Big Man
Title: 빅맨 / Big Man
Genre: Melodrama, Revenge, Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2014-Apr-28 to 2014-June-17
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00
Synopsis
Kim Ji Hyuk (Kang Ji Hwan) doesn’t have parents and goes through a tough life. He then meets Dal Sook (Song Ok Sook) who runs a small restaurant at a traditional market. Kim Ji Hyuk follows her like his mother and settles down at the traditional market. He works hard to open up his own store within the traditional market. Suddenly, Kim Ji Hyuk becomes a hidden son from a family that owns Korea’s top company Hyunsung. He realizes though that there are impure intentions. Since that moment, Kim Ji Hyuk takes revenge upon the people at the Hyunsung company. He becomes romantically involved with a woman named So Mi Ra (Lee Da Hee) who he meets at the most important time in his life.
Meanwhile, Kang Dong Suk (Choi Daniel) is the one who grew up a chaebol his whole life. Kang Jin Ah (Jung So Min) is his sister.
Cast
Main cast
Kang Ji Hwan as Kim Ji Hyuk
– Lee Tae Woo as Kim Ji Hyuk (young)
Lee Da Hee as So Mi Ra
– Choi Da In as So Mi Ra (young)
Choi Daniel as Kang Dong Suk
– Nam Da Reum as Kang Dong Suk (young)
Jung So Min as Kang Jin Ah
People around Kim Ji Hyuk
Song Ok Sook as Hong Dal Sook
Jang Tae Sung as Yang Dae Sup
Kwon Hae Hyo as Goo Duk Gyu
Kim Ji Hoon as Choi Yoo Jae
Lee Dae Yun as Kim Han Doo
Jang Hang Sun as Jo Hwa Soo
Kim Dae Ryung as Jo Bum Shik
People around So Mi Ra
Yoon So Hee as So Hye Ra
Kim Mi Kyung as Ahn Bong Rim
People around Kang Dong Suk
Uhm Hyo Sup as Kang Sung Wook
Cha Hwa Yun as Choi Yoon Jung
Han Sang Jin as Do Sang Ho
Others
Lee Hae Woo as Moon Myung Ho
Na Seung Ho as Assistant Manager Lee
Choi Jung Hwa as journalist
Oh Dae Hwan as detective
Kim Jung Pal as Mr Park
Lee Hae Young as branch manager of Jericho
Kim Min Sang as detective
Jang Sung Bum as doctor
Woo Jung Won as Hyeonseong Group board members
Moon Jong Won
Cameo
Lee Sung Min as high-ranking government official
Park Won Sang as homicide detective
Song Jae Rim as Park Dong Pal
Oh Sang Jin as news anchor
Jung Myung Joon (정명준) as lawyer
Kim Min Jae as Prosecutor Yong
Jung Dong Kyu as judge
Kim Seung Wook
Production Credits
Production Company: Kim Jong Hak Production, KBS Media
Chief Producer: Jung Hae Ryong
Producer: Ji Byung Hyun, Park Woo Ram
Director: Ji Young Soo
Screenwriter: Choi Jin Won
Awards
2014 KBS Drama Awards – Popularity Actress: Lee Da Hee (Big Man)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2014-04-28 | 1 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 2014-04-29 | 2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 2014-05-05 | 3 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 8.0 (17th) | 8.3 (17th) |
| 2014-05-06 | 4 | 7.7 (19th) | 9.4 (15th) | 8.2 (18th) | 9.2 (14th) |
| 2014-05-12 | 5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 9.7 (13th) | 10.5 (10th) |
| 2014-05-13 | 6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 8.0 (15th) | 8.8 (15th) |
| 2014-05-19 | 7 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
| 2014-05-20 | 8 | 8.4 (15th) | 9.1 (15th) | 9.0 (16th) | 9.8 (12th) |
| 2014-05-26 | 9 | 8.8 (15th) | 9.7 (13th) | 10.3 (11th) | 10.6 (11th) |
| 2014-05-27 | 10 | 8.7 (12th) | 8.7 (15th) | 11.2 (8th) | 11.5 (8th) |
| 2014-06-02 | 11 | 8.0 (18th) | 8.8 (16th) | 10.0 (10th) | 10.9 (9th) |
| 2014-06-03 | 12 | 9.0 (14th) | 10.0 (11th) | 11.4 (10th) | 13.2 (6th) |
| 2014-06-09 | 13 | 8.3 (15th) | 8.9 (14th) | 10.7 (9th) | 12.2 (7th) |
| 2014-06-10 | 14 | 8.0 (15th) | 9.3 (11th) | 10.3 (10th) | 11.2 (9th) |
| 2014-06-16 | 15 | 8.1 (16th) | 9.0 (14th) | 10.8 (10th) | 12.3 (8th) |
| 2014-06-17 | 16 | 8.5 (14th) | 9.4 (11th) | 12.6 (7th) | 14.0 (6th) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
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April 7th, 2014 at 9:28 am
Kang Ji Hwan, I miss you oppa! Waiting for you from Argentina! Fighting!!!
