Manhole (TV series)
Manhole[1] (Korean: 맨홀: 이상한 나라의 필; RR: Maenhol: Isanghan Naraeui Pil; lit. Manhole: Wonderland’s Feel) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jae-joong, Uee, Baro, Jung Hye-sung.[2] It aired on KBS2, from August 9 to September 28, 2017 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[3]
Manhole | |
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Promotional poster | |
Also known as | Man-Hole |
Hangul | 맨홀: 이상한 나라의 필 |
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Created by | KBS Drama Production |
Written by | Lee Jae-gon |
Directed by |
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Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Choi Jun-ho |
Cinematography |
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Editors |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 60 mins |
Production company | Celltrion Entertainment |
Distributor | KBS |
Release | |
Original network | KBS2 |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital |
Original release | August 9 – September 28, 2017 |
External links | |
Website |
The drama drew a nationwide rating of 1.4% for its eighth episode. At the time, this was the lowest ever recorded for a drama airing in a regular time slot on broadcast television.[4] Lovely Horribly recorded an even lower single-episode rating of 1.0% in 2018, but Manhole remained the primetime drama with the lowest average rating (2.1%), until Welcome, which aired on the same network and timeslot, broke the record in 2020.[5][6]
Synopsis
Foreseeing his own fate, he travels from past to present. The main purpose of him traveling through time is to stop his ideal girl's wedding.
Cast
Main
- Kim Jae-joong as Bong Pil
- Uee as Kang Soo-jin
- Jung Hye-sung as Yoon Jin-sook
- Baro as Jo Suk-tae
Neighborhood families
- Lee Sang-yi as Oh Dal-soo
- Kang Hong Seok as Yang Koo-gil
- Kim Min-ji as Hong Jung-ae
Main characters' parents
- Joo Jin-mo as Bong Dal
- Kim Hye-ok as Yoon Kkeut-soon
- Woo Hyun as Suk-tae's father
- Seo Hyun-chuk as Soo-jin's father
- Lee Yun-kyung as Soo-jin's mother
Strangers in the neighborhood
- Jang Mi-kwan as Park Jae-hyun
Bonbon Hope
- Seo Young as Mi-ja
- Son Ji-an as Yoon-mi
Extended
- Park Ah-in as Park Young-joo
- Kim Young-ok (voice only)
- Jung In-gi
- Kim Dae-gon as Jang-hye
- Kim Joong-kil
- Choi Yoon-bin
- Park Hee-kon
- Seon Woo-sung
- Heo Soo-jung
- Son Kyung-won
- Lee Seung-hoon
- Go Man-kyoo
- Ha Jin
- Ri Min
- Lee Jae-eun
- Kim Ji-sun
- Ahn Hee-joo
- Yoo Geum
- Park Sang-yong
- Jo Hee
- Oh Yong
- Kim Kwon as Man attending church
- Kim Kyu-chul as Yang Koo-gil's father
- Song Ha-rim
- Park Chan-hong
- Sung Hyun-joon
- Park Shi-yun
- Heo Soo-jung
- Park Do-joon
- Han Jae-woong
- Kim Bong-soo
- Lee Seung-hyun
- Kim Hae-kon
- Choi Yoon-joon
- Song Kyung-hwa
- Tae Won-suk
- Park Hee-kon
- Lee Dong-hee
- Choi Kyo-shik
Soundtrack
Manhole OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | Korean |
Label | Leon Korea, Music&NEW |
Part 1
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "Airplane" (비행기) |
| 03:38 |
2. | "Airplane" (비행기) (Inst.) | 03:38 | |
Total length: | 07:16 |
Part 2
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "To You" (너의 앞으로) |
| 02:50 |
2. | "To You" (너의 앞으로) (Inst.) | 02:50 | |
Total length: | 05:40 |
Part 3
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "Tell Me" (말해줘) |
| 03:14 |
2. | "Tell Me" (말해줘) (Inst.) | 03:14 | |
Total length: | 06:28 |
Part 4
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "It's a Secret" (쉿! 비밀인데) |
