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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2013 South Korean TV series

When a Man Falls in Love
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Also known as	When a Man Is in Love When a Man Loves a Woman A Man in Love
Hangul	남자가 사랑할 때
RR	Namjaga saranghal ttae
MR	Namjaga saranghal ttae
Genre	Romance Melodrama
Written by	Kim In-young
Directed by	Kim Sang-ho Choi Byung-gil
Starring	Song Seung-heon Shin Se-kyung Chae Jung-an Yeon Woo-jin
Music by	Oh Joon-sung
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer	Park Hong-gyun
Producer	Choi Jun-seok
Production locations	South Korea Guam
Cinematography	Kim Jong-jin Jung Chan-hong
Editor	Kim Hee-sung
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	iWill Media
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	April 3 (2013-04-03) –June 6, 2013 (2013-06-06)

When a Man Falls in Love (Korean: 남자가 사랑할 때; RR: Namjaga saranghal ttae; lit. When a Man Loves) is a 2013 South Korean television drama series broadcast by MBC. Directed by Kim Sang-ho and Choi Byung-gil, it stars Song Seung-heon, Shin Se-kyung, Chae Jung-an and Yeon Woo-jin.[1] It aired from April 3 to June 6, 2013, replacing 7th Grade Civil Servant and was replaced by The Queen's Classroom.[2][3][4] The story revolves around a world-weary gangster as his love life intertwines with three others, and how the course of their lives changes entirely based on one moment of fevered passion.

Plot

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Han Tae-sang (Song Seung-heon) is a successful but cold-blooded businessman who is unstoppable once he sets his mind on doing or getting something. He had once been a smart young man full of potential, but his dreams came to a halt when he was forced to work as a gangster for the same loan shark that destroyed his family. Since then, he has been able to build a successful business through his own blood, sweat and tears, and everything he's gotten in his life has been hard-earned. Then one day, what was supposed to have been a simple extortion job turns into a chance meeting with Seo Mi-do (Shin Se-kyung), the daughter of a modest bookstore owner. Mi-do is a troubled young woman who is full of drive and ambition; she is determined to better her life to forget the hardships of her poverty-stricken childhood. In Mi-do, Tae-sang sees so much of his own personality that he is drawn to her fire and passion. As he begins to fall in love with her, he realizes that he will do anything to protect her and try to give her a better life, perhaps to redeem himself. As the plot proceeds Mi-do meets Lee Jae-hee (Yeon Woo-jin) who falls in love with her. The story later on how Han Tae-sang, Seo Mi-do & Lee Jae-hee deal with their mutual love and relation.

Cast

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Main characters

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• Song Seung-heon - Han Tae-sang[5][6][7]

Tae-sang is a thug, a cold-hearted loan shark who survives his boss's betrayal and steps up from right-hand man to head of the gang. Then he falls in love for the first time, and leaves it all behind in the name of love, morphing into a successful businessman.

• Shin Se-kyung - Seo Mi-do[8][9][10][11]

A hardworking young woman who comes from a poor family.

• Chae Jung-an - Baek Seung-joo

The ex-girlfriend of Tae-sang's old mob boss, who is in love with Tae-sang.

• Yeon Woo-jin - Lee Jae-hee[12]

A confident young man who's used to winning at everything. Tae-sang supported him through post secondary education but his friendship with Tae-sang turns to rivalry when both are in love with Mi-do.

Supporting characters

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• Jay B - Seo Mi-joon

Mi-do's younger brother, a trainee with a major talent agency.

• Park Jin-young - Ddol-yi

A part-time employee who works for Tae-sang's mother.

• Kang Shin-il - Seo Kyung-wook
• Oh Young-shil - Choi Seon-ae
• Lee Chang-hoon - Gu Yong-gab
• Kim Sung-oh - Lee Chang-hee
• Jo Jae-ryong - Yoon Dong-gu
• Jung Young-sook - Yoon Hong-ja
• Park Min-ji - Eun-ae
• Yeon Min-ji - Jin Song-yeon
• Lee Sung-min - Kim Dae-kwang, Tae-sang's boss (guest appearance, ep 1–2,4)

Ratings

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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 (%)[13]		AGB Nielsen (%)[14]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	April 3, 2013	7.3%	7.8%	6.6%	6.6%
2	April 4, 2013	10.8%	12.1%	10.1%	11.0%
3	April 10, 2013	9.3%	10.3%	11.4%	13.1%
4	April 11, 2013	11.6%	13.0%	12.1%	13.5%
5	April 17, 2013	11.1%	12.7%	11.4%	12.0%
6	April 18, 2013	10.2%	12.1%	11.3%	12.3%
7	April 24, 2013	9.9%	11.8%	10.5%	11.7%
8	April 25, 2013	9.7%	12.0%	10.2%	11.3%
9	May 1, 2013	9.9%	11.7%	9.5%	10.6%
10	May 2, 2013	9.7%	12.0%	10.8%	12.5%
11	May 8, 2013	9.3%	10.8%	8.9%	10.1%
12	May 9, 2013	9.0%	10.0%	9.0%	9.9%
13	May 15, 2013		10.7%	9.1%	10.0%
14	May 16, 2013	9.7%	11.1%	10.3%	12.1%
15	May 22, 2013	10.1%	12.0%	11.4%	12.6%
16	May 23, 2013	9.8%	11.2%	11.2%	12.5%
17	May 29, 2013	10.9%	13.5%	10.6%	11.8%
18	May 30, 2013	10.5%	12.0%	9.9%	10.2%
19	June 5, 2013	9.8%	11.7%	11.1%	11.7%
20	June 6, 2013	9.7%	11.9%	12.1%	13.3%
Average		9.9%	11.5%	10.4%	11.4%

References

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1. ^ Oh, Jean (March 28, 2013). "Song Seung-heon sheds 'pretty boy' image". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
2. ^ Ho, Stewart (January 28, 2013). "Song Seung Hun, Shin Se Kyung in Talks to Join When a Man Falls in Love". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
3. ^ Ko, Hong-ju (February 1, 2013). "Song Seung Hun, Shin Se Kyung and Yeon Woo Jin Confirmed as Leads of When a Man Falls in Love". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved February 2, 2013.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ Jeon, Su-mi (February 27, 2013). "Song Seung Hun and Shin Se Kyung Get Into Character for When a Man Falls in Love". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
5. ^ Han, Je-hee (May 16, 2013). "Song is a remade man". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
6. ^ "'I put myself down for acting': Song Seung-heon". The Korea Herald. June 12, 2013. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
7. ^ Jang, Seo-yoon (June 18, 2013). "INTERVIEW: Actor Song Seung-heon". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
8. ^ Kim, Gwang-kuk (June 20, 2013). "INTERVIEW: Actress Shin Se-gyeong – Part 1". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
9. ^ Kim, Gwang-kuk (June 20, 2013). "INTERVIEW: Actress Shin Se-gyeong – Part 2". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
10. ^ Ko, Hong-ju (June 29, 2013). "Interview Part I: Shin Se Kyung Says She Couldn't Let Go of Seo Mi Do of When a Man Loves". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
11. ^ Ko, Hong-ju (June 29, 2013). "Interview Part II: Shin Se Kyung Talks about When a Man Loves as Its Actress". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
12. ^ Ho, Stewart (January 29, 2013). "Yeon Woo Jin Joins MBC's When a Man Falls in Love". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
13. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
14. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

External links

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• Official website (in Korean)
• When a Man Falls in Love at MBC Global Media
• When a Man's in Love at HanCinema
• When a Man Loves at IMDb

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