Man in a Veil

Man in a Veil
Promotional poster
Hangul
비밀의 남자
Hanja
秘密의 男子
Literal meaningSecret Man
Revised RomanizationBimir-ui Namja
Genre
Created byKBS Drama Production
Written byLee Jung-dae
Directed byShin Chang-seok
Starring
Music byChoi Chul-ho
Opening theme"Secret Man" by Choi Chul-ho and Lee So-ri
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes105[a]
Production
Executive producersMoon Joon-ha
KBS Media
ProducersPark Jae sam
Choi Jeong-eun
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time40 minutes
Production companyCelltrion Entertainment
Original release
NetworkKBS2
Release7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) –
10 February 2021 (2021-02-10)
Related
Woman in a Veil

Man in a Veil (Korean: 비밀의 남자; RR: Bimir-ui Namja) is a South Korean television series starring Kang Eun-tak and Uhm Hyun-kyung. The series aired on KBS2 from 7 September 2020 to 10 February 2021.

It was supposed to start on 31 August 2020, but was postponed for a week due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Synopsis

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This drama tells the story of a man with seven-year-old intelligence after an accident, the love and desires of two women surrounding him, and those facing dreamlike miracles on the threshold of death.

Lee Tae Poong (Kang Eun Tak) has the intelligence level of a seven-year-old after an accident. Meanwhile, Han Yoo Jung (Uhm Hyun Kyung) is a person with a happy personality who dreams of becoming an announcer. But because her family is poor she has to let go of her dream and start working to provide for her family. She also deals with the guilt of her twin sister’s wrongdoings.

Cast

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Main

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  • Kang Eun-tak as Lee Taepung / Yoo Min-hyuk[2]
    • Jo Yong-jin as young Lee Tae-poong
  • Uhm Hyun-kyung as Han Yujeong[3]
    • Kim Da-in as young Han Yoo-jung
  • Lee Chae-young as Han Yura[2]
    • Yoon Seo-jin as young Han Yoo-ra
  • Lee Shi-kang as Cha Seojun[2]
    • Choi Yoon-woo as young Cha Seo-joon

Supporting

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Lee Tae-poong's family

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Han Yoo-jung and Han Yoo-ra's family

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  • Choi Jae-sung as Han Dae-chul
  • Kim Eun-soo as Yeo Sook-ja
  • Jang Tae-hun as Han Yoo-myung
    • Ian Cho as young Yoo-myung
  • Seo Woo-jin as Han Dong-ho / Lee Min-woo
  • Bae Do-hwan as Yeo Bong-joon

Cha Seo-joon's family

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  • Hong Il-kwon as Cha Woo-seok
  • Kim Hee-jung as Joo Hwa-yeon
  • Kim Yoon-kyung as Cha Mi-ri
  • Lee Jeong-yong as Koo Chun-soo

Others

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  • Kim Jong-don as Baek Min-won
  • Choi Ji-young as Eom Hae-soo
  • Na Woo-ho as Song Jin-ho
  • Song Seung-ha as Yoo-ra's fellow announcer #1
  • Kim Ga-ran as Yoo-ra's fellow announcer #2
  • Baek Jae-jin as private detective hired by Yoo-ra
  • Lee Chae-hyun as Kim Min-joon
  • Yoo Yong as Detective Lee Hyuk-jae
  • Kim Kyung-min as Park Tae-soo
  • Choi Min-geum as Sook-ja's aunt
  • Hong Seung-bum as Lawyer Min
  • Yoon Duk-yong as Kim Bong-wan
  • Na Suk-min as man who guarded Woo-seok's hospital room
  • Lee Seong-jae as Woo-seok's doctor

Special appearances

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  • Eru as Choi Joon-seok (Ep. 1-10, 15-16, 72-75, 102-105)
  • Lee Jin-woo as Kang Sang-hyeon (Ep. 1-16)
  • Hong Seok-cheon as Radio PD who helps Yoo-ra (Ep. 1)
  • Yun Da-yeong as Park Na-yeong (Ep. 1-2, 8, 29-30, 53-55)
  • Park Hyeon-jeong as Mi Ah-jeong (Ep. 1-3)
  • Kim Hyun-sook as Na-yeong's mother (Ep. 2, 8)
  • Lee Joo-eun as Song Ji-yeon (Ep. 3-4)
  • Kim Do-kyeong as Driver Kim / Choi Ji-seok (Ep. 8-12)
  • Romina as foreign woman in the hospital (Ep. 20)
  • Ryu Ji-kwang as DL Group model (Ep. 74)
  • Lee Sang-joon as a delivery man (Ep. 99)

