What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

It starts off as the mostly typical rich, self-centered, egotistical handsome boy/poor, not highly educated, but lovely girl story that surprisingly evolved.
Lee Young Joon started off as a self absorbed manager and quickly rose to being a very capable Vice Chairman with one person by his side, his lovely and equally capable Secretary Kim Mi So. The partnership is flawless after 9 years of being together, but it was a long road to get there.
Now that Secretary Kim has decided that she needed a change, Vice Chairman Lee Young Joon is at a loss.
The story of how they ended up together goes back beyond the working relationship and adds an interesting catalyst and gives it a fated love feel.
You get to know Vice Chairman Lee Young Joon is very different from the facade he presents while hiding a devastating secret.
The lead actors work well together and shows the tender passion and love the story calls for. I know most American series go pass the kissing to an almost obscene level, but just barely lip touching and freezing in one pose doesn't convey much passion either.
The supporting cast is surprisingly great as their own love stories are revealed. They show a united front when one of them is labeled as sleeping her way to the top. Vice Chairman's sound board buddy, Directory Park offers sometimes useful advice in the midst of his own love crisis. A drunk Vice Chairman is hilarious as well as he tries to please Mi So's rocker father in later scenes.
The sounds effects added are hilarious and perfectly timed. The series overall is great and I would recommend it highly.

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No love triangles, wholesome pairing, funny side characters

I absolutely love Park Seo-joon and had to watch it after I've read the plot and saw some scenes on youtube.

It's wholesome, funny, classy and just an all-rounder.
I'm not a fan of love triangles or trust issues between characters and unnecessary flights. So this had everything I wanted and nothing that I hated. The main characters had a clumsy start into their romance but thanks to a - sometimes helpful - friend and communication they improved and learned how to treat each other and be happy together.

There's even some I dare say "mystery" in the Drama because of an incident that will be solved throughout the series.

I cried, laughed, worried and was full of tension during some scenes. I loved their awkward moments, their cute ones and their serious ones.

If you love Kdramas and want something light, funny but still intriguing then this is the perfect one for you!

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If I had to describe this drama in one word, that word would be "aw". Because that's the word that preceded all of my thoughts while watching. For example:
"Aw, look how sweet he is to her."; "Aw, are they really kissing again?!"; "Aw, her clothes and earrings are so cute!";"Aw, they both haves such great families"; and "Awwwww yeeeaaah! He's taking his shirt of again!"

This is the kind of show you watch when you are in the mood for a cute overload. This is the giant fudge sundae of dramas. If this drama were a diamond, it would be at least 6 carats. If this drama were a color, it would be the brightest, happiest color you could think of. I could go on and on with my comparisons, but I think you get the picture. This is a happy show.

While there is a little mystery added to make things more interest, this show is mainly about relationships. And not only the relationship between Kim Mi Soo and her boss. They focus on just about every relationship there is and they do it in a very healing manner. Even when people fought, by the end of the fight they were closer and understood each other better. I defy you to watch this show and not walk away feeling at least a little optimistic about your life because I really think that's what the makers of the drama set out to do. They didn't want to make the kind of drama that frustrated you and made you cry. I think they almost tried to make up for those other dramas. It was as if they were saying "I know those other dramas made you sad so come here and let me make it all better."

This focus on happiness and beauty was a great things, but it did sacrifice some of the interest in order to keep the themes so light and fluffy. After the mystery was revealed (Wasn't really that much of a mystery in the first place.), they focused even more on the romance. This isn't a bad thing, I like romance, but it could feel like a bit too much at times. But it was very nice to watch a drama about people being in love instead of just falling in love. I got to see how the main couple and the side couples worked through their issues, and that showed how solid their relationships really were. It was great that Kim Mi Soo accepted how conceited Lee Young Joon was, but she also wasn't afraid to let him know when he was going too far. And Lee Young Joon loved how hardworking she was, but would be the first to let her know when she was focusing too much on the wrong things. Their relationship was surprisingly relatable. There were also three equally as adorable side relationships that could have easily been the focus of their own drama. Great romantic writing!

