My Secret Romance (2017)

Standard Romcom with exceptionally handsome lead

Truly the ML was so handsome, and he is also good at being both calm and cool, but also has a hidden boyish side that makes him quite cheeky - which I really liked. FL is also very cute and charming. Although she is clumsy and fails a lot, it is in an endearing way because she tries hard. HOWEVER, the kisses are absolute trash. FL just stands there doing nothing, looking awkward (but what's new, seems like the majority of asian dramas have this type of kissing)

One thing is that I struggled to relate to FL’s main story arc and troubles, probably because of cultural differences about one night stand and being adult actress. Also, I found that at the end there are many relationships not resolved- especially reconciling with longtime family problems, or even explanations to why exactly some things happened with ML’s mother. And in my opinion, later episodes had WAY too many flashback scenes.

But overall, I think the drama was cute, and it is a lighthearted show that I watched quickly.

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I really really love this drama.
my favorite kdrams of all the time.. the lead couple was just awesome with their chemistry😍😍 its a simple plot about a one night stand and how the couple meet after years and girl pretend that she don't remember anything from that night . but the entire story was awesome .

Spoiler plot:Jin-wook and Yoo-mi meet at a Gangwon-do resort and get caught up in a series of misunderstandings and accidents. Yoo-mi is there to attend her mother's second wedding while Jin-wook is there working as a bellhop (a position given to him by his Chairman father to teach him responsibility.) Yoo-mi is charmed by Jin-wook's sly and playful personality, and they unexpectedly spend the night together. However, Yoo-mi disappears in the morning, leaving Jin-wook feeling perplexed and insulted.

Three years later, the two meet again when Yoo-mi becomes a nutritionist at the company cafeteria where Jin-wook works. It seems that once a playboy Jin-wook, has given up his carefree life and works at the company owned by his father. He has feelings for Yoo-mi and has kept her bra-pad as a memory of the night that they spent together. At first, he is strict toward her, though it is only because he is looking for reasons to be near her. He later confesses this to her and agrees to wait for her.

During the three years, Yoo-mi's mother has had a second child, Dong-Goo, who is now three years old. Upon looking at Dong-Goo, Jin-wook's father, the Chairman, mistakes him as Yoo-mi's son, not half-brother. The Chairman tells Jin-wook, admonishing him for having a child out of wedlock with a nutritionist. After finding this out, Jin-wook believes that he has wronged Yoo-mi and warms up to her, seeming to accept Dong-Goo as his son. The misunderstanding is eventually cleared up but Yoo-mi gets upset at Jin-wook, accusing him of being with her only because he thought he had a child with her. Then enters a pretty girl, Joo Hye-ri (Jung Da-sol) who is deemed a "suitable" wife for Jin-wook. Yoo-mi's writer friend, Jung Hyun-tae (Jae Young-kim), is shown to have a secret crush on her. With all drama revolving around main characters' mothers, Cha Jin-wook and Lee Yoo-mi finally manage to keep their love strong, while also resolving their personal problems with their parents.

The drama ends with Hye-ri "traveling together" with Hyun-tae and Yoo-mi and Jin-wook attending Yoo-mi's mother’s re-wedding and Jin-wook saying "Today is D-day. Do you know how much I've waited for this day?" and Yoo-mi replying "Me too."



