Man from the Equator
| Man from the Equator | |
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Promotional poster for Man from the Equator
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| Also known as | The Equator Man |
| Genre | Revenge, Melodrama |
| Written by | Kim In-young |
| Directed by | Kim Yong-soo Han Sang-woo |
| Starring |
Uhm Tae-woong Lee Joon-hyuk Lee Bo-young Im Jung-eun |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Location(s) | Korea, Thailand (Phuket) |
| Running time | 60 minutes Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production company(s) | Pan Entertainment |
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| Original network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Original release | 21 March – 24 May 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Just an Ordinary Love Story |
| Followed by | Bridal Mask |
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| Website | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | 의 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeokdo-ui Namja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Jŏktoŭi Namja |
Man from the Equator (Hangul: 적도의 남자; 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. It aired on KBS2 from March 21 to May 24, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 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. Out of a total of 20 episodes, 16 rated number one in its timeslot.
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. 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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