Go Kyung-pyo can keep No Secrets

by solstices

Honesty is the best policy — or is it? In JTBC’s upcoming rom-com No Secrets, Go Kyung-pyo (D.P. 2) finds himself the polar opposite of tongue-tied when a mysterious incident afflicts him with the inability to withhold the truth.

It may seem in line with his profession, given that he’s the principled reporter Song Ki-baek, but an uncontrollable tongue soon proves highly inconvenient for live news broadcasts. “With sincerity and the truth, I shall not utter any lies,” Ki-baek declares, and his affliction decides to take his words a little too literally. Now, he finds himself unable to hold back words before they’re tumbling out of his mouth.

Without the luxury of an editing room to trim away all the beans he’s spilled, Ki-baek soon finds himself facing a crisis that could cost him his career. Since there’s no other way to stop him from running his mouth, he winds up getting tackled off his chair in the midst of a broadcast. At his wits’ end, Ki-baek resorts to drastic measures, deliberately electrocuting himself in an attempt to fry his tongue. Presumably, it doesn’t work, and he’s left to mourn his ruined career.

That is, until Kang Han-na (Red Heart) discovers his peculiar ability. As the variety writer Ohn Woo-joo, she’s intrigued by his blunt and brutal honesty. Zero filter means zero inhibitions, which means variety gold, right? Woo-joo needs a star to skyrocket her program’s ratings, and twelve years into her career, her windfall might just be on its way. With her trusty assistant writer Lee Ha-young — played by musical actress Lee Bom-sori (The Midnight Studio) — she’s ready to transform Ki-baek’s curse into a blessing.

As Ki-baek embarks on his new path, he’ll meet new colleagues in the variety scene. One of them is the beloved variety star Kim Jung-hyun, played by Joo Jong-hyuk (Extraordinary Attorney Woo). Nicknamed the national son-in-law, he’s charmed the whole country with his affable eloquence. Jung-hyun is also Woo-joo’s ex-boyfriend and Ki-baek’s high school classmate, setting him up for a rivalry with our hero. Will Ki-baek’s candid confessions save the day, or will he have to keep his hand slapped firmly over his mouth? We’ll have to stay tuned to find out.

Directed by Jang Ji-yeon (Off the Course) with scripts written by Choi Kyung-seon, the twelve-episode drama No Secrets is slated to premiere on May 1.

Via OSEN

 
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