What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?

Details[]

Title: 김비서가 왜 그럴까 / Gimbiseoga Wae Geureolkka
Also known as: Why Secretary Kim
Genre: Drama, office, romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2018-Jun-06 to 2018-Jul-26
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:30
Original Soundtrack: What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? OST

Synopsis[]

The series revolves around the narcissistic Lee Young Joon, the vice president of a company run by his family. He is very self-absorbed and thinks highly of himself, so much that he barely acknowledges the surrounding people. Lee Young Joon has a capable and patient secretary Kim Mi So who has remained by his side and worked diligently for 9 years without any romantic involvement. However, Mi So now wants to set her life & focus on herself, so when she decides to resign from her job, hilarious misunderstandings ensue. After 9 years of their strictly-workplace relationship, can it now develop in something more? - AJ at MyDramaList)

~~ Adapted from the webtoon "Kimbiseoga Wae Geureolgga" by Jung Kyung Yoon.

Teaser/Trailer[]

Cast[]

Main Cast

Park Seo Joon as Lee Young Joon / Lee Sung Hyun (33, Yoo Myung Group vice president)
- Moon Woo Jin as young Young Joon / Sung Hyun
Park Min Young as Kim Mi So (29, Lee Young Joon's personal secretary)
- Kim Ji Yoo as young Mi So
Lee Tae Hwan as Lee Sung Yun (35, Lee Young Joon's elder brother)
- Bae Kang Yoo (배강유) as young Sang Yun

People around Lee Young Joon

Kim Byung Ok as Chairman Lee (Lee Young Joon's father)
- Go Se Won as young Chairman Lee (cameo, ep11)
Kim Hye Ok as Mrs. Choi (Lee Young Joon's mother)
- Lee Soo Kyung as young Mrs. Choi (cameo, ep11)

People around Kim Mi So

Baek Eun Hye as Kim Pil Nam (Mi So's first elder sister)
Heo Soon Mi as Kim Mal Hee (Mi So's second elder sister)
Jo Duk Hyun as Mi So's father
- Lee Min Ki as Mi So's father (cameo, ep10)

Yoo Myung Group

Kang Ki Young as Park Yoo Shik (33, CEO)
Hwang Chan Sung as Ko Kwi Nam (30, deputy of project team)
Pyo Ye Jin as Kim Ji Ah (25, rookie secretary)
Lee Yoo Joon as Jung Chi In (38, chief)
Hwang Bo Ra as Bong Se Ra (35, section chief)
Lee Jung Min as Lee Young Ok (27, employee)
Kim Jung Woon as Park Joon Hwan (30, assistant)
Kang Hong Suk as Yang Chul (30, chief secretary)
Kim Ye Won as Sul Ma Eum (26, Yoo Shik's secretary)

Cameos

Hong Ji Yoon as Oh Ji Ran (ep 1-2, model)
Choi Na Moo as woman at the Spanish Embassy party (ep 1)
Kim Kyung Ryong as one of Yoomyung Executive (ep 1, 11, 14)
Seo Hyo Rim as Choi Seo Jin (ep 1 voice only, 9,11-12 16, Yoo Shik's ex-wife)
Kim Hyun Joo (김현주) as woman who Lee Sung Yun gave a hat to at airplane (ep 3)
Park Byung Eun as Park Byung Eun (ep 3,6 voice only, Mi So blind date's partner)
Lee Do Yun as a reporter who interviewed Morpheus (ep 4)
Choi Hee as book concert MC (ep 8)
Jung Soo Young as agency participant (ep 9)
Mihal Ashminov as himself (ep 9)
Jung So Min as Mi So's mother (ep 10)
Choi Hyun Woo as magician (ep 10)
Gil Hae Yun (ep 12)
Jung Myung Joon (정명준) as a psychiatrist (ep 12)
Park Na Rae as pervert ghost voice only (ep 13)
Jung Yoo Mi as Jung Yoo Mi (ep 14, Lee Young Joon's friend)
Kim Ga Yun as employee who talked behind Mi So's back (ep 14)
Lee Se Young (이세영) as employee who talked behind Mi So's back (ep 14)
Lee Byung Joon as Jang Jung Do (ep 16, designer)

Production Credits[]

Production Companies: Studio Dragon, Bon Factory (본팩토리)
Director: Park Joon Hwa
Original writing: Jung Kyung Yoon (정경윤)
Screenwriter: Jung Eun Young (정은영) (ep 1-4), Baek Sun Woo, Choi Bo Rim (최보림)

Recognitions[]

2018 6th APAN Star Awards:

Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries (Park Seo Joon)
K-Star Award, Actress (Park Min Young)

2018 11th Korea Drama Awards:

Excellence Award, Actor (Hwang Chan Sung)
Hallyu Star Award (Hwang Chan Sung)
Most Popular Actress (Pyo Ye Jin)

Episode Ratings[]

See What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?/Episode Ratings

Notes[]

Based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Jung Kyung Yoon (정경윤).

External Links[]

Previous	tvN	Next
My Mister	Wednesday & Thursday 21:30	Familiar Wife