| Alt Name: | Secrets Inside the Mind |
| Genre: | Melodrama Revenge |
| Developer: | Chief Producer Kim Sung Geun KBS |
| Director: | Lee Kang-hyun |
| Music: | Lee Chang-hee |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 104 |
| Runtime: | 35 minutes |
| Company: | DK E&M<br>Dream T Entertainment |
| Network: | KBS2 |
Secrets of Women is a 2016 South Korean television series starring So Yi-hyun, Oh Min-suk, Kim Yoon-seo and Kim Jung-heon. It airs on KBS2 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:50, for 100 episodes with the first episode airing on 27 June 2016.[1]
Kang Ji-yoo is a ballerina, the girlfriend of Yoo Kang Yu, heir of Moseong Group. After a traffic accident, Kang Ji-yoo lost all of her memories, her family using up all their money to pay five years' worth of hospital treatments. To pay for her huge debt, she entered the Yoo family (with no idea about Kang-Yu’s identity or their past due to her amnesia) to be the nurse & guardian of Moseong Group's chairman Yoo Man-ho (Kang-Yu’s father).Chae Seo-rin was Ji-yoo’s best friend during high school, but was then raped on the orders of Byeon Il-goo. She was then forced to work with him to become the biggest stockholder of Moseong Group, becoming Ji-yoo's enemy in the process.[2]
A talented ballerina and Kang-woo's girlfriend. Due to a traffic accident (in which her father died as well), she was in a coma for five years and lost all of her memories. She was found by Seo-rin after the accident and kept her in a nursing home (posing as "Hong Sun-bok"), forcing her mother to care for Ji-yoo thinking she has no hope of ever regaining consciousness. Unbeknownst to Ji-yoo, she and Kang-woo had a child, which was taken away by Seo-rin (during her five-year coma) as part of her plan of revenge, claiming it as her child with Kang-woo.Since regaining consciousness, along with trying to recover her memories and fighting the feeling of maybe having given birth to a child, she has been working as a nurse in the Yoo family to try to find out the real cause of the accident (as well as justice for her father's unjust death), her only memory a man with a wing tattoo. She has no idea or realization on how close she is with Kang-woo (and their past relationship) as well as their son.
Heir to Moseong Group, Yoo Man-ho's second wife's son, and Ji-yoo's boyfriend before the accident. After Ji-yoo "supposedly" died in the accident, he became insane. Seo-rin tricked the distraught Kang-woo into marrying her, making him believe he had cheated on Ji-yoo with Seo-rin, as well as claiming she is pregnant with "their" child.
After encountering Ji-yoo again after 5 years, he tries very hard to help Ji-yoo recover her memories so that he can finally marry Ji-yoo and live the happy life that was stolen from him.
Despite being poor, she was Ji-yoo's best friend during high school. One night she was raped as she was on her way doing an errand for Ji-yoo (which was a pretext for Seo-rin to celebrate her 18th birthday which was organized as a surprise by Ji-yoo).After Ji-yoo's accident, Sun-bok changed her name to "Chae Seo-rin" (after a gangster saved her) because she wanted to get out of the "nightmare" that was her poverty. Byeon Il-goo then forced her to help him to become the biggest stockholder of Moseong Group. Seo-rin marries Kang-woo because of a child she claims to be theirs, but the child is actually Kang-woo and Ji-yoo's son which Seo-rin stole away from the then-unconscious Ji-yoo.
A university student, the legitimate child of Yoo Man-ho from his first wife. Has been harboring an unrequited love for Ji-yoo for seven years. After finding Ji-yoo alive and conscious, he becomes her friend whom she leans on to help her recover her memories especially about the accident. He resents his father for abandoning them, especially his mother (played by Lee Sang-suk) who had died of cancer.
Ji-yoo's father. Died at the traffic accident which Ji-yoo suffered
Ji-yoo's brother. Works at a coffee shop. Seon-ho's friend.
Seo-rin's mother who previously worked as the Kang family's household help. 4 years after Seo-rin's disappearance and new identity, she sent her to the U.S., but returned to South Korea after 2 years. Currently living in secret with the Kang family to avoid her daughter whom she fears.
Kang-woo's father, chairman of Moseong Group. Hates Seo-rin very much but likes and dotes on Ji-yoo.
Kang-woo's sister. Hates Ji-yoo very much, always thinks of schemes to remove her from the Yoo family.
Jang-mi's husband. One of the executives as well as stockholder of Moseong Group. Wants to control Moseong Group.
Byeon Il-goo & Yoo Jang-mi's daughter. Wants to be a singer but is not talented.
Ji-yoo and Kang-woo's son. He was born in secret while Ji-yoo was unconscious. Seo-rin took him away from his birth mother and deceived the Yoo family, claiming Ma-eum is her son with Kang-woo.
A gangster who works under Byeon Il-goo. Secretly in love with Seo-rin, he becomes her driver & secretary, as well as aiding in her revenge plan.
