What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018)

What is all this hype about, with WWWSK? Did a kiss make this a Kdrama classic?

“What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?” (2018) stars Park Seo Jun as Lee Young-Joon and Park Min-Young as Secretary Kim Mi So. The drama is taken from a Webtoon by the same name.

Each person can have their personal opinions about any drama. I am good with that. However, the Korean Drama “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?” is about more than that ‘top five kisses of all times’, in the back half of this Korean Drama. “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?” is one of the deepest Korean Dramas of all times too, in spite it being a RomCom. This drama is about a mental and emotional promise which one abused child (Lee Young Joon / Lee Sung Hyun) made to another abused child (Kim Mi So). That promise was to always be her protector, in spite of the mental and emotional hits he took in life to be there for her. While the child abuse was a shared experience of two young children (kidnapped by the same abuser), the young boy just took it upon himself to handle the abuse while shielding the little girl from it. Consequently, he took on the damage this experience would eventually cause in life while he hide her eyes from the potentially bad consequences.

WWWSK does display the comedic genius of Park Seo Joon, one of the top Korean Drama actors. However, the drama also delves into what made his drama character in WWWSK become the egomaniac which he became. The drama character Lee Young-Joon was a huge egomaniac and narcissist [having Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)]. Even though his NPD produced the most laughs in the drama, some may not know that egomania and NPD can be caused by childhood trauma. The beautiful love story which emerges out of WWWSK becomes a healing process for all, as the now “grown little boy” (Lee Young Joon / Lee Sung Hyun) can finally keep his pinky swear he made with the now “grown little girl” (Kim Mi So) so long ago.

What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim? is a play on words. Is this exclamation a question or a discovery? Is something wrong with Secretary Kim or let me tell you what is wrong with Secretary Kim. Nonetheless, this Korean Drama is a must see for every Korean Drama devotee, in my opinion.

Personal admiration: For me, this drama (WWWSK?) has one of the top five drama performances by children. The child stars are actress Kim Ji Yoo as Kim Mi So (Eun Dan Oh [Young] from Extraordinary You) and actor Moon Woo Jin as Lee Young Joon / Lee Sung Hyun [Young] (It’s Okay Not To Be Okay, Castaway Diva). Kids don’t stay kids. Go figure. Watch for the great performance of actor Moon Woo Jin playing another abused child in Castaway Diva (2023).

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Worth Watching?

Acting
I cannot comment if Park Seo Joon and Park Min Young managed to carry out their roles well as per the characters in the novel and comic since I have not read them. But they definitely have great chemistry between them as a couple and it shows in the drama. Being a romantic comedy, their expressions are funny at times to fit those light-hearted scenes. They don’t seem overdone and can elicit a laugh from me at the right moments.

For those loving and tender scenes, the love that they want to portray shines through naturally. I can feel it as I watch it as the acting makes it seems very real. A lot of kissing and bed scenes in dramas tend to look forced or stilted but you don’t get that feeling in What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim. In fact, the kisses may be what everybody is looking forward to watching because they just did them so well that one could feel their love and passion through the screen! I think the only other drama that manages to equal, if not surpass, their chemistry is Her Private Life in recent times.

Storyline
If you are looking for exciting plots and unexpected endings, then this drama is not for you. There is nothing creative or new in the plot construction. It is just a simple fairy tale romance kind of story with a wealthy and handsome boss falling in love with his pretty secretary.

Instead of the plot, what should interest you is the way their relationship develops. It is the courtship process that makes the whole drama incredibly sweet and romantic and this is the main selling point of What’s Wong With Secretary Kim.

My Verdict
For this What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim review, I would say that it is definitely worth watching, especially if you are a romance drama fan. It only has 16 episodes which is just about right for a romantic journey that feels neither too rushed or too dragged out. Not many romantic comedy dramas can pull you along for the ride like this one does. Because the acting is so natural and the love between Young Joon and Mi So feels so real on screen, it will leave you feeling warm with all that sweetness.

So, watch it for the on-screen chemistry between Park Seo Joon and Park Min Young that will make your heart flutter. Listen to the dialogue too because some of the things that they say to each other during those tender moments will just melt your heart. And of course, the kissing scenes that take the drama to a whole new level. Trust me, you wouldn’t want to miss that!

The Kissing Scenes In WWWSK
Young Joon and Mi So shared quite a few kisses in the drama. But the ones listed below are definitely the hotter and steamier ones. While some may see them as too steamy for prime time dramas, somehow they don’t come across as “dirty” because as the story progresses, you can overwhelmingly feel the love that they have for one another. Hence, the kissing and bed scenes ended up being more about love than just merely physical acts. The intimacy is off the charts and it might even feel as though you are intruding on their private moments while watching those scenes!

