so special!! please do not miss.

I think many people are turned off by the theme of the show.
The promotions looked little too intense for me and I wasn't sure that I wanted to watch it initially. But I am so glad I did. It is such a special show with lovely characters and a great story and surprisingly bright despite the subject matter.
I am not a serial kdrama watcher and this is only the second one I am watching as it is airing but I doubt there have been many other shows that have handled this storyline as sensitively and beautifully.
Watching Moon Sang Tae evolve into the adult he wants to be is so heartwarming especially in the recent episodes.
Sad that only 4 episodes are left but this one will definitely be worth more than a few rewatches.
For those still hesitating, please do not miss this show.

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I didn't watch the drama for the longest time because the title, promotion posters and the trailer turned me off. I imagined a story of an older woman seducing a younger man which did not appeal to me (the shiny faces were also a slight turn off). But boy am I glad that I ended up watching it after all.

It is so much more than a love story. It is a beautiful tale of two people coming together and making one realise what it is that really matters in life. Even though I have been watching K-dramas for many years, my love for "secret love affair" pushed me to write my very first review of anything ever.

Everything about this drama is beautiful (that is the only word that I find fitting to describe this drama), from the very beautiful leads to the sets to the music. The writer and the director have done a wonderful job making art come alive onscreen.

I loved the lead actors and their amazing chemistry. Kim Hee Ae's restrained and elegant portrayal of the very flawed Oh Hyewon took my breath away and watching Yoo Ah In bring the beauty of Lee Sonjae to life was a joy to behold.

The music in this drama is a character by itself. The background as well as the classical pieces that were played were very well matched with the tone of the drama. Yoo Ah In's performances playing the piano especially the concerto in episode 10 were very convincing.

The side stories about the chairwoman and all those people was okay and slightly stretched and boring at times but I guess that was a story that needed to be told as well.

I wish the makers of the drama had promoted it in a different way so that it would have appealed to more people. I am so glad that I watched it even though I put it off so many times.

This is by far the most beautiful drama (and pretty much anything onscreen) that I have watched both in terms of aesthetics and the story being told, accentuated by wonderful acting and music. I am sure I will be watching this story of Oh Hyewon and Lee Sonjae many times over in the years to come.

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