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== Online streaming ==
The show is legally licensed in the United States, Canada, Central America and South America by [[DramaFever]] to stream on demand for free.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dramafever.com/drama/4134/Nice_Guy/|title=Nice Guy|work=[[DramaFever]]|accessdate=2013-05-02}}</ref>.


==References==
==References==

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The Innocent Man
File:Innocent man drama poster.jpg
Promotional poster for The Innocent Man
GenreMelodrama
Written byLee Kyung-hee
Directed byKim Jin-won
Lee Na-jeong
StarringSong Joong-ki
Moon Chae-won
Park Si-yeon
Ending theme"Love is like a Snowflake" by Junsu
ComposerChoi Seong-wook
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languagesKorean, Japanese, English
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerHam Young-hoon
Production locationsSeoul, South Korea
Hirosaki, Japan
CinematographyBaek Hong-jong
Lee Yoon-jeong
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time60 minutes
Wednesday & Thursday 21:55 (KST)
Original release
NetworkKBS2
Release12 September (2012-09-12) –
15 November 2012 (2012-11-15)

The Innocent Man (Korean세상 어디에도 없는 착한 남자; RRSesang Eodiedo Eobneun Chakan Namja; lit. "A Nice/Kind/Gentle/Good-hearted/Pure/Innocent Man the Likes of Which You Couldn't Possibly Find Anywhere in this World"; also known as Nice Guy),[1][2] is a 2012 South Korean television series. Starring Song Joong-ki, Moon Chae-won and Park Si-yeon, it is a dark melodrama involving betrayal, revenge and romance.[3][4][5][6] It aired on Korean Broadcasting System (KBS2) from September 12 to November 15, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.

Plot

Smart and promising medical student[7][8] Kang Ma-ru (Song Joong-ki) has been in love all his life with his slightly older next-door neighbor Han Jae-hee (Park Si-yeon), a television reporter.[9][10] He is an adoring boyfriend and she always considered Ma-ru her home.[11][12][13] But when her situation takes a turn for the worse and Jae-hee becomes desperate to escape poverty,[14] she meets a man who changes everything—a rich CEO who introduces her to a life of comfort. So she turns her back on Ma-ru, choosing money over love.[15]

The brutal betrayal leaves Ma-ru fractured—not just angry, but a completely changed man. A few years later, Ma-ru is now 30 years old and works as a bartender and gigolo, no longer a "nice guy."[16] He then meets Seo Eun-gi (Moon Chae-won), a young chaebol heiress who's being groomed to take over her father's conglomerate.[17][18] Eun-gi is a cold and calculating, business-savvy, and raised by her father to never show emotion to anyone.[19][20] But Ma-ru intrigues her, and she becomes curious until she can’t stop thinking about him.

Ma-ru decides to take advantage of her as a pawn in his plans for revenge,[21][22] and Eun-gi falls in love with him, not knowing that he’s using her to get back at his ex Jae-hee, who happens to be Eun-gi's young, gold-digging stepmother.[23] Just when Ma-ru is beginning to genuinely care for Eun-gi, she finds out the truth and they break up. But a car accident causes Eun-gi to lose her memory, and she enters Ma-ru's life again.[24]

Cast

Main Cast

Supporting Cast

Extended Cast

  • Kang Chan-hee as young Kang Ma-ru
  • Park So-young as young Han Jae-hee
  • Han Seo-jin as young Kang Choco
  • Kim Ye-won as Kim Yoo-ra[42]
  • Jo Sung-ha as Dr. Seok Min-hyuk (cameo, ep 1, 12, 20)
  • Danny Ahn as Kim Jung-hoon (cameo, ep 2 & 15)[43][44]

Production

It is written by Lee Kyung-hee, who previously wrote Will It Snow For Christmas?, Thank You, A Love to Kill, I'm Sorry, I Love You, and Sang Doo! Let's Go to School.[45][46][47]

Kim Jin-won was the director of Drama Special episodes Just an Ordinary Love Story, Crossing the Young-do Bridge, Guardian Angel Kim Yeong-goo, Snail Gosiwon, and The Last Flashman.

The series features real-life friends and former Running Man co-stars Song Joong-ki and Lee Kwang-soo for the first time since Song left the variety show.[48][49][50][51]

Soundtrack

Ratings

Beginning episode 5, the series ranked number one in its timeslot for eight consecutive weeks until its finale.[57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64]

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[65] AGB Nielsen[66]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 September 12, 2012 10.7% 10.9% 10.5% 11.5%
2 September 13, 2012 11.4% 11.6% 9.9% 11.3%
3 September 19, 2012 13.9% 14.6% 13.8% 14.5%
4 September 20, 2012 13.8% 15.4% 13.3% 14.2%
5 September 26, 2012 14.5% 14.8% 14.0% 15.7%
6 September 27, 2012 16.0% 17.8% 16.0% 18.1%
7 October 3, 2012 17.9% 18.6% 17.3% 18.6%
8 October 4, 2012 15.0% 14.4% 15.1% 16.6%
9 October 10, 2012 15.8% 17.3% 15.3% 17.3%
10 October 11, 2012 16.2% 17.3% 14.9% 15.7%
11 October 17, 2012 15.0% 16.5% 14.3% 15.3%
12 October 18, 2012 16.4% 17.0% 15.1% 15.7%
13 October 24, 2012 18.2% 18.7% 17.1% 18.8%
14 October 25, 2012 18.5% 19.6% 16.7% 18.4%
15 October 31, 2012 17.1% 17.6% 18.3% 20.6%
16 November 1, 2012 18.8% 19.8% 17.1% 18.8%
17 November 7, 2012 18.2% 19.6% 16.2% 16.4%
18 November 8, 2012 16.8% 18.1% 18.2% 19.7%
19 November 14, 2012 18.5% 19.9% 17.9% 19.3%
20 November 15, 2012 18.6% 20.2% 18.0% 19.4%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2012 Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Song Joong-ki Won [67]
K-Drama Star Awards
Top Excellence Award, Actor Song Joong-ki Won [68]
KBS Drama Awards
Best Couple Award Song Joong-ki and Moon Chae-won Won [69]
Netizens' Award Moon Chae-won Won
Song Joong-ki Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress Moon Chae-won Won
Top Excellence Award, Actor Song Joong-ki Won
2013
Baeksang Arts Awards
Most Popular Actor (TV) Song Joong-ki Pending
Most Popular Actress (TV) Moon Chae-won Pending
Best New Actress (TV) Lee Yoobi Pending [70]

Online streaming

The show is legally licensed in the United States, Canada, Central America and South America by DramaFever to stream on demand for free.[71].

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