''The Innocent Man'' () is a 2012

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starring

Song Joong-ki Song Joong-ki (; born September 19, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the historical coming-of-age drama ''Sungkyunkwan Scandal'' (2010) and the variety show '' Running Man'' (2010–2011) as one of the original cast members. S ...

Moon Chae-won Moon Chae-won (; born November 13, 1986) is a South Korean actress. Moon first attracted attention in 2008 in her supporting role as a gisaeng in ''Painter of the Wind''. She was next cast in '' Brilliant Legacy'', one of the top-rated Korean dr ...

, and

Park Si-yeon Park Si-yeon (born Park Mi-seon on March 29, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She joined the Miss Korea pageant in 2000, and using that as a springboard to an acting career, she made her acting debut in China in 2004, appearing in minor roles in ...

. It is known on Netflix as ''Nice Guy''. It is a dark melodrama involving betrayal and romance. It aired on

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for 20 episodes from September 12 to November 15, 2012.

Synopsis

Smart and promising medical student Kang Ma-ru (

) is deeply in love with his slightly older neighbor Han Jae-hee (

), a television reporter. But when her situation takes a turn for the worse and Jae-hee becomes desperate to escape poverty, she meets a man who changes everything—a rich

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who introduces her to a life of comfort. So she turns her back on Ma-ru, choosing money over love. The brutal betrayal leaves Ma-ru fractured—not just angry, but a completely changed man. A few years later, Ma-ru is now 30 years old and works as a bartender and

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, no longer a "nice guy." He then meets Seo Eun-gi (

), a young

chaebol A chaebol (, ; ) is a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group whose power over the group often exc ...

heiress who's being groomed to take over her father's conglomerate. Eun-gi is cold and calculating, business-savvy, and raised by her father to never show emotion to anyone. Ma-ru decides to take revenge on his ex Jae-hee and bring her down from her position after his sister, Kang Cho-co (

Lee Yu-bi Lee Yu-bi (; born November 22, 1990) is a South Korean actress. Early life Yu-bi is the daughter of the actors Kyeon Mi-ri and Im Young-gyu. Her parents divorced in 1993. When her mother remarried in 1998 their stepfather, Lee Hong-heon legally ...

) is rushed to the hospital because of Jae-hee. Ma-ru, though initially had no plans as such, uses Eun-gi to take revenge on Jae-hee Just when Ma-ru is beginning to love Eun-gi, she finds out the real reason why he approached her and they break up. But a car accident causes Eun-gi to lose her memory, and she enters Ma-ru's life again.

Cast

Main

as Kang Ma-ru **

Kang Chan-hee Kang Chan-hee (강찬희; born January 17, 2000), also known by his stage name Chani, is a South Korean singer and actor. He began his career as a child actor, in the television dramas '' Listen to My Heart'' (2011), '' The Innocent Man'' (2012 ...

as young Ma-ru :A smart but poor medical student who has to look after his little sister without any parents. He was in love Jae-hee but she left him for a rich CEO as she always dreamt of being rich, but she always loved Ma-ru and still harbours feelings for him. Six years after Jae-hee left he became arrogant and a playboy who works as a bartender. He approached Eun-gi as part of his revenge plan against Jae-hee but he started to care for her and eventually fell in love. *

as Seo Eun-gi :A rich and arrogant girl but also has a kind-hearted side who does everything to protect her mother's memories who has a troubled relationship with her father and step-mother as she blames them for her mother leaving and her death. She falls for Ma-ru without knowing the real reason he approached her and she suffers a memory loss after landing in a car accident. After her memory loss, she is a much nicer person who searches for clues in order to get her memory returned. *

as Han Jae-hee **Park So-young as young Jae-hee :Although she is stone-hearted and loves Ma-ru, she loved money more than Ma-Ru and she left Ma-ru and became the mistress of CEO and had his son. Although, her and Eun-gi don’t get along and she also dont care for her and tried to hurt her in many ways. She plans to take over Taesan Company after killing her husband.

Supporting

Lee Kwang-soo Lee Kwang-soo (, born July 14, 1985) is a South Korean actor, entertainer, and model. He made his acting debut in the sitcom ''Here He Comes'' (2008) and received further recognition for his roles in medical melodrama ''It's Okay, That's Love'' ...

as Park Jae-gil :Ma-ru's best friend and Choco's lover. *

as Kang Choco **Han Seo-jin as young Kang Choco :Ma-ru's younger sister and Jae-gil's lover. *

Lee Sang-yeob Lee Sang-yeob (born May 8, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in the sitcom ''Living Among the Rich'' (2011–12), the melodrama '' The Innocent Man'' (2012), the period drama ''Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love'' (2013), an ...

as Park Joon-ha :Eun-gi's secretary and helper who loved and respected her. * Kim Tae-hoon as Ahn Min-young :The secretary of the CEO who likes Jae-hee. *

