The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019)

Prosopagnosia trope is real?

I have found this drama by accident while searching for "What's wrong with secretary Kim?" and watched it without any regrets 👌 It would seem that when you lie down with severe bronchitis, nothing will make you come alive better than syrup or hot broth but this show did a really great job! Story was fresh and unique and convinced my brain and body to focus on something else than coughing and sleeping 😁

Maybe Do Min Ik and Jung Gal Hee started their relationship with cheating, what they built in the boss-secretary relationship was beautiful and unique. The story of the couple was very cool, but Veronica Park beat them anyway. This is one of those characters that after seeing it will stay in your head for the rest of your life.... Veronica Park nobo seyo .... I hear it in my head as soon as someone says that name 😅😅

Good drama with good cast and fresh script. I'm giving it 6/10, it's not extraordinary but reccomendable and won't waste your time. Ideal for lazy watching during the lockdown but if you search for an action - have a look for example at "Mystic Pop-Up Bar".

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WHAT A SUPRISE! O.o

OKAY! SO! Can we talk about this series?
omg I can't believe it omg!
I'm so happy about that he finally can see her pretty face uwu and the kiss scenes (especially at the end! are omg! I think I had a smaller heart attack at that part.)
This series is kinda cute and it's just an emotional roller coaster omg!
I'm really lucky and happy about that I was able to watch this beautiful and heart warming series. Thanks god! uwu
And at the last thing is what I want to say I just want to say thank you for the directors and to the cast and to the stuff, thank you for working hard <3
~ Rea

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Acting/Cast:
I'm sad I couldn't give this drama 10/10 the acting was so fluffy Min Ik spoiled personality was on point and Gal Hee was cute as hell with her big glasses.
The side characters were okay, nothing to comment on.

Story:
This drama had some fake diseases that make no sense and sort of focused on "love overcomes all" concept, if that's not your cup of tea just don't expect much cause that's kind of the main plot.

I felt like so many episodes ended exactly where they begun and they had no story progress at all, however that might be easier to watch if you're binge watching it. (stretched?)
Also, the whole secretaries club plot was stupid and poorly written.

Music:
Amazing, will probably get stuck in my head for a while, I mean for God's sake they have Sondia singing one of the OSTs

Rewatchability:
Lastly and sadly I don't think this has much in this department, knowing how the Veronica act ends spoils 99% of the drama, sometimes I wish I had selective memory...

Anyways if you decide to pick this up you're in for an emotional rollercoaster, have fun!

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Let me start by saying that Jin Ki Joo is a wonderful female lead and she did a FANTASTIC job as the secretary in this show but overall she's a great actress. I also didn't mind Kim Young Kwang as Do Min Ik because he's an actual pretty good actor as well; especially with the way he was put into this position. Overall, the show is honestly really good; it's short and easy to watch, the secondary characters are funny and cute and a good story on it's own; especially when you hear "AWESOME" xD HAH! But the romance between the two are fantastic; just the way they click is good. I like the plot twist of the story to make it dramatic but I also like that you still get the cool family vibes, great friendship and mystery all in one. Like the story just made it keep going but we were in it for the fluff and it did not disappoint at all. It was worth the watch as a filler and just to watch for sure.

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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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2024 REVIEW NO SPOILERS

This Kdrama is lovely thats my first thought. No gratuitous angst inducing love triangle, no horrendous Miscommunication, No terrible Mother in Law, No crazy 2FL. No Juxtaposed melo storyline.

My second thought is that the great thing about this show is that it has a love triangle, it has a MIL who is not that nice, it has a crazy (in the best posdible way) 2FL, it has terrible Miscommunication, it has a melo sidestory, but yet it is consistently and unashamedly cute and fluffy.

It does this by constantly reminding us of its lovely core usually through the interactions of the MCs but also via the wonderful (and totally unrealistic but who cares) character that is Veronica Park.

If your in a slump and need fluff watch this its simply a slump buster.

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This was a cute and fluffy drama. I loved Kim Young Kwang in this. It was nice to see him in a rom com. The chemistry with Jin Ki Joo was wonderful! She’s just adorable and can’t wait to see her in another drama. My second favorite couple was Veronica Park and Gi Dae Ju. Veronica was hilarious and I loved the way he handled her quirky-ness. The OST was perfect, to include another great song from Sandeul! I don’t tend to over analyze dramas, especially romcoms. If it’s enjoyable to watch, has a little bit of tension, and it ends well, I’m happy. This drama filled those requirements. I loved Gal Hui’s brother! He was so funny and didn’t take his blindness seriously. I liked all of the little lessons sprinkled in throughout. I really had some laugh out loud moments, most of them with Veronica and Dae Ju, what a great pair. I will miss these characters!

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Surprisingly good

10/10 is my rating. This is a 2019 South Korean Romantic Drama with 32 episodes of about 35 minutes. Also known as "How to Train My Blind Boss."

First I provide a synopsis then a review.

