What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

Not that good....

My secret romance was one of first kdramas I watched when I was barely even teenager and it just bring me back many good memories and I loved that show
So now I wanted to watch one more office kdrama to see if im still into that.... and Im not.

Idk if its something about me but this show was quite really boring to me
Female lead was ok, she was just bland and boring to me but she was nice
Male lead was definently diffrent from other male leads and I liked that concept but he started pissing me off after some time
And that mistery was also boring to me

The only thing I actually liked was her collauges and I LOVEDDD second coupleee!!! I actually finished this just of them
And main couple were cute sometimes but thats it

Honestly idk if this drama is actually boring ir Im nit just 13 years old anymore?

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A good show that could be better

In general it’s a good show. A fun ride that you enjoy the story the ending and the drama but there were a few things that I didn’t really like about the show
1- first of all for me the show kinda feels like it’s dragged. Imo they could finish the story with 12-13 episodes and the changes wouldn’t be noticeable
2- it should put more focus on the side romances. I would have liked the show more if it had put more focus on the side romances, adding more details to their love stories and characters. Especially one of them that was mentioned in the very last episodes could be done so much better
3- beside the main love story other aspects of the story kinda feel short to me. In fact the main love story could be felt in almost all episodes while the other elements/arcs didn’t have much detail. It’s also the reason that I felt the show is dragged and could be shorter is the same. Extra unnecessary focus on the love story which were done/almost done many many episodes before the actual ending of the show

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Feel-good and giddy drama for rom-com Drama Lovers

What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim is a feel-good and giddy drama. Park Seo-Joon and Park Min-Young had wonderful chemistry. The way they interact with each other on screen is so believable that you would really enjoy watching their scenes together. The storyline is a dime a dozen. An extremely rich and handsome CEO executive who owns the company falls in love with his unassuming perfect and beautiful secretary. It’s as cheesy as they come. But if you love romantic comedies and are in the mood to watch something moderately gripping then this series is for you. [kdramabinge.com]

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This is a light hearted romcom and park so joon, park min young set the screen on fire. The plot is not the best but the execution is quite good. The leads have done their job to perfection and the romance feels too sweet and cute. I personally think the drama and the story, character development everything almost stops by episode 9 or 10 and the remaining are just fillers and tons of commercials. But still it's all forgiven looking at the two beautiful leads and their interaction. If you are looking for a light hearted romcom with amazing chemistry between the leads go for it!

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Hilarious

I actually loved this drama a lot, and also suggested it to many friends!

I just thought the whole thing was soo funny! - It's quite your average storyline drama, but just the way everything was executed was soo good! - and I was hooked, also made me laugh a lot!

I really like the actor Park Min-Young, and like all her outfits she wore as a secretary was soo nice!
I think the chemistry between the two actors were really good! Between Park Min-Young & Park Seo-Joon!

- I actually also found the other two side stories with Hwang Bo Ra and Kang Hong-Seok really funny, I love how some dramas don't always focus on the main characters, but have like mini side stories, that are random, yet still keeping to the story but like still keeps you watching!

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see, the thing is, that this drama was okay. fine. better than fine, even. it was almost great. but it wasn't enough, not because of the acting or anything, or how the romance was set: it was more or less the fact that i dont particularly like the overwhelming and whole romance going on. the entire genre was romance, with no action or anything on the side. it was full of romantic cliches and schmuck like that, and im not very fond of that game. at first, before i began watching, the drama was so appealing my heart wanted to explode as the set time i had scheduled to watch came nearer. at first, i absolutely loved the drama, though as it progressively reached the end, i began to lose slight interest in it and was slightly relieved when it ended. aside from the overwhelming romance, i thought i had the mystery of their intertwined pasts to stay for, but that ended quickly and i was soon left with nothing but the over-fluffy and cutesiness of the couple after they got together. but the road to romance was hilarious and entertaining until the cliches bore me, so it wasn't an entire waste of time. there wasn't much of a problem with the drama; only the dramatized cliche gestures bothered me was all. certain ones, like the fc-tripping-and-mc-catching-her-and-being-suspended-in-time-because-their-eyes-are-meeting cliches.

