“Perfect VP Young-joon fights to keep his longtime secretary Mi-so from quitting to marry.”
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?
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Synopsis
Perfect VP Young-joon fights to keep his longtime secretary Mi-so from quitting to marry.
Lee Young-joon is a perfect specimen of a man, and he knows it. Not only is he remarkably attractive, intelligent, and wealthy, but he is also the vice-president of one of Korea's top five corporations. For the past nine years, Young-joon has been accompanied by his extremely talented and diligent secretary, Kim Mi-so. She is the only person who has met the difficult vice-president's standards and the only one whom he has allowed to stand by his side, keeping her as close as a husband would keep his wife. Therefore, it comes as quite a shock to Young-joon when—despite all the years they have worked together and everything they have accomplished—Mi-so suddenly decides to resign. She proclaims that it is time for her to live her own life and, if possible, even get married. However, Young-joon is not ready to give up his beloved secretary that easily. Having grown attached to the capable Ms. Kim, Young-joon will do whatever it takes to keep her by his side. But even though he tells himself that it is only to avoid the inconvenience of finding another secretary, there may actually be a deeper reason behind why he refuses to part with Mi-so.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 3.09 · split reception
6.5 pts
Recommenders 9.5 · others 3.0
↓ 2.67
Running avg · Jan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 10 “I was honestly really surprised to find out that this manhwa didn't have a single review so I just had to leave one. This is my first ever review so don't expect it to be too good or anything....”
- 9 “This review may contain mild spoilers. What's Wrong With Secretary Kim is not your typical office romance. Ms Kim Miso, the headstrong female lead, is the perfect secretary to the world's toughest...”
- 3 “I would say that being full of cliches and having bland plot developments are one of the strong points of this work, because this way you don't get so angry at its absolutely insufferable male...”
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 98 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 13h 04m approx
- Published Jun 2016 – Sep 2018
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M50133 catalog