''Mr. Back'' () is a South Korean television series based on the web novel ''Old Man'' (), which was serialized on

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from April to October 2014. It starred

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, 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

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, 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

as Choi Go-bong/Choi Shin-hyung * Jang Na-ra as Eun Ha-soo * Lee Joon as Choi Dae-han *

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as Hong Ji-yoon

Supporting

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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

Ratings

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

* Thailand - Aired on

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every Monday 7:10 pm as from November 2, 2015, titled ''Kho Yon Wai Hai Huachai Klap Pai Fiao'' ("ขอย้อนวัยให้หัวใจกลับไปเฟี้ยว", literally: ''Let Me Reverse My Age, So That My Heart Would Once Again Be Cool''). th, ภาษาไทย

References

External links

''Mr. Back'' official MBC website
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