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The Vineyard Man

TV·2006–2006·1 season, 16 episodes·KBS2·Comedy, Drama·1h 10m

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The Vineyard Man is a 2006 South Korean television series that aired on KBS2. It was adapted from Kim Rang's bestselling book of the same name.

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  1. 01The Vineyard Man S01E01The Vineyard Man Episode 1S01E01 · 10.0Ji-hyun is determined to change her life for the better, even though she has never met the right man for her. One day, her grandfather visits her, and the two of them talk. The odd part is that the two have never even known each other in the past.
  2. 02The Vineyard Man S01E02The Vineyard Man Episode 2S01E02 · 10.0Ji-hyun 's misfortunes lead her to being fired from her job. She returns home to hear even more outrageous news. Her grandfather promises to give her an abundance of land if she moves to the countryside.
  3. 03The Vineyard Man S01E03The Vineyard Man Episode 3S01E03 · 10.0Her happiness of owning a vineyard is short lived after she finds that Taek-ki works within it. She is now forced into the position of learning how to manage the vineyard from Taek-ki.

Cast

Yoon Eun-hyeYoon Eun-hyeLee Ji-hyunOh Man-seokOh Man-seokJang Taek-giKim Ji-seokKim Ji-seokKim Kyung-minKim Chang-wanKim Chang-wanLee Hyung-manLee Hwa-sunLee Hwa-sunJeong So-yeongJeong So-yeongKang Su-JinLee Dal-hyungLee Dal-hyungOh Young Bae

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode16Episodes2006Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Vineyard Man S01E01Season's bestThe Vineyard Man Episode 1July 24, 2006 10.0Ji-hyun is determined to change her life for the better, even though she has never met the right man for her. One day, her grandfather visit
  2. S01E02The Vineyard Man S01E02The Vineyard Man Episode 2July 25, 2006 10.0Ji-hyun 's misfortunes lead her to being fired from her job. She returns home to hear even more outrageous news. Her grandfather promises to
  3. S01E03The Vineyard Man S01E03The Vineyard Man Episode 3July 31, 2006 10.0Her happiness of owning a vineyard is short lived after she finds that Taek-ki works within it. She is now forced into the position of learn
  4. S01E04The Vineyard Man S01E04The Vineyard Man Episode 4August 1, 2006 10.0Taek-ki and Ji-hyun continue to bicker, and Ji-hyun anxiously waits for Byung-dal to return. Ji-hyun finds that working on this vineyard is
  5. S01E05The Vineyard Man S01E05The Vineyard Man Episode 5August 7, 2006 10.0As Ji-hyun tries to take a secret trip to Seoul during the night, she bumps into her first love Kyung-min at the train station. After readin
  6. S01E06The Vineyard Man S01E06The Vineyard Man Episode 6August 8, 2006 10.0Ji-hyun is surprised to find out that Taek-ki 's past lover is Soo-jin, a beautiful woman who works at the research center. Soo-jin continue
  7. S01E07The Vineyard Man S01E07The Vineyard Man Episode 7August 14, 2006 10.0Taek-ki finds out that Ji-hyun is interested in Kyung-min, and this arouses a sense of jealousy within. Kyung-min suggests to Ji-hyun that t
  8. S01E08The Vineyard Man S01E08The Vineyard Man Episode 8August 15, 2006 10.0Ji-hyun does not feel at ease during her trip because of the fact that she lied to Taek-ki and her grandfather. After knowing that Ji-hyun i
  9. S01E09The Vineyard Man S01E09The Vineyard Man Episode 9August 21, 2006 10.0Soo-jin arrives to the village and spends a few days with Ji-hyun in the same room. Ji-hyun notices that Taek-ki and the people in the villa
  10. S01E10The Vineyard Man S01E10Episode 10August 22, 2006 10.0Things are a little weird with Taek Gi's ex, Su Jin, staying at the vineyard but its for the best as they find a way to save the farms.
  11. S01E11The Vineyard Man S01E11The Vineyard Man Episode 11August 28, 2006 10.0After Ji-hyun hurts her leg, Taek-ki does his best to take care of her. At this point, Ji-hyun feels confusion as she cannot understand her
  12. S01E12The Vineyard Man S01E12The Vineyard Man Episode 12August 29, 2006 10.0Taek-ki decides to confess his feelings to Ji-hyun. However, he hears that Ji-hyun only likes him as a friend. The village is also in an upr
  13. S01E13The Vineyard Man S01E13The Vineyard Man Episode 13September 4, 2006 10.0
  14. S01E14The Vineyard Man S01E14The Vineyard Man Episode 14September 5, 2006 10.0Taek-ki and Ji-hyun are forced to spend the night in a tiny tent. Despite the awkwardness, the two become closer. Kyung-min suggests to Ji-h
  15. S01E15The Vineyard Man S01E15The Vineyard Man Episode 15September 11, 2006 10.0After Taek-ki 's announcement that he wants to give up working in the vineyard, the relationship between Taek-ki and Ji-hyun becomes lukewar
  16. S01E16The Vineyard Man S01E16The Vineyard Man Episode 16September 12, 2006 10.0Finding out that Ji Hyun shares his feelings towards her, Jang Taek Gi races to stop her from leaving and to declare his love.

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