[Current Drama 2023] A Secret Woman / Woman in the Veil - 비밀의 여자 - Mon to Fri @ 7:50 KST - Shin Go Eun, Lee Sun Ho

[사나다니엘]

seems confusing and interesting at the same time , not sure what to expect but Im here for it

[kboramint]

On 3/4/2023 at 8:54 PM, liyahsbutterfly said:

I still don't understand what this drama is about. Is there a face/body swap? Does one die?

 

I do would like to see a "face/body swap" story.  

[liyahsbutterfly]

9 minutes ago, kboramint said:

I do would like to see a "face/body swap" story.  

 

So would I, it can be very thrilling when done right.

[dramaninja]

synopsis from kocowa

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Gyeo Ul witnesses her husband, Yu Jin, having an affair with her friend, Ae Ra, who becomes the target of her revenge. It causes Gyeo Ul to lose her eyesight and suffer from lock-in syndrome out of shock. Coincidentally, Gyeo Ul gets involved with Se Rin, the heiress who owns everything. Se Rin is an arrogant and cold-hearted woman who looks down on people and does not hesitate to take revenge on whoever stabs her in her back in return. What evil will she do when she faces unexpected chaos that makes her blood boil? What will be the end of this fierce revenge on the painful truth of Tae Yang, who Se Rin has a crush on, Se Rin, Gyeo Ul, Yu Jin, and Ae Ra?

 

[kboramint]

3 hours ago, dramaninja said:

 

 

 

I hope this is one of those stories where Gyeo-Ui replaces Se Rin and Gyeo-Ui uses this oppurtunity to seek revenge on Ae Ra and Yu Jin. 

[maribella]

In a summary, it says Ae Ra ( the screaming woman) was already the husband's gf. They continued after his marriage. 
 

Was he forced into marrying her? Like in a real life scandal. 

8 hours ago, dramaninja said:

Coincidentally, Gyeo Ul gets involved with Se Rin, the heiress who owns everything.

I wonder what gets involved means. 

[yamiyugi]

Well, it has been some time since I was last here. Simply too busy sadly but I thought that I should give my too cents regarding this upcoming drama.

 

First of all just like some of you over here I find not only the name of this show hilarious but the fact as well that we have the same actress from Man In A Veil over here. She must have a whole lot of experience in the Veil department and thus was selected. She will therefore be unveiling her true evil nature in this show and whatnot. Okay not as funny as I was expecting. But one gets the idea.

 

Now moving on some of you have been wondering whether this show will have a body or face swap. I suspect that we won’t have either. It simply doesn’t make a lot of sense. Here is my reasoning.

 

We have already been introduced to the main actress in this show and all three of them were at the script reading and all. So to suddenly remove one of them due to a body or face swap just doesn’t make sense at this point. The other thing to consider is what kind of drama they are showing us. If this was some kind of fantasy or fiction along those lines then a body swap makes sense. Even comedy or mystery good work. Examples Ghost Doctor. But since this is generally in the revenge daily slot this seems to make little sense. Not saying that it can’t be done but I don’t think that I have seen it. But if we go back to the fact that we have three confirmed actress it might be a bit hard to pull off.

 

A face swap might be possible depending on the circumstances after all we did have that happen in both shows that I never bothered to watch namely Ruby Ring and Left Handed Wife. If done along those lines then I guess we can still keep all three actress in this show. On the other hand if a face swap is done like in Birth Of A Beauty then not so much.

 

Another reason why I suspect that a body swap isn’t taking place is due to the current character descriptions that someone posted. According to it all three female leads are rivals for some reason or the other. The one on the top is clearly the female lead because she ticks of all the correct boxes.

 

She is super kind and naïve

She is being cheated on by her long time boyfriend or husband.

 

Am sure there are a few more points which seem to slip my mind at the moment but one gets the idea. The other two are clearly the second female leads because it is not only mentioned that they are all rivals but also that each of them seems equally ambitious and all. We just need to see now who is more evil and manipulative to take home the crown.

 

At this point I am therefore having a hard time to see why anyone would be willing  have a face swap with the female lead. An accident is certainly the normal case where this could happen follow up with the main lead having amnesia briefly and the second lead trying to take advantage of this situation. The other way could be if she cuts a deal with the person that she swaps her face with. Such as help me with my revenge and in return I will let you live the life that you want and be with the man you like. Ie I will sell my soul in return for revenge. But if the two are rivals I again have a hard time seeing this happen.

 

regardless of all this I simply don’t see a body swap plot being able to be pulled off. Face switch is still debatable at this point. So let’s see how it turns out. I probably won’t be watching this show. Perhaps a few random episodes here and there and if given enough time perhaps even a review but that is extremely unlikely due to time constraints.

