What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim TV Series Details:
| Also known as | What’s Wrong, Secretary Kim |
| Hangul | 김비서가 왜 그럴까 |
| Revised Romanization | Gimbiseoga Wae Geureolkka |
| Based on | Why Secretary Kim by Jung Kyung-yoon |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Release date | June 6 – July 26, 2018 |
| Running time | 62–76 minutes |
| Starring | Park Seo-joon Park Min-young |
| Developed by | Studio Dragon |
| Directed by | Park Joon-hwa |
| Written by | Jung Eun-young |
| Produced by | Lee Young-ok |
| Executive producers | Jang Jeong-do Moon Suk-hwan Oh Kwang-hee |
| Production Company | Bon Factory Worldwide |
| Distributor | tvN |
What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim TV Series Cast & Character:
- Main
- Park Seo-joon as Lee Young-joon / Lee Seong-heon
- Moon Woo-jin as 9-year-old Lee Sung-hyun
- Park Min-young as Kim Mi-so
- Kim Ji-yoo as 5-year-old Kim Mi-so
- Park Seo-joon as Lee Young-joon / Lee Seong-heon
- Supporting
- Lee Young-joon’s family
- Lee Tae-hwan as Lee Sung-hyun / Morpheus
- Bae Gang-yoo as 11-year-old Lee Sung-yeon
- Kim Byeong-ok as Chairman Lee
- Go Se-won as young Chairman Lee (Ep. 11–12)
- Kim Hye-ok as Madame Choi
- Lee Soo-kyung as young Madame Choi (Ep. 11–12)
- Kim Mi-so’s family
- Baek Eun-hye as Kim Pil-nam
- Heo Sun-mi as Kim Mal-hee
- Jo Deok-hyun as Kim Young-man
- Yumyung Group
- Kang Ki-young as Park Yoo-sik
- Hwang Chan-sung as Go Gwi-nam
- Pyo Ye-jin as Kim Ji-a
- Kim Ye-won as Sul Ma-eum
- Hwang Bo-ra as Bong Se-ra
- Lee Yoo-joon as Jung Chi-in
- Lee Jung-min as Lee Young-ok
- Kim Jung-woon as Park Joon-hwan
- Kang Hong-seok as Yang Cheol
- Bae Hyun-sung as Yun-sung Bae, an intern staff.
- Special appearances
- Hong Ji-yoon as Oh Ji-ran, a famous model and onetime girlfriend of Young-joon (Ep. 1, 2, 3 & 16)
- Choi Na-mu as woman at the Spanish Embassy party (Ep. 1)
- Shin Joo-yeon as Kim Mi-so’s friend (Ep. 1)
- Park Byung-eun as Park Byung-eun, Kim Mi-so’s blind date (Ep. 3)
- Lee Do-yeon as a reporter who interviewed Morpheus (Ep. 4)
- Lee Chang as center director of the Art Center (Ep. 4)
- Choi Hee as the host of the book concert (Ep. 8)
- Jung Soo-young as an agency staff (Ep. 9)
- Michal Ashminov as a chef at a restaurant (Ep. 9)
- Seo Hyo-rim as Choi Seo-jin, Park Yoo-sik’s ex-wife (Ep. 9, 11–12 & 16)
- Lee Min-ki as young Mi-so’s father (Ep. 10)
- Jung So-min as young Mi-so’s mother (Ep. 10)[20]
- Choi Hyun-woo as Magician (Ep. 10)
- Son Seong-yoon as the kidnapper (Ep. 11–12)
- Gil Hae-yeon as the woman at the reserved parking space (Ep. 12)
- Jung Woo-suk as Psychiatrist (Ep. 12)
- Park Na-rae as the lewd devil (voice) (Ep. 13)
- Jung Yu-mi as Jung Yu-mi, a childhood friend and former classmate of Lee Young-joon (Ep. 14)
- Kim Ga-yeon and Lee Se-young as the staff who talked behind Kim Mi-so’s back (Ep. 14)
- Lee Byung-joon as a wedding dress designer (Ep. 16)
Storyline:
Lee Young-joon (Park Seo-joon) is the vice-chairman of a major corporation. His world is shaken when, one day, his highly capable secretary, Kim Mi-so (Park Min-young), announces that she is resigning from her position after nine years. Young-joon decides to do whatever he can to persuade Mi-so to change her mind.
About What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim TV Series:
What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim (Korean: 김비서가 왜 그럴까) is a South Korean rom-com television series starring Park Seo-joon and Park Min-young. It is based on the novel of the same title by Jung Kyung-yoon which was first published in 2013, which was then serialized into a webtoon comic by KakaoPage in 2015. The series aired on tvN from June 6 to July 26, 2018, on Wednesdays and Thursdays for 16 episodes.
Much of the visual styling of the series protagonists have referenced the comic version’s cues, including clothing designs and reenacting the comic cover for the drama’s promotional stills and images.
The first script reading was held on April 10, 2018, at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
Maserati Korea provided the cars of Lee Young-joon, Lee Sung-yeon and Yumyong Group. The cars featured in the show include a Maserati Ghibli (driven by Yoo-sik), a Maserati Levante (driven by Sung-yeon), a Maserati GranCabrio (driven by Young-joon), and a Maserati Quattroporte (driven by Young-joon).
The press conference for the drama was held on May 30, 2018, at the Times Square in Seoul with the attendance of the main cast and crew.
In November 2023, ABS-CBN announced a Philippine remake for the series. It premiered on March 18, 2024, on Viu. Thailand will produce an adaptation of the series and is set to premiere in 2024.
What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim TV Series Episodes List:
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 6, 2018 | I Want to Pick Up My Life Now | 5.757% | 6.446% |
| 2 | June 7, 2018 | She Just Doesn’t Want to Get Married | 5.403% | 5.529% |
| 3 | June 13, 2018 | Go on a Date | 6.950% | 8.252% |
| 4 | June 14, 2018 | I Come Back to Forgive You | 6.379% | 6.945% |
| 5 | June 20, 2018 | Ordinary Relationships | 6.855% | 7.500% |
| 6 | June 21, 2018 | What’s Wrong with Vice Chairman Lee? | 7.687% | 8.554% |
| 7 | June 27, 2018 | Memories Should Stay Buried | 7.281% | 8.201% |
| 8 | June 28, 2018 | I Like You Too | 8.120% | 9.326% |
| 9 | July 4, 2018 | Let’s Make it Official | 7.767% | 9.428% |
| 10 | July 5, 2018 | It Was You All Along | 8.403% | 9.545% |
| 11 | July 11, 2018 | Why Hold Back the Truth? | 8.665% | 10.565% |
| 12 | July 12, 2018 | I Don’t Want to Waste Away Tonight | 8.393% | 10.052% |
| 13 | July 18, 2018 | Nothing Can Stop Us | 7.673% | 8.717% |
| 14 | July 19, 2018 | I Will Always Stay with You | 8.100% | 9.506% |
| 15 | July 25, 2018 | Wedding Bells | 7.107% | 7.725% |
| 16 | July 26, 2018 | What’s Wrong with You, Kim Mi So? | 8.602% | 10.001% |
