Manhole (TV series) explained
| Native Name: | |
| Alt Name: | Man-Hole |
| Creator: | KBS Drama Production |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 16 |
| Producer: | Choi Jun-ho |
| Camera: | Single-camera |
| Runtime: | 60 mins |
| Company: | Celltrion Entertainment |
| Network: | KBS2 |
Manhole[1] is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jae-joong, Uee, Cha Sun-woo, Jung Hye-sung.[2] It aired on KBS2, from August 9 to September 28, 2017 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[3]
The drama drew a nationwide rating of 1.4% for its eighth episode. At the time, this was the lowest ever recorded for a drama airing in a regular time slot on broadcast television.[4] Lovely Horribly recorded an even lower single-episode rating of 1.0% in 2018, but Manhole remained the primetime drama with the lowest average rating (2.1%), until Welcome, which aired on the same network and timeslot, broke the record in 2020.[5] [6]
Synopsis
Foreseeing his own fate, he travels from past to present. The main purpose of him traveling through time is to stop his ideal girl's wedding.
Cast
Main
Supporting
Neighborhood families
Main characters' parents
Strangers in the neighborhood
Bonbon Hope
Extended
- Park Ah-in as Park Young-joo
- Jo Seo-hoo as Yoon-mi
- Kim Young-ok (voice only)
- Jung In-gi
- Kim Dae-gon as Jang-hye
- Kim Joong-kil
- Choi Yoon-bin
- Park Hee-kon
- Seon Woo-sung
- Heo Soo-jung
- Son Kyung-won
- Lee Seung-hoon
- Go Man-kyoo
- Ha Jin
- Ri Min
- Lee Jae-eun
- Kim Ji-sun
- Ahn Hee-joo
- Yoo Geum
- Park Sang-yong
- Jo Hee
- Oh Yong
- Kim Kwon as Man attending church
- Kim Kyu-chul as Yang Koo-gil's father
- Song Ha-rim
- Park Chan-hong
- Sung Hyun-joon
- Park Shi-yun
- Heo Soo-jung
- Park Do-joon
- Han Jae-woong
- Kim Bong-soo
- Lee Seung-hyun
- Kim Hae-kon
- Choi Yoon-joon
- Song Kyung-hwa
- Tae Won-suk
- Park Hee-kon
- Lee Dong-hee
- Choi Kyo-shik
Soundtrack
| Manhole OST |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Language: | Korean |
| Label: | Leon Korea, Music&NEW |
Part 9
Ratings
- In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
| Broadcast date | Average audience share |
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| TNmS[7] | AGB Nielsen[8] |
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| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
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| 1 | August 9, 2017 | | | | |
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| 2 | August 10, 2017 | 3.0% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 3.5% |
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| 3 | August 16, 2017 | 3.4% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 2.5% |
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| 4 | August 17, 2017 | 3.1% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 2.4% |
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| 5 | August 23, 2017 | 3.0% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 2.7% |
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| 6 | August 24, 2017 | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 2.4% |
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| 7 | August 30, 2017 | 2.3% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2.8% |
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| 8 | August 31, 2017 | | 2.7% | | |
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| 9 | September 6, 2017 | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.3% |
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| 10 | September 7, 2017 | 2.5% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 2.2% |
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| 11 | September 13, 2017 | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 2.5% |
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| 12 | September 14, 2017 | 2.4% | | 1.9% | 2.1% |
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| 13 | September 20, 2017 | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 3.4% |
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| 14 | September 21, 2017 | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 3.0% |
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| 15 | September 27, 2017 | 2.7% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 2.8% |
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| 16 | September 28, 2017 | 2.5% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% |
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| Average | | | | | |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Manhole. KBS World. 2017-08-02. 2020-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200109074959/http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/program/program_view.php?pg_seq=1143. live.
- News: Lim. Jeong-yeo. JYJ's Kim Jae-joong and Uee to act side-by-side. 2017-08-03. Kpop Herald. 26 June 2017. 2023-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20230907110717/https://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201706261403258617836_2&ACE_SEARCH=1. live.
- News: Hong. Dam-young. JYJ's Kim Jae-joong, Uee look adorable in new drama photos. 2017-08-03. Kpop Herald. 25 July 2017. 2018-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180717070727/http://www.kpopherald.com/view.php?ud=201707251759236881848_2. live.
- News: Kim. Jin-seok. ko:'맨홀', 1.4% 기록… 역대 드라마 최저시청률 1위. https://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11516423. 2017-09-02. JTBC News. 2 September 2017. ko. 2024-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20240527142524/https://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11516423. live.
- Web site: End-of-year report concludes that viewer ratings for SBS, MBC, and KBS dramas have plummeted in 2018. Allkpop. 2020-05-12. 2024-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20240527142526/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2018/12/end-of-year-report-concludes-that-viewer-ratings-for-sbs-mbc-kbs-dramas-have-plummeted-in-2018. live.
- Web site: Kim Myung Soo x Shin Ye Eun's 'Welcome' sets new record for the lowest ever ratings for a major broadcasting station drama. Allkpop. 2020-05-12. 2024-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20240527143849/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2020/04/kim-myung-soo-x-shin-ye-euns-welcome-sets-new-record-for-the-lowest-ever-ratings-for-a-major-broadcasting-station-drama. live.
- Web site: TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. TNmS Ratings. August 6, 2017. ko. January 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105185130/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp. live.
- Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. AGB Nielsen Media Research. August 6, 2017. ko. 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.
- News: Lee Kyung-ho. 김영철·천호진, KBS 연기대상 공동 수상..아버지의 힘!(종합). Star News. January 1, 2018. ko. January 29, 2018. January 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133440/http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2017123120381637015. live.
