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Hidden Identity · 72 episodes · YourChannel

The Star’s Hidden Vow

An ambitious brand planner secretly dates an Oscar-winning actress who clings to her, hides a fatal illness, and refuses to slow her career down for love.

72 episodesYourChannelRomanceShowbizSecret RelationshipMelodrama

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The story

The short version. Hidden Identity, 72 episodes on YourChannel. Ellie, an ambitious brand planner, is secretly dating Vivian, a famous Oscar-winning actress. Vivian is clingy and possessive, and she hides a fatal diagnosis from Ellie so as not to hold Ellie's career back.

The premise is a showbiz secret relationship with a withheld secret inside it. Ellie is an ambitious brand planner; Vivian is a famous, Oscar-winning actress. They date in private, and the opening arc lives in that gap between their public lives and their private affection: sweet daily trivia, constant small misunderstandings, and the friction of Vivian's clingy, possessive care against Ellie's stubborn independence. The two women's careers are not decoration — Ellie's ambition is the reason Vivian decides to protect her by hiding the truth.

The series runs 72 episodes in English, with the opening arc playable on the official YourChannel player. That stretch covers the secret dating, the possessive devotion, the colleagues and the sister, and the first signs that Vivian is hiding more than she says. The later episodes carry Ellie's discovery and the long reckoning that follows, which this page deliberately leaves to the show.

The withheld fact is the series' engine. Vivian is concealing a fatal diagnosis, choosing to carry it alone rather than slow Ellie's career. The opening arc shows the overprotection, the unexplained pullbacks and the conflicts, without revealing what they are really about. Jealous colleagues and Vivian's estranged elder sister add twists around the central pair, but the opening stretch keeps the diagnosis buried beneath the daily texture of the romance.

Series facts checked against the YourChannel listing. Notes cover the opening episodes only; nothing here reveals the ending.

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Who carries it

Ellie, Vivian and Vivian's Elder Sister carry the opening arc.

Ellie — The ambitious brand planner
Ellie
The ambitious brand planner

An ambitious brand planner who is secretly dating the famous Oscar-winning actress Vivian. Stubbornly independent, she experiences the relationship through sweet daily moments and recurring misunderstandings, and she does not yet know the reason for Vivian's overprotection.

Vivian — The Oscar-winning actress
Vivian
The Oscar-winning actress

A famous, Oscar-winning actress who is clingy, possessive and overprotective toward Ellie. She hides a fatal diagnosis so as not to hold Ellie's career back, carrying the secret alone inside a relationship built on tender daily detail.

Vivian's Elder Sister — The estranged family member
Vivian's Elder Sister
The estranged family member

Vivian's estranged elder sister, whose presence adds another layer of complication around the couple. The opening arc introduces her as part of the widening circle that pressures the secret relationship, without resolving her role.

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Scenes worth the episode

Four editorial picks from the secret-dating opening arc — the stolen life, the overprotection, the jealous colleagues and the buried reason. No ending spoilers.

Episodes 1–8

The Secret Relationship

Ellie, a brand planner, and Vivian, an Oscar-winning actress, date in private. The opening arc lives in the gap between their public careers and their tender, hidden daily life together.

Episodes 1–8

Clingy, Possessive Love

Vivian is clingy and possessive, and her overprotection rubs against Ellie's stubborn independence. The opening stretch turns that friction into the couple's central, recurring conflict.

Episodes 1–8

Colleagues and the Estranged Sister

Jealous colleagues and Vivian's estranged elder sister circle the pair, adding twists around the central relationship and raising the cost of keeping the romance quiet.

Episodes 1–8

The Secret She Won't Share

Vivian is carrying a diagnosis she hides from Ellie so as not to hold her career back. The opening arc shows the unexplained pullbacks without revealing the full truth.

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Frames from episode one

Captured from the opening episodes — not promotional art.

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Our notes

Written from the opening arc. These are editorial impressions, not audience scores.

WebShorts notes · on the secret romance

The show runs on the contrast between Vivian's luminous public career and her private, clingy dependence. The opening arc is careful to make the small daily moments feel real, so the withheld secret later lands harder.

WebShorts notes · on the overprotection

Vivian's possessiveness is written as care that has a hidden reason behind it. The opening episodes let it read as simply overbearing before the audience understands what she is protecting Ellie from.

Best for viewers who like showbiz romance with a long-burn, secret relationship built on tender daily detail and an undercurrent of withheld grief. The opening episodes lean on sweet trivia, misunderstandings and overprotection rather than on the full medical stakes, so viewers expecting an immediate, plot-heavy drama may find the early stretch slow. The series carries a heavily emotional, bittersweet register across its long run, which this page leaves for the viewer.

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Before you press play

How many episodes does The Star’s Hidden Vow run?
72 episodes, total — the official YourChannel listing is the source of record.
What is the premise of The Star’s Hidden Vow?
Ellie, an ambitious brand planner, is secretly dating Vivian, a famous Oscar-winning actress. Clingy and possessive, Vivian hides a fatal diagnosis from Ellie so as not to hold her career back, and their love is threaded with sweet moments, misunderstandings and overprotection.
Who should I keep an eye on in The Star’s Hidden Vow?
Ellie is the ambitious brand planner, and Vivian is the famous Oscar-winning actress she dates in secret. Jealous colleagues and Vivian's estranged elder sister add complications around the couple.
How would you tag The Star’s Hidden Vow?
It is a showbiz romance and melodrama centered on a secret celebrity relationship, career ambition and a hidden diagnosis carried by one of the leads.
Which platform carries The Star’s Hidden Vow?
YourChannel hosts the series; playback runs in the browser, no separate app needed.
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