Man in a Veil
Man in a Veil | |
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Hangul | 비밀의 남자 |
Hanja | 秘密의 男子 |
Literal meaning | Secret Man |
Revised Romanization | Bimir-ui Namja |
Genre |
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Created by | KBS Drama Production |
Written by | Lee Jung-dae |
Directed by | Shin Chang-seok |
Starring |
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Music by | Choi Chul-ho |
Opening theme | "Secret Man" by Choi Chul-ho and Lee So-ri |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 105[a] |
Production | |
Executive producers | Moon Joon-ha KBS Media |
Producers | Park Jae sam Choi Jeong-eun |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 40 minutes |
Production company | Celltrion Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | KBS2 |
Release | 7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) – 10 February 2021 (2021-02-10) |
Related | |
Woman in a Veil |
Man in a Veil (Korean: 비밀의 남자; RR: Bimir-ui Namja) is a South Korean television series starring Kang Eun-tak and Uhm Hyun-kyung. The series aired on KBS2 from 7 September 2020 to 10 February 2021.
It was supposed to start on 31 August 2020, but was postponed for a week due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Synopsis
This drama tells the story of a man with seven-year-old intelligence after an accident, the love and desires of two women surrounding him, and those facing dreamlike miracles on the threshold of death.
Lee Tae Poong (Kang Eun Tak) has the intelligence level of a seven-year-old after an accident. Meanwhile, Han Yoo Jung (Uhm Hyun Kyung) is a person with a happy personality who dreams of becoming an announcer. But because her family is poor she has to let go of her dream and start working to provide for her family. She also deals with the guilt of her twin sister’s wrongdoings.
Cast
Main
- Kang Eun-tak as Lee Taepung / Yoo Min-hyuk[2]
- Jo Yong-jin as young Lee Tae-poong
- Uhm Hyun-kyung as Han Yujeong[3]
- Kim Da-in as young Han Yoo-jung
- Lee Chae-young as Han Yura[2]
- Yoon Seo-jin as young Han Yoo-ra
- Lee Shi-kang as Cha Seojun[2]
- Choi Yoon-woo as young Cha Seo-joon
Supporting
Lee Tae-poong's family
- Yang Mi-kyung as Lee Kyung-hye[4]
- Lee Il-hwa as Yoon Soo-hui / Seo Ji-sook
- Chae Bin as Kang Ye-jin
- Lee Myung-ho as Kang Sang-tae
Han Yoo-jung and Han Yoo-ra's family
- Choi Jae-sung as Han Dae-chul
- Kim Eun-soo as Yeo Sook-ja
- Jang Tae-hun as Han Yoo-myung
- Ian Cho as young Yoo-myung
- Seo Woo-jin as Han Dong-ho / Lee Min-woo
- Bae Do-hwan as Yeo Bong-joon
Cha Seo-joon's family
- Hong Il-kwon as Cha Woo-seok
- Kim Hee-jung as Joo Hwa-yeon
- Kim Yoon-kyung as Cha Mi-ri
- Lee Jeong-yong as Koo Chun-soo
Others
- Kim Jong-don as Baek Min-won
- Choi Ji-young as Eom Hae-soo
- Na Woo-ho as Song Jin-ho
- Song Seung-ha as Yoo-ra's fellow announcer #1
- Kim Ga-ran as Yoo-ra's fellow announcer #2
- Baek Jae-jin as private detective hired by Yoo-ra
- Lee Chae-hyun as Kim Min-joon
- Yoo Yong as Detective Lee Hyuk-jae
- Kim Kyung-min as Park Tae-soo
- Choi Min-geum as Sook-ja's aunt
- Hong Seung-bum as Lawyer Min
- Yoon Duk-yong as Kim Bong-wan
- Na Suk-min as man who guarded Woo-seok's hospital room
- Lee Seong-jae as Woo-seok's doctor
Special appearances
- Eru as Choi Joon-seok (Ep. 1-10, 15-16, 72-75, 102-105)
- Lee Jin-woo as Kang Sang-hyeon (Ep. 1-16)
- Hong Seok-cheon as Radio PD who helps Yoo-ra (Ep. 1)
- Yun Da-yeong as Park Na-yeong (Ep. 1-2, 8, 29-30, 53-55)
- Park Hyeon-jeong as Mi Ah-jeong (Ep. 1-3)
- Kim Hyun-sook as Na-yeong's mother (Ep. 2, 8)
- Lee Joo-eun as Song Ji-yeon (Ep. 3-4)
- Kim Do-kyeong as Driver Kim / Choi Ji-seok (Ep. 8-12)
- Romina as foreign woman in the hospital (Ep. 20)
- Ryu Ji-kwang as DL Group model (Ep. 74)
- Lee Sang-joon as a delivery man (Ep. 99)
Original soundtrack
Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack) | |
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Soundtrack album by various artists | |
