The Secret Life of My Secretary explained
| Alt Name: | How to Train My Blind Boss |
| Native Name: | | Hangul: | 초면에 사랑합니다 | | Rr: | Chomyeon-e Saranghamnida | | Lk: | I Loved You from the Beginning |
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| Genre: | Romantic comedy |
| Creator: | Park Young-soo |
| Director: | Lee Kwang-young |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 32 |
| Executive Producer: | Jung Ah-reum |
| Location: | South Korea |
| Runtime: | 35 minutes |
| Company: | Beyond J[1] |
| Channel: | SBS TV |
The Secret Life of My Secretary[2] 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.[3] [4] [5]
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"[6]) 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.[7]
Secretary to T&T Mobile Media 1 Director Do Min-ik. An obedient, lively secretary who has a harsh way of talking.[5]
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.[8]
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.[5]
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
- Jung Ae-ri as Sim Hae-ra, Min-ik's mother who is the Chairman of T&T Art Centre[9]
- Kim Byung-chun as Goo Seok-chan, Min-ik's doctor; neurosurgeon at Sangmo Hospital
- Choi Tae-hwan as Eun Jung-soo,[10] 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, 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, 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 |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Released: | July 1, 2019 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Language: | Korean |
Part 11
Ratings
In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
! rowspan="3" | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share |
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| AGB Nielsen[11] |
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| Nationwide |
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| 1 | May 6, 2019 | Secretary Jung, Please Save Me
(정비서 나 좀 살려줘) | 3.2% |
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| 2 | 3.6% |
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| 3 | May 7, 2019 | Congratulations, You Came Back to Me
(축하해요 나한테 돌아온 거) | 3.4% |
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| 4 | 3.2% |
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| 5 | May 13, 2019 | Hello, Stranger | 3.1% |
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| 6 | 3.1% |
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| 7 | May 14, 2019 | I Wanted to Draw a Face, but I Unconsciously Drew a Circle
(얼굴 그리려다 무심코 그린 동그라미) | 3.0% |
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| 8 | 3.5% |
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| 9 | May 20, 2019 | When Adam Opens His Eyes
(아담이 눈뜰 때) | 3.0% |
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| 10 | 3.4% |
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| 11 | May 21, 2019 | Eve's Confession
(이브의 고백) | |
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| 12 | 3.6% |
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| 13 | May 27, 2019 | When I First Saw You
(내가 너를 처음 봤을 때) | 2.8% |
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| 14 | 3.5% |
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| 15 | May 28, 2019 | My Premonition Never Goes Wrong
(예감은 틀리지 않는다) | 3.0% |
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| 16 | 3.0% |
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| 17 | June 3, 2019 | Your Face
(너의 얼굴은) | 3.1% |
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| 18 | 3.7% |
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| 19 | June 4, 2019 | Veronica's Double Life
(베로니카의 이중생활) | 3.2% |
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| 20 | 4.0% |
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| 21 | June 10, 2019 | A Love Triangle Between Two
(둘이서 삼각관계) | |
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| 22 | 3.4% |
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| 23 | June 11, 2019 | Because of Dishonesty
(솔직하지 못해서) | 3.0% |
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| 24 | 4.0% |
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| 25 | June 17, 2019 | A Secret That Cannot Be Told
(말할 수 없는 비밀) | 3.0% |
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| 26 | 3.8% |
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| 27 | June 18, 2019 | Secretary for One Day
(하루 동안의 비서) | 3.4% |
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| 28 | 4.2% |
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| 29 | June 24, 2019 | For the Employee from the Boss
(갑이 을에게) | 2.8% |
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| 30 | 3.1% |
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| 31 | June 25, 2019 | This Very Moment
(지금 이 순간) | 3.9% |
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| 32 | |
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| Average | | |
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Awards and nominations
Notes and References
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- [초면에 사랑합니다] 티저 Ver.1 / 'The Secret Life of My Secretary' Teaser]. YouTube. SBS NOW. March 26, 2019. ko.
- Web site: http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=23059758&cloc=. ko:[단독]김영광·진기주, '눈 먼 보스 길들이기' 주인공. 24 October 2018. IS Plus. ko. Kim Jin-suk. 16 January 2019. 18 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518035959/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=23059758&cloc=. live.
- Web site: http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201810241036508010. ko:김영광 측 "‘눈 먼 보스 길들이기’ 제안 받은 작품 중 하나"(공식입장). 24 October 2018. Newsen. ko. Park Soo-in. 16 January 2019. 17 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190117070108/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201810241036508010. live.
- Web site: http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20190116/93725393/1. ko:‘초면에 사랑합니다’ 김영광×진기주×김재경×무진성 4色 청춘 라인업 [공식]. 16 January 2019. Sports Donga. ko. 16 January 2019. 16 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190116100406/http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20190116/93725393/1. live.
- Book: Goldstein, E. Bruce . Cognitive psychology : connecting mind, research, and everyday experience . 2019 . 978-1-337-40827-1 . 5E . Boston, MA, USA . 1055681278.
- Web site: http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/01/16/2019011601356.html. ko:'초면에 사랑합니다' 김영광, 출연 확정…냉혈한 보스 役. 16 January 2019. Chosun. ko. Jeong Yuna. 16 January 2019. 16 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190116080942/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/01/16/2019011601356.html. live.
- Web site: http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1641387. ko:김재경, '초면에 사랑합니다' 캐스팅…영화 제작사 대표役. 16 January 2019. Ten Asia Hankyung. ko. Kim Ji-won. 16 January 2019. 28 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428034420/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1641387. dead.
- Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003121233. ko:'초면에 사랑합니다' 정애리-김민상-장소연-백현주-김병춘, 관록의 라인업 구축. entertain.naver.com. ko. 2019-01-20. 2019-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20190121064725/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003121233. live.
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- Web site: Nielsen Korea. AGB Nielsen Media Research. ko. May 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00. March 17, 2017. dead.
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