Between Him and Her

Between Him and Her (Korean: 남과여) is a 2023–2024 South Korean television series starring Lee Donghae, Lee Seol, Im Jae-hyuk, Yoon Ye-ju, Choi Won-myeong, Baek Soo-hee, Kim Hyun-mok, Park Jeong-hwa, and Yeon Je-hyung. Based on a webtoon of the same Korean name by Hyeono, it depicts the story of a long-term couple in a seven-year relationship who break up due to a momentary mistake.^[1] It aired on Channel A from December 26, 2023, to March 15, 2024, every Tuesday at 22:30 (KST) for its first four episodes and every Friday at 23:10 (KST) beginning with its fifth episode.^[7][8] The series is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Viki in selected regions.^[9][10]

Between Him and Her
Promotional poster
Hangul	남과여
Literal meaning	Man and Woman
Revised Romanization	Namgwayeo
McCune–Reischauer	Namgwayŏ
Genre	Romance drama[1]
Based on	Man and Woman by Hyeono[1]
Developed by	Channel A (planning)[2] Jung Hoe-wook[3]
Written by	Park Sang-min[4]
Directed by	Lee Yoo-yeon[5] Park Sang-min[5]
Starring	Lee Donghae Lee Seol Im Jae-hyuk Yoon Ye-ju [ko] Choi Won-myeong Baek Soo-hee Kim Hyun-mok Park Jeong-hwa Yeon Je-hyung [ko]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Park Jong-eun (CP)[3] Kim Yeon-kyung[3] Go Yoo-kyung[3]
Producers	So Jun-beom[3] Oh Hwan-min[3] Kim Kyung-tae[3] Park Dong-hwi[3] Kwak Jin-woo[3] Jo Hyun-seo[3]
Production companies	Studio Goat[6] The Great Show[6]
Original release
Network	Channel A
Release	December 26, 2023 (2023-12-26) – March 15, 2024 (2024-03-15)

Synopsis

Between Him and Her tells a realistic and relatable romance between young people wandering in love and boredom, who face each other in front of a motel elevator on the night of their seventh-year relationship.^[7]

Cast

Main

• Lee Donghae as Jung Hyun-seong: a man who ambitiously launches a street fashion brand, but is struggling.^[6]
• Lee Seol as Han Seong-ok: a jewelry designer who has been dating Hyun-seong for seven years.^[11]
• Im Jae-hyuk as Oh Min-hyuk: a person who is not interested in employment, dating, or marriage.^[2]
• Yoon Ye-ju as Kim Hye-ryung: a kindergarten teacher.^[12]
• Choi Won-myeong as Ahn Si-hoo: a man who constantly makes flirtatious comments to Yoo-ju, who is six years older than him.^[7]
• Baek Soo-hee as Yoon Yoo-ju: a realistic person who wants a stable relationship.^[13]
• Kim Hyun-mok as Kim Hyung-seop: Hyun-seong's best friend who is the son of a dim sum franchise president.^[5]
• Park Jeong-hwa as Ryu Eun-jeong: Seong-ok's best friend who is a sports clothing model and a social media influencer.^[4]
• Yeon Je-hyung as Kim Geon-yeop: a warm-hearted person and Seong-ok's junior in college.^[2][14]

Supporting

People related to Seong-ok and Hyun-seong

• Baek Sung-hyun as Kim Jong-hyun: Seong-ok's college senior who is a jewelry brand designer.^[15]
• Shin Eun-jung as Choi Myung-sook: Seong-ok's mother.^[15]

People related to Min-hyuk and Hye-ryung

• Lee Hwi-seo as Jang Eun-ji: Min-hyuk and Hye-ryung's middle and high school classmate.^[15]
• Kang Jun-gyu as Bu Jong-min: Min-hyuk and Hye-ryung's middle and high school classmate.^[15]
• Baek Seon-ho as Jang Eun-woo: a model.^[15]

