The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019)

Be yourself, flaws and all.

This is a drama which starts off very entertaining, even though the boss -secretary dynamic is quite overdone, I still found myself marathoning the first three quarters of the show.

The male lead is superbly portrayed and I enjoyed the full range of his character, especially the unflinching depiction of his vulnerability and uncertainty in his relationship with his mother.
The female lead is very good in the first half of the show, I enjoyed her gutsy yet shy demeanour, especially the way she handled the impersonation of Veronica Park

The last stretch of the show is a bit annoying to watch as the female lead lost her gutsy attitude and had a bit of a personality transplant in that she became defeated and made decisions which were inconsistent with her earlier character trajectory.

The secondary couple of Veronica Park and the second male lead is a tad more enjoyable to watch simply because of Veronica Park; Kim Jae Kyung played this role to perfection, she is so entertaining.

Overall it's a good show for when you want a break from the heavier dramas, It's a drama about forgiveness and being yourself.

Overall 6 out of 10.

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I initially intended to watch this because of KYK. But then again if you are into light rom-com drama, you can try this one.

What I liked about this drama is that its so light there was a 'zero-to-no' love triangle. What I disliked was how super fast forward it was from last 2 episodes.

Didn't satisfied on some points:
* Director Do's mom being soft at the end
* The process on how Director Do fell in love with Jeong Gal Hee was not clear (like when did it really started)
* Veronica Park not really minding everything getting tangled up when she allowed Jeong Gal Hee played along

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This drama is good, light and refreshing. All the characters, actress and actors, and OSTs are amazing. I really like the voice of Jung Gal-Hee (Jin Kijoo) here. It sound so comforting and it fits her character really well- innocent and youthful (?).

I don't understand why other people got mad that Galhee lied? That's a part of the story lmao. And it make sense why she lied, she said she wants to see how her boss treat other girls that's not her. And she slays acting like Veronica Park too.

Anyway, I'll give this drama an 8/10. Not that extraordinary but still reccomendable. Won't waste your time.

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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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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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Loser male lead who is madly in love with the female lead.

If you have watched "Lovely Runner" and you fell in love with the male lead, then you will like this drama. The male lead in this drama is literally a loser and a simp for the female lead, who is his secretary.

This drama is a perfect romance drama to watch when you feel bored or just want some fluff. Personally I feel the love and the relationship of the second couple seemed a bit superficial and that that many things could have been more detailed.
However I liked how they portrayed the problems of people who have facial blindness and have to deal with it daily. The male lead did a great portraying the struggles, his feelings and how he overcame the fear of not beeing able to see faces anymore.

In conclusion, this drama is a 7/10.

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I did not have much expectation from the storyline but the actors made me come back to the show again and again. The simple heartfelt emotion from the scenes coupled with the musical delight makes this a worthwhile watch. The show's objective to show a cute version of the main lead's face blindness feels like a refreshment to the genre. Overall, I'd say it is a clean melodrama and leaves your heart with a pleasant feeling.
Going into particulars, the friendship, and bromance serves well to the palate of a hungry drama enthusiast. I hoped the female lead not to get involved in the cliche love triangle. And boy was I surprised to see the second female lead to have such an 'awesome' character :p. I thoroughly enjoyed the male lead's character which could have turned very dark if the writers changed certain things. I appreciate the artists' performances during the show.
Storywise, the focus was almost always on the storyline between the main leads. Although the side stories did exist, they failed to spike the interest and I have no complaints about it. I cannot stress the importance of the light-hearted warm feeling you get when you see the smiles on the faces of the two main leads.
All-in-all, this show is for anyone who wants to chill out, relax and enjoy a sweet drama.

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So, I just finished watching this drama...and the ending..was good. I like how it turned out...we don't know if he was fully recovered from the disease..but at least he had the chance to see her again.
I recommend watching this if you're into CEO and workplace dramas...I was into it..but when the drama was about to end...it began to slow down..like I'm losing the motivation to watch it but I told myself if you started it, then finished it.XD
The second main couple thooo...:0 WOW. I loved them. I just found out that the girl, Veronica Park, AKA Kim Jae Kyung, was the main actress from Noble, My Love. I love her acting in that drama and I'm so pissed how I did not recognize her. Those parts/acting really fit her personality and I wish to see more of those in the future. I like how Veronica Park/Kim Jae Kyung is the one who goes for it instead of the guy. Like..kissing..and yadiyada. She's the leader of the relationship.
I don't know what else to say, but I love how they add filters and such...and the antagonist guy..I feel bad. xd Like...ehh
I was actually shooked by how the truth turned out. It was actually good, TBH. Like...you weren't expecting that.
I would watch again but only for the good part...like the romances and comedy of this drama.
If you are into romance, comedy, and little suspense..I recommend this. I finished it in 2 days..with Homeworks xD
11//10/19 5:22pm

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For The Non-Ambitious Watchers

This drama came across young and for the young at heart, fluffy, amusing at times and can be quite enjoyable if you are not an ambitious viewer looking for depth and every episode to make sense.

