Made to be Rewatched
My first impression maybe one or two episodes in was to wonder how will they get 16 episodes out of this basic set up. As the story unfolds layers of hidden reveals and story twists emerge to justify those 16 episodes. On rewatch I appreciated the foreshadowing and reveals placed early on but which require that second time through to fully get.For example, pay attention to the flashbacks connected to each character. In particular and I say this without spoiling anything note the flashbacks with the main male lead. These point towards whether he does or does not remember certain events and who he really is.
I enjoyed the steep character arc of the main male lead, but also the less obvious arc for the main female lead.
All in all a very entertaining story that improves the second time through.
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The drama is nothing life-changing, but it is entertaining. If you like funny rom-coms on a bit cheesy side with some cringe-worthy moments sprinkled in between, and if you don't mind typical kdrama cliches here and there, give it a try. The humor is a bit cringe-worthy at times and there really isn't a deeper message, but the show can be fun to watch. I would say that it's a drama similar to Marriage, not Dating and maybe Go Ho's Starry Night without the reverse harem .
Regular review:
Although the story is nothing new and the characters are very one-dimensional, I actually enjoyed this drama. It is pretty entertaining, although not everyone will be a fan of the humor in this. We have a traditional chaebol-poor girl romance with the unavoidable tragic past that resurfaces later, but fortunately gets resolved without dragging it too long. We also have a rather lackluster second lead. The main male love interest is not only ridiculously rich and capable, but also unbelievably good-looking ( though I would personally disagree with this; I mean, who came up with the lead's hairstyle in this??) and arrogant. Although amazingly popular with women, the heir to the conglomerate is a lone wolf who doesn't trust women to the point of not letting any woman ever touch him. The only woman who is by his side is his trustworthy secretary who is not only amazingly efficient, but also quite good looking. How lucky for our protagonist! I think that the main difference between this show and any other office based rom-com is the unusual way of telling the story. We meet the vice president and his secretary when they are already a very strong team and have worked together for 9 years. However, to the ML's dismay, the secretary decides to suddenly quit. This leaves the male lead puzzled and annoyed. I found the first episode to be hilarious and I quite quickly became attached to the flawed, but lovable male lead and his near-perfect office assistant. I think that the story slowed down a bit too much after episode 10, but it was still enjoyable to watch.
I didn't really care for the second lead's story. I loved the actor in 'W' and I was very excited to have him in this show, but his story was really unnecessary. I wish his character was a bit more developed and a bit less like a kicked puppy. As I mentioned earlier, the characters here are very simple. There is an incompetent secretary, a lonely and trustworthy president, a workoholic co-worker etc. Though they provide a nice background to the story, there isn't much depth to any of those characters. There are many romantic, but quite cheesy moments in this show, and there is quite a lot of bickering between the leads.
All in all, I found it to be a nice break between more intense dramas and recommend watching it when you want something to not think too much about.
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Park Seo Joon is Flawless.He's great in both Comic scenes & romantic scenes, he looks cute & hot at the same time.????????Supporting cast is best, I laughed most of the time because of their hilarious scenes. Worth watching because of each & every actor of this drama.Specially Director Park ( Kang ki- yang ) & his secretary, their comic timing is hilarious & you'll definitely laugh.Best in Comedy, Best in Romance.
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A masterpiece for office romance lovers, a sweet time pass for others
I've been watching Korean dramas since 2020 and what's wrong with secretary Kim was the second drama I watched. I absolutely fell in love. I can't say this enough, Park Min Young does wonders when it comes to office dramas and this one was one of them. And yes Park Seo-joon wearing suits is an eye candy.Now the actual review, i'll keep it short and simple because I myself don't like reading very long reviews, I've always been a fan of tropes like possessive/jealous male lead, office romance, male chases female first, and I love cliches so this drama was an amazing watch for me. the combination of both childish male lead and the mature responsible female lead complimented each other very well.
The chemistry between the Park-Park couple was insane. I have been recommending this drama to my friends ever since I've watched it and trust me everyone loved it. Nonetheless, there were some downfalls during the whole story which included the mental trauma among the leads, I found it a bit exaggerated but that's obviously my own opinion, overall if you want a drama that has zero to no evil antagonists this one is definitely for you. Also, props to the stylists.
And Please don't let any review stop you from watching something you actually want to watch because I've found many dramas that I thought were worth watching after ignoring some useless review (of course there were some exceptions).
Hope this helps!! <3
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Also, the story is very light and dreamful.
This drama is so damn enjoyable and funny. I was laughing like a crazy person in every episode.
The characters were so simple but sooo funny, there's not a single "annoying" character, the vice president (Park Seo Joon) can be very self absorbed, but he was so sweet and funny XD
The chemistry was so good, it felt like they were really in love, I watched the bts and they are so cute. The problem was how much they cared about the past. Felt like 50% of their romance was because of the past and the other 50% was about the present.
I loved all of the support characters mainly Bong Se-Ra (Hwang Bo-Ra). The other couples were so funny. The vice president’s brother was very "radom" or "invisible" because most of viewers didn't really care about him (I think).
I can quite see this is a work of the same director of "Because This Is My First Life". He really likes to put comic sounds in the background. I hope he can someday make a drama based in the webtoon "Who invited you"!
So "what's wrong with secretary Kim" was one of the most anticipated dramas of the year, it had great reviews and popularity and it will be one of the best dramas ever.
A must-watch!