April 7th, 2014 at 9:54 am
Lee Da Hee… i like her in “I Hear Your Voice” and “Secret”. Now, she get lead cast?? Wow… amazing…i’ll be waiting.
April 7th, 2014 at 10:32 am
Jung so min’s back… Love to her again in small screen 🙂
April 7th, 2014 at 10:55 am
I miss you Kang Jihwan. I’m waiting for you.Big Man Fighting.
April 7th, 2014 at 12:21 pm
the teaser seems interesting, i like all the main cast
April 7th, 2014 at 12:47 pm
Jung so min’s back.. Love to see her again 😀
April 7th, 2014 at 3:22 pm
jung so min’s back …can’t wait
April 7th, 2014 at 5:04 pm
Aww dani baby..goodluck do well 😉
April 7th, 2014 at 10:47 pm
Kang ji hwan oppa fighting….. miss you
April 7th, 2014 at 11:04 pm
Can’t wait to see Kang Ji Hwan oppa!
April 8th, 2014 at 7:41 am
info for an admin, this drama strats on April 14th not 28th
(@zajebiscie from admin: The broadcasting date has been changed to 28th)
April 8th, 2014 at 3:49 pm
oh may god! oppaya come here 🙂
April 8th, 2014 at 3:50 pm
kang ji hwan 🙂 ı miss you so much:)
April 8th, 2014 at 5:12 pm
the only reason i will watching this drama is for daniel choi, baby dany love him
April 8th, 2014 at 5:40 pm
I love Kang Ji Hwan since Be Strong Geum Soon. I watched most of his dramas and I especially like him in Incarnation Of Money. Talented actor. Looking forward for this drama. Ji Hwan shi Fighting !!!!!!
April 9th, 2014 at 12:29 pm
KANG JI HWAN
DANIEL CHOI
OPPAS, I AM READY to watch you boys.
April 9th, 2014 at 1:17 pm
omggg aaaaa can’t waitttt<3333
April 10th, 2014 at 5:50 pm
Wow…..Choi Daniel looks so handsome in here.
I hope the drama will ‘handsome’ as well. LOL.
April 12th, 2014 at 2:11 pm
New air date is now May 12th per KBS TV.
See the preview with english subtitles on YouTube on the KBS World TV channel:
http://youtu.be/IXljebuGfhQ
April 14th, 2014 at 4:59 pm
Wow….cnt w8…am going 2 c diz bcuz of KJH n DC…miss u s00000 much KJH….ur last drama series I saw was coffee house,but I luv incarnation of money n lie 2 me…wish u luck guys!! X0
April 15th, 2014 at 6:58 pm
Choi Daniel is an amazing actor <3 I wished he was the lead here :'( Loooooooooooove you Daniel
April 16th, 2014 at 9:50 pm
can’t wait !!!<3
April 19th, 2014 at 12:35 am
jung so min
Fightinggggg…..
April 22nd, 2014 at 3:28 pm
May I know who is the female lead here?
As I prefer KJH to have a romance line with Jung So Min instead of Lee Dae Hee.
April 25th, 2014 at 1:41 pm
BIG MAN FIGHTING. KANGJIHWAN FIGHTING.I MISS YOU JIHWAN.
April 29th, 2014 at 2:55 pm
@-Autumn-
Me too… i lik3 JSM I/o LDH!
April 29th, 2014 at 5:36 pm
Why the lead actress is Lee Da Hee and not Jung So Min. Why ???? I really like Kang Ji Hwan and looking forward for this drama but I don’t like the lead actress. Big disappointment for me.
April 29th, 2014 at 11:21 pm
kang ji wan @ jung so min for me
April 30th, 2014 at 6:46 am
i’m disappointed with ep1.. everything was great but i just expected more when i knew that Choi Daniel is one of the main cast !! but it feels like he’ll die or smthng :””(
April 30th, 2014 at 1:21 pm
I ship for Kang ji wan & Jung so min 🙂
May 1st, 2014 at 1:07 pm
I can’t empathise with the main character though I ought to and I want to cheer him on, but Ji Hwan’s portrayal is so awful he leaves little to like.
May 1st, 2014 at 2:17 pm
Jz finished d 2nd ep. I am going to enjoy tis drama. Full of action, suspense and comedy . Fighting !Kang Ji Hwan!
May 2nd, 2014 at 6:20 am
I like this drama
May 2nd, 2014 at 3:10 pm
same goes with me..i like Kang Ji Hwan with Jung So Min rather than with Lee Da Hee…looking forward with this drama..
