A narcissist CEO and his dying secretary fake-date while plotting mutual murder. K-drama unhinged.
Season 1 • Episode 16
LatestGojin catches the culprit, and Gojin and Segi reconcile. A year later, Sina and Gojin are newlyweds.
No Go Jin is the most popular mathematics instructor in the private education field and the CEO of GOTOP Education. Even though he has only a high school level education, he has achieved all of his success due to his extreme intelligence. He seems like a perfect man with a handsome appearance, high IQ, and wealth. He is also narcissistic. One day, he is suddenly warned that he will be murdered. Lee Shin A works as No Go Jin’s secretary. She is a diligent and responsible employee. Due to her quiet and introverted personality, she has little presence with her boss No Go Jin and her colleagues at work. Her colleagues begin to recognize her, because she has worked for the notorious No Go Jin for more than 1 year. She then learns that she does not have much time left to live.
Acting
Kim Jae-wook's unhinged CEO charisma meets Krystal's restrained desperation.
Writing
Balances terminal illness melodrama with genuinely funny dark comedy.
Costume
Go-jin's aggressively expensive suits as character armor.
Creator
Kim Jung-hyun
Kim Jae-uck
Noh Go-jin
Krystal Jung
Lee Shin-ah
Yoo In-young
Baek Soo-young
Ha Jun
Oh Se-gi
Yoon San-ha
Lee Su-ho
Park Han-sol
Chu Ok-hee
Im Won-hee
Park Yang-tae
Kim Hak-seon
Lee Yong-gu
Lee Si-eon
Kang Min
Jung Sung-ho
Kim Cha-Bae
Kim Ki-nam
Gong Hee-Cheol
Baek Joo-hee
Ma Eun-Jeong
Lee Mi-young
Gong Pil-Sun
Jo In
Kim Hye-Sun
Ko Kyu-pil
Joo Joon-Pal / "John"
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Satires Korea's brutal hagwon (cram school) industry; Go-jin's 'math instructor celebrity' status mirrors real edutainers like Korea's billion-won star lecturers. Spoiler-free commentary on educational inequality.
Kim Jae-wuck and Krystal previously starred together in 2010's 'Heirs'—he played her older brother's friend, making this their first romantic pairing after twelve years. The off-screen reunion energy is palpable.
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