Original soundtrack

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Man in a Veil
(Original Television Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)
Recorded2020–2021
Genre
Length40:25
LanguageKorean
LabelLeon Korea
Singles from Man in a Veil
  1. "Breathe Me"
    Released: September 17, 2020 (2020-09-17)
  2. "Lean On My Shoulder"
    Released: September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24)
  3. "Love, Once"
    Released: December 2, 2020 (2020-12-02)
  4. "It's Fortunate"
    Released: December 10, 2020 (2020-12-10)

The following is the official track list of Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack) album. The tracks with no indicated lyricists and composers are the drama's musical score; the artists indicated for these tracks are the tracks' composers themselves.[5][6] Singles included on the album were released from September 17, 2020, to December 10, 2020.[7][8][9][10]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Breathe Me" (숨만 쉬는 나)Yoo Sung-kyu (Noblesse)TaibianChoi Hyun-joon (V.O.S)3:39
2."Lean On My Shoulder" (어깨에 기대)
  • U-LU
  • 8Hoop
  • U-LU
  • 8Hoop
Tim3:58
3."Love, Once" (사랑, 그 한번)Seo Ui-seongSeo Ui-seongBan Gwang-ok3:41
4."It's Fortunate" (다행이야)
  • AIMING
  • Kang Min-hoon
  • AIMING
  • Kang Min-hoon
Sung-min4:24
5."Devil's Tango"  
  • Choi Chul-ho
  • Lee So-ri
0:52
6."Secret Man" (Man in a Veil Title Full Version)  
  • Choi Chul-ho
  • Lee So-ri
2:20
7."You And Me"  
  • Choi Chul-ho
  • Lee So-ri
3:32
8."Melody On Guitar"  
  • Choi Chul-ho
  • Oh Hye-joo
2:19
9."Gloomy"  
  • Choi Chul-ho
  • Lee So-ri
  • Lee Yong-seok
4:24
10."Ambition"  Lee So-ri1:50
11."Sad Story"  
  • Choi Chul-ho
  • Oh Hye-joo
2:10
12."Long Way"  
  • Choi Chul-ho
  • Oh Hye-joo
3:09
13."Irreversible"  
  • Choi Chul-ho
  • Lee So-ri
1:37
14."My Everything"  Lee So-ri2:36
Total length:40:25

Viewership

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The last episode had more than 3 million views nationwide (3,502,000) and 1,789,000 in the capital, Seoul.[11]