 

Anyway I hope that the rest of you enjoy this show and keep us all in the loop. Till next time.

on a side note seeing one of the second leads with long hair seems just a bit weird considering that she used to have short hair in all her previous works which seemed to suit her. LoL she is probably wearing a wig here correct.

[maribella]

The screaming woman's picture is in the middle. According to @LeftCoastOppa the person is the lead. But her picture is smaller than the two actresses on either side. 
 

In Man in a veil, she got more screen time than the 'otoke' FL.

 

[backstreetboysfan]

On 3/10/2023 at 7:05 PM, dramaninja said:

synopsis from kocowa

 

Thanks for sharing this.

[partyon]

On 3/10/2023 at 8:58 PM, kboramint said:

I do would like to see a "face/body swap" story.  

 

How about joining our event then? See below!

 

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On 3/10/2023 at 9:09 PM, liyahsbutterfly said:

So would I, it can be very thrilling when done right.

 

See the text above, chingu!

[LeftCoastOppa]

6 hours ago, maribella said:

The screaming woman's picture is in the middle. According to @LeftCoastOppa the person is the lead. But her picture is smaller than the two actresses on either side. 
 

In Man in a veil, she got more screen time than the 'otoke' FL.

 

 

 

 According to "who"? ... this is my first post in this thread

[maribella]

3 hours ago, LeftCoastOppa said:

 

 

 According to "who"? ... this is my first post in this thread

Not this one. I can't remember which,  but the guideline is if the character is in the middle of the summary picture, she/he is the FL or ML. Isn't that what you wrote?  It seems a good start.

 

edit: on second thoughts, it might not be you. I'm sorry. 

[dramaninja]

 

[LeftCoastOppa]

7 hours ago, maribella said:

Not this one. I can't remember which,  but the guideline is if the character is in the middle of the summary picture, she/he is the FL or ML. Isn't that what you wrote?  It seems a good start.

 

edit: on second thoughts, it might not be you. I'm sorry. 

 

Yes, thats what I wrote for Witch's Game. However, you left out a key detail ... the rule only holds if the center character is larger than the others ...

 

For example ... YK

 

 

Even applies with background center ...

 

 

 

 

 

[maribella]

The screamer is another woman. She's in danger of being type-cast as the other woman, and the guy as a two timing scum.

@LeftCoastOppa I shouldn't worry really, it would be difficult to choose 1 from 3. It might see-saw like the witch's game.

[Lmangla]

1 hour ago, maribella said:

The screamer is another woman. She's in danger of being type-cast as the other woman, and the guy as a two timing scum.

it depends but not all see typecasting as a negative thing.

so I am reminded of one local actor who had been typecast as a comic villain but he loved it. initially he started his career wanting to do a lot of serious type roles. however, those roles were few and far between and he was struggling to pay the bills. his first villain role was taken simply for financial reasons. however, he managed to lift the role beyond a one note character and made it his own.

because of that success, he started getting more offers for villains role and he took them. however, every single character he managed to make it different and funny and fleshed out. he actually became really popular and people loved what he brought to the screen.

so rather than being angry for being typecast, he was grateful for it as it allowed him to make more than enough money to do well for his family and become financially secure. he actually became successful enough to become a producer himself and then, produce the kind of films he had wanted to explore.

so I think the effect of being type-cast can be negative or positive depending on the actor and their mindset. 

the screaming lady in man in veil really did get a lot of screen time but I do think it was because she became more popular and stole the limelight from everyone else.  also with two timing fella, he may not have been remembered before for anything in the overcrowded market but all of a sudden, he is noticed and audience recognize him.

so perhaps thats why they are taking up similar characters. as long as they have talent enough to make each character feel different, typecasting can be a good run for an actor as it brings them recognition as well as steady stream of income. 

it is only when audience feel bored that typecasting can be a bad thing for the actors. if we think about it, pretty much all the FLs and MLs are also typecast at many times --- they all seem one mould. we have to really think hard to come up with one FL who didn't go "otoke!" 

 

[maribella]

This is a first. I read about actors not reaching their potential. I guess a good actor will be able to swing it.

 

2 hours ago, Lmangla said:

the screaming lady in man in veil really did get a lot of screen time

I think it is a cycle , she screamed and the viewers liked it, so the writer increased her screaming time, then goto the beginning. Yes I could write little programme. 

[nohamahamoud2002]

 

[nohamahamoud2002]

Lee Chae Young keeps playing the same role again and again 

[backstreetboysfan]

I bet she will will not end up with her husband he is 2nd lead dh. He is a bad guy in this one to.

 

I hope she ends up with  Seo Tae Yan .