My Secret Romance

애타는 로맨스 ‧ Drama ‧ 2017
Ongoing 13/13
SusieQ
34 people found this review helpful
Apr 24, 2017
13 of 13 episodes seen
Ongoing 2
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
This is one of the dramas I would like to binge watch just because 2 episodes per week ain't enough. It's a very typical kdrama romance, but very light on the angst so it's very enjoyable to watch. I never expected much from the leads. I've only seen SungHoon in Noble, my love and I'm not impressed with the acting there but he is a surprise in MSR, he improved alot in the acting department and I especially liked the way his eyes expressed how he feels during the last part of the ep 1, the one night stand. I felt that the acting on both leads made the scene passionate but less racy. The story so far is fast moving, no unnecesaary scenes (the beauty of 12 episodes).
I recemmend this to those looking for a romcom with great kissing scenes.

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Ongoing 13/13
Citrusses
6 people found this review helpful
Jun 4, 2017
13 of 13 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 2.5
Story 2.0
Acting/Cast 3.0
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
Wow, I don't know where to start.
The story has so many plot holes and very little of characters developing. Writer seems like didn't even try to make it into a good drama. Seems like it was written by a teenage girl that had just hit puberty.
Cast was okay I guess, they didn't shine very much but they did their best. It's very hard to act something written so badly, applause to actors as it gives me hope to see them in a better written drama.
Music was alright, but there were moments when music emotion didn't fit with character emotions and seemed out of tune.
Rewatch value: I'd never waste my time on a drama like this again. First maybe 3 episodes gave hope that it could be good, but it went so much down hill that I'd not recommend anyone to watch it past that.
Overall 2.5. Hopefully writer and director wakes up and in new project have less plot holes and more of characters development.

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Ongoing 13/13
Kyurem1337
3 people found this review helpful
Jan 21, 2020
13 of 13 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 7.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 6.5
1 to 10 episodes were fine. 11 and 12 were 4x speedwatch. 13 was skipping 5 seconds every few seconds.

I enjoyed the comedy quite a bit. It was rated 7.7 so I expected really bad things, but I was surprised on ep 1 how nice it was. The comedy was nice, acting was nice, story looked good too.

Any drama was lighthearted and pushed aside in the first 10 episodes, so 11 and 12 felt so bad because all the shit was packed into it. Any time we saw anything drama worthy happening, it'd be pushed aside for later in the first 10 episodes. But everything came into focus in 11 and 12, taking a turn from the light-hearted story so far to classic drama involving rich parents , societal prejudices and online toxicity. 13 tried putting things back together, but it was filled with flashbacks , but it wraps up nicely so meh I guess.

Music is the most generic stuff you hear in romcoms. And OH MY GOD, the piano artist went full steam ahead for 11 and 12, I mean GIMME A BREAK DAMNIT, IM NOT IN A PIANO RECITAL!

Ending was fine. 7.5/10 good light hearted fun.

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Ongoing 13/13
kawaii_candie
3 people found this review helpful
Jun 29, 2017
13 of 13 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 8.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.0
Like others have said before, this drama is not a drama of substance, but it's very cute.

It's INCREDIBLY CHEESY!!! Like really cheesy! and all the cliches of all the bad dramas you've ever watched are in there, but instead of turning out cringey, it turns out kinda cute. I rather enjoyed it. I think you have to be in a specific mood to enjoy this drama though. Like, you want to enjoy something light, fluffy and cute.

side note, the lead actor is RIDICULOUSLY good-looking. I had never seen him in anything else before and woah... he's hot. And the characters in the drama are pretty much all likeable... even the detestable ones.

of course it's not a great piece of cinematography or storytelling, but I enjoyed it, and would definitely recommend it if you like romance. It's a guilty-pleasure kinda drama.

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Completed
melix
3 people found this review helpful
Mar 31, 2024
13 of 13 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 2.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 1.5
Music 1.5
Rewatch Value 1.5

50% of the show it’s just flashbacks

too many flashbacks, but like tooooooo many!
suuuper weird POV’s, I don’t need to see the same scene 23939 times, music to catch the public emotions when the story it’s meh. Bad acting sometimes, no emotions, no different facial expressions… it got to a point that I don’t want to keep watching because I’m basing just watching everything all over again (fashbacks). I want to tell the characters “get over it”. It’s a bad review but it’s my honest opinion. Please don’t watch if you are looking for a kdrama without bad episodes ahah
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Completed
ltspada
3 people found this review helpful
Oct 30, 2020
14 of 13 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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Very good straight forward and relatively light hearted

9/10 is my rating. This is a 2017 South Korean drama spanning 14, 60 minute episodes.
Cha Jin-wook (Sung Hoon) and Yoo-mi (Song Ji-Eun) meet and have a one night stand. Yoo-mi wakes up and disappears leaving Jin-wook preplexed as to why she didn't stay after what he considered a life changing encounter. Three years later Yoo-mi shows up as a nutritionist at the company Jin-wook's father owns. She pretends not to know him out of embarrassment of having a one night stand. Jin-Wook is determined to win over this woman he has never forgotten. He is not the only contendor for Yoo-mi's heart though. And Jin-wook also has a woman his father has identified as his perfect match. Can Jin-wook convince Yoo-mi they belong together? Will he be able to overcome his father's expectations as heir to a company?