  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
2020
Ep. Original broadcast date TNmS Nielsen Korea[12]
Nationwide Nationwide Seoul
1 7 September 14.0% 10.4% 9.3%
2 8 September 12.9% 11.1% 10.7%
3 9 September 14.0% 11.4% 9.8%
4 10 September 13.8% 10.7% 9.3%
5 11 September 13.9% 11.4% 10.1%
6 14 September 14.1% 11.0% 9.7%
7 15 September 14.8% 12.6% 10.9%
8 16 September 15.8% 12.9% 11.3%
9 17 September 14.9% 13.0% 10.9%
10 18 September 14.3% 12.0% 10.0%
11 21 September 15.0% 12.3% 10.7%
12 22 September 14.9% 12.1% 10.4%
13 23 September 14.8% 11.7% 10.0%
14 24 September 14.1% 12.1% 10.4%
15 25 September 13.3% 11.2% 9.4%
16 28 September 12.7% 11.1% 10.2%
17 29 September 13.6% 10.9% 9.2%
18 30 September 13.0% 11.4% 9.8%
19 5 October 14.2% 11.8% 10.3%
20 6 October 14.2% 13.1% 12.0%
21 7 October 15.8% 14.3% 12.2%
22 8 October 17.0% 14.4% 13.0%
23 9 October 15.2% 13.5% 11.4%
24 12 October 14.8% 15.1% 13.6%
25 13 October 16.7% 15.1% 13.8%
26 14 October 16.2% 14.8% 13.1%
27 15 October 16.1% 14.5% 12.6%
28 19 October 16.4% 14.2% 12.3%
29 20 October 17.0% 14.5% 12.4%
30 21 October 15.8% 14.6% 11.6%
31 22 October 16.0% 15.5% 13.7%
32 23 October 16.6% 15.2% 13.2%
33 26 October 16.4% 15.1% 13.2%
34 27 October 16.9% 15.0% 13.0%
35 28 October 17.1% 14.8% 12.6%
36 29 October 17.6% 15.5% 13.5%
37 30 October 17.4% 14.8% 13.1%
38 3 November 18.0% 15.9% 14.6%
39 4 November 17.0% 14.7% 12.3%
40 6 November 16.0% 13.9% 11.7%
41 9 November 16.8% 15.0% 12.7%
42 11 November 16.8% 15.0% 13.1%
43 12 November 16.0% 14.8% 12.7%
44 13 November 16.6% 14.7% 12.6%
45 16 November 17.9% 15.1% 12.9%
46 17 November 14.5% 15.0% 13.1%
47 18 November 18.7% 15.5% 13.2%
48 19 November 18.3% 16.4% 14.3%
49 23 November 17.8% 16.0% 13.9%
50 25 November 17.7% 16.1% 14.3%
51 26 November 18.3% 15.9% 13.4%
52 27 November 17.6% 15.9% 14.7%
53 30 November 17.5% 17.0% 15.0%
54 1 December 17.4% 17.1% 14.5%
55 2 December 18.1% 16.7% 14.2%
56 3 December 19.5% 17.0% 15.2%
57 4 December 18.1% 16.8% 14.6%
58 7 December 19.6% 17.3% 15.0%
59 8 December 21.1% 17.4% 15.1%
60 9 December 20.1% 17.7% 15.4%
61 10 December 19.9% 17.5% 15.3%
62 11 December 19.6% 16.8% 15.1%
63 14 December 19.6% 17.7% 15.1%
64 15 December 20.1% 18.5% 16.5%
65 16 December 19.8% 17.9% 15.6%
66 17 December 18.9% 17.9% 16.0%
67 18 December 17.8% 17.9% 16.1%
68 21 December 19.3% 18.8% 16.6%
69 22 December 21.1% 18.8% 16.4%
70 23 December 19.6% 18.5% 16.2%
71 24 December 19.3% 17.8% 15.9%
72 25 December 20.0% 17.9% 16.0%
73 28 December 12.0% 19.8% 17.5%
74 29 December 20.8% 19.5% 17.0%
75 30 December 18.3% 19.1% 16.9%
76 31 December 16.2% 18.3% 15.9%
2021
77 1 January 20.4% 18.9% 17.0%
78 4 January 20.9% 19.1% 16.6%
79 5 January 22.0% 19.3% 16.9%
80 6 January 21.3% 18.7% 15.8%
81 7 January 21.8% 19.7% 16.8%
82 8 January 21.4% 20.1% 17.6%
83 11 January 20.2% 19.2% 17.5%
84 12 January 20.7% 19.6% 17.3%
85 13 January 21.1% 19.5% 16.9%
86 14 January 21.1% 18.8% 15.9%
87 15 January 20.8% 18.1% 15.4%
88 18 January 20.8% 19.3% 16.2%
89 19 January 22.1% 19.1% 16.7%
90 20 January 21.8% 18.9% 16.3%
91 21 January 21.6% 19.3% 16.8%
92 22 January 21.1% 19.8% 17.4%
93 25 January 20.8% 19.5% 17.3%
94 26 January 21.7% 20.4% 17.9%
95 27 January 21.7% 19.4% 17.1%
96 28 January 23.1% 19.4% 16.9%
97 29 January 22.5% 19.8% 17.3%
98 1 February 23.0% 20.1% 16.5%
99 2 February 23.4% 21.2% 18.9%
100 3 February 22.9% 20.2% 17.7%
101 4 February 21.2% 19.6% 17.0%
102 5 February 22.8% 19.9% 17.3%
103 8 February 22.2% 19.7% 17.1%
104 9 February 23.1% 20.5% 17.9%
105 10 February 22.4% 21.3% 18.7%
Average 18.12% 16.32% 14.23%

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2020 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama Kang Eun-tak Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Lee Chae-young

Notes

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  1. ^ Originally scheduled to air for 100 episodes, the series was extended by five episodes due to its popularity.

References

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  1. ^ "KBS "코로나 여파로 드라마 5편 제작중단…'비밀의 남자' 1주일 결방"[전문]". August 22, 2020. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Kang Eun-tak, Uhm Hyun-kyung and Lee Chae-young at Script Reading of "A Man in a Veil"". Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  3. ^ "Uhm Hyun-kyung Cast for "A Man in a Veil"". Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. ^ "Yang Mi-kyung to Star in "A Man in a Veil"". Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  5. ^ "비밀의 남자 OST". Bugs! (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "A Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "A Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt. 1". Apple Music. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "A Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt. 2". Apple Music. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "A Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt. 3". Apple Music. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "A Man in a Veil (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt. 4". Apple Music. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenmedia.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  12. ^ "AGB Nielsen". Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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