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Sundy
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Jan 1, 2021
32 of 32 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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If you are looking for a light fluffy unapologetically cheesy drama this is it.

During the holidays I avoided watching anything heavy and went for pure fluffy ,chessy fun and this was definitely the right choice. If you are looking for a rom-com that will have you all giddy and giggly whenever the Main couple is on the screen then this is definitely it.
The two main leads had great chemistry and they were cute and adorable together. The writers did a good job showing and making it distinctive that the ML was also falling for his secretary, who is the actual FL and not for her as Veronica Park. Dramas that have this kind of plot line usually fail at this department (Yes Oh My Ghostess I’m looking at you)
The ML was such a pleasant deviation form the cold/emotionless CEO we are used to. He was so cute and sometimes childlike and thanks to the actor he did not came across as annoying or irritating. But I also found him brilliant in his most emotional scenes, he really made you feel for him.

In the same lane is Veronika Park. She was such hard character to get right and get people to like and root for her, so kudos to the actress for making her come across in such way!

The FL was also a breath of fresh air, not only to the weak and spineless FL we usually get but also to the doormat secretary. She was not afraid to stand up to herself and ask for what she though she deserved.
I also enjoyed the fact that upon the ML choosing and forgiving the FL, she didn’t change her looks and actually the ML liked and fell for her with her normal looks. Usually dramas tend to give the FL a short of makeover first so that the ML would start to take notice.

The female friendship and the support among the secretaries was amazing and something you unfortunately very rarely see in a K-drama.

As much as I enjoyed the drama in general there were a few things I did not like. For one I did not like the 2nd ML. He was too wooden and blunt and honestly did not feel his relationship with Veronica.

When it comes to the plot, at first for me it was clear as to why the secretary did what she did. She was someone who always put others first and took care of them, her boss, her brother, her sister drowning her own wishes and desires. For once she saw the opportunity to be taken care of, she saw the person who always ignored her to finally “see” her and treat her the way she always treated him, but then it just took her too long to tell him what she did to the point that it was kind of uncomfortable to watch.

Another plotline I did not quite like was at the beginning when the FL was insisting that she got fired. She wasn’t. She had a one-year contract that was not renewed and although it sucks it is not firing and she knew it was coming. Those were the terms she signed up for.

All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this drama and I will definitely recommend it if you are looking for a light fluffy unapologetically cheesy drama.

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Dropped 3/32
Kikokiko
4 people found this review helpful
Nov 22, 2023
3 of 32 episodes seen
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Overall 1.0
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Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Trash acting and story

At the beginning, I thought this was an exciting story, like office romance stories in general, but I was wrong. I don't like male actors and their acting is bad. I don't know why I feel cringe when I see his acting. Shouldn't he be acting authoritative and firm? When he's the director of a big company, he's actually like a stupid child. especially with the strange story that ML was stabbed by a knife and fell and suffered from the disease of not being able to recognize faces?? what is this rubbish story. Worst drama I've watched this year.
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Dropped 10/32
zimzalaminho
0 people found this review helpful
May 3, 2020
10 of 32 episodes seen
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Overall 5.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 4.5
Rewatch Value 5.0
Started off by watching it since I had it in my watchlist since it was announced, but at the same time the plot didn't inspire me so much 'cause these kinds of dramas tend to be pretty much all the same (prosopagnosia and boos-secretary love) and I didn't want to watch another drama like ''what's wrong with secretary Kim''.
I can say that i really liked the chemistry between the leads but I really couldn't go on after the 10th episode, yeah, a good plot in general but everything was soooo slow that bored me in really no time.
Is a good drama to watch when there's nothing else or when you want something really light but absolutely not my cup of tea...

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Ongoing 2/32
gemmagyh
3 people found this review helpful
May 15, 2019
2 of 32 episodes seen
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Overall 7.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.5
How does this drama feels like for me? Beauty Inside + What's Wrong With Secretary Kim by Sistar's Hyo Rin and Lee Seung Gi. Yep, that would summarize my first impression about the drama. You'll know what I mean once you watch this XDD

However, I keep on watching this because of the bright mood. I believe there would be something refreshing about this drama^ ^

Other than that, I think the director doesn't really direct the cast well. Because they don't seem like acting natural not because they can't. Something is a bit off.
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Karin
4 people found this review helpful
Jan 8, 2021
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 9.5

Impossível não se apaixonar!

