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2022 South Korean television series For the Barney & Friends episode with the same title, see May I Help You? (Barney & Friends).
May I Help You?
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • One Hundred Won Butler
Hangul일당백집사
Hanja一當百執事
Revised RomanizationIldangbaekjipsa
Genre
Developed by
  • Kim Ho-jun
  • Namgung Seong-woo
Written byLee Sun-hye
Directed byShim Soo-yeon
Park Sun-young
Starring
Music by
  • Kim Jun-seok
  • Jeong Se-rin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Kim Hong-seop (CP)
  • Yoo Mo-yeol (CP)
Producers
  • Jeon Yong-joo
  • Kim Chang-mi
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time70 minutes
Production companyIWill Media
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseOctober 19 (2022-10-19) –
December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)

May I Help You? (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).

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.

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.
  • Lee Jun-young as Kim Tae-hee, the only employee of Ildangbaek, which is a daily errand service.

Supporting

Ildangbaek House

  • Song Duk-ho as Seo Hae-ahn, a police officer.
  • Lee Kyu-han as Vincent, the youngest and troubled uncle of Kim Tae-Hee and the CEO of Ildangbaek.

Eonju University Hospital Funeral Hall

Dong-ju's family

  • Park Soo-young as Baek Dal-sik, Baek Dong-ju's father.
  • Oh Dae-hwan as Michael Baek, Baek Dong-ju's uncle and chief priest of Bongsu-dong Temple.

Dong-ju's friends

  • Seo Hye-won as Yoo So-ra, Baek Dong-ju's friend.
  • Ahn Hyun-ho as Hyun Jeong-hwa, Instructor of the table tennis club.

Extended

  • Han Dong-hee as Tak Chung-ha, Butler Kim's ex-girlfriend and doctor of emergency medicine.
  • Ahn Nae-sang as Kim Jun-ho, the taxi driver died in an accident and lost the trust of his son.
  • Jo Ah-young as Park Seo-rin, a Student who died young from illness.
  • Kim Ha-eon as Kim Jun-ho, Kim Tae-hee's younger brother.
  • Hong Nah-hyun as So-gang, A mother who faced a tragic death.
  • 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.

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.
  • Suh Hyo-won as Table tennis player
  • Jang Sung-kyu as DJ
  • Lee Eun-joo as daughter-in-law who has to go through many events.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on October 20, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Pray"
  • Song Yang-ha
  • Kim Jae-hyun
  • Lee Joo-ah
  • Song Yang-ha
  • Kim Jae-hyun
  • Vlue
Lee Won-suk3:11
2."Pray" (Inst.) 
  • Song Yang-ha
  • Kim Jae-hyun
  • Vlue
 3:11
Total length:6:22

Part 2

Released on October 27, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
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-il4:00
2."Reminiscence" (보고 싶다 널 가득 안고 싶다; Inst.) 
  • Kim Chang-rak (Aiming)
  • Kim Soo-bin (Aiming)
  • Jo Se-hee (Aiming)
 4:00
Total length:8:00

Viewership

May I Help You? : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1653587N/A581N/AN/AN/A705N/AN/AN/A548N/A608N/A560N/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)
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 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 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% —
  • 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.

Notes

  1. Episodes 5 and 6 were delayed one week due to Itaewon disaster, and will air on November 9th and 10th.
  2. Episodes 9 and 10 were delayed one week due to World Cup 2022, and will air on November 30th and December 1st.
  3. Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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  12. Ahn, Yoon-ji (September 1, 2022). "[단독]'환혼' 서혜원, '일당백집사' 출연..혜리 친구된다" [ 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.
  13. Won, Hae-sun (October 28, 2022). "[어게인TV]'일당백집사' 의문의 소년, 이준영에 "나 왜 죽인 거야?" ['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.
  14. 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' ] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved October 19, 2022 – via Naver.
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  16. 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) ] (in Korean). Sports DongA. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Naver.
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  19. 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.
  20. 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.
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    • "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.
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  27. 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.

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