The Secret Life of My Secretary

The Secret Life of My Secretary
Promotional poster
Also known asHow to Train My Blind Boss
Hangul
초면에 사랑합니다
Literal meaningI Loved You from the Beginning
Revised RomanizationChomyeon-e Saranghamnida
GenreRomantic comedy
Created byPark Young-soo
Written byKim Ah-jung
Directed byLee Kwang-young
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32[a]
Production
Executive producerJung Ah-reum
Production locationSouth Korea
Running time35 minutes[a]
Production companyBeyond J[2]
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseMay 6 (2019-05-06) –
June 25, 2019 (2019-06-25)

The Secret Life of My Secretary[3] (Korean: 초면에 사랑합니다) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kim Young-kwang, Jin Ki-joo, Kim Jae-kyung and Koo Ja-sung. It aired from May 6 to June 25, 2019.[4][5][6]

Synopsis

A department manager of a mobile media company is getting to know who are his real friends and foes after losing his ability to recognize faces (prosopagnosia, where damage to the temporal lobe can lead to "face-blindness"[7]) due to an attack on him. He teams up with his secretary to try and solve the mystery and in the process falls in love with the secretary. His face-blindess is essential to the plot.

Cast

Main

Director of T&T Mobile Media 1. An intelligent, demanding, yet a needy and problematic boss who calls his secretary for everything.[8]
Secretary to T&T Mobile Media 1 Director Do Min-ik. An obedient, lively secretary who has a harsh way of talking.[6]
CEO of film production company Cinepark and heiress of the Park Group. She boasts excellence in her work but has an audacious personality and a messy personal life.[9]
Director of T&T Mobile Media 2. Best friend of Do Min-ik. He is capable of stealing hearts with his talent as well as his gentle and sweet personality. He is the love interest of Veronica Park.[6]

Supporting

People around Do Min-ik

  • Kim Min-sang as Sim Hae-yong, Min-ik's uncle who is the CEO of T&T Mobile[10]
  • Jung Ae-ri as Sim Hae-ra, Min-ik's mother who is the Chairman of T&T Art Centre[10]
  • Kim Byung-chun as Goo Seok-chan,[10] Min-ik's doctor; neurosurgeon at Sangmo Hospital
  • Choi Tae-hwan as Eun Jung-soo,[11] Min-ik's chauffeur

Jung Gal-hee's family

  • Seo Dong-won as Jung Joong-hee, Gal-hee's older brother
  • Kim Ji-min as Jung Nam-hee, Gal-hee's younger sister
  • Kim Hee-jung as Go Si-rye, Gal-hee's mother

People at T&T Mobile

  • Jang So-yeon as Lee Eul-wang,[10] secretary to T&T Mobile Media 2 Director Ki Dae-joo
  • Han Ji-sun as Mo Ha-ni, secretary to T&T Mobile's CEO Sim Hae-yong
  • Son San as Goo Myung-jung, secretary at T&T Mobile
  • Choi Yoon-ra as Boo Se-young, secretary at T&T Mobile
  • Kwon So-hyun as Ha Ri-ra, secretary at T&T Mobile
  • Lee Seung-hyung as Director Park, one of T&T Mobile's external directors supporting Sim Hae-yong
  • Kim Kyeong-ryong as Director Lee, one of T&T Mobile's external directors supporting Sim Hae-yong
  • Kwon Hong-suk as Director Kim, one of T&T Mobile's external directors supporting Sim Hae-yong

Others

  • Baek Hyun-joo as Park Seok-ja,[10] Veronica's mother
  • Jo Jae-ryeong as Uhm Han-il, detective at Yeongdeungpo Police Station
  • Song Jin-woo as Woo Doo-han, detective at Yeongdeungpo Police Station

Special appearances

  • Lee Moon-sik as doctor Goo Seok-chan's face that Do Min-ik saw wrong (ep. 2)
  • Kim Jung-pal as doctor Goo Seok-chan's face that Do Min-ik saw wrong (ep. 2)
  • Kim Ki-doo as doctor Goo Seok-chan's face that Do Min-ik saw wrong (ep. 2)
  • Kim Kwang-kyu as director at Gal-hee's interview (ep. 3)
  • Bae Hae-sun as Dr. Park (ep. 8)
  • Oh Young-sil as cleaner (ep. 14)
  • Woo Hyun as man in sauna (ep. 16)
  • Choi Jung-woo as Do Wan-bae, Min-ik's father (ep. 25)

