Clean with Passion for Now

Clean with Passion for Now
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Hangul	일단 뜨겁게 청소하라!!
Revised Romanization	Ildan Tteugeopge Cheongsohara
Genre	Romantic comedy
Based on	Clean with Passion for Now by Aengo (앵고)
Written by	Han Hee-jung
Directed by	No Jong-chan
Starring	Yoon Kyun-sang Kim Yoo-jung Song Jae-rim
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Kim Joo-seok Park Joon-seo
Running time	70 minutes
Production companies	Drama House Oh! Brothers Production
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	November 26, 2018 – February 4, 2019

Clean with Passion for Now (Korean: 일단 뜨겁게 청소하라!!) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Yoon Kyun-sang, Kim Yoo-jung and Song Jae-rim. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same title by Aengo, which was first published by KakaoPage in 2013, and was later published by Comico Korea in 2015. It aired on JTBC's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 (KST) from November 26, 2018 to February 4, 2019.

Synopsis

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.
• 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.
• 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.

Supporting

People around Oh-sol

• Kim Won-hae as Gil Gong-tae, Oh-sol's father. A district cleaner.
• Lee Do-hyun as Gil Oh-dol, Oh-sol's younger brother who is a promising Taekwondo athlete.
• Min Do-hee as Min Joo-yeon, Oh-sol's best friend.

People around Seon-kyul

• Kim Hye-eun as Cha Mae-hwa, Seon-kyul's mother.
• Ahn Suk-hwan as Cha Seung-hwan, Seon-kyul's grandfather who is the president of AG Group.
• Yoo Sun as Secretary Kwon, Seon-kyul's secretary.
• Kim Ki-nam as Secretary Kim

Cleaning Fairies

• Yang Hak-jin as Kim Dong-hyun, a rebellious guy who is good at fighting.
• Cha In-ha as Hwang Jae-min, a dreamer who was chased out of his home.
• Go Geon-han as Jeon Young-shik, Oh-dol's senior at the Taekwondo training center.

Others

• Son Byong-ho as President Yang, Mae-hwa's lover.
• Lee Jin-kwon as President Yang's assistant.
• Choi Yoo-song as Bodhisattva Wang, Ha-in's patient who is a fortune teller.
• Ham Sung-min as an action figure collector

Special appearances

• Choi Woong as Lee Do-jin, Oh-sol's college senior and first love.
• Park Kyung-hye as Ha-in's patient.
• Woo Hyun as Baek Geum-sul, Ha-in's patient, impersonating doctor.
• Na Hae-ryung as Kim Hye-won, a TV anchor.
• 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.
• The series was set to air in April 2018. However, on February 26, it was revealed that lead actress Kim Yoo-jung was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, and would be focusing on treatment. It has since halted filming and its broadcast has been delayed to the second half of the year.
• 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. He was replaced by Yoon Kyun-sang.
• Filming resumed on September 5, 2018.

Original soundtrack

Clean with Passion for Now OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2018
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Warner Music, JTBC Contents Hub

Part 1

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Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Viewership

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Title	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)
			Nationwide	Seoul
1	November 26, 2018	That Man and Woman's Stories (그 남자, 그 여자의 사정)	3.272%	3.605%
2	November 27, 2018	Coincidence Offers Aid To Those Who Don't Want It (우연은 원치 않은 자에게 조력을 베푼다)	3.320%	3.201%
3	December 3, 2018	It Starts With a Kiss (시작은 키스!)	3.483%	3.374%
4	December 4, 2018	Bit by Bit, Just Like That (조금씩, 조금씩, 그렇게)	3.394%	2.986%
5	December 10, 2018	Sweet and Tangy Yogurt (새콤달콤 요구르트)	3.533%	3.708%
6	December 11, 2018	Because We Don't Know Ourselves (왜냐하면 우리는 우리를 모르고)	2.997%	2.841%
7	December 17, 2018	While We Touch Each Other (서로에게 닿는 동안)	3.435%	3.366%
8	December 18, 2018	Things I Like and Things I Like (좋아하는 것과 좋아하는 것)	3.574%	3.516%
9	December 24, 2018	Saying "I Like You" Isn't Always Necessary (꼭 좋아한다 말하지 않아도)	2.777%	2.864%
10	December 25, 2018	Secrets and Lies (비밀과 거짓말)	3.304%	3.565%
11	January 14, 2019	I Can't Hide It (숨길 수 없어요)	2.131%	N/A
12	January 15, 2019	It Can't Get Better Than This (이보다 더 좋을 순 없다)	2.084%
13	January 21, 2019	I Will Be Your Shoulder to Lean On (내가 너의 어깨가 되어줄게)	2.139%
14	January 28, 2019	You Make Me Want to Be a Better Man (당신은 내가 더 좋은 사람이 되고 싶게 만들어요)	2.027%
15	January 29, 2019	When I Madly Want to Hug You (네가 미치도록 안고 싶을 때)	1.906%
16	February 4, 2019	Love With Passion For Now! (일단 뜨겁게 사랑하라!!)	1.583%
Average			2.810%	—
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.

The Chinese remake was released on Netflix under the title Use For My Talent in 2021.