Man in the Kitchen
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 밥상 차리는 남자 |
| Literal meaning | Man Who Sets the Table |
| Revised Romanization | Bapsang Charineun Namja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Papsang Ch'arinŭn Namcha |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Lee Jae-dong |
| Written by | Park Hyun-joo |
| Directed by | Joo Sung-woo |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 50[a] |
| Production | |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 75 min[a] |
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| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | September 2, 2017 – March 18, 2018 |
Man in the Kitchen[1] (Korean: 밥상 차리는 남자) 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[edit]
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[edit]
Main[edit]
- 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[edit]
Roo-ri's household[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- In this table, The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[4] | AGB Nielsen[5] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | September 2, 2017 | 7.7% (13th) | 7.5% (11th) | 8.6% (11th) | 9.4% (8th) |
| 2 | September 3, 2017 | 8.1% (12th) | 8.2% (11th) | 9.8% (10th) | 9.9% (10th) |
| 3 | September 9, 2017 | 6.1% (15th) | 5.4% (19th) | 5.9% (18th) | 5.6% (18th) |
| 4 | September 10, 2017 | 8.3% (13th) | 7.6% (14th) | 8.8% (11th) | 8.8% (10th) |
| 5 | September 16, 2017 | 7.5% (15th) | 7.0% (14th) | 6.2% (18th) | 5.6% (20th) |
| 6 | September 17, 2017 | 9.2% (7th) | 8.0% (10th) | 9.6% (7th) | 9.6% (7th) |
| 7 | September 23, 2017 | 7.1% (14th) | 6.7% (10th) | 6.5% (15th) | 6.0% (14th) |
| 8 | September 24, 2017 | 10.1% (6th) | 9.6% (8th) | 9.8% (7th) | 9.2% (8th) |
| 9 | September 30, 2017 | 7.7% (14th) | 7.2% (12th) | 7.6% (12th) | 7.4% (12th) |
| 10 | October 1, 2017 | 9.6% (7th) | 8.7% (7th) | 9.9% (9th) | 9.6% (9th) |
| 11 | October 7, 2017 | 6.6% (14th) | 5.9% (14th) | 7.3% (13th) | 7.0% (14th) |
| 12 | October 8, 2017 | 8.8% (8th) | 8.0% (10th) | 9.7% (8th) | 9.3% (9th) |
| 13 | October 14, 2017 | 7.8% (12th) | 6.3% (15th) | 7.4% (12th) | 6.8% (14th) |
| 14 | October 15, 2017 | 9.7% (7th) | 8.4% (8th) | 9.9% (8th) | 9.1% (9th) |
| 15 | October 21, 2017[b] | 10.5% (3rd) | 9.2% (3rd) | 10.9% (4th) | 10.6% (4th) |
| 16 | 12.1% (2nd) | 11.1% (2nd) | 12.7% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) | |
| 17 | November 4, 2017[c] | 11.9% (3rd) | 10.4% (3rd) | 11.5% (4th) | 10.9% (4th) |
| 18 | 12.1% (2nd) | 11.3% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) | |
| 19 | November 12, 2017[d] | 10.1% (6th) | 9.4% (8th) | 9.7% (7th) | 8.9% (8th) |
| 20 | 11.2% (4th) | 10.7% (5th) | 12.6% (4th) | 11.3% (5th) | |
| 21 | November 19, 2017 | 10.4% (6th) | 9.6% (8th) | 10.8% (5th) | 10.2% (8th) |
| 22 | 12.1% (4th) | 12.2% (4th) | 14.1% (4th) | 12.7% (4th) | |
| 23 | November 26, 2017 | 11.0% (6th) | 9.5% (7th) | 12.2% (6th) | 11.4% (6th) |
| 24 | 12.6% (4th) | 11.6% (5th) | 14.5% (4th) | 13.7% (4th) | |
| 25 | December 3, 2017 | 10.0% (9th) | 9.6% (10th) | 10.4% (9th) | 10.0% (9th) |
| 26 | 13.6% (4th) | 13.2% (4th) | 15.1% (3rd) | 13.7% (4th) | |
