The Suspicious Housekeeper

The Suspicious Housekeeper

Promotional poster for The Suspicious Housekeeper
Also known as The Mysterious Housekeeper
The Mystery Housemaid
The Strange Housekeeper
Genre Family drama
Black comedy
Based on Kaseifu no Mita
by Kazuhiko Yukawa
Written by Baek Woon-chul
Directed by Kim Hyung-shik
Starring Choi Ji-woo
Lee Sung-jae
Wang Ji-hye
Kim So-hyun
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 20
Production
Location(s) Korea
Running time Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) Everyshow
Release
Original network Seoul Broadcasting System
Original release 23 September (2013-09-23) – 26 November 2013 (2013-11-26)
Chronology
Preceded by Empire of Gold
Followed by One Warm Word
Related shows Kaseifu no Mita
External links
Website

The Suspicious Housekeeper (Hangul: 수상한 가정부; RR: Susanghan Gajeongbu) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Choi Ji-woo, Lee Sung-jae, Wang Ji-hye and Kim So-hyun. It aired on SBS from September 23 to November 26, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[1]

It is a remake of Kaseifu no Mita (家政婦のミタ, "I am Mita, Your Housekeeper"), a hit Japanese drama that aired on NTV in 2011.[2]

Cast

Plot

Park Bok-nyeo is a mysterious housekeeper who will do whatever is asked of her, even, so the rumor goes, if that means murder. Her latest stint involves caring for a recently widowed father, and his four troubled children, all of whom are grappling with the aftermath of their mother's sudden death. The stoic new arrival, who shows barely any trace of emotion, acts as a catalyst for the family members to understand each other better and reconcile their relationships.

Episode Synopsis
Episode Summary
1 Father Sang-chul employs a housekeeper when his wife died. And an employment agency manager gives him a warning that he should be careful about Bok-nyeo who obeys everything she's told. Meanwhile, when Hye-kyul said that she wants to see her mom as a birthday gift, her aunt Na-young promises her she will show her, her mom...
2 Han-kyul found out that her mom committed suicide because of her father's adultery. She visits Song-hwa, the adulterous woman, and showed her mom's last will to her. Meanwhile, Sang-chul is displeased with Bok-nyeo and asks the employment agency manager to send them another housekeeper instead of Bok-nyeo...
3 Han-kyul shows her mom's will to her younger brothers and sister and said that she couldn't live with father anymore. And she leaves the house and goes to her mother's parents' home. Meanwhile, to make her family reconciled, Hye-kyul asks Bok-nyeo to kidnap her...
4 The 4 children ask their father, Sang-chul, to leave the house. And they ask their father to allow Bok-nyeo to work again with role of being their mom. Meanwhile, Bok-nyeo saw when Sang-chul meets with Song-hwa. Sang-chul tries to clear up the misunderstanding. However, Geum-chi, Sang-chul's father-in-law, who sees Bok-nyeo and Sang-chul together begins to question their relationship...
5 When Han-kyul goes to meet Sang-chul in his room to discuss about Bok-nyeo, she sees Sang-chul's couple ring. She becomes enraged. Meanwhile, Doo-gyul looks up Bok-nyeo on the internet and stumbles upon obscene material by accident and this was discovered by Bok-nyeo...
6 Han-kyul makes up her mind to get revenge on Sang-chul. And Bok-nyeo says to her that the most fearful thing to parents is when their children become destroyed. Meanwhile, rumors begin to swirl about Han-kyul and her sexual relationship with others. Because of that, Han-kyul decides to run away from home...
7 Soo-hyuk has resolved Han-kyul's misunderstanding about having sexual relationships with others, and asked her to forgive his former mistakes. And Han-kyul said she will leave the band. Meanwhile, 4 children asked about Bok-nyeo's family and she said, she had killed her family...

Ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[7] AGB Nielsen[8]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 23 September 2013 7.4% 8.8% 8.9% 10.3%
2 24 September 2013 8.2% 9.3% 8.8% 9.7%
3 30 September 2013 8.3% 9.7% 9.9% 7.8%
4 1 October 2013 8.3% 8.9% 9.5% 9.8%
5 7 October 2013 8.1% 10.0% 7.0% 9.0%
6 8 October 2013 9.7% 8.3% 8.4% 9.3%
7 14 October 2013 9.5% 10.7% 10.6% 12.2%
8 15 October 2013 10.3% 12.6% 11.1% 12.0%
9 21 October 2013 9.8% 10.7% 10.7% 11.0%
10 22 October 2013 10.2% 11.9% 10.5% 12.4%
11 28 October 2013 9.1% 11.1% 9.3% 10.4%
12 29 October 2013 7.9% 8.3% 10.0% 9.0%
13 4 November 2013 9.2% 9.7% 9.8% 10.4%
14 5 November 2013 9.8% 10.8% 10.3% 11.7%
15 11 November 2013 9.9% 9.1% 9.6% 9.8%
16 12 November 2013 9.5% 9.8% 10.4% 10.6%
17 18 November 2013 8.7% 8.9% 9.5% 10.7%
18 19 November 2013 8.0% 9.3% 9.0% 10.2%
19 25 November 2013 8.0% 9.3% 10.0% 10.2%
20 26 November 2013 9.6% 10.5% 10.3% 11.9%
Average 8.0% - 9.0% 10.2%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2013
SBS Drama Awards[9]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Choi Ji-woo Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Lee Sung-jae Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Wang Ji-hye Nominated
New Star Award Kim So-hyun Won
2014
7th Korea Drama Awards
Top Excellence Award, Actress Choi Ji-woo Nominated

Title controversy

On September 6, 2013, the Korean Women Workers Association and the National House Management Cooperative held a press conference in front of SBS and denounced the use of the word gajeongbu (which literally translates to "a house woman") in the title, saying it belittles housekeepers. They asked that the production change the title to gajeong-gwanlisa ("house manager"), while the National Institute of the Korean Language recommended using gasa-doumi ("housework helper"). An official from the network said that they are retaining the word gajeongbu because it is the Korean word equivalent for the Japanese source material's kaseifu. Instead, they compromised by refraining from using the controversial word in the script, and added a scene that explains what to call people who clean and cook at the homes of others, and what the appropriate title is for them.[10][11]

International broadcast

References

  1. ↑ Oh, Jean (16 September 2013). "Choi Ji-woo to play modern-day Mary Poppins". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  2. ↑ Lee, Hye-ji (20 August 2013). "Choi Ji-woo, Lee Sung-jae Mark a Beginning of New Drama". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  3. ↑ Kang, Jung-yeon (31 July 2013). "Choi Ji-woo to Play Housekeeper in Upcoming Drama". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  4. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (31 July 2013). "Choi Ji Woo Cast as Lead in Korean Version of Kaseifu no Mita". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Choi Ji-woo to Play Housemaid in New Drama". The Chosun Ilbo. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  6. ↑ Won, Ho-yeon (5 December 2013). "Suspicious role challenged Choi". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  7. ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  8. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  9. ↑ Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Lee Bo-young Grabs 1st Top Prize at the 2013 SBS Drama Awards". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  10. ↑ "Dispute hits 'housekeeper' drama". The Korea Herald. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  11. ↑ Lee, Sun-min (12 September 2013). "SBS refuses to budge over drama title controversy". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  12. ↑ http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=28627
  13. ↑ "The Suspicious Housekeeper แม่บ้านปริศนา – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com (in Thai). 2 September 2015.

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