Man to Man () is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin, Park Sung-woong, Kim Min-jung, Chae Jung-an, and Yeon Jung-hoon.
Synopsis
A longtime celebrity Yeo Woon-gwang (Park Sung-woong) suddenly has a need for a bodyguard and hires Kim Seol-woo (Park Hae-jin), a handsome and mysterious man trained in special investigations who has many talents. In reality, Seol-woo is a NIS black ops agent who has his own agenda and the role of bodyguard is only a cover to achieve his goals. The drama is about the twisty events they encounter and the budding bromance between the star and bodyguard. In addition, Seol-woo gets romantically involved with Cha Do-ha (Kim Min-jung), the manager of Woon-gwang.
Cast Main Park Hae-jin as Kim Seol-woo Main protagonist of the series. An elite black ops agent known only to the highest tiers of national intelligence. He never fails at a mission and keeps everything hidden behind a poker face. As he takes on a secret mission to protect a Hallyu star, he meets his greatest challenge. Park Sung-woong as Yeo Woon-gwang A stuntman turned Hollywood action star, an actor beloved for being a bad guy onscreen. He hides a secret from his past. He hates Songsan. He deeply cares for Do-ha and considers her his sister. Kim Min-jung as Cha Do-ha Female lead of the series. Head of Woon-gwang's fanclub who later gets a job at his management company as his manager. She meets both Seol-woo and Woon-gwang, and gets entangled with them. Chae Jung-an as Song Mi-eun A former Miss Korea who is currently married to Seung-jae and the ex-girlfriend of Woon-gwang. After marriage, she has a son and lives the life of a devoted wife, but is wary of her husband. Yeon Jung-hoon as Mo Seung-jae Primary antagonist of the series. A third-generation chaebol who lost his father very suddenly. His goal is to find the 3 wooden carvings and will stop at nothing to achieve this. He hides his vast ambition and though he managed to marry the woman he loves, he knows that she loves Woon-gwang and is determined to see his downfall.
Supporting People around Cha Do-ha Kim Byung-se as Cha Myeong-seok Do-ha's father. He has spent time in prison and his past is covered in a veil. Kim Bo-mi as Park Song-i Do-ha's friend and flatmate.
People around Mo Seung-jae Kim Hyun-jin as Secretary Jang Jeon Kook-hwan as Ji Chang-wook
People around Song Mi-eun Lee Min-ho as Mo Jae-young, her and Seung-jae's son
NIS Jang Hyun-sung as Jang Tae-ho A national intelligence agent and deputy director. Boss of Dong-hyun and Seol-woo. Kang Shin-il as Im Suk-hoon, NIS Director. Jung Man-sik as Lee Dong-hyun. Currently a public prosecutor but still conducts covert activities for NIS. Main contact of Seol-woo. Kim Jong-goo as Robert Yoon
Chewing Entertainment Lee Si-eon as Ji Se-hoon CEO of Chewing Entertainment in which Woon-gwang belongs to. Oh Hee-joon as Yang Sang-sik, Woon-gwang's general manager. Han Ji-seon as Choi Seol-a, stylist Lee Ah-jin as Son Jung-hye, makeup artist
Baek Corporation Chun Ho-jin as Lawmaker Baek A powerful politician in cahoots with Seung-jae and his family. Tae In-ho as Seo Ki-chul, a black ops agent and alpha team leader who goes head to head with Seol-woo. Moon Jae-won as Team leader Yong Jae-min Jo Seung-yeon as Choi Jae-hyuk
Others Oh Na-ra as Sharon Kim Mi-eun's friend and owner of a luxury brand shop in which Woon-gwang is the face of. Shin Joo-a as Pi Eun-soo Kim Min-young as Woon-gwang's fan Jason Scott Nelson as Kim Seol-woo (voice) Lee Jun-hyeok as Director Lee Hyuk-joon ?? as Director Yoo Kyung-soo
Special appearances
David Lee McInnis as Petrov, Russian officer that Seol-woo breaks out of prison Jeon Gook-hwan as Chairman Mo Byung-do, Seung-jae's grandfather (pictorial) Lee Do-yeop as PD Choi Choi Il-goo Jin Seon-kyu Im Ji-kyu Bbaek Ga Song Joong-ki as bankteller Namkoong Min Jung Dong-gyu as Attorney-General Son Jong-hak as Park Joon-won, Songsan Group's Finance Director Rátóti Zoltán as Maffia Boss Cha Bo-sung as Shop employee
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Production Man to Man was the first South Korea television series to be simulcast on television and Netflix. This project is helmed by PD Lee Chang-min, whose past works include Birth of a Beauty and Remember: War of the Son, which was Park Sung-woong's last drama. Two of the actors from the latter drama appeared: Lee Si-eon & Namkoong Min (as a cameo). The writer, Kim Won-seok, was the second writer on KBS's hit drama Descendants of the Sun. The first episode had a parody of one of the drama's famous scenes; and two of the actors also made cameo appearances: David Lee McInnis and Song Joong-ki. The action scenes for the drama are choreographed by The Man from Nowhere's chief stunt director, Park Jung-ryul. First script reading took place on October 3, 2016. Filming began on October 17, 2016 and ended on March 6, 2017, taking place in Seoul, South Korea and Budapest, Hungary.
Ratings In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
Original broadcast date Average audience share AGB Nielsen TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 April 21, 2017 4.055% 3.6% 2 April 22, 2017 4.535% 3 April 28, 2017 2.527% 2.866% 4 April 29, 2017 3.462% 3.835% 3.0% 5 May 5, 2017 3.229% 3.682% 6 May 6, 2017 2.452% 2.379% 2.8% 7 May 12, 2017 3.289% 3.569% 3.7% 8 May 13, 2017 4.028% 4.612% 3.7% 9 May 19, 2017 2.988% 3.277% 2.5% 10 May 20, 2017 3.0% 11 May 26, 2017 2.828% 3.284% 2.9% 12 May 27, 2017 3.290% 3.722% 3.0% 13 June 2, 2017 2.498% 2.964% 2.5% 14 June 3, 2017 3.092% 3.511% 3.4% 15 June 9, 2017 2.601% 2.809% 2.8% 16 June 10, 2017 4.022% 4.436% 3.9% Average
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