Released | January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27) |
Recorded | 2020–2021 |
Genre | |
Length | 40:25 |
Language | Korean |
Label | Leon Korea |
Singles from Man in a Veil | |
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The following is the official track list of Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack) album. The tracks with no indicated lyricists and composers are the drama's musical score; the artists indicated for these tracks are the tracks' composers themselves.[5][6] Singles included on the album were released from September 17, 2020, to December 10, 2020.[7][8][9][10]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Breathe Me" (숨만 쉬는 나) | Yoo Sung-kyu (Noblesse) | Taibian | Choi Hyun-joon (V.O.S) | 3:39 |
2. | "Lean On My Shoulder" (어깨에 기대) |
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| Tim | 3:58 |
3. | "Love, Once" (사랑, 그 한번) | Seo Ui-seong | Seo Ui-seong | Ban Gwang-ok | 3:41 |
4. | "It's Fortunate" (다행이야) |
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| Sung-min | 4:24 |
5. | "Devil's Tango" |
| 0:52 | ||
6. | "Secret Man" (Man in a Veil Title Full Version) |
| 2:20 | ||
7. | "You And Me" |
| 3:32 | ||
8. | "Melody On Guitar" |
| 2:19 | ||
9. | "Gloomy" |
| 4:24 | ||
10. | "Ambition" | Lee So-ri | 1:50 | ||
11. | "Sad Story" |
| 2:10 | ||
12. | "Long Way" |
| 3:09 | ||
13. | "Irreversible" |
| 1:37 | ||
14. | "My Everything" | Lee So-ri | 2:36 | ||
Total length: | 40:25 |
Viewership
The last episode had more than 3 million views nationwide (3,502,000) and 1,789,000 in the capital, Seoul.[11]
- In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
2020 | ||||
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Ep. | Original broadcast date | TNmS | Nielsen Korea[12] | |
Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | 7 September | 14.0% | 10.4% | 9.3% |
2 | 8 September | 12.9% | 11.1% | 10.7% |
3 | 9 September | 14.0% | 11.4% | 9.8% |
4 | 10 September | 13.8% | 10.7% | 9.3% |
5 | 11 September | 13.9% | 11.4% | 10.1% |
6 | 14 September | 14.1% | 11.0% | 9.7% |
7 | 15 September | 14.8% | 12.6% | 10.9% |
8 | 16 September | 15.8% | 12.9% | 11.3% |
9 | 17 September | 14.9% | 13.0% | 10.9% |
10 | 18 September | 14.3% | 12.0% | 10.0% |
11 | 21 September | 15.0% | 12.3% | 10.7% |
12 | 22 September | 14.9% | 12.1% | 10.4% |
13 | 23 September | 14.8% | 11.7% | 10.0% |
14 | 24 September | 14.1% | 12.1% | 10.4% |
15 | 25 September | 13.3% | 11.2% | 9.4% |
16 | 28 September | 12.7% | 11.1% | 10.2% |
17 | 29 September | 13.6% | 10.9% | 9.2% |
18 | 30 September | 13.0% | 11.4% | 9.8% |
19 | 5 October | 14.2% | 11.8% | 10.3% |
20 | 6 October | 14.2% | 13.1% | 12.0% |
21 | 7 October | 15.8% | 14.3% | 12.2% |
22 | 8 October | 17.0% | 14.4% | 13.0% |
23 | 9 October | 15.2% | 13.5% | 11.4% |
24 | 12 October | 14.8% | 15.1% | 13.6% |
25 | 13 October | 16.7% | 15.1% | 13.8% |
26 | 14 October | 16.2% | 14.8% | 13.1% |
27 | 15 October | 16.1% | 14.5% | 12.6% |
28 | 19 October | 16.4% | 14.2% | 12.3% |
29 | 20 October | 17.0% | 14.5% | 12.4% |
30 | 21 October | 15.8% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
31 | 22 October | 16.0% | 15.5% | 13.7% |
32 | 23 October | 16.6% | 15.2% | 13.2% |
33 | 26 October | 16.4% | 15.1% | 13.2% |
34 | 27 October | 16.9% | 15.0% | 13.0% |
35 | 28 October | 17.1% | 14.8% | 12.6% |
36 | 29 October | 17.6% | 15.5% | 13.5% |
37 | 30 October | 17.4% | 14.8% | 13.1% |
38 | 3 November | 18.0% | 15.9% | 14.6% |
39 | 4 November | 17.0% | 14.7% | 12.3% |
40 | 6 November | 16.0% | 13.9% | 11.7% |
41 | 9 November | 16.8% | 15.0% | 12.7% |
42 | 11 November | 16.8% | 15.0% | 13.1% |
43 | 12 November | 16.0% | 14.8% | 12.7% |
44 | 13 November | 16.6% | 14.7% | 12.6% |
45 | 16 November | 17.9% | 15.1% | 12.9% |
46 | 17 November | 14.5% | 15.0% | 13.1% |
47 | 18 November | 18.7% | 15.5% | 13.2% |
48 | 19 November | 18.3% | 16.4% | 14.3% |
49 | 23 November | 17.8% | 16.0% | 13.9% |
