My Sweet Mobster

Not to be confused with My Sweet Monster.

My Sweet Mobster (Korean: 놀아주는 여자) is a 2024 South Korean television series based on a Naver web novel of the same title by Bangulmama.^[5] Starring Uhm Tae-goo, Han Sun-hwa and Kwon Yul, it aired on JTBC from June 12, to August 1, 2024, every Wednesday and Thursday at 20:50 (KST).^[6] The show is available on Viki and Viu in selected regions.^[7]

My Sweet Mobster
Promotional poster
Hangul	놀아주는 여자
Hanja	놀아주는 女子
Lit.	The Woman Who Plays
RR	Norajuneun yeoja
MR	Norajunŭn yŏja
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Based on	The Woman Who Plays by Bangulmama (Park Soo-jung)
Written by	Na-kyung[2]
Directed by	Kim Young-hwan[2] Kim Woo-hyun[2]
Starring	Uhm Tae-goo Han Sun-hwa Kwon Yul
Music by	Moon Seung-nam [ko][3]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Running time	60 minutes[4]
Production companies	Base Story[1] SLL[1] IOK Company[1]
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	June 12 (2024-06-12) – August 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)

Synopsis

My Sweet Mobster tells the story of a romance drama full of twists and turns between Seo Ji-hwan, who has come to terms with his dark past, and Go Eun-ha, who plays a woman that creates web videos inspiring children.

Cast and characters

Main

• Uhm Tae-goo as Seo Ji-hwan,^[2] former gangster and current CEO of Thirsty Deer, a food company that hires ex-convicts to offer a fresh start.
• Han Sun-hwa as Go Eun-ha,^[2] a web channel actress with the pseudonym of "Sister Mini" who creates kid-friendly content that is somewhat inspired by her childhood friend, Hyeon-woo, without including product placements, much to the chagrin of her CEO.
• Kwon Yul as Jang Hyeon-woo,^[8] a prosecutor who maintains a terrible relationship with Ji-hwan.

Supporting

Thirsty Deers

• Kim Hyun-jin as Joo Il-young,^[9] General Manager.
• Yang Hyun-min [ko] as Kwak Jae-soo,^[10] Customer Management Team leader.
• Lee Yoo-joon [ko] as Jung Man-ho,^[10] Product Development Team Leader.
• Moon Dong-hyeok [ko] as Yang Hong-ki,^[10] Marketing Team Leader.
• Park Jae-chan as Seo Dong-hee,^[11] Management Support and Executive Assistant.

Mi-ho and family

• Moon Ji-in as Gumiho^[12]
• Lee Byung-joon as Mi-ho's father,^[13]
• Yoon Jin-sung [ko] as Mi-ho's mother^[13]

Macaron soft

• Song Seo-rin [ko] as Kang Ye-na^[14]
• Yeon Je-ok [ko] as CEO Ma^[14]
• Jo Hyun-sik as PD Lee^[14]

Kitty company

• Im Chul-soo as Go Yang-hee^[15]
• Kim Hyun-joon as Lee Gang-gil^[15]
• Kim Roi-ha as Seo Tae-pyeong^[15]

Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office

• Park Chul-min as Section Chief Oh^[16]
• Shin Su-hyun as Officer Song^[16]

Other

• Kim Tae-woo^[17]

Special appearances

• Kim Young-ok as the owner of Hyeon-woo's dumpling restaurant.
• Seo Nam-yong [ko] as Yoon Hyeon-woo, a civil service exam student who has been preparing for the civil service exam for 10 years.
• Sung Dong-il as Ho Taek^[18]
• Wang Ji-won as Ji-won^[19]

Viewership

My Sweet Mobster : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number																Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	1	502	474	449	N/A	520	534	476	579	523	635	614	557	505	480	575	680	N/A

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[20]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[20][21]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	June 12, 2024	2.297% (9th)	2.208% (3rd)
2	June 13, 2024	2.185% (10th)	1.875% (10th)
3	June 19, 2024	1.852% (13th)	N/A
4	June 20, 2024	2.284% (9th)	2.040% (9th)
5	June 26, 2024	2.351% (7th)	2.176% (7th)
6	June 27, 2024	2.626% (5th)	2.503% (5th)
7	July 3, 2024	2.488% (5th)	2.442% (2nd)
8	July 4, 2024	2.759% (4th)	2.801% (3rd)
9	July 10, 2024	2.625% (3rd)	2.542% (4th)
10	July 11, 2024	3.003% (5th)	2.699% (4th)
11	July 17, 2024	2.863% (5th)	2.916% (2nd)
12	July 18, 2024	2.710% (7th)	2.552% (6th)
13	July 24, 2024	2.640% (8th)	2.730% (3rd)
14	July 25, 2024	2.322% (11th)	N/A
15	July 31, 2024	2.813% (4th)	2.416% (5th)
16	August 1, 2024	2.939% (4th)	2.366% (7th)
Average		2.547%	—[a]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the ratings were not published. This drama 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).

Notes

1. Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.