Cleaning Up (South Korean TV series)

Cleaning Up
Promotional poster
Hangul	클리닝 업
Revised Romanization	Keullining Eop
Based on	Cleaning Up by Mark Mallow
Written by	Choi Kyung-mi[1]
Directed by	Yoon Seong-sik[1]
Starring	Yum Jung-ah Jeon So-min Kim Jae-hwa Lee Moo-saeng Na In-woo
Music by	Gaemi[2]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Lee Se-young[2]
Producers	Park Jun-seo[2] Kim So-jang[2]
Production companies	Drama House[3] SLL[3]
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	June 4 (2022-06-04) – July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)

Cleaning Up (

Cleaning Up tells the story of three cleaners: Eo Yong-mi (Yum Jung-ah), Ahn In-kyung (Jeon So-min), and Maeng Soo-ja (Kim Jae-hwa) at a financial company who resort to insider trading, in order to feed their family and fulfil their dreams, after accidentally overhearing a piece of financial information.

Cast

Main

• Yum Jung-ah as Eo Yong-mi^[5]
• Jeon So-min as Ahn In-kyung^[5]
• Kim Jae-hwa as Maeng Soo-ja^[5]
• Lee Moo-saeng as Lee Young-shin^[6]
• Na In-woo as Lee Doo-yeong^[6]

Supporting

Persons related to investment securities

• Jang Shin-young as Geum Jan-di^[7]
• Song Jae-hee as Yoon Tae-kyung^[8]
• Song Young-chang as Song Woo-chang^[9]

People around Eo Young-mi

• Kim Tae-woo as Jin Seong-woo^[10]
• Yoon Kyung-ho as Oh Dong-ju^[11]
• Kal So-won as Jin Yun-ah^[12]
• Hae-eun as Boo So-yeon^[13]
• Kim Si-ha as Jin Xi-ah^[13]
• Gil Hae-yeon as Bo-ran^[13]
• Jeon Kook-hyang as Jang Kyung-ja^[13]
• Yoon Jin-ho as Eo Yong-gyu^[13]

People around Maeng Soo-ja

• Go In-beom as Jung Sa-jang^[14]
• Kwon Ji-woo as Jung Geun-woo^[15]

People around Ahn In-kyung

• Oh Seung-yoon as Byeong Ryul^[16]

Investment & Securities Service Cleaning Team

• Kim In-kwon as Cheon Deok-gyu^[17]
• Park Ji-a as Seok-soon^[18]
• Kim Na-yul as Hye-sook^[19]
• Son Jeong-rim as Bok-gi^[19]
• Hwang Jung-min as Geum-sil^[20]

Extended

• Ha Shi-eun as Boo So-yeon^[21]
• Lee Tae-gum as Park Seong-gyu^[22]

Special appearances

• Kim Hye-yoon as Joo-hyeon^[23]
• Yoo Young-jae as Yongmi's nephew^[24]
• Cha Chung-hwa as Dongseo^[25]
• Kim Hye-hwa as Song Mi-hwa^[25]

