What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim is a 2018 South Korean 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.
Synopsis
Lee Young-joon is the vice-chairman of a major corporation. His world is shaken when, one day, his highly capable secretary, Kim Mi-so, 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.Cast
Main
- Park Seo-joon as Lee Young-joon / Lee Sung-hyeon
- * Moon Woo-jin as 9-year-old Lee Sung-hyeon
- Park Min-young as Kim Mi-so
- * Kim Ji-yoo as 5-year-old Kim Mi-so
Supporting
;Lee Young-joon's family- Lee Tae-hwan as Lee Sung-yeon / Morpheus
- * Bae Gang-yoo as 11-year-old Lee Sung-yeon
- Kim Byeong-ok as Chairman Lee
- *Go Se-won as young Chairman Lee
- Kim Hye-ok as Madame Choi
- * Lee Soo-kyung as young Madame Choi
- Baek Eun-hye as Kim Pil-nam
- Heo Sun-mi as Kim Mal-hee
- as Kim Young-man
- 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
- as Jung Chi-in
- as Lee Young-ok
- as Park Joon-hwan
- Kang Hong-seok as Yang Cheol
- Bae Hyun-sung as Bae Yun-sung, an intern staff.
Special appearances
- Hong Ji-yoon as Oh Ji-ran, a famous model and onetime girlfriend of Young-joon
- Choi Na-mu as woman at the Spanish Embassy party
- Shin Joo-yeon as Kim Mi-so's friend
- Park Byung-eun as Park Byung-eun, Kim Mi-so's blind date
- Lee Do-yeon as a reporter who interviewed Morpheus
- Lee Chang as center director of the Art Center
- as the host of the book concert
- Jung Soo-young as an agency staff
- Mihal Ashminov as a chef at a restaurant
- Seo Hyo-rim as Choi Seo-jin, Park Yoo-sik's ex-wife
- Lee Min-ki as young Mi-so's father
- Jung So-min as young Mi-so's mother
- as Magician
- Son Seong-yoon as the kidnapper
- Gil Hae-yeon as the woman at the reserved parking space
- as Psychiatrist
- Park Na-rae as the lewd devil
- Jung Yu-mi as Jung Yu-mi, a childhood friend and former classmate of Lee Young-joon
- Kim Ga-yeon and Lee Se-young as the staff who talked behind Kim Mi-so's back
- Lee Byung-joon as a wedding dress designer
Production
Development
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, a Maserati Levante, a Maserati GranCabrio, and a Maserati Quattroporte.
Promotion
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.Adaptations
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 titled Dear My Secretary and is set to premiere in 2025.
China will have its own adaptation title My Dear Secretary and will release in 2025.
Indonesia also produced its own adaptation titled What's Up With Secretary Kim, released on November 8, 2025.