I Am a Man (), also known as Yoo Jae-suk's I am a Man, is a South Korean talk show. Its initial (pilot episode) aired on 7 April 2014. The show's regular broadcast started on 8 August 2014, and ended on 19 December 2014.

The program airs on two channels, KBS2 and KBS World; the latter broadcasts the episodes several days after the former. As of 10 January 2015, there have been 20 episodes aired in KBS2 and 20 episodes on KBS World. The show is hosted by Yoo Jae-suk, Im Won-hee, Kwon Oh-joong, Jang Dong-min, and Heo Kyung-hwan. I Am a Man is intended largely for the male audience; female viewers are "welcome to watch it in secret."

I Am a Mans show theme is a show of men, by the men, for the men.

Broadcast dates Broadcast ChannelBroadcast DateBroadcast TimeRemarksKBS29 April 2014Wednesday 23:10 – 00:30 Pilot Episode8 August 2014 – 19 December 2014 Friday 23:10 – 00:30 Regular EpisodeKBS World7 May 2014Wednesday 23:10 – 00:30Pilot Episode27 August 2014 – 29 October Regular Episode7 November 2014 ~ PresentSaturday 00:10 – 01:3027 August 2014 – 2 NovemberThursday 07:15 – 08:25Sunday 15:20 – 16:30Re-run Regular Episode10 November 2014 ~ PresentMonday 07:40 – 08:50Friday 16:20 – 17:30 Note: As of November 2014, some of the KBS World program schedule information may become outdated due to the new program line-up. The broadcast time is based on GMT +9 time zone (Korea, Japan, East Timor, Palau).

Hosts Yoo Jae-suk Im Won-hee Kwon Oh-joong Jang Dong-min Heo Kyung-hwan Kim Je-dong (Regular member of I Am a Man Special – Man and women special)

Noh Hong-chul was offered to host the show, but had to be replaced by Kwon Oh-joong as he was unavailable due to the show's schedule conflict with another program he hosts, MBC's I Live Alone. He only appear on I Am a Man pilot episode.

History I Am a Man replaced Mamma Mia, a family show taken off air after its final episode on 19 March 2014.

One of I Am a Man's original hosts, Noh Hong-chul, was replaced by Kwon Oh-joong as his other show which he is now starring in, MBC's I Live Alone, occupied the same time slot.

TenAsia conducted an interview with I Am a Man's production director (PD) after the filming of I Am a Woman

I Am a Man aired its last episode on 19 December 2014. I Am a Man PD still discuss on extend this show to Season 2.

It was reported that KBS2's new program, Brave Family will take over the broadcast slot of I Am a Man before the show begins its second season.

Filming location I Am a Man's filming location is the KBS Annex Building located in Yeouido-dong, Seoul. The show is typically recorded on Sunday and aired on Friday.

Pilot episode The pilot episode of I Am a Man premiered on 9 April 2014 on KBS2, followed by its 7 May 2014 release on KBS World to estimate the show's potential audience. The pilot episode featured Bae Suzy, Yim Si-Wan and Koh Yu-Jin as special guests.

The pilot episode was preceded by a teaser trailer which introduced the hosts and presented the scope of the show.

The AGB Nielsen rating for the pilot episode was 4.1%.

Regular show The show was included in the KBS2 program lineup and began airing regularly on 8 August 2014 on KBS2, and on 27 August 2014 on KBS World.

I Am a Woman special I Am a Woman was recorded on 12 October 2014 and subsequently broadcast on 17 October 2014 on KBS2, and on 7 November 2014 on KBS World. The director of I Am a Man, PD Lee Dong Hoon, supervised the production of the I Am a Woman special. The show featured an audience of a hundred women who offered feedback on the I Am a Man show from a feminine perspective. The show reused four discussion topics from the previous I Am a Man episodes.

The special guests/performer for this special show was BEAST, a South Korean dance music group.

