The Secret Life of My Secretary

It’s okay at best

For starters how can’t the ML recognize the voice of his secretary that he’s worked with practically 24/7 for a whole year? And like all the characters are just dumb, the side characters aside from the FL family are boring and full of cliches, they didn’t add much to the plot.
I don’t know, I really wanted to drop this show but wanted to see how it unfolded so forced myself to watch it at 1.5x speed and it good a bit cuter and nicer when the leads got together but it’s still meh.
They dragged this way too much, could’ve done the story in like 8 episodes and it would’ve been way better.
It’s really not worth the rewatch at all.

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So I just finished this drama and I have to tell you that it wasn't the best drama nor one of the best dramas that I have watched but it certainly had its nice moments and all those cliches a drama lover like me enjoys
Overall like I said the story wasn't the strongest story that leaves you at the edge of your sit or filled your mind with a lot of questions, everything about this drama was typical and simple.
• About the love story, I have to say it was sweet and fluffy and the main cast had great chemistry.
• I love (jin ki joo) and I think her sweet smile melts the heart of any man, also I think she delivered the role of her character.
• And I actually loved the character of (Veronica Park) before watching the drama I thought she's one of those annoying brats that you just want to punch in the face but she was exactly the opposite she was sweet and had a very bold attitude which I loved.
So if you looking for something to spend your time this drama can be a good choice
but if you're looking for something great that leaves an impact on you this drama isn't the best choice for you.

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This is the proof that a simple, overdone story can still be amazing

Has this drama satisfied all my needs: Yes.
Has this drama over-satisfied my needs: YES.
Has this drama given you diabetes: Yes.
Damn. I loved it way too much! I was not sold at ALL when I first saw this coming out, last year, but damn I was bored as heck and needed a cute unproblematic romcom, in this quarantine situation and YES did it satisfy me! I was seriously taken aback at how much I just liked and loved everything! The main leads! The main leads TOGETHER! And hot damn, their KISSES! Kim Young Kwang as Do Min Ik YESSSS! Jeong Ga Heel is such a cute pie I loved her to bits. I know that this drama is not one of those that go down in history or rise up in ratings, but it is certainly underrated in a sense. I tend to easily get tired of a drama and drop it after a few ep, but I literally binged watched this in two days. Maybe it's because I dig romcoms, but the thing is this drama didn't excel in comedy, the romance was superb between the mains! (so much better than many other hotshot dramas out there upsi) But it was so lighthearted it felt so nice. Maybe I am getting old, but I sick of those overly used melodramas and tragedies. They don't do anything positive for me and my life.
Shoutout to the fact that there was no second lead! And NO LOVE TRIANGLE I MEAN!! One of a handful!
And shoutout to the fact that the main "antiprotagonist" wasn't bad at all. It was justified and very understandable. I am overlooking the "plot holes" since people tend to nickpick a lot and honestly compared to soooo many other popular dramas, these plot holes were minimal. And lastly shoutout to the fact that they made Do Mi Ik keep his illness. One half of me wanted to see a cliché healing wonder, but another half just wanted him to live with it for the rest of his life, which is way more realistic. And yes it happened (even though I don't know if those moments were he suddenly sees faces again for a longer period of time actually works). Imo it makes their relationship a bit more meaningful and those moments too. When he argued about how his illness has positive effects too I was lowkey impressed.


Satisfied the heck out of me. An underrated gem! Not life changing, but lighthearted, superb chemistry, bromance and womance! and damn satisfying, you don't ever want to eat sweets again. The main couple might just kill you with cuteness. Enjoyed every bit!
P.S.: Kim Young Kwang will make you fall in love with him, be prepared. And also Jin Ki Joo, she's so adorable.

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I liked this drama way more than I expected and that is definitely thanks to the characters. Phenomenal cast, all of the four main leads were entertaining, had great chemistry and you just rooted for them.

However, the story is not only simple, but sometimes quite silly and inconsistent. Also, and that might only be because of my personality, the element of the double life and constant lying was very hard to watch for me. I totally procrastinated the episodes where this situation culminated. The only thing that got me trough that were the sweet scenes between the main leads.

On the other end, I don't regret my time with this drama. It had so much good stuff in it - the relationship between the siblings, Do Min Ik finding out his worth with a disability, the constant bickering and genuine fun of Gal Hee and Min Ik on the screen and also a female character that was very into one male character.

Music was nice, I also think that this drama has a few of those scenes like little gems that I am going to go back to.

Overall, if you are in a mood for something simple and easy with amazing characters, this a good choice.

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Adorable

This was the typical rom-com — very adorable and never really high stakes because you knew things were going to be okay.

Ultimately, I really enjoyed it, and it helped that the secretary and boss didn't fall too much into the cliche cold jerk/weak but warm stereotypes. JGH stood up for herself when necessary, and DMI was nicer than a lot of other bosses. The chemistry was really good.

I do, however, have a natural dislike for characters that keep these kinds of secrets — the kind that involves and hurts someone else and is purely for selfish reasons — and while I think the drama did a good job of balancing how JGH wanted to be someone else and yet felt trapped in her lie, I still think it might've been dragged on for a little too long.