In the table below,
the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. "—" denotes that it did not rank in the Top 20 daily programs.| Episode # | Date | Average audience share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[3] | AGB Nielsen[4] | ||||||
| width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area | width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1 | 2016/06/27 | 15.5% | 14.6% | 14.1% | 13.4% | ||
| 2 | 2016/06/28 | 13.2% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 11.4% | ||
| 3 | 2016/06/29 | 13.1% | 11.6% | 12.9% | |||
| 4 | 2016/06/30 | 13.9% | 12.3% | 13.3% | 13.8% | ||
| 5 | 2016/07/01 | 16.3% | 15.0% | 15.2% | 15.3% | ||
| 6 | 2016/07/04 | 15.1% | 14.1% | 15.5% | |||
| 7 | 2016/07/05 | 16.1% | 15.5% | 15.3% | 15.6% | ||
| 8 | 2016/07/06 | 14.8% | 12.0% | 15.2% | 14.5% | ||
| 9 | 2016/07/07 | 15.8% | 13.6% | 14.7% | 14.7% | ||
| 10 | 2016/07/08 | 15.0% | 14.0% | 14.3% | 14.4% | ||
| 11 | 2016/07/11 | 17.7% | 14.5% | 16.7% | 16.6% | ||
| 12 | 2016/07/12 | 16.1% | 13.7% | 15.0% | 14.9% | ||
| 13 | 2016/07/13 | 16.0% | 13.8% | 15.5% | 15.8% | ||
| 14 | 2016/07/14 | 15.2% | 14.2% | 14.7% | 14.5% | ||
| 15 | 2016/07/15 | 16.7% | 14.5% | 16.2% | 16.5% | ||
| 16 | 2016/07/18 | 16.2% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 14.9% | ||
| 17 | 2016/07/19 | 17.8% | 14.7% | 15.8% | 15.6% | ||
| 18 | 2016/07/20 | 17.3% | 14.9% | 15.4% | 15.3% | ||
| 19 | 2016/07/21 | 17.4% | 15.6% | 16.0% | 16.2% | ||
| 20 | 2016/07/22 | 17.6% | 16.4% | 15.2% | 15.7% | ||
| 21 | 2016/07/25 | 15.2% | 11.9% | 15.6% | 16.0% | ||
| 22 | 2016/07/26 | 17.9% | 15.3% | 15.1% | 15.2% | ||
| 23 | 2016/07/27 | 16.8% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 15.6% | ||
| 24 | 2016/07/28 | 17.8% | 16.0% | 16.1% | |||
| 25 | 2016/07/29 | 16.1% | 14.1% | 15.6% | 15.5% | ||
| 26 | 2016/08/01 | 18.2% | 16.3% | 15.4% | 15.0% | ||
| 27 | 2016/08/02 | 19.7% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 17.7% | ||
| 28 | 2016/08/04 | 16.7% | 14.9% | 14.8% | 15.0% | ||
| 29 | 2016/08/05 | 18.2% | 17.1% | 16.6% | 16.4% | ||
| 30 | 2016/08/08 | 16.9% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.1% | ||
| 31 | 2016/08/09 | 18.1% | 16.7% | 14.9% | 13.9% | ||
| 32 | 2016/08/10 | 16.7% | 15.2% | 15.1% | 14.1% | ||
| 33 | 2016/08/12 | 16.5% | 14.7% | 15.5% | 14.9% | ||
| 34 | 2016/08/15 | 15.9% | 13.9% | 14.2% | 14.0% | ||
| 35 | 2016/08/16 | 14.1% | 12.3% | 11.8% | 11.9% | ||
| 36 | 2016/08/17 | 19.2% | 16.6% | 15.8% | 15.5% | ||
| 37 | 2016/08/18 | 15.8% | 13.2% | 13.6% | 13.7% | ||
| 38 | 2016/08/19 | 17.9% | 15.7% | 16.6% | 16.4% | ||
| 39 | 2016/08/22 | 18.4% | 16.4% | 15.6% | |||
| 40 | 2016/08/23 | 19.5% | 17.1% | 15.0% | 16.7% | ||
| 41 | 2016/08/24 | 17.7% | 14.6% | 15.8% | 15.2% | ||
| 42 | 2016/08/25 | 19.7% | 18.3% | 16.6% | 16.8% | ||
| 43 | 2016/08/26 | 18.7% | 15.8% | 17.6% | 16.6% | ||
| 44 | 2016/08/29 | 19.0% | 16.4% | 17.5% | 17.8% | ||
| 45 | 2016/08/30 | 19.7% | 16.2% | 18.3% | 16.9% | ||
| 46 | 2016/08/31 | 21.4% | 18.4% | 18.1% | 18.0% | ||
| 47 | 2016/09/01 | 20.2% | 17.6% | 17.6% | |||
| 48 | 2016/09/02 | 21.5% | 18.1% | 18.9% | |||
| 49 | 2016/09/05 | 20.8% | 17.8% | 18.5% | 17.4% | ||
| 50 | 2016/09/06 | 18.2% | 18.6% | 17.5% | |||
