Title: 비밀의 문: 의궤 살인 사건 / Secret Door
Chinese Title: 秘密之门: 仪轨杀人事件
Genre: Historical, political, mystery, melodrama, thriller, action
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2014-Sep-22 to 2014-Dec-09
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00
Synopsis
A historical drama about the secret surrounding Crown Prince Sado’s death.
This drama takes place during King Yeongjo’s (Han Suk Kyu) reign where his son, Crown Prince Sado (Lee Je Hoon), is forced kill himself. Despite Yeongjo’s effort to change Sado, he had no choice but to order the death of Sado due to his mental instability, excessive violence, and sexual assaults. This drama will tell the discovery of the truth behind the mystery surrounding Sado’s death.
Cast
Main Cast
Han Suk Kyu as King Yeongjo
Lee Je Hoon as Lee Sun (Crown Prince Sado)
– Jo Yeon Ho as Lee Sun (child)
Kim Yoo Jung as Seo Ji Dam (ep 1-13)
– Yoon So Hee as adult Ji Dam (ep 14-24)
Park Eun Bin as Lady Hye Kyung of Hong clan
Kim Min Jong as Na Chul Joo
Kim Chang Wan as Kim Taek
Lee Won Jong as Park Moon Soo
Crown Prince Sado’s people
Choi Won Young as Chae Je Gong
Kang Seo Joon as Min Woo Sub
Kwon Hae Hyo as Seo Gyun
Suh Joon Young as Shin Heung Bok
Choi Jae Hwan as Heo Jung Woon
Government Officials
Kim Myung Kook as Hong Bong Han
Jang Hyun Sung as Hong Gye Hee
Kim Ha Kyoon as Kim Sang Ro
Uhm Hyo Sup as Min Baek Sang
Jung Moon Sung as Byeon Jong In
Jung Kyu Soo as Yang Soon Man
Jun Gook Hwan as Lee Jong Sung
Kim Seung Wook as Jo Jae Ho
Baek Seung Hyun as Shin Chi Woon
Royal Family
Ha Seung Ri as Queen Jungsoon
Lee Sul (이설) as Moon Sook Ui
Kim Woo Suk as Lee San (young), later King Jung Jo
– Lee Da Hyun, Kim Dan Yool as Lee San (Child)
– Lee Je Hoon as Lee San (adult) / King Jung Jo
Court Ladies and Byul Gam
Son Byung Ho as Kim Sung Ik
Park Hyun Sook as Court Lady Choi
Kim Kang Hyun as Minister Jang
Kim Mi Ran (김미란) as Court Lady Kim
Lee Mi Young as Court Lady Min
Kim Tae Hoon as Kang Pil Jae
Lee Won Jae as Kang Seo Won
Choi Won Hong as Uhm Jae Sun
People in Boo Yong Jae
Park Hyo Joo as Woon Shim
Kim Bo Ryung (김보령) as Choon Wol
Geom Gye (Sword Society)
Jung Wook as Heuk Pyo
Yoon Choong (윤충) as Jang Sam
Ji Sang Hyuk (지상혁) as Lee Sa
Others
Park So Eun as Shin Go Eun
Kim Young Sun as Heung Bok’s mother
Kim Han Joon as Missionary Choi
Kim Hyun as Painter Jang Hwa Won
Yoon Seo Hyun as Cheon Seung Se
Kwak Hee Sung as Kim Moo (Kim Taek’s son)
Lee Won Geun as Kim Moon
Jo Woo Jin as Lee Dal Sung
Min Joon Hyun as Jung Chang Ui
Kang Dong Yup as Poong
Yoo Jae Geun (유재근) as Woon
Baek Chul Min as Lee Gyo
Cameo
Kim Jung Hak as Jang Hwi Ryang
Kim Gwang In as Kim Han Goo
Song Yong Tae as So Ho Gye
Lee Yong Jik as Song Gwi
Jang In Sub as Jang Dong Gi
Production Credits
Production Company: Paulownia
Chief Producer: Choi Moon Suk
Producer: Lee Young Joon, Lee Sang Min
Director: Kim Hyung Shik
Screenwriter: Yoon Sun Joo
Awards
2014 SBS Drama Awards – New Star Awards: Kim Yoo Jung (Secret Door)
2014 SBS Drama Awards – Top 10 Stars: Lee Je Hoon (Secret Door)
2014 SBS Drama Awards – Top Excellence Actor (Long-Length Series): Lee Je Hoon (Secret Door)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2014-09-22 | 1 | 7.9 (17th) | 9.9 (11th) | 8.8 (18th) | 9.9 (15th) |
| 2014-09-23 | 2 | 9.5 (14th) | 12.7 (6th) | 9.7 (11th) | 11.0 (8th) |
| 2014-09-29 | 3 | 7.7 (19th) | 9.6 (15th) | 7.9 (18th) | 9.0 (16th) |
| 2014-09-30 | 4 | 8.9 (13th) | 10.5 (11th) | 10.0 (12th) | 11.1 (7th) |
| 2014-10-06 | 5 | 7.0 | 8.4 (18th) | 7.5 | 7.8 (18th) |
| 2014-10-07 | 6 | 7.0 | 8.6 (17th) | 7.0 | 7.3 (17th) |
| 2014-10-13 | 7 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| 2014-10-14 | 8 | 6.9 | 8.1 (18th) | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| 2014-10-20 | 9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.7 |
| 2014-10-21 | 10 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.9 |
| 2014-10-27 | 11 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
| 2014-10-28 | 12 | 6.2 | 8.3 (14th) | 6.3 | 7.0 |
| 2014-11-03 | 13 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
| 2014-11-04 | 14 | 6.9 | 8.0 (18th) | 6.2 | 7.1 |
| 2014-11-10 | 15 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 2014-11-11 | 16 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| 2014-11-17 | 17 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 2014-11-18 | 18 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| 2014-11-24 | 19 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| 2014-11-25 | 20 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 2014-12-01 | 21 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.7 |
| 2014-12-02 | 22 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 2014-12-08 | 23 | (<8.9) | (<8.6) | 4.3 | (<8.7) |
| 2014-12-09 | 24 | (<7.8) | (<8.6) | 5.2 | (<8.5) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
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December 22nd, 2014 at 5:05 pm
the ending is so sad…… luv this drama
February 21st, 2015 at 1:01 am
Annyeong, I’m from Indonesia, this drama is historical drama which made me crying, the sad ending but give deep lesson,,
September 24th, 2015 at 8:54 am
So depressing! Guess they had to stick to history. What a cruel way to die – in a box. I’m left unsatisfied coz all the baddies esp the Minister of Defense didn’t die. This is a show that started well and went downhill ever since they replace the poster girl with the adult. Also it is a show where the baddies triumphs. I will NOT watch Sado in 2015. Don’t like sad endings. ..
July 7th, 2016 at 8:18 pm
i did comment on this page almost two years ago. i had the desire to watch the series then. recently, i’ve watched the movie ‘the throne’, which is a contraction of the 24 episodes, so that’s that for prince sado’s story for me. i can’t be watching it again because it’s sad.