I Am a Man (TV series)
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I Am a Man | |
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Release | 9 April 8 August 2014 – 19 December 2014 | (pilot episode)
I Am a Man (Korean: 나는 남자다), also known as Yoo Jae-suk's I am a Man, is a South Korean talk show. Its initial (pilot episode) aired on 7 April 2014. The show's regular broadcast started on 8 August 2014, and ended on 19 December 2014.
The program airs on two channels,
I Am a Man's show theme is a show of men, by the men, for the men.
Broadcast dates
Broadcast Channel | Broadcast Date | Broadcast Time | Remarks |
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KBS2
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9 April 2014 | Wednesday 23:10 ~ 00:30 | Pilot Episode |
8 August 2014 ~ 19 December 2014[1] | Friday 23:10 ~ 00:30 | Regular Episode | |
KBS World | 7 May 2014 | Wednesday 23:10 ~ 00:30 | Pilot Episode |
27 August 2014 ~ 29 October | Regular Episode | ||
7 November 2014 ~ Present | Saturday 00:10 ~ 01:30 | ||
27 August 2014 ~ 2 November | Thursday 07:15 ~ 08:25 Sunday 15:20 ~ 16:30 |
Re-run Regular Episode | |
10 November 2014 ~ Present | Monday 07:40 ~ 08:50 Friday 16:20 ~ 17:30 |
Note:
- As of November 2014, some of the KBS World program schedule information may become outdated due to the new program line-up.
- The broadcast time is based on GMT +9 time zone (Korea, Japan, East Timor, Palau).
Hosts
- Yoo Jae-suk
- Im Won-hee
- Kwon Oh-joong
- Jang Dong-min
- Heo Kyung-hwan
- Kim Je-dong (Regular member of I Am a Man Special – Man and women special)
Noh Hong-chul was offered to host the show, but had to be replaced by Kwon Oh-joong as he was unavailable due to the show's schedule conflict with another program he hosts, MBC's I Live Alone. He only appear on I Am a Man pilot episode.
History
I Am a Man replaced Mamma Mia, a family show taken off air after its final episode on 19 March 2014.[2]
One of I Am a Man's original hosts, Noh Hong-chul, was replaced by Kwon Oh-joong as his other show which he is now starring in, MBC's I Live Alone, occupied the same time slot.[3]
TenAsia conducted an interview with I Am a Man's production director (PD) after the filming of I Am a Woman[4]
I Am a Man aired its last episode on 19 December 2014. I Am a Man PD still discuss on extend this show to Season 2.[5]
It was reported that
Filming location
I Am a Man's filming location is the KBS Annex Building located in
Pilot episode
The pilot episode of I Am a Man premiered on 9 April 2014 on
The pilot episode was preceded by a teaser trailer which introduced the hosts and presented the scope of the show.[9]
The AGB Nielsen rating for the pilot episode was 4.1%.[10][11][12]
Regular show
The show was included in the
I Am a Woman special
I Am a Woman was recorded on 12 October 2014 and subsequently broadcast on 17 October 2014 on
The special guests/performer for this special show was
List of I Am a Man episodes
Episodes | Original Broadcast Date | Theme (In Korean theme) |
Guests/ Performers | |
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KBS World | KBS2
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Pilot Episode | 7 May | 9 April | Culminated and came to stay & Tech Man Special[18] (남중 & 남고 & 공대 나온 남자 특집) |
Im Si-wan, Bae Suzy, Koh Yu-Jin |
1 | 27 August | 8 August | The only man in the world of women/ I'm the only guy at my work (청일점 특집) |
Jeon In-Yuk, IU[19][20] |
2 | 3 September | 15 August | What it is like to live as a tune-deaf/ Tone-deaf men who are scared of karaoke (음치 특집) |
Kim Yeon-woo, Sistar[21][22] |
3 | 10 September | 22 August | Men Who Lost More Than 10 kg (몸무게 10 kg 이상 감량한 남자 특집) |
Moon Hee-joon, Girl's Day |
