What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

김비서가 왜 그럴까 ‧ Drama ‧ 2018
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Elador
0 people found this review helpful
Apr 5, 2020
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 9.0
So charming! The lovely Secretary Kim is badgered relentlessly by her narcissistic boss for 9 years until she pays off the family debt and decides she’s had enough! Narcissist boss Lee Young Joon suddenly realizes what a gem she is and thus we’re off to the races to see if narcissist boss has it in him to become thoughtful, kind and warm while lovely, smiling Secretary Kim needs to stand her ground in order to figure out what she wants in life. Overall, I’d give this series high marks because despite Lee Young Joon’s personality disorders, he’s actually a multi-dimensional character and has the ability to grow as a person. Secretary Kim is definitely the more stable of the two, but she too needs to learn how to be his equal in confidence. It’s sweet to see how the two grow together as a couple even as various challenges present themselves. Worth re-watching for sure!!!

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joannar
0 people found this review helpful
Oct 3, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 6.5
The male and female leads have an awesome chemistry. The acting and cast is flawless, they did not disappoint.
However, the storyline is nothing new, it is more of a conventional CEO and secretary chic love story. On rewatching the series, I think you'll find a deeper meaning on the leads' action. Although if you are not fond of overload sweetness yet humorous couple you may avoid this but for those interested you may add this on your "to watch list." The cinematography and music are a plus points.
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Nancy
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Jan 10, 2026
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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My Favourite Office Romance has to be...

No other drama catches my eye in the group of Office Romance+Trauma bonding rom com kdrama when it comes to this masterpiece! Great Leads! Great Osts! Great second leads!Great Story! trauma bonding wasn't my thing until I watched this and believe me guys once you start this you won't get bored even a second. I've rewatched for the third time now. it hasn't disappointed me ever.i loved when they were on that trip together. It was so hilarious! though I was kind of passed off with the main leads brother in some episodes but that just added more to the story.dude was crazy obsessed with his girl. Really a great Kdrama to start.

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Ongoing 7/16
Cg1025
0 people found this review helpful
Oct 22, 2023
7 of 16 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 6.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 4.0

Men will find this drama difficult

Currently in episode 7. Why does the writer force the ML to follow the FL around like a unwanted stray? She clearly doesn’t like him, never wants him around and only scowls at him, whether in the office or out. It makes the male lead look like a pussy. It just appears that the writer is a woman that wants to demean the ML and to have him fawn over the FL. The writer gives the ML no respect for himself and the FL always shows it with her constant hatred and glares for him. This is difficult for a man to watch.
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Dropped 6/16
Rebecca ZH
0 people found this review helpful
Sep 25, 2020
6 of 16 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 7.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 6.5
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 7.0

Very cute romcom

Like Love in the Moonlight, I'm putting this on hold. The plot is not very original, but the execution of it is quite fresh - the funny sound effects, the superb acting... This show is really cute and the first few episodes are hilarious. I laughed a lot. But once again, once the romance plot begins in earnest, it gets kind of boring to watch coz it gets very predictable and I didn't really feel like the two leads had a lot of chemistry. I actually ended up being more interested in all the non-romance scenes among all the side characters. The side characters are all really funny and endearing. Also, I really liked what the two leads did with their roles.

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Dropped 6/16
Shadow
0 people found this review helpful
Feb 7, 2019
6 of 16 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 4.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 5.5
Music 2.5
Rewatch Value 1.0
Unfortunately i did not like this drama. I am a person who loves - romantic dramas and love write good reviews.

I usually complete a drama before commenting. Somehow this drama did not get me... I watched only 6 episodes and got so bored to death with a typical lala land romance and felt didn't want to continue it so I decide to drop the series without even to curious about the next remaining episodes.

The humor in the series was entertaining but there is nothing to gain and the story seems so dull and only a common love story. Not sure why this drama has high ratings. Sadly this is not my cup of tea :(

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Dropped 4/16
aad
2 people found this review helpful
Nov 8, 2021
4 of 16 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 5.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

literally on the 4th episode and can't get pass it

first of all, I am so disappointed. I started this drama thinking it'd be interesting and nice but I was so disappointed. I was on the verge to drop the drama so bad after episode 2.

