The Innocent Man (South Korean TV series)
The Innocent Man is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Song Joong-ki, Moon Chae-won, and Park Si-yeon. It is known on Netflix as Nice Guy.
It is a dark melodrama involving betrayal and romance. It aired on KBS2 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 CEO 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 gigolo, no longer a "nice guy." He then meets Seo Eun-gi, a young chaebol 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 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
- Song Joong-ki as Kang Ma-ru
- *Kang Chan-hee as young Ma-ru
- Moon Chae-won as Seo Eun-gi
- Park Si-yeon as Han Jae-hee
- *Park So-young as young Jae-hee
Supporting
- Lee Kwang-soo as Park Jae-gil
- Lee Yu-bi as Kang Choco
- *Han Seo-jin as young Kang Choco
- Lee Sang-yeob as Park Joon-ha
- Kim Tae-hoon as Ahn Min-young
- Yang Ik-june as Han Jae-sik
- Kim Yeong-cheol as CEO Seo Jung-gyu
- Jin Kyung as Hyun Jung-hwa
- Oh Yong as Jo Young-bae
- Jo Hwi-joon as Seo Eun-seok
- Kim Ye-won as Kim Yoo-ra
- Oh Hee-joon as Han Jae-shik
- Jo Sung-ha as Dr. Seok Min-hyuk
- Danny Ahn as Kim Jung-hoon
Production
The series is written by Lee Kyung-hee, who previously wrote Will It Snow for Christmas?, Thank You, A Love to Kill, I'm Sorry, I Love You, and Sang Doo! Let's Go to School.Kim Jin-won was the director of Drama Special 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 Song Joong-ki and Lee Kwang-soo for the first time since Song left the variety show.
Soundtrack
Part 1
- 사랑은 눈꽃처럼 - Junsu
- 착한 여자 - Lee Soo-young
- 좋은 사람입니다 - Cho Eun
- Lonely
- Jae-hee and Ma-ru
- Bueno Hombre
- Waltz in Sorrow
- Eun-gi and Ma-ru
- Melancholy
- Blue Moon
- Eun-gi
- Late Autumn
- Empty Heart
- Broken Heart
- Water Lily
- Magnolia
Part 2
- 정말 - Song Joong-ki
- 너만을 원했다 - Son Hoyoung
- 사랑해요 - Yoon Bitnara
- Change
- Here to Stay
- 차칸남자
- Waltz in Sorrow
- Beautiful Love
- Nobody Sees Me
- Despedida
- Laberinto
- Lonely Street
- Collision De Frente
- Before Winter Comes