Real Man (TV series)

Real Man
Promotional image
GenreReality television
Directed by
  • Kim Min-jong
  • Kim Myung-jin
  • Im Kyung-sik
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes187
Production
Executive producerKim Young-jin
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseApril 14, 2013 (2013-04-14) 
November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)
Related
Sunday Night, Real Man 300

Real Man (Korean: 진짜 사나이; RR: Jinjja Sanai) is a South Korean variety show featuring eight male celebrities as they experience life in the military, which is mandatory for all mentally sound and able-bodied Korean men for two years. The show debuted on MBC on April 14, 2013, as part of the Sunday Night programming block. The last episode of season 2 aired on November 27, 2016.

The original cast members were Kim Soo-ro, Mir, Ryu Soo-young, Sam Hammington, Seo Kyung-suk and Son Jin-young. Jang Hyuk and Park Hyung-sik later joined the cast.

Mir left the show in June 2013. Ryu Soo-young, Son Jin-young and Jang Hyuk left the show in February 2014 and were replaced by Chun Jung-myung, Park Gun-hyung, K.Will, and Henry Lau.

A spin-off of this program called Real Man 300 began to air every Friday at 21:50 (KST) starting from September 21, 2018.

On 30 July 2023, A Malaysian version Real Man called Real Man Malaysia: Wira Merah, aired on Astro Ria.