May 2nd, 2014 at 10:38 pm
Tired to see lee da hee on screen often.. She’s acting skill didnt much improve. Why not jung so min is the lead..cry..cry..cry
May 2nd, 2014 at 10:41 pm
The story is good. Kang Ji Hwan miss you. Cant wait for next week
May 2nd, 2014 at 10:44 pm
Kang Ji Hwan you are so good. Like epc 1 and 2 .
Cant wait for next week. J H Kang flighting
May 2nd, 2014 at 10:55 pm
im looking forward for kjw new drama…since incarnation money..but i dont want to watch it anymore bec. of the lead actress…..im not a fan of jung so min..but i prefer her than LDH…..i love choi daniel also….not so good casting for the female………sorry i let it pass….after 3 days nothing caught my interest with these upcoming korean drama..why oh why……
May 3rd, 2014 at 6:55 am
its amazing wow love it love it love it. its unusual story
May 3rd, 2014 at 10:05 am
its kinda disappointing that daniel choi is like that inside? don’t tell me for the rest of the episodes also..-.- i watched for him and i couldn’t really see much of him…sad 🙁
May 4th, 2014 at 5:41 am
Woooow
May 4th, 2014 at 5:43 am
Woooow love it
May 4th, 2014 at 10:12 am
Hmmm i also prefer Kang Ji Hwan with Jung so min… Let daniel Choi with LDH… I don’t like LDH and i ‘ve never watch any lakorn with her as the lead. I hope they will change to let the Lead actor with the 2nd woman 🙂 I will watch two to three eps more and decide after that.
May 5th, 2014 at 12:28 am
I like every actor in this drama. In particular. KANG JI HWAN, he is a good actor. Excited to see tomorrow. BIG MAN FIGHTING, KANG JI HWAN FIGHTING, CHOICE DANIEL, LEE DA HEE, JUNE SO MIN, FIGHTING ♡♡♡♡♡
May 6th, 2014 at 2:36 pm
Great drama so far. Love all the scenes w/Ji-Hwan & So-Min. Their chemistry is far more interesting then Da-Hae. I find the lead actress to be so boring…her facial expression puts me to sleep. Hoping the writer changes Ji-Hwan love interest to So-Min.
May 6th, 2014 at 9:49 pm
LDH does not fit to be the lead actress she is kind of boring i find the second lead actress so pretty and interesting
May 7th, 2014 at 1:46 am
Jung so min! I will wait till this drama ends to see if at least the ending is good..i can’t put my faith in the Lead actress..I wish so min was the lead..she can act and entertain…..oh well…same old same old in the kdrama world i see….
May 7th, 2014 at 8:38 am
lee da hee is so thin.shes not attractive tome after all!
May 7th, 2014 at 10:18 am
this drama is fun to watch , i like it .
May 8th, 2014 at 10:51 am
i hope the writer of this drama gets to read all the comments and make some changes in the romance side of the story…. everybody is rooting for jung so min, that includes me, so i hope it will be jung so min and kang ji hwan who will be paired…
May 8th, 2014 at 10:58 am
for me, lee da hee is another actress who fits more in a villain roles, her looks and facial expression make her look like a villain… another actress is the one that appeared in my love from another star… thats why i didi not get to watch that one though i love lead actor but i don’t like the lead actress.. this one i have to wait again for the ending and see who KJH will end up with if with jung so min then i will watch… i hope its her..
May 8th, 2014 at 11:53 am
So far I am loving this Drama & all the characters!!! The casting for each character is fine to me & can’t way to see more & how the story develops!
May 8th, 2014 at 3:17 pm
@ 51 maja
it’s true that lee dae hee fits a more villain role….but you really should watch My love from another star…
The actress jun ji hyun fits her roles perfectly-she’s not a saint nor a villain in that story you know……she is what she is in the story…if not how come her character become all the craze in china lately….
as for lee da hee….i’m giving her achance…look at how she performs in this drama frst before commenting anything….
May 8th, 2014 at 3:19 pm
I like this drama, and i am a fan of KJH
for the lead actress oh well not to bother … as long as i can see the handsome KJH …. she’s pretty and good match to KJH though
May 8th, 2014 at 10:34 pm
@maja I agree that some actress play the villain role better just by their looks alone. I’m just on episode 1 of this drama and that is the first thought I had that she’s always a villain maybe we’re in for a change–appears she’s gain some weight too. I will admit, I was hoping that the romance would be between him and Jung So Min–she’s usually the good girl.
In regards to My Love from Another Star–I absolutely LOVED the actress in that drama. She was not only beautiful, but extremely funny. She was a diva actress, but I loved her in this role because she was also a good girl that had to be tough.
May 8th, 2014 at 10:45 pm
I went back and read some of the other reviews and noticed there is another Sandy here. I will change my name to Sandy 2 (Sandy @ 55 is me).
It is nice to know that I am not the only person who would like to see the lead actor with Jung So Min.
