| Alt Name: | Man x Man |
| Genre: | Action Thriller Melodrama Comedy |
| Director: | Lee Chang-min |
| Starring: | Park Hae-jin Park Sung-woong Kim Min-jung Chae Jung-an Yeon Jung-hoon |
| Composer: | Park Se-joon |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 16 |
| Executive Producer: | Ham Young-hoon |
| Producer: | Park Jun-seo Hwang Ji-seon |
| Location: | Seoul, South Korea Budapest, Hungary |
| Editor: | Park Soong-hee Bae Young-joo Kim Jin-seon |
| Runtime: | 60 mins |
| Channel: | JTBC |
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.[1] [2]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Do-ha's father. He has spent time in prison and his past is covered in a veil.
Do-ha's friend and flatmate.
A national intelligence agent and deputy director. Boss of Dong-hyun and Seol-woo.
CEO of Chewing Entertainment in which Woon-gwang belongs to.
A powerful politician in cahoots with Seung-jae and his family.
Mi-eun's friend and owner of a luxury brand shop in which Woon-gwang is the face of.
| Man to Man OST | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Recorded: | 2017 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Language: | Korean |
| Label: | JTBC Content Hub, Sony Music |
In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen[13] | 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 | |||||