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Oh, this was disappointing. It started out well with some laugh out loud moments in Episode 1 and then it just fell flat. However, I kept at it because I thought for sure that things would change, but alas, they didn’t. ML was an entitled jerk at the beginning and then three years later, he’s now a General Manager with a strong work ethic. What? How did that happen? FL is a bumbling dietician in training but finally manages to become a trained dietician, against all odds. When they accidentally are reunited because FL is now working as the dietitian/nutritionist at company run by ML, FL acts timid and lacks confidence while ML bullies and manipulates her constantly! You’d think they’d both grow out of these major character flaws but no! We, the viewers are subjected to seeing this behavior for endless episodes. Somehow, they’re both still attracted to one another despite these issues and finally begin to realize and act upon their feelings for one another. Even so, it took about 13 ½ of the 14 episodes before each of them actually shows the maturity they should have started developing in Episode 5. I really wish the FL wasn’t such a milque-toast and that ML wasn’t such a bully so often. The other issue that baffled me was how they had a connection. Granted, they slept together three years ago and there were fireworks but besides that, all they seem to have in common is his malnutrition and her ability to provide nutritious food. You don’t get the sense that they have much else in common. She literally is Miss Frumpy and he’s Mr. Model. Side note—he is SO good-looking! It would have been nice to see her dress nicely and it really didn’t seem that she would be his ideal woman at all. I didn’t like the other woman who thought she was his girlfriend as she was conniving and superficial but I don’t know which one was worse. Clearly the FL at least was honest and had integrity. Of course, she was hiding a lot—herself, her family, her past, etc. All that added to my frustration. I mean, be your own person! The best character in the whole series, in my opinion, was FL’s friend—the author/Book and Beer owner who was kind, forgiving and loyal and cute too! He seemed much more the type for FL frankly. Anyway, I skipped Episodes 10-12 but finished it simply because I couldn’t give up since I was so deep in but it wasn’t a favorite. This is the first one that I really didn’t enjoy that much and still feel frustrated by so many aspects because it really had a lot of potential. I think the actors did well with what they were given but ultimately it was the plot, and the writing, which lacked depth in character development, that let this series down.

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This series has been incredibly frustrating. ML and FL have cracking chemistry, they are really cute. And ML is a great kisser and a good actor. But for the entire duration of the series I was unable to understand FL's behavior and most of his reactions and decisions in the face of adversity. She gets pissed for no reason, runs away for no reason, has constant terror of everything for 14 consecutive episodes. The dialogues of the drama are engaging but the narration is weak and obvious. FL's encounter with his mother is one of the worst things I've ever seen on TV. I had to shut down the tv. I only turned it back on because I was almost at the end. a real pity, the first half of this drama is really nice, I didn't understand why the low grade here on mydramalist. Now it is clear to me.

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THE OST IS PROBABLY THE BEST THING FROM THE SHOW

I started watching the show a few months after it released...and to this day march 2021, i have not finished it... I really liked the beginning or the series there were some episodes were it was just rushed and others that were going way to fast, the plot is not really something new because we have seen many dramas where they have one night stands, id say the only thing diffrent about this story is that she didnt get pregnant.. i love the cast they have great chemistry!

I would give this series a 8.5 only because the storyline is just messed up and all over the place.

Like i said, the OST is probably the best thing apart from the actors

For me, i wouldnt be able to watch it again because its overwhelming and i get really confused on some parts of the series, It took almost 4 years to come back to the show!!! if i do rewatch it again its probably because of the cast, if you really love rom-coms its definitely rewatchable for you!


SPANISH READERS(Lectores españoles)

Empecé a ver el programa unos meses después de su lanzamiento... y hasta el día de hoy marzo de 2021, no lo he terminado... Me gustó mucho el principio o la serie había algunos episodios si simplemente se precipitaba y otros que iban camino a la velocidad, la trama no es realmente algo nuevo porque hemos visto muchos dramas donde tienen una noche de pie, digamos que lo único diferente de esta historia es que ella no se quedó embarazada. Me encanta el elenco que tienen una gran química!

Me gustaría esta serie un 8.5 sólo porque la historia es simplemente desordenado y en todo el lugar.

Como dije, el OST es probablemente lo mejor aparte de los actores

Para mí, no sería capaz de verlo de nuevo porque es abrumador y me confundo mucho en algunas partes de la serie, Tomó casi 4 años volver a la serie!!! si lo vuelvo a ver es probablemente debido al elenco, si realmente te encanta rom-coms es definitivamente rewatchable para usted!

Korean Readers(한국 독자)

나는 그것이 발표 된 후 몇 달 동안 쇼를보기 시작했다 ... 그리고 이 날 3 월 2021, 나는 그것을 완료하지 않은 ... 나는 정말 시작이나 시리즈가 있었다 몇 가지 에피소드가 있었다 그냥 돌진하고 빠른 가는 다른 사람, 우리는 그들이 하룻밤 스탠드가 많은 드라마를 보았기 때문에 줄거리는 정말 새로운 것이 아니다, ID는이 이야기에 대해 다른 유일한 것은 그녀가 임신하지 않았다는 것입니다.. 나는 그들이 큰 화학을 가지고 캐스트를 사랑 해요!

