Real Man () is a South Korean variety show featuring eight male celebrities as they experience life in the military, which is mandatory for all mentally sound and able-bodied Korean men for two years. The show debuted on MBC on April 14, 2013, as part of the Sunday Night programming block. The last episode of season 2 aired on November 27, 2016.

The original cast members were Kim Soo-ro, Mir, Ryu Soo-young, Sam Hammington, Seo Kyung-suk and Son Jin-young. Jang Hyuk and Park Hyung-sik later joined the cast.

Mir left the show in June 2013. Ryu Soo-young, Son Jin-young and Jang Hyuk left the show in February 2014 and were replaced by Chun Jung-myung, Park Gun-hyung, K.Will, and Henry Lau.

A spin-off of this program called Real Man 300 began to air every Friday at 21:50 (KST) starting from September 21, 2018.

On 30 July 2023, A Malaysian version Real Man called Real Man Malaysia: Wira Merah, aired on Astro Ria.

Male cast members

Season 1 (initial sort by debut date)

Member Debut date End date Kim Soo-ro March 25, 2013 January 18, 2015 Seo Kyung-suk Sam Hammington Mir June 2, 2013 Ryu Soo-young February 9, 2014 Son Jin-young Jang Hyuk June 9, 2013 Park Hyung-sik August 17, 2014 Park Gun-hyung February 16, 2014 January 18, 2015 K.Will Henry Lau Chun Jung-myung March 23, 2014 October 19, 2014 Yoo Jun-sang October 26, 2014 November 9, 2014 Moon Hee-joon Kim Dong-hyun January 18, 2015 Yook Sungjae Im Hyung-joon

Season 2 (initial sort by debut date)

Main edition Member Debut date End date Kim Seung-hyun February 10, 2015 April 5, 2015 Kangin Youngmin Kwangmin Sam Kim June 21, 2015 Lee Kyu-han August 23, 2015 Sam Okyere February 7, 2016 Im Won-hee February 14, 2016 Jung Gyu-woon HighTop February 17, 2015 May 3, 2015 Jo Dong-hyuk June 7, 2015 Han Sang-jin April 27, 2015 May 17, 2015 Julien Kang February 7, 2016 Sungjong June 8, 2015 July 26, 2015 Don Spike February 14, 2016 Baro July 20, 2015 August 23, 2015 DinDin September 21, 2015 February 14, 2016 Lee Ki-woo Lee Yi-kyung November 29, 2015 Kim Dong-jun February 7, 2016

Middle-age special Member Debut date End date Jo Min-ki February 2, 2016 May 15, 2016 Kim Min-kyo Bae Soo-bin

Friendly enlisting special

Member Debut date End date Jo Jae-yoon May 2, 2016 July 10, 2016 Ryu Seung-soo Woo Ji-won Jackson Wang BamBam Park Chan-ho

Comedian special Member Debut date End date Kim Young-chul February 10, 2015 August 14, 2016 Yoon Jung-soo February 2, 2016 Moon Se-yoon June 20, 2016 Yang Se-chan Kim Kiri Heo Kyung-hwan

Navy NCO special Member Debut date End date Park Chan-ho May 2, 2016 October 16, 2016 Kim Jung-tae July 25, 2016 Lee Tae-sung Yang Sang-guk Parc Jae-jung Julian Quintart

Manly Men special Member Debut date End date Sleepy February 10, 2015 November 27, 2016 Heo Kyung-hwan September 21, 2015 Shim Hyung-tak September 27, 2016 Lee Si-eon Sung Hyuk Jota Kim Bo-sung

Female cast members

Season 1

Edition 1 Member Debut date End date Ra Mi-ran August 24, 2014 September 21, 2014 Hong Eun-hee Kim So-yeon G.NA Lee Hye-ri Park Seung-hi

Edition 2 Member Debut date End date Kim Ji-young January 18, 2015 March 8, 2015 Kang Ye-won Lee Ji-ae Lee Da-hee Ahn Young-mi Park Ha-sun Amber Liu Yoon Bo-mi

Season 2

Edition 3 Member Debut date End date Jessi August 19, 2015 October 11, 2015 Yujin Sayuri Fujita Shin So-yul Yoo Sun October 25, 2015 Han Groo Han Chae-ah Kim Hyun-sook Jeon Mi-ra

Edition 4 Member Debut date End date Cao Lu February 16, 2016 April 10, 2016 Dahyun Nana Jun Hyo-seong Kim Sung-eun Kim Young-hee Lee Chae-young Gong Hyun-joo

Navy NCO special Member Debut date End date Seo In-young July 24, 2016 October 16, 2016 Lee Si-young Solbi Seo Ji-soo

