Man in the Kitchen explained
| Native Name: | | Hangul: | 밥상 차리는 남자 | | Rr: | Bapsang Charineun Namja | | Mr: | Papsang Ch'arinŭn Namcha | | Lk: | Man Who Sets the Table |
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| Creator: | Lee Jae-dong |
| Director: | Joo Sung-woo |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 80 |
| Camera: | Single-camera |
| Runtime: | 75 min |
| Network: | MBC TV |
Man in the Kitchen[1] is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Choi Soo-young, On Joo-wan, Seo Hyo-rim, and Park Jin-woo. The series aired on MBC every Saturday and Sunday from 8:45 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (KST). It was then later changed to air 2 episodes every Sunday from 8:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (KST) from November 12 onwards.
Synopsis
Lee Roo-ri (Choi Soo-young) tries to get a job at big company, but she gives up. She doesn't have a good relationship with her strict father. Lee Roo-ri decides to travel to Guam to get away. There, she meets Jung Tae-yang (On Joo-wan) who goes by the YOLO motto. He wanders around the world and places priority on his happiness, but he also carries an emotional wound.
After she meets Jung Tae-yang, Lee Roo-ri experiences a turning point in her life.
Cast
Main
- Choi Soo-young as Lee Roo-ri[2] - the jobless daughter of Lee Shin-mo and Hong Young-hye. she went through a rough childhood because of Shin-mo, and later accepts a job offer to a food company
- Choi Yoo-ri as young Lee Roo-ri
- On Joo-wan as Jung Tae-yang[3] - the biological son of Kevin Miller, he's a smart but easily annoyed man. throughout the series, he finds more and more about his backstory
- Seo Hyo-rim as Ha Yeon-joo- the spoiled daughter of Yoon-Choon ok, who later gets into an on off relationship with Lee So-won
- Park Jin-woo as Lee So-won- Roo-ri's brother and Lee Shin-mo and Hong Young-hye's son. He was pampered by Shin-mo as a kid, and works as a doctor. He later gets into an on off relationship with Ha Yeon-joo
Supporting
Roo-ri's household
- Kim Kap-soo as Lee Shin-mo- the rich father of Roo-ri and So-won. he's a gruff, self centered, abusive man who pampers So-won and disregards Roo-ri as a waste. however, later throughout the series, he grows to become kinder and kinder, revealing that he had always cared for Roo-ri
- Kim Mi-sook as Hong Young-hye- the abused and worked out wife of Shin-mo. Shes constantly burned out due to Shin-mo, and later moves out and works at a mattress store
- Kim Soo-mi as Yang Choon-ok- the rich mother of Ha Yeon-joo. she constantly feels guilt of leaving her little brother at a train station while trying to escape their abusive mother
Tae-yang's household
- Lee Il-hwa as Jung Hwa-young- Taeyang's biological mother
- Shim Hyung-tak as Go Jung-do- Taeyang's step-father who works at a bakery
- Song Kang as Kim Woo-joo- Taeyang's step brother. he's constantly caring for Eun-byul
- Kim Ji-young as Go Eun-byul- Taeyang's step sister and Woo-joo's sister.
- Lee Jae-ryong as Kevin Miller- Taeyang's biological father and Choon-ok's brother. he went to the US after being left behind by Choon-ok at a train station, but later becomes the head of a foods company.