50 | 25 November | 17.7% | 16.1% | 14.3% |
51 | 26 November | 18.3% | 15.9% | 13.4% |
52 | 27 November | 17.6% | 15.9% | 14.7% |
53 | 30 November | 17.5% | 17.0% | 15.0% |
54 | 1 December | 17.4% | 17.1% | 14.5% |
55 | 2 December | 18.1% | 16.7% | 14.2% |
56 | 3 December | 19.5% | 17.0% | 15.2% |
57 | 4 December | 18.1% | 16.8% | 14.6% |
58 | 7 December | 19.6% | 17.3% | 15.0% |
59 | 8 December | 21.1% | 17.4% | 15.1% |
60 | 9 December | 20.1% | 17.7% | 15.4% |
61 | 10 December | 19.9% | 17.5% | 15.3% |
62 | 11 December | 19.6% | 16.8% | 15.1% |
63 | 14 December | 19.6% | 17.7% | 15.1% |
64 | 15 December | 20.1% | 18.5% | 16.5% |
65 | 16 December | 19.8% | 17.9% | 15.6% |
66 | 17 December | 18.9% | 17.9% | 16.0% |
67 | 18 December | 17.8% | 17.9% | 16.1% |
68 | 21 December | 19.3% | 18.8% | 16.6% |
69 | 22 December | 21.1% | 18.8% | 16.4% |
70 | 23 December | 19.6% | 18.5% | 16.2% |
71 | 24 December | 19.3% | 17.8% | 15.9% |
72 | 25 December | 20.0% | 17.9% | 16.0% |
73 | 28 December | 12.0% | 19.8% | 17.5% |
74 | 29 December | 20.8% | 19.5% | 17.0% |
75 | 30 December | 18.3% | 19.1% | 16.9% |
76 | 31 December | 16.2% | 18.3% | 15.9% |
2021 | ||||
77 | 1 January | 20.4% | 18.9% | 17.0% |
78 | 4 January | 20.9% | 19.1% | 16.6% |
79 | 5 January | 22.0% | 19.3% | 16.9% |
80 | 6 January | 21.3% | 18.7% | 15.8% |
81 | 7 January | 21.8% | 19.7% | 16.8% |
82 | 8 January | 21.4% | 20.1% | 17.6% |
83 | 11 January | 20.2% | 19.2% | 17.5% |
84 | 12 January | 20.7% | 19.6% | 17.3% |
85 | 13 January | 21.1% | 19.5% | 16.9% |
86 | 14 January | 21.1% | 18.8% | 15.9% |
87 | 15 January | 20.8% | 18.1% | 15.4% |
88 | 18 January | 20.8% | 19.3% | 16.2% |
89 | 19 January | 22.1% | 19.1% | 16.7% |
90 | 20 January | 21.8% | 18.9% | 16.3% |
91 | 21 January | 21.6% | 19.3% | 16.8% |
92 | 22 January | 21.1% | 19.8% | 17.4% |
93 | 25 January | 20.8% | 19.5% | 17.3% |
94 | 26 January | 21.7% | 20.4% | 17.9% |
95 | 27 January | 21.7% | 19.4% | 17.1% |
96 | 28 January | 23.1% | 19.4% | 16.9% |
97 | 29 January | 22.5% | 19.8% | 17.3% |
98 | 1 February | 23.0% | 20.1% | 16.5% |
99 | 2 February | 23.4% | 21.2% | 18.9% |
100 | 3 February | 22.9% | 20.2% | 17.7% |
101 | 4 February | 21.2% | 19.6% | 17.0% |
102 | 5 February | 22.8% | 19.9% | 17.3% |
103 | 8 February | 22.2% | 19.7% | 17.1% |
104 | 9 February | 23.1% | 20.5% | 17.9% |
105 | 10 February | 22.4% | 21.3% | 18.7% |
Average | 18.12% | 16.32% | 14.23% |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Kang Eun-tak | Won |
Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | Lee Chae-young |
Notes
- ^ Originally scheduled to air for 100 episodes, the series was extended by five episodes due to its popularity.
References
- ^ "KBS "코로나 여파로 드라마 5편 제작중단…'비밀의 남자' 1주일 결방"[전문]". August 22, 2020. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Kang Eun-tak, Uhm Hyun-kyung and Lee Chae-young at Script Reading of "A Man in a Veil"". Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Uhm Hyun-kyung Cast for "A Man in a Veil"". Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Yang Mi-kyung to Star in "A Man in a Veil"". Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "비밀의 남자 OST". Bugs! (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "A Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "A Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt. 1". Apple Music. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "A Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt. 2". Apple Music. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "A Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt. 3". Apple Music. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "A Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt. 4". Apple Music. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenmedia.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "AGB Nielsen". Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Man in a Veil on KBS World
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