# What a Boss Wants: Oh Se Young on Playing a Secret Indie Singer Opposite Sung Hoon’s Tasteless Chaebol

URL: https://technosports.co.in/what-a-boss-wants-oh-se-young-on-playing/  
Published: 2026-10-13  
Updated: 2026-10-13  
Author: Reetam Bodhak

A chaebol boss who can’t taste anything, and a girl whose voice he can’t forget. That is the setup for ***What a Boss Wants***, a romance drama based on a web novel of the same name. Now lead actress **Oh Se Young** has shared how she approached her double-life character, and her answers make the drama sound like a warm, funny ride.

## The Story in a Nutshell

**Kwon Do Hyuk** (Sung Hoon) is a chaebol boss with no sense of taste. He sets out to find the woman whose voice he heard on an album. **Lee Eun Chae** (Oh Se Young) is the lead vocalist of an indie band, and she becomes the only variable in his otherwise perfect life.

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## What a Boss Wants: The Characters

| Detail | Info |
| --- | --- |
| **Drama** | What a Boss Wants |
| **Based on** | A web novel of the same name |
| **Male lead** | Sung Hoon as Kwon Do Hyuk, a [chaebol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaebol) boss |
| **Female lead** | Oh Se Young as Lee Eun Chae |
| **Eun Chae’s secret** | Performs as “Soo,” vocalist of indie band India Red |
| **Premiere** | November 11, 10:20 p.m. KST (about 6:50 p.m. IST) |

### Who Is Lee Eun Chae?

By day, Eun Chae is a job seeker who is struggling but stays relentlessly optimistic and finds joy in small things. By night, she secretly performs as Soo. Her family doesn’t know, and she pretends she’s already landed a job. Her dream is to hear someone sing along to one of her songs.

### What Oh Se Young Revealed

- **Why she said yes:** She found the script exciting and entertaining, and wanted to take on a character with so many charms.
- **Her read on Eun Chae:** Innocent and lovable, someone who delights in the smallest things and makes eccentric choices without hesitation.
- **What they share:** A romantic outlook on dreams and love, and an honesty about emotions that she compares to a child’s.

## How She Built the Double Life?

The key was a clear split between **Eun Chae the job seeker** and **Soo the stage vocalist**. The team held many meetings and tests to perfect Soo’s look.

She also put real work into the music side:

- She rehearsed with the India Red members even on days off.
- She studied videos of indie vocalists for their gestures and stage presence.
- She practiced singing at karaoke whenever she had time.

## The Sung Hoon Chemistry

Oh Se Young says they communicated often before filming began. She called him thoughtful and attentive, and said he kept the set lively. That, she says, helped their chemistry feel natural.

## What to Look Forward To?

She encourages viewers to follow Soo’s fate with excitement, and says the set was filled with laughter. Expect a drama aiming for fun and romance. While you wait, catch her in *The Judge Returns* on Viki.

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## FAQs

1. When does What a Boss Wants premiere?

It premieres on November 11 at 10:20 p.m. KST.

2. What is Oh Se Young’s character’s secret?

Lee Eun Chae secretly performs as “Soo,” vocalist of the indie band India Red, while hiding it from her family.