What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018)

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If perfection was a Korean Drama, I am sure this one would make the cut.

Character Development: Every character involving the leads and supporting alike, will grow on you. Their individual stories morphing into a whole within an office scenario will almost compel the viewer to feel the laughter, shock and turmoil with/within each one of them.
The depth and character development hence, comes out exactly on point. Not too fast neither too gradual, just perfect.

Plot: There as such, wasn't a well defined plot in here, a theme rather. Of reconciliation, mutual admiration, acceptance layered with a veil of enigma, that were some past memories. Which lemme tell you the drama pulled off. Brilliantly.

Acting: What more can I say of the overwhelming "aura" that is of Park Seo Joon that hasn't been said already. The guy himself is a masterpiece (even when he's trying to be an obnoxious douchebag).
Park Min Young complimented him thoroughly and I was impressed.
Everyone else kept me entertained throughout.
But I'll give the credit where it's due, the child actors especially Moon Woo Jin did the finest job.
For me, the excellent portrayal of the childhood trauma was in all honesty, the highest point of the show.

Extra: The love triangle could have been avoided but I forgive them cause they didn't stretch it pointlessly for too long.
Unpopular opinion, the blooming romance between Gwi Nam and Ji Ah was more fun than that of the lead pair. I mean the duo had their own quirks and toe curling moments which I enjoyed from the get go.

In conclusion, if you're into rom-coms you really can't miss out on this one!

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Originally written on Nov 13, 2022

I didn’t take any notes while watching this, so no long ass review this time, but this was just okay.

The premise of a secretary who’s quitting her job and slowly falling in love with her boss over the course of her last month at the company is interesting, but the whole thing is dragged down by a forced mystery side-plot about childhood trauma.

Vice-president Lee is a narcissistic clown, and while the show explains why that is, it doesn’t make him a very likeable person. Hearing him talk about himself like he’s the most perfect person in the world is incredibly off-putting. Secretary Kim is a saint, as she’s been putting up with this shit for 9 years, and seeing her reward this behaviour with her love doesn’t sit right with me. It doesn’t feel earned. It feels bought.

It’s fun enough, and around the mid-season point there are a couple episodes which are really funny, but there are better, similar K-Dramas out there. Business Proposal, for example.

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If you have watched a lot of dramas before watching this one you might not connect with the storyline which I found myself doing. It’s a typical storyline but I definitely enjoyed all the characters in the drama. Though it’s a repeated childhood friend story Park Minyoung and Park Seo Joon brought some freshness into it as we haven’t see their pairing. Each love story was unique and cute. Some scenes were extremely funny so there was a reasonable amount of comedy which made up for the story in some way. The OST was okay but not super amazing. Overall the drama was okay but don’t watch with extremely high expectations because you can guess what coming next, it’s not unpredictable.

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What even is this

I started it as I like office romance genre but when I started this I couldn't even finish this. Left it after watching 8 episodes and started watching Crash landing on you - best decision. Then I had nothing to watch so I thought to continue and then again I couldn't after 11 episodes. Even then some how I completed it. Waste of 16 hours. The character development of male lead is arrogant to less arrogant. The acting of female lead is useless even a coconut would act better than her - No expression, no acting nothing. They were in their 30's and acting like high school teenagers. The trauma - being kidnapped together and then the suicide because the kid said something is so stupid. The fear of spiders and cable ties ughhh so stupid. Couldn't even imagine what the writers were thinking. How is this even so highly rated kdrama. There are so many good kdramas. The side characters were good they kept the show going. It was so BORING. WHEN WILL THIS END was the only thought in my mind.

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It started with great momentum ...

I added this drama to my queue because of Park Min Young. I absolutely adore her. The first episode did not draw me in. Despite the comedic tones of character introductions, it really didn't catch my attention. It was not until the end of the second episode that I held out hope for this drama.

The story and character development flowed beautifully. You learned a lot and fell in leave with all of the characters, main and support. It all comes to a head at the end of episode ten and you're left with this sense of closure. Unfortunately, you don't get that in the last six episodes. While the last six episodes are adorable, they're fluff. You forget about everything that happened in the first ten episodes because it is just sort of written off. I was left with a few questions and this want to find out how things were mended.

The acting is great! You do have to keep in mind that this drama has a comedic aspect to it. Parts are expected to be delivered animated and overdramatic. I personally feel the execution was amazing and left me drawn to the characters.

The music wasn't all that memorable. The songs fit the scene where a song became more prominent, but I didn't feel the need to run to Spotify or look up every song in the OST.