May 10th, 2014 at 5:15 am
This is an interesting drama , I hope that the big man can become the great man.
As i have finished watching episode 1 to episode 3 and I will continue to watch episode 4.
I will continue to watch this drama and hopefully the leading actor Kang Ji Hwan can punish the bad guy whose making use of him and have a good revenge and on top of it, he can win his love.
May 11th, 2014 at 2:04 am
I have finished watching episode 4. And i like to watch this drama. I’m looking forward to watch episode 5. Maybe, this big man can do something that makes So Mi Ra wanted to help him.
May 13th, 2014 at 9:19 am
Please let me know if Kang Ji Hwan ended up with Jung So Min. I will watch it again. I stopped watching this drama because I can’t stand to see Kang Ji Hwan with Lee Da Hee. I always see Lee Da Hee as a bad person in I Hear Your Voice and Secret. I can’t stand to see her as a lead actress.
May 13th, 2014 at 9:58 am
i continue to watch ds if kang ji wan ends with jung so min.
May 13th, 2014 at 4:20 pm
kang ji hwan so adorable if he was pairing with cheerful actress like yoon eun hye.. so i think it will good if jung so min paired with him 😀
May 14th, 2014 at 1:23 am
I love this drama ,
well written , good acting
May 14th, 2014 at 7:12 am
Lee Da Hee was the main actress in Welcome Rain to My Life. She didn’t just start being the main here.
May 14th, 2014 at 9:11 am
Never thought to see Jung So Min very sexy 🙂
May 15th, 2014 at 12:30 am
I love this drama
May 15th, 2014 at 12:35 am
Why most of the viewers dont like lee da hee
She is pretty and can portray her roles as a good girl very well
We should support her
May 15th, 2014 at 9:55 am
wid @ 66, the problem for me is Lee Da Hee isn’t really a good girl at this point–she’s kinda blah. This is not her fault, but the way the writers have written her character. After all she did have thoughts of killing him twice. She’s helping him, while know everything being told to him is a lie–a lie that she’s part of. The only person who hasn’t had any thoughts of trying to harm him is Jung So Min character who he has some real chemistry. There scenes together is worth watching–it’s entertaining.
I truly cannot get into the romance between him and the lead actress–they have zero chemistry. However, this is a very good drama. There is a story here that’s entertaining. I love it.
May 15th, 2014 at 11:39 am
very entertained drama , i wonder why rating is so low ?
May 15th, 2014 at 11:44 am
for me , LDH , lead actress is in very hard to act ,
tow faces of human being , bad and good .
She acts ok , as smart , quiet assistant , at least she is not acting cute .
May 15th, 2014 at 12:43 pm
Can’t imagine how a romance is going to develop between Ji Hyuk and Mi Ra. There is absolutely zero chemistry between them. Besides, Mi Ra is as cold as ice, and a dead beat. (She’s so boring). If it were a romance between Ji Hyuk and Ji Na, then this is another story.
And this Hyunsung family is one hell of the cruelest family. Incredulous! Gives me the shivers! They should go to hell.
May 15th, 2014 at 2:16 pm
sayang banget nonton nya baru nympe episode 5,episode slnjtnya kok blm ada apa gmn ea,,,
May 15th, 2014 at 4:15 pm
i like this drama, hook me since first episode, I think LDH is good here, the charracter written like that , here she haven’t love KJH yet what i see is she just sympathy with unfairness he got, i think some people just carried away with her previous villain role
This is the my most love drama airing right now
May 15th, 2014 at 7:27 pm
eny @ 72, it’s oka for LDH to not have love for KJH yet, but there needs to be some chemistry and there is zero–they have none. They can kiss a 100 times and it still would not be there. It’s not him, it’s her.
I’m okay with villains also playing loving roles. The actress from Dong Yi and Ruby’s Ring is an excellent villain, but she also plays roles where she’s likable. LDH has never played a role as evil and hateful as this actress–not even close. For me, I’m basing my opinion on what’s happening in this drama. Don’t get me wrong, I still love this drama, but the romance is doing nothing for me. I’m more interested in the revenge factor.
May 15th, 2014 at 9:20 pm
First of all, I am not a fan of Lee Da Hee. But one thing for sure is that I totally dont understand why are you guys making so much fuss about Lee Da Hee?
No matter what you guys said, the Producer nor the Director will replace her ok! Accept that fact please.
Even if they change her with someone else, someone in this forum will come up with another similar comment.
So why not just sit down and relax and enjoy the drama?!
And if any of you totally not happy with any of the acting members, just stop watching it. As simple as that.
TOO MANY COOKS, SPOIL THE SOUP! Aigooooooo!!!
