Are You Human?[3] (Korean: 너도 인간이니; RR: Neodo Inganini; lit. Are You Human Too?) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Seo Kang-joon and Gong Seung-yeon.[4] It aired on KBS2's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot, from June 4 to August 7, 2018.[5][6][7]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
^ Jump up to: abRepackaged with two 35-minute episodes shown each night from this drama onwards in accordance with MBC and SBS drama serial time-slots. The series was originally scheduled to air for 18 episodes.
^Aired later than usual due to the coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group F match between South Korea and Sweden.
^No episodes were aired June 19 due to the coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H match between Colombia and Japan.
^No episodes were aired June 26 due to the coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C match between Denmark and France, and on July 2 due to coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup match between Brazil and Mexico. Four episodes were aired back-to-back on July 3.
^Woo, Bin (January 1, 2019). [2018 KBS 연기대상] 유동근 대상 "장미희 덕분인데 내가 왜..대하드라마 부활 기원" [[2018 KBS Drama Awards] Donggeun Lee Grand Prize "Why am I ... thanks to Jang Mi-hee.]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Naver.