Real Men (2013)

Original title

진짜 사나이 300

Genre

reality television

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 18 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Eight male celebrities join the South Korean military to experience daily life there. The show follows their reactions to the strict routines and physical demands of training.

lightheartedobservationalstructuredgenuineteam-orientedplayfuldown-to-earth

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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