May 16th, 2014 at 1:10 am
To all fans of big man
Lets just enjoy the show
🙂
Cant wait for next eps hoaaaaaa
May 16th, 2014 at 1:11 am
Btw i also like jung so min very much
She is cute and beautiful
May 16th, 2014 at 1:13 am
Pls recommend what airing drama worth to watch while waiting the next ep of bigman. Appreciate reply n thanks
May 17th, 2014 at 2:11 am
@sandy2
I think chemistry is betwen 2 people that in love
I think it’s strange when people say about chemistry by just they look good pairing or not, i heard many time when ther’s a news about actor pairing with an actress, they already complain about there’s no chemistry, even before they see them together, From your opinion what i get is that chemistry is more about they look good match or not n nothing to do with acting
Sometimes i watch drama i don’t like some thing but i enjoy some aspect on that drama too, nothing wrong with that
May 17th, 2014 at 2:14 am
@ wid
I love wonderful days but it long drama, some people don’t like long drama
May 17th, 2014 at 2:54 am
I have finished watching episode 5 and episode 6 and am very curious on those subsequent episodes on how Kim Ji Hyuk can take revenge as someone plot and made him to jail ? I hope Kim Ji Hyuk can be the great big man to fight for justice .
Looking forward to watch episode 7 and episode 8.
May 17th, 2014 at 4:40 am
eny @ 78,
Actually, I don’t think chemistry has to necessarily do with two people in love, I think it has to do with the way people interact with each other. I can never look at two people and say they have good chemistry just because they look good. I don’t think in this drama that JH and JA look good together, but I will say they have very good chemistry–it’s the way they interact together, personalities.
The actress that played in Master’s Sun and Greatest Love, I’ve noticed in reviewing other pieces of her work that she usually has great chemistry with her male leads. It’s the subtle things that an actress does that helps create that chemistry.
The actress playing MR, in most of her dramas, although beautiful, she is very reserved and stoic. It will be interesting to see if she can shed that façade and create chemistry with her lead. I’m not too hopeful at this point after seeing her interactions so far.
I also think that chemistry is something that just naturally happens with some people especially if their personalities mesh. In this drama, they have created 2 standout scenes where they hoped to create chemistry between JH and MR–they both were a flop. I can guarantee that if those two scenes had taken place between JH and JA, they would have stood out in our memories. Those scene didn’t work because JH cannot create chemistry by himself.
May 17th, 2014 at 4:46 am
mml @ 80,
JH will get some help in taking his revenge. You may have noticed President Cho during the board meeting scene when they won the clothing contract. He’s going to play a role in helping JH according to the official website.
I actually think he’s probably going to be JH’s father.
May 17th, 2014 at 4:56 am
wid @ 77, I like–really like these dramas:
Angel Eyes
Wonderful Days
Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup
Or if you haven’t seen these past dramas:
All About My Romance
Sly and Single Again
Emergency Couple
Greatest Love
Good Doctor
Secret
Giant
A Good Day for the Wind to Blow aka Happiness in the Wind
Daring Women
Dong Yi
May 17th, 2014 at 12:51 pm
@wid n sandy
sly n single again is fun rom com, that is the only rom-com of 2014 that i enjoy
Good doctor is heartwarming drama, funny n touching
Empress ki is good too but long drama,that drama make me addicted n sad for my favorit chrracter
May 17th, 2014 at 1:05 pm
I love hotel king… great drama
May 18th, 2014 at 1:01 pm
Innerkad @74
I see you have a problem reading some comments here. Why do you read them and upset yourself? Silly isn’t it?
I for one do not see anything wrong with the comments. The comments were passed fairly.
Relax and enjoy the drama.
May 18th, 2014 at 1:59 pm
Outerkad #86
You for one really makes me laugh of loud. Even though you have to disguise yourself, still indirectly you are admitting that you have bitten some bullets. That’s more good enough for being very understanding.
Now let us relax and really enjoy this drama. Still, i do like reading those comments related to this drama plot and characters. Thank you.
Fighting Big Man 🙂
May 18th, 2014 at 11:50 pm
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May 19th, 2014 at 7:30 am
In regards to this drama, I’m not sure what I’m supposed to feel for MR–although she’s helping JH, I just get the impression she’s greedy for a title. Yeah, JH doesn’t have any money at the moment–I think President Cho is his father, her character just seems wishy washy. We are to believe that she was so in love with DS that she thought about killing JH to harvest his heart. In less than 2 months, she’s developing feelings for JH–no, I don’t like MR character. At least JA is honest.
May 19th, 2014 at 10:01 am
i think we can start to see more romantic actions between KJH & SMR only at later episodes of this drama. right now i think SMR still luv KDS. she is wavering becos she is now seeing more & more dark side of KDS & his family. this is very confusing for her event hough at one point SMR herself even tried to end KJH life so that KDS will live. KJH presence does not confuse SMR but it’s KJH innocentness that makes SMR start to realise and compare. at the same time, SMR also realised that she is being closely monitored. that is why SMR is not being romantic towards KJH even though KJH on the other hand, is being very obvious towards SMR. i also think that there are gonna be a lot of surprise surprise for KJH in episode 7 & episode 8. at the same time, i just love the way KHD grab KJH hairs for the DNA test and SHR 20,000 won incident at the fast food shop.
