Man From the Equator
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User Rating
Current user rating: 94/100 (200 votes)
Profile
- TV Show: Man From the Equator (International English title) / The Equator Man (literal title)
- Revised romanization: Jeogdoui Namja
- Hangul: 적도의 남자
- Director: Kim Yong-Soo, Han Sang-Woo
- Writer: Kim In-Young
- Network: KBS2
- Episodes: 20
- Release Date: March 21, 2012 --
- Runtime: Wed. & Thu. 21:55
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
"Man From the Equator" follows the life of Kim Sun-Woo (Uhm Tae-Woong), who was raised at an orphanage and later goes on to become a successful CEO.
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Kim Sun-Woo (later played by Uhm Tae-Woong) can't stand injustice, but isn't interested in studying. Lee Jang-Il (later played by Lee Jun-Hyuk) always ranks at the top of their high school. Jang-Il wants to rise above his poor background and become a successful man. These two young men are classmates, but are not close. After Kim Sun-Woo helps Jang-Il fight off loan sharks they become close.
Meanwhile, Kim Sun-Woo's father is diagnosed with cancer and learns that he doesn't have many days left to live. His father then tells Sun-Woo of his condition and tells him that he plans to introduce him to someone that will take care of him after his death.
Later, Kim Sun-Woo's father goes to see Jin No-Sik (Kim Yeong-Cheol). They have a complicated relationship which culminated in Jin No-Sik taking revenge upon Kim Sun-Woo's father by getting him arrested. A struggle occurs between these two men at their meeting. Kim Sun-Woo's father collapses after being strangled by Jin No-Sik. At this time, Jang-Il's father sees them. Jang-Il's father is then offered large compensation by Jin No-Sik if he takes care of the body of Kim Sun-Woo's father and also keeps his mouth shut. Jang-Il's father agrees and makes it appear that Kim Sun-Woo's father committed suicide.
Notes
- Takes over the KBS2 Wed. & Thu. 21:55 time slot previously occupied by "Just Ordinary Love Story" and will be followed by "The Bride Mask" on May 30, 2012.
Cast
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| Uhm Tae-Woong | Lee Bo-Young | Lee Jun-Hyuk | Lim Jung-Eun | |
| Kim Sun-Woo | Han Ji-Won | Lee Jang-Il | Choi Soo-Mi |
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| Kim Yeong-Cheol | Cha Hwa-Yeon | Lee Dae-Yeon | Lee Won-Jong | Lee Jae-Yong |
| Jin No-Sik | Ma Hee-Jung | Kim Kyung-Pil | Lee Yong-Bae | Choi Gwang-Choon |
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| Lee Seung-Hyeong |
| No-Sik's secretary Cha |
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| Lee Hyun-Woo | Kyung Soo-Jin | Siwan | Park Se-Young |
| Kim Sun-Woo | Han Ji-Won | Lee Jang-Il | Choi Soo-Mi |
| (teen) | (teen) | (teen) | (teen) |
Additional Cast Members:
- Jeong Ho-Bin - Moon Tae-Joo
- Park Hyo-Jun - Geumjool
- Kim Soo-Hyun - Mr. Koon
- Kang Ji-Seob - Prosecutor Choi Yoon-Suk
- Kim Hye-Eun - Park Yoon-Joo
- Lee Chan-Ho - Geumjool (teen)
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Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
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| 2012-03-21 | 1 | NR | NR |
| 2012-03-22 | 2 | NR | 9.1% (20th) |
| 2012-03-28 | 3 | 8.7% (19th) | 9.0% (16th) |
| 2012-03-29 | 4 | 8.9% (20th) | 9.5% (20th) |
| 2012-04-04 | 5 | 11.4% (11th) | 12.6% (6th) |
| 2012-04-05 | 6 | 9.6% (16th) | 11.1% (11th) |
| 2012-04-11 | 7 | 13.1% (4th) | 15.8% (2nd) |
| 2012-04-12 | 8 | 11.7% (14th) | 13.4% (9th) |
| 2012-04-18 | 9 | 12.1% (5th) | 13.4% (5th) |
| 2012-04-19 | 10 | 13.3% (8th) | 14.7% (5th) |
| 2012-04-25 | 11 | 15.6% (4th) | 16.7% (4th) |
| 2012-04-26 | 12 | 13.6% (6th) | 15.7% (2nd) |
| 2012-05-02 | 13 | 13.4% (4th) | 15.0% (3rd) |
| 2012-05-03 | 14 | 13.1% (4th) | 14.6% (4th) |
| 2012-05-09 | 15 | 12.5% (4th) | 15.5% (3rd) |
| 2012-05-10 | 16 | 12.9% (4th) | 14.5% (3rd) |
| 2012-05-16 | 17 | 13.5% (5th) | 15,4% (2nd) |
| 2012-05-17 | 18 | 13.6% (6th) | 16.4% (4th) |
| 2012-05-23 | 19 | - | - |
| 2012-05-24 | 20 | - | - |
| Average | - | - | |
Source: TNS Media Korea / * NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 daily shows according to TNS Media Korea.
