Dramas

Undercover: The truth becomes a lie

Undercover is a 16-episode action romance drama starring Ji Jin-hee (Designated Survivor: 60 Days, Misty, Second to Last Love), Kim Hyun-joo (Watcher, The Miracle We Met, Fantastic), Yeon Woo-jin (Search, Judge vs Judge, Marriage Not Dating) and Han Sun-hwa (Backstreet Rookie, My Contracted Husband, God’s Gift – 14 Days). Based on BBC series of the same name, this is a drama about a man who lives with a hidden identity gets entangled in a series of uncontrollable events.

Han Jung-hyun (Ji Jin-hee) is a talented agent with wits and guts and was recruited by the National Intelligence Service while still in the National Police University. When he was working undercover, he fell in love and married Choi Yeon-soo (Kim Hyun-joo), a human rights lawyer who lives for justice and truth. Leading a seemingly normal married life, Yeon-soo is nominated as the first director of the corruption investigation of high-ranking officials. Yeon-soo is soon to confront Jung-hyun’s shocking truth he has been hiding for all these years. A fierce battle against those who have the world in their hands awaits this couple trying to defend love and justice. The story digs deep into the complexities of human nature underneath power and what is right from wrong, taking the lead cast to fight against the mighty force of the country on the grounds of profit. It is also a love story of a former undercover agent who tries to protect his wife and children between truth and justice.

With impressive drama portfolio, Ji Jin-hee and Kim Hyun-joo will be reuniting for the first time in four years and their chemistry is beyond perfect as expected. Ji Jin-hee commented to being drawn to the character who sacrificed himself to protect his loved ones, and Kim Hyun-joo challenged herself to a passionate character who lives for justice and truth. Viewers are anticipating the exciting interaction between Ji Jin-hee & Kim Hyun-joo as this is the third time they are paired up in dramas. The two characters loved each other deeply and trusted in each another in their happy married life together. However, all these will be toppled when Han Jung-hyun’s secret identity comes to light.

Director Song Hyun-wook of high quality and popular dramas The Beauty Inside, Another Miss Oh, Graceful Friends is calling the shots for this production.

Undercover will premiere on K-PLUS starting 24 April 2021, Saturday at 9.15pm SGT. New episodes will air weekly on every Saturday & Sunday at 9.15pm SGT.

K-PLUS is available on: USEETV Indihome, DENSTV, Astro GO, Cignal, SKY Cable, MAXstream, CableLink.

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