Como eu amei assistir esse drama !!!!Foi mega fofo do começo ao fim!

A história não é uma coisa super única,mas tem seu charme.Mas o destaque pra mim fica com os personagens,principalmente os principais e o casal secundário!(o que foi a maravilhosa Verônica Park haha),juro q quando surgiu a Veronica achei q o drama ia ficar chato e achei q ela ia ser uma SFL muito chata,mas na real ela foi a melhor personagem hahaha
Pra mim o único defeito dessa obra é a mentira,pois sempre que um drama usa isso da mentira me sinto muito ansiosa hahaha Pois sei q os personagens vão ficar mega chateados quando descobrirem a verdade,mas aqui era fundamental para a história do drama.
Se vc está em dúvida,se assiste ou não,nem pense duas vezes,vc com certeza vai se apaixonar por tudo!!

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Fabricia Marcos
2 people found this review helpful
Nov 8, 2020
32 of 32 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 10

Fofura define e resume.

Este é o tipo de dorama que amamos: fofo, engraçado, CEO e secretária, amor ainda não revelado, condição de saúde e mistérios. A química entre o casal prota está incrível!!! Eles são lindos e mega talentosos. Já me fez pesquisar sobre trabalhos anteriores e querer assistir todos, pois realmente são excelentes atores.
Nossa torcida pra que continue engraçado e fofo, de modo que o amor floresça e encha os nossos corações dorameiros de alegria. Altamente recomendável!!! Não importa quão grande esteja sua lista... comece este imediatamente!!!!
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DonnaK2O Flower Award1
1 people found this review helpful
Sep 26, 2023
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 3.5
Music 3.5
Rewatch Value 10

VERONICA PARK A LENDA!

Nunca vi uma personagem secundária dominar completamente a série como essa viu! Do nada passei a assistir só aguardando a Veronica aparecer na tela. É com certeza uma história divertida de se ver, mas só vale a pena por causa da Veronica Park, sem ela a história perde completamente a graça, e provavelmente eu teria arrastados os episódios até o final. Faltou química no casal principal e com certeza faltou um pouco de tempero na história, para que não fosse só mais uma história de escritório.
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sammy
2 people found this review helpful
Feb 19, 2020
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10

Uma comédia romântica para se apaixonar (e suspirar)!

The Secret Life of My Secretary foi um drama que entrou na minha listinha desde o anúncio do elenco, então meu queridinho Kim Young Kwang como um dos protagonistas, e à seguir pela premissa clichê de relacionamento entre chefe e secretária, com o diferencial da nossa mocinha ser a única a quem o moço confia após sofrer um acidente e não conseguir mais reconhecer o rosto de ninguém. Parece uma pegada de drama, mas vai por mim quando digo que a história é bem mais sobre romance e as desavenças na empresa onde o moço é diretor. ⠀

Eu tinha expectativas de pelo menos gostar do drama, uma vez que fazia tempo que eu também não assistia nada com o ator, mas acabei me vendo apaixonada por tudo, desde a história aos personagens, e inclusive a trilha sonora mais amorzinho de todas! Jung Gal Hee, nossa mocinha, me cativou logo nos primeiros episódios, me fazendo torcer pelo seu sucesso rumo a, também, melhorar a vida de seus irmãos após o falecimento da mãe. Ela é muito determinada, trabalhadora, enérgica e um tanto atrapalhada às vezes, mas competente no que faz, e aos poucos acaba ganhando não só a confiança, como ainda a atenção e carinho do chefe, o Do Min Ik. Sobre ele, eu tinha receio de ser mais um chefe arrogante e esnobe, mas fui surpreendida por vê-lo se derreter mais a cada episódio e se mostrar alguém tão doce e atencioso, e não só com a Gal Hee. ⠀

Como se eles já não tivessem me encantado o suficiente, ainda tivemos mais um casal, composto pela icônica Verônica Park, que passou longe do estereótipo de riquinha esnobe e também me cativou cada vez mais, e pelo Gi Dae Joo, um moço que me cativou pela lealdade e consideração por Do Min Ik, além de ser muito humilde, trabalhador e um doce. ⠀

E como eu falei, ainda teve a OST que segue até hoje na minha playlist com as faixas Start Now, What Are You Doing? e Tell Me You Love Me. Um drama muiti gostosinho e fofinho de ver, e mais um queridinho meu nesse ano de 2019!

