The Secret Life of My Secretary

"I want to protect him.

If I can't do that as his woman, I want to do it as his secretary."

This series impresses with quite a heartfelt plot where two couples form despite an abundance of differences and misunderstandings.

There is drama concerning the CEO position since the first episode where the main character is almost killed.

The intrigues keep you busy guessing until the very last moment as all the secrets are only completely revealed at the very end of the series.

The series, while maybe sounding quite dark, is truly quite cute, though: Our dear secretary is a really nice, enduring woman who falls in love with her boss while getting to know him better as she pretends to be someone else. It really adds a sometimes humorous, sometimes extremely sad atmosphere to the story.

The tense relationship between her boss and his mother is understandable concerning the explained details, yet really regrettable. Hence, it was all the more wonderful to witness that final scene of his mother finally acknowledging him.

My personal favorite, however, is the side-couple of Veronika Park and the main characters best-friend. Their characters start out as quite plain and stereotypical, yet gain a lot of depht going further.

What an original and cleverly written romance story. The topic of face blindness is cleverly woven into a romance between a secretary and her boss.

The cast is well chosen and attractive. Jin Ki Joo does a great job and looks quite different when dressed up nicely. Kim Young Kwang looks the part and has a goofy charm which suits the character of the boss with face blindness. The supporting characters are likeable for a change especially the awesome Veronica Park played by Kim Jae Kyung.

One of the best points is there isn't a love triangle here except with herself as the third party. There aren't frustrating parts or dull repetitive moments.

Liked this story more than Secretary Kim.

Note: Story involves physical disease.

Much like 'her private life', this one was sweet and heartwarming. Light on drama. Chemistry between leads very strong. Secondary leads also very cute and it was refreshing they weren't in a typical love triangle, rather than just having their own love story. Excellent character portrayal from Kim Jae-Kyung as Veronica Park. Looking forward to see her star in a drama in the future.

It was better than i thought. Must say, almost every story line on it's own has some slow moments, but overall it's a cute series. We have a great chemistry between the main leads and I would say the production style gives an high end flair, which i appreciate. A bit modern atmosphere with down to earth and relatable characters.

What else can i say... easy to watch, not one of those where you binge watch, because it's so exciting, but enjoyable because it's not too deep or too dark or too dramatic. A light romcom minus comedy :D give it a try. Nice cast. Nice storyline. Maybe you like it, maybe you don't.

I was a bit dubious at the start, but it developed into an interesting and sweet storyline, with plenty of laugh out loud and total cringe-may-the-floor-open-up-under-me moments. The actors all were great, the plot moved along well (but more could have been done with the protest), and even OTT Veronica wasn't terribly annoying but was balanced out well with the rest of the cast. It's not a family drama, an office drama or a love triangle, just a good storyline with a satisfying ending. The mothers were all abusive though, verbally and physically which annoyed me. No one should put up with that behaviour.