I also wish the rules around DMI's face blindness were worked out a little better; how it was resolved at the end honestly felt deus ex machina, though I was still kind of relieved we got a nice resolution.

The secretary subplot was honestly really interesting, but I really wish it had been given more screentime and had been fed to us earlier. It's also rare that our two main characters are so uninvolved in the subplot and rather just victims of it (which was interesting to see actually). But I also felt like it wrapped up a little unsatisfyingly, though that could've been because I just didn't spend enough time with those characters to care deeply for them.

I liked JGH's siblings as well — even though they were parent-less, there wasn't ann overdose of angst and I loved how they still teased each other and supported each other.

Ultimately, this was a really fun watch, and I gotta say Veronica Park was HILARIOUS and cast perfectly. Favorite character.

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This is basically a poor man's version of "A Business Proposal." Though the premise is more or less the same, one thing I did not like here was how Gal Hui took advantage of her boss' illness to dupe him into believing she was somebody else. Overlooking this fact, the rest of the drama is cute and funny, and sometimes heartbreaking. I can't believe I enjoyed this drama more than I should, despite it's many loopholes. To name a few:

1) The Fall. I am surprised that Do Min Ik did not split his head open while he fell from a good height (on his head!). The chances of surviving this fall is slim to none without major injuries. I get it that he dislodged the pin that made facial recognition possible, but that is all. No bandage wrapping around his head, no broken bones, how is it possible??

2) The Box Cutter. How lame it is that the person who tried to hurt Do Min Ik and others uses the same weapon multiple times??? There was blood on it, dude! How can you use the same damn thing?? Might as well put a sticker on it, "Property of this Idiot."

3) The USB File. I guess everybody has the same USB that could be mistaken easily, that it is a wonder how confidential documents are kept. You can have cat videos and accounts of extortion in the same damn device and people can just take it or leave it or throw it as they please

4) Dubious Company policies. It must be some poor HR screening policy that allows people who were once fired, to be employed again. Do they not keep some records? Won't there be more questions why you are coming back to work?

5) The Police. Clearly they have nothing else to do but to solve this one case of non-murder. They are so easily swayed by statements made by their suspects that it will be surprising if they caught anybody. Hint: they did not. The idiot in #2 turned himself in.

And the best of all:

6) The Cast. I mean the cast on fake Veronica's arm. I mean Do Min Ik may not be able to see faces, but a glaringly obvious green cast with a heart he drew on Gal Hui's cast. In what world would she be able to explain that away??? Even if her cover was not blown earlier in the night, she would be caught green-handed.

There are too many coincidences in this drama to make me believe in logical thinking, but if I switch my brain off, and overlook these inconsistencies, the drama teaches you to open your heart to possibilities and be more human.

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Eye-rolling and joy, somehow

This show was ridiculous in a way that really grew on me (and watching it with the Viki comments on was hilarious, too) and I see-sawed between a lot of eye-rolling and some amusement, which was a really weird mix. (I think a lot of it was made better by having commentary the comments playing at the same time because it still felt slow but without it would have felt really slow). Somehow I didn't love Veronica Park the first second when we meet her but quickly realised she is AMAZING and sometimes carries the show. Her scenes were pretty much guaranteed to always be entertaining.

I wasn't rushing to watch it, but I did enjoy watching it. It was relaxing and comforting - the plot developments didn't feel particularly overwhelmingly emotional at any point.

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Super cute fluffy romance!

I have never laughed so hard at a drama before. If you are looking for a super cute light and fluffy romance that will have you laughing out of your seat then this is it. If you're looking for something with a lot of depth of the characters or storyline this is not it. This is a feel good lift you up laugh out loud romance.

I just have to add this in here though. The only thing the ml had going for him was his lips and cute smile. He still lived with his parents, his mom did his laundry, and you never actually see him do any work at the office but he wants to be ceo. Weird haha.

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This drama was nothing special. In fact it reminded me a lot of "what's wrong with secretary Kim?" and a little bit of "devilish joy" . Seriously , what's going on with this whole amnesia / blindness / can't recognise names - faces-voices thing on kdramas? It's really annoying and not realistic at all.
At first I thought it would be a funny drama and in fact it was but then it just reminded a lot of "what's wrong with secretary Kim?" so I got really fed up. I loved the main leads but sometimes their dialogues and actions were really stupid . Like , Galhee would pretend she was Veronica but Minik couldn't understand it was her even by her voice ? Also I don't think there was a real chemistry between the main leads. Would I recommend it to anyone ? Yeah maybe but there are much better dramas with same story more or less so I guess it wouldn't be one of my first choices .

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This Series Ran Out Of Gas

Netflix started showing a bunch of older series and I watched bits of some of them but this is the only one so far that I finished. And it barely made it to the finish line, staggering and gasping for air. Not DOA but certainly not the promising show it started out as. It would probably make a better movie. Other reviewers have pointed out the obvious logical flaws and inconsistencies, so I won't list them. I liked the FL and would have liked to see her elevated in status, either in the office or her personal life. The younger sister role was fun and had more room for growth. The blind brother didn't really add much. Mildly entertaining when there isn't much else one wants to watch.

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