May I Help You?[3] (Korean: 일당백집사) is a South Korean television series directed by Shim Soo-yeon and starring Lee Hye-ri and Lee Jun-young. It premiered on MBC TV on October 19, 2022, and aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST).[4]
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| Hangul | 일당백집사 |
| Hanja | 一當百執事 |
| Revised Romanization | Ildangbaekjipsa |
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| Written by | Lee Sun-hye[2] |
| Directed by | Shim Soo-yeon Park Sun-young[2] |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 70 minutes[3] |
| Production company | IWill Media[2] |
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| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | October 19 – December 22, 2022 |
Synopsis
Kim Tae-Hee (Lee Jun-young), a man who performs errands at his uncle's company, "A Dime a Job", and Baek Dong-ju (Lee Hye-ri), a funeral director who grants the wishes of the deceased.[5]
Cast
Main
- Lee Hye-ri as Baek Dong-ju, a funeral director who gives everything in order to fulfill the last wishes of the deceased.[6]
- Lee Jun-young as Kim Tae-hee,[7] the only employee of Ildangbaek, which is a daily errand service.[6]
Supporting
Ildangbaek House
- Song Duk-ho as Seo Hae-ahn, a police officer.[8]
- Lee Kyu-han as Vincent, the youngest and troubled uncle of Kim Tae-Hee and the CEO of Ildangbaek.[9]
Eonju University Hospital Funeral Hall
Dong-ju's family
- Park Soo-young as Baek Dal-sik, Baek Dong-ju's father.[11]
- Oh Dae-hwan as Michael Baek, Baek Dong-ju's uncle and chief priest of Bongsu-dong Temple.[2]
Dong-ju's friends
- Seo Hye-won as Yoo So-ra, Baek Dong-ju's friend.[12]
- Ahn Hyun-ho as Hyun Jeong-hwa, Instructor of the table tennis club.[13]
Extended
- Han Dong-hee as Tak Chung-ha, Butler Kim's ex-girlfriend and doctor of emergency medicine.[2]
- Ahn Nae-sang as Kim Jun-ho, the taxi driver died in an accident and lost the trust of his son.[14]
- Jo Ah-young as Park Seo-rin, a Student who died young from illness.[15]
- Kim Ha-eon as Kim Jun-ho, Kim Tae-hee's younger brother.[16]
- Hong Nah-hyun as So-gang, A mother who faced a tragic death.[17]
- Kwak Ja-hyung as Seok-cheol, who works as a backup driver during the day and as a backup driver at night Sudden death without saying goodbye He asked Dong Ju to find a check for 100 million won that he had hidden and send it to his wife.[17]
Special appearance
- Seo Young-hee as Choi Yeon-hee, The deceased died without being able to report the affair of her husband and close friend.[18]
- Suh Hyo-won as Table tennis player[19]
- Jang Sung-kyu as DJ[17]
- Lee Eun-joo as daughter-in-law who has to go through many events.[20]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Reminiscence" (보고 싶다 널 가득 안고 싶다) |
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| Jung Joon-il | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Reminiscence" (보고 싶다 널 가득 안고 싶다; Inst.) |
| 4:00 | ||
| Total length: | 8:00 | ||||
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 653 | 587 | N/A | 581 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 705 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 548 | N/A | 608 | N/A | 560 | N/A | |
May I Help You? : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[25] | |
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| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | October 19, 2022 | 3.9% (16th) | 3.9% (15th) |
| 2 | October 20, 2022 | 3.7% (18th) | 3.9% (15th) |
| 3 | October 26, 2022 | 3.0% (22nd) | N/A |
| 4 | October 27, 2022 | 3.6% (18th) | 3.6% (16th) |
| 5 | November 9, 2022[A] | 2.1% (31st) | N/A |
| 6 | November 10, 2022 | 2.5% (28th) | |
| 7 | November 16, 2022 | 2.7% (25th) | |
| 8 | November 17, 2022 | 4.0% (16th) | 4.2% (14th) |
| 9 | November 30, 2022[B] | 2.6% (27th) | N/A |
| 10 | December 1, 2022 | 3.5% (21st) | |
| 11 | December 7, 2022 | 3.0% (25th) | |
| 12 | December 8, 2022 | 3.1% (22nd) | |
| 13 | December 14, 2022 | 2.6% (27th) | |
| 14 | December 15, 2022 | 3.3% (24th) | |
| 15 | December 21, 2022 | 2.7% (25th) | |
| 16 | December 22, 2022 | 3.2% (20th) | 3.7% (19th) |
| Average | 3.1% | —[C] | |
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Notes
- Episodes 5 and 6 were delayed one week due to Itaewon disaster, and will air on November 9th and 10th.[26]
- Episodes 9 and 10 were delayed one week due to World Cup 2022, and will air on November 30th and December 1st.[27]
References
External links
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