Original soundtrack

The Secret Life of My Secretary OST
Soundtrack album
ReleasedJuly 1, 2019
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean
Label
  • Music Buddy
  • VLending
Disc 1
No.TitleArtistLength
1."FOOL"Peppertones3:48
2."Fly High" (날아올라)Sandeul4:31
3."Maddening" (미치게)Lim Han-byul4:13
4."Tell Me You Love Me" (사랑을 말해요)Sondia3:31
5."To Say Sorry" (미안하다는 말)Car, the Garden5:07
6."So Strange" (이상해 정말)14154:43
7."Walk" (산책)Ko Young-bae, Fromm, Louie (Geeks)3:01
8."Sunny Day"Stella Jang3:16
9."Start From Now On" (지금부터 시작해)Park Ji-won (Fromis 9), Lee Na-gyung (Fromis 9)3:54
10."What Are You Doing Now" (뭐해, 지금)YEGNY3:38
11."Dance With Me"Linus' Blanket3:17
12."FOOL" (Inst.)Peppertones3:48
13."Fly High" (Inst.)Sandeul4:31
14."Maddening" (Inst.)Lim Han-byul4:13
15."Tell Me You Love Me" (Inst.)Sondia3:31
16."To Say Sorry" (Inst.)Car, the Garden5:07
17."So Strange" (Inst.)14154:43
18."Walk" (Inst.)Ko Young-bae, Fromm, Louie (Geeks)3:01
19."Sunny Day" (Inst.)Stella Jang3:16
20."Start From Now On" (Inst.)Park Ji-won (Fromis 9), Lee Na-gyung (Fromis 9)3:54
21."What Are You Doing Now" (Inst.)YEGNY3:38
22."Dance With Me" (Inst.)Linus' Blanket3:17
Total length:85:59
Disc 2
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Love Point"Various Artists1:48
2."Too Much Work"Various Artists1:49
3."The Quarrel Of Lovers"Various Artists1:46
4."Sweety Girls"Various Artists1:41
5."Small Wave"Various Artists1:47
6."Ugly Mans"Various Artists1:40
7."Slow Motion"Various Artists2:38
8."Rabbit Step"Various Artists1:40
9."Prosopagnosia"Various Artists1:47
10."Patience Is A Virtue"Various Artists2:05
11."Out Of Control"Various Artists1:56
12."One Life"Various Artists2:08
13."Nothing Of Right Now"Various Artists1:19
14."Nice And Easy"Various Artists2:16
15."New Steps"Various Artists2:07
16."New Kind Of A Man"Various Artists1:08
17."Mistake Of Secretary"Various Artists1:47
18."Memory Box"Various Artists3:22
19."Lullaby"Various Artists2:19
20."Light On Me"Various Artists1:53
21."Mom I Hate Peanuts"Various Artists2:31
22."Her Dream"Various Artists2:41
23."Dream Zone"Various Artists2:27
24."Did You Call Me?"Various Artists1:48
25."Above The Road"Various Artists2:12
26."Be My Eyes"Various Artists1:57
27."Close To Your Mind"Various Artists2:05
28."Day Of Secretary"Various Artists1:28
29."Another Day"Various Artists1:31
30."Confidence Coat"Various Artists3:00
31."Around Me"Various Artists2:03
32."Crunch"Various Artists3:55
33."My Little Room"Various Artists2:03
34."Only Red Cardigan"Various Artists1:54
Total length:70:31
OST Part 1–11

Part 1

Released on May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06)[12]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Sunny Day"
  • Stella Jang
  • GLEAM
  • Stella Jang
Stella Jang3:16
2."Sunny Day" (Inst.) 
  • GLEAM
  • Stella Jang
 3:16
Total length:6:32

Part 2

Released on May 7, 2019 (2019-05-07)[13]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."FOOL"
  • Peppertones
  • Peppertones
Peppertones3:48
2."FOOL" (Inst.) 
  • Peppertones
 3:48
Total length:7:36

Part 3

Released on May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13)[14]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Fly High" (날아올라)
  • LYn
  • J-Yoon
Sandeul4:31
2."Fly High" (Inst.) 
  • Sandeul
 4:31
Total length:9:02

Part 4

Released on May 14, 2019 (2019-05-14)[15]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."To Say Sorry" (미안하다는 말)
  • Car, the Garden
  • Yura
  • Car, the Garden
  • Kim Min Soo
Car, the Garden5:07
2."To Say Sorry" (Inst.) 
  • Car, the Garden
  • Kim Min Soo
 5:07
Total length:10:14