Spoiler 🚨 I thoroughly enjoyed this series. The chemistry between the leads was over the top. I could see how the situation would have evolved. It was predictable, but in a good way. I recommend this to anyone that enjoys a straight up romantic comedy.

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Ongoing 13/13
Divy
22 people found this review helpful
Apr 30, 2017
13 of 13 episodes seen
Ongoing 3
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 10
It is funny and there is not a moment of boredom. Every episode had made me laugh. The actors have good chemistry. So, if you want to watch a funny, romantic and a cool drama - with lots of kisses- this one is for you. But, I think episode 12 is kind of a filler episode and they should have combined 12 and 13. But, anyway loved it.
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Ongoing 13/13
Alexandra
3 people found this review helpful
Jun 10, 2018
13 of 13 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 6.0
So many bad reviews tho. Sorry, but I must defend this show since it is one I thoroughly enjoyed. Yes, the storyline is pretty simple and cliche,it's not the most unique out there. But I never found it boring and happily awaited watching a cute couple in the making. It was what i needed to feed my fluffy romance side. Bang Sung Hoon made me flutter like there was no tommorrow lol. The skinship and chemistry between the main leads was freaking great. It's one of those couples you really want them to date in real life.
The supporting characters were okay,the cherry on the top was the secretary and the mom honestly pissed me off.

Overall,you either love or hate this drama,it depends on your preferences. If you want a nice cutesy story,you should really give it a try.

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Ongoing 13/13
Elle
2 people found this review helpful
May 30, 2017
13 of 13 episodes seen
Ongoing 2
Overall 6.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
My Secret Romance has a fresh setup and premise since the drama starts with a one night stand, but overall this drama is pretty cheesy and cliche. This dramas love for pretty standard Kdrama tropes is probably why is keeps on sneaking into viewers "guilty pleasures" lists. There isn't anything very original about this drama, but man, does it make me super nostalgic for the classic Kdramas of the early 2000s. I feel like this is one last hoorah for the tsundere male lead ... even at its best ... there are some really cringe-worthy moments. This drama has a fairly low production value. From the sound effects, the audio mix, the shooting angles, they all leave something to be desired.

Yes, this drama was pretty painful to watch at times, but I did shamelessly enjoy it in parts hee hee! I probably wouldn't reccomend this drama ...

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Completed
Anto
2 people found this review helpful
Sep 13, 2022
13 of 13 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
The story and acting weren't bad, but the production was terrible. The filming was awkward and the sound and picture editing were horrible: weird transitions, music abruptly cutting off, etc . It made the whole drama look very cheap and amateurish. Even web dramas have more work put into them than this.

Plus, the last three episodes had so many useless flashback scenes, that they could have easily been condensed into a single episode.

It had potential, but the bad production really brought it down for me.
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Ongoing 13/13
Minnie Jeya
2 people found this review helpful
Jun 12, 2019
13 of 13 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
When you need a quick fix of romance, humor, cliche love plots. This drama is worth it. I can't tell you how many times I have watched this drama and it still makes me all giddy and giggly. The chemistry between the lead actors and amazing. They are so well versed into their character that you feel you are not really watching a drama at all. Their expression, their body language is so on point that its perfect.

It is the kind of drama when you feel you need a little perking up.

100% RECOMMENDED !!!!!!!

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Ongoing 13/13
laura sommeils
2 people found this review helpful
Aug 3, 2019
13 of 13 episodes seen
Ongoing 1
Overall 3.0
Story 4.5
Acting/Cast 3.0
Music 1.5
Rewatch Value 1.0
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At first it started as a cute, fluffly concept. Nothing too complicated or complex or deep, just a good palatte cleanser for my mind to drift off real life and just consume something silly. However, as chapters went on the story dragged, the actress only had one or two facial expressions, and the actor was ok. Also, the female mc couldn't make up her mind and was whiny and annoying. And I couldn't understand why or how the male mc fell for her at all 3 years ago and kept to do so. I wouldn't rewatch this drama, it had potential to be somewhat entertaining and fun, but it just became boring.

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