Are You Human? () is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Seo Kang-joon and Gong Seung-yeon. It aired on KBS2's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST), from June 4 to August 7, 2018.
Synopsis Oh Laura, a renowned scientist, was forced to part with her young son, Nam Shin. To cope with her loss, over the years, she builds various AI robots modelled after him, naming them Nam Shin I, II and III. Decades later, after surviving an attempt on his life, Nam Shin slips into a coma. To protect his position as the heir to a chaebol, Laura sends Nam Shin III to take his place and fulfil his duties.
Kang So-bong was a member of Nam Shin's security detail until she was dismissed in disgrace. She becomes Nam Shin III's bodyguard, determined to get to the bottom of his strange comments and behaviour. However, she gets more than what she'd bargained for when she starts falling for him - and has to keep him safe from the very people who'd tried to murder Nam Shin.
Cast Main Seo Kang-joon as Nam Shin / Nam Shin III Lee Joo-chan as teenage Nam Shin / Nam Shin II Oh Han-kyul as child Nam Shin / Nam Shin I A third generation heir who falls into coma after an unexpected accident. His mother Oh Laura, an authority on brain science and artificial intelligence leads the creation of an android, Nam Shin III, in a bid to maintain his position as heir to a chaebol conglomerate. Gong Seung-yeon as Kang So-bong A former MMA fighter who had to quit due to an injury from competition, and then worked as a bodyguard. She comes to protect Nam Shin III, and although she does it out of selfish motive at first, she later comes to care for him genuinely. Lee Joon-hyuk as Ji Young-hoon Nam Shin's secretary and only friend and a guardian. A pragmatic and realistic person. His background is tied to Nam Shin's company, PK Group, in that he was raised in an orphanage that the conglomerate funded, and went on to become a top student at a university also backed by PK Group. Park Hwan-hee as Seo Ye-na Nam Shin's fiancée. Her father is a high-level director at PK Group and Nam Shin's opponent. Kim Sung-ryung as Laura Oh Nam Shin's mother and an expert in the field of intelligence. Described as intelligent and intensely focused, she's also the lead researcher working on developing the android with a secret team of top scientists. Yu Oh-seong as Seo Jong-gil Nam Shin's opponent, Seo Ye-na's father. A high-level director of PK group who wants to become the head of the company. Park Yeong-gyu as Nam Gun-ho Nam Shin's grandfather. CEO of PK group. A sly and cunning man.
Supporting Choi Deok-moon as David Kim Hye-eun as Nam Ho-yeon Seo Eun-yool as No Hee-dong Kim Won-hae as Kang Jae-sik Kim Hyun-sook as Reporter Jo Oh Hee-joon as Jo In-tae Cha Yub as Robo Cop Chae Dong-hyun as Ko Chang-jo Cha In-ha as Hwang Ji-yong Cho Jae-ryong as Secretary Park Choi Byung-mo as Choi Sang-guk Oh Eui-shik as Cha Hyun-joon Oh Han-kyul as young Nam Shin/A.I. robot Nam Shin I Lee Joo-chan as teen Nam Shin/A.I. robot Nam Shin II Park Ah-sung as Anchor Oh Joo-eun as Team Leader
Special appearances Heo Young-ji (Ep. 1) Kim Seung-soo as Nam Jung-woo, Nam Shin's father
Production The series is written by Jo Jung-joo (The Princess' Man, 2011) and directed by Cha Young-hoon (Uncontrollably Fond, 2016). The first script reading was held in June 2017 at KBS Annex in Yeouido, Seoul. Filming began in late June 2017 and wrapped up on November 29, 2017. Some parts of the filming took place in Czech Republic. The entire series production has taken two years to complete which had cost a total of 10 billion won (US$9.23 million). Go A-ra was offered the role of the female lead but declined. The drama was screened at the Cannes International Series Festival prior to its premiere.
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Ratings In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareTNmSAGB NielsenNationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul 1 June 4, 2018 6.1% 6.3% 5.2% 5.4% 2 6.9% 7.2% 5.9% 6.1% 3 June 5, 2018 5.4% 5.6% 5.0% 5.2% 4 5.9% 6.1% 5.3% 5.5% 5 June 11, 2018 5.5% 5.7% 5.4% 5.6% 6 7.0% 7.2% 6.3% 6.5% 7 June 12, 2018 8.0% 8.3% 7.7% 7.4% 8 9 June 18, 2018 5.2% 5.4% 5.5% 5.7% 10 5.2% 5.5% 5.0% 5.3% 11 June 25, 2018 5.0% 5.2% 4.6% 4.8% 12 5.7% 5.9% 5.3% 5.4% 13 July 3, 2018 5.2% 5.4% 4.8% 5.0% 14 6.4% 6.8% 5.9% 6.1% 15 5.2% 5.3% 4.8% 4.9% 16 4.8% 4.4% 17 July 9, 2018 4.7% 4.9% 4.3% 4.4% 18 5.5% 5.7% 5.2% 5.5% 19 July 10, 2018 5.0% 5.3% 4.6% 4.8% 20 5.9% 6.0% 5.5% 5.6% 21 July 16, 2018 4.8% 4.9% 4.4% 4.5% 22 5.5% 5.6% 5.1% 5.3% 23 July 17, 2018 4.7% 4.8% 4.4% 4.7% 24 5.8% 6.1% 5.4% 5.2% 25 July 23, 2018 5.3% 5.1% 4.6% 4.4% 26 6.2% 5.9% 5.6% 5.5% 27 July 24, 2018 6.4% 6.2% 5.0% 4.8% 28 7.7% 7.4% 6.0% 5.3% 29 July 30, 2018 5.1% 4.7% 30 5.7% 5.4% 5.9% 5.5% 31 July 31, 2018 5.2% 4.8% 5.2% 4.9% 32 6.0% 5.5% 6.0% 5.7% 33 August 6, 2018 6.8% 6.5% 5.0% 4.7% 34 6.2% 5.9% 5.3% 5.1% 35 August 7, 2018 6.3% 6.4% 6.5% 6.7% 36 7.6% 7.7% 7.8% 7.9% Average
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2018 11th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor Seo Kang-joon 32nd KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Lee Joon-hyuk Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Gong Seung-yeon Best Supporting Actor Yu Oh-seong Kim Won-hae Best Supporting Actress Kim Sung-ryung Kim Hyun-sook Best Couple Seo Kang-joon & Gong Seung-yeon
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