May 19th, 2014 at 10:40 am
T N B @ 90, I think by the time the romance comes around, I will be off the KJH & SMR love boat. When I think of her telling DS to get someone else to pay the bribe because it’s to dangerous for him to do it himself–she’s not much better than him. Unfortunately, this is one drama where I think I’m going to be rooting for the second lead, although I know it’s a hopeless cause. I’ve never rooted for the second female lead in a drama, I have for a couple of male leads, but never female.
I two think it was hilarious when KJA go into the bathroom to grab KJH’s hair. I also though it was funny when KJH showed up for the family memorial. This truly is a good drama.
May 19th, 2014 at 6:41 pm
Thank you eny, sandy, janet who recommend me list of k drama to watch
Have a great day
May 19th, 2014 at 11:10 pm
Innerkad @87
Now, now that’s better. You are laughing out loud now, not whining, sniffling and grumpy!
Community spirit and good sense prevail. Ha! Ha!
May 20th, 2014 at 4:42 am
Ji Hwan’s bad acting is noticeable. Choi Daniels might have been better as the lead. Daniels appears to have studied the craft. He handles his scenes effortlessly and shows depth. Ji Hwan has appeal but acting is not it.
Dong Suk’s m.o is to frame people. He has a controlling issue which we saw on several occasions since his return. The build-up from things not going his way culminated in a psychotic episode in his room, after Mira’s reluctance to accept his proposal.
Could he have framed Mira’s father? A father whose ethos was; look but don’t not touch.
Dong Suk’s personality is like that of the classic comic book villain suffering from delusions of power or omnipotence and an inflated self-esteem. In short; he is at the extremity of up-himself-ness.
Now its getting interesting.
May 20th, 2014 at 10:51 am
Nudge @ 94, I have to respectfully disagree with you concerning Ji Hwan’s acting. I happen to love the job he’s doing in this drama. He has to display a wide range of emotions for his character–happy, sad, tough, stoic, comedic, etc. I don’t know if Daniel Choi could have handled all these different facets of this character.
Daniel Choi is also doing a wonderful job as the evil, psychopathic man who is living on borrowed time. The great thing about his role is he doesn’t have to come out of the dark place to become a comedic character. He can stay in the evil mindset at all times.
Lee Da Hee, who is a wonderful actress who can really grab you and suck you in when it’s emotional crying scenes. She can be just that powerful. However, in this drama I am seeing a limitation in her acting skills. She’s not a romantic lead. She doesn’t know how to create chemistry with her male counterparts. I would say go back and what My Love from Another Star, Greatest Love, Master’s Sun and observe the little, subtle things they actresses do to create those special moments.
Jung So Min has caught me completely off guard. I didn’t expect to want her to be Ji Hwan’s love interest. I absolutely love the way she portrays her character. If Lee Da Hee could observe the little things that JSM is doing in her acting, it will go a long way for her to create some romance between her and the lead. I look forward to the scenes with JSM in them.
May 21st, 2014 at 5:51 pm
there is something in this drama that makes me want to watch it every week
May 22nd, 2014 at 10:43 am
agree with Sandy 2
May 22nd, 2014 at 1:44 pm
Just finished watching ep 8. This guy dong suk is really cruel.
More devil than his father his character huh hahhahha
Ck ck ck
Btw agree with clara#96
This is my most favourite drama in the meantime
May 22nd, 2014 at 1:45 pm
JSM she’s beautiful
May 22nd, 2014 at 3:39 pm
Hiya Sandy 2
Yea… I don’t know for sure if Choi Daniels could pull off the lead, I’m only going by what I’m seeing. Which is in contrast to Ji Hwan’s performance pretty amazing. Choi leaves not one screen second to waste. He’s fully utilising every bit.
May 22nd, 2014 at 6:40 pm
Hotel King is a nice drama, and Roommate the reality show where celebreties living in one house
May 23rd, 2014 at 1:23 am
@nudge
i agree with sandy about KJH n Choi danield, if you say choi leave not one screen to waste, Isee KJH too, if that scene doesn’t interest you , it was the writer n the pd who give that scene, i think both of them do good job
I like all the lead cast of this drama
May 23rd, 2014 at 3:30 am
I have finished watching episode 7 and episode 8 and it’s sad to see what’s happening at episode 8 , but, something strikes my attention on Jin Ah was that Jin Ah was sincere and kind and falling in love with Ji Hyuk.
In order to continue to attract my interest to like this drama, the writer must change the romance of Ji Hyuk. Ji Hyuk should find his love with Jin Ah.
