''Doom at Your Service'' () is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Park Bo-young and Seo In-guk. It aired on tvN from May 10 to June 29, 2021.

Synopsis

Tak Dong-kyung lives an ordinary life, working as an editor for an awful boss at a web novel publishing firm. On the anniversary of her parents' death, she learns that she will die from a

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in three months, her boyfriend was actually married with a pregnant wife, her younger brother is once again irresponsible, and has to deal with a pervert on the subway. Deciding to drown her sorrows in

soju Soju (English pronunciation: ; ) is a clear and colorless distilled alcoholic beverage from Korea, traditionally made from rice, but later from other grains and has a flavor similar to vodka. It is usually consumed neat. Its alcohol content ...

, she happens to see a shooting star from her rooftop apartment and drunkenly wishes for the world to be doomed. Her atypical wish is heard by Myul Mang, a messenger between gods and humans. He was born between dark and light: when he breathes, countries disappear; when he walks, the seasons collapse; when he smiles, a life is extinguished. All he has to do is exist for something to fall into ruin. This is not his intention but simply his fate. On his birthday, he gets to choose a human's wish to fulfill. Sick of his fate, he chooses to fulfill Dong-kyung's wish to end the world. Dong-kyung ends up signing a hundred-day contract with Myul Mang, risking everything she has ever known.

Cast

Main

* Park Bo-young as Tak Dong-kyung : A web novel editor for six years at a publishing company called Life Story. She has been working hard ever since her parents died due to an accident. * Seo In-guk as Myul Mang / Kim Sa-ram : A messenger between gods and humans who only follows fate without any intention nor passion. Growing tired of his immortal life of bringing misfortune and destruction, he decides to end the world and thus bring doom upon himself. * Lee Soo-hyuk as Cha Joo-ik : Dong-kyung's colleague who is the editorial team's leader. *

Kang Tae-oh Kim Yoon-hwan (; born June 20, 1994), known professionally as Kang Tae-oh () is a South Korean actor and singer. He was a member of the actor group 5urprise. He rose to international popularity for his starring role in the television series '' ...

as Lee Hyun-kyu : Joo-ik's roommate who is a café owner. * Shin Do-hyun as Na Ji-na / Lee Hyun (

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) : Dong-kyung's best friend who is a web novelist.

Supporting

;Dong-kyung's family * Dawon as Tak Sun-kyung : Dong-kyung's younger brother. * Woo Hee-jin as Kang Soo-ja : Dong-kyung and Sun-kyung's aunt. ;People at Life Story * Song Jin-woo as Park Chang-shin : The CEO of Life Story. * Song Joo-hee as Jo Ye-ji : Dong-kyung's friend who is an editor at Life Story. * Choi So-yoon as Kim Da-in / Shanghai Park (pen name) : Dong-kyung's colleague. * Park Tae-in as Park Jung-min : A new employee of Life Story's editorial team. * Lee Seung-joon as Jung Seung-joon / Jung Dang-myeon (pen name) : A

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and also a web novelist. * Heo Jae-ho as Jijo King (pen name) : A web novelist. * Nam Da-reum as Park Young / Gwi Gong-ja "Young Prince" (pen name) : A star writer of Life Story who is actually a high school student. * Oh Yeon-ah as Dalgona (pen name) : A web novelist. *

Son Woo-hyeon Son Woo-hyeon, commonly known as Son Woo-hyun, (born Son Hyeon-seok on 30 November 1989), is a South Korean actor, singer, and songwriter. In 2011, Son achieved his acting debut when he was cast in the widely acclaimed South Korean TV series '' ...

as Siberia (pen name) : A web novelist. ;Other *

Jung Ji-so Hyun Seung-min (; born September 17, 1999), known professionally as Jung Ji-so () is a South Korean actress. Hyun made her acting debut as a child actress in the 2012 television drama ''May Queen''. She is best known internationally for her rol ...

as a goddess

Special appearances

* Kim Ji-seok as Jo Dae-han ( 2–3) : Dong-kyung's ex-boyfriend. *

Han Ye-ri Kim Ye-ri (; born December 23, 1984), known professionally as Han Ye-ri (), is a South Korean actress. Career Han built her filmography by starring in short films and independent film, indies. She drew notice in the sports drama ''As One (fil ...

as a patient (eps. 3, 6) * Kwon Soo-hyun as Dong-kyung's blind date (ep. 6) * Daniel C. Kennedy as Kevin : Dong-kyung's uncle and Soo-ja's husband.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Viewership

International broadcast

The series was pre-sold to 150 countries. It is available for

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on various platforms such as Viki, Viu, U-Next in Japan,

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in Taiwan, and Now TV in Hong Kong. It also aired on Mnet Japan from October 23, 2021.

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