People at Windus

• Yang Taek-ho as Park Jun-beom: founder of fashion platform Windus.^[15]
• Lee Ki-hyun as Lee Myung-jin: lead designer at Windus.^[15]
• Park Chang-hoon as Park Dong-hoon: a designer at Windus.^[15]

Ratings

The fourth episode of Man and Woman which aired on January 16, 2024 drew a rating of 0.168%. It is a significantly lower score compared to other Channel A dramas, which recorded viewership ratings of at least 1–2%. Following this, the network changed its time slot from Tuesday at 22:30 (KST) to Friday at 23:10 (KST), starting with its fifth episode which will be aired on January 26, 2024.^[8][16]

Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[17]
1	December 26, 2023	0.5% (47th)
2	January 2, 2024	0.432% (51st)
3	January 9, 2024	0.429% (52nd)
4	January 16, 2024	0.168% (68th)
5	January 26, 2024	0.33% (49th)
6	February 2, 2024	0.278% (57th)
7	February 9, 2024	0.314% (54th)
8	February 16, 2024	0.163% (64th)
9	February 23, 2024	0.367% (52nd)
10	March 1, 2024	0.210% (63rd)
11	March 8, 2024	0.366% (49th)
12	March 15, 2024	0.218% (60th)
Average		0.315%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References

1. Oh Seung-hyun (June 16, 2023). [단독] 동해X이설, 7년차 장수 커플 된다…'남과 여' 주연 발탁. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
2. Ryu Ye-ji (November 16, 2023). 채널A 새 드라마 '남과여', 이동해·이설·임재혁·박정화 등 캐스팅. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Naver.
3. 프로그램 소개 [Program Introduction]. Channel A (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
4. Kang Ga-hee (August 22, 2023). 배우 박정화, 웹툰 원작 드라마 '남과여' 캐스팅..통통 튀는 매력 예고. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
5. Kim Myung-mi (August 23, 2023). '차정숙' 크론병 환자役 김현목 '남과여' 출연 확정[공식]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
6. Kim Myung-mi (August 16, 2023). 슈퍼주니어 이동해, 채널A '남과 여' 주인공 캐스팅[공식]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
7. Han Hae-sun (November 21, 2023). 이동해♥이설, '남과여' 벌써 찐친 분위기..12월 26일 첫방[공식] [Lee Donghae♥Lee Seol, 'Man and Woman' is already in a steamy mood..December 26 First Release [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023 – via Naver.
8. Tae Yu-na (January 17, 2024). "0% 시청률도 서러운데…채널A 막무가내 편성변경, 찬밥 신세 된 '남과여' [TEN스타필드]". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Naver.
9. Viki [@Viki] (December 15, 2023). "Don't miss #SuperJunior's #Donghae and #LeeSeol trying to avoid the seven-year itch in #BetweenHimandHer – from 12/26 on #Viki" (Tweet). Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Twitter.
10. @tvingdotcom (December 26, 2023). 12월 4주차 티빙나우 [Week 4 of December TVING Now] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved December 26, 2023 – via Twitter.
11. Hong Se-young (August 11, 2023). 이설 '남과 여' 출연확정, "공감작 만들 것" [공식]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
12. Jang Ah-reum (September 4, 2023). 윤예주, 동해·이설 주연 '남과여' 합류. News1 Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Naver.
13. Kang Seo-jeong (August 24, 2023). 백수희, 채널A 새 드라마 '남과여' 캐스팅..동해･이설과 호흡[공식]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
14. Kang Min-kyung (October 11, 2023). [공식] 연제형, 엄친아 CEO 된다…'남과여'서 슈퍼주니어 동해·이설과 호흡. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Naver.
15. 출연진 소개 – 등장인물 소개 [Cast Introduction – Character Introduction]. Channel A (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
16. Song Oh-jung (January 17, 2024). '남과여' 시청률 0.1%대, 자체 최저. Sports Today (in Korean). Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Nate.
17. 남과 여 시청률 [Man and Woman ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Daum.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Production website at Studio Goat (in Korean)
• Production website at The Great Show (in Korean)
• Between Him and Her at HanCinema
• Between Him and Her at IMDb