Men Are Men
| Men Are Men | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | To All the Guys Who Loved Me[1][2] Mister[3] All the Same[4] |
| Hangul | 그놈이 그놈이다 |
| Literal meaning | That Guy Is the Guy |
| Revised Romanization | Geunom-i Geunom-ida |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Lee Eun-young |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Production company | iWill Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | July 6 – September 1, 2020 |
Men are Men[5][6] (Korean: 그놈이 그놈이다) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-eum, Yoon Hyun-min, Seo Ji-hoon, Choi Myung-gil and Jo Woo-ri.[7][8] The series aired from July 6 to September 1, 2020 on KBS2.[9][10]
Synopsis
The leader of a webtoon planning team, Seo Hyun-ju harbors the jaded view that all men are same and has decided to remain single. Hwang Ji-woo is the CEO of the Sunwoo Pharmaceutical Company. He has a cold and distant personality but excellent instinct in business. He takes an interest in Seo Hyun-ju and starts pursuing her. Park Do-gyeom is a popular webtoon writer. He is a well mannered and sociable person. He and Seo Hyun-ju grew up like siblings, but he has held a crush on Seo Hyun-ju for a long time.
Cast
Main
- Hwang Jung-eum as Seo Hyun-ju
- Joo Ye-rim as Seo Hyun-ju (child)
- Lee Chae-yoon as Seo Hyun-ju (teen)
- Yoon Hyun-min as Hwang Ji-woo
- Jung Ji-hoon as Hwang Ji-woo (child)
- Bae In-hyuk as Hwang Ji-Woo (teen)
- Seo Ji-hoon as Park Do-gyeom
- Ha Yi-ahn as Park Do-gyeom (child)
- Jo Woo-ri as Han Seo-yoon[11]
- Choi Myung-gil as Kim Seon-hee[12]
Supporting
People around Seo Hyun-ju
- Hwang Young-hee as Jung Young-soon, Hyun-ju's mother and Park's adopted mother
- Seo Hyun-chul as Seo Ho-joon, Hyun-ju's father and Park's adopted father
- Song Sang-eun as Kang Min-jung
- Noh Susanna as Oh Young-eun[13]
- Kim Gyu-sun as Song Jin-ah
People around Hwang Ji-woo
- Lee Hwang-eui as Nam Yoo-cheol, Hwang Ji-woo's secretary
- Kang Ji-eun as Hwang Ji-woo's mother
Sunwoo Webtoon Team
- Han Da-sol as Kim Da-eun
- Jo Hyun-sik as Kang Eun-jae
- Hwang Man-ik as Kim Pal-do
- Baek Joo-hee as Jo Mi-ok
- Yoo Jung-rae as Hong Bo-hee
Mytoon Webtoon (Ep.1-3)
- In Gyo-jin as In Gyo-seok
- Lee Si-eon as Oh Si-eon, webtoon writer
- Lee Mal-nyeon as Writer Lee
- Joo Ho-min as Writer Joo
Others
- Kim Da-ye as Kim Su-jeong
- Lee Jung-yeol as Jung Seok-woo, Hwang Ji-woo's doctor
- Lee Hyun-kyun as Kang Min-jung's husband
- Shim Hye-yeon as Soo-bin Kang Min-jung's daughter
- Song Jin-woo as Kim Eun-beom, Song Jin-ah's ex-husband
- Kim Doh-yon as Oh Ji-hwan, Park Do-gyeom's friend and Song Jin-ah's boyfriend
Special appearances
- Son Sung-chan as Bae Jae-joon (Ep. 1)
- Ahn Se-bin as Oh Young-eun (child) (Ep. 1)
- Kang Dong-ho as Man at wedding (Ep. 1)
- Seo Yoon-hyuk as Seo Hyun-ju's classmate (Ep. 1)
- Yoon Sun-woo as Seo Hyun-ju's ex-boyfriend (Ep. 1, 2)
- Johyun as Yu-na (Ep. 2)
- Lee Jong-hyuk as Seo Hyun-ju's blind date (Ep. 3)
- Kim Jae-hwa as Butler Kim (Ep. 6)
- Lee Seon-hee as Italian Table owner (Ep. 4)
- Shin Se-hwi as You Gyo Girl, webtoon writer (Ep. 8, 10-11)
- Woo Hyun-joo as You Gyo Girl's mother (Ep. 8, 10-11)
- Jwa Chae-won as fellow student (Ep. 11,14)
- Won Jong-rye as Hwang Ji-woo's mother (dream) (Ep. 15)
Ratings
- In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
| Ep. | Part | Original broadcast date | Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[14] (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | July 6, 2020 | 2.7% |
| 2 | 3.9% | ||