These are the episodes with hot kissing scenes in What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim:-
The first kiss in Episode 8. This is the scene when Mi So confessed her feelings to Young Joon. It’s a very tender moment for viewers to savor.
The closet kiss in Episode 9. Young Joon was made to hide in the closet when Mi So’s sisters came visiting. He was naturally angry, but the make-up kiss after the sisters left will leave you feeling sweet.
The couch kiss in Episode 12. This kiss happened when Young Joon said to Mi So that he wanted to be honest with his feelings. You can expect an intimate kiss here with deep emotions invested. But be prepared to be disappointed because they got interrupted half-way through by a phone call.
The bed scene in Episode 13. This is the hottest and steamiest scene in the whole drama. Mi So, who has been holding back, decided it’s time to spend the night with Young Joon. I can only say watch this alone and blush all the way through! And don’t forget to check out the morning after in episode 14. The sight of Mi So in Young Joon’s white dress shirt is a sight not to be missed!
There is also a kiss in episode 15 when Young Joon proposed to Mi So and a wedding kiss in episode 16. These scenes have a touch of tenderness to make your heart melt and craving for more!

So, go and watch What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim now and then feel free to come back here to drop your comments about this romantic drama.

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A MUST WATCH SERIE !

I think this is one of my favorite drama ever and I'll definitely watch it again. I liked the story the most, then the acting because the chemistry between all of the actors was awesome not just the two mains, also the little touch of comedy was so funny that I rewinded some of the situations xD.
"SPOILER ALERT".. SO The beginning was very well narrated, there was the omg why she wanted to quit, then slower things started to get clear on her reasons. What I also liked was that for once the plot wasn't about a breakup which is typical when the guy is rich and she's not. I also would like to talk about about how the characters were well produced and presented to us, especially his brother and his parents and how it sort of clarifies his personality and why he only believes in himself. And the best thing was probably the last episode when we got a whole new "what's wrong with secretary Kim" but with a different situation. Finally, I really enjoyed and mostly we got so many romantic moments at the end on how each character got its finally too.

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The name sounded cringy to me at first. However, after knowing Park min young and Seo joon are the casts, it got me interested. Most of min young's drama are good. I was happy how the story were carried through. There are many dramas those slack off toward the middle/end or it brags. I loved the straightforward, funny yet intellectual character. Some characters (note: not all) in drama don't take things seriously or completely serious, but I liked the balance in this drama. There are problems in every drama. What make me interested is how they deal with it. I definitely liked the way they dealt and i was glad that she confessed her feeling at that moment, not later. My cons of this drama is very personal, that's why idt it's necessary to mention it.
If you are looking for a unique boss, employee kdrama romance, this is a good one. It's different from rich and poor problem. I definitely recommend this one. I laughed a lot. It's entertaining, yet has story.

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the production was good, I can't complain .
I also say that the performance was incredible, it would be a sin if I complained.

I love the actors, I loved the characters.

Of course, not everything is perfect, I can't lie, but what a drama that doesn't have a single flaw.

So in conclusion, I recommend...

I say it's worth watching, maybe it's bad for some, but for me it was good.

This is just my opinion, you better watch it and have your own opinion.

I don't know what to say, because I think everyone has their own opinion.

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Where can I find my Secretary Kim ?

Grown man blubbing like an idiot here ?
What a joyful and wonderful show - I didn't want it to end but it was so well contained. The premise reminded me of the film, Two Weeks Notice with Hugh Grant (Park Seo-Joon's character - Lee Young-Joon) and Sandra Bullock (Park Min-Young's character Kim Mi-So/Secretary Kim) as his loyal exec secretary of nine years.
What unfolds is a charming and heart-warming story and in the classic KDrama way, it has an intricate subplot.
It addition to that the supporting cast got a really decent amount of screen time and it allowed the viewer to both root for them as well and find out more about their story. I felt they did that really well. In fact (spoiler alert) one the couples that forms would make for a great spinoff or web drama.
My only negative is that it follows the cliched rich guy/poor girl love story, but look past that and you see a real journey for Mi-So in finding her path in life, learning to say no and be happy. Sometimes I felt that Mi-So bent over a bit too easily when I think she was actually in the right and Seojoon should have stopped whining and apologies.
Having said that, this could have been lost in translation as I was relying on captions.
Finally can we take a moment to appreciate all the Maserati's driven in this show :)
I'd happily watch this again - it filled me with warmth and joy. Now, where can I find my own Secretary Kim ?

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A história é muito boa

A primeira vista lendo somente a sinopse, é possivel achar que a história é somente mais um clichê dos doramas, porém é muito mais que isso. A relação que o casal principal vai construindo é feita de maneira gradual, não deixando brechas para pensarmos que aquele amor é tóxico ou motivado por outra coisa que não seja o verdadeiro sentimento dos envolvidos. A história é surpreendente e te prende do início ao fim, sendo esse admirável. A atuação de todo o elenco é impecável, eles entregam tudo o que você espera do personagem. Além disso, ainda te trás alívio cômico sempre com a ajuda dos coadjuvantes e até dos personagens principais. Esse dorama é simplesmente perfeito (na minha opinião), e de forma técnica ele também é muito bom. OBS= se você gosta de uma temática mais adulta e de um dorama com um pouco mais do que somente alguns beijos, esse é pra você.