이 시리즈는 스토리가 엉망이되어 여기저기 서만 8.5 것입니다.

내가 말했듯이, OST는 아마 배우떨어져 가장 좋은 것입니다

나를 위해, 나는 그것의 압도적 인 때문에 다시 볼 수 없을 것입니다 그리고 나는 시리즈의 일부 부분에 정말 혼란 얻을, 그것은 쇼에 다시 와서 거의 4 년이 걸렸다!!! 내가 캐스팅 때문에 아마 다시 볼 경우, 당신은 정말 ROM-coms의 확실히 당신을 위해 다시 볼 수 사랑한다면!

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So cheesy, that the toxic tropes didn't bother me as much as usual.

I actually enjoyed this drama. I laughed, I smiled, I smirked, and it didn't require me to think too much. What you see, is what you get! This is the type of drama that you want to watch before or after watching a long historical/period drama or thriller. This drama is full of tropes, but it was done so well, that even the toxic tropes didn't bother me too much, like the male lead pulling the female lead character hands to direct her, or yelling at the female lead because he likes her but just too arrogant to say so, etc.

I will say that Sung Hoon overacted in most of his scenes. I don't know if he wanted his character to be overly dramatic or if it was his acting but I def. think it was his acting. He's such a great actor; I've seen other dramas of his, but for some reason in this drama he did way tooooooooo much.

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I really wanted to like this drama :/

When I first read the synopsis, I was so excited to begin watching! It was so refreshing to finally see a drama that didn't shy away from sexual topics, but unfortunately this one fell flat.

The first few episodes are pretty good, the pacing is great and the plot isn't half bad. However, even then there were some issues, especially with plotholes and cliche use. I ignored these and pushed on, because I loved how this drama wasn't prude in it's romance AT ALL while also not being explicit. However, after the plot had established itself, the whole thing fell flat. This drama felt like it had no clear progression for me, it felt like it was going in circles at times. It depended heavily on cliched plot devices to progress it and it was too riddled with misunderstandings for my taste.

One thing I did enjoy was the skinship, it was refreshing to see the FL genuinely enjoy herself and I like that they included light makeouts, not just pecks. Other than that, the acting was okay, but the FL's naive personality began to grate on me as I continued watching. The ML's break in his serious facade was charming at times.

The OST was okay, not too bad but not memorable. The theme song is cute. At times, the music mixing seemed to be a little amateurish

I would not rewatch this drama considering I could not finish it.

Overall, unless you really like your kdrama cliches, misunderstandings & lies, I would not recommend. There is a reason why people dislike kdrama cliches and this drama showed me why.

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watch it just for the gorgeous ML !

Such a cliché rom-com that i wouldn't know where to start... The plot is hardly there, the FL has a weak scene presence, even the tropes lack quality of execution. BUT... all the credit goes to the ML who definitely saves this show being gifted with all the necessary qualities and something extra: handsome, fit, classy, funny, versatile and unique! The sense of fashion is great - nice job from whoever did this. Also the secondary cast is excellent, starting with the male secretary, who teamed with the ML in "Noble, My Love" (still the ML grew up a lot in terms of personality since that), the eccentric former porn-star mother of the FL, the kitchen beauty and grumpy manager, the tiny child and even the black not-so-stray cat. Nice scenery too.
I'm impressed with the acting talent of the ML, still as a side note i wonder... his features are all natural? He looks like a manga hero. I like him whatever the answer. <3

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disclaimer: I have watched 6/13 episodes
Like many dramas based on a web-stories the story is quite shallow, and the plot isn’t rich.
However, the sweetness of the romance makes up for it more than most dramas. It is a matter of the mood and the preference, to be honest. I could have given it a much lower rating if I was looking for a drama with a convoluted, realistic plot. The chemistry is good, and the drama is really light, I keep wanting to watch the next episode without feeling overwhelmed. And as sweet and light as the drama is as much as it keeps me thinking about it. The music is lovely as well.

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