Series synopsis
May I Help You?, also known as 일당백집사 is a South Korean drama television series that premiered on MBC on October 19, 2022. It ended on December 22, 2022. It was created by Lee Seon-Hye. It stars Lee Hye-ri, Lee Jun-young, Song Duk-ho and Han Dong-hee.
Baek Dong Joo, a newly hired funeral director, has the uncanny gift, or curse, to momentarily resurrect and talk to the recently deceased. She has to grant their last wishes or have her days be filled with a series of bad luck and accidents. And helping the little boy that first terrified her when he came to life will lead her down a path she never could have expected.
Kim Tae Hee works as a man for hire. Employed by his uncle Vincent running the newly opened errand service company “A Dime A Jo ...
Premise
Baek Dong Joo, a newly hired funeral director, has the uncanny gift, or curse, to momentarily resurrect and talk to the recently deceased. She has to grant their last wishes or have her days be filled with a series of bad luck and accidents. And helping the little boy that first terrified her when he came to life will lead her down a path she never could have expected.
Kim Tae Hee works as a man for hire. Employed by his uncle Vincent running the newly opened errand service company “A Dime A Job” he can be hired for any odd (but legal) task. One day, Kim Tae Hee encounters Baek Dong Joo, when he is hired by her boyfriend to break up with her in his stead. After that, their paths continue to cross, and by the virtue of their jobs, their fates get intertwined deeper and deeper in a series of life and death situations, surrounding the wishes of the people who had died, and the painful past it is going to unravel for both of them.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Hye-ri as Baek Dong-joo
- Lee Jun-young as Kim Tae-hee
- Song Duk-ho as Seo Hae-ahn
- Han Dong-hee as Tak Chung-ha
- Tae In-ho as Im Il-sub
- Lee Kyu-han as Vincent
- Oh Dae-hwan as Father Michael
- Seo Hye-won as Yoo So-ra
Supporting cast
- Park Soo-young as Baek Dal-sik
- Ahn Hyun-ho as Hyun Jung-hwa
- Kim Ha-eon as Kim Joon-ho
Guest cast
- Jeong Young-han as News Anchor
- Kim Yeong-ok as Yoon So-ra's grandmother
- Seo Young-hee as Yeon-hee
- Ahn Nae-sang as Kim Joon-ho
- Kimchoi Yong-joon as Kim Geon-woo
- Lee Sang-hee as Kim Sang-deuk [Joon-ho's step-brother]
- Yoo Dam-Yeon as Kim Sang-deuk's wife
- Lee Ju-hwa as Yeon-hee's sister
- Seo Kwon-soon as Yeon-hee's mother
- Im Woo-chul as Yeon-hee's husband
- Jang Young-hyeon as Yoo Byung-soo [Baek Dong-Ju's boyfriend]
- Kwak Ja-hyung as Seok-cheol [private driver]
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | October 19, 2022 | December 22, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Do Anything for You Baek Dong-joo, a funeral director meets Kim Jib-sa, an errand boy of the neighborhood. Dong-joo kicks Jib-sa in the shin and disappears all of a sudden after asking an odd job. What on earth is this woman? |
October 19, 2022 |
| 2 |
A Strange Woman Dong-joo and Jib-sa meets again at a funeral. Jib-sa tries to run away but Dong-joo stops him. There is no sign of easing between them. |
October 20, 2022 |
| 3 |
Let Me Tell You a Secret Why are you in the closet? Ildangbaek is now in a serious trouble because of Dong-joo. Jib-sa is not sure if he can trust her or stop her. |
October 26, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 19, 2022 |
| Last aired | December 22, 2022 |
| Runtime | 70 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday, Thursday at 21:50:00 |