Interested in watching how a witty, intelligent, cold CEO with an emotionless, expressionless face is transformed into a puddle of awe when he falls in love with a smart, challenging, beautiful, and talented employee? So, for all who are up for some office romance, some misunderstanding, and eventually a happy ending, given below are the top 10 CEO-employee Korean dramas.
1. What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim
What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim is a South Korean drama starring Park Seo-joon and Park Min-young. It was released in 2018. It has one season. It has 16 episodes. This is a story about a CEO who gets baffled when he hears the news that his secretary of nine years is leaving him because of personal issues. He tries to stop her any way he can, and eventually, a love story between the cold, narcissistic CEO and the beautiful, talented, intelligent secretary blooms.
2. Business Proposal
Business Proposal is a South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Ahn So-shop, Kim Se-jeong, Kim Min-my, and Seol In-ah. It was released in 2022. It has one season. It has 12 episodes. The story is about an employee who, in disguise as her friend, goes on a blind date for her, it turns out the blind date is none other than his boss, and the chaos and eventual love story continues when the CEO proposes to her.
3. The Secret Life Of My Secretary
The Secret Life of My Secretary is a South Korean rom-com television series starring Kim Young-kwang and Jin Ki-Joo. It was released in 2019. It has 16 episodes. It has one season. This is a love story about a cold-hearted manager of a mobile company who has facial blindness and is bright, intelligent, and a talented secretary who leads a double life.
4. She Was Pretty
She Was Pretty is a South Korean television drama starring Park Seo-joon and Hwang Jung-um. It was released in 2015. It has one season. It has 16 episodes. The story is about two childhood sweethearts who met after 15 years, but one of them seems to forget the other, and thus the chaos, confusion, emotions, and eventually a love story between the two blooms.
5. Protect The Boss
Protect the Boss is a South Korean romantic television series starring Ji Sung and Choi Kang-hee. It was released in 2011. It has one season. It has 18 episodes. This is a love story between the secretary and the boss of a law firm.
6. Start-up
Start-up is a South Korean romance television series starring Bae Suzy, Kang Han-na, Kim Seon-ho, and Nam Joo-hyuk. It was released in 2020. It has one season. It has 16 episodes. The story is about a young, talented, and aspiring woman who wants to open her own business, and with the help of her first love as an investor and a business insider on her side, she is confident enough to pursue her dreams.
7. Strong Girl Bong-Soon
Strong Girl Bong-soon is a South Korean thriller television series starring Park Bo-young and Park Hyung-sik. It has one season. It was released in 2017. It has 16 episodes. It is a story about a girl with superpowers hired by the boss of the company as a bodyguard.
8. Itaewon Class
Itaewon Class is a South Korean television drama starring Park Seo-joon and Kim Da-mi. It has one reason. It was released in 2020. It has 16 episodes. The story revolves around a determined CEO and his journey to success.
9. My Introverted Boss
My Introverted Boss is a South Korean romance television series starring Yeon Woo-jin and Park Hye-su. It has one season. It was released in 2017. It has 16 episodes. The story is about a highly introverted boss who meets his new overly cheery employee, and turns his life upside down.
10. Coffee Prince
Coffee Prince is a South Korean drama starring Yoon Eun-Hye and Gong Yoo. It has one season. It was released in 2007. It has 17 episodes. The story is about a girl who is usually mistaken for a boy because of her dress sense and finds a job at a coffee shop, where her boss starts falling in love with her, and thus, her problem arises.
