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The Secret Life of My Secretary

Original title: Chomyeone Saranghamnida
  • TV Series
  • 2019
  • 35m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2K
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The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019)
ComedyRomance

After Do Min Ik, a competent director, loses his ability to recognise faces, he becomes dependent on Jung Gal Hee, his secretary, and eventually develops feelings for her.After Do Min Ik, a competent director, loses his ability to recognise faces, he becomes dependent on Jung Gal Hee, his secretary, and eventually develops feelings for her.After Do Min Ik, a competent director, loses his ability to recognise faces, he becomes dependent on Jung Gal Hee, his secretary, and eventually develops feelings for her.

  • Stars
    • Koo Ja-sung
    • Kim Young-kwang
    • Jin Ki-joo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Koo Ja-sung
      • Kim Young-kwang
      • Jin Ki-joo
    • 29User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Episodes32

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    Koo Ja-sung
    • Ki Dae-joo
    • 2019
    Kim Young-kwang
    Kim Young-kwang
    • Do Min-ik
    • 2019
    Jin Ki-joo
    Jin Ki-joo
    • Jung Gal-hee
    • 2019
    Jang So-yeon
    Jang So-yeon
    • Yi Eul-Wang
    • 2019
    Jung Ae-ri
    Jung Ae-ri
    • Sim Hae-ra
    • 2019
    Seo Dong-won
    Seo Dong-won
    • Jeong Joong-hee
    • 2019
    Kim Ji-min
    Kim Ji-min
    • Jeong Nam-hee
    • 2019
    Han Ji-Sun
    • Mo Ha-Ni
    • 2019
    Kim Jae-kyung
    • Veronica Park
    • 2019
    Jang Eui-don
    Jang Eui-don
    • Passerby #2
    • 2019
    Oh Yeong-Sil
    • Cleaner
    • 2019
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    8ottemis

    Heartwarming

    Note: Story involves physical disease.

    Much like 'her private life', this one was sweet and heartwarming. Light on drama. Chemistry between leads very strong. Secondary leads also very cute and it was refreshing they weren't in a typical love triangle, rather than just having their own love story. Excellent character portrayal from Kim Jae-Kyung as Veronica Park. Looking forward to see her star in a drama in the future.
    10paryanazari

    i loved it

    At first i thought it would be another cheesy cliche but as it went forward i felt its a whole new story with New characters and sweet moments actually after watching so mush k dramas i feel every thing is repetetive, but this one changed my mind also, when you watch a rom com usually some things doesnt make sense and things are somehow exaggerated but in this serie i can tell the story line was reasonable i wasnt bored while watching i really felt all the love and supportiveness in the characters beside their pains lead actor and actress were very lovable and sweet the characters garments were so proper for each character by the way i loved all do min ik suits. at the end it has all i want from a rom-com
    7their_storytime

    Cute and interesting

    "I want to protect him.

    If I can't do that as his woman, I want to do it as his secretary."

    This series impresses with quite a heartfelt plot where two couples form despite an abundance of differences and misunderstandings.

    There is drama concerning the CEO position since the first episode where the main character is almost killed.

    The intrigues keep you busy guessing until the very last moment as all the secrets are only completely revealed at the very end of the series.

    The series, while maybe sounding quite dark, is truly quite cute, though: Our dear secretary is a really nice, enduring woman who falls in love with her boss while getting to know him better as she pretends to be someone else. It really adds a sometimes humorous, sometimes extremely sad atmosphere to the story.

    The tense relationship between her boss and his mother is understandable concerning the explained details, yet really regrettable. Hence, it was all the more wonderful to witness that final scene of his mother finally acknowledging him.

    My personal favorite, however, is the side-couple of Veronika Park and the main characters best-friend. Their characters start out as quite plain and stereotypical, yet gain a lot of depht going further.
    7PennyReviews

    Good enough

    The secret life of my secretary was out about the same time as when her private life had finished.

    The drama had an odd start and an even wierder plot description. And it almost looked like they couldn't pull it off, but they did. The whole drama, after episodes one and two at least, was really cute. The office drama was interesting, although towards the ending, it was boring. The couple, however, was cute. And the chemistry of the two leads was incredible and it helped the drama a lot. They had many cute moments and the love story was really good and intence.

    Finally, the performances were good by everyone in the cast. But, the drama didn't have anything special to offer other than the love story. So, seven out of ten.
    8lilianaoana

    Not bad

    This was so cute and funny but they messed up some of the storylines and some of the characters, but it was still cute, sweet, fluffy and all those good things rom-com. I hesitate to rate it this high, but truly it's rare that I like a K-drama couple this much and consistently so.

    Where it's weak is in the actual plot. The whole mystery thriller part turns out to be something pretty tame and not really dangerous, so I kind of felt deflated by the revelation, which also comes quite late and then it becomes a big thing for a couple of episodes, but not really.

    The Veronica impersonation storyline was made too dramatic and almost tragic and I didn't like that for the main conflict, because she was just trapped by the story and he became cruel for a couple of episodes. I mean the boy had trauma but... I preferred that to have remained the comic relief.

    Then there are the moms, who are just plain weird and extra and why is Do Mi-nik so needy for attention and recognition when he's a grown man and should just grow out of it? Why is Veronica's mother so crazy and physical? It's for comedy, but it's too much. And why is she so afraid of her, when she's supposed to be this fearless boss lady? It's not really consistent. And then the moms just give up somehow on the whole idea of the match, but Do Mi-nik's mom has no idea he is dating his secretary, and he never seeks her approval, which she never would've given anyway, but he just ignores that fact when all he wanted till then was her approval? It's like the writers just chose the convenient route each time and didn't bother with logic.

    Veronica Park was a little too much at times, he's clearly meant to provide comic relief and not much more.

    But still, the chemistry is chemistrying and the whole thing is pretty enjoyable.

    It's true that the drama has absolutely all the usual tropes for the characters and the story, but somehow it felt fresh, which is again very rare.

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      • May 6, 2019 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • I Loved You from the Beginning
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      • 35m
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