Mi Ra a very selfish woman, she does not deserve love from Ji Hyuk and hopefully, Dong Suk will die because of sudden heart attack.
The problem is, how to understand that Ji Hyuk can eventually becomes the big man ? And I am more interested in the romance between Jin Ah and Ji Hyuk. And I am praying hard that, the writer will not pair up the romance of Ji Hyuk with Mi Ra . Frankly speaking, I hate Mi Ra and I like Jin Ah. Jin Ah may not be prettier than Mi Ra, but, I really like Jin Ah loving Jin Hyuk with a sincere, innocent true heart.
I like to watch Big Man and also Doctor Stranger, both are equally good. And I will continue to watch this drama and looking forward to watch episode 9 and episode 10.
May 23rd, 2014 at 3:25 pm
I’m start watch at ep 8…interesting! will continue ;))
May 23rd, 2014 at 10:46 pm
OMG OMG OMG how he will come out of this one? all beating to dead and throw into the sea……I hope he teach all those people that you do not play with a person just because you have money…..and about Mira I think those people did what they want with her…since her dad die…she will open her eyes…..but in a way she did pay with the family when they want it his hearth…..this drama is getting really interesting….love it!
May 27th, 2014 at 6:56 am
i would love if ji hyuk fall in love with jin ah
May 27th, 2014 at 1:13 pm
Agree with @mml
Many things happened in episode 9. Hoping to watch with sub.
This drama has no wasted scenes. I am addicted to Big Man.
May 28th, 2014 at 9:33 am
Jung So Min is vogue, sexy & beautiful.
May 28th, 2014 at 1:43 pm
I haven’t seen Doctor Stranger and Triangle which are aired at the same time as Big Man. So I have no idea why they’re ratings are higher than Big Man. Perhaps ONLY because of the actors are much younger than KJH and CD?
May 28th, 2014 at 2:15 pm
Love psycho Jin Ah & hope she gets her man even thought it is not likely since she is the second female lead. They call pull off an “I hear your voice” where the main lead ends up with the second lead!!!
May 28th, 2014 at 7:32 pm
I thought he was just putting on the idiot bit just a little. And I credited the character with street-smarts which meant he’d know when he’s being played. But that wasn’t the case at all. In this, the latest episode, it turns out he really is a moron.
And that duplicitous sly face that Ji Hwan puts on wasn’t that the character had something brewing at the back of his mind but was just lousy acting. Oh dear me, I’ve come this far and the story is interesting.
May 28th, 2014 at 7:45 pm
@hind, me too. It’d be interesting to see our hero (moron) get some back for what they’d done to him. I especially like to see our cardiac outpatient get his comeuppence.
May 31st, 2014 at 8:57 pm
more dramas for Song jae rim his acting is great!!
June 3rd, 2014 at 4:23 am
f ji hwan and so min at ,the end im going to watch it again
June 3rd, 2014 at 5:55 am
Haven’t watched this show yet, but I’ve been watching Doctor Stranger which is good. But I gave up on Triangle because the first few episodes bored me. Maybe I’ll give this one a shot.
June 3rd, 2014 at 7:17 pm
I have finished watching episode 9 and episode 10 and towards the ending episode 10, it’s so sweet to see Jin Ah happily hoping and wishing to have a wedding ring from Ji Hyuk. I will continue to watch episode 11 and episode 12 and hopefully oneday, Ji Hyuk will love and propose to Jin Ah.
June 4th, 2014 at 3:14 am
in fact i was waiting for this drama because of kjh.. But i couldnt complete it.. There is nothing new about it.. It is sooo boring.
June 5th, 2014 at 5:53 am
@hz I agree, Song Jae Rim was awesome in Inspiring Generation.
June 5th, 2014 at 7:29 pm
I just finished eps 11 and 12 and I’m a little confused. Why is MR going after DS and not his father? What has he did to her that she now hates him? I don’t get it.
June 7th, 2014 at 10:38 pm
Can anyone possibility like the main female leader???? She is terribly annoying…not a good person…how can he end up with someone who nearly killed him for his heart? If the producer wants higher ratings, focus more on the romance with Jin Ah. She totally deserve the love in the end!
June 9th, 2014 at 3:01 am
I have just finished watching episode 11 and episode 12 and looking forward to watch episode 13 and episode 14, to find out on how can Ji Hyuk win his revenge ? And I hope that the writer better don’t arrange Ji Hyuk to pair with Mi Ra as a romance couple. I am getting very sick to see Mi Ra , I really hate Mi Ra very much in her character. I like to see Jin Ah with a pure sincere heart towards Ji Hyuk. I really hope that Ji Hyuk, should really consider and accept the love of Jin Ah.
