The Secret House
Promotional poster
Hangul
비밀의 집
Hanja
秘密의 집
Revised RomanizationBimileui Jib
Genre
Created byMBC Drama Division
Written byWon Yeong-ok[1]
Directed byLee Min-soo[1]
Starring
Music byShasa
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes124
Production
Producers
  • Kim Sang-heon
  • Baek Ho-min
Running time40 minutes[2]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseApril 11 (2022-04-11) 
October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10)

The Secret House (Korean: 비밀의 집; Hanja: 秘密의 집; RR: Bimireui Jip) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Seo Ha-jun, Lee Young-eun and Kim Jung-heon. The series, directed by Lee Min-soo and written by Won Yeong-ok for Green Snake Media, is a revenge story in which a dirt spoon lawyer chasing the traces of his missing mother walks into the secret surrounding him to fight the world.[3] The daily drama premiered on MBC on April 11, 2022, and aired every weekday at 19:10 (KST) for 124 episodes.[4]

Cast and characters

Main

A dirt spoon lawyer, who has a secret to hide in the face of his family's misfortune.
The daughter of Sang-gu and Haeng-ja. Woo Ji-hwan's first love and a bright and warm-hearted emergency medicine resident.
Sook-jin's son. Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office Criminal Division 1 Prosecutor.
Sook-jin's daughter. Wide Marketing Department Manager.
Nam Tae-hyung and Nam Tae-hee's mother. Wide Representative. She can do anything for his son.

Supporting

Ji-hwan's house

Ji-Hwan's mother.
Ji-hwan's older sister.
  • Park Ye-rin as Woo Sol[11]
Ji-hwan's daughter.
Ji-hwan's employee and assistant.

Tae-hyung's house

The largest building owner, and honorary chairman of Wide.
Heung-sik's primary care nurse.
  • Jo Yu-shin as Yang Man-su
Butler of Nam Heung-sik's family.

Scarlet house

  • Park Chung-sun as Baek Sang-goo[9]
Joo-hong's father.
  • Kim Nan-hee as Shim Haeng-ja [13]
Joo-hong's mother and Sang-goo's wife.

Production

Director Lee Min-soo and Lee Young-eun are reuniting after 12 years since MBC daily 2010 soap opera The Scarlet Letter. Lee Young-eun, herself is returning to TV series after hiatus of 3 years. She was last seen in KBS daily drama Home for Summer.[14] Yoon A-jung and Yoon Bok-in are working together after 5 years, since the 2016-17 KBS daily drama That Sun in the Sky.[15]

International broadcast

In Vietnam, the series was broadcast on VTV3 from June 7, 2023 under the title Ngôi nhà bí mật.

Original soundtrack

The Secret House
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2022
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

Released on April 26, 2022 (2022-04-26)[16]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Goodbye" (한영주)Jongsu Wi, Jinho Huh, Nam TaenamJongsu Wi, Huh Jin-hoHan Young-joo4:17
2."Goodbye" (inst.)   4:17

Part 2

Released on May 30, 2022 (2022-05-30)[17]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Bad Dream" (나쁜 꿈)Jinho Heo, Taegyu KangJongsu WiHan Young-joo4:30
2."Bad Dream" (inst.)   4:30

Part 3

Released on August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13)[18]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Lies" (거짓말)Hee-seong Yoon, Tae-gyu KangYoon Hee-sungKang Joo-won3:54
2."Lies" (inst.)   3:54

Part 4

Released on August 26, 2022 (2022-08-26)[19]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Don't Leave Me" (가지마)Wi Jong-sooWi Jong-sooHan Young-joo4:23
2."Don't Leave Me" (inst.)   4:23

Part 5

Released on September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)[20]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Vacancy" (빈자리)BirthWi Jong-sooHan Young-joo4:23
2."Vacancy" (inst.)   4:23