| 2 | 1 | July 7, 2020 | 2.7% |
| 2 | 4.4% | ||
| 3 | 1 | July 13, 2020 | 2.6% |
| 2 | 3.8% | ||
| 4 | 1 | July 14, 2020 | 2.3% |
| 2 | 3.3% | ||
| 5 | 1 | July 20, 2020 | 2.2% |
| 2 | 3.4% | ||
| 6 | 1 | July 21, 2020 | 2.0% |
| 2 | 3.3% | ||
| 7 | 1 | July 27, 2020 | 2.1% |
| 2 | 3.1% | ||
| 8 | 1 | July 28, 2020 | - |
| 2 | 3.8% | ||
| 9 | 1 | August 3, 2020 | 2.1% |
| 2 | 3.2% | ||
| 10 | 1 | August 4, 2020 | 2.2% |
| 2 | 3.3% | ||
| 11 | 1 | August 10, 2020 | 2.7% |
| 2 | 3.7% | ||
| 12 | 1 | August 11, 2020 | 2.3% |
| 2 | 3.1% | ||
| 13 | 1 | August 17, 2020 | 1.7% |
| 2 | 2.8% | ||
| 14 | 1 | August 18, 2020 | 2.1% |
| 2 | 2.8% | ||
| 15 | 1 | August 31, 2020 | 2.2% |
| 2 | 3.1% | ||
| 16 | 1 | September 1, 2020 | - |
| 2 | 3.1% | ||
| Average | N/A | ||
Original soundtrack
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Count On Me" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "So Much Into You" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Still In Love" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Here I Am" | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Not Clumsy Anymore" | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Like The Winter That Loved Spring" | 4:07 |
References
- ^ [To All The Guys Who Loved MeㅣTeaser Trailer] "I'm throwing off the yoke of marriage". YouTube. KOCOWA TV. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "To All The Guys Who Loved Me [Title in the URL]". Viki. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Mister [Title in the URL]". KBS.co.kr. Korean Broadcasting System. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ "All the Same [Title in the URL]". Naver TV. Korean Broadcasting System, Naver Corporation. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ Men Are Men / 그놈이 그놈이다 [Teaser-Ver1]. YouTube (in Korean). KBS World. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Men are Men (Official Website). KBS World. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "로코 장인 황정음x윤현민 만날까 "'그놈이 그놈이다' 검토중"(공식입장)" [Rom-com Masters Hwang Jung-eum and Yoon Hyun-min Courted for Drama "To All The Guys Who Loved Me"]. newsen.com (in Korean).
- ^ Kim, Su-hyun (2020-03-10). "'그놈이 그놈이다' 황정음X윤현민, 전에 없던 '비혼 사수' 로맨틱 코미디에 기대감↑" [Hwang Jung-eum and Yoon Hyun-min Confirm Romantic Comedy Drama "To All The Guys Who Loved Me"]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ 정하은 (2020-06-29). "'그놈이 그놈이다' 황정음X윤현민X서지훈, 메인포스터 공개…삼각 로맨스 예고" ["To All the Guys Who Loved Me" Hwan Jung-eum, Yoon Hyun-min and Seo Ji-hoon in the Main Poster]. Sports Seoul. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ Choi, Ji-won (July 6, 2020). "Hwang Jung-eum returns through fantasy rom-com 'Men are Men'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "KBSWORLD TV". KBSWORLD. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
- ^ "최명길, KBS2 '그놈이 그놈이다' 합류…7월 안방극장 컴백 [공식]" [Choi Myung-gil to Join KBS 2TV's "To All The Guys Who Loved Me" in July] (in Korean). 19 May 2020.
- ^ "[공식] 노수산나 '그놈이 그놈이다' 캐스팅…황정음과 절친 호흡" [Noh Susanna Confirms Appearance in "To All The Guys Who Loved Me"]. 네이트뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Men Are Men at IMDb
- Men Are Men at HanCinema
- Men Are Men on KBS World
Categories:
- Korean-language television shows
- 2020 South Korean television series debuts
- 2020 South Korean television series endings
- South Korean romantic comedy television series
- Korean Broadcasting System television dramas
- Television series by IWill Media
- Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic