Seol In-ah, Not a Laser-focused Secretary but Investigating a Murder Case

Seol In-ah transforms with a radical short cut to get close to Im Si-wan. While appearing to be a perfect executive secretary on the surface, her true identity is a detective chasing a murder case. A strange tension begins as a third-generation chaebol and the detective who suspects him face each other not under one roof, but in the seat right next to him.

The new tvN Monday-Tuesday drama 'Love In Disguise' (written by Moon Soo-jung, directed by Park Dan-hee), which premieres on the 19th, is a close-contact thriller romance depicting the relationship between Yoon I-jun (Im Si-wan), a third-generation chaebol of Taegang Group pointed out as a murder suspect, and Kang Jae-hui (Seol In-ah), a detective who infiltrates him disguised as his executive secretary. Rather than a simple investigative drama with romance added, the central axis of the drama is the paradoxical relationship where one must serve the very person they must suspect from the closest proximity.

Kang Jae-hui, played by Seol In-ah, enters as Yoon I-jun's executive secretary while hiding her identity to secure decisive evidence for the case. In particular, in the released images, Seol In-ah draws attention by appearing with a short hairstyle that is quite different from her existing image. While maintaining a calm and restrained attitude fitting her new identity as an executive secretary, she cannot hide her sharp gaze the moment she looks at Yoon I-jun. She must protect him for work, but as an investigator, she must suspect his every move.

Yoon I-jun, played by Im Si-wan, is an executive director of Taegang Group and a strong successor. Externally, he maintains the image of a flawless chaebol heir. He adheres to impeccable attire anytime and anywhere, and maintains a poker face that rarely reveals emotions in official settings. He is a person who knows better than anyone that his every word and action is directly linked to the group's image.

However, even the seemingly perfect Yoon I-jun has a face that others do not know. In private spaces where people's eyes are gone, he relaxes and reveals his demanding and sensitive nature. While he is an impeccable successor outside, he is an employer who is by no means easy for those close to him. From Kang Jae-hui's perspective, he is a person to be wary of just because he is a murder suspect, but she also faces the awkward situation of having to cater to his every whim as an executive secretary at every moment.

What is even more interesting is that Yoon I-jun also demands that Kang Jae-hui prioritize him. While he wants thorough loyalty from his executive secretary, the fact that he is actually suspected as a murder suspect is hidden. Kang Jae-hui must be responsible for his safety while simultaneously searching for suspicious traces in his words and actions. Two entirely different missions, protection and surveillance, are given to one person at the same time.

Ultimately, for Kang Jae-hui, Yoon I-jun becomes a person who is more dangerous the closer she gets, and harder to confirm the truth the further she moves away. What kind of relationship Yoon I-jun actually has with the murder case is still shrouded in mystery. Whether Kang Jae-hui, who has become his closest person to find decisive evidence, will discover something, and whether Yoon I-jun will notice her true identity, is expected to determine the tension in the early stages.

'Love In Disguise' moves between the boundaries of investigation and romance through the story of a third-generation chaebol pointed out as a murder suspect and a detective from a special forces unit becoming entangled in a relationship as employer and executive secretary. The setting itself, where two people who cannot trust each other must live facing each other every day, is the biggest device. Attention from viewers is focused on what kind of chemistry Seol In-ah's transformation and Im Si-wan's cold third-generation chaebol acting will create, starting from the first broadcast.

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