Big Man | |
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Genre | Melodrama, Suspense |
Written by | Choi Jin-won |
Directed by | Ji Young-soo |
Starring |
Kang Ji-hwan Choi Daniel Lee Da-hee Jung So-min |
Music by | Kim Joon-seok |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Jung Hae-ryong |
Producers | Ji Byung-hyun Park Woo-ram |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | |
Original release | |
Network | KBS2 |
Release | April 28 June 17, 2014 | –
Big Man ( Korean: 빅맨; RR: Big Maen) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan, Choi Daniel, Lee Da-hee, and Jung So-min. [1] It aired on KBS2 from April 28 to June 17, 2014, for 16 episodes.
Kim Ji-hyuk grew up a penniless orphan and lived a "third-rate life" before deciding to turn himself around and work himself to the bone, with humble dreams of owning his own restaurant. He gets entangled in a plan to save the life of Kang Dong-seok, a chaebol heir who needs a heart transplant, and is told that he is Dong-seok's older brother and begins a lavish new life in that world... and then later learns that it was all a lie. Disgusted with the corruption of his chaebol "family" and spurred on by hatred of the world's unfair realities, Ji-hyuk embarks on a reckless revenge mission in order to protect himself and those he loves.
Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS Ratings [11] | AGB Nielsen [12] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
1 | 28 April 2014 | 5.2% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% |
2 | 29 April 2014 | 4.4% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
3 | 5 May 2014 | 6.2% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 8.3% |
4 | 6 May 2014 | 7.7% | 9.4% | 8.2% | 9.2% |
5 | 12 May 2014 | 6.9% | 7.1% | 9.7% | 10.5% |
6 | 13 May 2014 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 8.0% | 8.8% |
7 | 19 May 2014 | 6.4% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 8.5% |
8 | 20 May 2014 | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.8% |
9 | 26 May 2014 | 8.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10.6% |
10 | 27 May 2014 | 8.7% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 11.5% |
11 | 2 June 2014 | 8.0% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 10.9% |
12 | 3 June 2014 | 9.0% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 13.2% |
13 | 9 June 2014 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
14 | 10 June 2014 | 8.0% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 11.2% |
15 | 16 June 2014 | 8.1% | 9.0% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
16 | 17 June 2014 | 8.5% | 9.4% | 12.6% | 14.0% |
Average | 7.4% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 10.2% |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Kang Ji-hwan | Nominated |
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Choi Daniel | Nominated | ||
Kang Ji-hwan | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Da-hee | Nominated | ||
Popularity Award, Actress | Lee Da-hee | Won |
Country | Network(s)/Station(s) | Series premiere | Title |
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PPTV | January 5, 2015 | หัวใจและไฟแค้น (Huajai Lae Fai Can; literally: Heart & Revenge Fire [13]) |
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HTV2 | February 18, 2016 | Kẻ thế mạng |
Big Man | |
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Genre | Melodrama, Suspense |
Written by | Choi Jin-won |
Directed by | Ji Young-soo |
Starring |
Kang Ji-hwan Choi Daniel Lee Da-hee Jung So-min |
Music by | Kim Joon-seok |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Jung Hae-ryong |
Producers | Ji Byung-hyun Park Woo-ram |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | |
Original release | |
Network | KBS2 |
Release | April 28 June 17, 2014 | –
Big Man ( Korean: 빅맨; RR: Big Maen) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan, Choi Daniel, Lee Da-hee, and Jung So-min. [1] It aired on KBS2 from April 28 to June 17, 2014, for 16 episodes.
Kim Ji-hyuk grew up a penniless orphan and lived a "third-rate life" before deciding to turn himself around and work himself to the bone, with humble dreams of owning his own restaurant. He gets entangled in a plan to save the life of Kang Dong-seok, a chaebol heir who needs a heart transplant, and is told that he is Dong-seok's older brother and begins a lavish new life in that world... and then later learns that it was all a lie. Disgusted with the corruption of his chaebol "family" and spurred on by hatred of the world's unfair realities, Ji-hyuk embarks on a reckless revenge mission in order to protect himself and those he loves.
Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS Ratings [11] | AGB Nielsen [12] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
1 | 28 April 2014 | 5.2% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% |
2 | 29 April 2014 | 4.4% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
3 | 5 May 2014 | 6.2% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 8.3% |
4 | 6 May 2014 | 7.7% | 9.4% | 8.2% | 9.2% |
5 | 12 May 2014 | 6.9% | 7.1% | 9.7% | 10.5% |
6 | 13 May 2014 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 8.0% | 8.8% |
7 | 19 May 2014 | 6.4% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 8.5% |
8 | 20 May 2014 | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.8% |
9 | 26 May 2014 | 8.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10.6% |
10 | 27 May 2014 | 8.7% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 11.5% |
11 | 2 June 2014 | 8.0% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 10.9% |
12 | 3 June 2014 | 9.0% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 13.2% |
13 | 9 June 2014 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
14 | 10 June 2014 | 8.0% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 11.2% |
15 | 16 June 2014 | 8.1% | 9.0% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
16 | 17 June 2014 | 8.5% | 9.4% | 12.6% | 14.0% |
Average | 7.4% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 10.2% |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Kang Ji-hwan | Nominated |
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Choi Daniel | Nominated | ||
Kang Ji-hwan | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Da-hee | Nominated | ||
Popularity Award, Actress | Lee Da-hee | Won |
Country | Network(s)/Station(s) | Series premiere | Title |
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PPTV | January 5, 2015 | หัวใจและไฟแค้น (Huajai Lae Fai Can; literally: Heart & Revenge Fire [13]) |
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HTV2 | February 18, 2016 | Kẻ thế mạng |