History Series / TheInnocentMan

A promising medical student Kang Ma-ru (Song Joong-ki) has been in love all his life with his slightly older [[GirlNextDoor next-door neighbor]] Han Jae-hee (Park Si-yeon), a [[IntrepidReporter television reporter]]. He is an adoring boyfriend and she always considered Ma-ru her home. But when her situation takes a turn for the worse and Jae-hee becomes desperate to escape poverty, she meets a man who changes everything -- a rich CEO who introduces her to a life of comfort. So she turns her back on Ma-ru, choosing money over love.

* ShoutOut: When Eun-gi asks Ma-ru to name people who have given up the throne for love, his list, besides King Edward VIII, and several Korean princesses, also includes Princess Fiona of Franchise/{{Shrek}} and [[BoysBeforeFlowers Gu Jun-pyo]].

* ShoutOut: When Eun-gi asks Ma-ru to name people who have given up the throne for love, his list, besides King Edward VIII, and several Korean princesses, also includes Princess Fiona of {{Shrek}} and [[BoysBeforeFlowers Gu Jun-pyo]].

''The Innocent Man'' (Hangul: 세상 어디에도 없는 착한 남자; RR: Sesang Eodiedo Eobneun Chakan Namja; literally "[[OverlyLongTitle A Nice Guy the Likes of Which You Would Never Find Anywhere in the World]]"; also known as NiceGuy ) is a 2012 KoreanSeries aired by KBS. Described by TheOtherWiki as a classic MeloDrama involving betrayal, revenge and romance.

* BadAss: Ma-ru mainly and Eun-gi before [[spoiler: the car accident in]] episode 9.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Song Joong-ki (who plays Kang Ma-ru) and Lee Kwang-soo (who plays Park Jae-gil) were members of the popular SBS variety show Running Man, the former having left the show in 2011.
** Eungi is portrayed by Moon Chae-won who previously portrayed Princess Se-ryung from The Princess' Man.
** Han Jaehee is Park Si-yeon who was in My Girl. She was also a member of Family Outing.
** Kim Yeong-cheol, who plays the father of Moon Chae-won's character, also portrays Moon Chae-won's father in The Princess' Man.

** Choco to Jae-gil [[spoilers: until the end where it is BabiesEverAfter]]

** Choco to Jae-gil

** Eungi is portrayed by Moon Chae-won who previously portrayed Princess Se-ryung from The Princess's Man.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Joon-ha to Eun-gi.
** Eun-gi to Ma-ru before episode 8.
** Choco to Jae-gil.

* BiShounen: Maru and Joon-ha. They should be Biseinen though as they are in their thirties then again, they are YoungerThanTheyLook

* CainAndAbel: Jae-hee is the Cain to her brother Jae-shik's Abel.

* GratuitousEnglish: Just listen to Jae-hee speaking to a foreigner friend of hers in episode 4.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Song Joong-ki(as Kang Ma-ru) and Lee Kwang-soo(as Park Jae-gil) were members of the popular SBS variety show Running Man, the former having left the show in 2011.

* IllGirl: Kang Choco. Her illness is not explained but she's feeling much better in later episodes.

* ShipperOnDeck: Jae-shik ships Choco and Jae-gil. [[spoiler: he literally pushes Jae-gil's face to Choco's]].
* ShoutOut: When Eun-gi asks Ma-ru to name people who have given up the throne for love, his list, besides King Edward VIII, and several Korean princesses, also included Princess Fiona of {{Shrek}} and [[BoysBeforeFlowers Gu Jun-pyo]].

* Yandere: Ahn Min-young (a.k.a Lawyer Ahn). Seriously, this guy is clearly obsessed with Jae-hee to the creepiest extent.
** Jaehee and Maru for each other until episode 8.

** She's a graduate at a school in America...

The brutal betrayal leaves Ma-ru fractured -- not just angry, but a completely changed man. A few years later, Ma-ru is now 30 years old and works as a bartender and gigolo, no longer a "nice guy." He then meets Seo Eun-gi (Moon Chae-won), a young chaebol heiress who's being groomed to take over her father's conglomerate. Eun-gi is a cold and calculating, business-savvy, and raised by her father to never show emotion to anyone.But Ma-ru intrigues her, and she becomes curious until she can’t stop thinking about him.
Ma-ru decides to take advantage of her as a pawn in his plans for revenge, and Eun-gi falls in love with him, not knowing that he’s using her to get back at his ex Jae-hee, who happens to be Eun-gi's young, gold-digging stepmother. Just when Ma-ru is beginning to genuinely care for Eun-gi, she finds out the truth and they break up. But a car accident causes Eun-gi to [[LaserGuidedAmnesia lose her memory]], and she enters Ma-ru's life again.

* BadAss: Ma-ru mainly and Eun-gi before [[spoiler: the car accident in]]episode 9.
* BiShounen: Maru and Joon-ha. They should be Biseinen though as they are in their thirties then again, they look *YoungerThanTheyLook

* CainAndAbel: Jae-hee is the Cain to her brother Jae-shik's Abel surprisingly.

