“Filing for love” revolves around Joo In Ah (Shin Hye Sun) - the head of the tough audit team, famous for exposing internal violations, and Noh Ki Joon (Gong Myung) - the excellent auditor who is suddenly transferred to the scandal handling department.
Right from the first episodes, the film impresses with a series of humorous, everyday situations. Sections about office life between employees and superiors, or scenes of Shin Hye Sun's character singing karaoke to Hwasa's "Twit", Gong Myung singing, dancing to 2NE1's "I am the best" are widely shared, contributing to increasing the spread.
According to Nielsen Korea, the film achieved a viewership rating of 4.4% in episode 1 and increased to 6.3% in episode 2. This number is considered positive for a work in the office romance comedy genre, and also surpasses the highest rating of its predecessor - "Concrete Dream" (4.5%).
Korean media commented that audiences are reacting positively to "Secret Inspector". The work is praised for having a fast pace of storytelling, clear situation building, helping viewers easily follow from the first episodes.
Shin Hye Sun's acting continues to be the highlight. The actress well shows the balance between the sharp personality and the everyday humor of the character, creating a feeling of closeness but still maintaining her own personality. In Ah's scenes transitioning from humorous to cold in a short time also contribute to clarifying the personality.
Meanwhile, Gong Myung brings surprises when showing suitability for the rom-com genre, especially in the ability to handle gentle situations and create natural laughter. The combination between the two actors is assessed to create a stable interaction rhythm, contributing to keeping the film flow continuous.
Compared to films in the same time slot such as "Perfect crown" or "Phantom lawyer", "Secret Inspector" creates a difference with fast rhythm and humorous tones. The appearance of a series of cameos (guests) such as Park Ha Sun, Pyo Ye Jin, Shin Hyun Soo, Kim Jong Tae contributes to increasing the highlight for the work.
However, there are still opinions that the film is repeating the adultery motif, making the content flow in some character lines become familiar. In addition, the allocation of time for the characters of Kim Jae Wook and Hong Hwa Yeon is also expected to be adjusted in the following episodes.
In general, with an accessible script, stable acting and positive word-of-mouth effects, "Secret Inspector" is predicted to continue to improve its performance if it maintains its current pace.
