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]
Quick Facts Also known as, Hangul ...
| May I Help You? |
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| Hangul | 일당백집사 |
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| Hanja | 一當百執事 |
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| Revised Romanization | Ildangbaekjipsa |
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| Developed by | - Kim Ho-jun
- Namgung Seong-woo
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| Written by | Lee Sun-hye[2] |
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| Directed by | Shim Soo-yeon
Park Sun-young[2] |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
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| Original language | Korean |
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| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Executive producers | - Kim Hong-seop (CP)
- Yoo Mo-yeol (CP)
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| Producers | - Jeon Yong-joo
- Kim Chang-mi
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
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| Running time | 70 minutes[3] |
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| Production company | IWill Media[2] |
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| Network | MBC TV |
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| Release | October 19 (2022-10-19) –
December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22) |
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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]
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 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]
Part 1
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Released on October 20, 2022[21][22]| Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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| 1. | "Pray" | - Song Yang-ha
- Kim Jae-hyun
- Lee Joo-ah
| - Song Yang-ha
- Kim Jae-hyun
- Vlue
| Lee Won-suk | 3:11 |
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| 2. | "Pray" (Inst.) | | - Song Yang-ha
- Kim Jae-hyun
- Vlue
| | 3:11 |
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| Total length: | 6:22 |
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Part 2
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Released on October 27, 2022[23][24]| Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist |
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| 1. | "Reminiscence" (보고 싶다 널 가득 안고 싶다) | - Kim Chang-rak (Aiming)
- Kim Soo-bin (Aiming)
- Yoon Kyung-won (Onclassa)
| - Kim Chang-rak (Aiming)
- Kim Soo-bin (Aiming)
- Jo Se-hee (Aiming)
| Jung Joon-il | 4:00 |
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| 2. | "Reminiscence" (보고 싶다 널 가득 안고 싶다; Inst.) | | - Kim Chang-rak (Aiming)
- Kim Soo-bin (Aiming)
- Jo Se-hee (Aiming)
| | 4:00 |
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| Total length: | 8:00 |
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More information Season, Episode number ...
| Season | Episode number | Average |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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| 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 |
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May I Help You? : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.
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Average TV viewership ratings
| Ep. |
Original broadcast date |
Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[25] |
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Seoul |
| 1 |
October 19, 2022 |
3.9% (16th) |
3.9% (15th) |
| 2 |
October 20, 2022 |
3.7% (18th) |
3.9% (15th) |
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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% |
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- In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- N/A denotes ratings that were not released.
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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] Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