So I read some of the reviews that were spoiler-free and I agree with some of them. I feel like they are just dragging it at this point. I don't think there's any chemistry between the female lead and the male lead. I had such a hard time watching the episodes after episode 3. Not gonna lie, the first 2-3 episodes were interesting, then I just felt like they're dragging the story. as I read some of the reviews, I figured out I should probably drop this drama because I don't find anything interesting other than the male lead just going around 24/7 to find out why the female lead quit her job. this is the simplest summary I came up with. this guy's secretary quits her job suddenly after working for 9 years and the guy wants to know why she quit so he tries to do everything to bring her back basically and they end up falling in love/getting to know each other more during that time.

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pamela07
0 people found this review helpful
Sep 10, 2023
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 10

eu amei bastante desse k-drama. achei coeso e até divertido

eu amei o k-drama.
talvez por não ter familiaridade com a protagonista (foi meu 2° dorama) não gostei tanto da atuação da diva.
porém, o roteiro da estória é realmente bom. quase não tem furos e amei o protagonista.
em tese, é um dorama bem legal, engraçado, obviamente tem uns toques de realidades em diversos momentos, mas nada que estrague a trama.
achei ele bem conciso e interessante, portanto recomendo pra quem quer se distrair e se entreter com um drama bem legal e divertido.
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Ongoing 4/16
MigukChelle
5 people found this review helpful
Jun 14, 2018
4 of 16 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 4.0
Story 3.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
As of Episode 4, I have officially decided that this drama is trash. The cast is great, but the story -as well as being fairly cliche-is NG.

I get that this story has a lot of secrets that will be revealed "in due time," but beyond that teasing intrigue there is almost nothing else going for this drama. The progression of the romance is weak and unbelievable. The rationale behind the VP's behavior doesn't make sense. I mean, you're together for 9 years and then all of the sudden, let me act a lovesick fool around you. There's nothing gradual with how things are progressing and honestly the romance is taking up too much of the story time. I'm only hanging in there because Park Seo Joon is bae.

I'm skipping over everything else. Will update as the series progresses...if I even make it to the end.

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Dropped 2/16
JustCruisin
3 people found this review helpful
Mar 18, 2022
2 of 16 episodes seen
Dropped 2
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Cliched and predictable

Couldn't watch after the second episode. Everything was too predictable and cliched while some aspects were too farfetched to believe. Logically speaking, the eponymous secretary Kim went into the job for the money so why wouldn't she honestly consider her boss's generous offer, which included a house, to retain her? The excuses were too forced and fake and I just couldn't put myself through this boring BS fest. Oh, and it was annoying having to be subjected to the male lead's showering body a lot. It objectified him just like showing flesh on an unnecessarily scantily clad woman would objectify the woman. You know this show is shallow when they'd use this device to fish for views, and you know it's an artificial device when it added nothing to the storyline.

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Ongoing 6/16
Stefanie LP
1 people found this review helpful
Jun 27, 2018
6 of 16 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
I don't know why but from all kdrama I've watched, this one (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim) makes me smile all day after watching their scenes. Like seriously ... And i think it's because of their chemistry and they immersed in the acting so much. Plus,they have the same family name in real life that makes me even more like them being together so much. Not sure how others agree on this ans I accept argument too because this is my opinion but strong chemistry while acting that went well is the last time was Descendant of the sun chemistry, then this one ???? Big thumbs up from me.

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Ongoing 2/16
Sarith Khun
3 people found this review helpful
Jun 10, 2018
2 of 16 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
I really love this drama, both main characters are really cute and professional with their acting. Can’t wait to see more episodes ????????.
Since I was a fan of Kpop for long time, but this is my first time get into k-drama as usually, I always listen to the songs from many kpop groups, but I was falling in love with this drama very quickly. Thanks allkpop for posting the article about bts v sent coffee truck for park seo-joon, that’s the main reason I can watch this beautiful drama...
I wish the ending would be better if park minyoung chooses her boss over lee tae hwan

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