Jang Seon-kyul (Yoon Kyun-sang) has wealth and good looks but suffers from severe mysophobia. He is obsessed with cleaning and even owns his own cleaning company. However, he meets a carefree and untidy girl named Gil Oh-sol (Kim Yoo-jung) after she enters his company as a new employee. Oh-sol has worked all sorts of part-time jobs while striving for a full-time job and does not have the luxury to date or clean. She gave up on being neat after facing the tough reality of the world and is known for always wearing her trademark tracksuit. But she has a bright personality and does not mind getting dirty. With the help of Oh-sol, Seon-kyul faces his mysophobia and also falls in love with her.
Cast
Main
Yoon Kyun-sang as Jang Seon-kyul, a good-looking and wealthy CEO of "Cleaning Fairy", who has mysophobia.[5]
Kim Yoo-jung as Gil Oh-sol, a girl with a positive personality. She does not really care about dirtiness and possesses a strong stomach.[6]
Song Jae-rim as Choi Ha-in / Daniel Choi, a psychiatrist from the Rochester Clinic who lives on the rooftop of Oh-sol's house and is known for being a free spirit.[7]
Supporting
People around Oh-sol
Kim Won-hae as Gil Gong-tae, Oh-sol's father. A district cleaner.[8]
Lee Do-hyun as Gil Oh-dol, Oh-sol's younger brother who is a promising Taekwondo athlete.[9]
Park Ah-in as Lee Young-eun, a woman in an office cleaned by Oh-sol.
Jo Ryun as Jung Hye-won, Oh-sol's and Oh-dol's mother.
Kim Joo-young as actor who knows Jae-min.
Kim Sun-bin as lawyer.
Shin So-yul as Seo Ji-hye, receptionist in a hotel.
Production
The first script reading was held on January 30, 2018 at JTBC building in Sangam-dong.[18]
The series was set to air in April 2018.[19] However, on February 26, it was revealed that lead actress Kim Yoo-jung was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, and would be focusing on treatment.[20] It has since halted filming and its broadcast has been delayed to the second half of the year.[21]
On May 25, JTBC announced that the production would resume filming in August 2018 for a slated premiere in November 2018. Ahn Hyo-seop, who was originally cast in the lead role of Jang Seon-kyul, withdrew from the drama due to scheduling conflicts.[22][23] He was replaced by Yoon Kyun-sang.[5]
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.
This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
Episodes 11 and 12 did not air on January 7 and 8, 2019. They were postponed to the following week and a soccer match between South Korea and the Philippines was broadcast during the series' time slot on January 7.
Remake
iQiyi announced that there will be a Chinese adaptation of the drama, titled Cleaning Elfs.[27]
The Chinese remake was released on Netflix under the title Use For My Talent in 2021.[28]
Notes
^Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.
^"Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
^"Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
^《热情的清扫吧》韩版未播，中国版已经开始选角，拟邀黄景瑜沈月. Phoenix New Media (in Korean). August 13, 2018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