I could see myself watching this drama again, but only until episode ten. Again, nothing against the last six episodes, but I felt there could have been so much more than what was presented.

Overall, this drama is cute.The love story, characters, and comedy mesh really well and make for a bingeworthy drama.

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A Classic Romantic Comedy

A cute romantic comedy about a narcissistic boss and his secretary: when I say narcissistic, I mean he doesn’t have an ounce of humility from start to finish. But that’s the charm of this unique character. You will eventually warm up to his unwavering habit of loving himself. The character Lee Young Joon played by Park Seo Joon is one you will either love or hate. The drama was structured around this character, so I learned to like him.

Kim Mi So, better known as Secretary Kim, was played by the gorgeous Park Min Young. She, as usual, was incredible. The concept in this drama is that she understands her boss completely. When Vice Director Lee talks about his good looks, intellect, or abilities, she usually agrees with him. Their relationship eventually becomes a romantic connection prompted by her decision to quit her job as his secretary.

Love will slowly blossom between the two, and you will witness a beautiful romance grow between two adults, both of which are relatively new at dating. Don’t forget this is a romantic comedy, emphasizing romance, and you will enjoy this drama as I did. There was an interesting subplot that’s settled early in the drama bringing the romance to the forefront. You don’t often see that happen. Usually, writers drag the main subplot to the bitter end. I enjoyed this refreshing change in writing style.

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Dorama maravilhoso e muito completo. Quem ama uma história entre destinados vai amar em dobro.

Cara, que dorama. Eu já tinha visto um e estava muito apegada a ele, por isso mesmo que eu achava que esse dorama NUNCA iria ultrapassar as expectativas que eu tive.
Ok, de primeira eu não fui muito surpreendida, mas aos poucos você fica dependente da série! MDS!
Fora que tem muito humor equilibrado (equilibrado porque tem uns doramas de romance que colocam tanto humor que fica mais comédia do que tudo) com o próprio Vice-Diretor.
Olha, confesso que essa protagonista é muito bem construída porque ela tem a própria opinião, sabe? Ela não se deixa levar simplesmente e faz o que tem vontade. Ela é eficiente, tem maturidade e ainda assim sabe se divertir. Eu amei a Kim!
O protagonista é aquele cara que você quer um na sua vida, mano. Ele SEMPRE protegeu demais a Kim, mas pensa num cara que só sabia pensar na secretária? Era ele. O único problema é que ele nunca soube demonstrar bem isso. Mas pensar numa criança protegendo outra tão bem..., ah mano.
Fora que (SPOILER, SPOILER SPOILER TREMENDO)


imagina só uma criança que teve que se rastejar até o outro lado da sala só para pegar uma tesoura, fora que ele nem poderia olhar para cima porque tinha o cadáver de uma mulher pendurado ali...., cara. Ele simplesmente guardou tudo para si durante todo esse tempo e só protegeu todo mundo! FORA QUE ELE É O CARA MAIS ENGENHOSO COM AQUELE *AUREA*.

Eu simplesmente não tenho palavras para descrever esse dorama. Ele é muito fofo mesmo, tem tudo que eu amo que é duas pessoas destinadas, te prende do início até o fim, tem tanto início-meio-fim bem definidos e sem ter algo fora de nexo, sabe? Eu sinto falta de doramas de escritório nesse estilo.
Destaco a produção perfeita!
Figurinos lindos, cenários perfeitos, MUITA química entre os personagens, MUITA emoção, MUITA risadaria com aquele protagonista e sua *AUREA*, amei aqueles efeitos de emoji voando pela tela e amei cada música que soube se adequar a cada tipo de situação.

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Calling out all romance lovers,this drama is gonna stick on you like peanut butter to jelly. The characters and their friendship were goals;the couples and their relationships were goals; EVERYTHING WAS GOALS.
This is one of that kind of dramas where every character is a piece of a puzzle. They're all important. You're gonna love them because of their unique characteristics and wittiness. Everyone was so natural in their acting,it was insane. I think a lot of people thought that the story was cliché. And i agree with that. But for some reason,i didn't really mind it.

And the thing i liked the most about this,is that the main female lead was not the typical "dumb and weak" character. She was powerful,strong and confident,and i wanted to enter the drama just to give her a hug. Also, Park Seo Joo never disappoints,i love this man in every drama.

Overall,it was a really laid back and fun romcom. I laughed and squealed and that's what i needed because i was in a slump from all the bad dramas that i forced myself to watch. And i didn't cry until the last episode,damn,that one got me. I'M GONNA MISS THE LEADS AND THE SUPPORTIVE CHARACTERS A WHOLE BUNCH

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