Viewership

Cleaning Up : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Nielsen Korea.[26][A] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[26] Nationwide Seoul 1 June 4, 2022 2.737% (3rd) 3.084% (2nd) 2 June 5, 2022 2.514% (5th) 2.267% (4th) 3 June 11, 2022 2.322% (4th) 2.687% (3rd) 4 June 12, 2022 2.570% (4th) 2.500% (4th) 5 June 18, 2022 1.986% (6th) 1.893% (9th) 6 June 19, 2022 2.820% (2nd) 2.350% (3rd) 7 June 25, 2022 2.018% (12th) N/A 8 June 26, 2022 2.236% (5th) 1.874% (9th) 9 July 2, 2022 2.125% (7th) N/A 10 July 3, 2022 2.787% (3rd) 2.228% (4th) 11 July 9, 2022 2.478% (8th) 2.149% (9th) 12 July 10, 2022 2.566% (5th) 2.147% (8th) 13 July 16, 2022 1.973% (12th) N/A 14 July 17, 2022 2.505% (7th) 1.979% (10th) 15 July 23, 2022 1.912% (10th) 1.747% (9th) 16 July 24, 2022 3.015% (4nd) 2.257% (6th) Average 2.410% 1.823%[B] In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers represent the highest published ratings. N/A denotes ratings that was not released. This drama airs 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). Notes ^ Due to one audience measurement not published, the exact average audience measurement is unknown. ^ This average ratings is calculated based on the published ratings, the exact average ratings is unknown due to multiple ratings not published. References ^ a b Choi, Yu-na (March 21, 2022). "염정아X전소민X김재화, 주식 전쟁 뛰어든다(클리닝업)" [Yeom Jeong-ah X Jeon So-min X Kim Jae-hwa, plunge into a stock war (cleaning business)] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Naver. ^ a b c d 클리닝 업 1회 다시보기 [Cleaning Up Episode 1]. JTBC (in Korean). June 4, 2022. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022. ^ a b "'클리닝 업' 염정아X전소민X김재화, 티저 포스터 전격 공개" ['Cleaning Up' Yum Jung-ah, Jeon So-min, Kim Jae-hwa, teaser poster released] (in Korean). JTBC. April 29, 2022. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Lee, Hye-min (May 4, 2022). "염정아·전소민·김재화, 증권사 미화원들의 반란...6월4일 첫방" [Yeom Jeong-ah·Jeon So-min·Kim Jae-hwa, the rebellion of the security guards...First episode on June 4th] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022 – via Naver. ^ a b c Lee, Min-ji (March 21, 2022). "'클리닝업' 염정아X전소민X김재화, 주식 전쟁 뛰어든다[공식]" ['Cleaning Up' Yeom Jeong-ah X Jeon So-min X Kim Jae-hwa, plunge into a stock war [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Naver. ^ a b Choi, Yu-na (March 22, 2022). "'대세' 이무생·나인우, '클리닝업' 합류[공식]" ['Trend' Lee Moo-saeng and Na In-woo join 'Cleaning Up' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Lee, Chang-gyu (March 24, 2022). "장신영, '클리닝업' 출연 확정...염정아·이무생과 호흡 [공식입장]" [Jang Shin-young confirmed to appear in 'Cleaning Up'...Breathing with Yeom Jeong-ah and Lee Mu-saeng [Official Position]] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Kim, Hyun-sook (April 6, 2022). "송재희, '클리닝업' 출연...냉정한 팀장 윤태경 역" [Song Jae-hee to appear in 'Cleaning Up'...Cool team leader Yoon Tae-kyung] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022 – via Naver. ^ "등장인물 소개 – 투자증권 관련 인물" [Character Introduction – Persons related to investment securities]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022. ^ Yoon, Sung-yeol (March 29, 2022). "김태우 '클리닝 업' 출연 확정..염정아 전 남편 役 [공식]" [Kim Tae-woo confirmed to appear in 'Cleaning Up'..As Yeom Jeong-ah's ex-husband [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Park, Ah-reum (May 2, 2022). "윤경호 '클리닝 업' 합류, 이번엔 사채업자다[공식]" [Yoon Kyung-ho joins 'Cleaning Up', this time as a loan shark [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Naver. Herald Pop. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Naver . ^ a b c d e "등장인물 소개 – 용미 주변 인물들" [Character Introduction – People around Young-mi]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022. ^ "등장인물 소개 – 수자 주변 인물들" [Character Introduction – People around Soo-ja]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022. ^ Hwang, So-young (June 2, 2022). "권지우, JTBC '클리닝 업' 출연..김재화 아들 근우役" [Kwon Ji-woo to appear in JTBC's 'Cleaning Up'..Kim Jae-hwa's son Geun-woo] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Choi, Na-young (March 25, 2022). "'정변의 아이콘' 오승윤, 전소민 구남친 된다" ['Icon of coup' Oh Seung-yoon becomes Jeon So-min's ex-boyfriend] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Naver. Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Naver . Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Naver . ^ a b "등장인물 소개 – 투자증권 용역 청소팀" [Character Introduction – Investment & Securities Service Cleaning Team]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022. ^ Park, Ah-reum (June 17, 2022). "황정민 '클리닝 업' 특별출연, '카트' 이후 염정화와 재회" [Hwang Jung-min's special appearance in 'Cleaning Up', reunited with Yeom Jeong-hwa after 'Cart] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Lee, Seung-gi (March 25, 2022). "하시은, 염정아의 '눈엣가시' 된다...'클리닝업' 출연 확정" [Ha Shi-eun becomes Yeom Jeong-ah's 'thorn in the eye'...Confirmed to appear in 'Cleaning Up'] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Naver. Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Naver . ^ Park, Soo-in (June 3, 2022). "김혜윤 '클리닝 업' 첫회 특별출연 'SKY 캐슬' 염정아와 재회" [Kim Hye-yoon's first special appearance in 'Cleaning Up' Reunited with Yeom Jeong-ah in 'SKY Castle] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (June 5, 2022). "유영재, '클리닝 업' 버릇 없는 조카役 특별출연..." [Yoo Young-jae to make a special appearance in 'Cleaning Up' as the naughty nephew...] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Naver. ^ a b Kim, Myung-mi (June 10, 2022). "클리닝 업' 차청화X김재화 동생 김혜화 특별출연...언니 지원사격" [Cleaning Up' Cha Cheong-hwa X Kim Jae-hwa's younger sister Kim Hye-hwa makes a special appearance...sister's support] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Naver. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings: "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 4, 2022. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022. "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 5, 2022. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022. "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 11, 2022. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022. "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 13, 2022. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022. "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 18, 2022. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022. "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 19, 2022. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022. "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022 – via Daum. "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 26, 2022. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022. "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 2, 2022. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022. "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 3, 2022. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022. "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 9, 2022. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022. "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 16, 2022. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022. "Ep. 13" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Daum. "Ep. 14". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 17, 2022. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022. "Ep. 15". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 23, 2022. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022. "Ep. 16". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022. External links Official website (in Korean) Production website (in Korean) Cleaning Up at IMDb Cleaning Up at HanCinema Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cleaning_Up_(South_Korean_TV_series)&oldid=1211898340"