| Blade Man | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Iron Man |
| Genre | Romance Fantasy Drama Comedy |
| Created by | KBS Drama Production |
| Written by | Kim Kyu-wan |
| Directed by | Kim Yong-soo Kim Jong-yeon |
| Starring | Lee Dong-wook Shin Se-kyung |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bae Kyung-soo KBS Drama |
| Producer | Im Se-joon |
| Production location | Korea |
| Production companies | iHQ Gazi Contents |
| Original release | |
| Network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | September 10 (2014-09-10) – November 13, 2014 (2014-11-13) |
Blade Man (Korean: 아이언맨; RR: Aieonmaen; 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.
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.
Cast
Main characters
- Lee Dong-wook as Joo Hong-bin
- Shin Se-kyung as Son Se-dong
- Kim Kap-soo as Joo Jang-won
- Han Eun-jung as Kim Tae-hee
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 | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2014 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Sony Music |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello" (비밀낙원) | Park Gyu-ri and Han Seung-yeon | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Hello" (Inst.) | 3:21 | |
| Total length: | 6:42 | ||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Love You" (비밀낙원) | Jisook and Hyunyoung (Rainbow) | 3:39 |
| 2. | "I Love You" (Inst.) | 3:39 | |
| Total length: | 7:38 | ||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sad Love Waltz" (비밀낙원) | Nemesis | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Sad Love Waltz" (Inst.) | 4:46 | |
| Total length: | 8:42 | ||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Love, but It's Not Love" (비밀낙원) | Lee Soo-young | 4:12 |
| 2. | "I Love, but It's Not Love" (Inst.) | 4:12 | |
| Total length: | 8:24 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Justice for All" (Opening Title) | Various Artists | 3:32 |
| 2. | "After Love" | Various Artists | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Curious Mandolin" | Various Artists | 1:49 |
| 4. | "Curious Man" | Various Artists | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Black Crow" | Various Artists | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Happy Dayz" | Various Artists | 1:42 |
| 7. | "Iron Tango" | Various Artists | 1:51 |
| 8. | "No Question" | Various Artists | 2:15 |
| 9. | "Origin of Love" | Various Artists | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Where Is Love?" | Various Artists | 3:24 |
Ratings
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | September 10, 2014 | 6.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 7.0% |
| 2 | September 11, 2014 | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.8% |
| 3 | September 17, 2014 | 5.0% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.5% |
| 4 | September 18, 2014 | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| 5 | September 24, 2014 | 4.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| 6 | September 25, 2014 | 5.7% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 7.1% |
| 7 | October 1, 2014 | 4.8% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| 8 | October 8, 2014 | 3.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| 9 | October 9, 2014 | 4.1% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| 10 | October 15, 2014 | 3.3% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| 11 | October 16, 2014 | 3.8% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| 12 | October 22, 2014 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| 13 | October 23, 2014 | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| 14 | October 29, 2014 | 5.1% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 5.3% |
| 15 | October 30, 2014 | 3.4% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| 16 | November 6, 2014 | 2.9% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.6% |
| 17 | November 12, 2014 | 2.8% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% |
| 18 | November 13, 2014 | 2.2% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Average | 4.1% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.9% | |
References
- "Shin Se Kyung and Lee Dong Wook Show Great Chemistry at the First Iron Man Script Reading". Soompi. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- "Shin Se-kyung and Lee Dong-wook smile at a press event for their new TV series". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- Park, Ah-reum (2 September 2014). "Lee Dong Wook Had Hard Time Filming Iron Man with Special Armor On". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- Lee, Min-ji (25 August 2014). "Lee Dong Wook Explodes in Transformation into Angry Iron Man". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- "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 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2014-09-10.