4 | 17 September | 29 August | Men Who Will Be Married Soon (예비 신랑과 그 남자들 특집) |
Baek Ji-young, Noel |
5 | 24 September | 5 September | Men from the Countryside (상경남 특집) |
Kim Yeong-cheol, Jung Eun-ji[23] |
6 | 1 October | 12 September | Man with an unusual name (특이한 이름을 가진 남자 특집) |
Kara
|
7 | 8 October | 19 September | Men Who Are Dating/Married To Older Women (연상녀와 결혼(연애)중인 연하남 특집)[24][25][26] |
Choi Hee, Sam Hammington |
8 | 15 October | 26 September | Men Who Look Young or Old (노안 또는 동안남 특집)[27] |
Park Eun-young, Son Jin-young |
9[nb 1] | 22 October | 3 October | Men who look alike (닮은꼴남 특집)[28] |
Kim Tae-woo, Lee Guk-joo |
10 | 29 October | 10 October | Employment and War[29] (취업준비생남 특집) |
Kim Je-dong, Hong Jin-young |
11[nb 2] | 7 November | 17 October | I Am a Woman Special show[30][31][32] (나는 여자다 특집) |
Beast
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12[nb 3] | 14 November | 24 October | The Single Man Special (The Single Since The Birth and The Broken-hearted Man) (모태솔로&이별한 남자 특집)[33][34] |
Shin Hyun-joon, Muzie |
13[nb 4] | 21 November | 31 October | Men who love Hip-Hop and Rock[35][36] (힙합 그리고 록을 사랑하는 남자) |
Dynamic Duo, Lee Yoon-suk, Crying Nut |
14 | 28 November | 7 November | Men who have unique jobs (나 이런 일 하는 남자다 특집) |
Hong Jin-ho, Eun Ji-won |
15 | 5 December | 14 November | I Am a Man special – Men and women special part 1 (Men & women who live on their own) (남녀특집 1편 – 자취남녀 특집) |
Kim Na-young, Kim Je-dong |
16[nb 5] | 15 December | 21 November | I Am a Man special – Men and women special part 2 <I Am a Baseball Fanatic Special> (남녀특집 2편 – 프로야구 매니아 특집) |
Choi Hee, Lee Jong-beom, Kim Je-dong, Kyung-suk Kim (Taemi), Bak Ki-ryang, Lee Ji-eun, Kang Yuni |
17[nb 6] | 19 December | 28 November | I Am a Man special – Men and women special part 3 <I Am an Alcohol Lover> [37] (남녀특집 3편 – 주당남녀 특집) |
Im Chang-jung, Choi Yeo-jin, Kim Je-dong |
18 | 26 December | 5 December | I Am a Man special – Men and women special part 4 (Men and Women Who Were Once Innocent)[38] (남녀특집 4편 – 순진했던 남녀) |
Kim Je-dong, Clara |
19 | 2 January 2015 | 12 December | I Am a Man Special – Men and women special part 5 (Men and women who like to travel/ I Am Wanderlust!)[39] (남녀특집 5편 – 역마살 남녀) |
Kim Sook, Song Eun-i, Kim Je-dong |
20 | 9 January 2015 | 19 December | Title Match (타이틀 매치 특집) |
Plot
Episodes | Plot |
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Pilot Episode | 250 men who went to all-male schools and spent their entire lives in an all-male environment share their life experiences. |
1 | 147 men who grew up and lived in a female-dominated environment share their joys and agonies. |
2 | Tone-deaf men afraid of going to karaoke have their singing abilities assessed by Kim Yeonwoo, a wanna-be singer, and share what it is like to live with tone deafness. |
3 | Men who lost more than 10 kg of weight are invited to speak about weight-related issues, and discuss pros and cons of being on a diet. They are joined by a special guest, Moon Heejun. |
4 | Soon-to-be-married bachelors talk about marriage. They are joined by a female guest, Baek Jiyoung. |
5 | Country boys who moved to Seoul share their thoughts on big city life. They are joined by Kim Yeongcheol, a famous comedian. |
6 | Men with unusual names tell their stories. They are joined by two special guests: Yoo Sangmoo, a comedian, and Kim Donghyun, a mixed martial arts fighter. |
7 | Men in relationship with an older woman tell stories they wouldn't dare to share with their significant others. |
8 | Men who don't look their age tell us about the pros and cons of looking older/younger than you are. |
9 | Male celebrity look-alikes share their stories. Special guests include "Gandhi" and "Obama." |
