Blade Man Explained
Blade Man (; lit. Iron Man) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Dong-wook and Shin Se-kyung. It aired on KBS2 from September 10 to November 13, 2014, for 18 episodes.[1] [2] [3]
Plot
Joo Hong-bin (Lee Dong-wook) is a wealthy man with a prickly demeanor who develops a supernatural ability - his anger and mental pain manifest as knives sprouting from his body. He meets Son Se-dong (Shin Se-kyung), a warmhearted girl who becomes entangled in his life. As they fall in love, she slowly heals his heart and he learns to deal with his inner pain and newfound power.[4]
Cast
Main characters
Supporting characters
- Jung Yoo-geun as Joo Chang
- Lee Mi-sook as Madam Yoon
- Han Jung-soo as Secretary Go
- Lee Joo-seung as Joo Hong-joo
- Kim Sun-woong as Kyung Ho
- Yoon Da-kyung as Yeon Mi-jung
- Song Kyung-chul as Gardener
- Shin Seung-hwan as Seung-hwan
- Sun Woong as Kyung-ho
- Kim Jae-young as Je-gil
- Kang Da-bin as Soo-jae
- Jin Ju-hyung as Jung-joon
- Lee Seung-ho as Go Yoon-seok
- Kim Hyung-bum as Se-dong's senior colleague
- Ra Mi-ran as Elisa Park
- Jung Jin as Oh Joong-shik
- Lee Dal-hyung as Chauffeur
- Choi Young-in as Housekeeper
- Kim Mi-kyung as Housekeeper
- Kim Poo-reun Ba-da as Kim Sun-woo
- Kim Kyu-chul as Jo Bong-gu
- Kim Sun-hye as Tae-hee's colleague
- Lee Seung-ho as Yoon-seok
- Son Young-hak
- Park Gun-rak
Original soundtrack
| Blade Man OST |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Recorded: | 2014 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
Part 4
Ratings
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
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| TNmS Ratings[5] | AGB Nielsen[6] |
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| width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area | width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area |
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| 1 | September 10, 2014 | 6.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 7.0% |
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| 2 | September 11, 2014 | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.8% |
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| 3 | September 17, 2014 | 5.0% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.5% |
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| 4 | September 18, 2014 | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
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| 5 | September 24, 2014 | 4.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.7% |
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| 6 | September 25, 2014 | 5.7% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 7.1% |
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| 7 | October 1, 2014 | 4.8% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
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| 8 | October 8, 2014 | 3.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
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| 9 | October 9, 2014 | 4.1% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
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| 10 | October 15, 2014 | 3.3% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.2% |
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| 11 | October 16, 2014 | 3.8% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
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| 12 | October 22, 2014 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
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| 13 | October 23, 2014 | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.6% |
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| 14 | October 29, 2014 | 5.1% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 5.3% |
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| 15 | October 30, 2014 | 3.4% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
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| 16 | November 6, 2014 | 2.9% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.6% |
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| 17 | November 12, 2014 | 2.8% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% |
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| 18 | November 13, 2014 | 2.2% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3.9% |
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| Average | 4.1% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.9% | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Shin Se Kyung and Lee Dong Wook Show Great Chemistry at the First Iron Man Script Reading. Soompi. 2014-08-26. 18 August 2014. 2016-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20161106145404/http://www.soompi.com/2014/08/18/shin-se-kyung-and-lee-dong-wook-show-great-chemistry-at-the-first-iron-man-script-reading/. live.
- Web site: Shin Se-kyung and Lee Dong-wook smile at a press event for their new TV series. The Chosun Ilbo. 2014-09-09. 3 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140908022953/http://english.chosun.com/svc/view.html?contid=2014090300634&catid=C. 2014-09-08. dead.
- Web site: Park. Ah-reum. Lee Dong Wook Had Hard Time Filming Iron Man with Special Armor On. enewsWorld. 2014-09-09. 2 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141125214317/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/75066/leewongwook-shares-on-wearing-special-armor-for-iron-man. 25 November 2014. dead.
- Web site: Lee. Min-ji. Lee Dong Wook Explodes in Transformation into Angry Iron Man. enewsWorld. 2014-08-26. 25 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141107041103/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/74299/leedongwook-transforms-into-angry-iron-man. 7 November 2014. dead.
- Web site: TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu . TNmS Ratings . 2014-09-10 . Korean . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131128032303/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp . 2013-11-28 .
- Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu . AGB Nielsen Media Research . 2014-09-10 . Korean . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131226133248/http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 . 2013-12-26 .
