Mr. Back

Mr. Back
Also known as Mr. Baek
Genre Romance
Comedy
Fantasy
Based on Old Man 
by Lee Jo-young
Written by Choi Yoon-jung
Directed by Lee Sang-yeob
Starring Shin Ha-kyun
Jang Na-ra
Lee Joon
Park Ye-jin
Jung Suk-won
Opening theme XIA: In the Time I Love You[1]
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s) Han Hee
Location(s) Korea
Production company(s) Lee Kim Productions
Broadcast
Original channel Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original run November 5, 2014 – December 25, 2014
Chronology
Preceded by My Spring Days
Followed by Kill Me, Heal Me
External links
Website

Mr. Back (Hangul: 미스터 백; RR: Miseuteo Baek) is a South Korean television series starring Shin Ha-kyun, Jang Na-ra, Lee Joon, Park Ye-jin and Jung Suk-won. It aired on MBC from November 5 to December 25, 2014 for 16 episodes.[2]

Mr. Back is based on the novel Old Man (Hangul: 올드맨), which was serialized on Kakao Page (a content service platform of mobile messenger KakaoTalk) for six months from April to October 2014.[3]

Plot

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.[4][5]

Cast

Ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[6] AGB Nielsen[7]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 5 November 2014 13.1% 16.9% 14.2% 16.1%
2 6 November 2014 12.4% 15.2% 13.9% 16.5%
3 12 November 2014 10.8% 13.1% 11.6% 13.1%
4 13 November 2014 12.1% 15.9% 13.3% 15.4%
5 19 November 2014 10.9% 14.6% 11.2% 12.8%
6 20 November 2014 10.4% 14.1% 11.1% 12.3%
7 26 November 2014 10.2% 13.0% 10.9% 12.6%
8 27 November 2014 10.0% 13.0% 10.0% 11.5%
9 3 December 2014 9.5% 11.9% 10.5% 12.0%
10 4 December 2014 9.8% 13.0% 10.4% 12.0%
11 10 December 2014 8.9% 10.9% 9.1% 10.4%
12 11 December 2014 8.8% 10.3% 9.5% 10.6%
13 17 December 2014 9.0% 11.4% 9.0% 10.4%
14 18 December 2014 9.0% 10.3% 9.2% 10.3%
15 24 December 2014 8.1% 9.8% 8.8% 10.4%
16 25 December 2014 9.1% 12.1% 10.6% 12.1%
Average 10.1% 12.8% 10.8% 12.4%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014
MBC Drama Awards
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Shin Ha-kyun Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jang Na-ra Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Park Ye-jin Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actor Jeon Guk-hwan Nominated
Best New Actor Lee Joon Nominated
Popularity Award, Actor Shin Ha-kyun Won
Popularity Award, Actress Jang Na-ra Won

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JYJ′s Kim Junsu to Sing the Main Theme Song for ′Mr. Back′". Mwave. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Mr. Baek Shoots to #1 in Viewer Ratings with 14.2% for Premiere Episode". Soompi. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  3. ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (5 November 2014). "Jang Na-ra headlines new MBC drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  4. ↑ "Grandpa Shin Ha-kyun goes back to his youth in Mr. Back". Dramabeans. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  5. ↑ "Lee Joon Gives a Preview of His Chaebol Look for Mr Baek". Soompi. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  6. ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  7. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-11-05.

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