A Man's Man

Description

Yuhyeon becomes the youngest CEO of Hansung, a successful electronics company built on a toxic work culture, but nobody he cares about is there to celebrate with him. After a night of drinking and wondering if he could change the past, he wakes up the next morning, 20 years younger than at the beginning of his career.
Armed with the experience and insights that made him CEO, Yuhyeon begins to revisit broken relationships and battle the enablers of Hansung’s cut-throat work environment. (From LINE Webtoon)

Original Web Novel

Original Webtoon: Naver Webtoon, Naver Series

Official Translations: English, Japanese, S.Chinese, Indonesian, T.Chinese, Thai

Type

Manhwa

Related Series

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Associated Names

Hombre auténtico

Hombre de verdad

Real Man

เส้นทางลูกผู้ชาย

上男子

男子汉

真なる男

상남자

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Latest Release(s)

c.205 by LINE Webtoon 2 days ago

c.204 by LINE Webtoon 1 week ago

c.203 by LINE Webtoon 2 weeks ago

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Status in Country of Origin

206 Chapters + 1 Special (On hiatus)

S1: 206 Chapters (1-206)
S2: TBA

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Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (109 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.11 / 10.0

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Last Updated

October 30th, 2024 9:04am PDT - 6 months ago

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Drama Seinen Slice of Life Supernatural
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Original Publisher

Jaedam

Naver

Serialized In (magazine)

Naver Webtoon (Naver)

Naver Series (Naver)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

LINE Webtoon

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #237

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Monthly Pos #390

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3 Month Pos #522

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6 Month Pos #588

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Year Pos #397

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Really great and not what I expected

by MatrixM
11 months ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

Reviewed @ch191
I just binged this across I think 3 days or so.
It's great.

At first I thought this was going to be a story very similar to Reborn Rich. In fact after reading Reborn Rich I purposely didn't dive right into this series for a couple weeks because I thought I should leave some time between them so I don't read something too similar and not appreciate it.

But while the premise of regressing through time and being a businessman again but with expert skills early might be the impression you get from this series' description (ala Reborn Rich's set-up) this is not the case!

This series is actually not about navigating the business world of conglomerates and big players.

It's actually a very grounded series. It's about navigating office politics. Yes in a big company, but in a way that feels more realistic and relateable (to whatever degree can be the case when not raised in a korean corporate culture)
Our lead doesn't want to be the most successful businessman and get rich and be the top yada yada.
He's already lived that and it was empty.
He wants to care for people using the methods he knows how. Rescue that talented worker who was wrongly fired. Keep the company on a path where mass lay-offs won't happen this time. And, above all maintain his times with his friends, his family, his good coworkers and even the serving staff in a way that he can truly savour the people in his life.

The series is very strong with its cast. Very likeable characters, including the lead, who is given more than sufficient depth for the driving character of the series. With some of the supporting characters giving a similar feel. The antagonists gradually come on in a way that the threat generally feels ever present, even if you get in the habit of being pretty sure things will work out.
The business plots and developments feel real. Apparently the author worked in the Display Department of LG (the company in the series, Hansul, being LG in real life. It's rival Insung being Samsun).
I will say that one fault in the series is that, like Sherlock Holmes, it'll sometimes not give the reader relevant information to be able to figure things out until they've come to pass.

The series often juxtaposes who he is now with who he was before, to great effect. Both in his change in philosophy, his change in personality and his change in methods in that there are lines/methods he won't quite use this time.

I would give Reborn Rich a 9. Maybe a bit higher. I loved it.
But I have to admit this series is simply...better. It's got more heart. It does have some luck (rarely) for the mc but it delivers it in a style where it reinforces who he is as he is filled with gratitude.

Also Reborn Rich, from what I've read so far (~97 chapters) has a poor romance plot because it simply keeps it in the background and focuses on the business.
This story is also very slow for the romance but when it rarrreely pops up, it feels just more intense as we see another side to him, another struggle. (you'll understand when you read it). And I'm really looking forward to how that goes on, possibly hundreds of chapters from now idk.

This is a huge comment. In short, I very much approve and am so so so tempted to give it a 10. I probably will come back and bump it up some day, even soon, knowing myself.
edit: I'm gonna bump it down to 9.5. In retrospect things do his way a bit too much at times.

