My Demon

My Demon
Promotional poster
Hangul	마이 데몬
Revised Romanization	Mai demon
McCune–Reischauer	Mai temon
Genre	Fantasy[1] Romantic comedy[1]
Developed by	Lee Kwang-soon (planning)[2]
Written by	Choi Ah-il[2]
Directed by	Kim Jang-han[2] Kwon Da-som[2]
Starring	Kim Yoo-jung Song Kang Lee Sang-yi Kim Hae-sook
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producers	Lee Jae-woo[2] Yoon Geon-hee[2] Ahn Young-in[2]
Running time	≈66 minutes
Production companies	Studio S[3] Binge Works[3]
Original release
Network	SBS TV
Release	November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24) – January 20, 2024 (2024-01-20)

My Demon (

The series depicts the story of a contract marriage between Do Do-hee (Kim Yoo-jung), the devilish heiress of a conglomerate, and Jeong Gu-won (Song Kang), a demon who temporarily loses his powers. This momentary loss brings them happiness.

Cast

Main

• Kim Yoo-jung as Do Do-hee: CEO of Mirae F&B. After her parents passed away when she was 11, she was adopted by Ju Cheon-sook, chairwoman of Mirae Group.^[4]
  • Kim Gyu-bin as young Do Do-hee
• Song Kang as Jeong Gu-won: a 200-year-old demon who plots tempting soul-binding contracts with humans, exploiting their vulnerabilities.^[4]
• Lee Sang-yi as Joo Seok-hoon: Cheon-sook's nephew and CEO of Mirae Investment, an affiliate of Mirae Group.^[6]
• Kim Hae-sook as Joo Cheon-sook: the founder and chairwoman of Mirae Group.^[7]

Supporting

Mirae Group

• Kim Tae-hoon as Noh Seok-min: Cheon-sook's first son who is a CEO of Mirae Electronics.^[7]
• Lee Yoon-ji as Noh Soo-an: Cheon-sook's second daughter who is a CEO of Mirae Apparel.^[8]
• Jo Yeon-hee as Kim Se-ra: Seok-min's wife who is a Mirae Electronics managing director.^[7]
• Kang Seung-ho as Noh Do-gyeong: Seok-min and Se-ra's only son who is the head of Mirae Electronics.^[9]
• Park Do-yoon as Austin: Soo-an's son and Justin's twin brother.^[10]
• Kang Da-on as Justin: Soo-an's son and Austin's twin brother.^[10]

Sunwol Foundation

• Jo Hye-joo as Jin Ga-young: a dancer whose specialty is traditional double-sword martial arts.^[9]
• Heo Jeong-do as Park Bok-gyu: a director of the Sunwol Foundation who is Gu-won's first contractor 200 years ago.^[9]

Mirae F&B

• Seo Jeong-yeon as Secretary Shin Da-jeong: Do-hee's secretary.^[9]
• Park Jin-woo as Han Min-soo: team leader of Mirae F&B's public relations.^[10]
• Lee Ji-won as Choi Jung-mi: assistant manager of Mirae F&B's public relations.^[10]
• Hong Jin-ki as Lee Han-seong: a new employee of Mirae F&B's public relations.^[11]

Other

• Cha Chung-hwa as a homeless woman who later revealed as the God.^[10][12]

Extended

• Kim Young-jae as Do-hee's father^[13]
• Woo Hee-jin as Do-hee's mother^[14]
• Kim Seol-jin as Gi Gwang-chol^[15]
• Kim Beop-rae as a boss^[15]
• Jung Soon-won as number two^[15]
• Lim Cheol-hyung as Detective Park^[16]
• Jeon Sok-chan as Detective Oh^[15]
• Seo Sang-won as Pastor Michael^[15]
• Joo Suk-tae as Cha Tae-jun^[15]
• Lee Kang-wook as Do-hee's blind date^[15]

Production

Casting

On January 18, 2023, it was reported that both Kim Yoo-jung and Song Kang have been considering the offers to star in the drama.^[4]

On April 14, 2023, it was reported that actor Lee Sang-yi recently confirmed his appearance in the drama and is preparing for filming.^[17]

Filming

The first script reading was held on April 12, 2023.^[18]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 7

Reception

Singapore's national newspaper The Straits Times gave My Demon four out of five stars, praising the series for its cast and execution of the plot, and the good chemistry between the lead cast members Song Kang and Kim Yoo-jung, and the series also ranked second on the Netflix's Global Top 10 TV (Non-English) category.^[19]

Viewership

My Demon : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Nielsen Korea.[20] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea[20][21] TNmS[22] Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 November 24, 2023 4.5% (11th) 5.1% (8th) N/A 2 November 25, 2023 3.4% (20th) 3.4% (19th) 2.9% (20th) 3 December 1, 2023 4.2% (13th) 4.4% (11th) 3.5% (18th) 4 December 2, 2023 4.0% (14th) 4.0% (16th) 3.5% (18th) 5 December 8, 2023 3.4% (19th) 3.6% (17th) N/A 6 December 9, 2023 4.7% (9th) 5.1% (5th) 7 December 15, 2023 4.5% (11th) 5.2% (8th) 3.8% (19th) 8 December 16, 2023 4.7% (13th) 5.0% (12th) N/A 9 December 22, 2023 4.2% (16th) N/A 10 December 23, 2023 3.8% (18th) 11 January 5, 2024 3.7% (20th) 3.9% (15th) 12 January 6, 2024 2.9% (23rd) N/A 13 January 12, 2024 3.6% (17th) 3.7% (14th) 14 January 13, 2024 3.4% (21st) 3.7% (14th) 15 January 19, 2024 3.7% (17th) 4.0% (13th) 16 January 20, 2024 3.5% (20th) 3.7% (15th) Average 3.9% —[a] —[a] 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 published. Awards and nominations Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref. SBS Drama Awards 2023 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Song Kang Won [23] Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Kim Yoo-jung Won Best Couple Award Song Kang and Kim Yoo-jung Won [24] Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Seo Jeong-yeon Won [25] Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Jung Soo-won Won Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Lee Yoon-ji Nominated Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Heo Jung-do Nominated Scene Stealer Award Kim Cheol-jin Nominated [26] Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Kim Tae-hoon Nominated [27] Notes ^ a b Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown. References ^ a b Woo, Jae-yeon (November 24, 2023). "SBS TV's tantalizing romance 'My Demon': growth diary of chaebol heiress and 'demon'". Yonhap News Agency. 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Retrieved January 1, 2024 – via YouTube. External links Official website (in Korean) My Demon on Netflix My Demon at IMDb My Demon at HanCinema Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=My_Demon&oldid=1231986630"