Donghae and Lee Seol clash as Channel A’s Man and Woman
by tccolb
The promos have taken off for Channel A’s new series Man and Woman, giving us our first look at the main cast led by Donghae (Oh! Young-shim) and Lee Seol (D.P. 2) at the drama’s script reading, in addition to the first teaser.
The trailer explains from the get-go that this isn’t your typical romance, slapping the rose-colored glasses right off of our heads. Indeed, our leads are in quite the predicament after seven years of dating, when they run into each other in front of a motel elevator – each accompanied by someone else. But before we get there, the video focuses on the state of their current relationship and we’re promised a romance that is properly realistic.
We then cut to Han Sung-ok (Lee Seol) putting on her makeup and she dispassionately asks if our hero had been wanting to do it today. A disappointed Jung Hyun-sung (Donghae) argues that it’s their anniversary, but Sung-ok doesn’t understand the fuss and the comic-style freeze frame reads: “The woman who can’t break up.”
That doesn’t mean though that Sung-ok doesn’t like her snuggles, but it’s Hyun-sung’s turn to ruin the mood. He tells her now that their friends are coming over, adding unconcernedly, “Did you want us to be alone?” The comic captions then read: “The man who can’t leave.”
As the sequence heats up, we’re warned about the racy content, but this too will be from a realistic lens. Case in point, Sung-ok wonders if Hyun-sung doesn’t want to look at her face – when asked to try something in bed – and we soon hear another complaint: “You’re looking at your cellphone as soon as we’re done?”
The appearing text screens boast that the drama will be like a documentary on dating and is based on the number one ranking webtoon by the same title on Naver, trusting in the original’s creator Hyeo-noh. In a cute final montage, our characters express not wanting to wait any longer and Hyun-sung rallies the group before the teaser closes on our main pair.
The series will also be exploring different relationships through the larger cast, which includes Yoon Ye-joo (Welcome), Im Jae-hyuk (Daily Dose of Sunshine), and Choi Won-myung (CEO-dol Mart), as well as Baek Soo-hee (Agency), Kim Hyun-mok (The Matchmakers), and EXID’s Park Jung-hwa (Mask Girl).
Both written and directed by Park Sang-min (Class of Lies), with PD Lee Yoo-yeon co-directing, Man and Woman is slated to air on December 26, broadcasting in Channel A’s Tuesday slot.
Tags: Between Him and Her, Donghae, Lee Seol
![[K-drama Treasure Hunt] Elaborate meal prep](https://d263ao8qih4miy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Kdrama-treasure-hunt.png)
![[Beanie Review] Dongjae the Good or the Bastard](https://d263ao8qih4miy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DongjaeTheGoodOrTheBastard_reviewb.jpg)
Required fields are marked *
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
1 🌸 Seeker 🌸
November 22, 2023 at 6:59 PM
Another webtoon based drama for Donghae. Dramagods please let this be good. **lights candle 🕯 rings bell 🔔 **
Required fields are marked *
2 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
November 22, 2023 at 7:12 PM
The elevator scene is straight out of Love to hate you, the rest sounds like a combo of the film Very ordinary couple and the recent drama Strangers again, they all used humour to lift the mood, not sure if this has a unique angle to draw people to it.
Required fields are marked *
🌸 Seeker 🌸
November 24, 2023 at 3:44 AM
Two observations
- Did the webtoon come out before the dramas / film.
- The drama must be ranked number one for a reason.
Required fields are marked *
3 zindigo
November 22, 2023 at 8:10 PM
I straight up thought Park Jin Joo was in this series because that drawing in the 5th picture (red tinted) looks EXACTLY like her. I kept looking for her in the photographs but alas, she's not part of the cast. That is one odd coincidence. Wonder if the webtoon artist had her in mind when he/she was drawing?!
Required fields are marked *
4 Kurama
November 23, 2023 at 2:34 AM
In this kind of drama, I usually feel nothing for the leads because of the verbal and physical violence they use in a comedic way that I doesn't find funny.
Lee Seol deserves better.
Required fields are marked *
Lalla32
November 23, 2023 at 10:15 AM
I'm with you on this. I hardly ever find this stories funny and always end up hating the characters.
Required fields are marked *
5 beffels
November 23, 2023 at 2:50 AM
I’m interested to see this based solely on the male lead 😄 we’ll see if it’s any good, it looks too angsty to be the type of drama I really like
Required fields are marked *
6 OAsia
November 23, 2023 at 3:49 AM
"when they run into each other in front of a motel elevator – each accompanied by someone else"
You know each other enough to have sex, but not enough to let this person into your house? This hotel, motel, dating in Korea is so soulless. I don't think that every person has such a personality that sex in a hotel suits them. Meanwhile, Korean culture and living conditions often seem to impose this.
Will this drama be available with English subtitles?
Required fields are marked *
bong-soo
November 23, 2023 at 6:28 AM
This drama is currently on Viki US’s “Coming Soon” list under the title: BETWEEN HIM AND HER.