| 03:26 |
2. | "It's a Secret" (쉿! 비밀인데) (Inst.) | 03:26 | |
Total length: | 06:52 |
Part 5
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "Run a Way" | 03:39 | |
2. | "Run a Way" (Inst.) | 03:39 | |
Total length: | 07:18 |
Part 6
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "For You" (너에게) |
| 03:33 |
2. | "For You" (너에게) (Inst.) | 03:33 | |
Total length: | 07:06 |
Part 7
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "Stay With Me" | 03:24 | |
2. | "Stay With Me" (Inst.) | 03:24 | |
Total length: | 06:48 |
Part 8
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "Love Come" (사랑이 찾아와) |
| 03:27 |
2. | "Love Come" (사랑이 찾아와) (Inst.) | 03:27 | |
Total length: | 06:54 |
Part 9
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "With You" | Kevin Oh | 04:24 |
2. | "With You" (Inst.) | 04:24 | |
Total length: | 08:48 |
Ratings
- In this table, The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Ep. | Broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS[7] | AGB Nielsen[8] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | August 9, 2017 | 3.9% (NR) | 4.5% (NR) | 3.1% (NR) | 3.7% (NR) |
2 | August 10, 2017 | 3.0% (NR) | 3.7% (NR) | 2.8% (NR) | 3.5% (NR) |
3 | August 16, 2017 | 3.4% (NR) | 3.8% (NR) | 2.2% (NR) | 2.5% (NR) |
4 | August 17, 2017 | 3.1% (NR) | 3.5% (NR) | 2.0% (NR) | 2.4% (NR) |
5 | August 23, 2017 | 3.0% (NR) | 3.6% (NR) | 2.0% (NR) | 2.7% (NR) |
6 | August 24, 2017 | 2.5% (NR) | 2.8% (NR) | 2.1% (NR) | 2.4% (NR) |
7 | August 30, 2017 | 2.3% (NR) | 3.1% (NR) | 2.0% (NR) | 2.8% (NR) |
8 | August 31, 2017 | 2.2% (NR) | 2.7% (NR) | 1.4% (NR) | 1.9% (NR) |
9 | September 6, 2017 | 2.5% (NR) | 2.8% (NR) | 2.2% (NR) | 2.3% (NR) |
10 | September 7, 2017 | 2.5% (NR) | 2.9% (NR) | 1.8% (NR) | 2.2% (NR) |
11 | September 13, 2017 | 2.5% (NR) | 2.9% (NR) | 2.1% (NR) | 2.5% (NR) |
12 | September 14, 2017 | 2.4% (NR) | 2.6% (NR) | 1.9% (NR) | 2.1% (NR) |
13 | September 20, 2017 | 2.6% (NR) | 3.3% (NR) | 2.6% (NR) | 3.4% (NR) |
14 | September 21, 2017 | 2.6% (NR) | 3.3% (NR) | 2.3% (NR) | 3.0% (NR) |
15 | September 27, 2017 | 2.7% (NR) | 3.6% (NR) | 1.9% (NR) | 2.8% (NR) |
16 | September 28, 2017 | 2.5% (NR) | 3.2% (NR) | 1.9% (NR) | 2.6% (NR) |
Average | 2.7% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 2.7% |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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31st KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |||
References
- "Manhole". KBS World. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- Lim, Jeong-yeo (26 June 2017). "JYJ's Kim Jae-joong and Uee to act side-by-side". Kpop Herald. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
- Hong, Dam-young (25 July 2017). "JYJ's Kim Jae-joong, Uee look adorable in new drama photos". Kpop Herald. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
- Kim, Jin-seok (2 September 2017). '맨홀', 1.4% 기록… 역대 드라마 최저시청률 1위. JTBC News (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- "End-of-year report concludes that viewer ratings for SBS, MBC, and KBS dramas have plummeted in 2018". allkpop. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- "Kim Myung Soo x Shin Ye Eun's 'Welcome' sets new record for the lowest ever ratings for a major broadcasting station drama". allkpop. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- "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 March 17, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- Lee Kyung-ho (January 1, 2018). "김영철·천호진, KBS 연기대상 공동 수상..아버지의 힘!(종합)". Star News (in Korean).