Manhole (TV series)

Manhole OST
Manhole OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean
Label	Leon Korea, Music&NEW

*Manhole*
Manhole
	Promotional poster
Also known as	Man-Hole
Hangul	맨홀: 이상한 나라의 필
Genre	Comedy; Romance;
Created by	KBS Drama Production
Written by	Lee Jae-gon
Directed by	Park Man-young; Yoo Young-eun;
Starring	Kim Jae-joong; Uee; Cha Sun-woo; Jung Hye-sung;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Kang Byung-taek; Park Jae-sam;
Producer	Choi Jun-ho
Cinematography	Kim Pil-seung; Wi Chang-suk;
Editors	Kim Chung-ryul; Song Jin-suk;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 mins
Production company	Celltrion Entertainment
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	August 9 –; September 28, 2017

Manhole^[1] (Korean: 맨홀: 이상한 나라의 필; RR: Maenhol: Isanghan Naraeui Pil; lit. Manhole: Wonderland’s Pil) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jae-joong, Uee, Cha Sun-woo, Jung Hye-sung.^[2] It aired on KBS2, from August 9 to September 28, 2017 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.^[3]

The drama drew a nationwide rating of 1.4% for its eighth episode. At the time, this was the lowest ever recorded for a drama airing in a regular time slot on broadcast television.^[4] Lovely Horribly recorded an even lower single-episode rating of 1.0% in 2018, but Manhole remained the primetime drama with the lowest average rating (2.1%), until Welcome, which aired on the same network and timeslot, broke the record in 2020.^[5]^[6]

Synopsis

Foreseeing his own fate, he travels from past to present. The main purpose of him traveling through time is to stop his ideal girl's wedding.

Cast

Main

Kim Jae-joong as Bong Pil
Uee as Kang Soo-jin
Jung Hye-sung as Yoon Jin-sook
Cha Sun-woo as Jo Suk-tae

Supporting

Neighborhood families

Lee Sang-yi as Oh Dal-soo
Kang Hong-seok as Yang Koo-gil
Kim Min-ji as Hong Jung-ae

Main characters' parents

Joo Jin-mo as Bong Dal
Kim Hye-ok as Yoon Kkeut-soon
Woo Hyun as Suk-tae's father
Seo Hyun-chul as Soo-jin's father
Lee Yun-kyung as Soo-jin's mother

Strangers in the neighborhood

Jang Mi-kwan as Park Jae-hyun

Bonbon Hope

Seo Young as Mi-ja
Son Ji-an as Yoon-mi

Extended

Park Ah-in as Park Young-joo
Jo Seo-hoo as Yoon-mi
Kim Young-ok (voice only)
Jung In-gi
Kim Dae-gon as Jang-hye
Kim Joong-kil
Choi Yoon-bin
Park Hee-kon
Seon Woo-sung
Heo Soo-jung
Son Kyung-won
Lee Seung-hoon
Go Man-kyoo
Ha Jin
Ri Min
Lee Jae-eun
Kim Ji-sun
Ahn Hee-joo
Yoo Geum
Park Sang-yong
Jo Hee
Oh Yong
Kim Kwon as Man attending church
Kim Kyu-chul as Yang Koo-gil's father
Song Ha-rim
Park Chan-hong
Sung Hyun-joon
Park Shi-yun
Heo Soo-jung
Park Do-joon
Han Jae-woong
Kim Bong-soo
Lee Seung-hyun
Kim Hae-kon
Choi Yoon-joon
Song Kyung-hwa
Tae Won-suk
Park Hee-kon
Lee Dong-hee
Choi Kyo-shik

Soundtrack

Part 1

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Airplane" (비행기)	Louie Hayana	03:38
2.	"Airplane" (비행기) (Inst.)		03:38
Total length:			07:16

Part 2

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"To You" (너의 앞으로)	Sooyoon	02:50
2.	"To You" (너의 앞으로) (Inst.)		02:50
Total length:			05:40

Part 3

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Tell Me" (말해줘)	Sandeul (B1A4)	03:14
2.	"Tell Me" (말해줘) (Inst.)		03:14
Total length:			06:28

Part 4

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"It's a Secret" (쉿! 비밀인데)	Norwegian Wood	03:26
2.	"It's a Secret" (쉿! 비밀인데) (Inst.)		03:26
Total length:			06:52

Part 5

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Run a Way"	U-KISS	03:39
2.	"Run a Way" (Inst.)		03:39
Total length:			07:18

Part 6

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"For You" (너에게)	Kim E-Z (Ggotjam Project)	03:33
2.	"For You" (너에게) (Inst.)		03:33
Total length:			07:06