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Just Amazing
I'm not a huge fan of sweet or cheesy cliché romances maybe because I'm Indian and Bollywood makes some of the most cheesiest and cringey worthy movies (sorry for Bollywood shade, if anybody didn't like), but this show was so good in the romance aspect and how well it was portrayed that I didn't feel cheesy scenes were bad or cliché (there were only few Btw) but they were sweet and always made me laugh or put a smile on my face which amazing coz I'm not a very emotionally expressive person and this also weird coz it made cry too (very little though,/ like tears didn't even come to my eyes but was about to 😅). Apart from those cheesy scenes, there was great scenes with amazing acting, beautiful actors, both leads are incredibly gorgeous that was one of the reasons why I started watching this show, coz of Park Seo‑joon Hyung (PSJ), and got introduced too Park Min young (PMY).There were toxic relationships, good communication, any conflict resolved soon not waiting for the last episode. No over the top villains, [⚠spoiler ⚠] the brother was annoying when he didn't get PMY. One thing I was a little off about was trauma cliché [ ⚠spoiler ends ⚠] but not enough to take my interest away coz it was portrayed very Good.
Loved the side love stories or their funny moments.
So
Story - 9/10
Cast or Acting of main characters - 10/10
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Nice little Drama to pass time
I wasn't expecting this drama to be overly dramatic, and to make me think too much and .... it didn't.I was Good morning Ladies because that's exactly what I was here for.
The story we saw a million times, the office dynamics were predictable, but in the end, it was a nice and enjoyable drama without much anything happening.
It could have been wrapped up in half the episodes to be honest but they brought enough cute to fill the void.
Enjoyable drama but not one you will rewatch later on.
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The Park-Park Magic!!!
Let me get something out of the way...this show has a very basic plot...a plot which would have made for a very mediocre or even poor drama..!! Did I still love it - Absolutely!!!!!! Whats wrong with Secretary Kim rises and shines above this flaw coz of its biggest strength - amazing performances and crackling chemistry of its 2 main leads!!Park Seo Joon as the narcissistic vice president brings his A game to the character of Young Joon!! This is a very risky role to play!! If not written and performed well the character could have easily come off as conceited and arrogant but Park Seo Joon owns the character and brings such an endearing charm to his role that you can’t help loving and rooting for this narcissistic character. You realize that he doesn’t say those snobbish things to put himself above others but being the confident person he is, he actually believes that he is those things and just says it out as facts in a straightforward way..this makes his narcissism endearing rather than annoying!!!
Park min young already had my heart in Healer but she steps up her game in this show and comes forth as a no-nonsense strong career driven woman who at the same time is a hopeless romantic and dreams of falling in love in the most romantic way!! She is charming, lovable and most of all relatable.
The chemistry between these 2 is off the charts and their banters and cute moments are to die for!! A scene where secretary Kim draws out a mini heart from her purse and Seo joon realizes a bit late what it is but immediately gets flustered upon realizing is absolute gold!!
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For a drama that has such a dark sub-plot, this drama was surprisingly funny. The romance was hilarious, especially the jealous scenes, and I loved the chemistry between the two leads. The side characters were really interesting as well, and I enjoyed seeing how other relationships developed.
I was SUPER intrigued by the mystery aspect of this, and it definitely delivered. The backstory was nothing that I'd expected, and the cinematography creeped me out successfully, which was a great balance.
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Very Fun and Romantic Watch!
I have never read the original webtoon, so I do not know how accurate the drama adaptation is. However, I am very pleased with this drama. I am a huge fan of both Park Seo Jun and Park Min Young, and was pleasantly surprised with the choice in the casting.This drama may be your typical cliche love story, however, the production was well-done and elevated the story onto a new level. Not only the main couple had amazing chemistry, but the supporting cast in the drama also did very well in playing their roles, and I love all of the interactions each character had with each other.
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What is all this hype about, with WWWSK? Did a kiss make this a Kdrama classic?
“What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?” (2018) stars Park Seo Jun as Lee Young-Joon and Park Min-Young as Secretary Kim Mi So. The drama is taken from a Webtoon by the same name.Each person can have their personal opinions about any drama. I am good with that. However, the Korean Drama “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?” is about more than that ‘top five kisses of all times’, in the back half of this Korean Drama. “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?” is one of the deepest Korean Dramas of all times too, in spite it being a RomCom. This drama is about a mental and emotional promise which one abused child (Lee Young Joon / Lee Sung Hyun) made to another abused child (Kim Mi So). That promise was to always be her protector, in spite of the mental and emotional hits he took in life to be there for her. While the child abuse was a shared experience of two young children (kidnapped by the same abuser), the young boy just took it upon himself to handle the abuse while shielding the little girl from it. Consequently, he took on the damage this experience would eventually cause in life while he hide her eyes from the potentially bad consequences.
WWWSK does display the comedic genius of Park Seo Joon, one of the top Korean Drama actors. However, the drama also delves into what made his drama character in WWWSK become the egomaniac which he became. The drama character Lee Young-Joon was a huge egomaniac and narcissist [having Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)]. Even though his NPD produced the most laughs in the drama, some may not know that egomania and NPD can be caused by childhood trauma. The beautiful love story which emerges out of WWWSK becomes a healing process for all, as the now “grown little boy” (Lee Young Joon / Lee Sung Hyun) can finally keep his pinky swear he made with the now “grown little girl” (Kim Mi So) so long ago.
What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim? is a play on words. Is this exclamation a question or a discovery? Is something wrong with Secretary Kim or let me tell you what is wrong with Secretary Kim. Nonetheless, this Korean Drama is a must see for every Korean Drama devotee, in my opinion.
Personal admiration: For me, this drama (WWWSK?) has one of the top five drama performances by children. The child stars are actress Kim Ji Yoo as Kim Mi So (Eun Dan Oh [Young] from Extraordinary You) and actor Moon Woo Jin as Lee Young Joon / Lee Sung Hyun [Young] (It’s Okay Not To Be Okay, Castaway Diva). Kids don’t stay kids. Go figure. Watch for the great performance of actor Moon Woo Jin playing another abused child in Castaway Diva (2023).
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