And before I go, I must write a little bit about how much I adored the main actors Park Seo Joon was just as handsome and charming as ever, and Park Min Young is just about as pretty and adorable as they come. How two people can be that good looking and still have the nerve to be likable, I don't know. But I do know, I had a great time watching their characters fall in love. They were "partners" in the truest sense of the word. From the very first episode, it was obvious how much Young Joon respected and appreciated Mi Soo's skills at her job, but it didn't take long for him to realize that he also appreciated and loved her for what she added to his life. Watching him chase her, and seeing how much she enjoyed being caught, was a lot of fun. And I can't wait to watch it again soon.

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This is the quintessential K-Drama for me.

What's Wrong With Secreatary Kim was an enjoyable experience for me. Both times. It was the second K-Drama that I watched (after Strangers from Hell) so a lot of the tropes that the series does run through (unfixed childhood trauma, cutesy office romances, knowing each other from childhood, etc bleh) didn't register to me yet. But on re-watch, it still doesn't bother me as much, although a few of those tropes are the weakest aspects of the series. I think this was still a funny drama that captured esseance of what this was going for perfectly. Our male lead, Lee Young Joon, is an arrogant prick (pardon my swearing) but he's likable despite that. It's endearing and you can't help but smile as he looks at himself in the mirror. And I think things like that sum up this show's tone - a lot of it is played for chuckles and light hearted emotions. Kim Mi So is the opposite to Lee Young Joon as she isn't as affluent, more humble and nicer. I personally don't buy that she is dirt poor but that's a nit-pick. Together they are a great pair of leads for us to follow with some great chemistry. They were funny together, especially when Young Joon was feeling jealous or angry, both acted well enough individually, etc.

Where the show lacked was the plot with Young Joon's brother and the confusion between the two. It's not explained well at all. None of it. We don't really know why LYJ's name was changed (it's evident that it was done for a surprise that wasn't a surprise). The Sung Yeon character was just poorly written from start to finish. It's awful. It's a real black mark on what is otherwise a good drama. The supporting plots were all good and added something to the series. It added some depth to our main leads seeing how they are intergrated together. It did make the series feel more than the Mi Soo and Young Joon show. Ji Ah and Gwi Nam's relationship was just the sideplot that makes up for the aforementioned Brother/Mistaken Idendity story.

Park Seo Joon stole the show with a great performance. He brought the Lee Young Joon character to absolute life. Never had a bad scene despite the writing or the plot. He made what could've been a dispiasble character into a ML that everyone loves. Quotes galore, facial expressions galore. He was brilliant. And he matched with PMY perfectly. We all know that Park Min Young isn't the deepest actress (although she is great in When The Whether Is Fine in a darkest, more subtle role that she usually has) but she was really good as well.

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perfect dose to cheer your mood

This romantic comedy which made me laugh so much , I was really laughing out loud on some scenes especially between the banter of office colleagues and the the conversations between the Vice Chairman and the president .
Basically, Secretary Kim has been working for nine years as the assistant of the Vice Chairman of a company and now she's resigning. Why? She's paid off the debts of her father and sisters, and is ready to have a life of her own. For nine years, she's been at the Vice Chairman's beck and call, at night, in the weekend and even during holidays. On top of that, her boss is self-absorbed to the point of narcissism. So, she's done.

The Vice Chairman is shocked when she announces her decision to quit - because he thinks he is the best boss and most perfect guy ever - and immediately starts to come up with schemes to get her to stay. Somehow he gets it into his pretty little head that Secretary Kim is in love with him, so he starts to woo her. With hilarious results, because she hates his guts.

This is just a cute romance with so many many flashbacks here and there. 
male lead is gorgeous and hilarious, the female lead has got a great evil smirk, the sound effects are the best and the side stories of the other characters are absolutely worth your time too.
I literally had the most fun watching this epic drama, with such a good looking cast, and I would totally recommend it for its humourous storyline.

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