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South Korean TV series or program
Man from the Equator
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Promotional poster
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Also known as
| The Equator Man
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Hangul
| 赤道의 男子
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Hanja
| 赤道의 男子
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Revised Romanization
| Jeokdo-ui Namja
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McCune?Reischauer
| J?kto?i Namja
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Genre
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Created by
| KBS Drama
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Written by
| Kim In-young
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Directed by
| Kim Yong-soo
Han Sang-woo
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Starring
| Uhm Tae-woong
Lee Joon-hyuk
Lee Bo-young
Im Jung-eun
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Music by
| Park Seung-jin
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Country of origin
| South Korea
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Original language
| Korean
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No.
of episodes
| 20
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Executive producer
| Jung Hae-ryong (KBS Drama)
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Producers
| Kang Byung-taek
Moon Jung Soo
Kim Hee Yul
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Production locations
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Running time
| 60 minutes
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Production company
| Pan Entertainment
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Network
| KBS2
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Release
| March 21
(
2012-03-21
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May 24, 2012
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2012-05-24
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Man from the Equator
(
Korean
:
赤道의 男子
;
Hanja
:
赤道의 男子
;
RR
:
Jeogdoui Namja
; also known as
The Equator Man
) is a 2012
South Korean
television series, starring
Uhm Tae-woong
,
Lee Joon-hyuk
,
Lee Bo-young
and
Im Jung-eun
. A tense, emotionally charged tale of brotherhood and betrayal, it follows two best friends with a tragic, twisted history that follows them from youth to adulthood.
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It aired on
KBS2
from March 21 to May 24, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (
KST
) for 20 episodes.
After premiering in last place among its more high-profile competitors
The King 2 Hearts
and
Rooftop Prince
, the viewership ratings for
Man from the Equator
steadily climbed due in large part to
Uhm Tae-woong
's praise-worthy acting and the well-combined plot of romance, fate, revenge and success.
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Out of a total of 20 episodes, 16 rated number one in its timeslot.
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Plot
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One the driven top student and the other a happy-go-lucky troublemaker, Jang-il (
Siwan
) and Sun-woo (
Lee Hyun-woo
) become unlikely buddies in high school, both poor but proud in their own ways. Their fathers both have ties to a powerful businessman who orders Jang-il's father to kill Sun-woo's father. One desperate crime begets another, and the boys' friendship derails in a shocking betrayal. The attack leaves Sun-woo blind and in a coma.
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Thirteen years later, their fates will come to a head when they meet again as adults. Jang-il (
Lee Joon-hyuk
) has become a prosecutor haunted by his past, while Sun-woo (
Uhm Tae-woong
), the young
CEO
of investment trust company Royal Tree, is plotting his revenge. Their fates are intertwined with the women they love?Ji-won (
Lee Bo-young
), a volunteer reader for visually impaired people who now works as a VIP party planner at a five-star hotel, and Soo-mi (
Im Jung-eun
), a hyper-realism painter. As Jang-il and Sun-woo vow to destroy each other, the truth unravels in a harrowing cycle of deception and revenge as the crimes and secrets of yesteryear come to light.
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Cast
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- Formerly a problem child with a penchant for getting into fist fights, Sun-woo discovers his new-found passion for learning after he befriends top student Jang-il. One day, Kyung-pil, whom he looked up to as a father, dies mysteriously. While trying to discover the truth behind his death, Sun-woo gets into a fatal accident. Years later, he establishes himself as a successful businessman. His new goal now is to solve the mystery behind Kyung-pil's death while coming face to face with his former childhood best friend and nemesis, Jang-il.
- Jang-il is from a poor family and grew up in the countryside. From a young age, he excelled in his academic studies, dreaming of one day making it in the real world. His efforts pay off and he becomes a celebrated public prosecutor. Jang-il's greed and ambition for fame and fortune makes him betray his childhood best friend Sun-woo, and he must now live with his dark and lonely secret.
- Sun-woo's biological father
- Sun-woo's adoptive father, a timid but kind man.
Ratings
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In the table below,
the blue numbers
represent the lowest ratings and
the red numbers
represent the highest ratings.
Episode #
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Original broadcast date
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Average audience share
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TNmS Ratings
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AGB Nielsen
[22]
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Nationwide
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Seoul National Capital Area
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Nationwide
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Seoul National Capital Area
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1
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21 March 2012
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7.9%
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8.7%
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7.7%
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8.0%
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2
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22 March 2012
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8.1%
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9.1%
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8.1%
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8.2%
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3
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28 March 2012
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8.7%
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9.0%
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8.1%
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8.2%
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4
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29 March 2012
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8.9%
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9.5%
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8.5%
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8.9%
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5
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4 April 2012
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11.4%
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12.6%
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10.2%
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10.7%
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6
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5 April 2012
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9.6%
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11.1%
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10.2%
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10.5%
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7
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11 April 2012
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13.1%
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15.8%
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14.3%
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15.4%
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8
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12 April 2012
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11.7%
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13.4%
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10.8%
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11.2%
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9
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18 April 2012
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12.1%
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13.4%
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12.0%
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12.6%
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10
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19 April 2012
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13.3%
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14.7%
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13.1%
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13.9%
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11
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25 April 2012
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15.6%
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16.7%
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15.0%
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15.7%
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12
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26 April 2012
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13.6%
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15.7%
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15.2%
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16.1%
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13
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2 May 2012
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13.4%
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15.0%
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14.7%
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15.3%
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14
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3 May 2012
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13.1%
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14.6%
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13.9%
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14.9%
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15
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9 May 2012
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12.5%
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15.5%
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14.6%
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16.0%
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16
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10 May 2012
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12.9%
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14.5%
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14.2%
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15.5%
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17
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16 May 2012
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13.5%
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15.4%
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15.1%
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15.3%
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18
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17 May 2012
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13.6%
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16.4%
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14.2%
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14.9%
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19
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23 May 2012
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12.8%
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14.8%
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14.3%
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15.5%
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20
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24 May 2012
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13.8%
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16.3%
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14.1%
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15.1%
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Average
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12.0%
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13.6%
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12.4%%
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13.1%
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Awards and nominations
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References
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2013-02-20
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.
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2013-02-20
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Equator Man
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Man From the Equator
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"
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.
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.
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.
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.
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