Best What's Wrong with Secretary Kim characters

1616 duels later, Kim Mi So remains #1 in the favorite What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? character ranking with 1390 ELO points, Lee Yeong Joon close behind at 1355.

The sharpest divide in the ranking sits between ranks 2 and 3, where 83 ELO points separate Lee Yeong Joon from Kim Ji A. The titular secretary edges out the male lead by 35 points, a reversal that underscores Mi So's appeal as the show's emotional anchor. Her 79% win rate across 14 duels demonstrates consistent dominance, while Lee Yeong Joon's 71% across the same number of duels keeps him firmly in contention. At the bottom, Madame Choi struggles with just 8% of her 13 duels won, while CEO Lee fares only slightly better at 28% over 18 duels, suggesting these supporting characters left less impression on viewers than the core ensemble. Park Yoo Sik at rank 6 marks the threshold where support begins to thin noticeably.

This ranking draws from 1616 duels cast by 105 players across 8 contenders, updated on 11 October 2026. The gap between the leads and the rest of the cast reflects the drama's tight focus on its central relationship, with Kim Ji A holding third place at 1272 ELO as the strongest presence outside the romantic pairing. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your own votes and shape how this ranking evolves.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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