* DramaticShattering: Jae-hee hurls a wine bottle at her room mirror in episode 8, then scratches herself and even trash an entire room, to trick Ma-ru into thinking that her brother was attacking her.
* EmotionlessGirl: Eun-gi. Can't blame her. Her dad was way too strict on her.

** [[spoiler: Ma-ru and his brain hemorrhage he got after episode 9]]

* ShipperOnDeck: Jae-shik ships Choco and Jae-gil. [[spoiler: he literally pushes Jae-gil's face to Choco's]] I guess the "Now Kiss" meme has been realized.
* ShoutOut: When Eun-gi asks Ma-ru to name her people who have given up the throne for love, his list, besides King Edward VIII, and several Korean princesses, also included Princess Fiona of {{Shrek}} and [[BoysBeforeFlowers Gu Jun-pyo]].

* AerithAndBob: Maru and Choco are unusual Korean names. Especially for Choco which is a common Korean name for a dog.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Lawyer Park to Eungi.
** Eun-gi to Maru before episode 8.
** Choco to Jaegil.
* AloofOlderBrother: What Maru is to Choco.
* Badass: Maru mainly and Eungi before [[spoiler: the car accident in]]episode 9.
* Bishounen: Maru and Lawyer Park. They should be Biseinen though as they are in their thirties then again, they look *YoungerThanTheyLook
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Jaehee defines this trope in this drama.

* CainAndAbel: Jae-hee is the Cain to her brother Jaeshik's Abel surprisingly.
** Maru is Cain to Choco's Abel.

* EmotionlessGirl: Eungi. Can't blame her. Her dad was way too strict on her.
* ExtremeDoormat: Maru to Jaehee in the past
* GratuitousEnglish: Just listen to Jaehee speaking to a foreigner friend of hers in episode 4.
-->'''Jaehee:''' ''"From now on, this lovely resort is yours. Please take a good care of it."''
** Also Maru in episode 5 where he was speaking to the American man in English.
-->'''Maru:''' ''"Shame on you"''
** Same goes for Eungi. This trooper thinks Eungi's English was much better than Maru's.

** Eungi is Moon Chaewon who was Princess Se-ryung from The Princess's Man.
** Han Jaehee is Park Siyeon who was in My Girl. She was also a member of Family Outing.

** [[spoiler: Eungi and her amensia.]]
** [[spoiler: Maru and his brain hemorrhage he got after episode 9]]

* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Basically what the story is about. Eungi is crazily in love with Maru [[spoiler: and he reciprocates, even though he doesn't actually say so to her]].

* ShipperOnDeck: Jaeshik ships Choco and Jaegil. [[spoiler: he literally pushes Jaegil's face to Choco's]] I guess the "Now Kiss" meme has been realized.

* Yandere: Ahn Minyoung (aka Lawyer Ahn). Seriously, this guy is clearly obsessed with Jaehee to the creepiest extent.

** Eunggi to Maru before episode 8.

* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Basically what the story is about. Eungi is crazily in love with Maru.

** Eunggi to Maru before episode 9.

* CaughtOnTape: Eun-gi's affair with Min-young.
* CainAndAbel: Jaehee is the Cain to her brother Jaeshik's Abel surprisingly.

* BitchInSheep'sClothing: Jaehee defines this trope in this drama.

* TheDoormat: Maru to Jaehee in their past.

** [[Spoiler: Eungi and her amensia.]]
** [[Spoiler: Maru and his brain hemorrhage he got after episode 9]]

* ShipperOnDeck: Jaeshik ships Choco and Jaegil.

* Yandere: Ahn Minyoung. Seriously, this guy is clearly obsessed with Jaehee to the creepiest extent.

** Same goes for Eungi

* IllLittleSister: Kang Choco. Her illness is not explained but she's feeling much better in later episodes.

* Yandere: Ahn Minyoung. Seriously, this guy is clearly obsessed with Jaehee to the creepiest extent.

* TheStoic: Ma-ru, after Jae-hui's betrayal.

* GratuitousEnglish: Just listen to Jae-hui speaking to a foreigner friend of hers in episode 4.
-->'''Jae-hui:''' ''"From now on, this lovely resort is yours. Please take a good care of it."''

''The Innocent Man'' (Hangul: 세상 어디에도 없는 착한 남자; RR: Sesang Eodiedo Eobneun Chakan Namja; literally "[[OverlyLongTitle A Nice Guy the Likes of Which You Would Never Find Anywhere in the World]]"; also known as NiceGuy ) is 2012 KoreanSeries aired by KBS. Described by TheOtherWiki as a classic MeloDrama involving betrayal, revenge and romance.

Ma-ru decides to take advantage of her as a pawn in his plans for revenge, and Eun-gi falls in love with him, not knowing that he’s using her to get back at his ex Jae-hee, who happens to be Eun-gi's young, gold-digging stepmother. Just when Ma-ru is beginning to genuinely care for Eun-gi, she finds out the truth and they break up. But a car accident causes Eun-gi to [[LaserGuidedAmnesia lose her memory]], and she enters Ma-ru's life again.