first?(:
yes i sure support the name change, and the cast looks so focused :D GO GO GO!

Sung Yuri cut her hair? Noooooooo.
Buahahaha over er...'Suspicious Women' what does she do?
Oh, the hawwwwttt guy in light blue suit!Eeep!

I think Korea should establish an organization that brainstorming the translation of the movie/drama title into English. I've tried to turn blind eye on the title until recently, it's getting really ridiculous!

Mmhhh.. Why they didn't mind for Lee Jung Jae & Jeong Do Yeon's movie : Housemaid?

LOL over the proposed title changes!
I do agree that the title before wasn't exactly politically correct, but please don't change it to 'suspicious women'!!

"Ah, the warm, friendly feeling of offending a large subgroup of your intended audience. Satisfying!"

LOL

I think my fave out of that lot are "Elegant World" and "Secret of 1st Street". To me, S01S feels more like an original title...but I honestly didn't mind "Maids" either.

how about " House managers " , " Caretakers "...

It's probably going to be suspicious woman. It's usually bad or suspicious. I always wonder if there's a joke I'm missing. I don't really care what they call it just make the drama good!

Maids - why not abigail, subreta, or whatever term
Maid is also a shortened form of "maiden", an archaic word for an unmarried woman or a virgin.
if the main char should be an innocent girl this was meant to be a pun about the main char ...ohh well klala land and its titles

skivvy would be errrm more appropriate?

enjoy the reading:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid
there are some definitions for maids

I suggest the following alternatives for the title:

1) Tea time Tai Tai's
2) First Help ( ers)
3) Views from 1st Street

The candidates for the name change sucks.

"Ah, the warm, friendly feeling of offending a large subgroup of your intended audience. Satisfying!"

LMAO, snarky JB.

Haha! Of the alternate titles I only like "House Queen"

Hope they can come up with something better than those though. Just make it an English title only already. Tired of drama title changes.

And I wonder...will the mannies of Korea campaign to change "Manny" 's title too? :D

What with all this Dramas and Title changes!!! jeeezzzz this is like the 3 drama that is having Identity Crisis...
heck why don't they go with "Maids in Seoul".. or "Pretty Maids", or "Maids Hunters" or "Maids of Love".....

If the writers are having a hissy fit about the title, can't blaimed them, they are writers that what they do...why doesn't the production ask the fans to submit their fave title for the drama and then select the title...... just a though here.. :D

no park shi hoo!!!!:( my yuri so cute though!!!!!!!!looking forward to the main couple. Maybe it'll be a good thing that i will not have 2nd lead syndrome.

Heh heh. I love you, JB.

"Suspicious Women" is the name of my imaginary stereotypical melodrama, which contains every Kdrama trope ever, so I hope they pick something a little better.

Does the title have to refer to their job or place of occupation? Cant they use the essence of the story as the title?

More inane suggestions:

Work at Home
Me and My Mistress
The Chaebol Wives

Arggghhhh! ;-)

They should steal from the best, and go with "Upstairs, Downstairs"! To be honest, Maids is not a great title, but it's hard to think of one that isn't worse...

Agree with you, Sam! Where's the subtlety? How about

Love Scrubs
Red Palms
Aching Muscles
No Pain No Gain
Love At First Wash
Love and Suds
Double Double Toil and Trouble
Handy Hands
Chlorox Love

Why dont they just use the politucally correct word then?

I think Maids is just too simple of a title and the writers should consider something more clever and attention grabbing.

Out of the ones listed House Queen seems like it's the one to be pick. It kind takes in the connotation of a female cleaning staff ruling over a bachelor household by keeping it functioning and then moving into a position where they're visibly the Queen (Lady) of the House by marrying him. still as sticky as Maids but doesn't use the word Maids.

Maybe I have no taste, but I'm kinda grooving on "The Ladies' Teatime".

Oh my god...Jung gyu Woon is SO HANDSOME !!!

the best title is maybe : perfect Prince/Chaebol! XD

woah suspicious women? it depends how the storyline goes i guess? why not governess? hahaha or just like when they changed janitors to custodians sounds better eh but housekeepers to something else? what else can we think of?

errr, out here the preferred term is domestic worker :p

maybe they should aim for a title that describes the 'upstairs and downstairs' relationships in the households...

household assistant

Seems pretty obvious they would love a title like

"At Your Assistance" or

"Home Assistants"

housekeeper

They would like

"Keepers of the Castle"

Secret of 1st Street is pretty much the only one I prefer out of the ones listed. It could even just be 1st Street, or Life on 1st [Street] for a pun. Hm, I do like the pun.

It's the least cliched (besides the 1st bit) and also could carry a gender-neutral tone (at least in translation) because it's not just about the women. Men are in this too with leading roles! All the others seem either overly domestic while avoiding the fact that the women are housekeepers so I don't even associate the plot with the title. Even ones such as House Queen (which makes me think of Queen of Housewives and Queen of Reversals) would have me think first of a housewife instead of a housekeeper.

Also, when was the last time they ever just used a place for a title? I can't really think of one right off. It's just about always focused on a gender instead. If it's titled for the place then it's more about what's going on living (and serving) at 1st Street as a whole instead of focusing on one group and completely forgetting the rest while avoiding the suggestion it's only going to be about the upper crusty. They could take a page title-wise from Downton Abbey, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Battlestar Galatica as a few examples in how the titles are the place.

/end mini rant

i've been waiting for this since 2010, but if they change the title, i won't watch it anymore

house queen is the only one that dsnt sound as corny as the rest..maids is a good title for the show..but i agree...its not a nice one..cuz its lyk saying servants...rude -.- wonder wat theyll decide on

All of the alternatives have an off vibe about them. What the hell is with "Suspicious Women" it sounds as if all of the 'Maids' are hatching some secret plan to take revenge against their employers. Whatever, they're all kinda ridiculous except for Secret of 1st Street. That title might be alright. Again, all of the title having this off or bad vibe to them makes it sound as if this is gonna be some sort of serious drama. I thought it was gonna be more cute and how there would be tons of bickering between the leads.

Ah well, let's see what happens with the title and with the drama when it actually airs ;)

haha they should really establish a dress code for these script reading sessions. jung kyeo woon seems so outta place in his blazer cos everyone else looks like they're heading to family mart to grab a loaf of bread

What about 'Domestic Helpers'? That's what maids are formally called in my country.

omg another drama im excited about jung kyeo woo and kim min joo....but i would have thought KMJ would be lead oh well

hey guys don't u think it will be awesome if PARK SHI HOO is casted here, instead of JKW or KMJ??

Oh nooooo...Jung Gyu Woon is just perfect !
Park Shi Hoo looks older for this character.