I personally disliked it for the following reasons :
- Jin Ki Joo playing Gal Hee did a mediocre job acting in this role as one expected more as her role was key in leading the entire drama. The make-up department also did not help by giving her such heavy make-up and over dyed red curly bunch of hair which was quite glaring that it was hard to focus on her character. Poor thing, for such a pretty girl.

- Gal Hee's character was too meek and being able to share words of wisdom to her boss at times did not do much to hype up her character.

- Story line could have been better if the boss Min Ik (Kim Young Kwang) was not drawn to or liked the fake Veronica Park (Gal Hee) in the beginning, then it would have flowed a lot better. I understand that the story is trying to show that the boss is actually liking the same and one person, but for us who watch it was irritating, not required. Instead, if it was the fake Veronica chasing the boss and he in turn is more attracted to Gal Hee, the secretary....then the drama will make more sense.

- there were also many plots that did not make sense.

However, I scored slightly above average at 6.5 for overall viewing as I agree with a lot of other reviewers, Veronica Park (played by Kim Jae Kyung) truly SAVED the show. Her character was written out well and she also acted it out to perfection. Veronica Park is naturally beautiful. Loved her loud, irritating, arrogant and animated personality which actually have a great sense of maturity and a heart of gold. Her second couple role with Dae Joo (Koo Ja Sung) did a good job to keep us interested. His firm stance and not allowing Veronica Park to always get her way stood well and helped him to get and keep the girl!

As for the main lead couple, there was no need to make their relationship appear childish and innocent in demeanor. Hard to watch. Thank goodness we know Kim Young Kwang (the boss Min Ik) is a good actor and have been seen in a lot of other very good dramas.

Anyway, the drama can be entertaining to watch. Like I said, IF you are not taking the show seriously. Cheers!

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We won this is a someway Rob review here. I am not extremely picky but I am a little picky when it comes to commonsense and integrity. I want you all this writing is coming from a person that really does not like movies that have foundation or plots built on lies. For me it’s like watching a fairy tale knowing the wolf or bad thing will arrive any moment. Well somebody see this as a pleasant drama I found it frustrating because just as in reality a liar always get caught in the person that hurt by the lie it is left to be hateful or except you in your life. That change the genre for me from comedy to drama.
Normally I’d loved a show with this type of atmosphere however I really couldn’t enjoy it. Hey, maybe I’m just in my feelings but it was just something about the plot that I found not entertaining, “oh yeah, the parts that had our female lead take advantage of someone who couldn’t recognize her face for 19 out of 30 episodes.
An example of this would be pretending to be somebody else and going on a date with a blind person, Then going to work pretending like nothing happened. Something about that it did not sit right with me even though they have funny music playing or sentimental music going, even though she had such a youthful, innocent face.
in those situation, the lie was just too long for me.

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Sweet, but flawed and sometimes irritating

As you can see by the review's title, I'm conflicted about this drama. I, like many others, am tired of the prosopagnosia trope; but this show at least had an original twist on it. It also went a little deeper into the medical aspects of it (causes, symptoms, etc.) than I've seen elsewhere.

The disease, however, set the show up for one of the most annoying plotlines I've ever seen. Almost everything contrived to prolong the secretary's deception, even if characters had to make ridiculous, illogical decisions in order for that to happen. The deception itself was pretty despicable, no matter how much justification the show tried to provide. I found myself unable to enjoy some of the cute/romantic moments because I couldn't stop thinking about what the FL was doing to the ML simply because she was, well, selfish.

I found the overall wrap-up interesting and more satisfying than many dramas I've seen. In the end I was ok with the way the relationship between the ML and FL resolved itself, but along the way there were many times when I considered not watching the rest of the show because the deception just wouldn't end. I'm glad I did finish because both the main and secondary romances were ultimately very nice.

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