| Man in the Kitchen | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 밥상 차리는 남자 |
| Literal meaning | Man Who Sets the Table |
| Revised Romanization | Bapsang Charineun Namja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Papsang Ch'arinŭn Namcha |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Lee Jae-dong |
| Written by | Park Hyun-joo |
| Directed by | Joo Sung-woo |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 100[a] |
| Production | |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 75 min[a] |
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| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | September 2, 2017 (2017-9-2) – March 18, 2018 (2018-3-18) |
Man in the Kitchen[1] (Korean: 밥상 차리는 남자) is a 2017South Korean television series starringChoi Soo-young,On Joo-wan,Seo Hyo-rim, andPark Jin-woo. The series aired onMBC every Saturday and Sunday from 8:45p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (KST). It was then later changed to air 2 episodes every Sunday from 8:45p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (KST) from November 12 onwards.
Lee Roo-ri (Choi Soo-young) tries to get a job at big company, but she gives up. She doesn't have a good relationship with her strict father. Lee Roo-ri decides to travel toGuam to get away. There, she meets Jung Tae-yang (On Joo-wan) who goes by theYOLO motto. He wanders around the world and places priority on his happiness, but he also carries an emotional wound.
After she meets Jung Tae-yang, Lee Roo-ri experiences a turning point in her life.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[4] | AGB Nielsen[5] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | September 2, 2017 | 7.7%(13th) | 7.5%(11th) | 8.6%(11th) | 9.4%(8th) |
| 2 | September 3, 2017 | 8.1%(12th) | 8.2%(11th) | 9.8%(10th) | 9.9%(10th) |
| 3 | September 9, 2017 | 6.1%(15th) | 5.4%(19th) | 5.9%(18th) | 5.6%(18th) |
| 4 | September 10, 2017 | 8.3%(13th) | 7.6%(14th) | 8.8%(11th) | 8.8%(10th) |
| 5 | September 16, 2017 | 7.5%(15th) | 7.0%(14th) | 6.2%(18th) | 5.6%(20th) |
| 6 | September 17, 2017 | 9.2%(7th) | 8.0%(10th) | 9.6%(7th) | 9.6%(7th) |
| 7 | September 23, 2017 | 7.1%(14th) | 6.7%(10th) | 6.5%(15th) | 6.0%(14th) |
| 8 | September 24, 2017 | 10.1%(6th) | 9.6%(8th) | 9.8%(7th) | 9.2%(8th) |
| 9 | September 30, 2017 | 7.7%(14th) | 7.2%(12th) | 7.6%(12th) | 7.4%(12th) |
| 10 | October 1, 2017 | 9.6%(7th) | 8.7%(7th) | 9.9%(9th) | 9.6%(9th) |
| 11 | October 7, 2017 | 6.6%(14th) | 5.9%(14th) | 7.3%(13th) | 7.0%(14th) |
| 12 | October 8, 2017 | 8.8%(8th) | 8.0%(10th) | 9.7%(8th) | 9.3%(9th) |
| 13 | October 14, 2017 | 7.8%(12th) | 6.3%(15th) | 7.4%(12th) | 6.8%(14th) |
