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).