Mr. Back () is a South Korean television series based on the web novel Old Man (), which was serialized on KakaoPage from April to October 2014.Old Man . KakaoPage. It stars Shin Ha-kyun, Jang Na-ra and Lee Joon. The series aired on MBC from November 5 to December 25, 2014, for 16 episodes.
Synopsis Choi Go-bong (meaning "highest peak" or "highest salary") is a 70-year-old man who runs a large hotel conglomerate, and he's known nothing but greed and selfishness all his life. When his body suddenly transforms back into his 30s, he becomes gleeful at the chance to relive his youth. He renames himself Choi Shin-hyung (meaning "newest model"), and meets Eun Ha-soo, a part-timer who's just landed her first regular job. Because of Ha-soo, he learns what love is for the first time in his life. At the same time, he develops a relationship with his estranged son and troublesome heir, Choi Dae-han.
Cast Main Shin Ha-kyun as Choi Go-bong/Choi Shin-hyung Jang Na-ra as Eun Ha-soo Lee Joon as Choi Dae-han Park Ye-jin as Hong Ji-yoon
Supporting Jung Suk-won as Jung Yi-gun Hwang Bo-ra as Yoo Nan-hee Go Yoon as Kang Ki-chan Jo Mi-ryung as Choi Mi-hye Jeon Gook-hwan as Choi Young-dal Hwang Young-hee as Lee In-ja Lee Moon-sik as Sung Kyung-bae Lee Mi-do as Son Woo-young Lee Mi-young as Go Jung-sook Kim Byeong-ok as Go-bong's doctor Cho Seung-hee as Herself Jang Seong-Beom as Eun Myeong-soo
Ratings Episode #Original broadcast date Average audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area1November 5, 201413.1% 16.9% 14.2%16.1% 2November 6, 201412.4%15.2%13.9%16.5%3November 12, 201410.8%13.1%11.6%13.1%4November 13, 201412.1%15.9%13.3%15.4%5November 19, 201410.9%14.6%11.2%12.8%6November 20, 201410.4%14.1%11.1%12.3%7November 26, 201410.2%13.0%10.9%12.6%8November 27, 201410.0%13.0%10.0%11.5%9December 3, 20149.5%11.9%10.5%12.0%10December 4, 20149.8%13.0%10.4%12.0%11December 10, 20148.9%10.9%9.1%10.4%12December 11, 20148.8%10.3%9.5%10.6%13December 17, 20149.0%11.4%9.0%10.4%14December 18, 20149.0%10.3%9.2%10.3%15December 24, 20148.1%9.8%8.8%10.4%16December 25, 20149.1%12.1%10.6%12.1% Average 10.1% 12.8% 10.8% 12.4%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 33rd MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Golden Acting Award, Actor Best New Actor Popularity Award, Actor Popularity Award, Actress
References
External links Mr. Back official MBC website
Mr. Baek at MBC Global Media