Part 5

Released on May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20)[16]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Walk" (산책)
  • Kim Young-ah
  • CYoon Hyunseong
Ko Young-bae, Fromm, Louie (Geeks)3:01
2."To Say Sorry" (Inst.) 
  • CYoon Hyunseong
 3:01
Total length:6:02

Part 6

Released on May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21)[17]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Start From Now On" (지금부터 시작해)
  • Han June
  • Park Sei Joon
  • Lee Yoo-jin
  • Park Sei Joon
Park Ji-won (Fromis 9), Lee Na-gyung (Fromis 9)3:54
2."Start From Now On" (Inst.) 
  • Lee Yoo-jin
  • Park Sei Joon
 3:54
Total length:7:48

Part 7

Released on May 27, 2019 (2019-05-27)[18]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."So Strange" (이상해 정말)
  • Han June
  • Park Sei Joon
  • MACKELLI
14154:43
2."So Strange" (Inst.) 
  • MACKELLI
 4:43
Total length:9:26

Part 8

Released on May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28)[19]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Dance With Me"
  • Yeonjin
  • Yeonjin
Linus' Blanket3:17
2."Dance With Me" (Inst.) 
  • Yeonjin
 3:17
Total length:6:34

Part 9

Released on June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03)[20]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."What Are You Doing Now" (뭐해, 지금)
  • Han June
  • Park Sei Joon
  • Lee Yoo-jin
  • Park Sei Joon
YEGNY3:38
2."What Are You Doing Now" (Inst.) 
  • Lee Yoo-jin
  • Park Sei Joon
 3:38
Total length:7:16

Part 10

Released on June 17, 2019 (2019-06-17)[21]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Maddening" (미치게)
  • Jin Minho
  • Da Hong
  • Jin Minho
  • Da Hong
Lim Han-byul4:13
2."Maddening" (Inst.) 
  • Jin Minho
  • Da Hong
 4:13
Total length:8:26

Part 11

Released on June 24, 2019 (2019-06-24)[22]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Tell Me You Love Me" (사랑을 말해요)
  • Han Kyungsoo@ArtMatic
  • Choi Han-sol
  • Han Kyungsoo@ArtMatic
  • Choi Han-sol
Sondia3:31
2."Tell Me You Love Me" (Inst.) 
  • Han Kyungsoo@ArtMatic
  • Choi Han-sol
 3:31
Total length:7:02

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Title Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[23]
Nationwide
1 May 6, 2019 Secretary Jung, Please Save Me
(정비서 나 좀 살려줘) 		3.2%
2 3.6%
3 May 7, 2019 Congratulations, You Came Back to Me
(축하해요 나한테 돌아온 거) 		3.4%
4 3.2%
5 May 13, 2019 Hello, Stranger 3.1%
6 3.1%
7 May 14, 2019 I Wanted to Draw a Face, but I Unconsciously Drew a Circle
(얼굴 그리려다 무심코 그린 동그라미) 		3.0%
8 3.5%
9 May 20, 2019 When Adam Opens His Eyes
(아담이 눈뜰 때) 		3.0%
10 3.4%
11 May 21, 2019 Eve's Confession
(이브의 고백) 		2.7%
12 3.6%
13 May 27, 2019 When I First Saw You
(내가 너를 처음 봤을 때) 		2.8%
14 3.5%
15 May 28, 2019 My Premonition Never Goes Wrong
(예감은 틀리지 않는다) 		3.0%
16 3.0%
17 June 3, 2019 Your Face
(너의 얼굴은) 		3.1%
18 3.7%
19 June 4, 2019 Veronica's Double Life
(베로니카의 이중생활) 		3.2%
20 4.0%
21 June 10, 2019 A Love Triangle Between Two
(둘이서 삼각관계) 		2.7%
22 3.4%
23 June 11, 2019 Because of Dishonesty
(솔직하지 못해서) 		3.0%
24 4.0%
25 June 17, 2019 A Secret That Cannot Be Told
(말할 수 없는 비밀) 		3.0%
26 3.8%
27 June 18, 2019 Secretary for One Day
(하루 동안의 비서) 		3.4%
28 4.2%
29 June 24, 2019 For the Employee from the Boss
(갑이 을에게) 		2.8%
30 3.1%
31 June 25, 2019 This Very Moment
(지금 이 순간) 		3.9%
32 4.6%
Average 3.3%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2019 2019 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Kim Young-kwang Nominated [24]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jin Ki-joo Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kim Jae-kyung Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[1]

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