd) | 8.6% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) |
| 47 | May 18, 2023 | 11.4% (2nd) | 10.0% (2nd) | 11.8% (2nd) |
| 48 | May 19, 2023 | 11.2% (3rd) | 9.8% (2nd) | 10.5% (2nd) |
| 49 | May 22, 2023 | 11.2% (2nd) | 9.6% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) |
| 50 | May 23, 2023 | 11.1% (2nd) | 9.1% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) |
| 51 | May 24, 2023 | 11.5% (2nd) | 9.5% (2nd) | 10.6% (2nd) |
| 52 | May 25, 2023 | 10.6% (2nd) | 9.1% (2nd) | 10.0% (2nd) |
| 53 | May 26, 2023 | 10.5% (3rd) | 9.2% (3rd) | 10.6% (2nd) |
| 54 | May 29, 2023 | 11.4% (2nd) | 9.5% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) |
| 55 | May 30, 2023 | 11.4% (2nd) | 9.4% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) |
| 56 | May 31, 2023 | 10.8% (2nd) | 9.1% (2nd) | 11.6% (2nd) |
| 57 | June 1, 2023 | 12.1% (2nd) | 10.3% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) |
| 58 | June 2, 2023 | 10.8% (3rd) | 9.1% (3rd) | 12.0% (3rd) |
| 59 | June 5, 2023 | 10.5% (2nd) | 9.2% (2nd) | 11.5% (2nd) |
| 60 | June 6, 2023 | 11.1% (2nd) | 10.1% (2nd) | 12.2% (2nd) |
| 61 | June 7, 2023 | 11.0% (2nd) | 9.3% (2nd) | 11.0% (2nd) |
| 62 | June 8, 2023 | 12.1% (2nd) | 10.5% (2nd) | 11.1% (2nd) |
| 63 | June 9, 2023 | 10.5% (3rd) | 9.0% (4th) | 11.2% (3rd) |
| 64 | June 12, 2023 | 11.5% (2nd) | 10.0% (2nd) | 11.5% (2nd) |
| 65 | June 13, 2023 | 10.5% (2nd) | 9.0% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) |
| 66 | June 14, 2023 | 10.6% (2nd) | 8.8% (2nd) | 11.6% (2nd) |
| 67 | June 15, 2023 | 10.9% (2nd) | 9.3% (2nd) | 12.2% (2nd) |
| 68 | June 16, 2023 | 9.2% (3rd) | 8.4% (3rd) | N/A |
| 69 | June 19, 2023 | 10.9% (2nd) | 9.9% (2nd) | 10.9% (2nd) |
| 70 | June 20, 2023 | 11.4% (2nd) | 9.8% (2nd) | 11.7% (2nd) |
| 71 | June 21, 2023 | 10.5% (2nd) | 8.6% (2nd) | 10.4% (2nd) |
| 72 | June 22, 2023 | 10.7% (2nd) | 9.6% (2nd) | 11.2% (2nd) |
| 73 | June 23, 2023 | 10.4% (2nd) | 8.8% (3rd) | 10.6% (2nd) |
| 74 | June 26, 2023 | 11.5% (2nd) | 10.3% (2nd) | 12.1% (2nd) |
| 75 | June 27, 2023 | 10.0% (2nd) | 8.1% (2nd) | 11.3% (2nd) |
| 76 | June 28, 2023 | 10.9% (1st) | 9.3% (1st) | 10.8% (1st) |
| 77 | June 29, 2023 | 11.6% (2nd) | 10.1% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) |
| 78 | June 30, 2023 | 10.3% (3rd) | 8.6% (3rd) | 10.7% (3rd) |
| 79 | July 3, 2023 | 10.6% (2nd) | 9.2% (2nd) | 11.7% (2nd) |
| 80 | July 4, 2023 | 11.8% (2nd) | 10.3% (2nd) | 13.0% (2nd) |
| 81 | July 5, 2023 | 9.7% (2nd) | 7.9% (2nd) | 10.8% (2nd) |
| 82 | July 6, 2023 | 11.0% (2nd) | 9.7% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) |
| 83 | July 7, 2023 | 11.0% (2nd) | 10.6% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) |
| 84 | July 10, 2023 | 11.2% (2nd) | 9.9% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) |
| 85 | July 11, 2023 | 12.0% (1st) | 10.1% (1st) | 12.5% (1st) |
| 86 | July 12, 2023 | 10.7% (2nd) | 8.7% (2nd) | 11.7% (2nd) |
| 87 | July 13, 2023 | 11.6% (2nd) | 10.0% (2nd) | 11.8% (2nd) |
| 88 | July 14, 2023 | 11.6% (2nd) | 10.6% (3rd) | 13.1% (2nd) |
| 89 | July 17, 2023 | 12.0% (2nd) | 10.0% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) |
| 90 | July 18, 2023 | 11.7% (2nd) | 9.9% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) |
| 91 | July 19, 2023 | 11.2% (2nd) | 9.5% (2nd) | 11.3% (2nd) |
| 92 | July 20, 2023 | 10.9% (2nd) | 9.5% (2nd) | 11.8% (2nd) |
| 93 | July 21, 2023 | 10.3% (2nd) | 8.8% (4th) | 11.3% (2nd) |
| 94 | July 24, 2023 | 12.0% (2nd) | 10.8% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) |
| 95 | July 25, 2023 | 11.5% (2nd) | 9.8% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) |
| 96 | July 26, 2023 | 11.3% (2nd) | 9.8% (2nd) | 12.7% (2nd) |
| 97 | July 27, 2023 | 11.9% (1st) | 10.5% (1st) | 12.7% (1st) |
| 98 | July 28, 2023 | 11.6% (1st) | 10.2% (2nd) | 11.8% (1st) |
| 99 | July 31, 2023 | 12.3% (2nd) | 10.7% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) |
| 100 | August 1, 2023 | 13.0% (2nd) | 11.5% (2nd) | 12.8% (2nd) |
| 101 | August 2, 2023 | 12.1% (2nd) | 10.2% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) |
| 102 | August 3, 2023 | 7.5% (4th) | 6.0% (3rd) | 6.9% (6th) |
| 103 | August 4, 2023 | 12.1% (2nd) | 10.0% (2nd) | N/A |
| Average | Average | 10.8% | 9.2% | — |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. |||||

## Awards & Nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award Ceremony | Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2023 KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | Choi Yoon-young | Won |
| 2023 KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | Lee Chae-young | Nominated |
| 2023 KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Han Ki-woong | Nominated |
| 2023 KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Lee Eun-hyung | Nominated |

## International Broadcast

| Year | Premiere | Channel | Country |
| 2023 | March 21, 2023 | KBS World | Worldwide |
| 2023 | October 4, 2023 | KBS World (Japan) | Japan |