What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2024)

Filipino Feel Good Watch

Apprehensive at first to hear about the adapted WWWSK. Contrary to most, I didn’t like the Korean version as it was all shiny in the surface but lacked depth. This Pinoy adaptation gives so much feel, warmth and heart. They added the culture and humor into the scenes, characters and dialogue that Pinoy can easily relate too.
Pace is slow, but the episodes get better&better. Viewers will compare PSJ with Paulo. Physically, PSJ wins, but Paulo by far is a better actor. How he nailed his lines perfectly with his Coño accent and how his micro-expessions and emotions transit thru scenes are riveting to watch. (A suretell of status for Pinoys is how you speak English). After his dark dramas like Linlang and Fan Girl, this cutesy romcom is an adjustment for him and he did deliver well.
Kim is perfect for her role as the modern Filipina woman. I’m glad that her version of Sec Kim is more expressive and not lackluster. She was vocal with what she wanted, as what every woman should be. BMC was a walking red flag at first but he turned green and redeemed himself through the series. Unlike the kdrama version, where the ML was always the alpha, there was a better balance of power between BMC and Kim as a couple.
Paulo and Kim are very in tune with each other, as seen from their comedic timings to the sweet scenes. I like the gradual build up of their story and characters, their slowburns and eye gazes, and how they became each other’s compass. Onscreen and offscreen, their chemistry is off the charts. (Check out their bts)
The supporting cast is true to life as they portray the typical fun and caring Pinoy workmates and families you have. Mental health, facing one’s fear, forgiveness and redemption are amongst the drama’s themes. Happy that the writers added more scenes/dialogue for the themes above as these completed the loose ends that were missing from the korean version.
Kudos to the director, writers, cast&crew. You can tell that everyone has poured so much love into this project. It is heartwarmimg to finally watch a well—made drama without the need for subtitles. They did a great job of storytelling, and showcased the Filipino way of life and heart.

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Not really a bad remake. I wonder why people are complaining so much. (P.S. I love remakes)

Ep 1 to Ep 5: Before I started watching I went through the comments and most were pretty much bashing the show, the cast, & the story. When I finally got to watching it, I realized that most of them are being too negative. It isn't a bad remake. I can see why the actor who's playing Brandon, he sometimes resembles Park Seo Joon. Its the eyes and side profile. The actor Paulo is doing a good job as Brandon if you watch the drama without comparing. And Kim Chiu is really very pretty, her dimples are just so adorable. Her acting is also good. I like that they speak in English majority of the time, so I focus more on the scenes and people. In Korean version, Secretary Kim is more subtle in showing her emotions whereas here Secretary Kim is too emotional with expressions exaggerated. The one thing that they got wrong is the office space for the staff, it just doesn't go well with the theme of the show. I do like Brandon's throne though. They introduced Morpheus, he is one character that looks very sleezy, he looks like a young John Schneider who got a surfer dude haircut. I am not a fan of the other characters so far but lets see how it develops.

Ep 6 to Ep 10: Even with the 20 mins episodes it drags a bit from time to time. I have to skip a lot of scenes because I'm only interested in what's happening between the leads. A few people in the comments said that the leads lack the chemistry, they must be blind. I see the chemistry. The remake has made a few changes as to when things happens and I like them. I also liked that Brandon chose to participate in the games instead of watching from the sidelines. Still not liking Cyrus's look though, give that guy a surfboard. I'm really not a fan of fusion food. Even other people eating it makes me go why!

Ep 11 to Ep 29: The story progression is fine, the chemistry develops gradually, and you are glad that they get together. However, the decision to hide the past seems to have been made very complicated but it isn't in reality. But that's trauma for you. But the FL already suspects that he is the 'Ninja Boy', so he might as well confide in her.

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