Episodes Episode # Broadcast date Title Members Special appearance(s) 12015/01/10 White Horse Army Base () Kim Soo-ro, Seo Kyung-suk, Sam Hammington, Mir, Ryu Soo-young, Son Jin-young Wheesung 22015/01/11 3 4 5 Hwaryong Army Base () 6 7 8 Girl's Day 9 Steel Division, Sea Dragon Army Base () Kim Soo-ro, Seo Kyung-suk, Sam Hammington, Mir, Ryu Soo-young, Son Jin-young, Jang Hyuk, Park Hyung-sik 10 Kim Soo-ro, Seo Kyung-suk, Sam Hammington, Ryu Soo-young, Son Jin-young, Jang Hyuk, Park Hyung-sik 11 12 2Eyes 13 Cheongryong Army Base () 14 15 16 Rainbow 17 Ikija 'We will win!' Army Base () Seo Kyung-suk, Sam Hammington, Ryu Soo-young, Son Jin-young, Jang Hyuk, Park Hyung-sik 18 19 20 21 22 Sistar, Kim Tae-woo 23 Military Police () Kim Soo-ro, Seo Kyung-suk, Sam Hammington, Ryu Soo-young, Son Jin-young, Jang Hyuk, Park Hyung-sik 24 25 Kim Soo-ro, Seo Kyung-suk, Sam Hammington, Son Jin-young, Jang Hyuk, Park Hyung-sik 26 27 Apink 28 NAVY Part 1 |! 28 Kim Soo-ro, Seo Kyung-suk, Sam Hammington, Ryu Soo-young, Son Jin-young, Jang Hyuk, Park Hyung-sik 2Eyes, Park Eun-ji, 29 30 31 32 33 NAVY Part 2 34 35 36 37 Baekgol Army Base () 38 Sistar, Miss A 39 Dal Shabet 40 41 42 Beonkae Army Base () 'South Korea and USA Army Special Warfare Command' 43 Ailee 44February86December 28, 2014Sergeants' Holiday Special104May 3, 2015Sea Salvage & Rescue Unit ()105May 10, 2015106May 17, 2015107May 24, 2015108May 31, 2015109June 7, 2015110June 14, 2015111June 21, 2015112June 28, 20152nd Infantry Division (제2보병사단 '노도부대')113July 5, 2015114July 12, 2015115July 19, 2015116July 26, 2015EXID117August 2, 201550th Infantry Division (제50보병사단 '강철사단')118August 9, 2015119August 16, 2015120The Tarantula Unit () NCO Female Army Edition 3121122123124125126127128129130131 137 Marines Special 2: Force Recon Battalion & Mountain Recon Battalion Kim Dong-jun, DinDin, Julien Kang, Heo Kyung-hwan, Sleepy, Sam Okyere, Lee Ki-woo, 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 GFriend, Jessi 145 Special Army Cooking Contest Kim Young-chul, Don Spike, Im Won-hee, Jung Gyu-woon, Sleepy, DinDin, Lee Ki-woo, Heo Kyung-hwan 146 Medical NCO Cao Lu, Dahyun, Nana, Jun Hyo-seong, Kim Sung-eun, Kim Young-hee, Lee Chae-young, Gong Hyun-joo Yoo In-na 147 Lee Sang-yeob 148 149 150 151 152 1596th Infantry Division 'BLUE STAR'(6보병사단 '청성부대')Jo Jae-yoon, Ryu Seung-soo, Park Chan-ho, Woo Ji-won, Got7 (Jackson Wang, BamBam), , 160 161 162163164165166 Lovelyz172August 14, 2016Naval Education and Training Command ()

Navy NCO Special

First Male & Female Joint EnlistmentSeo In-young, Lee Si-young, Solbi, Seo Ji-soo, Park Chan-ho, Kim Jung-tae, Lee Tae-sung, Yang Sang-guk, Parc Jae-jung, Julian Quintart173August 21, 2016174August 28, 2016175September 4, 2016176September 11, 2016177September 18, 2016178September 25, 2016179October 2, 2016180October 9, 2016181October 23, 2016Award Winning Man ()

Tough Guy SpecialShim Hyung-tak, Lee Si-eon, Yoon Hyung-Bin, Sung Hyuk, Jota (singer)182October 30, 2016183November 6, 2016184November 13, 2016185November 20, 2016186November 27, 2016

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2013MBC Entertainment AwardsBest Male Newcomer Park Hyung-sik Sam Hammington Not Great at Much Award Popularity Award Jang Hyuk Popularity Award – MCSeo Kyung-seok PD Award Scriptwriter Award Shin Myung-ji Star of the Year Ryu Soo-young Son Jin-young Top Excellence AwardKim Soo-ro Excellence Award 2014MBC Entertainment AwardsExcellence Award Park Gun-hyung Seo Kyung-seok Top Excellence Award Popularity Award – MC Friendship Award Sam Hammington Kim Soo-ro Top Excellence Award Grand Prize (Daesang) Best Male Newcomer Henry Lau Star of the Year Ryu Soo-young Son Jin-young New Star Award Im Hyung-joon Special Award Hong Eun-hee Excellence Award Ra Mi-ran Best Female Newcomer Lee Hyeri 2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Female Variety Performer Ahn Young-mi MBC Entertainment Awards Best Female Newcomer Jessi Amber Best Male Newcomer Sleepy Best Teamwork Award Real Man Season 2 - Female Edition 3 Best Couple Award Kim Young-chul and Jung Gyu-woon Special Award Jeon Mi-ra Female Excellence Award - Variety Show Sayuri Kim Hyun-sook Male Excellence Award - Variety Show Jung Gyu-woon Popularity Award - Variety Show Kang Ye-won Top Female Excellence Award - Variety Show Ahn Young-mi Lee Da-hee Han Chae-ah People's Choice - Best Entertainment Program Real Man Season 2 Top Male Excellence Award - Variety Show Im Won-hee Kim Young-chul Grand Prize (Daesang) 2016 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Male Variety Performer 16th MBC Entertainment Awards Scriptwriter of the Year Lee Hae-young Top Female Excellence Award in Variety Show Seo In-young Male Excellence Award in Variety Show Heo Kyung-hwan Male Rookie Award in Variety Show Park Chan-ho Lee Si-eon Jackson Wang Female Rookie Award in Variety Show Lee Si-young

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