This drama is set within the backdrop of an emergency room at a hospital. Kang Jae In (Hwang Jung Eum) is the successor of Ikhyo Foundation, which owns a medical university and five hospitals, but she does not care about the fact that she is the successor. Jae In only cares about her ex-boyfriend.

A drama that depicts the lives of three sisters and their romances. The eldest sister boasts an outwardly perfect marriage, while the second sister ends up pregnant and moves out with her college boyfriend. The youngest sister, Hye Won, desires to avoid marriage after observing the heartache that her siblings experience.

A drama that depicts the lives of three sisters and their romances. The eldest sister boasts an outwardly perfect marriage, while the second sister ends up pregnant and moves out with her college boyfriend. The youngest sister, Hye Won, desires to avoid marriage after observing the heartache that her siblings experience.

This drama deals with the love and ambition of 3 people in pain caught in a strangely tangled thread of fate. It is the story of Han Ji Won, who fell victim to a scheme, believed the man she loved to be dead and married another man; Yoon Hyung Mo, a man filled with ambition, who tries to kill Suh Jung Ha; and Suh Jung Ha, who once dreamed of love together with Han Ji Won.

Seo Young Ji (Han Ji Hye) was from a poor upbringing and worked as hard as she could to better herself. She went to see a plastic surgeon, hoping that by changing her appearance she would have a better future. The surgeon, a beautfiul young woman called Jeong Ah Mi (Song Seon Mi), asked SYJ for a favor. JAM had been set up on a blind date with Kim Jun Woo (Kim Suk Hoon), but she really had no interest in going. So she asked SYJ to go under false pretense. SYJ agreed to help out with the intention to turn the guy off but the blind date was a hit and the two started dating.

Add to the equation Choi Do Kyeong (Kwon Oh Joong), a poor but ambitious social climber, who would do anything to marry rich. He rejected SYJ as she was poor and did his best to go after JAM.

Secret Lovers is the latest K-drama from MBC, which addresses the most important questions of all - is love reason enough to marry someone, or should you be looking for an equal in both social status and knowledge?