Pretty Man

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Pretty Man

Promotional poster for Pretty Man
Also known as Pretty Boy
Beautiful Man
Bel Ami
Genre Comedy
Drama
Romance
Family
Format Television series
Written by Yoo Young-ah
Directed by Jung Jung-hwa
Yoon Sang-ho
Starring Jang Geun-suk
IU
Lee Jang-woo
Han Chae-young
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Location(s) Korea
Running time Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) Group8
Pineapple Holdings
Broadcast
Original channel KBS2
Original run 20 November 2013 (2013-11-20) – 9 January 2014 (2014-01-09)
Chronology
Preceded by Secret
Followed by Inspiring Generation
External links
Website
Korean name
Hangul 예쁜남자
Revised Romanization Yebbeun Namja

Pretty Man (Hangul: 예쁜남자; RR: Yebbeun Namja; also known as Pretty Boy) is a South Korean romantic comedy series starring Jang Geun-suk, IU, Lee Jang-woo and Han Chae-young. It is based on the Manhwa of the same name. It premiered on KBS2 on November 20, 2013, airing every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55.[1]

Plot

Dokgo Ma-Te (Jang Keun-Suk) is the most beautiful man in the world. He is also an ambitious man and wants to make a lot money using his beautiful appearance. Dokgo Ma-Te meets Hong Yoo-Ra, the ex-daughter-in-law of a rich family. Hong Yoo-Ra recognizes Dokgo Ma-Te's ambitions and becomes his mentor. Hong Yoo-Ra then gives Dokgo Ma-Te a mission to seduce 10 different women. The women have all succeeded in different fields and Dokgo Ma-Te is to glean their special abilities. A strange woman then appears in front of Dokgo Ma-Te. Her name is Kim Bo-Tong, an ordinary girl from poor background. She has a huge crush on Dokgo Ma-Te. Can she make Dokgo Ma-Te love her?

Cast

Main Cast

A man who discovered as early as kindergarten that he was prettier than most and could get special treatment because of it. During his school years he never once had to bring a lunch to school, and now only has to glance at designer things in stores for rich women to purchase for him.
The average girl from Ma Te's neighborhood with a one-sided crush on Ma Te since junior high.
The young, friendly Marketing Director who falls for Bo Tong and helps her out.
The glamorous, successful woman Ma Te wants but can't get. She makes a game of “training” him and tells Ma Te to seduce ten of the most eligible bachelorettes in the city first.

Supporting Cast

  • Kim Bo-yeon as Na Hong-ran
  • Dokgo Young-jae as Park Ki-suk
  • Kim Young-jae as Park Moon-soo
  • So Yoo-jin as Jaek Hee
  • Kim Ye-won as Electricity Fairy
  • Park Ji Yoon as Yo Mi
  • Lee Seung-min as Yeo Mim
  • Cha Hyun-jung as Kim In-joong
  • Yang Mi-kyung as Kim Mi-sook (Ma Te's Mother)
  • Kim Ji Han as Jang Duk-saeng
  • Kim Seul-gie as Dokgo Ma-te's senior high school teacher-in-charge
  • Lee Mi-young as Lee Mal-ja (Bo-tong's Mother)
  • Yeo Hoonmin as Kim Dae-shik (Kim Bo-tong's younger brother)[5]

Original Soundtrack

Pretty Man:
Original Sound Track
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Genre Pop, K-pop, soundtrack, R&B, teen pop
Label Group8
CJ E&M Music
Part 1:
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Beautiful Man (예쁜남자)"  Bebop 3:40
2. "Lovely Girl"  5live 3:24
Part 2:
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "I Have A Person That I Love (사랑하는 사람 있어요)"  Melody Day 4:29
2. "Poor Sense of Direction (길치)"  Lunafly 3:55
Part 3:
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Fever (열병)"  Hwanhee 4:12
2. "Perfect"  Dear Cloud 3:57
Part 4:
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Going To You"  LEDApple 3:51
2. "Saying I Love You (사랑한단 말야)"  Lee Jang Woo 3:42
Part 5:
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Pastel Crayon (크레파스)"  IU 3:15
2. "I'm Nobody (하루만)"  Jung Joon-young 4:54
Part 6:
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Beautiful Day"  Jang Geun Suk 3:45

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[6] AGB Nielsen[7]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 20 November 2013 4.3% 5.0% 6.3% 7.2%
2 21 November 2013 4.8% 5.5% 6.1% 6.5%
3 27 November 2013 4.5% 4.9% 5.4% 6.0%
4 28 November 2013 3.7% 3.8% 4.3% 4.8%
5 4 December 2013 2.9% 3.0% 5.2% 5.5%
6 5 December 2013 3.2% 3.7% 3.8% 4.1%
7 11 December 2013 2.8% 3.0% 2.9% 2.7%
8 12 December 2013 2.8% 3.0% 3.1% 2.9%
9 18 December 2013 3.0% 3.9% 3.5% 3.2%
10 19 December 2013 2.8% 2.9% 3.5% 3.1%
11 25 December 2013 3.2% 3.6% 4.8% 4.4%
12 26 December 2013 2.6% 3.2% 4.3% 3.9%
13 1 January 2014 4.0% 4.5% 4.4% 4.6%
14 2 January 2014 3.0% 3.8% 3.9% 4.0%
15 8 January 2014 3.0% 3.6% 4.0% 3.8%
16 9 January 2014 2.3% 3.3% 3.8% 4.2%
Average 3.2% 3.7% 4.3% 4.4%

References

  1. ↑ "IU only has eyes for Jang Keun Suk in ‘Beautiful Man’". Yahoo!OMG!. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-11-24. 
  2. ↑ "Jang Keun Suk Says ′Pretty Boy′ is More Important than His Popularity". eNewsWorld. 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2013-11-24. 
  3. ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/48666
  4. ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/51013
  5. ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/51234
  6. ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-10-31. 
  7. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-10-31. 

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