Your House Helper

Your House Helper (Korean: 당신의 하우스헬퍼) is a 2018 South Korean television series based on a webcomic of the same title which was first published in 2014 by KTOON and lasted on the said platform for three seasons. The series stars Ha Seok-jin, Bona, Lee Ji-hoon, Ko Won-hee, Jeon Soo-jin and Seo Eun-ah. It aired on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) from July 4 to August 29, 2018.^[1][2][3][4]

Your House Helper
Promotional poster
Hangul	당신의 하우스헬퍼
Revised Romanization	Dangsin-ui Hauseuhelpeo
Genre	Romantic comedy Slice of life
Based on	Your House Helper by Seung Jung-yeon
Written by	Kim Ji-seon
Directed by	Jeon Woo-seong Lim Se-joon
Starring	Ha Seok-jin Bona Lee Ji-hoon Ko Won-hee Jeon Soo-jin Seo Eun-ah
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	32^[a]
Production
Executive producers	Hwang In-roe Kim Sung-geun
Producer	Choi Jun-ho
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	35 minutes^[a]
Production company	Art & Culture^[b]
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	July 4 (2018-07-04) – August 29, 2018 (2018-08-29)

Synopsis

A man, who works as a house helper, helps arrange people's homes, lives and relationships.^[5]

Cast

Main

• Ha Seok-jin as Kim Ji-woon, a man from a prominent family who ends up working as a housekeeper.^[6][7]
• Bona as Im Da-young, an ambitious intern at an advertising company who tries to become a full-time employee and inherited both a house and debt from her father.^[8]
• Lee Ji-hoon as Kwon Jin-kook, a skilled lawyer with a wealthy background.^[9]
• Ko Won-hee as Yoon Sang-ah, a jewelry designer.^[10]
• Jeon Soo-jin as Kang Hye-joo, an accessory seller who has a complicated relationship with her boyfriend.^[11]
• Seo Eun-ah as Han So-mi, a nail shop owner who is scared of men after going through a traumatic event in the past.^[11]

Supporting

People around Ji-woon

• Jo Hee-bong as Go Tae-soo
• Yeon Joon-seok as Park Ga-ram^[12]

People around Da-young

• Yoon Joo-sang as Jang Yong-geon
• Jeong Suk-yong as Da-young's Team Leader
• Lee Min-young as Ahn Jin-hong^[13]
• Im Ji-kyu as Oh Yoon-gi
• Kim Min-seok as Seo Ho-gi^[14]
• Song Sang-eun as Baek Jang-mi
• Inoa as Choi Na-ri^[15]

Others

• Lee Do-gyeom as Bang Cheol-su^[16]
• Yeon Joon-seok as Park Ga-Ram^[16]
• Kim Seon-ho as Yong-joon (cameo)

Production

The first script reading of the cast was held on May 21, 2018 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido.^[17][18]

Original soundtrack

Your House Helper OST
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	2018
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean
Label	withHC, VLENDING

Part 1

Released on July 11, 2018 (2018-07-11)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Good Day" (좋은 하루)	Shim Hyeon-bo	Park Seong-jin	SBGB	04:00
2.	"Good Day (Inst.)" (좋은 하루 (Inst.))		Park Seong-jin		04:00
Total length:					08:00

Part 2

Released on July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The Sea Of You" (너라는 바다)	MATHI, Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min	Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min	Sanchez	04:55
2.	"The Sea Of You (Inst.)" (너라는 바다 (Inst.))		Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min		04:55
Total length:					09:50

Part 3

Released on July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Cat Butler" (고양이 집사)	Shim Hyun-bo	Park Sung-jin, Choi Min-chang	ABRY	03:05
2.	"Cat Butler (Inst.)" (고양이 집사 (Inst.))		Park Sung-jin, Choi Min-chang		03:05
Total length:					06:10

Part 4

Released on July 26, 2018 (2018-07-26)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Someday"	MATHI, Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min	Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min	Jang Na-ra	03:31
2.	"Someday (Inst.)"		Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min		03:31
Total length:					07:02

Part 5

Released on August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Smile Again"	MATHI, Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min	Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min	Juniel	04:07
2.	"Smile Again (Inst.)"		Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min		04:07
Total length:					08:14

Part 6

Released on August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"You You"	Park Jeong-wook, Kim Joon-il, Sujin	Park Jeong-wook	PAXCHILD	03:11
2.	"You You (Inst.)"		Park Jeong-wook		03:11
Total length:					06:22

Ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS^[19]		Nielsen Korea^[20]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	July 4, 2018	4.5%	4.6%	4.1%	4.2%
2		4.6%	4.8%		4.3%
3	July 5, 2018	3.5%	3.7%	3.2%	3.4%
4		4.4%	4.5%	4.0%	4.1%
5	July 11, 2018	4.0%	4.2%	3.6%	3.8%
6		4.7%	4.9%	4.3%	4.5%
7	July 12, 2018	3.6%	3.7%	3.2%	3.3%
8		4.3%	4.5%	3.9%	4.1%
9	July 18, 2018	4.1%	4.3%	3.7%	3.9%
10		4.4%	4.6%	4.0%	4.2%
11	July 19, 2018	3.8%	4.0%	3.5%	3.6%
12		4.9%	5.1%	4.5%	4.7%
13	July 25, 2018	2.7%	2.8%	2.3%	2.4%
14		3.1%	3.2%	2.7%	2.8%
15	July 26, 2018	3.5%	3.6%	3.1%	3.3%
16		4.4%	4.5%	4.0%	4.1%
17	August 1, 2018	3.3%	3.4%	3.0%	3.1%
18		3.6%	3.7%	3.2%	3.3%
19	August 2, 2018	3.0%	3.1%	2.6%	2.7%
20		3.5%	3.6%	3.1%	3.2%
21	August 8, 2018	3.4%	3.5%	3.0%	3.1%
22		3.8%	3.9%	3.4%	3.5%}
23	August 9, 2018	2.9%	3.0%	2.5%	2.6%
24		3.6%	3.7%	3.2%	3.3%
25	August 15, 2018^[c]	2.1%	2.2%	1.7%	1.8%
26		3.7%	3.9%	3.3%	3.5%
27	August 16, 2018	2.8%	3.0%	2.4%	2.6%
28		3.1%	3.5%	2.7%	3.0%
29	August 22, 2018		3.4%		3.2%
30		3.6%	3.8%	3.2%	3.4%
31	August 29, 2018^[d]	3.3%	3.5%	2.9%	3.0%
32		3.4%	3.6%	3.0%	3.1%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2018	2018 KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Ha Seok-jin	Nominated

Notes

1. Repackaged with two 35-minute episodes shown each night from this drama onwards in accordance with MBC and SBS drama serial time-slots.
2. A subsidiary of Creative Leaders Group Eight [ko]
3. Aired earlier than usual due to the 2018 Asian Games football Group E match between South Korea and Bahrain.
4. No episodes were aired on August 23 due to coverage of the 2018 Asian Games.

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External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Your House Helper on KBS World
• Your House Helper at HanCinema
• Your House Helper at IMDb