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Mariany Anjos
1 people found this review helpful
Sep 29, 2019
32 of 32 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
Um dorama muito fofo e lindo, amei todos os personagens. Vou sentir muita falta desse dorama fofo, eu ri, chorei, fiquei com raiva. Enfim foram várias emoções e o final foi tão fofo também, se eu já amava estes atores antes, agora sou completamente apaixonada. Vou ficar com lembrando com carinho por um bom tempo e com certeza vou assisti-lo novamente só para as saudades.
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Aliotis
1 people found this review helpful
Mar 31, 2022
32 of 32 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

Une romance feel good comme on les aime

J'ai commencé mon visionnage en me disant que j'allais sûrement voir un ersatz de l'excellent et indétrônable Wat's Wrong With Secretary Kim? mais bien mal m'en a pris car je suis ravi.e de reconnaître que ce drama possède sa véritable identité.

L'histoire :

Avec le pitch de départ, mon impression du début s'était déjà émoussée car ici, la romance va apparaître très différente du drama Wat's Wrong With Secretary Kim?, surtout avec l'histoire de la maladie du héros en plus.

L'histoire est racontée simplement avec des enchaînements qui viennent d'eux-mêmes, c'est rythmé juste ce qu'il faut et avec les acteurs ont a souvent droit à des moments très cartoonesques, comme la scène de la buée sur les lunettes de l'héroïne dans le premier épisode par exemple.

Les personnages :

Notre héroïne, Jeong Gal Hee est jouée par Jin Gi Ju que j'ai découverte grâce à ce drama et que je trouve très rafraîchissante, elle ne paraît pas du tout niaise ni naïve, comme on pourrait s'y attendre de prime abord, mais nous plante un personnage de femme qui a énormément de difficultés à surmonter dans sa vie et elle y fait face, elle ne déroge jamais de son opinion ou de ses principes, même par amour et elle est attentive au bien être, non seulement de son patron, mais aussi de toutes les personnes qui comptent pour elle, ce qui nous montre qu'elle ne fait pas ça par obligation mais parce que c'est quelque chose de naturel chez elle.

Kim Young Kwang, que j'avais croisé dans le drama Pinocchio où il jouait un jeune chaebol voulant tracer son propre chemin, prend ici le rôle du lead masculin, le directeur Do Min Ik (ce qui en français donne « Dominique », ça m'a fait crever de rire je l'avoue). Nous avons ici affaire à un personnage qui paraît sortir de l'usine à chaebol, beau gosse et arrogant et en fait... ben pas du tout! Il nous montre qu'il sait être drôle et charmant, il ne se pose pas du tout en supérieur par rapport aux autres. On peut le voir à plusieurs moment dans le drama, il a même des réactions de « bébé pas content » a taper du pied en faisant la grimace quand quelque chose ne lui convient pas ou quand il est frustré. Et quand il est perdu ou désolé, il a un air de chien battu avec ses grands yeux larmoyants Aaaaaw je craque!

Concernant les second leads, il ne sont absolument pas en reste! On a tout d'abord Gu Ja Seong ( que j'ai rapidement croisé dans le drama Was It Love qui lui aussi cache bien son jeu, car, sous ses dehors de directeur qui s'habille en mode Chill par rapport aux autres toujours en costard et ses airs toujours trop sérieux se cache un sacré fripon! Je ne vous en dis pas plus, je vous laisse découvrir.
Et pour finir, l'inénarrable Veronica Park incarnée par l'actrice (inconnue pour moi) Kim Jae Kyung. Alors là une fabuleuse découverte! Un jeu totalement décomplexé et très extravagant qui sait aussi montrer qu'elle défendra ses principes ou les personnes qu'elle aime quoiqu'il lui en coûte. On croit avoir affaire à la traditionnelle peste de service en plus énervante mais en fait, elle se révélera bien différente au côté de notre lead féminine, et je n'en dirai pas plus pour ne pas vous spoiler.

