What a Boss Wants: 3 Reasons This K-Drama Is Worth Your Wednesday Nights

A chaebol boss with no sense of taste, a singer hiding her identity and a three-month contract that goes wrong in the best way. The upcoming romance drama What a Boss Wants has shared three highlights, and they make a good case for adding it to your watchlist. Here’s the full picture.

What a Boss Wants Drama: Overview

The Premise

Sung Hoon plays Kwon Do Hyuk, a perfectionist chaebol boss who has zero sense of taste and little empathy. After hearing a mysterious female voice on an album, he sets out to find her. Oh Se Young plays Lee Eun Chae, the lead vocalist of an indie band, who becomes the one unpredictable variable in his tidy life.

Highlight 1: An Unpredictable Love Triangle

Do Hyuk finds Eun Chae while looking for someone who resembles an AI singer he created. She is honest about her feelings but tries to hide her identity, and the two end up signing a three-month contract as CEO and secretary, each with a hidden agenda. Then Moon Tae Kyung (Lee Jung Shin), a caring and skilled pediatrician, appears and starts to develop feelings for Eun Chae, which turns the story into a love triangle.

Highlight 2: Two Very Different Families

The drama also contrasts the leads’ home lives. Do Hyuk follows his father Kwon Tae Woong’s orders to take over O-Yes Entertainment, which his stepmother acquired, and he is even hit with a sudden order to get engaged. Eun Chae, on the other hand, chases her singing dreams while telling her strict father she has a job at a big conglomerate. Do Hyuk’s best friend Seo Jin Woo, who is also Eun Chae’s brother-in-law, adds extra complications.

Highlight 3: Live Music by India Red

Music is central to the story. Eun Chae’s band, India Red, performs at a Hongdae club every Wednesday, with a guitarist, a bassist and a drummer. The cast reportedly practised playing together repeatedly before filming to make the stage performances convincing. Director Kang Sol says the team wanted viewers to feel as if they were at a real concert, so expect lively live-stage scenes that go beyond background music.

Should You Watch It?

If you enjoy boss-and-secretary romances, contract relationships and a good love triangle, this looks like a strong fit. The music angle also gives it a fresher feel than the usual office romance. Since it airs weekly, it could be a good midweek comfort watch.

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