Yang Ik-june Yang Ik-june (born October 19, 1975) is a South Korean actor and film director. He is best known for the 2009 film '' Breathless'', which he wrote, directed, edited, and starred in. Career Born in Seoul in 1975, Yang graduated from the Departme ...

as Han Jae-sik :Jae-hee's older brother who was abusive towards her. * Kim Yeong-cheol as CEO Seo Jung-gyu :Eun-gi and Eun-seok's father, who found Jae-hee and took her as his mistress. Although good hearted, he sides with Jae-hee rather than his daughter as Eun-gi is stubborn and acts childish at times. He dies later in the season and gives his property and estate to Eun-gi but before she could be in charge, she lands in a car accident and suffers a memory loss. *

Jin Kyung Jin Kyung (born March 27, 1972) is a South Korean actress. Career Jin made her stage debut in 1998 and spent ten years in theater, before becoming active in film and television. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 50th Baeksang Arts Award ...

as Hyun Jung-hwa :Eun-gi's assistant. After the car accident which caused Eun-gi’s memory loss, she took her away and cared for her for a year where nobody could find her. *Oh Yong as Jo Young-bae *Jo Hwi-joon as Seo Eun-seok :Jae-hee and Jung-gyu's son, Eun-gi's 4 year old half-brother. He loves his step-sister despite her rudeness and hatred toward him but after her memory loss, she is unable to remember her hatred for him and instead grows closer to him. * Kim Ye-won as Kim Yoo-ra *

Oh Hee-joon Oh Hee-joon is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as ''Gangnam Beauty'', ''How to Buy a Friend'', '' 365: Repeat the Year'', ''Cheese in the Trap'' and '' All of Us Are Dead''. He also appeared in movies '' The Accid ...

as Han Jae-shik *

Jo Sung-ha Jo Sung-ha (; born August 8, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in '' The Yellow Sea'' (2010), '' Helpless'' (2012), and ''Korean Peninsula'' (2012) and ''The K2 ''The K2'' () is a 2016 South Korean tele ...

as Dr. Seok Min-hyuk (cameo, ep 1, 12, 20) *

Danny Ahn Danny Ahn (Hangul: 데니안; born December 22, 1978) is a Korean-American entertainer best known as the main rapper of the South Korean pop music group g.o.d. He is notable for his unique rapping. Having made his debut in the entertainment indu ...

as Kim Jung-hoon (cameo, ep 2 & 15)

Production

The series is written by

Lee Kyung-hee Lee Kyung-hee (born 26 July 1969) is a South Korean television screenwriter. Career Early works Lee Kyung-hee began her television drama writing career penning star vehicles, among them ''Model'' (1997) with Kim Nam-joo and Jang Dong-gun, ...

, who previously wrote ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Sang Doo! Let's Go to School''. Kim Jin-won was the director of

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episodes '' Just an Ordinary Love Story'', ''Crossing the Young-do Bridge'', ''Guardian Angel Kim Yeong-goo'', ''Snail Gosiwon'', and ''The Last Flashman''. The series features real-life friends and former '' Running Man'' co-stars

and

for the first time since Song left the variety show.

Soundtrack

Part 1

# 사랑은 눈꽃처럼 (Love Is Like a Snowflake) -

Junsu Kim Jun-su (; born December 15, 1986) or simply Junsu, also known by the stage name Xia (stylized as XIA; ; ko, 시아) is a South Korean singer, model, dancer and stage actor. He is a member of the Korean pop group and later duo JYJ, and was ...

# 착한 여자 (Nice Girl) -

Lee Soo-young Lee Soo-young (Hangul: 이수영; born Lee Ji-yeon, Hangul: 이지연 on April 12, 1979) is a South Korean ballad singer. She debuted in 1999 with the hit album, ''I Believe'', and quickly gained popularity due to her strong singing skills. Duri ...

# 좋은 사람입니다 (No One Is Better Than You) - Cho Eun # Lonely # Jae-hee and Ma-ru (with Empty Heart & Change) # Bueno Hombre # Waltz in Sorrow # Eun-gi and Ma-ru (with Late Autumn) # Melancholy # Blue Moon # Eun-gi (with Magnolia) # Late Autumn # Empty Heart # Broken Heart # Water Lily # Magnolia

Part 2

# 정말 (Really) -

# 너만을 원했다 (I Only Wanted You) -

Son Hoyoung Son Ho-young (; born March 26, 1980) is a Korean-American singer and musical actor based in South Korea. Best known as a member of g.o.d, he made his debut in the entertainment industry with the group in 1999 and pursued a solo career as a singe ...

(narration by

) # 사랑해요 (I Love You) - Yoon Bitnara # Change # Here to Stay # 차칸남자 (Complicación) # Waltz in Sorrow (Guitar) # Beautiful Love # Nobody Sees Me # Despedida # Laberinto # Lonely Street # Collision De Frente # Before Winter Comes

Ratings

Beginning episode 5, the series ranked number one in its timeslot for eight consecutive weeks until its finale.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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