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I honestly liked this drama a lot. It's a very well known cliche - the rich, handsome and powerful protagonist realizes that he can't live without the beautiful, smart girl when she wants to leave his company. When you start watching the drama and seeing the plot development, you realize it's not just that. That's more to the story than we known. And while in other romcoms with this kind of story, the prota usually is very arrogant and treats her pretty badly, in this case he's still arrogant, but doesn't mistreats her, specially when trying to make her stay.

It was a very trending drama while aired, but a lot of people didn't like how the story went. I honestly don't know why. While the last 2 episodes doesn't add anything to it, not in a good or bad way, all the rest of the chapters went really well. The romance is charming - you are always rotting for them, cheering for his ideas, respecting her values, loving the support cast, wanting to know more about how they meet in the first place.

But it's a romcom. As as a romcom it's fantastic. I laughed, I loved, and I would watch again when needed a nice and happy drama, without all the melodrama some romcoms sometimes inserts in the middle of the episodes. And honestly, there's 2 hot scenes that gah! awesome!

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Alcuni aspetti sono stati gestiti male

Il vice presidente di una grossa compagnia a conduzione familiare, perfezionista e viziatissimo narcisista, viene un giorno sorpreso da una notizia sconvolgente: la sua segretaria, che lo serve da nove anni 24 ore al giorno, 7 giorni su 7, ha deciso di dare le dimissioni. Per lui è uno tsunami: cosa passerà mai per la testa della segretaria Kim?

Avrebbe potuto essere uno splendido fuoco d'artificio, invece assomiglia di più a un grosso petardo, luminoso, assordante, ma pur sempre un petardo.
Per carità, è un drama molto simpatico, a tratti anche molto divertente, l'ho visto d'un fiato e l'ho gradito parecchio, ma non posso fare a meno di chiedermi quale capolavoro avrebbe potuto essere se alcuni aspetti fossero stati condotti in maniera migliore.

Tutta la storia del rapimento, dei fratelli e della rapitrice è stata gestita in maniera pedestre. A tratti sembra appiccicata lì per inserire un motivo di conflitto dove altrimenti non ve ne sarebbe uno, e questa parte così volutamente tragica stona parecchio col tono lieve e scanzonato con cui viene affrontato il resto della vicenda, pur avendo questa, comunque, diversi spunti di riflessione.

E' molto carina, per quanto ovviamente poco plausibile, l'interazione fra i vari impiegati dell'ufficio, gli amori che vi sbocciano si prevedono da qualche miglio di distanza, ma senza nulla togliere al divertimento. Al massimo, si può opinare che certe situazioni, ripetute ad libitum, alla fine diventino stucchevoli e noiose. Un paio almeno di episodi di meno avrebbero reso il tutto più fresco e godibile.

Il commento musicale fa il suo dovere e i costumi... beh, a prescindere dalla splendida Park Ming Young, che dell'insieme gonna a tubino-camicetta ha probabilmente fatto una bandiera, gli uomini vestiti in tre pezzi, preferibilmente scuri, sono da leccarsi i baffi.
Park Seo Joon, con la sua figura, sarebbe da palpitazioni anche vestito di sacco. In completo scuro è un attentato alle coronarie di questa povera anziana signora... soprattutto perché recita anche molto bene, in modo credibile e senza strafare. Splendido.
Ma, in realtà, tutti gli attori hanno recitato molto bene, contribuendo non poco al successo del titolo.
Soprattutto, la coppia principale ha una buona chimica e Park Seo Joon bacia da dio, senza dare l'impressione "bacetto a stampo del cortiletto dell'asilo" che tanto spesso dobbiamo subire altrove.

Il fatto che di diversi personaggi si siano seguite crescita e maturazione ha reso il tutto più completo e meno frivolo.

Un titolo che sicuramente consiglio agli amanti delle commedie romantiche, specie se di ambientazione ufficio. Di questo sottogenere, probabilmente è una delle migliori in circolazione.
Non mi ha completamente soddisfatto per le motivazioni che ho spiegato prima, ma rimane comunque un drama da non perdere.

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The storyline is kinda cheesy for me but it still worth giving a shot. The storyline was nice I wasn't expecting it to be this nice. though it was an easy guessing storyline. I could just tell that what is going to be next to it in the next scene. And as for the main climax, it was epic. I was also confused at first that what's going but thing falls into places as they were going to be.

At first, I was annoyed that the main male character Lee Young Joon is highly narcissistic then I expect. For few starting episodes, I just want him to stop being narcissistic and start thinking about others but anyways he came around. As for the other character, I don't like Bong Se Ra she is just annoying. But actors did their best to show the actual character which given to them.

Music was dead on spot, where it was needed.

Rewatching material.

Overall I loved it.

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