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A solid workplace romance

8.5/10 is my rating. This is a 2018 South Korean Drama spanning 16 episodes (~60 minutes/episode). The female lead is played by Park Min-young. Kim Mi-so (Park Min-young) has been secretary to Lee Young-joon (Park Seo-joon) for 9 years and feels like it has consumed her life. Vice Chairman, as Secretary Kim mostly calls him is narcissistic, handsome and very capable but also very difficult to work with. Overly the 9 years they both have developed feelings for each other though neither fully realizes it. When Secretary Kim announces she is going to resign, it is a wake up call for both. There is also a mystery surrounding the childhood of both.

Spoiler 🚨 I really liked this one. The plot was relatively simple although there were the love triangles, friend groups and side romances. There was also a bit of mystery and flashbacks to childhood. The child characters were adorable and amazing at acting for children so young. It was cute to watch the romance develop. Secretary Kim would annoy me sometimes because she could be very insensitive to Vice Chairman's feelings. She was also more “chaste” than is even usual in this culture and I would feel frustrated for him. But it was really good. They looked perfect together and the male lead character evolved quickly to be super sweet.

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All sorts of spoilers and a dark secret!

The core and motor of the series is certainly the horrific experience of the ML, potentiated by the despicable brother and the irresponsible, evil mother. The associated psychological deformation of the ML then continues to determine the plot. The FL also has a difficult fate with the family she has to feed.

I can't understand the brother's sparing after this terrible deed is solved. Perhaps it is due to the authors' need for harmony. I would have wished him a few dozen strokes of the cane and eternal banishment, together with the evil mother who multiplied the misery of the poor boy Joung Yoon. Up to the forced renunciation of his own identity!

Overall, though, a successful construction of a dark mystery.

Other than that, I mainly found the series very entertaining and funny, especially the office mates and their entanglements. All very amusing, as is the love story of Mi So and Young Joon.

Ms. Park Min Young is pretty and sexy, Park Seo Joon is good looking, all nice!

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Reading comments I was very hesitant to start it despite having wanted to watch it. Still, I eventually gave it a try and boy, am I glad that I did? Sure, it's not the perfect 10/10 drama I always am hoping for but the enjoyment levels were definitely a 10/10 for me.

I was a little unsure if the humor was up my alley at first, but in the end I really found myself cracking up over all the sometimes subtle, often not, sound-effects and edits.

I have nothing bad to say about any of the actors. Yes - one of the co-workers was annoying (to me), but I know this was how her character was supposed to be and in acting, the actress did amazing. The male lead and female lead were both, in my view, perfect in the way they portrayed their characters.

The timeline in which this story takes place isn't long, so the fact that there weren't HUGE character developments wasn't a big deal to me. Because there were plenty of small ones, there where the couple was finding their way around one another. And it was adorable and amusing.

And I am glad that every other storyline was given a form of closure in some way! There are people saying the last episodes were getting draggy/boring. Yes, it was less exciting in a way, but not so much that they weren't enjoyable. I've seen drama's lose all sense of plot but at least here the plot allowed for side stories to wrap up too. I rather see that than a lousy end, honestly.

The OST was, although nothing that stuck with me, very enjoyable for setting the moods and I really liked it.

Oh! And I absolutely loved the cinematics and colors. It was a non-stop pleasure just watching how things had been recorded.

The only thing that I would critisize is what I noticed only /after/ reading other people's comments. The bromance between the male lead and his best friend. It was a lot of one-way and people complained about a missed chance for bromance. To me, the fact they are friends despite the cold demeanor the male lead tends to show, tells me how close their friendship has had to be. And.. honestly - I just didn't take things too seriously. Why overanalyze when it's clear that their complete oppositeness was the humor they intended to bring. I just wish I would have seen a bit more about how they became so befriended. But it's not that big of a deal I guess.


All in all - this drama was very enjoyable. Park Seo Joon's and Park Min Young's acting was superb and I enjoyed them together a lot. It's a perfect drama for some romance and humor, with a bit of mystery when it comes to the past. No evil family-in-law or big-ass drama to try spark things up. Just some basics.

A drama to watch when you want fluff and cute without things being too serious. Nice and light-hearted.

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What's Wrong With Vice Chairman Lee?