| 51 | 2016/09/07 | 18.6% | 18.0% | 16.9% | |||
| 52 | 2016/09/08 | 18.7% | 16.4% | 18.2% | 17.4% | ||
| 53 | 2016/09/09 | 20.2% | 16.7% | 18.3% | 16.7% | ||
| 54 | 2016/09/12 | 19.4% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 17.5% | ||
| 55 | 2016/09/13 | 19.0% | 16.3% | 18.6% | 18.4% | ||
| 56 | 2016/09/14 | 14.1% | 13.0% | 12.3% | 11.5% | ||
| 57 | 2016/09/15 | ||||||
| 58 | 15.9% | 14.0% | 14.5% | 13.9% | |||
| 59 | 2016/09/19 | 21.5% | 18.3% | 19.1% | 18.5% | ||
| 60 | 2016/09/20 | 22.8% | 19.4% | 19.6% | |||
| 61 | 2016/09/21 | 20.8% | 18.5% | 18.6% | 17.2% | ||
| 62 | 2016/09/22 | 22.0% | 19.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% | ||
| 63 | 2016/09/26 | 22.3% | 19.1% | 20.1% | 19.5% | ||
| 64 | 2016/09/27 | 24.3% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 20.3% | ||
| 65 | 2016/09/28 | 23.7% | 20.4% | 19.7% | 18.6% | ||
| 66 | 2016/09/29 | 23.9% | 20.7% | 21.1% | 19.6% | ||
| 67 | 2016/09/30 | 22.1% | 18.9% | 19.5% | 18.5% | ||
| 68 | 2016/10/03 | 23.5% | 20.0% | 22.3% | 21.0% | ||
| 69 | 2016/10/04 | 22.0% | |||||
| 70 | 2016/10/05 | 22.6% | 18.8% | 21.0% | 19.2% | ||
| 71 | 2016/10/06 | 22.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 18.5% | ||
| 72 | 2016/10/07 | 23.9% | 20.5% | 21.3% | 19.9% | ||
| 73 | 2016/10/10 | 22.2% | 18.8% | 18.6% | 17.7% | ||
| 74 | 2016/10/11 | 23.1% | 20.0% | 19.4% | 18.4% | ||
| 75 | 2016/10/12 | 22.5% | 21.3% | 19.0% | 17.3% | ||
| 76 | 2016/10/14 | 19.2% | 16.6% | 17.1% | 16.9% | ||
| 77 | 2016/10/17 | 21.1% | 19.1% | 18.2% | 17.3% | ||
| 78 | 2016/10/18 | 22.2% | 18.8% | 19.8% | 18.8% | ||
| 79 | 2016/10/19 | 21.5% | 17.7% | 18.2% | 17.3% | ||
| 80 | 2016/10/20 | 21.0% | 19.2% | 18.1% | 17.1% | ||
| 81 | 2016/10/21 | 20.6% | 18.8% | 17.1% | 15.8% | ||
| 82 | 2016/10/24 | 22.4% | 20.4% | 19.6% | 19.0% | ||
| 83 | 2016/10/25 | 21.5% | 18.3% | 18.0% | 17.1% | ||
| 84 | 2016/10/26 | 21.9% | 19.7% | 19.3% | 17.8% | ||
| 85 | 2016/10/27 | 21.5% | 18.5% | 18.8% | 17.3% | ||
| 86 | 2016/10/28 | 22.1% | 19.3% | 18.6% | 17.7% | ||
| 87 | 2016/10/31 | 22.2% | 19.1% | 19.6% | 18.7% | ||
| 88 | 2016/11/01 | 21.8% | 18.6% | 18.7% | 17.6% | ||
| 89 | 2016/11/03 | 22.3% | 19.2% | 18.4% | 17.4% | ||
| 90 | 2016/11/04 | 20.3% | 17.7% | 17.6% | 16.2% | ||
| 91 | 2016/11/07 | 22.3% | 18.6% | 19.9% | 19.6% | ||
| 92 | 2016/11/08 | 23.3% | 20.1% | 21.4% | 20.8% | ||
| 93 | 2016/11/09 | 22.3% | 19.4% | 20.0% | 18.6% | ||
| 94 | 2016/11/10 | 22.1% | 19.4% | 18.1% | |||
| 95 | 2016/11/14 | 22.3% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 18.0% | ||
| 96 | 2016/11/15 | 22.8% | 19.6% | 19.7% | 18.3% | ||
| 97 | 2016/11/16 | 22.5% | 20.1% | 18.7% | 17.4% | ||
| 98 | 2016/11/17 | 23.3% | 19.8% | 18.9% | |||
| 99 | 2016/11/18 | 22.8% | 18.9% | 18.0% | |||
| 100 | 2016/11/21 | 22.5% | 19.6% | 18.1% | 17.0% | ||
| 101 | 2016/11/22 | 24.2% | 20.3% | 19.5% | |||
| 102 | 2016/11/23 | 21.9% | 19.2% | 20.4% | 19.3% | ||
| 103 | 2016/11/24 | 24.1% | 21.6% | 20.1% | |||
| 104 | 2016/11/25 | 22.9% | 20.0% | 20.4% | 19.7% | ||
| Average | 19.48% | 17.13% | 17.32% | 16.82% | |||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | |||
| 30th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | ||||