''Big Man'' () is a 2014 South Korean

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starring

Kang Ji-hwan Kang Ji-hwan (born Jo Tae-gyu; March 20, 1977) is a South Korean former actor. He began his career in musical theatre, and has since starred in television dramas such as ''Be Strong, Geum-soon!'' (2005), ''Capital Scandal'' (2007), '' Hong G ...

Choi Daniel Choi Daniel (born 22 February 1986) is a South Korean actor, DJ and model. He is best known for his television roles in ''The Ghost Detective'', ''Jugglers'', '' High Kick Through the Roof'', Baby Faced Beauty, ''School 2013,'' and rom-com fi ...

, Lee Da-hee, and

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. It aired on

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from April 28 to June 17, 2014, for 16 episodes.

Plot

Kim Ji-hyuk grew up a penniless orphan and lived a "third-rate life" before deciding to turn himself around and work himself to the bone, with humble dreams of owning his own restaurant. He gets entangled in a plan to save the life of Kang Dong-seok, a

chaebol A chaebol ( , ; , ) is a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group. Several dozen large South Kore ...

heir who needs a

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, and is told that he is Dong-seok's older brother and begins a lavish new life in that world... and then later learns that it was all a lie. Disgusted with the corruption of his chaebol "family" and spurred on by hatred of the world's unfair realities, Ji-hyuk embarks on a reckless revenge mission in order to protect himself and those he loves.

Cast

Main characters

as Kim Ji-hyuk ** Lee Tae-woo as young Ji-hyuk :He is born a penniless orphan and grows up to be an uneducated, poor, "trash-like" man. His life changes when he is tricked into believing that he is the long-lost eldest son of a rich, chaebol family, but everything he's told turns out to be lies. Actually Ji-hyuk is not related to them at all, and the family only wanted to circumvent the transplant program and make him the heart donor for his supposed brother Kang Dong-seok, the real heir. *

as Kang Dong-seok **

Nam Da-reum Nam Da-reum (born June 13, 2002) is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor, playing young versions of the leading characters in several popular Korean dramas. He is best known for his lead role in '' Beautiful World'' (2019) ...

as young Dong-seok :Outwardly friendly and congenial, Dong-seok is a two-faced and cunning businessman who doesn't hesitate to do whatever it takes to survive in business. As the only son and heir to the Hyunsung Group, he readily accepts his future as leader of Korea's most powerful business conglomerate. However, his ascent to power is complicated by a business rival, Kim Ji-hyuk. * Lee Da-hee as So Mi-ra :The daughter of the chauffeur of Hyunsung Group, and manager of the in-house staff. She gets involved in an effort to save Dong-seok's life, who loves her despite the difference in their social class. But Mi-ra eventually falls for Ji-hyuk, and winds up secretly aiding him on his mission. *

as Kang Jin-ah :Dong-seok's younger sister. A badly behaved, self-centered heiress, Jin-ah is used to getting her own way, until she falls in unrequited love with Ji-hyuk.

Supporting characters

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as Hong Dal-sook *

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* * * 1980 births Living people 21st-century South ...

as Yang Dae-sub *

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as Gu Deok-gyu * Kim Ji-hoon as Choi Yoo-jae *

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as Kim Han-doo *

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as Jo Hwa-soo * Kim Dae-ryung as Jo Beom-shik *

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as So Hye-ra *

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as Ahn Bong-rim *

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as Kang Sung-wook *

Cha Hwa-yeon Cha Hwa-yeon (; born January 25, 1960), birth name Cha Hak-kyung (), is a South Korean actress. Career Cha made her acting debut in 1978, and became best known as the heroine Kim Mi-ja in the 1987 television drama In film and television ...

as Choi Yoon-jung *

Han Sang-jin Han Sang-jin (born January 17, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in television dramas such as '' Behind the White Tower'' (2007), '' Yi San'' (2007), '' My Too Perfect Sons'' (2009), ''Marry Me, Please'' (2010), and ...

as Do Sang-ho * Lee Hae-woo as Moon Myung-ho * Na Seung-ho as Assistant Manager Lee * Choi Jung-hwa as journalist * Lee Sung-min as high-ranking executive (cameo) *

Park Won-sang Park Won-sang (; born January 20, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television Web series Theater Ambassadorship *Ambassador for 1st Democratization Movement Memorial Park Joint Memorial Cultural Festival (2022) Refe ...

as homicide detective (cameo) *

Song Jae-rim Song Jae-rim (; February 18, 1985 – November 12, 2024), also known as Song Jae-lim, was a South Korean actor and model. Starting in modelling, Song had a career as an actor in K-dramas. Early life Song was born on February 18, 1985; his m ...

as Park Dong-pal (cameo) *

Oh Sang-jin Oh Sang-jin (; born February 15, 1980) is a South Korean former news anchor, television personality, and actor. Career He joined MBC in 2006, and became one of the network's most popular news anchors and TV show hosts. A member of the reporte ...

as news anchor * Jung Myung-joon as lawyer * Kim Min-jae as Prosecutor Yong * Jung Dong-gyu as judge * Kim Seung-wook

Ratings

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

References

External links

* * * * {{Works by Kim Jong-hak Production 2014 South Korean television series debuts 2014 South Korean television series endings Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows South Korean melodrama television series South Korean suspense television series Television series by Kim Jong-hak Production Television series by KBS Media