Required fields are marked *
OAsia
November 24, 2023 at 1:58 AM
Thanks for the information.
Required fields are marked *
Unaspirated
November 23, 2023 at 6:55 AM
I thought meeting in a hotel was common because a lot of Korean unmarried adults live with their parents and families? So they don’t really have a private space to meet anyone at home, and that was why hotels where you can get a room for a few hours are so common. In my culture it would be a bit soulless, but that’s not really the impression I get from it in Korea.
Required fields are marked *
Kurama
November 23, 2023 at 7:08 AM
The real estate market is way too expensive for a lot of people living in Seoul. They live with their parents. It's less awkward to go to a motel and less expensive than a hotel, than eating breakfast together with the parents int he morning :p
Required fields are marked *
OAsia
November 24, 2023 at 2:10 AM
I understand, when you're in college it makes sense. But if you are almost 30 years old or older, you should live separately at all costs.
As for breakfast after a night together at home with parents, this is not an uncommon situation in Europe, in the case of teenagers or students. At least I know many such families. Parents prefer to know their children's partners and treat them as friends, get to know them, rather than live in uncertainty with whom their child hangs out. That's why I'm always surprised that Koreans only introduce their romantic partners when they're planning a wedding. I think this is a bad approach because it creates a situation where a parent may meet the partner of their adult child and have no idea who this person is to someone close to them. Something like this person is a "dirty sin" in life, until the decision to get married is made.
Required fields are marked *
Kurama
November 24, 2023 at 2:39 AM
You can't compare Europe and Asia. They are too very different societies.
We can't force our ways on people just because it's how we are doing things.
Required fields are marked *
Midnight
November 24, 2023 at 3:58 AM
Thank you.
OAsia
November 24, 2023 at 6:49 AM
But maybe it's time for Korea to change socially and dramas support such changes with scenarios. People in Europe in many countries certainly have a better life than, for example, people in typical Korean culture. Some countries have only a 4-day working day, labor law actually exists, divorces do not cause social ostracism, illegitimate children are not a tragedy. Even suicide statistics prove this. And no matter what, people are rushing to Europe via roads, seas and over fences, even if we don't always want them here.
indyfan
November 24, 2023 at 5:59 PM
@oasia While I wholeheartedly support the loosening of some of these conservative mores, using migration patterns as a rationalization makes me uncomfortable. Most migrants are fleeing terrible economic, political and environmental conditions (often a result of our inequitable international order that results in the better living conditions in developed countries).
Yes, some do wish to live in a more liberal culture, but many others recreate the cultures they came from in their host countries. It's a fraught issue, and I think we do it disservice to use it in a simplistic manner here.
7 Unaspirated
November 23, 2023 at 6:52 AM
“Properly realistic” is a hard pass from me. Certainly not why I watch dramas, so I can skip this one with no FOMO.
Required fields are marked *
8 Kitsune Moon
November 23, 2023 at 11:16 AM
Looks intriguing! I love fantasy romances but I love relaistic ones, too, the ones in which you can't even stand listening to them breathe LOL Bc it's easy to get stuck in a relationship that can't be fixed but you're both miserable. Looking forward to this one!
Required fields are marked *
9 Flightey Gazelles
November 23, 2023 at 8:00 PM
This looks like it has the potential to be VERY annoying, save for the humor.
Btw, isn’t there a Gong Yoo movie with the same ‘A Man and A Woman’ title?
Required fields are marked *
10 OAsia
November 25, 2023 at 3:15 AM
If I don't see "reply", does it mean that I have been blocked by the user? To @indyfan:
Literally some European countries lived in poverty 30 years ago. This argument about world order is absurd. Every country should worry about its citizens and not blame the past, because many European countries also had to recover from colonization and the evils brought upon them by the colonists, e.g. Russia.
Korea should change mentally and showing the mistakes they are making is not a bad thing, since many of the things they changed were done earlier under the influence of external factors, i.e. other countries. Some external factors are good, that's how civilization works.
Required fields are marked *
OAsia
November 25, 2023 at 3:17 AM
* the colonizer was Russia.
Required fields are marked *
indyfan
November 25, 2023 at 3:54 AM
No one is blocking anyone. Replies can only be nested up to a certain point.
Nor is anyone saying ideas can't be exchanged, foster change. I was pointing out rationalizing the superiority of Western values because so many poor immigrants are seeking better lives there was both too simple and problematic. There are less prescriptive, more humanist arguments to be made.
As for the worries over unwanted migrants, I can merely hope native Europeans fare better than the many native peoples of the "New World" when European rushed over even when they weren't wanted. Good luck!
Required fields are marked *
OAsia
November 27, 2023 at 2:55 AM
Not all of Europe was colonizers to blame everyone for the past. Looking at how the right wing is reviving in Europe, it's hard to say whether it's good or bad. The world will never be a peaceful place as long as people believe in some radical religions. In South Korea, more than half of the people do not believe in anything, and they think well in this respect. But morally they should go more towards liberalism, and to give people freedom of personal choices.
Required fields are marked *