Viewership

The Secret House: South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Episodes ofEpisode number
1234567891011121314151617181920
1–20701796928851751900897800995810904778816956887847880733921753
21-40875628832975808888735831903731778850879613837555793744889957
41-608789018018909559119708779006569061078941928932948904727937875
61-808411030829839897100310067849018739571031976935958869105995110451018
81-10010471021102011661082100711841087107511981035116210711101109112121135123611681226
101-12011721238118310951190115112721218112811441111117111731276123013211353121014131242
121-1241144125013851418
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by °Nielsen Korea.[21]
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[22][23] TNmS[24]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 April 11, 2022 4.9% (12th) 4.6% (14th)
2 April 12, 2022 5.4% (12th) 5.2% (12th) 5.8% (10th)
3 April 13, 2022 5.7% (9th) 5.5% (9th) 7.8% (7th)
4 April 14, 2022 5.5% (10th) 5.0% (12th) 7.2% (8th)
5 April 15, 2022 4.7% (14th) 4.6% (15th) 5.8% (10th)
6 April 18, 2022 5.8% (11th) 5.3% (12th) 6.5% (9th)
7 April 19, 2022 5.8% (8th) 5.5% (6th) 6.8% (6th)
8 April 20, 2022 5.2% (13th) 4.8% (15th) 6.8% (8th)
9 April 21, 2022 6.1% (8th) 5.8% (8th) 6.8% (8th)
10 April 22, 2022 5.5% (12th) 5.6% (11th) 6.2% (9th)
11 April 25, 2022 5.7% (11th) 5.2% (11th) 7.4% (8th)
12 April 26, 2022 5.1% (11th) 4.6% (11th) 5.7% (9th)
13 April 27, 2022 5.1% (11th) 4.9% (12th) 6.7% (7th)
14 April 28, 2022 6.0% (9th) 5.9% (7th) 7.9% (5th)
15 April 29, 2022 5.6% (11th) 5.7% (10th) 6.8% (9th)
16 May 2, 2022 5.4% (12th) 5.1% (14th) 6.6% (8th)
17 May 3, 2022 5.3% (12th) 5.1% (11th) 6.9% (7th)
18 May 4, 2022 4.9% (11th) 5.1% (10th) 7.2% (7th)
19 May 5, 2022 5.8% (6th) 5.5% (6th) 7.1% (5th)
20 May 6, 2022 5.0% (13th) 5.3% (12th) 6.6% (7th)
21 May 9, 2022 5.4% (8th) 5.2% (8th) 6.4% (9th)
22 May 10, 2022 4.0% (17th) 3.9% (16th) 5.1% (11th)
23 May 11, 2022 5.1% (9th) 5.2% (8th) 6.9% (7th)
24 May 12, 2022 6.0% (6th) 5.5% (7th) 7.1% (5th)
25 May 13, 2022 5.2% (11th) 4.9% (12th) 6.9% (5th)
26 May 16, 2022 5.6% (11th) 5.7% (9th) 7.3% (5th)
27 May 17, 2022 4.7% (12th) 4.4% (16th) 6.1% (9th)
28 May 18, 2022 4.8% (13th) 4.1% (15th) 6.9% (6th)
29 May 19, 2022 5.6% (7th) 5.6% (7th) 7.0% (6th)
30 May 23, 2022[lower-alpha 1] 4.6% (16th) 4.7% (15th) 6.3% (10th)
31 May 24, 2022 4.8% (13th) 4.4% (15th) 6.5% (7th)
32 May 25, 2022 5.2% (11th) 5.0% (10th) 7.0% (7th)
33 May 26, 2022 5.2% (9th) 5.1% (9th) 6.6% (9th)
34 May 27, 2022 3.8% (17th) 3.6% (16th) 5.0% (13th)
35 May 30, 2022 5.4% (14th) 5.1% (13th) 7.2% (7th)
36 May 31, 2022 3.5% (19th) 3.6% (14th) 4.3% (12th)
37 June 2, 2022[lower-alpha 2] 5.0% (9th) 5.0% (8th) 7.1% (6th)
38 June 3, 2022 4.8% (12th) 4.7% (11th) 6.4% (7th)
39 June 6, 2022 5.3% (12th) 5.5% (9th) 6.9% (7th)