Extended
- Lee Kyu-jung as Jung Soo-mi
- Han Ki-woong as Hee-cheol
- Kim Hye-yoon as Jung Soo-ji
- Choi Su-rin as Susanna / Lee Kyeong-hwa
- Jo Mi-ryung as Choi Teresa
- Lee Jung-hyuk as Manager Kim
- Kim Ji-sook as Choi Sun-young
- Tae Hang-ho as Noh Ji-shim
- Lee Cheol-min as Kim Jin-ho
- Hong Seo-jun as Director Park
- Moon Seul-a as Nurse Choi
- Kim Moo-young as Kim Sung-tan
- Lee Si-eon as Bong Myung-tae
Ratings
- In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
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| TNmS Ratings[4] | AGB Nielsen[5] |
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| width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area | width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area |
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| 1 | September 2, 2017 | 7.7% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 9.4% |
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| 2 | September 3, 2017 | 8.1% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 9.9% |
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| 3 | September 9, 2017 | | | | |
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| 4 | September 10, 2017 | 8.3% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
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| 5 | September 16, 2017 | 7.5% | 7.0% | 6.2% | |
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| 6 | September 17, 2017 | 9.2% | 8.0% | 9.6% | 9.6% |
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| 7 | September 23, 2017 | 7.1% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.0% |
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| 8 | September 24, 2017 | 10.1% | 9.6% | 9.8% | 9.2% |
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| 9 | September 30, 2017 | 7.7% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 7.4% |
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| 10 | October 1, 2017 | 9.6% | 8.7% | 9.9% | 9.6% |
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| 11 | October 7, 2017 | 6.6% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 7.0% |
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| 12 | October 8, 2017 | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.7% | 9.3% |
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| 13 | October 14, 2017 | 7.8% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 6.8% |
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| 14 | October 15, 2017 | 9.7% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 9.1% |
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| 15 | October 21, 2017 | 10.5% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 10.6% |
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| 16 | 12.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% | 12.4% |
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| 17 | November 4, 2017 | 11.9% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 10.9% |
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| 18 | 12.1% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 13.1% |
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| 19 | November 12, 2017 | 10.1% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 8.9% |
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| 20 | 11.2% | 10.7% | 12.6% | 11.3% |
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| 21 | November 19, 2017 | 10.4% | 9.6% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
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| 22 | 12.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% | 12.7% |
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| 23 | November 26, 2017 | 11.0% | 9.5% | 12.2% | 11.4% |
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| 24 | 12.6% | 11.6% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
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| 25 | December 3, 2017 | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 10.0% |
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| 26 | 13.6% | 13.2% | 15.1% | 13.7% |
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| 27 | December 10, 2017 | 10.5% | 10.0% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
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| 28 | 12.9% | 11.7% | 14.6% | 14.1% |
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| 29 | December 17, 2017 | 11.5% | 10.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
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| 30 | 12.2% | 10.9% | 14.3% | 14.2% |
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| 31 | December 24, 2017 | 10.7% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 9.2% |
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| 32 | 13.9% | 12.1% | 14.2% | 13.2% |
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| 33 | January 7, 2018 | 14.1% | 13.0% | 12.9% | 11.9% |
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| 34 | 18.1% | 15.2% | 17.3% | 16.1% |
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| 35 | January 14, 2018 | 13.9% | 12.8% | 14.3% | 13.9% |
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| 36 | 17.6% | 16.5% | 18.6% | 18.1% |
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| 37 | January 21, 2018 | 15.2% | 14.1% | 14.5% | 13.5% |
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| 38 | 17.2% | 16.3% | 17.2% | 15.9% |
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| 39 | January 28, 2018 | 15.8% | 15.1% | 15.5% | 14.8% |
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| 40 | 17.2% | 16.6% | 18.2% | 17.7% |
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| 41 | February 4, 2018 | 13.6% | 12.8% | 13.0% | 12.2% |
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| 42 | 17.2% | 16.1% | 17.9% | 16.9% |
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| 43 | February 11, 2018 | 10.8% | 10.7% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
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| 44 | February 25, 2018 | 7.8% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 7.9% |
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| 45 | March 4, 2018 | 12.2% | 11.8% | 11.5% | 11.1% |
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| 46 | 18.1% | 17.4% | 18.3% | 17.6% |
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| 47 | March 11, 2018 | 11.4% | 11.1% | 11.4% | 11.2% |
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| 48 | | | | |
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| 49 | March 18, 2018 | 16.3% | 16.0% | 15.9% | 16.2% |
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| 50 | 18.2% | 17.9% | 18.4% | 18.1% |
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| Average | | | | |
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| Special | November 15, 2017 | | | 3.7% | | |
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Notes and References
- [Man in the kitchen] 밥상 차리는 남자 4회 - Are you serious? 20170910]. MBC Drama via Youtube. Sep 10, 2017. September 13, 2017.
- News: Sooyoung confirms MBC weekend drama Man Who Sets the Table. September 3, 2017. DramaBeans. April 14, 2017.
- News: Girls' Generation's Sooyoung & On Joo Wan's 'Man Who Sets the Table' confirms airing date. September 3, 2017. Allkpop. July 26, 2017.
- Web site: TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. Korean. TNMS Ratings. June 20, 2016.
- Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. Korean. AGB Nielsen Media Research. June 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00. March 17, 2017. dead.
- Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000904519. ko: [종합] '2018 KDA' 유동근, 대상 영예…'같이 살래요' 4관왕 '쾌거'. [Comprehensive] '2018 KDA' Dong Keun Lee, Grand Prize 'Let's live together' 4 crowns 'comfort'. October 2, 2018. Xports News. Jeon. Aram. ko. Naver.
