Name: Secret Mother
Genre: Thriller & Suspense, Crime & Mystery, Drama
Released: 2018-05-12
Rating: 9.1
Cast: Song Yoon Ah, Kim So Yeon, Kim Tae Woo, Song Jae Rim, Cha Hwa Yun

Song Yoon Ah is an award-winning South Korean actress. Born on June 7, 1973, she made her entertainment debut after winning three awards at the KBS Super Talent Contest in 1995. After working as an extra on television shows that year, she made her acting debut in the 1996 drama “Tears of the Dragon.” Song Yoon Ah has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Hotelier” (2001), “On-Air” (2008), “Mama” (2014), “Assembly” (2015) and “The K2” (2016). Song Yoon Ah married actor Sol Kyung Gu in 2009 and had a son in 2010, after which she took a five-year hiatus from acting. Her comeback in the 2014 touching drama “Mama” garnered many acting awards.

Song Yoon Ah

Kim Yoon Jin

Kim So Yeon is a popular South Korean actress. Born on November 2, 1980, she first entered the entertainment industry at the age of 14 when she entered the Miss Binggrae beauty pageant without her parents’ permission. She is said to have won the top prize after using a marker pen as eyeliner. She made her acting debut at the age of 14 in the 1994 television series “Dinosaur Teacher” and has won many acting accolades for her roles in television and films since. She is best known for her roles in the popular television dramas “All About Eve” (2000), “IRIS” (2009), “Prosecutor Princess” (2010), “Two Weeks” (2013), “I Need Romance 3” (2014) and “Falling for Innocence” (2015). She also appeared in the female version of the military reality show “Real Men” (2014) and paired with junior actor Kwak Si Yang in “We Got Married Season 4” (2015).

Kim So Yeon

Kim Eun Young

Kim Tae Woo is a South Korean actor. He was born April 15, 1971 and made his acting debut in 1996. Since his debut, he has appeared in countless films and television dramas, including “God’s Quiz” (2010), “God’s Gift - 14 Days” (2014), “Secret Mother” (2018), and “The Banker” (2019).

Kim Tae Woo

Song Jae Rim is a South Korean actor and model. Born on February 18, 1985, he began his career as a runway model and also appeared in many high-style magazines. He debuted as an actor in the 2009 film “Actresses” and went on to star in many popular films and television dramas, including “Flower Boy Ramyun Shop” (2011), “Moon Embracing the Sun” (2012), “Inspiring Generation” (2014), “Surplus Princess” (2014), “Unkind Women” (2015) and “Goodbye Mr. Black” (2016). He also starred in the popular reality series “We Got Married Season 4” with Kim So Eun as his pretend wife and then starred with her in the 2016 drama “Our Gap Soon.”

Song Jae Rim

Cha Hwa Yun is a South Korean actress born on December 27, 1960. A veteran of both stage and screen, she made her drama debut in 1978, when she appeared in “Woman’s Face.” She continued to appear in popular titles throughout the early 1980s, and made a name for herself with a leading role in 1987 drama “Love and Ambition.” She took a two-decade-long hiatus from the acting scene in 1988 and married the same year. In 2008, she returned, starring in “Aeja's Older Sister, Minja.” Since then, she has gone on to appear in dozens of titles, including “I Am Legend” (2010), “Flower of Revenge” (2013), and “Big Man” (2014). More recently, she has appeared in “Secret Mother” (2018) and “Golden Garden” (2019).

Cha Hwa Yun

Oh Yeon Ah is a South Korean actress who was born on December 1, 1981, in Seoul, South Korea. She studied at the Kaywon University of Art and Design and made her acting debut in the 2007 movie “Miss Gold Digger,” following up with his TV series debut performance in “Friend, Our Legend” in 2009. She has since gone on to appear in a number of hit movies, including “Secret Love” (2010) and “Ordinary Person” (2017). She has also starred in popular drama titles including “Secret Mother” (2018) and “100 Days My Prince” (2018).

Oh Yeon Ah

Seo Young Hee is a South Korean actress. She was born June 13, 1979 and made her acting debut in 1998. Best known for her supporting role in the 2008 thriller film, “The Chaser” and her award-winning performance in the 2010 horror film, “Bedevilled”, she has appeared in numerous other films and television dramas including, “A Thousand Kisses” (2011), “Secret Mother” (2018), and “The Nokdu Flower” (2019).

Seo Young Hee

Min Sung Wook is a South Korean actor. He was born on September 22, 1979 and made his acting debut in 2004. A widely recognized supporting actor, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “I Am Legend” (2020), “A Beautiful Mind” (2016), “Secret Mother” (2018), and “When My Love Blooms” (2020).

Min Sung Wook

Kim Byung Ok is a South Korean actor. He was born on October 11, 1960 and made his acting debut in theater, twenty years before taking his first film role in 2000. Since then, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “God’s Quiz” (2010), “Cold Eyes” (2013), “Triangle” (2014), “Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People” (2017), “What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim” (2018), and “Legal High” (2019).

Kim Byung Ok

Choi Yu Ri

Park Yong Soon

Gangnam’s Daechi-dong is known as a hub of child education, where parents send their kids to tutoring centers in the hopes of increasing their chances of getting into a better university. Former psychiatrist Kim Yoon Jin (Song Yoon Ah) has fully dedicated herself to her husband Han Jae Yeol (Kim Tae Woo) and son, giving up her career to become a full-time housewife. However, she still struggles with her daughter’s mysterious death several years prior, and believes there was more to the story than the police initially claimed. In order to help her son's college prospects, Yoon Jin hires admissions coach Kim Eun Young (Kim So Yeon), but finds out that Eun Young is hiding secrets of her own when detective Ha Jung Wan (Song Jae Rim) approaches her with questions. How far will Yoon Jin and other mothers go to give their kids a boost, even if if comes with consequences?

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