The Innocent Man (TV series)

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"Nice Guy" redirects here. For the sociological term, see Nice guy.
The Innocent Man
File:Main Poster for The Innocent Man.jpg
Promotional poster for The Innocent Man
Also known as Nice Guy
The Nicest Man on Earth
There's No Such Thing as Nice Guys
Nowhere in the World Does a Good Man Exist
Genre Melodrama, Romance
Written by Lee Kyung-hee
Directed by Kim Jin-won
Lee Na-jeong
Starring Song Joong-ki
Moon Chae-won
Park Si-yeon
Ending theme "Love Is Like a Snowflake" by Junsu
Composer(s) Choi Seong-wook
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean, Japanese
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Ham Young-hoon
Production location(s) Seoul, South Korea
Hirosaki, Japan
Cinematography Baek Hong-jong
Lee Yoon-jeong
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time 60 minutes
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) iHQ
Release
Original network Korean Broadcasting System
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release 12 September (2012-09-12) –
15 November 2012 (2012-11-15)
Chronology
Preceded by Bridal Mask
Followed by Jeon Woo-chi
External links
Website

The Innocent Man (Hangul: 세상 어디에도 없는 착한 남자; RR: Sesang Eodiedo Eobneun Chakan Namja; lit. "A Nice/Kind/Gentle/Good-hearted/Pure/Innocent Man the Likes of Which You Couldn't Possibly Find Anywhere in this World"; also known as Nice Guy),[1][2] is a 2012 South Korean television series. Starring Song Joong-ki, Moon Chae-won and Park Si-yeon, it is a dark melodrama involving betrayal, revenge and romance.[3][4][5][6] It aired on KBS2 from September 12 to November 15, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.

Plot

Smart and promising medical student[7][8] Kang Ma-ru (Song Joong-ki) was deeply in love with his slightly older neighbor Han Jae-hee (Park Si-yeon), a television reporter.[9][10] He was an adoring boyfriend and she always considered Ma-ru her home.[11][12][13] But when her situation takes a turn for the worse and Jae-hee becomes desperate to escape poverty,[14] she meets a man who changes everything—a rich CEO who introduces her to a life of comfort. So she turns her back on Ma-ru, choosing money over love.[15]

The brutal betrayal leaves Ma-ru fractured—not just angry, but a completely changed man. A few years later, Ma-ru is now 30 years old and works as a bartender and gigolo, no longer a "nice guy."[16] He then meets Seo Eun-gi (Moon Chae-won), a young chaebol heiress who's being groomed to take over her father's conglomerate.[17][18] Eun-gi is cold and calculating, business-savvy, and raised by her father to never show emotion to anyone.[19][20] But Ma-ru intrigues her, and she becomes curious until she can’t stop thinking about him.

Ma-ru decides to take advantage of her as a pawn in his plans for revenge,[21][22] and Eun-gi falls in love with him, not knowing that he’s using her to get back at his ex Jae-hee, who happens to be Eun-gi's young, gold-digging stepmother.[23] Just when Ma-ru is beginning to genuinely care for Eun-gi, she finds out the truth and they break up. But a car accident causes Eun-gi to lose her memory, and she enters Ma-ru's life again.[24]

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Production

It is written by Lee Kyung-hee, who previously wrote Will It Snow for Christmas?, Thank You, A Love to Kill, I'm Sorry, I Love You, and Sang Doo! Let's Go to School.[45][46][47]

Kim Jin-won was the director of Drama Special episodes Just an Ordinary Love Story, Crossing the Young-do Bridge, Guardian Angel Kim Yeong-goo, Snail Gosiwon, and The Last Flashman.

The series features real-life friends and former Running Man co-stars Song Joong-ki and Lee Kwang-soo for the first time since Song left the variety show.[48][49][50][51]

Soundtrack

Ratings

Beginning episode 5, the series ranked number one in its timeslot for eight consecutive weeks until its finale.[57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64]

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[65] AGB Nielsen[66]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 September 12, 2012 10.7% 10.9% 10.5% 11.5%
2 September 13, 2012 11.4% 11.6% 9.9% 11.3%
3 September 19, 2012 13.9% 14.6% 13.8% 14.5%
4 September 20, 2012 13.8% 15.4% 13.3% 14.2%
5 September 26, 2012 14.5% 14.8% 14.0% 15.7%
6 September 27, 2012 16.0% 17.8% 16.0% 18.1%
7 October 3, 2012 17.9% 18.6% 17.3% 18.6%
8 October 4, 2012 15.0% 14.4% 15.1% 16.6%
9 October 10, 2012 15.8% 17.3% 15.3% 17.3%
10 October 11, 2012 16.2% 17.3% 14.9% 15.7%
11 October 17, 2012 15.0% 16.5% 14.3% 15.3%
12 October 18, 2012 16.4% 17.0% 15.1% 15.7%
13 October 24, 2012 18.2% 18.7% 17.1% 18.8%
14 October 25, 2012 18.5% 19.6% 16.7% 18.4%
15 October 31, 2012 17.1% 17.6% 18.3% 20.6%
16 November 1, 2012 18.8% 19.8% 17.1% 18.8%
17 November 7, 2012 18.2% 19.6% 16.2% 16.4%
18 November 8, 2012 16.8% 18.1% 18.2% 19.7%
19 November 14, 2012 18.5% 19.9% 17.9% 19.3%
20 November 15, 2012 18.6% 20.2% 18.0% 19.4%
Average 16.1% 17.0% 15.3% 16.8%

International broadcast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2012 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Song Joong-ki Won [67]
1st K-Drama Star Awards
 Top Excellence Award, Actor Song Joong-ki Won [68]
Excellence Award, Actress Moon Chae-won Nominated
KBS Drama Awards
 Best Couple Award Song Joong-ki and Moon Chae-won Won [69]
Netizens' Award Song Joong-ki Won
Moon Chae-won Won
Best New Actress Lee Yu-bi Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Lee Kwang-soo Nominated
Lee Sang-yeob Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Jin Kyung Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Song Joong-ki Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Moon Chae-won Nominated
Park Si-yeon Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor Song Joong-ki Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress Moon Chae-won Won
2013
49th Baeksang Arts Awards
 Best New Actress (TV) Lee Yu-bi Nominated [70]
7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards
 20's Booming Star - Female Lee Yu-bi Nominated
8th Seoul International Drama Awards
 Outstanding Korean Drama OST "Love Is Like a Snowflake" - Junsu Nominated
[71]
"Really" - Song Joong-ki Nominated
Outstanding Korean Actor Song Joong-ki Nominated
[72]
Outstanding Korean Actress Moon Chae-won Nominated
Outstanding Korean Drama The Innocent Man Nominated

References

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