Synopsis

Do Min-ik (Kim Young-kwang) is not an easy boss to work for as he relies on his secretary for everything but does not employ beyond a year. Jung Gal-hee (Jin Ki-joo) is determined to be the one to change that, and get her contract renewed, and goes out of her way to meet her bosses' crazy demands. That all changes when Ki-joo's contract is up and Director Min-ik indicates he will not renew. Gal-hee vows to get revenge on her boss and, in an alcohol fueled foray sets out to find him only to discover he needs help as someone genuinely tried to hurt him. Upon recovery from the immediate injury Min-ik suffers from prosopagnosia and is only able to see the face of his secretary as his many hours with her imprinted her image in his mind. Now desperate beyond his only 1 year per secretary policy, he begs Gal-hee to help him navigate a world where everyone looks the same only, this time, she has some conditions. Min-iks adopted mother has designs to use her son to further the family business and wants him to go on blind dates with Veronica Park (Kim Jae-kyung) a former heiress who is notorious for going through men and being difficult to work with. It so happens that Gal-hee used to work for Veronica and used to pretend to be her for various crazy stunts Veronica would involve her secretary in. Due to a mix up in schedules Gal-hee winds up pretending to be Veronica for a blind date with Min-ik and he falls for Gal-hee's version of the heiress. To make things even more complicated the real Veronica, during the same mix-up, falls for Min-ik's friend and fellow company director Ki Dae-joo (Koo Ja-sung). Will Min-ik forgive Gal-hee for tricking him? Has the real Veronica finally met her match?

Review
I tried to think of things I did not like about this series but they were so minor I have to say this is rather perfect. It ends well. The couples romances are well placed, believable and heart warming. Veronica Park is such an iconic character if you watch it for no other reason - watching it for that role would be worth it. But it is really good in addition to that.

Spoiler alert* I did not like that she tricked him. But, in the series, that was not justified and she was not happy with herself about it either. So I felt like she redeemed herself and him forgiving her made sense. I liked that his cold adopted mother "came around" and it was obvious, in her way, that she loved her adopted son. I liked that there was no miracle cure for his facial blindness and that he had to go through a whole process to learn to accept himself with the disability. He found ways to work around it. I liked that they did not miraculously and unbelievably find a way to preserve the Chairman job for him but the way they worked it out was very satisfying. You knew that he would be chairman in the near future. His love and caring for her when she was protesting was so cute. He was willing to give up anything to make things right for her. His relationship with her siblings, the way he "spoiled" them set the tone for how great of a relationship he would have with them in the future. He gained a close knit family and they gained a provider/protector. It was not clear or closed up if Gal-hee discovered her sister had the earrings. Or if her sister got the role. It was implied but it felt like we followed that character so closely I would liked to have known how things went for her. I would watch this one again and highly recommend it to anyone that likes heartwarming romance. There is very little intrigue in this one, the villians are pretty run of the mill, but the relationships completely carry the story in a good way.

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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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Okay so thinking about this drama is making my heart flutter so much!! TRUST ME JUST WATCH THIS!!!!! It makes me so happy i dont know why hahahaha I love this drama so much!!!!!
THIS DRAMA IS SOOOOOOOO GOOD you have no idea how crazy this made me! Hahaha I love this drama way tooooo much. Jin Ki Joo and Kim Young Kwang and Veronica Park and Gi Dae Ju (cant really remember the real names of the last two on top of my head) portrayed their roles so perfectly I felt like God specifically made them for this drama. Hahahaha. I rarely watch behind the scenes as I don’t really want to ruin really good scenes on my mind. But boy oh boy I just came across one on YouTube and I feel like the ship could sail real good for Jin Kin Joo and Kim Young Kwang. If Dispatch would reveal they’re dating in real, I won’t even be surprised! I’ll probably jump for joy!!

Back to the drama itself - if you’re hesitating if you should give this a go, stop right there and just play episode 1. Swear to goodness this is a really really great feel-good romantic comedy drama that will make you happy!!!! Others do find that the story was lame because of how the face blindness was portrayed. But I was not even bothered, not even a tiny bit! There’s a reason why this was just a drama - a fictional one. You can’t have everything close to reality here!

Thank you to all the cast and crew of this wonderfully created drama!

I seriously don’t know how to let go after watching the last episode. I guess I’ll be rewatching this!

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Okay first off, the main actor is hot and the lead actress is really pretty. So there's that. Second off, the story line is not all that unique. It's pretty cliche but still very cute. You tend to begin to fall for the cast and find them very lovable. You anticipate each episode and look forward to the next event that will occur. The secretary that you encounter at first is a very dramatic one. Not herself but the things she is put to do. The lead actor at the beginning is very closed at first but there is a reason why. The supporting roles are very suspicious but also very exaggerated. They could have toned it down a bit. The ending was not all that great, the beginning was so-so and the middle content was amazing. I laughed so much not gonna lie.

Hope anyone who read this will watch this AMAZING drama. :)

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The secret life of my secretary was out about the same time as when her private life had finished.

The drama had an odd start and an even wierder plot description. And it almost looked like they couldn't pull it off, but they did. The whole drama, after episodes one and two at least, was really cute. The office drama was interesting, although towards the ending, it was boring. The couple, however, was cute. And the chemistry of the two leads was incredible and it helped the drama a lot. They had many cute moments and the love story was really good and intence.

Finally, the performances were good by everyone in the cast. But, the drama didn't have anything special to offer other than the love story. So, seven out of ten.

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