Secretly Greatly (TV series)
2016 South Korean television series

Secretly Greatly (Korean: 은밀하게 위대하게; RR: Eunmilhage widaehage) is a 2016 South Korean television program starring by Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Soo-geun, Kim Hee-chul, Lee Guk-joo and John Park. It aired on MBC every Sundays at 18:45 (KST) starting December 4, 2016, forming part of MBC's Sunday Night lineup. It aired after King of Mask Singer and replaced Real Men. The last episode of this program was broadcast on May 21, 2017.
Format
Secretly Greatly, also known as Hidden Camera (season 3), is a program related to Hidden Camera, which starred Lee Kyung-kyu from 1991 to 1992 (season 1) and 2005 to 2007 (season 2). The premise is to surprise South Korean celebrities in various situations, without any notice from the host and its producers.
Hosts
Yoon Jong-shin
Lee Soo-geun
Kim Hee-chul
Lee Guk-joo
John Park
List of episodes
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