June 10th, 2014 at 8:08 am
Drama Fan and mml, I so agree with the two of you. JH likes her, but he doesn’t even know she tried to kill him. I was reading some comments on Soompi regarding MR and it’s amazing how people try to justify MRs actions as being brained washed by DS. I do believe DS was unconscious when she made the decision on her own that she wanted to kill JH for his heart. JA has been faithful to him from the beginning. She even turned her back on her family.
[email protected], good question. I had not thought about it. I really have no idea why MR is going after DS other than she likes JH. It was DS father who slandered her father and her mother took money to keep quiet about it. Why isn’t see going after them?
June 10th, 2014 at 12:40 pm
Ahh. . So hard for hate Kang Dong Suk aka Choi Daniel. And I like So Much So Mi Ra aka Lee Da Hee.
June 11th, 2014 at 7:32 am
I like Jin Ah and hate that JH is in love with MR.
June 16th, 2014 at 9:03 pm
@Lclarakl (119) & @Sweetpea (122)
MR hates DS and all his family, she wants to revenges to Hyun Su Company, because after his father die because car accident, the family using that incident to use MR’s father name that her father steal the money from company.
Because her father dead, they used her father name to clear their BAD action because they loose money in investment and government try to look out the money was.
Thats why MR hates DS so much because he make her father a criminal.
June 16th, 2014 at 9:04 pm
g that incident to use MR’s father name that her father steal the [email protected] (119) & @Sweetpea (122)
MR hates DS and all his family, she wants to revenges to Hyun Su Company, because after his father die because car accident, the family usiney from company.
Because her father dead, they used her father name to clear their BAD action because they loose money in investment and government try to look out the money was.
Thats why MR hates DS so much because he make her father a criminal.
June 19th, 2014 at 12:04 pm
This drama appears to be propaganda promoting socialism/communism. I don’t know if it was intentional. Just my impression.
Sadly I think the evil Dong Suk is to varying degrees closer to how we are as humans. He coveted and was filled with false pride. And he was willing to step on others to acquire what he desired.
On the other hand our protagonist Ji Hyuk, probably reflects the writer’s own understanding of a good person — pretentious and vacuous.
June 20th, 2014 at 8:50 am
Mary170 @ 126, I understand that MR is taking revenge on DS because his father framed her deceased father for embezzlement–they weren’t responsible for his death. It does not make sense that she’s taking revenge on DS for something his father did. She supposedly has been dating DS since high school (over 10 years), and yet she falls out of love with him in 2 months for someone she barely knows. Even worse, she never tried to help him see that his behavior was wrong.
I think the writers did not do a good job defining MR. More than that, I think Lee Da Hee was not lead actress material for this drama. She didn’t know how to truly portray her character or the conflict she was feeling. In my opinion, she kept trying to look pretty not realizing in order to really portray her character she has to make some ugly facial expressions at time.
Jung So Min, I have to give two thumbs up!!! She out acted Lee Da Hee hands down. There was so much chemistry between JH and Jin Ah. The casting director selected the wrong person. MR was supposed to be cool but very passionate and later she was supposed to become fiery. LOL!! I only saw cool. The other 2 characteristics never made an appearance.
June 20th, 2014 at 3:54 pm
Satisfying ending… I liked it except that KJH wore a pair of white leather shoes😠 to (mis)match with his cool dark blue suits😕
June 25th, 2014 at 11:46 pm
Is it a good drama?
June 27th, 2014 at 11:01 am
Is this drama worth watching? Thanks
July 1st, 2014 at 11:55 pm
So Mira character ruined the drama for me, it is so inconsistent. one of the worst written character ever.
July 28th, 2014 at 4:41 pm
The first 8 episodes are beyond amazing for me but the latter parts, I skipped everything to finish it.
September 14th, 2014 at 3:50 pm
watched 10eps and then aft JH came out of “prison” and he try to take revenge the whole story seems to become draggy… ffwd some of the part… overall a nice drama!
October 5th, 2014 at 8:20 pm
1Reviewer @132, I agreed with this comment concerning So Mira, then I saw the drama Temptation. The husband is the worse written character. As a matter of fact, I’m not sure the writer of that drama didn’t take characters and plots from different dramas and meshed them into Temptation which is the worse drama ever. No words can describe it other than it made me not ever want to watch the two leads ever again in another drama together or separately. The writer I will never watch another drama written by him.
Back to Big Man, they could have hit it out of the park if they had switched the main female lead with the second and changed up the plot. The revenge plot line for MR was too weak and ridiculous. I could understand if she was going after the father. She faulted her fiancé for what his father did and she wasn’t’ much better than him. Instead of siding with her, I found her role more traitor. Yes she was helping the male lead, but the way her character was written, it her unlikable for me.
May 10th, 2015 at 2:59 pm
Lack of chemistry among the casts. Good series but wrong casts.
June 14th, 2015 at 3:37 am
The cast was okay, but the wrong female lead. They should have switched the second female and made her lead and the lead female should have been second lead.