Baek, Seung-hoon (August 31, 2022). "이혜리→이준영, MBC '일당백집사' 출연...10월 첫방 [공식입장]" [Lee Hye-ri → Lee Jun-young, appearing in MBC's 'One Hundred Butlers'... First episode in October [Official Admission]] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Naver. Kim, Myung-mi (September 8, 2022). "'일당백집사' 이혜리, 신묘한 능력 가진 장례 지도사 변신" [One Dang Butler' Lee Hye-ri, transformed into a funeral director with mysterious abilities] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Naver. Park, Jin-young (May 24, 2022). "혜리x이준영, 오늘(24일) '일당백집사' 대본리딩...첫 삽 떴다" [Hyeri x Lee Jun-young, today (24th) 'One hundred butlers' script reading... first shovel]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Naver. Cheon, Yun-hye (August 31, 2022). "'일당백집사' 이혜리-이준영 등 일당백 배우 조합 "개성 강한 인물들 시너지"" ['One hundred butlers' Lee Hye-ri and Lee Joon-young, etc. One hundred and one actor union "synergy of strong personalities"]. Herald POP (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Naver. Han, Hae-sun (October 21, 2022). "일당백집사' 이혜리, "난 정우성" 이준영과 티키타카 美쳤네!" ['One Dang Butler' Lee Hye-ri, "I'm Jung Woo-sung" Lee Jun-young and Tiki Taka beautiful!]. MT Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Naver. Hyun, Jung-min (October 6, 2022). "송덕호, MBC '일당백집사' 합류...순경 서해안 役" [Song Deok-ho joins MBC's 'One Dang Butler'... Police Officer West Coast] (in Korean). Sports World. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Naver. Jang, Ah-reum (June 15, 2022). "이규한, 폭행무혐의 처분 후 '일당백집사'로 드라마 복귀" [Lee Gyu-han returns to drama as 'One Dang Butler' after being acquitted of assault] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved June 15, 2022 – via Naver. Park, Ji-yoon (August 31, 2022). "이혜리·이준영→오대환, '일당백집사' 출연 확정...10월 첫방" [Lee Hye-ri, Lee Jun-young → Oh Dae-hwan, confirmed to appear in 'One Dang Butler'... First episode in October]. The Fact (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Naver. Kim, Myung-mi (October 14, 2022). "'일당백집사' 태인호X오대환X박수영, 이혜리 지원군 된다" ['One hundred butlers' Tae In-ho, Oh Dae-hwan, Park Soo-young, and Lee Hye-ri become supporters] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Naver. Ahn, Yoon-ji (September 1, 2022). "[단독]'환혼' 서혜원, '일당백집사' 출연..혜리 친구된다" [[Exclusive] Hye-won Seo from 'Wedding Marriage' to appear in 'One Dang Butler'... Become Hyeri's friend] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Naver. Won, Hae-sun (October 28, 2022). "[어게인TV]'일당백집사' 의문의 소년, 이준영에 "나 왜 죽인 거야?" [[Against TV]'Il Dang Hundred Butlers' mysterious boy asks Lee Jun Young, "Why did you kill me?"] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Naver. Jang, Woo-young (October 19, 2022). "왔어요, 아들"..첫방 '일당백집사' 이혜리, 이준영과 장례식장서 재회 [종합]" [I'm here, son"..Reunited at the funeral with Lee Hye-ri and Lee Jun-young from the first episode of 'One hundred butlers' [General]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved October 19, 2022 – via Naver. Yoo, Jeong-min (December 1, 2022). "일당백집사' 조아영, 가슴 아픈 짝사랑 소녀로 활약" [One Dang Baek Butler' Jo Ah-yeong plays a heartbreaking unrequited love girl] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Naver. Hong, Se-young (December 1, 2022). "가지마 좋아해" 이혜리, ♥이준영에게 고백 (일당백집사) [TV종합]" [Don’t go, I like you” Lee Hye-ri, confess to ♥ Lee Jun-young (Ildang Baek Butler) [TV Total]] (in Korean). Sports DongA. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Naver. Yoo, Jeong-min (October 27, 2023). "장성규, '일당백집사' 특별출연...이혜리가 건넨 특급 미션은?" [Jang Sung-kyu, special appearance in 'Il Dang Baek Butler'...Lee Hye-ri's special mission?] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Naver. Jeon, Ha-na (October 19, 2022). "첫방 '일당백집사' 이혜리, 망자 보는 장례지도사 "여기서 벗어나게 해주세요"(종합)" [First episode 'One hundred butlers' Lee Hye-ri, funeral director who sees the dead, "Please get me out of here" (comprehensive)] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Naver. Lee, Seung-gil (October 21, 2022). "혜리, '탁구얼짱'이랑 탁구 치는 사이였어?" [Hye-ri, did you play ping-pong with the 'ping-pong girl'?] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Naver. Yang, Yu-jin (October 26, 2022). "이은주, '일당백집사' 특별출연...혜리X이준영과 호흡" [Lee Eun-joo to make special appearance in 'Il Dang Baek Butler'...teaming up with Hyeri X Lee Jun Young] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Naver. Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "Ep. 3, 5–7, 9–15". Daum (in Korean). October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- "Ep. 16". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
Kim, So-yeon (October 31, 2022). "[단독] '일당백집사' 이번주 결방...이태원 참사 애도" [[Exclusive] 'One Dang Butler' is canceled this week... mourning the Itaewon disaster]. Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved October 31, 2022 – via Naver. Lee, Jun-hyun (November 23, 2022). "'일당백집사', 23·24일 결방...카타르 월드컵 중계" [One hundred butlers', 23rd and 24th... Qatar World Cup Live]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Naver.