List of I Am a Man episodes Episodes Original Broadcast Date Theme(In Korean theme) Guests/ Performers KBS World KBS2Pilot Episode7 May9 AprilCulminated and came to stay & Tech Man Special(남중 & 남고 & 공대 나온 남자 특집)Im Si-wan, Bae Suzy, 127 August8 AugustThe only man in the world of women/ I'm the only guy at my work(), IU23 September15 August What it is like to live as a tune-deaf/ Tone-deaf men who are scared of karaoke()Kim Yeon-woo, Sistar310 September22 August Men Who Lost More Than 10 kg(몸무게 10 kg 이상 감량한 남자 특집)Moon Hee-joon, Girl's Day417 September29 August Men Who Will Be Married Soon() Baek Ji-young, Noel524 September5 September Men from the Countryside() Kim Yeong-cheol, Jung Eun-ji61 October12 September Man with an unusual name() Dong Hyun Kim, , Kara78 October19 September Men Who Are Dating/Married To Older Women(연상녀와 결혼(연애)중인 연하남 특집), Sam Hammington815 October26 SeptemberMen Who Look Young or Old()Park Eun-young, Son Jin-young922 October3 OctoberMen who look alike()Kim Tae-woo, Lee Guk-joo1029 October10 OctoberEmployment and War()Kim Je-dong, Hong Jin-young117 November17 OctoberI Am a Woman Special show()Beast1214 November24 OctoberThe Single Man Special (The Single Since The Birth and The Broken-hearted Man) (모태솔로&이별한 남자 특집) Shin Hyun-joon, 1321 November31 October Men who love Hip-Hop and Rock()Dynamic Duo, , Crying Nut1428 November7 NovemberMen who have unique jobs()Hong Jin-ho, Eun Ji-won155 December14 NovemberI Am a Man special – Men and women special part 1 (Men & women who live on their own) ()Kim Na-young, Kim Je-dong1615 December21 NovemberI Am a Man special – Men and women special part 2 <I Am a Baseball Fanatic Special>(), Lee Jong-beom, Kim Je-dong, , Bak Ki-ryang, Lee Ji-eun, Kang Yuni1719 December28 NovemberI Am a Man special – Men and women special part 3 <I Am an Alcohol Lover> ()Im Chang-jung, Choi Yeo-jin, Kim Je-dong1826 December5 DecemberI Am a Man special – Men and women special part 4 (Men and Women Who Were Once Innocent)()Kim Je-dong, Clara192 January 201512 DecemberI Am a Man Special – Men and women special part 5 (Men and women who like to travel/ I Am Wanderlust!)()Kim Sook, Song Eun-i, Kim Je-dong209 January 201519 DecemberTitle Match (타이틀 매치 특집)

Plot

EpisodesPlotPilot Episode250 men who went to all-male schools and spent their entire lives in an all-male environment share their life experiences.1147 men who grew up and lived in a female-dominated environment share their joys and agonies. 2Tone-deaf men afraid of going to karaoke have their singing abilities assessed by Kim Yeonwoo, a wanna-be singer, and share what it is like to live with tone deafness.3Men who lost more than 10 kg of weight are invited to speak about weight-related issues, and discuss pros and cons of being on a diet. They are joined by a special guest, Moon Heejun. 4Soon-to-be-married bachelors talk about marriage. They are joined by a female guest, Baek Jiyoung.5Country boys who moved to Seoul share their thoughts on big city life. They are joined by Kim Yeongcheol, a famous comedian.6Men with unusual names tell their stories. They are joined by two special guests: Yoo Sangmoo, a comedian, and Kim Donghyun, a mixed martial arts fighter.7Men in relationship with an older woman tell stories they wouldn't dare to share with their significant others.8Men who don't look their age tell us about the pros and cons of looking older/younger than you are.9Male celebrity look-alikes share their stories. Special guests include "Gandhi" and "Obama."10Men who had a hard time finding a job discuss their experiences.11In this I Am a Woman special, 100 women join the I Am a Man hosts and tell their stories.12In this 12th episode, 100 single men are talking about their lives being living as Single Since The Birth & The Broken-hearted Man. Guided by Muzie and Shin Hyun-joon as dating expert, they will tell I Am a Man audience on how to attract women. 13men who love hip-hop and rock music talk about their love for music14This week, 100 men are invited to talk about their unique jobs.15In this man and women special part 1, from awkward situation between man and women turn into a hilarious situation and the best of the I Am a Man episoded16In this man and women special part 2, I Am a Man hosts meet guys and girls who love Baseball17In this man and women special part 3, they can't live without drinking alcohol.18In this man and women special part 4, I Am a Man hosts meet man and women who were innocent in the past.19In this man and women special part 5, they just not only roamed around Korea, but also all around the world.20Finally, after 20 episode, I Am a Man comes to an end. It's a title match between unique names, look-alikes, tone-deaf and fun-talented people

Ratings Episode Number Original Broadcast Date AGB Nielsen RatingsKBS Search result I Am a Man Official YouTube Link KBS2 KBS World Pilot Episode 9 April 2014 7 May 2014 4.1% 1 8 August 2014 27 August 2014 5.2% 2 15 August 2014 3 September 2014 4.2% 3 22 August 2014 10 September 2014 4.3% 4 29 August 2014 17 September 2014 3.7% 5 5 September 2014 24 September 2014 5.0% 6 12 September 2014 1 October 2014 5.8% 7 19 September 2014 8 October 2014 3.6% 8 26 September 2014 15 October 2014 3.8% 9 3 October 2014 22 October 2014 5.1% 10 10 October 2014 29 October 2014 4.9% 11 17 October 2014 7 November 2014 12 24 October 2014 14 November 2014 3.5% 13 31 October 2014 21 November 2014 14 7 November 2014 28 November 2014 4.9% 15 14 November 2014 5 December 2014 5.7% 16 21 November 2014 15 December 2014 4.3% 17 28 November 2014 19 December 2014 5.9% 18 5 December 2014 26 December 2014 5.3% 19 12 December 2014 2 January 2015 5.2% 20 19 December 2014 9 January 2015 5.8% All ratings are from the original episode broadcast on KBS2. ratings denote the highest numbers the series has garnered. ratings denote the lowest numbers the series has garnered. (-) denotes that episode has not yet been aired in that channel Note:' Future broadcast dates are subject to change.

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References

External links

I Am a Man KBS World playlist at YouTube