Real Man (TV series) explained
| Genre: | Reality television |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 187 |
| Executive Producer: | Kim Young-jin |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Channel: | MBC |
| Related: | Sunday Night, Real Man 300 |
Real Man is a South Korean variety show featuring eight male celebrities as they experience life in the military, which is mandatory for all mentally sound and able-bodied Korean men for two years. The show debuted on MBC on April 14, 2013, as part of the Sunday Night programming block. The last episode of season 2 aired in November 27, 2016.
The original cast members were Kim Su-ro, Mir, Ryu Soo-young, Sam Hammington, Seo Kyung-suk and Son Jin-young.[1] Jang Hyuk and Park Hyung-sik later joined the cast.[2] [3]
Mir left the show in June 2013. Ryu Soo-young, Son Jin-young and Jang Hyuk left the show in February 2014 and were replaced by Chun Jung-myung, Park Gun-hyung, K.Will, and Henry Lau.[4] [5]
A spin-off of this program called Real Man 300 began to air every Friday at 21:50 (KST) starting from September 21, 2018.[6]
On 30 July 2023, A Malaysian version Real Man called Real Man Malaysia: Wira Merah, aired on Astro Ria.
Male cast members
Season 1
(initial sort by debut date)
| Member | Debut date | End date |
|---|
| March 25, 2013 | January 18, 2015 |
| Seo Kyung-suk |
| Sam Hammington |
| June 2, 2013 |
| February 9, 2014 |
| Son Jin-young |
| June 9, 2013 |
| August 17, 2014 |
| February 16, 2014 | January 18, 2015 |
| K.Will |
| Henry Lau |
| March 23, 2014 | October 19, 2014 |
| October 26, 2014 | November 9, 2014 |
| Moon Hee-joon |
| January 18, 2015 |
| Yook Sungjae |
| Im Hyung-joon | |
Season 2
(initial sort by debut date)
Main edition
| Member | Debut date | End date |
|---|
| February 10, 2015 | April 5, 2015 |
| Kangin |
| Youngmin |
| Kwangmin |
| June 21, 2015 |
| August 23, 2015 |
| February 7, 2016 |
| February 14, 2016 |
| Jung Gyu-woon |
| February 17, 2015 | May 3, 2015 |
| June 7, 2015 |
| April 27, 2015 | May 17, 2015 |
| February 7, 2016 |
| June 8, 2015 | July 26, 2015 |
| February 14, 2016 |
| July 20, 2015 | August 23, 2015 |
| September 21, 2015 | February 14, 2016 |
| Lee Ki-woo |
| November 29, 2015 |
| February 7, 2016 |
| |
Middle-age special
Friendly enlisting special
Comedian special
Navy NCO special
Manly Men special
Female cast members
Season 1
Edition 1
Edition 2
Season 2
Edition 3
Edition 4
Navy NCO special
Notes and References
- Web site: Lee. Sun-min. Real Men gets off to good start. Korea JoongAng Daily. April 10, 2014. April 16, 2013.
- Web site: Kang. Jung-yeon. Jang Hyuk to Join MBC Variety Show Real Man. TenAsia. April 10, 2014. May 21, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080110/http://www.tenasia.com/jang-hyuk-to-join-mbc-variety-show-real-man/. April 7, 2014. mdy-all.
- Web site: Ko. Hong-ju. Ryu Soo Young Welcomes Jang Hyuk and ZE:A's Park Hyung Sik to Real Man. enewsWorld. April 10, 2014. June 20, 2013.
- Web site: Lee. Sun-min. Real Men reshuffling cast. Korea JoongAng Daily. February 8, 2014. April 10, 2014.
- Web site: Lee. Sun-young. Real Men adds four new cast members. The Korea Herald. February 7, 2014. April 10, 2014.
- News: Han Hae-seon. '진짜사나이300' PD "특전사까지..최고의 '탑팀' 나올것"(인터뷰). Star News. October 14, 2018. November 3, 2018. ko.
- Web site: Eight female stars enter military . Ahn Sung-mi . . February 16, 2016 . March 25, 2016 .