| 27 | December 10, 2017 | 10.5% (9th) | 10.0% (9th) | 10.7% (8th) | 10.3% (9th) |
| 28 | 12.9% (4th) | 11.7% (6th) | 14.6% (4th) | 14.1% (4th) | |
| 29 | December 17, 2017 | 11.5% (7th) | 10.1% (8th) | 12.3% (5th) | 12.2% (6th) |
| 30 | 12.2% (4th) | 10.9% (7th) | 14.3% (4th) | 14.2% (4th) | |
| 31 | December 24, 2017 | 10.7% (7th) | 8.8% (8th) | 10.1% (7th) | 9.2% (8th) |
| 32 | 13.9% (4th) | 12.1% (4th) | 14.2% (4th) | 13.2% (4th) | |
| 33 | January 7, 2018 | 14.1% (6th) | 13.0% | 12.9% (6th) | 11.9% (7th) |
| 34 | 18.1% (2nd) | 15.2% | 17.3% (3rd) | 16.1% (4th) | |
| 35 | January 14, 2018 | 13.9% (4th) | 12.8% | 14.3% (5th) | 13.9% (5th) |
| 36 | 17.6% (2nd) | 16.5% | 18.6% (3rd) | 18.1% (3rd) | |
| 37 | January 21, 2018 | 15.2% (4th) | 14.1% | 14.5% (5th) | 13.5% (5th) |
| 38 | 17.2% (3rd) | 16.3% | 17.2% (3rd) | 15.9% (4th) | |
| 39 | January 28, 2018 | 15.8% (4th) | 15.1% | 15.5% (5th) | 14.8% (5th) |
| 40 | 17.2% (3rd) | 16.6% | 18.2% (3rd) | 17.7% (4th) | |
| 41 | February 4, 2018 | 13.6% (4th) | 12.8% | 13.0% (5th) | 12.2% (6th) |
| 42 | 17.2% (3rd) | 16.1% | 17.9% (3rd) | 16.9% (3rd) | |
| 43 | February 11, 2018[e] | 10.8% (7th) | 10.7% | 11.9% (7th) | 11.9% (6th) |
| 44 | February 25, 2018[e][f] | 7.8% (16th) | 8.4% | 7.8% (16th) | 7.9% (15th) |
| 45 | March 4, 2018 | 12.2% (6th) | 11.8% | 11.5% (6th) | 11.1% (8th) |
| 46 | 18.1% (2nd) | 17.4% | 18.3% (2nd) | 17.6% (3rd) | |
| 47 | March 11, 2018 | 11.4% (5th) | 11.1% | 11.4% (5th) | 11.2% (7th) |
| 48 | 18.9% (2nd) | 18.0% | 19.1% (2nd) | 18.3% (2nd) | |
| 49 | March 18, 2018 | 16.3% (3rd) | 16.0% | 15.9% (3rd) | 16.2% (4th) |
| 50 | 18.2% (2nd) | 17.9% | 18.4% (2nd) | 18.1% (2nd) | |
| Average | 12.0% | % | 12.3% | 11.8% | |
| Special | November 15, 2017 | — | — | 3.7% | — |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | On Joo-wan | Won | [6] |
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, two 75-minute episodes are being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.
- ^ Shown back-to-back on October 21, due to the airing of a special movie One Step on October 22.
- ^ No episodes were aired on October 28 and 29 due to the on-going labor strike at MBC. In return, MBC aired a special movie Train to Busan on October 29.
- ^ Timeslot changed to Sundays at 20:45 from this point onward, with two episodes shown back-to-back each night.
- ^ a b Only one episode is aired due to coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
- ^ No episodes were aired on February 18 due to coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Citations[edit]
- ^ [Man in the kitchen] 밥상 차리는 남자 4회 - Are you serious? 20170910. MBC Drama via Youtube. Sep 10, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "Sooyoung confirms MBC weekend drama Man Who Sets the Table". DramaBeans. April 14, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Generation's Sooyoung & On Joo Wan's 'Man Who Sets the Table' confirms airing date". Allkpop. July 26, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Jeon, Aram (October 2, 2018). [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']. Xports News (in Korean) – via Naver.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Korean)