Pour finir, une mention spéciale pour Riri, Fifi et Loulou (désolé les filles, ma mémoire des noms est nulle ! ), je parle ici du trio d'amies secrétaires de notre lead féminine qui m'ont bien fait rigoler et qui sont toujours là pour aider ou secouer notre héroïne quand elle en a besoin.

La réalisation :

Je l'ai déjà évoqué, il y a beaucoup de situations comiques dans le drama, même un clin d'œil à une scène d'Orange Mécanique bien rigolote avec le gang des secrétaires bourrées dans l'épisode un. Tout cela donne un côté rafraîchissant à l'histoire car même les situations les plus lourdes ou stressantes sont souvent désamorcées par ces moments humoristiques qui arrivent à point nommé.

La romance a parfois du mal à démarrer ou piétine un peu concernant le couple lead, mais la seconde romance avec nos second leads, je l'ai trouvée excellente même si elle n'est pas un point central de l'histoire.

Les effets spéciaux sont bien réalisés et relèvent des scènes qui étaient peut être juste banales a défaut d'être mignonne comme l'effet spécial de la pluie (plutôt du temps qui s'arrête ) quand nos héros sont sous la pelle d'un tractopelle.
D'ailleurs, les effets de morphing pour montrer l'état de prosopagnosie du héros sont vraiment très bien faits. À ce propos, j'ai beaucoup aimé le fait que le héros « attrape » cette maladie, plutôt qu'il l'ai depuis longtemps, comme dans le drama The Beauty Inside, car grâce à cela, on peut voir tout le cheminement qu'il doit accomplir afin de se faire à ce nouvel état, toutes les adaptations et tous les « trucs » qu'il doit inventer sur le tas pour s'en sortir, pour vivre sa vie tout simplement.
Le héros a d'ailleurs une discussion là-dessus avec le grand frère aveugle de l'héroïne qui m'a beaucoup touchée et c'est grâce à ces petites touches que le drama n'en est que meilleur à mon sens.

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.

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Ciocio Sam
1 people found this review helpful
Jul 22, 2020
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 4.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 2.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Demasiado Aegyo, XD :(

Un poco de Aegyo entre enamorados para bromear está bien pero cuando exageran ese comportamiento en un CEO de 30 años y hace "morritos" todo el tiempo termina pareciendo un idiota. Una pena, ya que la historia no está mal, podría haber sido interesante, pero exageran tanto lo "infantilmente adorable" que los protagonistas parecen idiotas. MUY IDIOTAS. Desde el punto de vista actoral, lo único destacable del dorama es el personaje de Verónica Park a cargo de Kim Jae Kyung pero el galán que le pusieron, tampoco destaca así que no recomendaría a nadie este dorama

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Jirmina
0 people found this review helpful
Apr 20, 2023
32 of 32 episodes seen
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Overall 7.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 3.5
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Bom para quem gosta de clássicos, mau para quem está farto deles

Não tenho muito a dizer sobre ele, infelizmente. Romcom clássico, bastante old school para a altura em que saiu. É engraçadito, bonzito, fofinho, mas não é dos mais memoráveis (digo-vos com toda a certeza que não está no topo da lista dos kdramas que quero rever vezes e vezes sem conta).

Algumas notas para aqueles que não toleram longas reviews:

- Clichés? É aos montes!;
- O romance leva o seu tempo, só ficou realmente intenso no episódio 14 (considerando que são 16 episódios e no penúltimo há sempre uma reviravolta que vos faz pensar que vai acabar tudo mal mas não, tirem as vossas conclusões);
- Prosopagnosia is a bitch!;
- Para além dos atores de mais idade, não conhecia o trabalho de nenhuma personagem principal;
- Alguns momentos foram mesmo awkward, principalmente as do peixe e das moss balls;
- Veronica Park-yeo não desiludiu, típica riquinha mesquinha que tem de estar lá para salvar um pouco a história.

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