10 | Men who had a hard time finding a job discuss their experiences. |
11 | In this I Am a Woman special, 100 women join the I Am a Man hosts and tell their stories. |
12 | In this 12th episode, 100 single men are talking about their lives being living as Single Since The Birth & The Broken-hearted Man. Guided by Muzie and Shin Hyun-joon as dating expert, they will tell I Am a Man audience on how to attract women. |
13 | men who love hip-hop and rock music talk about their love for music |
14 | This week, 100 men are invited to talk about their unique jobs. |
15 | In this man and women special part 1, from awkward situation between man and women turn into a hilarious situation and the best of the I Am a Man episoded |
16 | In this man and women special part 2, I Am a Man hosts meet guys and girls who love Baseball |
17 | In this man and women special part 3, they can't live without drinking alcohol. |
18 | In this man and women special part 4, I Am a Man hosts meet man and women who were innocent in the past. |
19 | In this man and women special part 5, they just not only roamed around Korea, but also all around the world. |
20 | Finally, after 20 episode, I Am a Man comes to an end. It's a title match between unique names, look-alikes, tone-deaf and fun-talented people |
Ratings
Episode Number | Original Broadcast Date | AGB Nielsen Ratings[40] | Official YouTube Link | |
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KBS2
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KBS World | |||
Pilot Episode | 9 April 2014 | 7 May 2014 | 4.1% | [1] |
1 | 8 August 2014 | 27 August 2014 | 5.2% | [2] |
2 | 15 August 2014 | 3 September 2014 | 4.2% | [3] |
3 | 22 August 2014 | 10 September 2014 | 4.3% | [4] |
4 | 29 August 2014 | 17 September 2014 | 3.7% | [5] |
5 | 5 September 2014 | 24 September 2014 | 5.0% | [6] |
6 | 12 September 2014 | 1 October 2014 | 5.8% | [7] |
7 | 19 September 2014 | 8 October 2014 | 3.6% | [8] |
8 | 26 September 2014 | 15 October 2014 | 3.8% | [9] |
9 | 3 October 2014 | 22 October 2014 | 5.1% | [10] |
10 | 10 October 2014 | 29 October 2014 | 4.9% | [11] |
11 | 17 October 2014 | 7 November 2014 | 6.4% | [12] |
12 | 24 October 2014 | 14 November 2014 | 3.5% | [13] |
13 | 31 October 2014 | 21 November 2014 | 3.5% | [14] |
14 | 7 November 2014 | 28 November 2014 | 4.9% | [15] |
15 | 14 November 2014 | 5 December 2014 | 5.7% | [16] |
16 | 21 November 2014 | 15 December 2014 | 4.3% | [17] |
17 | 28 November 2014 | 19 December 2014 | 5.9% | [18] |
18 | 5 December 2014 | 26 December 2014 | 5.3% | [19] |
19 | 12 December 2014 | 2 January 2015 | 5.2% | [20] |
20 | 19 December 2014 | 9 January 2015 | 5.8% | [21] |
All ratings are from the original episode broadcast on
Blue ratings denote the highest numbers the series has garnered.
Red ratings denote the lowest numbers the series has garnered.
(-) denotes that episode has not yet been aired in that channel
Note: Future broadcast dates are subject to change.
Notes
- ^ 4 out of 10 (as of 10 October) topic theme was used in I Am a Woman special, which is unique name (episode 6), look-alikes (episode 9), tone deaf (episode 2), and girl-only school (pilot episode)
- ^ Park Min Goesu (I Am a Man audience on pilot episode) were invited as the single since birth
- ^ Due to tight schedule, Dynamic Duo need to leave I Am a Man filming right before the secret talk starts
- ^ The schedule of broadcast date on 12 December is postponed to 15 December due to The 51st Annual Daejong Film Award was aired by KBS World
- KBS2
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External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- I Am a Man KBS World playlist at YouTube