The Nice Guy
The Nice Guy is a 2025 South Korean television series starring Lee Dong-wook, Lee Sung-kyung, and Park Hoon. It aired on JTBC from July 18, to August 29, 2025, every Friday at 20:50. It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected territories.
Synopsis
The Good Man depicts the struggles of Seok-cheol, the eldest grandson of a three-generation gangster family, to protect his family, job, and love.Cast and characters
Main
- Lee Dong-wook as Park Seok-cheol
- Lee Sung-kyung as Kang Mi-young
- Park Hoon as Kang Tae-hoon
Supporting
Park's Family
- Cheon Ho-jin as Park Sil-gon
- Oh Na-ra as Park Seok-gyeong
- Ryu Hye-young as Park Seok-hee
- as Jo Mok-son
- Choi Yi-jun as Hyung-geun
Myeongsan Industry
- Lee Moon-sik as Kim Chang-soo
- as Oh Sang-yeol
- Park Du-sik as Son Heung-man
- as Lee Du-sik
- Oh Seung-baek as Woo-seok
Samjun Construction
- Kim Min-gwi as Im Bok-cheon
- as Cheon-ho
Others
- Yoo Seung-mok as Sak Dae-ki
- Park Won-sang as Kim Jin-ho
- Lee Jung-hyun as Young-ji
- as Jang Ki-hong
- as Yoon Hye-sook
- as Yoon Byung-soo
- Park Sung-yeon as Go Jeong-nim
Production
Development
The Good Man is directed by Song Hae-sung, Park Hong-soo and written by Kim Woon-kyung and Kim Hyo-seok. It is co-produced by SLL, and HIGROUND.Casting
On September 29, 2022, Starship Entertainment told Newsen that Lee Dong-wook had been offered to star in the series and was in discussions. In August 2024, it was reported that Lee had confirmed his appearance in the series. On March 3, 2023, Newsen reported that Ryu Hye-young was in discussions to appear as Seok-cheol's upright younger sister, Park Seok-hee. The same news outlet reported that Lee Sung-kyung had received an offer and was reviewing it on November 15, 2023. On January 24, 2024, according to Joy News 24, Oh Na-ra had confirmed her appearance in the series.On August 27, Hankook Ilbo reported that Park Hoon had joined the series.