| Native Name: | 男人之苦 |
| Genre: | Modern Drama |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes (approx.) |
| Starring: | Damian Lau Ron Ng Louisa So Toby Leung |
| Endtheme: | "金剛" by Ron Ng |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Language: | Cantonese |
| Network: | TVB |
| Num Episodes: | 21 |
| Related: | La Femme Desperado (2006) |
Men in Pain (Traditional Chinese: 男人之苦) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in June 2006.
Hong Tin-Yam (Damian Lau) is happily married to his second wife Wong Dak-Kiu (Louisa So), but one day he discovers that he cannot perform in the bedroom. He asked a female friend, Au Yeung Lei-Lei (Akina Hong), to help him out and confirmed that he was in fact impotent. Tin-Yam did not want his wife to find out about his problem causes Dak-Kiu to think that he is cheating on her, and leading to their divorce.
On the other hand, Tin-Yam's son, Hong Sai-Hei (Ron Ng) spends a night with Dak-Kiu's student, Ko Fun (Toby Leung) during an excursion. Ko Fun discovers that she is pregnant and seeks Sai-Hei's help. Both their parents are furious but eventually the two young couples get married. Ko Fun is stressed with handling the baby and her school courseload, while Sai-Hei is worried that he cannot afford to put food on the table.
How will these two men overcome their pain of manhood...?
| Cast | Role | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Lau | Hong Tin-Yam 康天任 | Wong Dak-Kiu's husband. Hong Sai-Hei's father. | |
| Louisa So | Wong Dak-Kiu 黃德蕎 | Teacher Hong Tin-Yam's second wife. Hong Sai-Hei's stepmother. | |
| Ron Ng | Hong Sai-Hei 康世熙 | Hong Tin-Yam's son. Ko Fun's husband. | |
| Toby Leung | Ko Fun 高芬 | Hong Sai-Hei's wife. | |
| Wong Kai-Cheung 黃啟昌 | Wong Dak-Kiu, Wong Dak-Lan, and Wong Dak-Wai's father. | ||
| Wong Dak-Lan 黃德蘭 | Wong Dak-Kiu and Wong Dak-Wai's older sister. | ||
| Li Chun-Chi 李振馳 | Wong Dak-Lan's husband. | ||
| Wong Dak-Wai 黃德蕙 | Wong Dak-Kiu and Wong Dak-Lan's younger sister. | ||
| Law Lok Lam (羅樂林) | Ko Wai 高威 | Ko Fun's father. | |
| Rocky Cheng (鄭健樂) | Shek Hak-Lung (Rocky) 石克龍 | Ko Fun's uncle. | |
| Yeung Jin-Cheung 楊展翔 | Wong Dak-Kiu's colleague. | ||
| Akina Hong (康華) | Au Yeung Lei-Lei 歐陽莉莉 | Hong Tin-Yam's friend. |
| Week | Episode | Average Points | Peaking Points | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 13–16, 2006 | 1 — 4 | [1] | ||||
| June 19–23, 2006 | 5 — 9 | [2] | ||||
| June 26–30, 2006 | 10 — 14 | [3] | ||||
| July 3–7, 2006 | 15 — 19 | [4] | ||||
| July 9, 2006 | 20 — 21 |