The Village: Achiara's Secret () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Yook Sung-jae and Moon Geun-young. It aired on SBS from 7 October – 3 December 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
Plot Achiara is a quiet, peaceful village with hardly any crime. However, on her first day in the town, English teacher Han So-yoon discovers a buried corpse. As the townspeople speculate on the identity of the dead person and the reason she was killed, rookie policeman Park Woo-jae – who has finally accomplished his dream of becoming a policeman after failing the exam three times – team up with So-yoon to uncover the secrets hidden in the seemingly idyllic town.
Cast
Main characters Moon Geun-young as Han So-yoon So-yoon decides to travel back to Korea after discovering a strange letter which points to the village of Achiara after her grandmother's death. Upon her arrival, she starts her search for the sender of the letter and realizes her family has many hidden secrets unbeknownst to her.
Yook Sung-jae as Park Woo-jae Woo-jae is an enthusiastic police officer whose police post based in the village Achiara. After a period of peace and low crime rates in the village, Woo-jae gets excited when a chain of serial murders occur and tries his utmost to solve the mystery.
Supporting characters Shin Eun-kyung as Yoon Ji-sook On Joo-wan as Seo Ki-hyun Jang Hee-jin as Kim Hye-jin Park Eun-seok as Nam Gun-woo Lee Yul-eum as Shin Ga-young Kim Min-jae as Inspector Han Jang So-yeon as Kang Joo-hee Ahn Seo-hyun as Seo Yoo-na Jung Sung-mo as Seo Chang-kwon Woo Hyun-joo as Choi Kyung-soon Choi Won-hong as Ba-woo Choi Jae-woong as Kang Pil-sung Ryu Tae-ho as Head of police station Kim Yong-rim as Chang-kwon's mother Jung Soo-young as Cha Min-joo Kim Sun-hwa as Mrs. Hong Moon Ji-in as Soon-young Jo Han-chul as Choi Hyung-kil Park Min-jung as Town Lady Jung Ae-ri as Ji-sook's mother
Ratings The blue color indicates lowest rating while red color indicates highest rating. Episode #Original broadcast date Average audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area 1 7 October 20156.2%7.5%6.9%7.5% 2 8 October 20156.1%6.9%5.9%6.1% 3 14 October 20157.0%8.1%7.1%7.8% 4 15 October 20155.5%6.5%5.2%5.9% 5 21 October 20154.6%7.2%5.1%5.5% 6 22 October 20155.7%7.3%5.2%5.6% 7 28 October 20154.7%5.7%4.8%5.4% 8 29 October 20155.8%7.7%7.0%8.1% 9 4 November 20154.8%5.8%4.9%5.7% 10 5 November 20155.1%6.0%5.4%5.9% 11 12 November 20157.4%8.2%6.3%6.7% 12 18 November 20154.5% –5.7%6.3% 13 19 November 20154.4%5.4%5.9%6.3% 14 25 November 20154.6%6.0%5.5%5.8% 15 2 December 20154.3%4.9%6.8%8.2% 16 3 December 20156.1%7.2%7.6%9.0% Average 5.5% 6.5% 5.9% 6.3%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2015 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Moon Geun-young Shin Eun-kyung Top 10 Stars Moon Geun-young Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jang So-yeon New Star Award Yook Sung-jae Lee Yul-eum
International broadcast Malaysia – It aired on ONE TV ASIA between 8 October 2015 to 4 December 2015. Each episode aired within 24 hours after the original South Korean broadcast with a variety of subtitles. Singapore – It aired on ONE TV ASIA between 8 October 2015 to 4 December 2015. Each episode aired within 24 hours after the original South Korean broadcast with a variety of subtitles. Indonesia – It aired on ONE TV ASIA between 8 October 2015 to 4 December 2015. Each episode aired within 24 hours after the original South Korean broadcast with a variety of subtitles.
Notes The broadcast of Ep. 11 scheduled on 11 November 2015, was cancelled due to the baseball match. The broadcast of Ep. 15 scheduled on 26 November 2015, was cancelled due to the 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
References
External links
The Village: Achiara's Secret at The Story Works The Village: Achiara's Secret at RaemongRaein Co. Ltd.