... Last updated 10 months ago

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Quite good

by PZcolo
2 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

Some mixed feelings at the start but after the first big arc finished it hooked me (edit ch130).
The politics and backstabbing are what make's this interesting, while at the same time, it's too much at times, to the point where you find yourself thinking that a company can't function like that. As, if the MC wasn't there, all projects in the company would basically fail. And as a reader I found myself thinking why doesn't he just try his luck at a new company rather than live through that crap again, plus he knows the future... a little investing and he'll be rich in just 2 years, he goes back to 2007 so it's conveniently easy to hit a home-run with a little investment fund. And, after making some money, he can save all the people he wants to save in the company, as for those in a rush needing saving they ain't money related, so it shouldn't matter.
The best part is the MC navigating through all the conniving while moving others rather than moving himself. The artist often uses a chessboard as an analogy and while cliché, it's well chosen, the MC often just say a few words or manages things through timing (and luck) rather than through direct action.
I find it entertaining for sure, I get a bit tired when binge reading it but still interesting when I pick it back up (ch 88 so far).

On the other, there are 2 big issues imo:

The MC is a piece of sh*t, no really, he's a disgusting person. A few examples till ch.37:

He abandons his mom, doesn't change, betrays his wife trust when she has a miscarriage, doesn't change, puts the last nail in the coffin when his sister is being beaten by his husband and he can't be bothered to help, she dies, he doesn't change, his wife leaves him, he doesn't change, fires half a company, lowers their wages, doesn't change, are we to believe that he has a change of heart like magic when going to the past after his friend died? Are we to believe that such a person, after giving a f*ck about everyone in his life except for himself and his success in the company suddenly has a change of heart and does a 180° when going to the past...? IMO the "pre-regression" part should have been longer and more brutal, to give a bigger justification for the MC's twist of fate, like... him living till old age and no one wanting to have anything with him, his superiors throwing him to the dogs since he's no longer useful and him ending his life miserable, lonely and depressed even with all his money, that would make his change more believable.

The MC is simple too omnipotent, too perfect, some stuff are acceptable but the author goes overboard imo and when he just can't justify is by logic, it's by luck, at times the MC feels like a psychic at times there are many "good coincidences" that happen to the MC, many of them out of his reach, it's a sort of double omnipotence, the MC's and the author's.

Other than those, the art is good, the pacing snail slow and the dialogue is mostly good (thou at times, it's too long-winded which can get tedious, like the tech parts or the antagonists parts).

For those who like this, some recommendations: "From the grave and back" (very similar, a bit better imo), "Second life of a gangster" and "This is the law".

Edit:
After the first big arc and as the story I got hooked as said above, the story puts off repeating over and over the same plot tool (one selfish guy after the another putting logs in the MC's and MC's team wheels) and the story becomes more enjoyable imo, also it keeps pilling chapters so the MC's disgusting past starts to be left in the rear-view mirror and be forgotten so the MC's will be less and less dislikable. Also the secondary cast of characters get more interesting and there are some interesting people, like his team leader and the ostracized royal blood guy.
Overall, enjoying it, it ain't amazing imo but certainly it's good.

Sorry for the length.

... Last updated 2 years ago

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Great webtoon

by neoquicksilver
2 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Excellent art, great dialogue, and an interesting plot. A lot of politics and intrigue within company workspaces. Yuhyeon plays the game behind the scenes with chess-like precision and the ferociousness of a boxing match. If you are interested in subterfuge, work drama, and the intricacies of people within an office environment this is for you. There is a slow burn pace but it's quite fulfilling when the payoff is realized. Once you are hooked you can't stop reading.

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its incredible

by PageD
3 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

its one of those manga that wont get you feeling frustrated and confused. It doesnt treat you like youve just graduated kindergarten and spoonfeed every info that you need to know. the mc's great, the villain is meh but it's still a joy to read nonetheless, its super addictive and you wont even realised youve read 60 chapters by the time youre done reading- it's just so good...

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Extremely in-depth about the corporate path but slow pacing

by CelicaSylphil
3 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Oooh so where do i start.
First of all, i agree the plot is excellent, the protag while not some kind of superhuman is clearly very good at his job and experienced with company politics and how it works.
His goal is clear and in his sight, to bring everyone up with him. Not working for the money/salary but to rather improve everyone else's life, like his co-workers, family, wife, etc.

The author also definitely has a lot of experience in the sector or has done extensive research. He has a good idea what he's talking about, both the technical or realistic corporate side of this manga isn't lacking at all. 10/10

But... thats also where i think the problem is, it's realistic, yes, but that is exactly what makes it have such a slow pace. Whereas in other manhwa (and comparable chapter length, these aren't particularly short) by chapter 59 you'd have assumed the protagonist has squarely beat the first obstacle and probably even the second and third villain.
in this manhwa the MC has only halfway toppled the first obstacle. Its very slow and methodical but to some it might seem too slow paced.

Certainly do try it out to get a feel for the pace.

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Excellent

by wbtns
4 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is one of my favorite webtoons. Excellent pacing, execution, art, and writing.

... Last updated 3 years ago

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