The series has a strong start. We have two beautiful, talented leads with one of the best chemistries I've ever seen! It's so well cast. It is the quintessential romcom!
Each supporting cast member is well-drawn. They each have their own distinct personalities and story lines. Shout out to to Mr Yang & Ms Bong for being so cute & hilarious. Now, what sets this apart from your usual romcom, is that instead of seeing two strangers get together, we have a couple that have known each other for 9 years, so we experience their realisation of their love. This wouldn't work in a western society as other partners & kids would be involved and then this would interfere with the pure love storyline. The beginning strongly reminds me of 40's screwball comedies, what with the jazz instrumentals, snappy dialogue & impeccable dress sense. However, after the secret has been revealed & they do the deed, the story looses steam. There is a reversal of gender roles at the end, where Park Seo-joon is counting down the days towards the wedding..like seriously, he looses his masculinity and Park Min-young just wants to work..more that him...and she's he's secretary. Also, who knew that all you need to do to get married was have a long, passionate kiss in front of an audience of your friends & family!

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I would recommend this to viewers who are looking for a drama that has chemistry and romance from the get-go; to be sure this isn't really an insta-romance as the main characters have known each other for close to a decade begore anything romantic happens, but there also isn't any time wasted placing the main leads in circumstances that allows them to grow in feelings for one another. I would say that my only two reservations about the drama was that one of the main plot devices that involves the two main leads came out of nowhere with a somber atmosphere attached to it. I wasn't expecting such a backstory given the synopsis of the drama and it wasn't what I was really looking for. The plot device added depth to the story, but it put a damper on the fluffiness of the drama. Another thing that bothered me was how the main male lead did a complete 360 character-wise, was opening up more, yet in spite of "certain events" the main female lead seemed reserved till the end (though she's still a warm and loving person). I wish we had gotten to see her relax more in the end. Overall, I would recommend this drama if 1.) you don't have anything on your list of recommended jumping out at you (as this is a "known" title in the drama world and should be watched at some point), 2.) if you're a fan of "Strong Girl Bong-soon".

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Even excess cheese can sometimes be good.

This is a romcom that wants to take itself seriously and there are moments when it succeeds in doing that and moments when it seriously doesn’t. I suppose I’m just a bit too old and a bit too relationship-wise to hack this type of cinderella-who-pretends-to-be-in-need-of-protection-meets-prince-charming-primed-to-give-it drama. And I must admit to being a tad confused about how our prince humble-charming could also be such a prince narcissus and switch between the two with such apparent ease. I was waiting for a good reason for it, but in vain… However, to the drama’s credit, I got through all sixteen episodes of it. Mostly I don’t.

So in its favour, it’s a good example of the genre. The performances are quality, the comedy isn’t too embarrassing, and the script (if you accept the premises in the first place) stands up to scrutiny. There’s a bucket-load of kissing and touchy-feely and enough chemistry between the leads to be convincing.

Things do get pretty unbearable in the cheesy nausea stakes, aided and abetted by an excruciating glut of long, lingering looking into eyes (bad choices in the editing suite). Then by Episodes 10 & 11 the product placement is off the wall and the false smiles and general niceness is at imminently-about-to-throw-up stage. The scripted sexual interactions are often painfully naive and delayed to the point of ridiculousness, but that’s par for the course in k-drama romances. In fact, at times the relationship dynamics (and I’m not talking about the sexual ones) were pretty off between the lead roles and there were a few occasions where I was just screaming at the screen, “Back off! Get off her case, mate. That’s way over the line you’re stepping!”

The core plot is pretty much over by Episode 12, so the last 4 episodes meander along fossicking around with emotional trajectories and sort of trying to tie up loose ends in a long-winded but amiable way. Unless you’re really into sugary fluff the last episode is a total bore.

However, despite the dodgy predilections of the writer for uncomfortable relationship dynamics, Park Seo Joon carried the role with aplomb and has to be congratulated for doing the best (most believable) totally wasted (Episode 15) that I’ve seen in any K-drama. That’s not something you learn by getting very pissed yourself, it’s something you know by hanging around sober whilst those around you descend into mumbling wrecks. He’s an actor, like Ji Chang Wook, who is capable of so much more than these romcom scripts demand. “Itaewon Class” was a step in the right direction as far as I’m concerned and I’m looking forward to “K Project”. I think Park Min Young also hides her light. She plays pretty much the same person in every drama, but occasionally, she can bring it with just a look. Which is more than can be said for Lee Tae Hwan, who was unconvincingly lightweight. However, the day was totally saved by Hwang Bo Ra (playing Bong Se Ra) whose luscious, mobile lips have a comedic life and excellence all of their own. She made me lol on numerous occasions and her time on screen was a total joy.

What my rating means: 7+ A watchable drama, but nothing exceptional. Good enough to qualify for the race, but finished with the pack. The sort of thing that promises more than it delivers.

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