Entertainment · K-Culture & Anime · 2 hrs ago
Love in Disguise mixes undercover romance with a murder investigation
Love in Disguise is a 12-episode K-drama streaming on Prime Video.
Yim Si Wan plays Yoon Yi Jun, an heir to the Taegang Group whose secretary is found murdered.
Yi Jun becomes the main suspect, but his family’s influence helps get him released from police custody.
Detective Kang Jae Hee, played by Seol In Ah, takes the investigation into her own hands.
She disguises herself as a man and joins Yi Jun as his secretary and bodyguard to search for clues.
The series mixes comedy and romance with the murder case, and the review says the leads’ chemistry is more successful than the mystery.
As Jae Hee grows closer to Yi Jun, her investigation becomes more complicated.
Love in Disguise is a 12-episode Korean drama streaming on Prime Video.
Yim Si Wan plays a wealthy heir suspected of murder, while Seol In Ah plays a detective who goes undercover as a man.
The investigation begins after the heir’s secretary is found murdered in an office cabinet.
The review says the leads’ chemistry and the mix of comedy, romance and suspense make the series entertaining, though the murder mystery falls flat.
The series is based on the Kakao web novel Why Don't You Know It's a Girl? by Lee A Yeon and Ryu Do Ha.
- Who
- Yim Si Wan plays heir Yoon Yi Jun, and Seol In Ah plays detective Kang Jae Hee.
- What
- Jae Hee goes undercover as a man to investigate the murder of Yi Jun’s secretary, while working as his secretary and bodyguard.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- The story is set around Taegang Group and its offices.
- Why
- Jae Hee investigates because the police inquiry has made little progress and Yi Jun is the prime suspect.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Yoon Yi Jun becomes the prime suspect, but his family’s influence helps secure his release from police custody.
Detective Kang Jae Hee disguises herself as a man and joins Yi Jun as his personal secretary and bodyguard.
Taegang legal counsel Kim Si Hyun helps Yi Jun secure his release, and Jae Hee earns a job after saving him from an attacker.
- Episodes
- 12
- Streaming service
- Prime Video
- Heir suspected of murder
- Yoon Yi Jun, played by Yim Si Wan
- Undercover detective
- Kang Jae Hee, played by Seol In Ah
- Source novel
- Why Don't You Know It's a Girl? by Lee A Yeon and Ryu Do Ha
What people are saying
The first four episodes have their share of clumsy moments, but the leads' chemistry and the mix of comedy, romance and suspense make for an entertaining start.