| 14 | October 15, 2017 | 9.7%(7th) | 8.4%(8th) | 9.9%(8th) | 9.1%(9th) |
| 15 | October 21, 2017[b] | 10.5%(3rd) | 9.2%(3rd) | 10.9%(4th) | 10.6%(4th) |
| 16 | 12.1%(2nd) | 11.1%(2nd) | 12.7%(2nd) | 12.4%(2nd) | |
| 17 | November 4, 2017[c] | 11.9%(3rd) | 10.4%(3rd) | 11.5%(4th) | 10.9%(4th) |
| 18 | 12.1%(2nd) | 11.3%(2nd) | 12.9%(2nd) | 13.1%(2nd) | |
| 19 | November 12, 2017[d] | 10.1%(6th) | 9.4%(8th) | 9.7%(7th) | 8.9%(8th) |
| 20 | 11.2%(4th) | 10.7%(5th) | 12.6%(4th) | 11.3%(5th) | |
| 21 | November 19, 2017 | 10.4%(6th) | 9.6%(8th) | 10.8%(5th) | 10.2%(8th) |
| 22 | 12.1%(4th) | 12.2%(4th) | 14.1%(4th) | 12.7%(4th) | |
| 23 | November 26, 2017 | 11.0%(6th) | 9.5%(7th) | 12.2%(6th) | 11.4%(6th) |
| 24 | 12.6%(4th) | 11.6%(5th) | 14.5%(4th) | 13.7%(4th) | |
| 25 | December 3, 2017 | 10.0%(9th) | 9.6%(10th) | 10.4%(9th) | 10.0%(9th) |
| 26 | 13.6%(4th) | 13.2%(4th) | 15.1%(3rd) | 13.7%(4th) | |
| 27 | December 10, 2017 | 10.5%(9th) | 10.0%(9th) | 10.7%(8th) | 10.3%(9th) |
| 28 | 12.9%(4th) | 11.7%(6th) | 14.6%(4th) | 14.1%(4th) | |
| 29 | December 17, 2017 | 11.5%(7th) | 10.1%(8th) | 12.3%(5th) | 12.2%(6th) |
| 30 | 12.2%(4th) | 10.9%(7th) | 14.3%(4th) | 14.2%(4th) | |
| 31 | December 24, 2017 | 10.7%(7th) | 8.8%(8th) | 10.1%(7th) | 9.2%(8th) |
| 32 | 13.9%(4th) | 12.1%(4th) | 14.2%(4th) | 13.2%(4th) | |
| 33 | January 7, 2018 | 14.1%(6th) | 13.0% | 12.9%(6th) | 11.9%(7th) |
| 34 | 18.1%(2nd) | 15.2% | 17.3%(3rd) | 16.1%(4th) | |
| 35 | January 14, 2018 | 13.9%(4th) | 12.8% | 14.3%(5th) | 13.9%(5th) |
| 36 | 17.6%(2nd) | 16.5% | 18.6%(3rd) | 18.1%(3rd) | |
| 37 | January 21, 2018 | 15.2%(4th) | 14.1% | 14.5%(5th) | 13.5%(5th) |
| 38 | 17.2%(3rd) | 16.3% | 17.2%(3rd) | 15.9%(4th) | |
| 39 | January 28, 2018 | 15.8%(4th) | 15.1% | 15.5%(5th) | 14.8%(5th) |
| 40 | 17.2%(3rd) | 16.6% | 18.2%(3rd) | 17.7%(4th) | |
| 41 | February 4, 2018 | 13.6%(4th) | 12.8% | 13.0%(5th) | 12.2%(6th) |
| 42 | 17.2%(3rd) | 16.1% | 17.9%(3rd) | 16.9%(3rd) | |
| 43 | February 11, 2018[e] | 10.8%(7th) | 10.7% | 11.9%(7th) | 11.9%(6th) |
| 44 | February 25, 2018[e][f] | 7.8%(16th) | 8.4% | 7.8%(16th) | 7.9%(15th) |
| 45 | March 4, 2018 | 12.2%(6th) | 11.8% | 11.5%(6th) | 11.1%(8th) |
| 46 | 18.1%(2nd) | 17.4% | 18.3%(2nd) | 17.6%(3rd) | |
| 47 | March 11, 2018 | 11.4%(5th) | 11.1% | 11.4%(5th) | 11.2%(7th) |
| 48 | 18.9%(2nd) | 18.0% | 19.1%(2nd) | 18.3%(2nd) | |
| 49 | March 18, 2018 | 16.3%(3rd) | 16.0% | 15.9%(3rd) | 16.2%(4th) |
| 50 | 18.2%(2nd) | 17.9% | 18.4%(2nd) | 18.1%(2nd) | |
| Average | 12.0% | % | 12.3% | 11.8% | |
| Special | November 15, 2017 | — | — | 3.7% | — |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | 11th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | On Joo-wan | Won | [6] |