40 June 7, 2022 5.6% (9th) 5.4% (8th) 6.8% (7th)
41 June 8, 2022 5.3% (12th) 5.5% (9th) 6.8% (9th)
42 June 9, 2022 5.3% (9th) 5.0% (10th) 7.6% (6th)
43 June 10, 2022 5.2% (12th) 5.6% (11th) 7.2% (7th)
44 June 13, 2022 5.5% (11th) 5.2% (11th) 7.4% (8th)
45 June 14, 2022 6.0% (9th) 5.5% (8th) 7.4% (8th)
46 June 15, 2022 5.5% (11th) 5.5% (10th) 7.6% (8th)
47 June 16, 2022 6.0% (7th) 5.5% (6th) 7.9% (5th)
48 June 17, 2022 5.5% (11th) 5.3% (10th) 7.4% (6th)
49 June 20, 2022 5.3% (12th) 5.3% (10th) 7.6% (6th)
50 June 21, 2022 4.1% (15th) 4.2% (13th) 5.2% (11th)
51 June 22, 2022 5.8% (9th) 5.5% (7th) 7.7% (6th)
52 June 23, 2022 6.8% (6th) 6.9% (5th) 8.6% (6th)
53 June 24, 2022 5.8% (10th) 5.9% (10th) 6.5% (9th)
54 June 27, 2022 5.8% (12th) 5.5% (12th) 8.0% (5th)
55 June 28, 2022 5.8% (10th) 5.6% (10th) 8.3% (6th)
56 June 29, 2022 6.1% (9th) 6.0% (10th) 7.9% (7th)
57 June 30, 2022 5.6% (10th) 5.3% (10th) 7.3% (8th)
58 July 1, 2022 5.1% (11th) 4.6% (11th) 6.0% (10th)
59 July 4, 2022 6.1% (8th) 5.6% (9th) 6.8% (9th)
60 July 5, 2022 5.5% (11th) 4.8% (13th) 7.1% (7th)
61 July 6, 2022 5.5% (9th) 5.4% (7th) 7.0% (8th)
62 July 7, 2022 6.6% (6th) 6.3% (6th) 8.4% (5th)
63 July 8, 2022 5.3% (12th) 4.9% (13th)
64 July 11, 2022 5.7% (10th) 5.4% (8th) 7.3% (9th)
65 July 12, 2022 6.2% (8th) 5.7% (7th) 7.6% (6th)
66 July 13, 2022 6.4% (9th) 5.8% (8th) 9.1% (6th)
67 July 14, 2022 6.3% (6th) 5.8% (5th) 7.6% (6th)
68 July 15, 2022 5.1% (10th) 4.8% (11th) 6.6% (9th)
69 July 18, 2022 6.1% (11th) 5.3% (13th) 8.5% (6th)
70 July 19, 2022 5.7% (9th) 5.4% (9th) 7.8% (6th)
71 July 20, 2022 6.3% (7th) 6.2% (7th) 7.7% (8th)
72 July 21, 2022 6.6% (6th) 6.6% (6th) 7.6% (7th)
73 July 22, 2022 6.0% (9th) 5.9% (9th) 7.6% (6th)
74 July 25, 2022 6.0% (6th) 5.4% (8th) 8.5% (5th)
75 July 26, 2022 6.2% (6th) 6.0% (6th) 7.2% (7th)
76 July 27, 2022 6.0% (8th) 5.2% (7th) 7.1% (8th)
77 July 28, 2022 6.6% (7th) 6.3% (6th) 7.8% (6th)
78 July 29, 2022 6.1% (8th) 5.8% (8th) 7.6% (5th)
79 August 1, 2022 6.6% (7th) 6.1% (6th) 8.0% (8th)
80 August 2, 2022 6.2% (7th) 5.8% (6th) 7.7% (6th)
81 August 3, 2022 6.3% (6th) 6.1% (6th) 7.1% (8th)
82 August 4, 2022 6.5% (5th) 6.0% (5th) 7.9% (5th)
83 August 5, 2022 6.3% (7th) 5.9% (8th) 8.0% (6th)
84 August 8, 2022 6.8% (8th) 6.3% (11th) 8.5% (4th)
85 August 11, 2022[lower-alpha 3] 6.9% (6th) 6.1% (6th)
86 August 12, 2022 6.3% (9th) 6.3% (8th) 7.5% (7th)
87 August 15, 2022 6.7% (8th) 6.5% (5th) 8.1% (5th)
88 August 16, 2022 6.8% (7th) 6.0% (8th) 8.5% (6th)
89 August 17, 2022 6.9% (6th) 6.5% (6th) 8.4% (5th)
90 August 18, 2022 7.3% (5th) 6.8% (4th) 8.5% (4th)
91 August 19, 2022 6.6% (8th) 6.2% (9th) 8.6% (7th)
92 August 22, 2022 6.8% (7th) 6.5% (7th) 8.4% (5th)
93 August 23, 2022 7.0% (6th) 6.4% (8th) 8.5% (5th)
94 August 24, 2022 6.6% (6th) 6.4% (5th) 7.5% (6th)
