Secret Door (TV series)

Secret Door (Korean: 비밀의 문; RR: Bimir-ui mun) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Han Suk-kyu, Lee Je-hoon, Kim Yoo-jung, Park Eun-bin, Kim Min-jong and Choi Won-young. It aired on SBS on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 from September 22 to December 9, 2014 for 24 episodes.[1][2][3][4]

Secret Door
GenreHistorical
Drama
Political
Mystery
Written byYoon Sun-joo
Directed byKim Hyung-shik
StarringHan Suk-kyu
Lee Je-hoon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producer(s)Choi Moon-suk
Gil Don-sup
Producer(s)Lee Young-joon
Lee Sang-min
Production location(s)Korea
Running timeMondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST)
Production company(s)Paulownia
Release
Original networkSeoul Broadcasting System
Original release22 September (2014-09-22) –
9 December 2014 (2014-12-09)
Chronology
Preceded byTemptation
Followed byPunch
External links
Website

Plot

The period drama explores the conflicted and ultimately tragic relationship between King Yeongjo and his son, Yi Sun (Crown Prince Sado). Shrewd Yeongjo wants to strengthen royal power, but passionate and idealistic son dreams of equality and a status-free society.[5]

Cast

Historical background

Secret Door is a revisionist take on the last eight years of Crown Prince Sado's life.[2]

According to historical documents, primarily those written by his wife in the Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong, Sado was insane and violent, and was a serial rapist and killer. He was deemed unfit to rule, but court rules forbade Yeongjo from directly killing royalty. So Yeongjo issued a royal decree that ordered Sado to climb into and be sealed within a large wooden rice chest on a hot July day in 1762. After eight days, Sado died of suffocation and starvation at age 27. In the 19th century, conspiracy theories arose that Sado had not been mentally ill, but had pushed for revolutionary changes and thus his political opponents had framed him for crimes he did not commit. The circumstances surrounding his death continue to be an issue of debate among Korean historians.[1]

Upon his ascension to the throne, Sado's son King Jeongjo memorialized and honored his father's tomb, and Sado and Hyegyeong were posthumously elevated in status and given the titles Emperor Yangjo and Empress Heonyeong.

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2014 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Lee Je-hoon Won
Han Suk-kyu Nominated
Special Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Choi Won-young Nominated
Top 10 Stars Lee Je-hoon Won
New Star Award Kim Yoo-jung Won
Netizen Popularity Award Lee Je-hoon Nominated
Best Couple Award Lee Je-hoon and Park Eun-bin Nominated
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References
  1. Jung, Hyun-mok (18 July 2014). "Pop culture resurrects Prince Sado". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. Baek, Byung-yeul (18 August 2014). "Same role, different actors". The Korea Times. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. Lee, Sun-young; Chung, Joo-won; Ahn, Sung-mi (16 September 2014). "New TV dramas to look out for". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. "Secret Door's enthusiastic press conference". Dramabeans. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  5. "Hidden tears in Secret Door's character posters". Dramabeans. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. Park, Ji-ryeon (28 June 2014). "Kim Yoo Jung to Take Role in Secret Door with Han Seok Gyu and Lee Je Hoon". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. Lee, Sun-min (10 July 2014). "Kim Min-jong signs for Secret Door". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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