I Am a Man (TV series)

I Am a Man, also known as Yoo Jae-suk's I am a Man, is a South Korean talk show. Its initial 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 Man's show theme is a show of men, by the men, for the men.

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Broadcast dates

Note:

As of November 2014, some of the KBS World program schedule information may become outdated due to the .
The broadcast time is based on GMT +9 time zone.

Hosts

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 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 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

Plot

Episodes	Plot
Pilot Episode	250 men who went to all-male schools and spent their entire lives in an all-male environment share their life experiences.
1	147 men who grew up and lived in a female-dominated environment share their joys and agonies.
2	Tone-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.
3	Men 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.
4	Soon-to-be-married bachelors talk about marriage. They are joined by a female guest, Baek Jiyoung.
5	Country boys who moved to Seoul share their thoughts on big city life. They are joined by Kim Yeongcheol, a famous comedian.
6	Men 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.
7	Men in relationship with an older woman tell stories they wouldn't dare to share with their significant others.
8	Men who don't look their age tell us about the pros and cons of looking older/younger than you are.
9	Male celebrity look-alikes share their stories. Special guests include "Gandhi" and "Obama."
10	Men who had a hard time finding a job discuss their experiences.
11	In this I Am a Woman special, 100 women join the I Am a Man hosts and tell their stories.
12	In 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.
13	men who love hip-hop and rock music talk about their love for music
14	This week, 100 men are invited to talk about their unique jobs.
15	In 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 episoded
16	In this man and women special part 2, I Am a Man hosts meet guys and girls who love Baseball
17	In this man and women special part 3, they can't live without drinking alcohol.
18	In this man and women special part 4, I Am a Man hosts meet man and women who were innocent in the past.
19	In this man and women special part 5, they just not only roamed around Korea, but also all around the world.
20	Finally, 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

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.