Manhole[1] (Korean맨홀: 이상한 나라의 필; RRMaenhol: Isanghan Naraeui Pil; lit. Manhole: Wonderland’s Pil) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jae-joong, Uee, Baro, 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]

Manhole
Promotional poster
Also known asMan-Hole
Hangul
맨홀: 이상한 나라의 필
Genre
Created byKBS Drama Production
Written byLee Jae-gon
Directed by
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Kang Byung-taek
  • Park Jae-sam
ProducerChoi Jun-ho
Cinematography
  • Kim Pil-seung
  • Wi Chang-suk
Editors
  • Kim Chung-ryul
  • Song Jin-suk
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 mins
Production companyCelltrion Entertainment
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseAugust 9 (2017-08-09) –
September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28)

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 edit

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 edit

Main edit

Supporting edit

Neighborhood families edit

Main characters' parents edit

Strangers in the neighborhood edit

Bonbon Hope edit

Extended edit

  • 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 edit

Manhole OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean
LabelLeon Korea, Music&NEW

Part 1 edit

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Airplane" (비행기)03:38
2."Airplane" (비행기) (Inst.) 03:38
Total length:07:16

Part 2 edit

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

Part 3 edit

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Tell Me" (말해줘)
03:14
2."Tell Me" (말해줘) (Inst.) 03:14
Total length:06:28

Part 4 edit

No.TitleArtistsLength
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 edit

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Run a Way"03:39
2."Run a Way" (Inst.) 03:39
Total length:07:18

Part 6 edit

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

Part 7 edit

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Stay With Me"03:24
2."Stay With Me" (Inst.) 03:24
Total length:06:48

Part 8 edit

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

Part 9 edit

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."With You"Kevin Oh04:24
2."With You" (Inst.) 04:24
Total length:08:48

Ratings edit

  • 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 edit

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2017
31st KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Won

[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Manhole". KBS World. 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. 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. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  4. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (2 September 2017). '맨홀', 1.4% 기록… 역대 드라마 최저시청률 1위. JTBC News (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  5. ^ "End-of-year report concludes that viewer ratings for SBS, MBC, and KBS dramas have plummeted in 2018". Allkpop. 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. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  7. ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). 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).

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