Part 7

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Stay With Me"	Kim Ji-soo	03:24
2.	"Stay With Me" (Inst.)		03:24
Total length:			06:48

Part 8

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Love Come" (사랑이 찾아와)	Maktub	03:27
2.	"Love Come" (사랑이 찾아와) (Inst.)		03:27
Total length:			06:54

Part 9

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"With You"	Kevin Oh	04:24
2.	"With You" (Inst.)		04:24
Total length:			08:48

Ratings

In this table, The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Ep.	Broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS^[7]		AGB Nielsen^[8]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	August 9, 2017	3.9% (NR)	4.5% (NR)	3.1% (NR)	3.7% (NR)
2	August 10, 2017	3.0% (NR)	3.7% (NR)	2.8% (NR)	3.5% (NR)
3	August 16, 2017	3.4% (NR)	3.8% (NR)	2.2% (NR)	2.5% (NR)
4	August 17, 2017	3.1% (NR)	3.5% (NR)	2.0% (NR)	2.4% (NR)
5	August 23, 2017	3.0% (NR)	3.6% (NR)	2.0% (NR)	2.7% (NR)
6	August 24, 2017	2.5% (NR)	2.8% (NR)	2.1% (NR)	2.4% (NR)
7	August 30, 2017	2.3% (NR)	3.1% (NR)	2.0% (NR)	2.8% (NR)
8	August 31, 2017	2.2% (NR)	2.7% (NR)	1.4% (NR)	1.9% (NR)
9	September 6, 2017	2.5% (NR)	2.8% (NR)	2.2% (NR)	2.3% (NR)
10	September 7, 2017	2.5% (NR)	2.9% (NR)	1.8% (NR)	2.2% (NR)
11	September 13, 2017	2.5% (NR)	2.9% (NR)	2.1% (NR)	2.5% (NR)
12	September 14, 2017	2.4% (NR)	2.6% (NR)	1.9% (NR)	2.1% (NR)
13	September 20, 2017	2.6% (NR)	3.3% (NR)	2.6% (NR)	3.4% (NR)
14	September 21, 2017	2.6% (NR)	3.3% (NR)	2.3% (NR)	3.0% (NR)
15	September 27, 2017	2.7% (NR)	3.6% (NR)	1.9% (NR)	2.8% (NR)
16	September 28, 2017	2.5% (NR)	3.2% (NR)	1.9% (NR)	2.6% (NR)
Average		2.7%	3.3%	2.1%	2.7%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2017	31st KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Jung Hye-sung	Won	^[9]

References

^ "Manhole". KBS World. Archived from the original on 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
^ Lim, Jeong-yeo (26 June 2017). "JYJ's Kim Jae-joong and Uee to act side-by-side". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
^ Hong, Dam-young (25 July 2017). "JYJ's Kim Jae-joong, Uee look adorable in new drama photos". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
^ Kim, Jin-seok (2 September 2017). '맨홀', 1.4% 기록… 역대 드라마 최저시청률 1위. JTBC News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
^ "End-of-year report concludes that viewer ratings for SBS, MBC, and KBS dramas have plummeted in 2018". Allkpop. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
^ "Kim Myung Soo x Shin Ye Eun's 'Welcome' sets new record for the lowest ever ratings for a major broadcasting station drama". Allkpop. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^ Lee Kyung-ho (January 1, 2018). "김영철·천호진, KBS 연기대상 공동 수상..아버지의 힘!(종합)". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.

External links

[1] "Manhole". KBS World. Archived from the original on 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2017-08-02.

[2] Lim, Jeong-yeo (26 June 2017). "JYJ's Kim Jae-joong and Uee to act side-by-side". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2017-08-03.

[3] Hong, Dam-young (25 July 2017). "JYJ's Kim Jae-joong, Uee look adorable in new drama photos". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2017-08-03.

[4] Kim, Jin-seok (2 September 2017). '맨홀', 1.4% 기록… 역대 드라마 최저시청률 1위. JTBC News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2017-09-02.

[5] "End-of-year report concludes that viewer ratings for SBS, MBC, and KBS dramas have plummeted in 2018". Allkpop. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-12.

[6] "Kim Myung Soo x Shin Ye Eun's 'Welcome' sets new record for the lowest ever ratings for a major broadcasting station drama". Allkpop. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-12.

[7] "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2017.

[8] "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.

[9] Lee Kyung-ho (January 1, 2018). "김영철·천호진, KBS 연기대상 공동 수상..아버지의 힘!(종합)". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.

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