95 August 25, 2022 7.2% (5th) 6.6% (4th) 8.7% (5th)
96 August 26, 2022 7.2% (8th) 7.0% (8th) 8.1% (7th)
97 August 29, 2022 7.5% (6th) 7.4% (5th) 9.3% (4th)
98 August 30, 2022 7.5% (7th) 7.2% (5th) 8.6% (7th)
99 August 31, 2022 7.4% (6th) 7.0% (5th) 8.9% (6th)
100 September 1, 2022 7.6% (5th) 7.1% (4th) 9.6% (4th)
101 September 2, 2022 7.0% (7th) 6.6% (6th) 8.9% (5th)
102 September 6, 2022[lower-alpha 4] 7.2% (7th) 6.9% (6th) 8.4% (6th)
103 September 7, 2022 7.3% (6th) 7.0% (6th) 8.8% (6th)
104 September 8, 2022 6.6% (5th) 6.2% (5th) 9.4% (4th)
105 September 13, 2022[lower-alpha 5] 7.2% (5th) 6.2% (6th) 9.3% (4th)
106 September 14, 2022 7.2% (7th) 7.0% (6th) 10.1% (4th)
107 September 15, 2022 8.1% (5th) 7.8% (4th) 10.1% (3rd)
108 September 16, 2022 7.5% (6th) 7.1% (6th) 9.4% (6th)
109 September 19, 2022 7.1% (5th) 7.2% (4th) 9.4% (4th)
110 September 20, 2022 7.1% (5th) 6.9% (5th) 9.4% (4th)
111 September 21, 2022 7.1% (6th) 6.6% (7th) 9.0% (6th)
112 September 22, 2022 7.3% (5th) 6.8% (5th) 8.2% (4th)
113 September 23, 2022 7.6% (6th) 7.3% (6th) 8.2% (6th)
114 September 26, 2022 7.5% (5th) 7.4% (4th) 10.0% (4th)
115 September 27, 2022 7.7% (5th) 7.3% (4th) 9.7% (3rd)
116 September 28, 2022 8.1% (4th) 7.9% (5th) 9.6% (4th)
117 September 29, 2022 8.4% (4th) 8.2% (3rd) 9.4% (4th)
118 September 30, 2022 6.8% (7th) 6.3% (6th)
119 October 3, 2022 8.0% (5th) 7.9% (4th) 9.3% (5th)
120 October 4, 2022 7.5% (6th) 7.5% (4th) 9.9% (4th)
121 October 5, 2022 7.0% (6th) 6.4% (6th) 9.6% (3rd)
122 October 6, 2022 7.5% (5th) 7.0% (4th) 10.2% (4th)
123 October 7, 2022 8.0% (5th) 8.0% (5th) 8.9% (4th)
124 October 10, 2022 7.6% (6th) 7.5% (5th) 9.0% (5th)
Average
  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily/Short Drama Seo Ha-joon Won [31]
Kim Jung-heon Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily/One Act Drama Kang Byul Nominated

Notes

  1. The 30 episode was cancelled for May 20 due to 'News Special'.[25]
  2. 37th episode was cancelled for June 1 due to 'the 8th National Simultaneous Local Election Counting Broadcast'.[26]
  3. 85th episode was cancelled for August 9 due to 'News Special'.[27] On August 10th, the broadcast was canceled and replaced with a special news.[28]
  4. The 101st episode was cancelled for September 5, due to broadcast of disaster broadcasting.[29]
  5. The 105th episode was cancelled for September 9 and 12 for the broadcast of 2022 Idol Star Athletics Championships.[30]

References

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  12. Choi Yun-na (April 7, 2022). "안용준, '비밀의 집' 출연…컴퓨터 천재 役" [Ahn Yong-joon to appear in 'Secret House'... computer genius] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved April 7, 2022 via Naver.
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