''The Secret of Birth'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series that aired on SBS from April 27 to June 23, 2013, on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 for 18 episodes. It stars

Sung Yu-ri Sung Yu-ri (born March 3, 1981) is a South Korean actress and singer. She made her entertainment debut in 1998 as a member of the now-defunct K-pop group Fin.K.L. Sung turned to acting in 2002, starring in television dramas such as ''Thousand ...

as a genius amnesiac who pieces together her own life in the wake of her memory loss, while

Yoo Jun-sang Yoo Jun-sang (born November 28, 1969) is a South Korean actor and singer. Yoo is best known for starring in the Hong Sang-soo films '' Ha Ha Ha'' (2010), '' The Day He Arrives'' (2011), and '' In Another Country'' (2012). He was also praised for ...

plays her husband who sets out to reclaim what they once had.

Plot

Jung Yi-hyun is a genius, but she suffers from

psychogenic amnesia Psychogenic amnesia or dissociative amnesia is a memory disorder characterized by sudden retrograde episodic memory loss, said to occur for a period of time ranging from hours to years to decades. More recently, "dissociative amnesia" has been d ...

and does not remember her husband and young daughter. Hong Gyung-doo is uneducated and poor, but he's a loving father to young Hae-deum, who's inherited her genius from her mother. Yi-hyun and Gyung-doo met just as both were on the brink of suicide, and they'd decided to choose life together. The drama is about Yi-hyun's journey to putting together the pieces of her lost memory with her husband's help, a man who seems completely unsuited for her. The story explores the relationship from the viewpoint of both parties.

Cast

- Jung Yi-hyun **

Kim So-hyun Kim So-hyun (; born June 4, 1999) is a South Korean actress who began her career as a child in 2006, initially gaining public attention for playing pivotal roles in ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012) and '' Missing You'' (2013). She took on he ...

- young Yi-hyun *

- Hong Gyung-doo *

Kal So-won Kal So-won (; born 14 August 2006) is a South Korean child actress. She debuted with the television series '' Take Care of Us, Captain'' (2012) and is best known for starring in '' Miracle in Cell No. 7'' (2013), one of the best-selling Korean ...

- Hong Hae-deum *

Lee Jin Lee Jin (born March 21, 1980) is a South Korean singer and actress. She made her entertainment debut as a member of the K-pop girl group Fin.K.L, along with Lee Hyori, Ock Joo-hyun, and Sung Yu-ri. After Fin.K.L came to an unofficial end in 2002 ...

- Lee Sun-young **Lee Hyang-sook - young Sun-young * Kim Young-kwang - Park Soo-chang *

Kim Kap-soo Kim Kap-soo (born April 7, 1957) is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1977, Kim has had a long career on the stage, in television dramas and film. In addition to acting full-time, he also has his own master class acting studio. F ...

- Choi Kook * Lee Hyo-jung - Choi Seok *

Han Sang-jin Han Sang-jin (born January 17, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in television dramas such as ''Behind the White Tower'' (2007), '' Yi San'' (2007), '' My Too Perfect Sons'' (2009), ''Marry Me, Please'' (2010), and ' ...

- Choi Ki-tae *Jin Hyuk - Choi Ki-joong *

Yoo Hye-ri Yoo Hye-ri is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas such as Golden Pouch, Sweet Home, Sweet Honey and You're Only Mine. Personal life She was married to actor Lee Geun-hee in 1994. She met him when they were per ...

- Mrs. Jo, Choi Seok's wife * Jo Mi-ryung - Shim Yeon-jung *Jung Suk-yong - Tae-man *

Shin Seung-hwan Shin Seung-hwan is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Web series Television show Web shows References External links * * * Shin Seung-hwanat Daum Shin Seung-hwanat Naver Naver (Hangul: 네이버) is ...

- Jong-tae *Park Eun-ji - Kwang-sook *

Seo Hyun-chul Seo Hyun-chul ( ko, 서현철, born 19 May 1965) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He is known for his supporting roles in various TV series and films. His better known works are: 2013 medical drama series '' Good Doctor'', ...

- Go Eun-pyo * Kim Hye-jin - Lee Hye-young *

Choi Su-rin Choi Su-rin (born 25 December 1974) is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas such as '' Hi! School: Love On'', '' Who Are You: School 2015'', ''Bad Thief, Good Thief'' and ''Enemies from the Past ''Enemies from ...

- Jung Joo-gyum

International broadcast

* It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from April 27 to June 23, 2013 with Japanese

subtitles Subtitles and captions are lines of dialogue or other text displayed at the bottom of the screen in films, television programs, video games or other visual media. They can be transcriptions of the screenplay, translations of it, or informati ...

. * It aired in Vietnam on VTC9 Let's Viet from March 12, 2015.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Secret of Birth, The 2013 South Korean television series debuts 2013 South Korean television series endings Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows South Korean romance television series Television series by IHQ (company)